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Chapter 12: Sleep and Trouble
In a few days, Edward seemed to be back to his normal self, the wound was just a scar now, and it would be gone I a couple months. Now that the trouble was over, the gang could finally have a normal vacation. With a normal vacation comes relaxation and fun, something that the Elric brothers didn't get very often. So, they were actually smiling a little more, but Haruhi was using this to get pictures, pictures and more pictures. This would end in minimal relaxation.
"Don't be such a boil button, Edo-Chan." Koizumi smiled and rubbed Ed's head. Boil Button? What the hell is with this guy? Edward pushed his hand away. "How can you be okay with this? You'd feel the same if it was you!"
"Come on, Edo-chan." Roy hit Ed on the back. "You should feel honored that she wants pictures of you." Edward growled. "No one would enjoy this! And don't call me Chan!"
The latest picture had been when Ed was sleeping; Haruhi had gotten pictures that, in Ed's opinion, were very embarrassing. "She pays for this someday." Edward swore. But, for the rest of the night, everything was normal, the whole group had started playing a game of rich man poor man; it had gone on for quite a while though so everyone was beginning to get tired. Soon, one by one, the players started to fall asleep at the card table, First Edward, then Mikuru, then Kyon, then Roy, then Haruhi, and lastly Yuki and Koizumi helped Alphonse put everyone to bed, then they went to sleep as well, leaving Alphonse to watch over them till morning.
During the middle of the night Edward woke up hazily, he turned his head to the left. He froze, Alphonse had place Haruhi right next to him on the futons. A small high pitched squeak and scooted in the opposite direction of Haruhi. He looked in the corner of the room at Alphonse to see if he heard his moving. Alphonse was reading a book and using the moon's light as a lamp. He didn't seem to notice what was happening.
Edward moved over more, but bumped into someone from behind. He spun his head around to see Kyon sleeping peacefully. Edward gagged and scooted back again but then he bumped into Haruhi. Suddenly, Edward was grabbed around the waist and pulled tightly in to Haruhi, a little too hard in fact; Edward was getting short of breath. He froze, not breathing, for what seemed like hours. Then he turned his head as much as he could in Haruhi's direction. She was asleep, maybe she was squeezing he out of a dream that she was having.
Edward grabbed her arm and tried to pry her off of him. But, once again, Haruhi was to strong, but she seemed even stronger in her sleep. So he turned his head back at her again. "Haruhi!" He hissed and shook her a little trying not to disturb anyone else. She didn't stir; the only thing that change was that she tightened her grip. "Haruhi!" he hissed again. Nothing.
"Brother?" Ed heard Alphonse stand up. Edward turned in his direction. "Oh thank god, Alphonse. Help me! I can't breath!" He tried wriggling out again. "Okay just hold on, Brother. I coming." Alphonse started to walk over to him, but- "Ahh!" -he tripped over a…what was that? A banana peel? Al feel to the floor with a crash! The crash sent an eco threw his body, causing an even greater sound. Oh NO! Edward thought, he wriggled violently to get away but it was too late. Everyone jumped up and looked first at Alphonse, who got up with a groan, then at Haruhi. Unfortunately, the only one who didn't wake up was Haruhi, she still had a firm grip on Edward and it wasn't lightening.
First, everyone was shocked, and then their faces turned to utter amusement. Edward's embarrassment overwhelmed him and he shouted over his shoulder at Haruhi, "OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! WAKE UP ALREADY!" Finally, Haruhi stirred and sat up, still clutching her live teddy bear. "What's going on?" she yawned, rubbing her eyes. *Flash*
"Proof that you're a perv, that's what!" Kyon had suddenly found Haruhi's camera and had snapped a picture. "Now you do what I say!" Kyon said in a evil demon voice, then he let out a an evil laugh and waved the picture in Haruhi's face and let out an evil laugh. "Oh," Haruhi took the camera and held it steady. After a few seconds, she squealed. "What a cute picture! This is so going on the internet!" She jumped up, still holding Ed, who started to complain. "HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? PUT ME DOWN! YOU COULD AT LEAST BE A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT LOOKING LIKE A PERVERT IN THAT PICTURE! PUT ME DOWN!"
"Wow Everyone! Look outside!" Alphonse yelled and pointed at the window. Everyone stopped laughing at Kyon to look at what Al was talking about. They all gasped as they saw that it fresh snow was falling to the ground. "Whoa!" Edward finally was able to pry himself from Haruhi, and he ran over to the window next to Alphonse. "We haven't seen this much snow sense we were studying at Tucker's house." He looked mesmerized out the window. "I think your right, Brother." Alphonse said.
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Everyone turned from the window to see Haruhi with two arms full of winter clothing. "Now hold on a minute, where did you get all that?" Roy demanded. Winry grabbed Edward by the arm and grabbed a coat from Haruhi and put it on Ed. She clapped her hands together. "Who cares, let's go!" She grabbed another coat, grabbed Alphonse, and dragged the brothers out of the room. "Winry! Let go! Calm down, we can walk ourselves!" Ed complained.
