"So Kiroki, had an interesting morning?" Cassy asked as Kiroki slid in beside her.
"Well aside from being kicked out of the kitchen, and not being able to have breakfast this morning, yeah. You got any food?" she asked her cousin.
"Does a chicken biscuit and a mocha frappe sound good to you?" she asked holding up a McDarry's (1) bag.
"Um does the words I love you mean anything to you?" She asked grabbing the treasured food from her.
"Tell me something I don't know babe." Cassy smirked.
"OO! Hash browns!"
"Speakin of hash browns, is there any difference in them and a tatter tot?" Anne asked from the front seat.
"Ya know, I have no idea!" Cassy said as they pulled into the parking lot.
"Aren't you glad that Uncle isn't here today?" Cassy asked Kiroki.
"Yeah! He always picks a weak sub. Usually some wanna be tyrant that does absolutely nothing, now let's hurry up and go torment the specimen!" she smiled, as she munched on some hash browns.
*And 1 screaming sub, some smirking students, and a chicken biscuit combo later…*
"I'M NEVER SUBBING 11TH GRADERS AGAIN!" cried the sobbing sub as she ran from the English class room.
"And another one bites the dust." Said Cassy and Kiroki in unison.
"We'll probably get detention if Uncle finds the note she left though, so let's destroy the evidence." Cassy said sneakily, going over to the desk where the note that told of their horrid mischief. They ripped it up quickly and rewrote a new and clean note.
"Music class awaits, and so does Marissa. Wanna beat her up after school?" Cassy smirked to her cousin as they walked down the hallway.
"As tempting as that sounds, no. I don't start fights, I end them." She said calmly.
"Well aren't you the bigger person?" she asked smugly, chuckling slightly.
"I've just realized that fighting against her is useless. I want NOTHING to do with her and NOTHING to do with Aaron." She said confidently.
"You change your mind FAST."
"I see the truth faster."
"You mean you see other hot guys faster."
"You think Adam's hot?" Kiroki asked with a smirk.
"WHa- Da- How- Why… How'd you know?"
"It's kinda obvious, you're very easy to read, Cassy."
"Are you serious?" she asked, her face down.
"Would I lie to you?"
"Y-"
"Don't answer that. My point is, you like him and it's not that hard to see. I've know Adam since I was in diapers and he's more like a brother to me than a boyfriend. I'm going on this "date" with him to tell him I don't LIKE him that way, but I can drop a few hints about OTHER girls that like him. And how amazingly cool they are." She said, eyeing Cassy.
"No you don't have to do that, I can get him all by myself without anyone's help." She smirked.
"Okay then Cass." Kiroki smiled as they walked into the classroom.
They walked into a loud class that was sitting around and chatting.
"Hello, Kiroki, Cassidy. How are you today?" Ms. ELicia chirped.
"Fine, how bout you?" Kiroki asked unsurely.
"Well in my hands I have the results to the recording contest we had the other day."
"And?"
"In a minute I'll tell everyone." Miss Elicia chirped, chipper than usual.
They went and sat down in their usual seat, plus Adam who had taken Aaron's old seat.
"Okay, children, in my arms I hold the results of the recording contest, and I just want to say it was super hard to choose one."
A few groups sighed, figuring they had NO chance whatsoever.
"So the winner is, or shall I say, winners, is…"
A few groups began staring, anticipating the results.
"ALL OF YOU!" she squealed.
"WHAT!" was chorused around the room.
"That's write, you all get to record a song over the radio. Mostly because I love you all so much that I can't bare for any of you to lose! Well except you Damon. I don't like you , plus you suck so, no recording for you!"
"What the H-"
"You BETTER end that with Heck mister!"
A chorus of laughter filled the room and Kiroki looked toward her group.
"Okay, um yeah I don't perform on radios…" she said quietly,
"See that part I don't get about you," started Anne, "You love music, but you refuse to perform over an audience unless you're with family or friends."
"I just don't like performing okay, that's all." She said, looking at the table top.
"Why?" Taylor questioned.
