Monday, February 13, 2006

Sorry I've been so behind but writers block is kicking my ass!!
I threw my bag over my shoulder and walked inside. Winry looked at me. “Wait didn’t you just?”
“I decided not to.”
“Really?” Winry added, “What changed your mind?”
Havoc walked through the door. I pointed to him. I blushed and Havoc stood behind me. Ed looked surprised. I looked at Ed and smiled. “I can’t go not now.”
Havoc put an arm on my shoulder. I scratched my neck and noticed the bandage on my neck again. I looked at him again and looked back at Ed. “Hey Havoc,”
Havoc looked at me, “What is it?”
“Uh well my friends and I play poker on Saturdays and I was just wondering if you’d like to come.” I blushed.
“Sure!” Havoc said happily.
I smiled and looked back at the ground. I grabbed his hand and walked out. Havoc trailed angrily behind me. I slowed down to let him catch up he walked next me and took a cigarette out of his pocket and lit it. I didn’t mind much that he smoked. I just wish he wouldn’t smoke around me.
“Watch,” I tripped and pulled myself off the ground. “Out.” Havoc finished what he said.
I looked behind me it was hole that tripped me, “Who the hell would dig a hole and not cover it up?” my ankle was a bit soar.
I stood up and dusted myself off. I looked at the hole again I scowled at it in anger. I sighed and continued on. I kept an eye on the suit of armor that lay by the rivers edge. I continued to walk not paying much attention for pain that was occurring. I fell to my knees in agony I dug my fingers into the ground Havoc kneeled next to me, “You okay?”
I nodded in pain I stood back up and fell back down. “God my ankle!” I complained.
“Your ankle?” He stared at me.
“YES MY ANKLE!” I replied angrily.
“Gezz…”
I sighed, “It wasn’t really bothering me till now.”
“Does it hurt when I do this?” Havoc poked it.
I yelled in pain “YES!”
Havoc pondered to himself for a few minutes. “Well have you come to a verdict?”
“Yep it’s sprained!”
“I could’ve told you that!” I made my hand in to a fist and looked at him.
I sighed and got up I walked a few feet and fell, “You shouldn’t walk!”
I looked at him I moaned “Fine.”
Havoc put out his hand I grabbed it and was pulled up onto my feet. Havoc grabbed my right arm and pulled it over on to his shoulder. “Come on,”
We turned around to walk back into Winry’s house. I sighed, “I can’t believe how reckless you are! Now I know why Roy worries all the time about you.”
“Since when does Roy worry?”
“Well since your, 10th injury.”
I remembered it clearly now I had gotten shot in the stomach. “Really? That was a while ago!” I looked at my arm it was at least my 47 injury since I joined the military. I looked back at him. It was stupid that I’ve been counting the injuries but it gave me something to do.
“Havoc. What would Roy do when I was away.”
“Mostly stare out the window and ask the same question every day! We even put bets on when he’d ask. I won twice.”
“Twice?”
“Ya so?”
“Nothing.”
Havoc looked at me in frustration I smiled. We got closer to her house with each step. I looked out into the landscaping with hopeful eyes. I hoped that the moment wouldn’t end. I looked at Havoc and sighed, “What’s wrong?”
I looked at him and blinked, “It’s nothing. It’s just that,” I paused and looked away, “this is my 50th injury since I joined the military.” I smiled slyly.
“The big 5,0 huh? Wait you kept track of your injuries?”
“It gives me something to do. Also I’m trying to be better then my father was.”
Havoc looked at me funny. “What do you mean by that?”
“I’m trying to different from my father by throwing caution into the wind.”
“Your nuts.”
“Yep!”
I smiled as I looked ahead. I began to laugh, “I can’t believe I want to be better then my dad by being more reckless then him!”
I sighed I looked on as we walked. I looked at the sky and thought of my parents again. My smile flattened a tear came rolling down my cheek I harshly scraped it off. I’m tired of crying all the time, I thought to myself. “What’s wrong?” Havoc asked me.
I looked at him, “It’s my parents I was thinking about them.”
I looked back onto the horizon. The sun was begging to set my heart shattered/ I was reminded of that night. The night when my life was put at risk it all flashed before my eyes again. Tears ran down my cheek as it played again. I held my head in pain and fell to my knees. Havoc fell with me by my side, “What’s wrong?”
