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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 14:24:50 GMT -5
Al and Roy looked at Edward in shock, but Sierra simply began to chuckle.
"What's so funny!?" Alphonse cried, "This is serious!"
The cat shook her big head. "You honestly don't think I've figured that out?" She cocked her head to the side with a menacing grin, "I'll just sneak back in tomorrow morning and take it."
"Oh? What if they check their rooms tonight, genius?" Roy snorted.
"They won't. I'll imagine that they'll be too tired and upset to do so. Though I haven't been here all that often, I understand their behavior."
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 15:20:09 GMT -5
Ed shrugged. "So Granny and Winry won't notice my clothes on the bathroom floor and my automail floating in the bathtub?" he asked, glaring at Sierra.
Cathy shrugged. "M-Maybe they won't notice?" she asked, unsure herself.
Riza sighed. "Well, we can't just barge in there now with the way we look..."
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 15:56:09 GMT -5
Something must have snapped in the experienced were's composure as Sierra roared and began to stalk Edward as if he was her next victim. "DON'T get snarky with me, Fullmetal Alchemist! Had it not been for me, you would have been LOST like this! DO NOT forget that you owe me a debt of gratitude FOR EVERYTHING I'VE DONE FOR YOU IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS!!"
Alphonse yipped and backed away slowly. She was always scary when she was mad, but never like this. Being a true monster must have really changed her... made her darker and more cold.
Roy stepped forward next to his younger cousin. "That's enough, both of you. Now is not the time to be bringing up past or present mistakes. All we need to do now is survive. That's what is most important."
The cat growled again, but turned and began to run into the forest. The last thing they saw of her that night was her large tail...
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 16:08:36 GMT -5
Ed nearly fell back into the water from the force of her yelling and glared. 'What the hell did I say??' he wondered and pouted. "Whatever!! I don't need this now!" Ed said and dove under water, swimming down the river a bit and away from the others. He was too upset right now to talk to anyone. So much has happened in one night he felt like he just wanted to cry. Sighing, he curled up at the bottom of the river, glaring at any fish that came near him and closed his eyes. 'Guess this is where I'm sleeping tonight...'
Cathy shrugged. "Aw, you guys... Do we have to be angry at each other?" she asked, seeing that both Ed and Sierra disappeared.
"Just as long as those two don't go too far, I say we leave them alone..." Riza said, curling up on the grass. There was no point in trying to chase after either one of them now when they both had a temper.
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 16:15:48 GMT -5
Al slinked over to the river's edge, but he knew the Lieutenant was right. He wimpered again and lumbered back, snuggling up next to her. "I hope we don't fight like this anymore..."
"Same here," Roy agreed, laying down near the two of them, "The last thing we should do right now is split up. But Ed is safe where he is and Sierra can take care of herself. We shouldn't worry about them right now. Let's just get some rest... we can worry about it in the morning..."
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 16:23:13 GMT -5
Cathy trotted over next to Riza and snuggled up against her side, knowing that the bottom half of her body was a lion's and she didn't have to worry about shocking her.
Riza looked to the little bird, making sure she wouldn't crush her, then lied her head down in between her talons and closed her eyes. "Good night, everyone..." she muttered before drifting off to sleep.
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 16:30:32 GMT -5
~*The Next Morning*~
"No Mr. Sun, I need more sleep..." Alphonse moaned, rolling in the grass. The warmth against his skin was like a large blanket draped over him. He pulled his legs up to his chest tighter, trying to curl up into a ball as much as possible.
But Mustang was wide awake... and Sierra was right. Back in his original form, he gave his body a well deserved stretch. "Ahhh... It feels so good to be normal again..." His jacket was laying on the ground where slept last night as he woke up at the crack of dawn to take it off once he was human again. "Mmm... I should really dress out of my military blues..."
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 16:35:26 GMT -5
Cathy and Riza were curled up next to each other. Riza was the first to wake up and she looked at Roy, sitting up and stretching. "Wow, I never realized how good it feels to be human again," she said, taking her hair down from the ratty mess it was in.