"It makes me uncomfortable, okay! I don't like being out in front of people on the spotlight."
"It's true," Cassy said, "She only performs around people she knows and if it's a lot of people she does know, she still won't do it. Aunt Allison can make her perform if she really wants Kiroki too, but that's about it."
"Really? Jeez, talk about crazy, the wildest girl I know gets stage fright." Seth said.
"Shut up about it, Okay?" she snapped.
"Alright, fine!" he sighed.
*and because I'm such a lazy writer I'm skipping to after school when Kiroki has gone on to HQ with her tag along friends*
"So you really work here nearly every day after school?" Taylor asked, looking around the office.
"Yes, Taylor." She sighed, reading through some more paperwork.
"And how long do you work till?" Adam questioned.
"Technically I should call it off at 5, but I always work overtime, so does dad." She said, putting her signature down on another paper.
"Do you really get to see the Fu- I mean President every day?" Anne questioned, almost using the old title. It was official now, Amestris was a democracy country as of that day.
"If he comes in here while I'm still out, yes. But I don't really talk to him unless he speaks or I have to give him something, like now. SO stay in here and don't follow me, and DO NOT touch anything on my desk or I will hurt you." She threatened, grabbing some papers and heading to the inner office where the president stayed.
She knocked lightly and after hearing a small come in, she entered.
"Good afternoon, President-Sir." She said with a salute.
"Afternoon, Major, at ease." He sighed tiredly.
"Permission to speak freely sir?" she questioned.
"Granted."
"I have a few papers that are in need of your signature, sir." She said, placing the papers on his desk.
"Thank you, Major. Also, excellent work you did in Rizembool."
"Thank you, sir." She said with a small smile.
"I expect nothing but the best of you, Songbird."
"Yes sir, that's all I ever give." She smiled brighter.
"Did anyone tell you, although you look like your father, you're completely different from him?" he asked.
"No sir, mostly because not many people get to know me." She said with a sad smile.
"Well that's too bad for them, you really are an outstanding character." He smiled.
"Thank you sir, Is there anything else you wish to tell me?" she asked.
"Oh yes, I know about what happened between you and my son and I'd like for you to know that I'm deeply sorry for my son's actions. I don't know what's happened to him recently, it's like he's under some kind of spell or bewitchment."
"Don't worry about that, I don't even care about it anymore. Now may I go?"
"Yes you may, Songbird, dismissed."
She gave a salute before exiting quickly.
*late that day, everyone has gone home save Kiroki and Edward*
"Kiroki, are you ready to go?" Ed asked his daughter.
"Yeah dad, are you ready to face the party at home?" she asked.
"Yeah, it might as well not be a surprise they're so obvious though." He smiled.
"Yep, it just too bad Momma can't be here."
"Yeah that's the only thing I could wish for right now is to be with her. She must be pretty damn busy to not even call this week."
"Yeah, she usually calls every night if she can. But I guess this order has her really busy." She said, heading out the door, Ed behind her.
They headed out of HQ and over to Edward's car quickly and were soon on their way home, but as they stopped at a red-light, Edward asked,
"Why didn't you tell me about you and Aaron?"
From the driver's seat he could feel her flinch physically.
"Because, dad, it's not important." She said quietly.
"It is if it's enough to make you cry."
"That was before I saw who he left me for."
"And who was that?"
"Colonel Breda's girl."
"Marissa again?"
"Yes, the she-devil's back."
"Yeah although she looks just like Breda, she acts nothing like him at all."
"Yeah, Colonel Breda's kind and she's a spoiled brat." She said bitterly.
"I thought you two were friends."
"Yeah in like 1st grade before her parents divorced, I got auto mail, she moved to south city with her mom and came back a brat." She said with disgust.
"OH, well can you really blame her, she's been through a lot too, just like Cassidy has as well."
"Yeah I know, but at least Uncle Havoc didn't spoil Cassy to fill the spot of Aunt Raina."
"That's true." He said as they pulled into their driveway.
