Battlefield Diaries of Edward Elric

~chapter four: help US!~
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Edward and Alphonse were taken into the Rockbell kitchen. Panako made them sit down, and asked,

\"Now, will you mind explaining to me what just happened, boys?\"

Edward snickered his famous snicker. \"Actually, I DO mind. Thanks, Panako.\"

Panako glared. \"Edward! That\'s Aunt Pan- actually, just Mrs.Rockbell is fine.\"

Edward and Alphonse gasped. They hadn\'t called Panako \"Mrs.Rockbell\" in 15 years! Why now? Was this that big of a deal?

\"I\'m...We\'re...sorry, Aunt- um, Mrs.Rockbell.\" Alphonse said. \"It\'s my fault. I was thanking Edward for my transmutation, and I got carried-\"

\"Nonsense, Alphonse. Your brother had to agree. He was on top.\"

They shuddered. \"Perverted old woman!\" Edward yelled.

Panako turned red. \"Sirs, I give you three days to find...SEPERATE...housing.\" Winry gasped, on the verge of tearing. She turned away, as sobbing noises came her way.

Edward stood up, clapping, an evil look in his eye. \"Fine! Let\'s go Al.\" He then touched the table, and it merged with the floor, creating a wall. Alphonse, who was on Edward\'s side of the wall, was grabbed by the wrist as Edward pulled him outside. Feeling bad, he went inside, clapped, touched the floor, and the wall was a table again. \"Bye Winry!\" he said furiously, and slammed the door.

\"Ed? What are we going to do?\"

Edward hugged Alphonse. \"Find a place, together, Al. If we can\'t buy one, I\'ll build one using alchemy and some trees for walls, and clay and some water, to make tiles for a roof.\"

\"Thanks, brother.\"

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After two days of house shopping, they came to the conclusion that Edward needed to alchemically build them a house.

\"Hey Al, \" he asked jokingly, \"two bedrooms, right?\"

Alphonse glared at Edward. \"Do it, and you sleep outside.\"

Edward stepped back and got an anime sweatdrop on his head. He snickered again, and asked Alphonse to cut down some trees. Edwards went out and bought some pottery clay, and alchemically made a jar. Filling it with water, he dumped it over the trees, and alchemically made the pot clay again.

\"Stand back, Al.\" He clapped, and put his hands over the objects, concentrating hard. A red light shined upward, and after a blast of red, a fairly large house rose. It was double storied, and had one bedroom, a library, a kitchen, a study (aka another library) and a restroom, and the roof was made of Spanish tile. Edward also used the root of a flower, and alchemically grew a large tree in the back yard.

\"Beautiful, Ed.\" said Alphonse.

\"Yeah...beautiful.\" Alphonse noticed Edward wasn\'t looking at the house. He blushed.

Inside the house, Alphonse noticed that it was fully furnished. \"How did you do this brother?\"

Edward turned to him, looking upset. \"I-I\'m so sorry. I didn\'t tell you...\"

\"Tell me what?\"

Edward slipped his hand into his hair, and pulled out the tie holding his braid. Straight gold locks fell over his face. He handed Alphonse his tie.

\"What\'s this for...oh, my G- EDWARD! Why didn\'t you...\" Alphonse was crying.

For, laced inside the hairband, was a small Philosopher\'s stone.

\"I...I shrunk it with alchemy to fit in that.\"

He looked away, ashamed. Alphonse laughed. \"It\'s okay. Because, this means....you can get back your arm and leg!\"

\"Nah. I can\'t. I like my arm! Ah...and...um..leg.\"

\"What are you hiding.\" The question came out more like a statement to Edward.

He smiled, and kissed his brother with linger, lightly, but romantically. \"I think we should try out our new...ah!\"

Alphonse hit his head lightly. Thinking, he kicked his left leg. A metallic bang sounded throughout the house. \"Ed...I can\'t believe this...\"

Edward lifted his left pant leg, showing metal from the knee joint down. \"Not as much as the other.\"

Alphonse glared, and turned away. \"\"It...It was for me, wasn\'t it?\"

Edward turned away. \"And if it was?\" he whispered.

Alphonse was crying openly now. \"Then I have to do something for you.\"