AN: That last chapter was slightly better than my last one. This one is back to Lily's POV!
COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Ed, Al, everyone, Amestris, Drachma, and the homunculi all belong to Hiromu Arakawa, Funimation, Viz, and Toonami! Only Lily, William, and the parents belong to me!
Chapter Three: Every Part of Me
"Maybe I will never be
Who I was before
Maybe I don't even know her anymore
Or maybe who I am today
Ain't so far from yesterday"
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'Jeez! They don't need to say it! I already know what they don't say!' I thought angrily as I ran from my parents.
I just had an argument with my parents. I'm always shouting my obvious feelings to my oblivious parents. They'll never acknowledge what I already have.
-Chime Chime!-
'"Chime Chime?"' I thought. I looked to my left and suddenly I saw a bicycle coming my way.
"OH CRAP!" I yelled. 'Left?!' I thought, looking to my left. Only a tiny wall that leads into a stream down below. 'Right?!' Same thing. 'Oh great!' I thought and jumped to my right.
-splash-
"Hey! Are you alright?!" Said a strange voice that I've never heard before. It was filled with a that I've never heard before: concern.
"Hey! Girl! Are you hurt?!" Another strange voice said, also filled with concern.
These voices are filled with only concern.
'How strange.' I thought. 'Why would anyone sound concerned about me?'
No one has ever been concerned about me before. It felt nice. To be worried about than ignored. It feels so nice. Like I actually am wanted. Like I'm actually needed.
I opened my eyes to see the sight of none other than Edward Elric.
I felt my face just suddenly flush.
'Oh my god! His face is only three centimeters away! Calm down! Calm down! Calm down Lily!' I thought to myself not very calmly.
You try having a handsome guy's face only be three centimeters away from you!
"She's awake!" Edward yelled to the guy in the armor and a pretty blonde girl.
"Ugh..." I said. Suddenly my head felt like it was being crushed by a bear.
"What's wrong?" The girl asked. She had blonde hair and blue eyes. A huge contrast to Edward, who has golden eyes. Edward's eyes were somehow beautiful.
He's lucky. He didn't have green eyes like me.
You see, I'm the only one in all of Drachma who had green eyes. Everyone else had either dark silver or white. Not a single green eyed person. I was picked on for that, so I hate my eye color.
"Um...yeah...I think..." I replied.
Okay, I lied. I didn't think I was okay. I KNEW that I was okay. But if I said that I was, then I'd have to get back to my family earlier. But if I said I wasn't, then they might take me somewhere else.
"Oh no! Ed!" She said, very concerned.
'"Ed"? Must be Edward's nickname.' I thought.
"What?" Ed asked to the girl.
"Should we take her back to the hotel?" She asked.
'Hotel? Great! My parents wouldn't be able to find me then!' I thought.
"Why?" He asked, very coldly. As if I would just be a pain.
How rude! If I were him, I'd happily accept a complete stranger into my room and help her heal!
"Why not, brother?" Asked the tin man.
'Whoa! Is there even a guy in there?!' I thought. Not only does this guy sound hollow, but his voice sounded as if he were a nothing inside that suit of armor! What's more is that he sounded like a ten-year-old.' I pondered to myself.
"Because you two will act like she's been YOUR friends for your entire lives, and I'll have to deal with you two crying when she leaves! We're not gonna take her with us now!" He said back, very irritated like.
'TALK ABOUT RUDE!' I thought angrily. Jeez! I didn't know he was such a jerk!
"C'mon Ed! Just let us bring her! She'll be great company for Ling!" The girl argued back.
'Ling...? What an...interesting...name...' I thought.
"Why don't we throw him out already?! Him and Lan Fan are getting on my nerves!" Ed argued back.
'Lan Fan...this country certainly is interesting...' I thought to myself, hoping that the expression on my face didn't show how weird I thought this country was.
"You just need to know Ling better!" the girl snapped back.
"I'm trying! Not my fault they're annoying!" Ed yelled back.
"You should listen to yourself for once!" the girl yelled back.
'Cruel! Are they even friends?!' I thought.
"Me?! Who's the crazy gear head here?!" He yelled back very angrily.
"Um...I think I'm fine now..." I said to the two as I got up very slowly just to make sure that they didn't know I was faking.
"Okay." said the suit of armor. Okay, he sounded like he was empty, literally!
"Alright, I'll be on my way then." I said back happily. At least he was polite!
"Wait, what's your name?" He asked. Some guy asked my name. A guy! Never in my fourteen years of living has that ever happened! Even in Drachma! It felt good.
"Lilliana Bertraump. Everyone calls me 'Lily' or 'Lil' though," I said, smiling. "What's your's?" I asked. Hey! He asks my name, I tell him. I think I deserve to know his name also!
"Alphonse Elric. The girl's name is Winry Rockbell, and the other guy's name is Edward Elric," He replied warmly. "Believe it or not, I'm his younger brother." He said secretively, whilst pointing to Ed.
I couldn't help but chuckle a little. I mean, this guy looked like he could definitely be Ed's way older brother! Seriously! Ed was about five feet, and Alphonse was about seven!
"Alright then, Mr. Alphonse. I better be on my way then." I said, smiling even though I seriously did not want to go back at all. I was longing to stay with people who actually treated me like I wasn't an outsider. Instead I have to go back to an older brother who isn't like a an older brother and two parents who treat me like crap.
"Alright, Lily. But call me Al." He said back, sounding like he had planned to meet me again.
I just stared at him slightly shocked. He gave me his nickname right off the bat! That was so nice!
"Uh...okay!" I said smiling with true happiness. "Well, Al, I better go now." I said, this time with pure sadness forming in my voice.
I waved to Al, Winry, but not Ed as I walked away towards the office that father and mother were hopefully waiting at.
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AN: well...I kinda liked that chap.