FINALLY WHAT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! I meant to upload this sooner but schoolwork got me ~_~ Anyways, I also wanted to say thanks for your support! Love you all 3
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We've been walking in the desert for a long while now. Quite frankly, I was tired. But weren't we all? The only sounds I could hear were the rare small gusts of wind and our heavy breathing. I was sweating like a pig, so much I wouldn't be surprised if I gained the appearance of a cracked creek-bed by the time we reached the town. If we ever did. After a few moments, a thud behind me tells me that Ed has given up on life. I turn to find him face-flat in the sand.
"Get up, you'll suffocate," I say, exasperated by the heat.
"Its too hot..." his muffled voice says. I kneel in front of him and tug on his braid. He gives a sigh and rises to his hands and knees, sand grains littering his face. I brush them off quickly with my hand. He gives me a grateful grin that made my stomach give a strange flipping sensation.
"Hey, where's Al?" he says suddenly, looking around. This snaps me out of the sensation and I look around also. We both begin to call out his name, and I began to fear that even though he doesn't get hot, he collapsed and we forgot about him. He could be miles back...
'I failed him...' I begin thinking, recalling my promise to protect the brothers. I was sure I would've broke down if it wasn't for two metal hands, on grabbing my wrist and the other grabbing Ed's ankle. We both yell and I jerk myself away on instinct.
"Its me! I sank again..." the childish and immature voice of Al says below the sand. After a bit of digging, we finally fish Al out the sand.
"How the heck did you sink?" Ed grumbles.
"The sand filled me up," Al shrugs. Ed, clearly annoyed, raises his foot to give Al's chest a kick.
"Wait...!" I try to warn, but its too late. Only a second later, Ed is no longer visible underneath the pile of sand. I laugh alongside Al, only to be cut off by Ed's frightening form bursting from the sand. Al and I instantly run, Ed hot in pursuit.
"STOP RUNNING!" Ed yells behind us.
"WHAT WILL YOU DO IF YOU CATCH US?" Al yells back. I let out a chuckle and Al grins down at me.
"STOP AND YOU'LL FIND OUT!" He yelled back, seemingly running faster. Al and I take on our own burst of speed and we laugh at Ed's feeble attempts to get us to stop running.
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Sorry for the chapter being so short ^-^ It seemed longer on notebook paper... But never fear! I will try to post a longer chapter every other week.
Meanwhile, I decided to let you guys do a Q&A that I'll answer! You can post any number of questions (about me or the story, either is fine [yes, minor spoilers CAN be REVEALED in the q&a]) in the comments below this chapter. This is to apologize for making you guys wait so long and also for all the support you gave in my absence. Have a good day!
-SkunkDucky :)