"Bet ya that they don't know were here yet." Edward said holding up 500 sens *50 dollars*.
"And I will take that bet, because they have so been waiting on us all day." Kiroki smirked, holding up an even amount.
"Well let's check and see." Ed smirked unlocking the door.
And as that door opened they came into a dark front room. Ed felt for the switch and soon successfully clicked on the lights to a waiting group of people who jumped and yelled a slightly delayed SURPRISE.
"Okay, dad, I won, now hand over the money." Smirked Kiroki who was now holding out a waiting hand.
"I have got to stop making bets with you." He muttered, placing the sens in her hand.
"Wait a second. You KNEW?" Asked Eli.
"Well over time you start to expect things, this Surprise party thing yall always attempt because we have a joint birthday, is very predictable." Edward said smartly.
"Oh this isn't the Big surprise dad," Eli said with a smirk.
"Then what is?" he asked.
"This." He smiled, opening the closet door to a Happy Winry.
*Leena: Starts sappy Music… "REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD-"
Ed: Don't you even start that crap! Now cut it off!
Leena: But I-
Winry: You're Ruining our moment! Now Shut up I want to see what happens next!
Leena: But can't I-
Winry and Ed: NO YOU CAN"T!
Winry: Now where were we? *Unpauses the story*
"W-Winry, your back early?" he questioned, walking toward his wife.
"Just for you, plus the baby was eager to come back. So I finished early so I could be back for yall's birthday." She smiled, drawing close to him and embracing him in a hug.
AN: BTW because I don't feel like putting who was there in "story mode I'll tell you like this,
People there are…: The entire Elric Family, including Allison, Raina and her other children *which will be named*, and Great Grandma Elizabeth Kiroki Aterc . The entire Mustang Family *Even Aaron even though most of yall are hating him now* Havoc is there as well as Cassidy, Anne, Taylor, Seth, Adam. And their families *that's Falman and Sheska, Kain and his OC wife Lorraine, Alex and his OC wife Kaitlyn, Emily Johnson who is Adam's sister* Breda is there without Marissa who is staying with her Mom for that time, Denny and Maria are there with Catherine and Rena "the tell it all twins". Also Izumi, Sig and their adopted OC daughter. Also be in mind that the other Families of the military do have more children than just the ones mentioned. Oh and a few girlfriends of the Elric Boys are there as well.
I think that's it for people
Back to the story! *Tips Hat*
A chorus of AWWS was heard throughout the living room as the couple kissed.
"EWW!" Cried little Ed, Leah Mustang, Vivian and Terra Havoc, and Penelope Armstrong. *The 5 year old children.
The couple broke apart and looked around the room, both of their faces going red.
"Well! That was mildly embarrassing…" muttered Edward, hooking an arm around his wife and sitting on the couch now.
"Yeah well, that's your problem, Dad." Eli started rapping his arm around Kennedy, "But before we start with the party, I'd like to announce something."
"You really want to say this now?" whispered Kennedy, placing a hand on her stomach, " I mean in front of your parents AND mine?" she questioned.
"Yes, I'm sure sweets." He smiled.
"I would like to announce, that Kennedy and I have decided to get married." He said proudly.
"WHAT!" Was heard around the room.
"And That is most defiantly NOT all, People. Because in a matter of 7 months, there will be another addition to this world coming from us." Kennedy said with a smile.
"Kennedy Lucinda Howard, You let this BOY Knock you Up?" Gasped Kennedy's mother *because she's so minor I won't give her a name*
"Mother, I love him! And his name is Elijah Tomas Elric, and I will soon share his name, no matter what you say! I'm 18 and you can't stop me!" Kennedy cried dramatically.
"Don't you raise your voice at your mother like that, Girl!"
"TO bad, I already did." She said with spite. And soon everyone started arguing about everything going on and Kiroki did the only logical thing. Yell over everyone.
"Hey… Hey… YO, MONKEYS IN THE BACK, SHUT UP!"
The house went silent.
"Now look here, it's as simple as this. Eli knocked up Kennedy and now they're getting married early than planned. Now can we continue with this party?"
