I sit in the cell, trying again to drown out the sound of Havoc's voice. You'd think that after all of this time he could've told his life story in detail three times over. But no… he just has to run his mouth every second of the day. And hallelujah to the freaking world when a group of guards came to take me away again.
"You're being released." One of them tells me while escorting me outside. What? I'm being…released? How? I thought that I was going to spend time in jail rotting away!
The brightness of the sun blinds my eyes as the guards open the door for me. And waiting outside was the most amazing sight I've seen in days.
"You will be traveling with the FullMetal Alchemist for now on." The same guard says as he hands me my bag and walks away. I take a shaky breath, stuff my hands into my pockets, and walk towards the brothers. You have got to be kidding me! I'm going to be staying with the Elrics for now on!
I've never traveled with guys before…Well, except for State Marching Band but I had other girls with me! And my mom didn't like me hanging out with guys anyway (but I still did at school…ha!) I run my thumb against my watch; that is until I forgot that my watch was still in my bag pocket. Crap…I resort to rubbing the sides of my pockets. Eh, close enough. I stand in front of both of them.
"Hi Bree!" Al greets me warmly.
"Wait, how did you know my name?" I ask, confused. Ed points an accusing finger at me.
"Ha! I knew you could talk!" he yells in a triumph kind of way.
"Duh, so answer the question."
"Mustang told us." Al replies.
"What?! How'd he know?!" That's when I remembered that I told Havoc after hours of begging. "Havoc…" I mutter bitterly.
"You know Havoc?"
"Yeah, he was guarding me when I was in my cell." Al lets out an 'oh' as we start walking away.
"So where are you from?" he asks me.
"A place." I tell him. And out of nowhere, my phone rings, singing Monster by Imagine Dragons. "Holy Crap!" I exclaim, taking my phone out of one of the side pockets. I can get call's here too! This is crazy. "Hello?" I ask, accepting the call and holding a finger up to the boys who stand there confused.
"Bree Jessica Hunter where are you?!" Kate's voice yells at me.
"It works…" I trail off, still astonished that I can't comprehend what she was saying to me. How is my cell phone able to work? They don't have the technology to build a satellite and make cell phones! Do they?
"…Bree! Do you know how worried we are about you? You just suddenly dropped off the face of the Earth! Where the hell are you?!" I shake my head slightly to get my back into reality.
"Dude, you wouldn't believe me if I told you…" I sigh.
"Why the hell are you talking into a box?" Edward asks, walking up beside me.
"Shut up!" I hiss at him, "Kate? What's happening over there?"
"Who was that?!"
"Somebody, now answer the question!"
"You're parents are freaking out and called the police. They're looking for you right now. You have to tell me where you are so that we can get you!"
"Kate, I can't tell you where I am because you're going to think I'm high on something! And you can't tell my parents that you talked to me!"
"What? No! Do you have any idea-"
"Kate please! I'm asking you cause you're my best friend! Trust me it's better that you don't know that much."
"But are you safe?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"But why can't you tell me where you are!"
"Ok fine I'll tell you later or something!"
"Why not now!"
"Cause I'm busy right now! Just don't worry about me! I promise I'll explain everything soon. Gotta go, see ya!" I hang up as she protests. Looking at my phone for a minute, I turn my phone on silent. Knowing Kate, she'll be texting me non-stop for a few days. I sigh and see that Ed and Al were looking at me like I was crazy, which I was. "What?" I ask them.
"Why were you talking into a box psycho?" Ed asks me. I ignore the psycho part, since I've been psycho for quite some time now.
"It's not a box, it's a cell phone."
"Then what's a cell phone?"
"It's a wireless phone that you can take where ever you want."
"Never heard of it."
"Yeah I bet you haven't… well, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" I exclaim as I start walking down the stairs with them behind me.
We find a hotel and get a room. A room. Not two, one. Now I have to sleep in a room with guys! Argh! This is so embarrassing! If only my parents let me hang out with guys more then maybe I could stand it. But noooo. My parents just have to be over-protective!
We walk into the smallish room complete with a bed, a bathroom, and small kitchen. Wow, this world's hotel rooms are way better than mine. I throw my bag on the couch in the middle of the room and flop down; not really caring about the Elrics at this point.
"Can this day get any worse?!" I mutter with my face in my hands. First, I vaporize people, then I sneak into a military HQ, blow the place up while getting caught, being tortured by Havoc's love stories, then I'm forced to be with the Elrics. This was my goal, but I feel like a hostage with the look Edward's giving me.
