Circles
Title: Circles
Author: DarkBlysse
Series: Applicable to all series
Word Count: 236
Rating: G
Characters: Edward, Alphonse
Summary: Alphonse wants to be just like Brother
Warnings: None (Haha, that's a bloody miracle for me! xD)
A/N: Cute ficlet is cute... xD And thanks to
memory_stone for the bunny! ^_~ Also, I placed third with it at fma_fic_contest!
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Alphonse holds the small piece of chalk (un)steadily in his chubby little fingers, tongue poking out the corner of his mouth in concentration. The lines are shaky and drawn over top of his older brother's more practiced array, effectively ruining it.
Crouching behind one of the puffy, tattered armchairs in their living room is Edward, his face the perfect picture of amusement as he watches his little brother trace the lines, trying so hard to learn the pattern, to gain some more grace and skill with the chalk. He looks more determined than even Edward was at that age; he probably is, with someone he looks up to and wants to be better than all the same.
Dropping the chalk, Alphonse stumbles back a little, clapping his hands loudly and slapping them to the floor, letting out a small “ummph!” as if the noise will add more power to what he's trying to do, will heighten his chances of making it work. All that comes about from his attempted Alchemy is a small, sputtering spark that dances across the center of the haphazardly drawn circle before dying out. But that lack of reaction does nothing to curb Alphonse's ecstatic reaction.
Edward's smile widens as he sees his little brother's joy, and he walks off to go practice his own Alchemy. After all... he has to improve, so Alphonse has better circles to trace later on.
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A/N: 'Circles' placed third in FMA_Fic_Contest this week! \o/ Banner made by me~
