heres chapter 2! Sorry it took so long!
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After lunch, Ed and I made our way down to history. The walk was silent, neither of us talking. I didn’t know what Ed was thinking about but I couldn’t get over the events at lunch.
At the lunch table Riza, Havoc, Fuery, Breda, and Falman had all become absorbed in their own conversation as Ed and I talked. It was rather peaceful, nothing odd or embarrassing going on, but then he came over. Roy Mustang came over and sat at our table, right across from Riza.
At first I didn’t notice he was there. But then I noticed Edward looking distracted. I looked to see what he was looking at and saw Roy and Riza, talking like old friends. I was totally taken aback. Just a few hours before Riza had told Roy off, telling me and Ed he was nothing but a flirty hot-shot. Then all of a sudden she was laughing and talking to Roy as if they were the best of friends? I just couldn’t wrap my head around it. I had wanted to confront Riza about it, but I couldn’t bring myself to say a word and just ended up looking away and focusing on my lunch once again.
“Well, here we are,”
I was wrenched from my thoughts as Edward announced our arrival to the history room. I blinked then nodded. We entered the room then headed over to some vacant desks. The teacher was already in the room, sitting at her desk. She looked nice enough, young unlike your stereo-typical history teacher. Overall she was a rather beautiful woman, well built and in shape, and there was something about her that made her seem strong, like she was silently, maybe subconsciously, demanding respect from all those around her.
I couldn’t help but feel drawn to her, but silently sat down next to my best friend. After about another minute filled with kids coming in from lunch, the teacher stood up from her desk and walked to the front of the room.
“Welcome all of you to your first history class of the year,” she greeted. “My name is Izumi Curtis, Mrs. Curtis to you, and I’m sure we’ll all get to know each other.” She then gave a rather evil smirk then added, “Some of you I’ll get to know more then others I’m sure. I’m not light on punishments.”
I noticed Edward fake a shudder as she said this, and I looked over at him shaking my head. He saw me and grinned innocently, making me roll my eyes. Ed just chuckled quietly and tried to turn his attention to the teacher. I did the same, turning my head back to the front of the room.
“Ok, you here in the front, pass out the history books,” Mrs. Curtis directed, pointing to a shelf filled with large textbooks. The boy she was talking to, a rather pudgy kid with messy blond hair, stood up from his seat, walked over and grabbed some books, then started handing them out to each student.
While he was doing his job, Mrs. Curtis continued talking about how things would be working in her classroom. The thing that really caught my attention however, was when she started talking about what would happen to people who fall asleep in class.
“Now, I want no slackers in this classroom! Not doing your work is one thing but what really ticks me of is when I’m up here doing my job teaching you little know-it-all’s, and someone is sitting in the back snoring! If you fall asleep in my class you will regret it. Not only will you miss the lesson and therefore miss valuable information that you will need in the future, but you will also have to deal with me, which is not fun.”
I turned and looked at Ed, expecting him to be a little nervous. But instead of being nervous he had a rather smug look on his face as he raised his hand.
“You in the back,” the teacher sighed.
“What exactly are you gunna do to people who fall asleep?” Ed asked carelessly.
“I suppose you’ll find out the first time you fall asleep, eh Blondie?” she replied in a sickeningly sweet voice. Ed’s eyes narrowed slightly but nodded. With that Mrs. Curtis went on.
“Trying to get in trouble the first day?” I whispered to Edward. I had a bad feeling Ed was going to be a lot of trouble in this class in the future.
“What? I was just curious what I was gunna be up against,” he replied, shrugging.
Yup, he was doomed.
The rest of the day went by without much event. After history, Ed and I split up again as we headed to our own classes. Finally, the day ended and we headed to the bus. Ed and I boarded and sat together again, this time he beat me to the window. In the back, Roy, Riza, and the rest of the gang that were at our lunch table, were talking and hanging out making quite a lot of noise. Edward was obviously ignoring them, immediately shoving his headphones into his ears, but I couldn’t help but look back at them.
I was amazed at how well Riza seemed to fit in with all the guys. If I were in her situation, I would undoubtedly feel uncomfortable being surrounded by nothing but males. Loud ones at that.
Suddenly, Riza looked up and noticed I was looking at them. She said something to Roy and the others then moved up the bus to sit in the seat a crossed from me.
“Hello there Winry, you have a good first day?” she asked politely. I nodded and smiled.
“So um, Riza? Are you and Roy friends then?” I managed to ask. Riza gave me a strange look then chuckled.
“Yes we are, isn’t it easy to tell?” her voice was still kind though I could sense a bit of teasing underneath.
“Well yeah, I guess I just thought, after this morning-”
“You thought I didn’t like him? Yes well, we tease each other a lot, not to mention I was telling the truth. He really is ladies man wannabe.”
With that we both burst out into giggles, making Edward finally notice Riza was there. She waved at him and he waved back, but continued to listen to his music.
“Well isn’t he social?” Riza noted. I giggled again.
“He gets this way some times,” I replied. I then leaned over and whispered, “He’s really just shy that’s all.” This time Riza giggled.
“So,” she whispered back, “do you and Ed have a thing going on or what?” I could feel my cheeks grow warm and my eyes widened. Was it that obvious that I liked him?