"It's your fault," Ed reminds me, collapsing on the bed. I groan in response. I wanted to tell them my purpose, but I was scared. What kind of reaction would I get? Would they think of me badly? What if- "Hey…"
"What do you want?!" I sigh, not wanting to interact with people at the moment.
"What's with your eye?" I prop up suddenly with my elbows, my mind glitches with ideas of what to say.
"Oh, it's a um…birth defect. Yeah!" I utter, not at all looking suspicious. By the way that was sarcasm. There were a few moments of silence, Ed examining me; then I hear the bed groan slightly.
"Whatever." he says. I huff at him, lying down fully on the couch.
"Brother, don't be rude!" Al exclaims, getting after his brother, which was answered with a grunt. "I'm sorry about my brother." Al bows his apologizes towards me. I stutter a 'no problem' sounding like an idiot. "So you're really not going to tell us anything about you?"
"Depends on what you're asking me," I reply, sitting up in the process.
"Ok, um…" Al sits next to me, "Whose Kate?"
"My best friend." Al tries to think of another.
"What's with your clothes!" Ed calls.
"What's with that cloak? And why is it that shade of red?!" I retort. Don't get me wrong, I love Ed's coat! I even asked a couple of times for Christmas. I never got it…
"It's stylish!"
"In what little world?!" Wait… I just said the 'L' word…uh-oh.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A MIGET?!" he roars at me. I actually start laughing as Al sighs.
"Don't laugh at me!"
"I'm sorry! But it's just…so funny!" I cry through my tears. Why am I laughing? Maybe it's because I just had a crappy day and I'm going nuts with stress. I get out my laptop, thinking about working on my research paper for Honors Comp Lit to get my mind off things. Al looks over my shoulder, fascinated by the new device in my lap.
"What's that?"
"It's my laptop." I response as I browse the internet on Social Darwinism. I had to do a research paper on the book 'The Time Machine' by H.G Wells and present a PowerPoint. But I probably won't get back in two weeks. Ha suckers! But I have nothing else better to do at the moment, so this is the next best thing.
"Social Darwinism…Why are you looking up that?"
"It's for a research paper I have to do for Honors Literacy."
"So you go to school?"
"I use to. I probably won't go back anytime soon," I happily say.
"But where did you go to school?" Ed calls out again.
"I'm not telling the likes of you!"
"So you're in an honor class." Al changes the subject, trying not to get us to fight.
"Actually, I'm in a couple. Honors Global and Honors Comp Lit."
"What do you do in Honors Global?"
"I have to draw a map of the world by hand. We learn about different diseases, cultures, and history. It's kinda fun. And he has all these kinds of weapons! Like one time during a lock down he grabbed a helmet, sword, and a spear and stood at the door. He almost attacked one of the police officers when they came in to check on us!" Al laughs with me and I could hear a barely audible snicker from Ed.
"So what does Social Darwinism have to do with literature?" Al asks after our laughing fit.
"The assignment is to write about a scientific/realistic idea that book presents."
"And what book are you reading?"
"The Time Machine by H.G Wells."
"I don't think I've ever heard of it."
"Yeah, well… It's not very popular…" I trail off. H.G Wells probably didn't even exist in this world.
"I'm hungry! Let's go eat!" Ed suggest as he gets his lazy butt off the bed. Oh yeah, Ed has a freaking huge appetite for his size. His going to lick clean any restaurant he comes in contact with. I look at the time on my laptop. It was only four and he wanted to go get dinner now? When was the last time he ate?!
"Where do you want to go brother?" Al asks as he starts for the door. But as for me, I stay seated on the couch, resuming my research project.
"I don't know…Maybe that restaurant down the street…" The door closes softly with a click.
Really? They just leave me here? Alright Edward Elric, I'll just drag you down into bankruptcy! Room service! I jump up from the couch and walk over to the phonebook, seeing if they even do have room service here. And they freaking do! Mwhahaha! The door suddenly burst open to a very red Ed. (Ha that rhymed!)
"Hey! You're coming too!" He snaps, I'm guessing a little ticked off that he forgot about me so quickly…damn it…No room service for me…
A/N: hi guys! i'm a day early because i'm just so nice :3 No, not really, but i'm going out of town for a week and i have no internet D': I'm going to die!
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Ok, had to rant, but anyways thank you all who have been reading this. i really apperciate it and hope that you guys enjoy my writing.
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