"How can you take this so calmly?" questioned Kennedy.
"Because I knew about this since before you even took that pregnancy test." She smiled slyly.
"How did you- Oh wait, that's write, psychic." Said Kennedy.
"Yes, as Kennedy so kindly pointed out, I am psychic which is why I know and why I'm so calm. It's really not that hard to swallow. Now if you all would be so kind as to continue with this party, this birthday girl would be very much pleased." She said, sitting down in a lazy boy.
Few people gaped at her as she looked around.
"Was it something I said that disturbed you all as to look at me like that?" she smirked.
And that was that. Everyone resumed their previous conversations and the party continued.
"How do you do it?" questioned Adam to Kiroki.
"Do what?" she asked, looking up to his face.
"Just act totally cool in a tense situation."
"I don't know, I mean I guess I just don't like tension so I strive to make things flow normally. If you catch my drift." She smiled, getting up and grabbing a glass of Mtn. Dew(2).
"You drift is drifting over my head, miss I talk around my words so no one can ever understand me." He smirked.
"Well then figure it out." She smiled before walking off.
"I don't think it's possible to figure you out." He muttered to himself, grabbing a glass of Pepsi.
"That's the thing about Kiki, you can never tell what's going through her head." Said Cassidy who had sneaked up behind him just as he was chugging his drink. Which resulted in him dribbling it down his sunshine yellow hoody with a Sunkist symbol on it.
"Thanks," he muttered, dabbing a red napkin on the faint brown splotches.
"Hey, I'm not the one who decided to be a tough guy and think I could chug a whole Pepsi down in a gulp." She smarted, helping him blot the stain.
"Well excuse me miss I sneak up behind people cause I'm a friggin ninja." He snapped.
"Look do you want the stain out or not?" she snapped hastily.
"I'd sure as heck prefer it."
"Then hold still." She said while getting a pen and scribbling something Adam could not see on a napkin.
"What are you doing?" He questioned when she placed it over the stain.
"This," she said, clapping her hands briefly before placing them down on the circle she had drawn. A brief sparkle happened before she took the napkin of and flipped it to its white underside, which now had a dingy brown hue.
"All I did was transmute the partials of the Pepsi from your jacket to this napkin. It's a basic transmutation, that even the likes of you could do." She smarted, throwing the napkin into a nearby trash bag.
"What do you mean, the likes of me?" he asked.
"I'm just saying, a big hot shot jock like you doesn't seem all that bright." She smirked.
"You callin me stupid miss Honor Roll?" He asked with a hint of anger.
"Gee you catch on quick Blondie!" she said with sarcasm.
"I'll have you know that I pass all my classes and have already been accepted into Med school, all I need is to graduate and I'm gone." He smirked.
"Well Alrighty then, Doctor Boy, you think you're so smart, let's here you recite every element on the periodic table, let's see you do a few gourmet transmutations, huh. Bet you can't do it." She smirked, poking a finger at his oh so muscular chest.
"Let's see you name every bone in the human body and all the cells that make it up, Alchemy Geek." He smirked, poking two fingers against her bony shoulder.
"You're on." She whispered, tiptoeing up and saying it in his ear, her hot breath creating chills on his spine.
"Fine then."
"I called the bet, you start. Let's hear those elements. In order from one to 114." She smirked, setting down on her feet and looking up to him.
"Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon nitrogen oxygen, fluorine, neon, sodium, magnesium, sili-"
"Wrong."
"What?"
"You forgot Aluminum you fool." She smirked.
"Alchemy nerd."
"wannabe macho man."
"I'm more of a man than anybody else here."
"Please, my cat is tougher than you."
And for most of the night those two continuously bickered/flirted for the whole night (3).
"Gosh they are so hopelessly in love I can barely bare it." Smiled Kiroki from a distance.
"I know what ya mean." A voice said. She looked up,
"Fuehrer Mustang! You're here too?"
"Well you are my youngest subordinate and my family might as well be related to yours so, I figured we'd all stop by." He said with a smile.
