It was a normal day for you as you traveled into central to do some shopping. The crowd of people hurried past you as you took your time wandering from shop to shop, looking at each object for sale. Every object varied in use, size, color- all leaving you fascinated.
You stepped inside the shop which you originally came to central for. You took your time browsing the other objects before approaching the shopkeeper and handing him the list of items that you wished to buy. He smiled at you in recognition and went into the back of the shop to get the items on your list. You wandered around the shop again, continuing to look at the various items for sale.
It wasn’t long before the shopkeeper came back with a bag full of the items that you ordered. You smiled and waved goodbye to him as you left the shop. Outside the shop, chaos had broken out. People ran for cover as a rogue alchemist destroyed shops and stands, mowing down every person in his way.
It wouldn’t be long before the state alchemists came to stop him but by that time, too many people would be injured or possibly killed. You watched as a little boy fleeing from danger stumbled and fell in front of the rogue alchemist’s next target. Before he could draw the alchemy circle, you dropped your bag and ran over to the boy, sweeping him away from harm’s way. Once safe, the boy began running away from the alchemist again.
He was safe but you couldn’t say the same about yourself. The alchemist quickly spotted you and began to draw another alchemy circle. There wouldn’t be any time to run, you stood there frozen in place.
“Get out of there!” a short, blond haired boy shouted at you as he ran over to the alchemist. Being there no way for you to hear him and that your eyes were too fixated on the rogue alchemist, you continued to stay rooted to the same place.
“What’re you doing? Are you freaking crazy?!” he shouted once again. Realizing that you weren’t going to move, he clapped his real hand and his automail one together and touched the ground, releasing his own wave of alchemy towards the rogue. But the rogue’s alchemy was faster to reach its target and it crashed right into you, knocking you off your feet.
The boy’s alchemy hit the rogue alchemist which knocked him into a wall, allowing the him to create a cage for the rogue until the state alchemists arrived. Soon after, the boy ran over to where you were collapsed on the ground.
“What the hell is wrong with you? You have to be freaking crazy-” he cut off when he noticed shattered pieces of plastic scattered on the ground next to your ear. It didn’t take him long to figure out that it was your hearing aid. He stopped yelling and kneeled next to you, helping you to sit up.
Your body ached from taking that impact but besides your broken hearing aid, you were completely fine. You looked up at the boy who saved you and smiled. Raising up your dominant hand, you brought your fingertips up to your mouth and then extended your hand in thank you.
“I know I saved you but I didn’t think I deserved a kiss for it,” he replied, blushing slightly.
“I don’t think she was blowing you a kiss, Ed,” a suit of armor said from behind the boy. “I think she was using sign language.”
“You’re probably right, Al,” he replied. He turned back to you and helped you stand to your feet. “You look fine but I’m going to bring you to a doctor just in case, okay?”
Although you couldn’t hear him you could read his lips well and nodded at what he said. As you began to walk, you realized that you were a little more injured than you realized. You must’ve sprained your ankle from the impact since it was painful to walk on. You involuntarily grabbed onto Ed out of shock when you felt the pain. Without saying anything, he wrapped a strong arm around your waist to help support your weight.
You expected him to leave once you both made it to the doctor’s house but he never did. Nor did he leave after your ankle was being treated or when you were laying down afterwards. He stayed by your side the whole time and tried to keep you entertained.
Even days after the incident while you were still recovering he rarely ever left your side and when he did, it wasn’t for long. You quickly grew attached to him during those few days and you realized that even when your ankle was better, you weren’t going to leave his side either.
