I need some ideas for the next chapter in my story! I completely blank! Leave a comment on what should happen next at the hot spring! While I get ideas, here's some entertainment
Side story
Edward squinted as he opened his eyes to the warm morning's sunshine at central headquarters. He jumped up and got dressed, he put his hair in a messy braid, grabbed his bag and opened the front door to the apartment. "Where are you going, brother" Alphonse was standing behind him, ready to follow. "Ah! Um.. Alphonse…. Um…. I've got an errand to run, so…. Stay here, okay? Bye!"
"Brother!" But Ed was already out the door, Alphonse sat down and wondered what kind of errand Ed possibly had to run.
Ed rushed down the stairs that lead to the exit, ignoring the weird glances from other officers. As he reached the bottom, he bumped into someone that had a heavy box in their arms. They both fell back with a 'oouff!' and the box opened and the papers inside it flew everywhere. They both groaned and sat up.
"Sorry, about that-" Ed glanced up and saw Roy Mustang scrambling up the fallen paperwork. "…Mustang? You're here early." Ed looked at the papers, they were all unsigned documents and other sorts of paperwork. "Ohh, I get it, you decided to hold back doing your work and you know your in trouble-"
"Shut up, Fullmetal, and give me a hand!" It was obvious that he was in a hurry, which confirmed his suspicious. He helped scoop up the last of the papers and put them back in the box.
When the box was organized once again, they both stood back up. "I'm not the only one up early, what are you up to?" Mustang adjusted the box in his hands. "I out to get- Arggg! I'm late! gotta go!" Ed sped down the hall and turn before he rounded the corner. "BE SURE NOT TO GET HAWKEYE TOO HAPPY, MUSTANG! SHE MIGHT FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU! THAT WOULD BE TRAGIC!" With that Ed ran down the hall. Roy blush wildly and almost dropped the box. Hasn't he ever heard of respect before! Wait, ah, that's right, today's the day. Good luck kid.
Edward finally reached the exit and ran out the door, but once again he ran into someone. "sorry.." He was about to go around the person when he heard a familiar voice. "Ahh, EDWARD ELRIC, JUST THE MAN I WANTED TO SEE!" Edward was squeeze into a bear hug. "MAJOR! CAN"T-BREATHE!" Armstrong set him down and immediately started to talk. "AAHH, TODAY IS A GLORIUS DAY TO BE YOUNG MY DEAR BOY, WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO IS WHAT MIGHT BE THE MOST KIND THING YOU WILL EVERY DO. WHY I REMEMBER THE WONDERFUL STORY, THE TRUE WONDER OF YOUR FRIENDSHIP IS SO SPLENDED THAT-" His voice never faded from Ed's mind, even after he finally managed to creep away from the major and start running down the street towards the place that he saw yesterday, it was in the woods, a ways away from the town, but he only had so much time to get there. Come on, legs, go faster!
Suddenly, a car pulled up beside him and the window rolled down. "Need a lift?" Hughes smiled out of the car at Ed. "Hughes! You're a life savor!" Ed ran into the car, shut the door, and the car started move. "You know Ed, you could have told everyone sooner before this mess happened, you would have had it much easier, I mean I could have-"
"This is something I have to do alone, I can't ask for help."
"I know but-"
"I promised!"
"Alright, alright…." The car pulled up to the edge of the forest and Ed jumped out
"Thanks for the ride, Hughes! I'll see you later."
"Just be careful in there."
"Yay yay."
Edward ran down the dirt path in the woods as fast as he could, it was almost time. Got to hurry! I'm going to be late! Wait! There it is! The cave was in sight, and Ed saw that Kalven was standing at the entrance, waiting for Ed. He stopped in front of him and panted for breathe. "Is-is she ready?" Ed panted and glanced in the cave. Kalven, a great golden lion that had become friends with Edward, blinked, as if answering him. "Alright." Ed shouldered of the bag that he had gotten from Winry and pulled out the Automail leg, and a few other tools. He was a little nervous, but Winry had taught him everything he needed to know. He grasped the leg tightly as he went into the cave, and approached the three-legged lion cub.
Kalven the lion waited with suspension outside the cave as the human boy preformed Automail surgery on his only daughter, who, with out the success ,of the surgery, would surly not survive the harsh winter. He tried not to run in the cave as he heard the cries from the cub as the boy continued the surgery. Maybe he should have brought someone to help him, no, that would have revealed their secret home it was the only place they had left to go, and only Edward knew were it was. And they promised to keep it a secret together, after Kalven began to trust Ed. And now, there friendship was being used to save the little lion cub, that didn't have a mother. Soon the cries became less and less painful and the surgery was done.
Edward walked out of the cave and beckoned the cub. After a few seconds, the tiny cub stepped out of the cave for the first time, with the Automail leg attached to her. As soon as they saw the cub reach the light, Ed and Kalven gave a mighty cheer and they rushed to the cub with glee. The surgery was a suggest, and the winter would be a good one, not a cub in sight would die. What was the name of the mighty cub, you ask? Edward had named her Nina.