"So that means… Aaron is here too?" she questioned, words slowly.
"Yes, he is."
"Well then, Mr. Mustang, I must go see him."
"Kiroki, you're not going to do anything rash are you?"
"Me Rash? What would make you think I would do something rash?" she asked with an evil smile.
She walked off quickly in search of the black haired boy, and found him stuck in a corner by himself.
"Aaron." She said with a smile.
"What?" he asked, stubbornness and anger in his voice.
She went and stood beside him in the same corner.
"So, how's it been, ya know you with that slut and all?" she questioned.
"Fine, now leave me alone." He snapped.
"NO can do, Aaron, this is my house where I am free to come and go as I please." She smirked.
"Whatever."
"But I just have to know, what made you "love" that whore you're currently with?"
"I don't know alright, it was an impulse, something came over me, okay."
"Why so dark sounding? Something wrong in the world of Aaron Mustang?"
"No."
"Then quit attempting to ignore my presence, or do I urk you that much?"
"You don't urk me."
"Then why are you avoiding me?"
"…"
"I'm waiting."
"Just because we're not together anymore, doesn't mean we still can't be friends. Before something was in front of me like a wall that I couldn't break."
"Yeah that'd be Marissa."
"NO, not just here but something else, like a block. But instead of alchemy it was affecting my emotions."
"Yeah that's obvious."
"But it's fading, okay, I'm seeing things differently now. She's not here right now and I feel like I was before or something."
"That's because she's not influencing you like she has been."
"What do you mean?"
"Personally? I think she got one of the alchemic potions from one of the labs at HQ. She's using it to influence you, but that's just my hypothesis."
"I believe you."
"What?"
"I believe you because I know what you're talking about, and I've tested a few before."
"Okay then if you believe me than do us all a favor and stay away from her for at least a week or two."
"Well…"
"What do you mean Well? Don't tell me you actually like her."
"It's not that I Like Like her it's jut, I feel sorry for her."
"Why?"
"Well, take it from her point of view, her life was basically wrecked whenever Colonel Breda divorced her mom. She had to find something to fill that void of her family breaking apart, so she started making other people feel bad to make herself feel better, but that in turn left her with more pain. All in All she's extremely confused and she needs someone, which is why she went and took to me."
"But that still doesn't give her the right to butt in on other people's lives." She said, arms crossed.
"I never said it did!" he said raising two muscular arms in defense, "But she needs someone to talk to, and you're the kinda person that can basically help anybody when there in conflict so that's why I'm asking you to talk to her."
"Talk to her? After all the crap she's put on me for years?"
"Yes I want you to talk to her because If you can find it somewhere in your heart to forgive her and make her feel a bit better maybe she won't be so cruel if she gets a few friends."
"Bu- I – Fine, I guess it's worth a shot. But if it doesn't work, the I told you so. But you've got to stop with all this cruelness toward me and everybody, if you want our trust back, and if you don't want to be treated like crap for the rest of your life here on earth."
Okay, but will you ever forgive me?" he questioned.
"It's a possibility." She said with a smile before walking away.
And it's finally done! Hallelujah! Yeah I know I'm probably rushing again, but yall know me. Now I know that in my update of a Whole New Life that I said it would only be a few days, but then I went on spring break and I was at the beach and… you get the picture.
But look I have since changed my mind about a previous chapter so I will have a revised chapter up soon after this one *note I only revised the conversation partially at the end of the chapter*, and look for an Easter Special tomorrow. *of what story it will be, I have NO absolute idea* But hopefully I'll have it up before Midnight tomorrow, but I might have it up at 12:01 tonight *that's Alabama time* But hell I don't know.
Well if you have any questions or anything, REVIEW DAMNIT, or Pm me.
OH AND BEFORE I FORGET
(1)McDarry's is an Amestrian McDonalds.
(2) I LOVE MTN DEW DAMNIT~!
(3) Kirena, I hope that pleases you a bit. I'm not good with this kinda stuff , which is why you were cut off with this. *You know who you are Kirena*
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