I dug my hands into the ground as I cried. “Does it really hurt that bad?” Havoc exclaimed.
I looked at him with teary eyes, “Its” I stopped I couldn’t tell him about how sad I was.
I looked at the ground again I noticed the in ring on my figure I took it off and threw it across the field. I couldn’t look at it any more. “That stupid jerk why did come with me to Daner?” I whispered to myself.
I looked at the ground and back up to the sky. I stood up and tried to walk I winced with every step. I fell backward and was caught by something. I looked up Havoc was smiling at me I blushed. I stood up again and smiled at him. My hair covered one of my eyes I limped to Winry’s house. My head throbbed and in response to it I held my it.
“You really shouldn’t be walking Aki.” Havoc said under his breath.
“I’ve gone days like this Havoc. Remember I lived alone in the woods for almost three years. You don’t need to worry.”
“What was it like Aki to live alone in the woods?”
“It’s hell really but if your smart enough to know what is eatable and what will kill you is you’ll make an honest living. Why do you ask?”
“Curious is all.”
I smiled and looked on we weren’t more then a half a mile away from Winry’s house and it was already sunset. The sky was a blaze with red clouds as they moved towards the sun. My stomach hurt still from the blow earlier that day. I could hear her words echo through my head
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It was morning again I looked outside; I’ve got to get home, I thought to myself. I got dressed and walked outside. I needed to talk to Havoc and the others but couldn’t find a soul. “Winry? Havoc? Any body!” I yelled into the landscape. I looked around in panic.
I ran inside I yelled again, “Havoc?”
I found a note in the kitchen. I picked it up and began to read it,
Aki, I’m afraid I have your friends captive in the abandoned church on the outskirts of town come by 5 o’clock if you ever want to see your friends again. If you don’t Havoc is the first to go.
Love,
Aeon
“That little!” I rolled up the note in my hand and threw it across the room.
I ran out the door with anger on my face and fear in my heart. I asked people along the way were it was they all told me to not go there because it was unstable and likely to collapse under it’s own weight. I didn’t care It has been 2 hours since I sent out at 12 o’clock. I could see the church a giant window was the first thing to catch my eye. I ran inside to my surprise no one was there to stop me from going up to fight her.
I ran up the stairs cobwebs hung from the corners of walls. I was growing tired I came to a hall were there was an open door. I peered in I heard a laugh I could recognize it any where, “Aeon.” I whispered to myself.
“So you all think she’s going to come for you huh? Doubt it. She’s to spineless that coward!”
“That’s not true!” I heard an all to familiar voice say, “she risked her life for her friends and this is no different!” I noticed now it was Havoc.
“That’s nice that you think so. She thinks the same about you. That’s why you’re here Jean. I know you’re her weakness. I still doubt she’ll come. I can’t wait till it’s 5 so I can kill you all!” she laughed evilly, “oh hell why don’t I do it now!”
“No you don’t!” I walked through the doorway standing tall.
She sighed, “What a pleasure to see you Aki! I see your doing well.”
“Cut the crap Aeon! You want to fight let’s fight!”
“So stingy! Fine if you insist!” She pulled out a gun.
I transmuted my hand into a long blade. Aeon laughed, “A sword! How stupid can you be Aki? Guns are better then swords and much quicker to. Your as good as dead!”
“You want to see what I can do?” I charged towards her and aimed for her head she ducked and shot at me at point blank. She missed, “How bad of an aim can you have? Your shooting at point blank and still missed!” I chuckled.
“Don’t be so childish Aki!”
She shot at me again I dodged the bullet. “Ya missed!” I joked around.
“Shut up!”
I ran towards her she continued to shoot at my feet. “Hey my heart’s up here or have you forgotten?”
She reloaded her gun, “Naïve Aki. You don’t understand.”
“What don’t I understand?”
“You have no heart Aki.”
“What?”
“Neither did your parents!”
She shot at me again this time aiming for my head. I got her leg with my blade. She yelled in pain. “My parents were the most kind loving parents that I could have!”
“So you think. Well Aki since I’m going to kill you any way might as well tell you.”
“Tell me what?” I dodged a bullet that came towards me.
“Your parents were ruthless killers Aki! They killed both my parents! Any one related to them should die!”
I stopped, “That’s not true!” I yelled in anger.
