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"Why not?! You're working harder than most, so I don't see why a free lunch isn't in order." Maes was happy he didn't fight him on this for once. He was always too busy. But, now he had a chance to treat him! For all the help he'd given and even all the advances him and his brother has made. 

@BESTDADSURVIV0R 
            
            "you're  buying  me  lunch?"   ed  rose  an  eyebrow  before  he  gave  a  wide  smirk  and  hopped  up  to  his  feet.   "awesome!   how'd  you  know  i  was  hungry?"   the  kid  joked,   patting  his  stomach  in  a  playful  manner.   then  he  started  to  walk  past  hughes  and  towards  the  door,   his  hands  in  his  pockets.   it  was  probably  good  al  wasn't  there;   sometimes  ed  worried  that  al  might  get  jealous  or  sad  watching  people  eat.   

"Be glad you aren't working for me then! But, I'm about to go out for some luck. Want to come with? There's a nice Cafe right on this block." He definitely wanted to at least give them time to relax. These boys worked harder than a lot of people, and it felt a bit wrong. Not that he could blame their reasons. After all they went through he can understand why a fire was lit under them. "Come on! My treat." 

@AVARICIOUSS 
            
            at  greed's  words,   and  then  that  nudging  of  his,   edward  tensed  up  and  did  his  best  to  / not /  fumble  forwards.   he  refused  to  get  any  closer  to  that  prince.   his  golden  eyes  widened  and  then  he  glared  at  the  homunculus.   the  red  tint  to  his  cheeks  was  unlikely  to  go  unnoticed.   "what  the  / hell /  are  you  talking  about?   i  don't  look  at  him  any  sort  of  way!"   he  whispered  loudly  and  quickly.   had  he  been  staring  again?   shit! 

@terrasticks 
            
            yeah...   *   edward's  shoulders  gave  a  slight  shrug,   a  smile  on  his  lips.   *   i  hope  so,   too.   he  could  use  a  friend!  

@HISFULLMETAL 
            
            He deserves it. She's a good bit smaller than him, she's just a little chihuahua. I really hope they get along.

@terrasticks 
            
            really?   i  think  he'd  like  that  a  lot.   :D

@AVARICIOUSS °//.  ^__^

@HISFULLMETAL  
            
            
            :,)

@AVARICIOUSS °//.  Aw wow  :'D

@terrasticks 
            
            "what  do  you  expect?   i'm  / practically /  a  kid  still.   i  don't  know  what  they  were  expecting  when  they  asked  / me /  to  join  them  and  become  a  state  alchemist."   edward  smiled  a  little  before  he  shrugged  and  took  a  deep  breath.   "yeah...   me  either.   there  are  a  few  good  people  there  but  that's  it."   like  hughes  and  armstrong  and  even  mustang  and  his  group.   ed  didn't  have  any  real  issues  with  / them /.

@HISFULLMETAL 
            
            “I'd rather not even try.” Though, unfortunately, he could picture it. The image felt so wrong, he could only imagine how uncomfortable it would be for Edward if he had to wear something like that. “Your lack of professionalism is a relief. I think if you wore a uniform like that, I'd be a lot more edge. Authority like that just -... I don't like it too much.”

@terrasticks 
            
            "yeah.   blue.   i'd  never  wear  an  ugly  blue  uniform  like  that."   the  blond  went  on  to  mumble  under  his  breath,   soon  peering  over  from  the  corner  of  his  eye.   a  moment  passed  and  then  he  gave  a  light  smirk,   nodding  in  agreement.   "you're  right  about  that.   red  is  totally  my  color.   and  i  mean  seriously..   can  you  even  picture  me  in  one  of  those  uniforms?"

@HISFULLMETAL 
            
            "A hug goes both ways doesn't it?" Al responded a little playfully. "I'm fine Ed. Don't worry. I have the best big brother in the world, and we have all the friends we made along the way." If he could smile at that moment he would have. Looking at his brother with reassurance that everything will be alright. But Al didn't know that for sure and he wasn't about to lie to Ed about something like this... "We just have to find strength in what we have." Al watched Ed, standing perfectly still. Not wanting to accidentally hurt him in some way. He pictured himself hugging his brother with his own body. There was a moment of silence before small mewls could be heard from inside Al's hollow chest cavity.

@Alphonse030Elric
            
            edward...   wasn't  being  himself?  a  moment  passed  and  he  looked  down  at  his  automail  hand.   he  clenched  it  into  a  loose  fist  before  opening  it  back  up.   his  golden  eyes  fluttered  shut,   the  smile  dropping  down  into  a  frown.   the  elder  stayed  quiet,   letting  al  say  what  he  had  to  say.   "al---"   the  alchemist  started,   but  he  was  caught  off  guard  by  the  hug  he'd  been  given.   it  made  his  eyes  widen  in  surprise.   despite  al's  body  being  made  of  metal  and  not  being  comfortable  by  any  means,   he  leaned  into  the  hug  and  put  an  arm  around  his  brother's  bigger  frame.   "thanks,   al.."   he  whispered  and  squeezed  his  eyes  shut  again.   he  kept  his  head  against  the  suit  of  armour's  chest.   "i  feel  like  i  should  be  the  one  comforting  / you /."   he  joked  softly. 

@HISFULLMETAL 
            
            "It's kinda hard not to worry when your not being yourself. You don't have to do everything alone you know? I know you said your fine so I'm not going to bug you about it too much." Al watches his brother carefully. He knew his brother to well to see that his actions didn't match with his words." Your not alone in this. And I'm always going to be there for you, like your always here for me. No matter what happens between us I know that will always stay the same! Don't try to force yourself to be happy. That will only cause make things worse." Al tried his best to encourage his elder brother in the best way he could. He hated how his brother thought he could do everything by himself. If it always been like that they wouldn't have made it as far as they have today. He wondered what changed. Al leaned down and hugged his brother has gently as he could. "You don't have to hide anything from me Ed. No matter what you say or do doesn't change the fact that your always going to be my older brother and I'm not going to stop caring for you no matter what happens."