"Well, lets have some fun, shale we?" Koizumi grabbed the coat that Haruhi handed him and they all ran outside, Yuki lead the way, staring at Winry's back with a unseen glare. Roy and Kyon followed them at the back.
"Wow, there's more snow here that on a mountain!" Edward looked around with wide eyes. Everyone had gotten outside, not even thinking about what they were going to do, just glad that they were seeing this beauty. "Hey Edo-Chan." Roy called tauntingly. Edward turned to him and was automatically hit in the face with a cold ball of snow. Everyone laughed and Edward shook the cold ice from his face. "WHY YOU!" Edward crouched down and rolled a snow ball in his hand and threw it at the Cornel.
But his aim was bad, and he missed and hit Kyon right in the face. Kyon automatically grabbed a handful of snow and threw it a Ed, he dodged and it hit Alphonse and it nearly knocked off his head. Laughing, Al picked up a snowball and threw it at Kyon, but it hit Haruhi instead. Soon, everyone was thrown into the madness of a snowball fight; they all laughed and squealed with happiness. The battle seemed too late for hours, but soon everyone was panting and laying on there backs still panting and laughing. The only one how wasn't in this state was Roy, would was smart and took a seat on a bench to watch the kids play.
Suddenly Edward bolted up, Roy and Al sat up too. "What is it?" asked Winry, sitting up. "Hush!" Edward hissed. Everyone sat frozen, trying to her what the alchemists were hearing. It seemed that they sat there for hours waiting, waiting, waiting.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Haruhi screamed and everyone jumped to there feet and turned to her. "DON"T MOVE" yelled the man that was holding a knife to Haruhi's throat. Everyone did as they were told. No one moved. No one made a sound. The only sound came from Haruhi, she was panting fearfully.
This seemed to go on forever. Finally, the man said, "Now, if you don't want this girl's throat to look a little red, I suggest that you do exactly as I say! Understood?" Everyone nodded, not daring to move anymore then that. The man turned to Edward. "Fullmetal Alchemist, yes?" Edward looked down at Haruhi, and nodded. Haruhi's eyes widened. "You're an alchemist? But I thought-"
"Silence!" The man yanked Haruhi by the hair to silence her. "Fullmetal alchemist! Step forward!" Edward, with fiery rage in his eyes, stepped toward the man, trying not to make any sudden movements; for fear that he would hurt Haruhi. When he was a foot away from the man, the man reach out, still holding a knife to Haruhi's neck and pointed Edward's face to where he could see it clearly. Edward now saw that the man was wearing a black mask, but he could still make out a smile on his face. "You look so much like him." The man said. He let go of Edward and placed something on Haruhi's forehead.
"This is a bomb," the man said and Edward's eyes widened. "Don't worry," He held up a metal box with a button on it. "It will only go off if I push this button." He put the box on a hook and hooked it on to the side of his belt. Then he threw Haruhi to the ground. Kyon grabbed her and sat her up. "And don't even try to take it off, it will go of it you try to move it." the man said.
He turned back to Edward, hand still on the button. He stepped forward and crouched, so that he was eye to eye with Edward. Ed gasped, he now recognized him from the painting in the mansion. "Y-you're Allen? You're the homunculus!" He could see the man smile under the mask. "Well, no and yes." He stood up. "Yes, I am Baneful, the homunculus." He pulled on his sleeve to revel the orabores tattoo on his wrist. "But," he crouched again. "I'm not Allen; I'm his father, Shaman." What… "This is my punishment, Instead of bringing my brother back; I was taken in to his body, unable to see him again." He crouched down to Edward. "But, now" He pulled Edward into his arms. "I have you, Allen." Edward breathed in and push Baneful back. "No." Edward took a step back. "I won't let you have what you want after Kidnapping all those children!"
Baneful just smiled. "No? You don't have much of a choice, with your friend and all." Edward looked down at Haruhi. "If I do what you want, will you remove the bomb?"
"FULLMETAL!" Roy objected. "Stay out of it, Mustang!"
"But, Brother!" Alphonse cried. "I said stay out of it!" Edward yelled. Edward turned back to Baneful. "Of course." Baneful said, and held up the box. "Once we leave, I will deactivate the bomb."
"Edward!" Haruhi cried. "Don't do this, please."
Edward smiled sadly at her. "Sorry, I promised that no one would ever be hurt for my sake again."
"Edward, no!" Winry cried.
"Edward, please." Yuki begged.
"Quite!" Baneful cried. "He's mine!" he pulled out a handkerchief and put it to Edward's mouth. Edward tasted something foul on it; he fell back and remembered no more.
"EDWARD!" They all yelled as Baneful picked up Edward, ran into the woods, and disappeared not to be seen again. The bomb, which had been flashing, stop. Haruhi carefully touched it, and seeing that it was safe pulled it off. No one moved, after a few seconds, Haruhi, for the first time, began to cry.