﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>AnnaMaria_Elric's Xanga</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/</link><description>Latest Xanga weblog from AnnaMaria_Elric</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>The Weblog Community</title><url>http://s.xanga.com/images/xangalogobutton.gif</url><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/</link></image><item><title>Saturday, September 17, 2005</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/349345379/item/</link><guid>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/349345379/item/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2005 03:48:16 GMT</pubDate><description>Alright.&lt;br&gt;
New xanga time.&lt;br&gt;
In at least an hour, I will make a new xanga, with a less 'ongz you like edward/al' name&lt;br&gt;
-thinks hard-&lt;br&gt;
Inji&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
NEW XANGA BITCHES!!!&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a target="_new" href="http://www.xanga.com/I__NeedRoyMustang_x"&gt;I__NeedRoyMustang_x&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Yesh, that'sh right&lt;br&gt;</description><comments>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/349345379/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Friday, September 16, 2005</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/348961233/item/</link><guid>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/348961233/item/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2005 16:00:28 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;I got my phone back.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;Yay.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yay&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Maria&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/348961233/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Thursday, September 15, 2005</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/348534455/item/</link><guid>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/348534455/item/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 22:08:35 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;I know you love the new lookup. I read the new chapter of Fullmetal
and I was like, "Ongz, bang bang edward." So I had to make a piccy of
it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;That's right.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;I &lt;em&gt;read&lt;/em&gt; the &lt;em&gt;new&lt;/em&gt; chapter&lt;em&gt; and&lt;/em&gt; you&lt;em&gt; didn't.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&lt;font size="7"&gt;Faylin&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;AHAHAHAHAHAH!&lt;br&gt;-laughs at faylin-&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;This was the best day ever, except that I still don't have my
phone back. Mr. Morris is the coolest person ever. He's gonna bust the
bitch who took my phone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Favorite People&lt;br&gt;&lt;/u&gt;Faylin&lt;br&gt;Mr. Garthe&lt;br&gt;Lena&lt;br&gt;Mr. Morris&lt;br&gt;Mr. Frick&lt;br&gt;Ms. Dorsey&lt;br&gt;Ms. Cole.&lt;br&gt;Mercedes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;^Cool people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;Rawr,&lt;br&gt;&lt;font color="#ff0080"&gt;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#0080ff"&gt;a&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#9f40ff"&gt;r&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#ff4040"&gt;i&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#ff9966"&gt;a&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;"So, Mr. Garthe, When are we gonna die?" - Courtney B. in Science when we were talking about greenhouse gasses&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;The rain &lt;br&gt;f&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; a&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;l&lt;br&gt;a&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;n&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; a&lt;br&gt;l&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; d&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;u&lt;br&gt;l&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; g&lt;br&gt;s&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;h&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;I wanted to watch the sun shine&lt;br&gt;I&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;thought&lt;br&gt;I guess not&lt;br&gt;Because though the sun&lt;br&gt;Makes me&lt;br&gt;C&lt;br&gt;H&lt;br&gt;E&lt;br&gt;E&lt;br&gt;R&lt;br&gt;Y&lt;br&gt;The rain makes me laugh&lt;br&gt;as it pitter-patters&lt;br&gt;On my windows&lt;br&gt;My eyes light up&lt;br&gt;at the so called gloomy sky&lt;br&gt;It's funny to me&lt;br&gt;H&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp; a&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; H&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; a&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; !&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; !&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;--Maria Carvell 2005&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;EDIT///&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;pre style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&lt;font size="1"&gt;What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing?&lt;br&gt;"Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?"&lt;br&gt;Maybe I should buy some old tab collars?&lt;br&gt;"Welcome back to the age of jive&lt;br&gt;Where have you been hidin' out lately, honey?&lt;br&gt;You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money"&lt;br&gt;Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound&lt;br&gt;Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What's the matter with the car I'm driving?&lt;br&gt;"Can't you tell that it's out of style?"&lt;br&gt;Should I get a set of white wall tires?&lt;br&gt;"Are you gonna cruise a miracle mile?