Entry 004

[arufonsueruriku]

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What are these plants that are hanging around everywhere?

They're nice to look at just...I don't remember there being any around here since I've arrived...Is this a curse?

What could be so bad about hanging plants...?

[ooc: Um~ Alphonse is walking around, exploring the city. Comment-log if you want~ :3]

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[reasonstohope]

[Yuki's wandering aimlessly around the square, when he spots Alphonse, and with a smile, heads towards him.]

Hello, Alphonse.

Don't worry, I don't know what these things are doing around here, either.

[arufonsueruriku]

*Alphonse turned at hearing his name. He has heard that voice before but...he couldn't quite place the voice to the face in his mind. He saw that it was in fact, a familiar face. A warm smile*

Oh, Yuki! How are you?

*Happy to see a smiling face that he was at least familiar with, he completely forgot about the mistletoe that lurked around the city. He began to walk towards Yuki and then, knowing that there was mistletoe near them, he felt that urge again, the same thing he had felt earlier with Machi. Suddenly and without warning, he walked up to Yuki and kissed him right on the lips*

[reasonstohope]

[This time it had been surprising. This had happened a few times before, but he had always had a few seconds warning. It seemed like only a second passed before Al was kissing him. A second's hesitation before he kissed back.]

[arufonsueruriku]

*Even more shocked and horrified that he had let himself be controlled by the curse once more, he pulled away, a deep crimson lighting his face up. He looked back at Yuki, apology apparent in his eyes as he stuttered.*

A-ah! Y-Yuki! I'm really sorry! I didn't mean--! The curse! I-I...

*He could hear his heart pounding in his chest. How mortifying.*

[reasonstohope]

[Yuki's face was just as red, perhaps even more so, if that was possible.]

Y-yeah. That's okay...it was because of the curse, right?

[arufonsueruriku]

Y-yes...I-I'm really really sorry, Yuki...

*Then, without anymore hesitation (and to divert his eyes away from the other boy), Alphonse clapped his hands together. The transmutation circles on the inside of his gloves glowed blue when his palms connected and he touched the ground, sending the alchemical energy through the ground, up to the streetlamp, and into the mistletoe plant. He caused it to fall from it's perch over their heads onto the ground. There. Hopefully that would stop the curse from happening again, at least for now.*

*Still a bit red, he rubbed the back of his head nervously and turned back to Yuki as he stood up*

Heh...So that shouldn't happen anymore...for now at least...

[reasonstohope]

[Yuki stared. He didn't mean to, but that was surprising. His hands turned...blue? The mistletoe fell to the ground, completely fried.

I don't think that's effective. Look...

[He points to the same place, where already a new batch of mistletoe was beginning to grow.]

[arufonsueruriku]

*Shocked, he looked back upwards again. How? Alphonse had changed the chemical composition of that part of the streetlamp where it was hanging into an almost acidic like substance to plants. Obviously this had something to do with the Deities and their curses...so alchemy didn't have an effect.*

...Augh....Well it was worth a try.

*He was about to stupidly go and try to pick up the mistletoe that had fallen but caught himself at the last second. If he went to go pick it up, he would have been standing directly under the new batch. He didn't want the situation to occur again, so he left it where it was.*

Th-that's the third time this has happened today...

[reasonstohope]

This city really is strange. It seems like no matter what you do, they just keep growing back. Apparently these are what the citizens call 'curses'.

[Still flushing slightly, Yuki nodded.]

Yeah, it's happened quite a few times today...

[arufonsueruriku]

I've only read about the curses. I didn't know they'd be like this...

It seems like the Deities can defy the laws of Equivalent Exchange and alchemy altogether...

*He mused to himself, a chin in his hand as he looked down at the charred plant, trying to make sense of it all in his head. Nope. No matter how hard he tried, he could not come up with a plausible explanation as to how that new mistletoe plant grew back so quickly. He kneeled on the ground, clapped his hands together once again, and touched the ground. This time however, he caused the ground to ripple. The wave action transfers the burnt mistletoe into Al's waiting hand, where his gloved fingers wrapped tightly around it. He stood up again and held it out for the other to see. Then, without warning, he felt that urge again, but this time, much stronger. He leaned in before he could stop himself, and once again, his lips were in contact with the other's.*

[reasonstohope]

The law of wha-umph!

[He was being kissed again? How strong was that mistletoe that even holding it could cause an effect? If he grew any more red, he'd overheat, really.]

[arufonsueruriku]

*Before he could pull away, he had to toss the mistletoe away from the both of them. The force was too strong when he actually held it in his hand to pull away. He then pulled away with such force that he almost fell on his rear. His cheeks were almost as red as his overcoat by now as he put an arm up to his mouth, as though it could prevent another such occurance.*

...! Y-Yuki I'm...I-I didn't know that holding it...u-um...

*Al was lost for words he was so embarassed.*

[reasonstohope]

[Yuki couldn't help but smile reassuringly when Al nearly toppled over from the force of the mistletoe.]

Don't worry about it. It's this curse, it makes everyone act a little weirdly...

[This coming from the boy with the cheeks that looked to be on fire.]

[arufonsueruriku]

*Regaining his footing, he suddenly found the ground really interesting as he rubbed the back of his head nervously*

U-Um...I'm still really sorry...I shouldn't have tried examining the mistletoe like that...

[reasonstohope]

Like I said before, it's fine. No harm done, really.

Plus, I can't blame you for being curious. I probably would've done the same thing myself.

[arufonsueruriku]

This curse is making things awkward...especially since I'm trying to get to know a few people around here...

*He finally brought himself to look up into Yuki's eyes, still blushing. In a sad attempt to make conversation, he asks*

S-So...um...wh-what are you doing out today?