“Think about it Aki. You moved contently every time your parents were found you moved. They had bounties on their heads! They killed over a hundred people!”
“Shut up!”
I attacked her again. I got her shoulder. “You see Aki? You are related to them your violent rage the way you attack everything is the same!”
“Shut up!”
“No Aki! I won’t you need to hear the truth! The truth of you past!”
“No I don’t!” I aimed for her head I just barely got her cheek.
“Yes you do Aki!” she got me by the hand, “you should know what your parents were to ashamed to admit!”
“Shut up!!” I kicked her in the stomach.
I noticed the window now. I hadn’t realized I had traveled so high up. I ran over to the window. “Running to a window? How pitiful Aki!”
She ran over to me. I got ready to stab her if needed. “Why do you run to me when you have a gun!” I questioned her.
“Oh shut up!”
I got ready to jab her in the stomach. She shot me in the shoulder from about 4 feet away. I stumbled backwards she shot the window it shattered into millions of pieces. I gained my balance back and ran towards her. “Aki give it up! You’re going to die here today!”
“Not true!” I smiled and pinned her down to ground the blade was to her throat.
She smiled at me and kicked me off. I flew towards the window and stood up I wasn’t much more then a few inches from falling off the edge. “Well then Aki this is it. Time to die.”
“What’s the use in killing me Aeon? Even if you do manage to what will you gain in return? Your parents won’t be alive again.”
“Shut up you insolent Brat!”
She shot around me but did hit me. I looked at her She shot me in the leg; I stumbled backwards over the edge of the window, “Aki!” I heard someone yell.
I grabbed the ledge and struggled to pull myself up. I ran towards her and hit her in the face. She fell down and stumbled back up again I punched her in the stomach like she did to me.
I ran over to my friends and untied them all. “Get out!” I yelled at them.
“Aki we can’t just leave you here!” Havoc yelled back.
“This is my battle Havoc! I need to fight it alone.” I looked at him solemnly.
They all ran out the door. Havoc looked at me in concern one last time. I turned to Aeon. “That was cheap Aki. Taking my move and using it on me!” She raised her gun it clicked but no bullets.
“That’s why I prefer swords.” I smiled at her.
She took out a detonator, “Aki this is your stop.” She ran to the window and jumped out. I looked over the edge she landed on a platform that I hadn’t seen before. A plane came by Aeon grabbed it and was pulled away. “You coward come back to fight!”
She circled the building and pressed the detonator. I looked behind me a fiery blaze came up I was pushed out the window by the explosion. I looked at the sky and saw my past everything. I saw my mother and father, all my friends a picture of Havoc came into my head. “No I can’t die! I can’t!” I yelled out to myself. It began to rain I cried and tried to figure out how I could use alchemy to my advantage.
I clapped my hands and moved to face the wall I grabbed it platforms formed under me one after the other I hit one and broke through it. I yelled in pain.
I hit the ground with a hard thump. I staggered up, “Aki!” Havoc ran over to me.
“Well except for the fatal fall and having to know the truth of my family line I’m great!” I fell over.
“Aki?”
“To tired. Talk later.”
I sat and let the rain hit my soar back. Each drop felt painful on my bare arms. I got up and tried to stand up without falling I laughed, “This makes 54.” I smiled.
I walked past my friends, “Come on you guys.”
I felt dizzy and tired. I almost fell over but Havoc got me before I could. I stood back up. I continued to walk. “Should we let her walk I mean she’s bleeding badly!” Mercy asked Havoc.
“No especially with a broken ankle!” Havoc told her.
“A broken ankle? How? Why would she fight with such an injury? I know she can be ignorant at times but ignoring other injuries that’s just stupid!”
I stopped and looked at her, “Ya do know I can hear you right?” I growled, “I did it because you’re all my friends.”
“Aki what did you mean by ‘54’?” Ed asked me.
“54 injuries since I joined the military!” I said happily.
“Really 54?”
“Yep!”
“Wait why are you counting?”
“Long story. To tired to tell it!”
I stopped, “Oh Havoc I’m going to go back to central soon.” Havoc nodded.
I continued to walk only to fall to my knees in nausea. “Aki what’s wrong?” Katie asked me.
“Oh god… I think I’m going to faint.” I held shoulder in pain.
Havoc rushed over, “You okay?”
I looked at the wound and stood up again. “I’ll make it.”
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