&lt;br&gt;Nowadays you can't be too sentimental&lt;br&gt;You best bet's a true baby blue Continental"&lt;br&gt;Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk&lt;br&gt;It's still rock and roll to me &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers&lt;br&gt;'Cause it's always been the same old scene&lt;br&gt;There's a new band in town&lt;br&gt;But you can't get the sound from a story in a magazine...&lt;br&gt;Aimed at your average teen &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How about a pair of pink sidewinders&lt;br&gt;And a bright orange pair of pants?&lt;br&gt;"You could really be a Beau Brummel baby&lt;br&gt;If you just give it half a chance&lt;br&gt;Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers&lt;br&gt;You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers"&lt;br&gt;Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways&lt;br&gt;It's still rock and roll to me &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing?&lt;br&gt;"Don't you know that their out of touch?"&lt;br&gt;Should I try to be a straight 'A' student?&lt;br&gt;"If you are then you think too much&lt;br&gt;Don't you know about the new fashion honey?&lt;br&gt;All you need are looks and a whole lotta money"&lt;br&gt;It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways&lt;br&gt;It's still rock and roll to me&lt;br&gt;Everybody's talkin' 'bout the new sound&lt;br&gt;Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family: georgia;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/p&gt;</description><comments>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/348534455/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Wednesday, September 14, 2005</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/347815568/item/</link><guid>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/347815568/item/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:02:24 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;small&gt;&lt;font face="Arial"&gt;
    Imagine there's no heaven,&lt;br&gt;
    It's easy if you try,&lt;br&gt;
    No hell below us,&lt;br&gt;
    Above us only sky,&lt;br&gt;
    Imagine all the people&lt;br&gt;
    living for today...&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;
    Imagine there's no countries,&lt;br&gt;
    It isnt hard to do,&lt;br&gt;
    Nothing to kill or die for,&lt;br&gt;
    No religion too,&lt;br&gt;
    Imagine all the people&lt;br&gt;
    living life in peace...&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;
    Imagine no possesions,&lt;br&gt;
    I wonder if you can,&lt;br&gt;
    No need for greed or hunger,&lt;br&gt;
    A brotherhood of man,&lt;br&gt;
    Imagine all the people&lt;br&gt;
    Sharing all the world...&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;
    You may say Im a dreamer,&lt;br&gt;
    but Im not the only one,&lt;br&gt;
    I hope some day you'll join us,&lt;br&gt;
    And the world will live as one.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/small&gt;</description><comments>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/347815568/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Wednesday, September 14, 2005</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/347425726/item/</link><guid>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/347425726/item/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2005 01:17:35 GMT</pubDate><description>DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
DAMN DAMN&lt;br&gt;

&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font size="7" linespacing="7"&gt;SOME BITCH STOLE MY PHONE!!!&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
WHEN I FOUND OUT WHO THE FUCKER IS, I AM GOING TO BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HER!!!&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/font&gt;-Inji Arawasu&lt;br&gt;</description><comments>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/347425726/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Tuesday, September 13, 2005</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/346759768/item/</link><guid>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/346759768/item/</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:42:01 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P&gt;omg omg omg omg omg omg omg&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;You'll never guess who I'm talking to.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size=7&gt;marissa&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;yey.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;for those of you who don't know&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;marissa is my bestestest friend ever&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;ever&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;yey&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;byebye&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/346759768/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Monday, September 12, 2005</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/346068979/item/</link><guid>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/346068979/item/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2005 00:10:22 GMT</pubDate><description>Yeshterday was my party.&lt;br&gt;
I got cool shtuffs. I love my new game. -hugs FMA2-&lt;br&gt;
I also love the Wicked Soundtrack.&lt;br&gt;
Wewt.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
MORE STORY!!!&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"&gt;

&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Riza
shifted through the sad mess that was once Edward’s apartment. She found a
small wrapped package on the table by the door. Glancing around and confirming
that she was alone, she slipped the package out of its colorful wrapping. She
opened the small velvet covered box and gasped upon seeing the gift inside.
Inside was a small ring with a silver band and a golden stone with a small black
dot in the middle.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Engraved in the ring was a simple note. I’ll love forever,
Edward. On the inside was carved &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;.