“No! Me and Ed are just friends, nothing more!” I whispered back harshly.
“Do you want there to be something more?” she pushed. My cheeks felt like they were about to explode as my heart began beating faster and faster.
“Hey Hawkeye!!!” I looked over then sighed in relief as Riza’s attention shifted to whoever it was who called her.
“What do you want Breda?!” Riza snapped back, her voice loud and commanding.
“Get your little ass back here before the bus starts up!” Roy called. Riza sighed and shot an apologetic look in my direction.
“Talk to you later Winry.” With that she stood up and went back with the guys. Shortly afterwards, the bus fired up and we head home.
During the bus ride I had managed to get Ed to share a headphone with me so I had some sort of entertainment, so all the way home we were silent while we listened to music.
We finally reached our stop and hopped off the bus. While walking down the road we talked about how our day had gone and such things until we reached the point where we would both split up and head to our own houses. Just as we were about to say our goodbyes however, Edward’s younger brother Alphonse ran up to us.
“Hi Winry, hi Brother!” he greeted, smiling ear to ear.
“Hi Al” both Ed and I said in unison. Al had apparently just got home himself because he was still in his uniform. His short brown hair was neatly combed and his hazel eyes were bright and full of energy.
“How was high school?” he asked happily.
“It was great. It’s really not as scary as the make it out to be.” Ed replied coolly.
“Really? I can’t wait to join you guys next year!” Alphonse said.
“I can’t wait either!” I grinned. “You’ll love it.” Al smiled at me then turned to Edward.
“Let’s go Ed; mom’s gunna be waiting.”
“Ok. Well Winry, I’ll see ya tomorrow.” Ed nodded.
“Ok, see you guys!” I called after the Elric brothers as they walked off to their house. Edward raised his hand in response. I sighed, watching him leave, then turned and headed home.
I walked into the house and took a deep breath. First day of high school down with no real embarrassing moments. I went into the kitchen and grabbed myself a snack; in this case a piece of cake left over from last night, and sat down at the table. I nearly choked when my grandma’s voice sounded off behind me.
“So much for healthy snacks”
I turned around to see my grandma smiling at me. I giggled and swallowed the bite that was in my mouth.
“Hey Granny,” I said. She walked over to the table, and then sat down next to me.
“So, how was the first day?” she asked me.
“Pretty good, I think I’ve already made a friend. Her name is Riza, and she’s really nice,” I said.
“Oh really? Well that’s good to hear.”
“Yeah and I think Ed made an enemy. His name’s Roy. The two of them got in a little argument on the bus this morning. In other words, Roy called Ed short,” I chuckled. This caused Granny to laugh as well. We both got a kick out of Ed when he got mad about his height.
“Yes well, it isn’t hard for Ed to make enemies.”
Once I finished my cake, I told Granny about the rest of my day, excluding the part where Roy was obviously hitting on me, and then headed upstairs to my room. I changed out of my uniform and into a pair of comfy sweats and a tank top. Lying down on my bed, my mind instantly began to wander.
Riza had asked if I wanted there to be something between Ed and me. Was she simply teasing me, or was it obvious that I liked him? Of course the answer was yes. I had had a crush on Edward for years. Of course I wanted us to be something, something more than friends. The problem was my nerves and cautiousness. There was no way I could possibly tell him how I felt. Besides that, I didn’t want to make him uncomfortable if he didn’t feel the same way. We were best friends after all, and I didn’t want to ruin that.
I rolled over on my stomach then reached over and turned on my CD player. The last CD I had been listening to was Lady Gaga’s album “The Fame”, and Just Dance instantly came on. I sang along with it quietly. After a while I went over to my desk and turned on my computer. As soon as everything turned on and warmed up, I clicked on the little internet explorer icon at the bottom of the screen. I checked my e-mail then browsed the internet for about an hour then got bored and quit.
Sighing, I picked up the little clock on my desk and began playing with it, my mind drifting off in thought again. It wasn’t long before the clock was in pieces.
Crap, I thought, I didn’t mean to do that. Oh well, putting it back together will give me something to do. I easily began fixing my clock and had it back up and running again I about ten minutes.
I loved mechanics. I always had, and Ed had always teased me for it. I simply loved taking things apart, seeing how everything worked, then seeing if I could put it back together again. I loved how every inside piece had a purpose, helping other pieces work in a specific way, creating things that people enjoy using every single day. I found it all amazing, and it was too bad for Ed he just didn’t get it.
God, I was thinking about Edward again. I really needed something else to think about. I was becoming hopelessly obsessed, and I knew if I were to get much worse, I would surely give myself away. I would do or say something stupid and Edward would get the hint. And that surely wouldn’t lead to anything good.
I shook myself then decided I would try reading to get my mind off Ed. I grabbed the last book in the “Vampire Kisses” series and opened it up were I had just left off. Yeah the books were small, but they were still great. Ellen Schreiber was a great writer. I particularly liked the character Alexander Sterling, the vampire. He sounded so perfect; romantic, kind, and good looking.
I read for a few hours until, sadly, I finished the book. [The ending was great by the way] Just then, Granny called me down for dinner. I grinned. My plan had been successful. I had managed to not think about Edward for more than two hours.
“COMING!” I called, and then headed downstairs, stomach growling.