Of Wolves and Metal

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

Night had fallen and Beth and Howard has switched spots so she could look though the journal and make her comments. Howard had been surprised at exactly how much she knew regarding the notes, making suggestions that he had thought of briefly but no voicing them due to needing time to experiment.

Beth yawned widely and drew her thin coat tighter around her torso. Even with the threadbare fabric, her body shivered slightly, as her eyes began to droop as she looked over the smaller Elric's shoulder, making a occasional comment of the circles he was drawing up. After a few moments of silence, Edward realized the girl had fallen asleep on his shoulder, breathing softly despite the occasional shiver.

Ed closed the journal and cleared his throat, a slight blush staining his cheeks. Beth stirred and looked up at the blond with half open, tired eyes.

"Sorry." She muttered, stifling a large yawn. "you're actually really comfy." She smiled before moving away enough to curl up into a ball in the seat, her head resting on her arms. She shivered again and pulled her coat tight.

Ed looked down at her and his blush got a bit deeper as he reached up and grabbed his big red coat from the overhead compartment. He fanned it out quietly and draped it over the girl, who got even smaller under the heavy material, completely covered from head to toe. She made a small sound of content and snuggled into the sleeve that he placed near her face. Ed smiled to himself as he settled back down to sleep, propped against the window. He closed his eyes thinking that the girl next to him was much like a kid and looked really cute when she was sleeping.

Howard and Al had watched the scene in front of them in silence, acting as though they were meditating. They both thought that Ed was being very chivalrous, giving up his coat, but Al didn't notice the blush on the young blond's cheeks as Beth's brother did.

His brotherly instincts told him to give the boy a stern warning, but another side told him, it's about time someone took an interest in his sweet little sister. She had been an outcast because of him for so long, he was afraid that if and when he finally died, she would be left all alone. They were all each other had left, and he both hoped and dreaded the day that someone would finally see past the automail and see his sister. He made a mental note to have a talk with the both boys whenever they had down time, seeing as how the blond was already snoring softly. He chuckled to himself and slipped into meditation, allowing his soul fire eyes to flicker into darkness as did Al and all 4 "slept" though the night as the train continued it's way to Rasambool.