Riza dropped the package and left the room quickly.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;---&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:City&gt;&lt;/st1:place&gt;
rolled over in the bed where he had lain for almost an entire week. His pillow squished
slightly from the tears that had soaked and built up inside. He ran his fingers
through his hair, greasy and matted. He sighed and rolled onto his back,
feeling the tears coming back up again. He glanced around the room and
suddenly, a white haze began to form in the right side of his room. He blinked
and rubbed his eyes, as the haze began to form into a fuzzy shape of a body. As
the haze came into focus, &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;
gasped and fell off the side of the bed. There, at the other side of the bed,
was a translucent Edward Elric. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“&lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;,”
the voice was an angelic whisper, so quiet that if it were any softer it would
be unheard. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“&lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;,
what are you doing?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“Edo-kun…” &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;
lifted his head above the bed and looked at him with awe. “I-is that you?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“I asked you a question.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“I d-don’t know what you mean.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“You’re dwelling, &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;.”
Edward drifted towards him and became so close that he was almost touching his
face, “I told you not to dwell, &lt;i style=""&gt;didn’t I?&lt;/i&gt;”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;
gulped and nodded shakily. “W-why are you h-here?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“I need to tell you,” Edward drifted back and looked in &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;’s eyes with pity, “that
you need to move on. &lt;i style=""&gt;Now.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;i style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;“Stay
with me, please.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“I can’t &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;.
I can’t touch you, feel you, be with you. I can only see you.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Tears came back to his eyes. “Don’t say that.”&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He grabbed a pillow and threw it towards him,
closing his eyes, “Don’t lie!”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He opened his eyes as the pillow flew through Edward’s
stomach and landed on the ground. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“You can’t touch me, or hurt me. We can’t. I can’t.” Edward
sighed, crying invisible tears. “It can’t be. It’s not over…” He looked up at &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt; and whispered, “…I
am.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“I’m sorry, Edward…”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“I have to go,”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“You have to know! It was all my fault… and I’m sorry.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;But Edward was already gone in the mist of the early
morning. &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;
soaked his sheets with tears.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;---&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Somehow getting himself out of bed, &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt; struggled out of his apartment. He had
cleaned himself, but he felt the same as the night before. He walked down to
work at six, not being able to sleep at all since the incident the night
before.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;At work, all he did was stare at the wall, signing papers
that he didn’t even know what they said. After doing work for hours, he gave
up, laying his head on the desk and staring off into the distance. He spotted a
blank notebook and reached for it, not even knowing what he would write. He
just started writing everything he thought of down. It turned into this:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Dear Edward,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;I
can't begin to tell you how awful and horrible each day has been since that
terrible day. I don't even know how I cope. It might be that I know that you'd
want me to, or maybe it's that I have this faint, foolish hope that I'll see
you. I know I won't and that's that part of me that makes me sad.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Every
day tugs on my heart, but all the times we had together, good and bad, will
always overpower that extreme sadness. Edward, nothing can bring you back, and
we both know that. I'm hoping that you're thinking of me, in the better place
that you are at. My life will never be the same now.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;The
only thing that gets me out of bed each day is knowing that it's what you would
have wanted. You wouldn't want me to dwell on the past, but Ed-kun, it's so
hard. I miss you more than anything.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Even
if the world dries up and its inhabitants become bitter, and even if the entire
world forgets you. I will always remember you. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Love,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Roy
Mustang.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Suddenly, he felt different. It was like all the sadness
had drifted away. Like it was sucked into the note he had just written.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;And that’s how the love letters started.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;---&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Soon, the letters filled the notebooks. They filled
folders, and whole stacks of paper from the typewriter. He would write one and
all the sadness would go away… temporarily. He would be his old self, no one
knowing any better, but as soon as the sadness began to creep back, he would
make some excuse and write a letter. Or two. Or five. Whatever it took, he
would take any time and do it.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Soon, people began to catch on to what was going on. Riza was
cleaning through his office and came across the box filled with all the letters.
