Chii: I am so sorry I took so long! Please forgive me! -crawls on hands and knees-

Before anyone could even bat an eyelash at the short blonde's observation, Ed got an evil glint in her honey colored eyes. "If she can wear a guy's uniform, does that mean I could ditch this yellow monstrosity?" she asked while plucking at said dress. The first reaction came from Tamaki, and Ed mentally sighed, he wasn't going to make this easy. But then again, when did her dear cousin make anything easy? He was the one who made things so complicated that she was surprised that he didn't mess things up constantly, though that was most likely because he had so many friends to help him.

"But Edlyn, you look so cute in that! Why on earth would you want to hide in a uniform meant for boys?!" he asked, looking horrified that she would even dream of wearing anything else. She let out her sigh this time, it accompanied with an eye roll as she looked away from Haruhi and at Tamaki. She placed her hands on her hips and cocked out one of them, unbeknownst to her how feminine the pose truly was.

"Tamaki, you basically answered your own question." When he looked confusedly at her still, she groaned. "Do I look like the type that wants to look cute?! Come on, have you seen me wear anything frilly," she started ticking things off on her fingers, "Pink, floral, short, and or have symbols like hearts and other chick stuff? No, and for good reason. I will make this simple for your small brain, I dislike girly crap, that includes dresses." She said, ending her small speech with a huff, crossing her arms.

"In case you haven't noticed, Edlyn, you are a girl; therefore you should wear things that are girly! And dresses are made especially for girls. Er, no offence to your father Haruhi." Though the part to Haruhi confused Ed a bit, her cousin was seriously annoying her. What right did he have to tell her what to wear?! He wasn't in charge of her life damn it!

"Who the hell says girls have to wear dresses?!" she yelled out towards him, gaining back everyone's attention with her outburst. Her face was red with her anger. "I understand that some girls like wearing dresses, but why on earth should I? You don't get the say in how I live my life, I have done it by myself for so long anyway, and why would it change now? You aren't my mom, not my brother, so fuck off!" with that, she stormed out of the room.

They all stood in the second awkward silence the girl had caused since meeting her, but this time there were no smiles or smirks, no snorts or snickers. The hosts looked at Tamaki, expecting to see him whimpering like last time, but that's not what they got. He was staring at the door Ed had gone out of with a look of concern, his brow furrowed.

"Don't worry, I am sure she will come back once she has cooled down Senpai." Haruhi said, placing a hand on his arm.

"Yeah, she did it before boss." said Hikaru and Koaru in unison.

"…I think she was crying…" was all he said, causing a few eyes to widen and turn towards the door.

Meanwhile, Ed was racing threw the crowded halls, trying to will away the tears that fell down her face. Damn it, why am I crying? What a weak thing to do, I haven't cried since Al…no, don't think about it, keep running Ed, pump your legs, it makes you feel better. She listened to herself, bursting out the doors and jumping down the steps, taking five at a time, gaining stares from everyone. Her hair flew out behind her, just like her dress. The girl ran towards the gardens, not realizing that it was the one in sight of the hosts. Once she was in the middle of the garden, she stopped running and bent over, catching her breath. The tears still fell, fogging her vision as she took deep breaths.

The tears made her even angrier, she grit her teeth to the point of painful. This was stupid, why was she even here? Acting out the life he wanted, the one he didn't get to. She should have stayed in Amestris. She was still their dog anyway, she should have stayed and got her mind off of everything by doing missions, that was easy enough. She could be the emotionless person she wanted to be on the train and take out her anger on the people she was sent to fight. It would be simple!

She would laugh at Havoc and Breda's jokes, crack some of her own, make small talk with Fuery and Falman, smile at Hawkeye and talk if she did, and then argue with Mustang. Then she would leave the office and give up the emotions, her face would become a blank slate, like she was on the inside. And yet when she thought of that, her heart would squeeze. She remembered the pity they tried to give her, and the sorrow that she caused. It was her fault after all, she had taken too long, and she was too late.

She was lucky most of the students were inside, because at that moment, she fell to her knees, hugging herself as her silent crying turned into sobs. They wracked her small frame, the warm tears making some of her bangs stick to her face. I am sorry, I am so sorry. Sorry Winry for making you waste an apple pie, sorry everyone for taking away the hope, sorry those that I have hurt for my goal, sorry, sorry, sorry…that one word became a chant that she slowly started to say aloud, her voice cracking in her own sorrow. She was having a hard time breathing, her breath was shaky not only from crying, but her throat was burning.

The last thing she remembered was passing out from the cough attack that her crying had started.

Chapter by: CheetahLover101

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