Cathy rolled around on the grass and groaned. "Oh my aching back!" she complained and sat up. "I hate sleeping on the ground..." she muttered until she heard a loud splash from the river.
"I CAN'T BREATH!!" Ed yelled, gasping as he struggled to swim to land and clung to the bank, gasping and panting. "I...thought...I...was gonna...die!" he gasped.
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 16:38:39 GMT -5
Al yawned and sat up, rubbing his eyes. "Ed did you almost suffocate yourself with the pillow again?" He looked sleepily at his brother and then his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. "ED!! YOU'RE NAKED!!"
Roy almost choked when he heard Alphonse yell that at the top of his lungs. Everyone in the Resembool countryside probably heard that...
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 16:47:04 GMT -5
Ed went red in the face when he realized he was no longer a merman but just a regular human being with absolutely no clothes. So that's why he couldn't breath under water a second ago. "GAAAAAAAAH!!!!" Ed yelled and zipped out of the water and hid behind a couple of bushes so fast that all anyone could see was a skin colored streak.
Cathy's jaw dropped and she blushed. It was one thing being around the guy she liked, but seeing him completely naked was another thing. She couldn't help but stare. Was she a pervert? Perhaps...
Riza turned and covered her eyes. Well it was true Ed was in the bathtub when he changed and he did leave his clothes in the Rockbells' bathroom. Why didn't they think of this sonner?
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 16:51:33 GMT -5
Roy's eye twitched in irritation. "Next time you transform, you keep your clothes ON! AT LEAST YOUR PANTS!" He grabbed his jacket and threw it over towards the boy's direction. "Cover yourself up, dammit."
"I'm sorry Ed! I should have snuck in last night and grabbed your clothes when I was still thinking about it..." Alphonse whimpered, wringing his hands in embarrassment. He couldn't even look Ed in the eye right now.
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 17:21:41 GMT -5
Ed quickly grabbed Roy's jacket and glared. "I wasn't PLANNING for this to happen!!" he snapped, wrapping the coat around himself. He then started to shiver and looked at Al, shaking his head. "Al, i-it's n-not your fault! Y-You didn't k-k-know..." he said, starting to chatter his teeth. "D-Damn! I f-forgot h-h-how cold you get af-f-f-fter being in th-the water so long..."
Riza sighed and opened her eyes. "Don't worry, Ed. We'll find you some clothes. First we need to find Sierra..."
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 17:26:49 GMT -5
"What, looking for me?" One of Sierra's many quirks was appearing from virtually nowhere. In her arms, a red and black bundle of clothes.
Roy growled, "How many times do I have to tell you not to do that!?"
"At least three more before it really sticks," She retorted back angrily. She handed the pile to Alphonse. "Here. Give these to Edward. God knows I don't want to look at that pathetic naked mess."
Al blinked and nodded vigorously. He sprinted to his brother and handed him his clothes. "H-Here..."
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Post by Edward's Alter Ego on Aug 20, 2010 17:32:50 GMT -5
Ed quickly grabbed his clothes and muttered a "Thank you..." No one knew if he was talking to Al or Sierra, but either way, Ed was fully clothed in no time.
Cathy sighed, trying to get the image out of her head and the redness out of her face. "S-So...what do we do now? Are we going to change back again tonight?"
"I thought it was every full moon!" Ed whined. "I don't want to live every night as a fish!!"
Riza fingered the eagle talon her mother gave her when she was very little. "Are these what makes us turn into our real form?"
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Post by Edward Uzumaki on Aug 20, 2010 17:39:06 GMT -5
"Very perceptive of you, Lieutenant," Sierra replied slyly, "You noticed how they glowed last night before you transformed? That was their power activating. Let me show you." She snuck up behind Roy and grabbed the little horseshoe charm on his lapel.
"HEY I- *gack*" The light glowed from his charm and before anyone saw it coming, Sierra was mounted on her cousin. "HEY! I just became human again! Why couldn't you have done this to yourself!?"
"Because this is more fun."
Al put a finger to his chin. "So... our trinkets that we all got randomly at some point in our lives really do have significant meanings to them? I guessing that was coincidence then..."
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