She informed others and people began to avoid talking about anything remotely
close to the subject of Edward. As people became more and more worried, &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt; wrote more and more.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;One day, there was a lot of yelling coming from the colonel’s
office. Riza was walking down the hallway when she heard the door slam open and
close. &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt; ran
down the hallway and pushed Riza on the ground, taking her gun.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“COLONEL!” She got up quickly and ran towards him into
Edward’s dusty old office. He shoved the gun into his mouth. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“Colonel, stop it. Take the gun out of your mouth.” She
looked into his eyes sternly, “&lt;i style=""&gt;Now&lt;/i&gt;.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;His eyes looking into hers, they read loud and clear. &lt;i style=""&gt;No&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“Please,” Her eyes were changing; they looked into his with
sadness and pleading. “Don’t do it to me, too. Haven’t you stopped to think
that there are other people that care about you?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He pulled the gun out of his mouth slowly, and looked at
her. “&lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Elizabeth&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“People like me, Roy.” She felt her eyes well up with tears
and she walked towards him, laying her head on his chest, “Don’t make me hurt, &lt;i style=""&gt;please.&lt;/i&gt;”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He hadn’t felt the warmth of a woman in a long time. He
hugged her, feeling rather awkward. “I-I won’t.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;---&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Several weeks later, &lt;st1:City w:st="on"&gt;&lt;st1:place w:st="on"&gt;Roy&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:City&gt;
was sitting his office when Riza burst into his office.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“Sir,” she thrust an envelope into his face, “You won’t
believe this.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He slowly took the envelope and opened it. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“James Elric.” He looked up at Riza. “&lt;i style=""&gt;Another one?&lt;/i&gt;”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;She nodded. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“How old is our youngest Elric?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“Seventeen, sir.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“Hmm…” he thought for a second, turning his chair to the
window. “I guess I had better give him a visit, eh?”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;She smiled, “That would be nice.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“Book me for a train ride. Mark this as a private mission.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;“Of course, sir.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


</description><comments>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/346068979/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Friday, September 09, 2005</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/344537990/item/</link><guid>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/344537990/item/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 20:52:30 GMT</pubDate><description>You know what?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Time&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; for a &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;new&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; xanga.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;Yeah, that's right.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;I said it.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
I &lt;/span&gt;will &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;tell&lt;/span&gt; you&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; what&lt;/span&gt; it&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; is&lt;/span&gt; when &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;I &lt;/span&gt;make &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;it.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;M&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;a&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;r&lt;/span&gt;i&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;a&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;edit//&lt;br&gt;
I forgot to say.&lt;br&gt;
This really funny thing happened in L.A. yesterday&lt;br&gt;
So we were in Launguage Arts and Keith was making fun of dallas and I
wasn't really paying attention when all of a sudden there is this loud
thud on the table behind us and Dallas is spralled across the table.&lt;br&gt;
Ms Cole: What are you doing dallas?&lt;br&gt;
Dallas: Trying to kill seth&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
He actually said that....&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Later, he came back in the room and Keith said, "He came back to finish the Job..."&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
I love Language arts... it's the best class...&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Okay&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;bye&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><comments>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/344537990/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Friday, September 09, 2005</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/344286884/item/</link><guid>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/344286884/item/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:18:40 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;p&gt;I think I want a &lt;strong style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;new xanga.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rawr&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'm making a RoyXEd manga called Elric Ella, I drew the front page, let me post it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;---waits for the page to load---&lt;br&gt;&lt;img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a263/superanimegraphics/ONLINEMANGACOVER.jpg" height="676" width="431"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yeah...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I'd type the details when I feel like it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;right now I'm just doing the drawings. The text comes last.