@terrasticks 
            
            "al  would  probably  do  the  same  if  i  told  him  something  like  that...   or  maybe  he'd  just  be  upset  with  me.   i  don't  know  and  i'm  never  going  to  find  out."   because  edward  elric  was   [   thankfully   ]   not  attracted  to  homunculus.   the  state  alchemist  then  rose  an  eyebrow  before  he  gave  baron  a  little,   friendly  smile.   "well,   i  hope  someday  we  / do /  get  to  meet  him."   his  head  nodded  slowly  at  that.   

@HISFULLMETAL 
            
            “Telling him I'm attracted to something that's not even human. I don't think he'd let that go, he loves making fun of me.” Though it was never meant to be hurtful, and he knew that. They always made fun of each other. Max just tends to be a lot more prone to bringing that kind of stuff up years after the fact. 
            
            “I'm wanting to wait until all of this is over,” His smile brightened as his hands dropped to rest on his waist. “But I hope someday you and Al get to meet him. The Rockbells make me feel like part of the family, and I hate leaving him out of that.”

@terrasticks 
            
            ed  gave  a  light  laugh  at  that.   "she  totally  would..."   he  muttered  in  agreement.   he  could  honestly  picture  her  hitting  a  homunculus  with  a  wrench.   then  he  rose  an  eyebrow  slightly,   his  arms  still  loosely  crossed.   "you  have  a  little  brother?"   he  questioned.   had  baron  told  him  that  before  and  he  wasn't  listening  or  just  forgot?   he  hoped  not.   that  would  be  embarrassing.   he  scratched  the  side  of  his  head  slightly.   "yeah...   you  probably  / shouldn't /  tell  your  brother  about  the  homunculus  bastard  you  can't  stop  thinking  about."   he  stated  softly,   edward's  tone  shifting  and  becoming  slightly  playful.   

@terrasticks °//. Omg really? Haha.. they can be the short squad B) JK but at least they won't call each other short because they both dislike it  ❤

@HISFULLMETAL 
            
            [ ! ]   I ALSO JUST REMEMBERED. Baron is like 5'3" and likes to wear 4" platforms to get him up to 5'7".   Like,, he's sensitive about his height too but more in an upset insecure way than angry.

@terrasticks °//.  I understand  &  It's okay!  Take your time!  ^_^  Headcanons are fun anyways  ❤
            &&  Aw really?  That is pretty neat!!  They can be the best big brothers  B)

@Waves-to-Droplets °//. Me too!

@HISFULLMETAL 
            
            <♧> I love their dynamic.^^

@Waves-to-Droplets @terrasticks °//. I am pretty sure they'd die for each other and that's just so... sweet  :'O   I love them lol

@terrasticks 
            
            ed  sat  up  better  in  his  seat,   leaning  forwards  some  and  putting  his  only  elbow  on  his  knee.   "a  helping  hand,   huh?   well,   good  luck.   having  winry  teach  you  this  stuff  probably  won't  be  any  fun."   it  was  only  a  joke.   mostly.   he  cared  deeply  for  her  but  he  knew  how  she  could  get  sometimes.   when  baron  introduced  himself,   edward  sat  up  again  so  he  could  hold  his  hand  out.   "you  probably  know  me  already,   but  i'm  ed  elric."   he  told  him  and  then  smiled  in  a  light,   friendly  sort  of  manner.   apart  from  the  whole  automail  arm  issue,   he  was  in  a  pretty  good  mood.   "as  for  al..   yeah.   i  get  that.   most  people  are  the  same."   ed  exhaled,   shrugging  his  shoulders  a  little. 

@HISFULLMETAL 
            
            “Mhm. Sort of a new helping hand for them too. I'd help them out now, but I'm not that good with the stuff yet.” He was sure it was preferred that he sits this work out. Considering this /was/ a state alchemist they were doing this for. And just by the vibes he got from the whole interaction, probably family.. or at least something close enough to it. He didn't want to risk messing anything up anyway. Sometimes it was best left to the professionals. 
            
            “Um. Guess I should– My name's Baron. I'd introduce myself to.. Al.. but I'm still trying to process that.” He gave a small awkward laugh, again finding it might be best not to ask anything about that. Alchemists could do some pretty crazy stuff, and state alchemists were pretty damn skilled, he knew that much. But he'd consider it none of his business until someone decides to tell him.

@terrasticks 
            
            edward  hardly  noticed  the  new  face  at  first.   he  was  too  preoccupied  with  being  yelled  at  and  scolded  by  winry  for  once  again  ruining  her  perfect  and  precious  automail.   it  wasn't  like  he  tried  to  damage  it!   anyways,   he  felt  bad  about  always  breaking  it,   but  what  could  he  do  to  stop  that  from  happening?   he  tried  to  keep  it  in  the  best  condition  possible.   yet,   sometimes  that  just  / wasn't /  possible.   he  was  looking  down  at  the  empty  place  where  his  arm  used  to  be  when  he  heard  a  voice.   ed  glanced  up  to  see  the  other,   who  he'd  never  seen  before.   "uh..   yep!   that  would  be  me!"   he  gave  a  smile.   most  people  always  assumed  / al /  was  the  fullmetal  alchemist...   for  obvious  reasons,   but  he  was  glad  to  be  recognized.   "so..   i've  never  seen  you  around  here  before.   are  you...   a  new  friend  of  winry's  or  something?"