&lt;br&gt;-has a making manga book-&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Yeeeeah&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;School time,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BYe&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description><comments>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/344286884/item/#firstcomment</comments></item><item><title>Wednesday, September 07, 2005</title><link>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/343234627/item/</link><guid>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/343234627/item/</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2005 20:13:31 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /&gt;Roy strolled down the hallway of the apartment building, going to his favorite place. This place was Edward Elric’s apartment. At eighteen, Edward had fully matured. Well, he had fully matured physically. Most definitely not mentally. Though on the outside, he acted older than Roy, in private, Edward acted like a little kid.&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Not bothering to knock, he tried the door. He peered in and saw the blonde sitting on the couch flipping through channels, and was obviously bored. He opened the door all the way and stepped in. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“YOUR SAVIOR HAS ARRIVED!”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward continued to look at the television screen, not caring that Roy was yelling in his doorway.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Close the door, Roy-san.” Edward said, glancing at him. “Its winter and I don’t like the cold.”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Something wrong, Edo-kun?” Roy shut the door quietly behind him and walked up to the couch. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Just in a bad mood.” He sighed. “I need something to do-“ He covered his mouth, wishing that he hadn’t said that.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“NO PROBLEM!” Roy grabbed his hand and pulled him off the couch. Edward pulled his hand back.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Not today, Roy-san.” He sat back on the couch and sighed. “Today is not a good day.”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy pouted. “Are you sure?” He put a hand on Edward’s messy blonde hair. Edward swatted the hand away.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Yeah, I’m sure.”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Hurt, Roy walked out of the room, drooping his head. “Er, bye, Edo-kun.”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward just stared at the screen.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Shutting the door behind him, Roy leaned against the wall and thought. &lt;I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;What could have put him in such a bad mood?&lt;/I&gt; He pondered and then walked off, in low spirits.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;- - -&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;The next day, Edward got up at the ungodly hour of four and lay in bed for several minutes before getting up and stumbling into his closet. He was trying as hard as he could to choose between the Military uniform and his outfit.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;After about ten minutes of staring at the clothes, he reached for the Military uniform, which he hardly wore. He slipped into it, noticing that it was getting smaller. Sighing, he left the apartment building, not bothering to eat.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Not knowing that today was his birthday; Edward was nineteen and hardly noticed. This also meant that he and Roy were almost official for two years.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;Two long years.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;He paused.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;What?&lt;/I&gt; He answered back to his mind.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;You heard what I said. Two &lt;/I&gt;long&lt;I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt; years.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;No, I love Roy, don’t start with me.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"&gt;You saw how you treated him yesterday. I think you’re winding down.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“No!” Realizing that he was yelling at himself, he ignored the voice. Walking silently in the bitterly cold morning air, he saw someone equally as bitter looking as himself walking in the early hours. They were wearing a black over coat, and instantly, he knew who it was. He ran up to the midnight black-haired man and started walking next to him.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Er…sorry about yesterday.” He looked at the ground.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy jumped when he saw the blonde-haired boy. “Hi, Edo-kun,” He smiled, putting his arm around him. “Early morning too?”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward snuggled closer to him. He was warm, especially compared to the icy cold air. “Heh heh, yeah.”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“No problem. We all have our days, don’t we?”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;He smiled. “Yeah…”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;The two walked to the office.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;----&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;BR style="mso-special-character: line-break"&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward sat in his office tapping his pencil incessantly on his desk. “So bored,” he mumbled. He looked down at the report he just finished and thought to himself, “I had better take those down.” &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;He picked them up, leaving the slightly dented pencil on his desk. Walking down the hall, hands in the pockets which were in a different place than his black pants, he sighed.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Riza passed him in the hallway and waved unusually happily, hoping to somehow lift his spirits. No such luck.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;As he approached the office of the Colonel, he checked his pocket watch. Almost five. He would be off work soon. He opened the door and Roy was lying asleep on his desk. &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward smiled in a pitying sort of way and walked up to the desk. “Roy-san.”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy shifted a bit, but didn’t move. “Roy!” His head lifted in a real sleepy sort of way and looked at Ed.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Oh, hey Edo-kun,” he sleepily replied to him, “You got those reports for me? I actually get out of work on time today so I thought we could go out.”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward’s mind raced. A date? First, his eyes lit up in an ‘omigod’ sort of way, but then he thought about whether or not he wanted to go.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Er…Roy-san…”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Yeeeesssss,” He said, while checking things off on the reports.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Er, I can’t go.”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“What?!” Dropping the papers, Roy stood up.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“I ca-can’t go…”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Man, really?” His head drooped and he plopped back in the chair.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Yeah, er, I need to get my arm fixed soon, and Winry’s coming into town tonight, so she’ll do it tonight.”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Well…” he signed the last line, “…at least let me walk you home.”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Er, okay…”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;----&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt; kissed his forehead and said, “Ok… well, see you later…”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Yeah… I guess…”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt; gave him a look that said, “What, you’re not going to invite me in?”&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward sighed and walked into his apartment. When he was about to close the door Roy caught it, making Edward jump.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Happy Birthday, Edo.” He leaned in and kissed him on the mouth. Edward stumbled back as Roy put his arms around the boy. Edward gave in and put his arms around Roy’s neck. Feeling Edward kiss back made all his troubles melt away.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt; pulled back and patted his boyfriend. He reached into his pocket, fishing out a small package. “Open it after I leave.” He ran his hand through Edward’s hair.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;“Do-don’t leave.” He pulled Roy close to him, almost forceably.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;"Okay, Edo." He kissed him again. "I thought you had to meet Winry."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;"I just want to be with you on my birthday."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;"Happy Nineteenth." He pushed Edward onto the bed, laying on top of him. "I love you, Edo-kun."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward smiled, almost evilly. "I love you, Roy-san." He kissed him, not even noticing that he was almost being crushed under Roy's weight.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt; pushed down on Edward's arms harder, and he cringed. Edward remained silent, not wanting to ruin the moment. Roy became more and more aggressive, pushing more weight on Edward then he ever had before, "Roy-san."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt; ignored him.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;As Roy pushed his lips on Edward, he pulled back, "Roy-san, it hurts."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt; remained silent.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward moved his legs with trouble, slamming them into Roy's stomach, pushing him off the bed. Edward's eyes welled up with tears. "What's wrong with you?"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt; shook his head, and felt the blood trickle from where his head had hit the ground. "Edo-kun,"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt; stood up and walked to him. "St-stay away," Edward backed into the wall.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;He put his hands on the boy's shoulders, and Edward looked to the side. "Edo-kun, stop it."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;"Me stop i-" Roy pressed his lips to Edward's mouth, and chills ran up his back. His whole body went numb, making it impossible for him to squirm away.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward couldn't do anything. He just stood there, stunned. When Roy let him go, Edward mangaged to get away, running across the room. "L-leave me alone. Ju-ust never talk to me again."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;Edward opened the door and began to run out of it, but Roy caught his waist in his strong grip and turned him around.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;"Be careful, Edo."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;"Stop calling me that!!!"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"&gt;'s eyes lit up in shock when he heard him say this, giving Edward the opportune moment to leave his grip. "Edo-kun!" Roy started to run after him.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"&gt;Edward ran down the steps and into the street without even bothering to look.Roy watched in horror from the sidewalk, all in a flash the car slammed into his side and he was laying on the ground. "Edo-kun!!!!"&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt; ran up to his side and grabbed Edward's hand, his side was bleeding heavily and Roy began to snap his fingers.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;"N-no," Edward grabbed his gloved hand, "Even that way, I can't survive."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt; choked, "D-don't say that." He took his hand away. "I can fix it."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;Edward reached out and slapped him, "STOP IT!" He coughed blood. "Y-you can't save me. Stop being foolish. L-listen to me.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;"Don't think that because I'm gone you can d-dwell on t-this." Edward smiled pitifully. "I want you to live for me, so just..." Edward closed his eyes for a while. "Just don't stop being Roy."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;"Edward, you aren't going to leave me. I won't let you." Roy was holding back tears.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;"Stop, you're making me feel worse." Edward tightened his grip.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;"Ed-kun, I can fix you, just let me flame..." &lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;"No, Roy, that won't work this time," he coughed up blood. "The cut is far too deep."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt; buried his head into Edward's chest, "I'm sorry."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;Roy&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt; felt Edward's grip loosen. "It's okay." He heard his pulse stop.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;"Edo-kun..."&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"&gt;&lt;SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Verdana"&gt;And for the first time, Roy Mustang cried.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</description><comments>http://annamaria-elric.xanga.com/343234627/item/#firstcomment</comments></item></channel></rss>