[closed] My alchemy, let me show you it

[rustyarmor]

Characters: Lucy (xsmithereensx) and Fullmetal (rustyarmor)
Date/Time: Backdated to April 6, around 3PM
Location: Fullmetal's house
Rating: G
Summary: With an important memory recovered, Fullmetal wants to talk to Lucy. And see if he's as good an alchemist as his double.

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[lemonshine]

With a small box held steadfastly in her hands, Lucy walked up towards Fullmetal's house. It wasn't everyday that Fullmetal asked to speak with her so she took it as a good sign. Usually every time she'd been with him, there had been some type of embarassing situation. Thankfully, this time they weren't going to be anywhere public as she was left wondering why he wanted to see the glass cat that his evil twin had made

[rustyarmor]

"I'm coming!" He put the cutting board in the sink. He could wash it later

[lemonshine]

Lucy beamed before leaning down and scooping Reol into her arms. The cat mewed a couple times to be let go before she tapped Reol on the head gently. "Silly kitty, don't go running out there. The giant squirrels will get you."

She beamed at Fullmetal as passed the box with the glass cat inside to him. With the freed-up arm, Lucy wrapped her arm around the cat and began stroking Reol's head. An affectionate smile spread across her face as the little critter began to purr. She could just tell from the way Reol rubbed his head on her chin that he was a well-loved kitty as she put him back on the ground and shooed him back inside.

"Somebody spoils his kitties," she said gently before her arms were wrapping around Fullmetal in an embrace. Pulling back, she gave him a quick look-over. Silly boys were always getting into all kinds of trouble here.

"How have you been?"

[rustyarmor]

Laughing a little at Reol's shenanigans, Fullmetal took the box from Lucy. In it was the glass cat, he assumed. He was about to respond to Lucy's comment on how he spoiled his cats, but her sudden hug surprised him into silence. He had managed to move both hands out of the way just in time, leaving him with both arms suspended at his sides rather like a scarecrow's. He only let them fall when Lucy took a step back from him. It wasn't that he disliked being hugged by her, just that he still wasn't used to it

[lemonshine]

How did she always manage to make him blush? Lucy shook her head at him in mock exasperation before taking a few steps inside of Fullmetal's house. It was the first time she'd ever been inside and assuming that typical boys (Fullmetal gave her that feeling) were kinda messy, she was very surprised. It was well kept for someone who lived on their own with a bunch of cats. Everything was in its place, from the books on the shelves to the cat food. She couldn't help but smile at the neatness

[rustyarmor]

He walked over to the coffee table and put the box down, listening to Lucy as she spoke. He cocked his head a little when she said 'sucktacular'. He understood what she meant, but the word seemed strange all the same, as it was clearly not part of his lexicon

[lemonshine]

"A gate

[rustyarmor]

Fullmetal looked over at Lucy in surprise for a moment. He hadn't actually told anyone what had happened in his dream, how could she know about the girl and the strange earthquake? Slowly he began to recall that, not long after he'd been born (or re-born, as it were) in Edensphere a number of the residents had experienced each other's birth dreams. Then, Lucy had seen the whole thing?

"Yeah, a girl with a dog. She asked me about my brother. I guess that means you saw my dream back then?"

He was quiet for a moment. He couldn't be mad at Lucy for having seen it; after all, she had no control over that. The fact that details about his life could be arbitrarily shared with others without his knowing did bother him a little though. At this point, however, there really wasn't anything he could do about it.

He nodded. "Right, I don't have to draw a circle now. At the very least it's much more convenient."

[lemonshine]

Lucy nodded, hoping that Fullmetal wouldn't be too mad at the fact that she'd seen his dream during the hurricane back in the august. If she could have had her say with the tree, she wouldn't have seen any of those dreams. It was like being stuck between a rock and hard place to her. It didn't seem fair that none of them had any say over what happened to who and when.

"Well, that's good right? So what does this have to do with the cat your evil twin gave me? More importantly... why am I keeping it after what he did to you?"

[rustyarmor]

Fullmetal began to laugh a little after seeing the perplexed expression on Lucy's face. He got up again and went into the kitchen, where he retrieved a drinking glass before going back to the couch and setting it on the table.

"I want to see if I can reproduce it. Even though I don't like to admit it, he seemed to be a more proficient alchemist than I am, which makes him the best measure by which to compare myself."

He carefully removed the glass cat from the box and set it next to the drinking glass. He definitely had enough material, but he held a few reservations about his ability to re-form the more delicate substance.

"Well, he wasn't all that bad. And I'm sure he certainly... He seemed to care quite a bit about you, you know."

Fullmetal's face began to flush, as though mentioning his double's feelings was in some way admitting his own. In all honesty, it pretty much was a round-about way of saying it. He tentatively looked over at Lucy, wondering if she'd view it the same way.

[lemonshine]

Lucy blushed as she remembered the time the evil twin had kissed her. He was much more forward, confident than Fullmetal but she really liked that hesitant nature of his. Fullmetal was always careful, especially around her. Then there was the time that she'd tripped and they'd shared their first kiss as her eyes drifted toward the glass and her cat.

"Well... it was a bad time and he caught me off guard so much... and then he was back and well..."

Her green eyes were transfixed on the two objects, wondering what would happen next. She'd only seen alchemy in action once before and was curious about what could be done with it. Fullmetal had mentioned being able to fix things with it in the past but maybe he could do other things with it. Maybe there was a book at the bookshop about alchemy. Lucy would have to talk to Crow about that the next time she saw him.

Her thoughts just kept wandering back to that kiss back in December as she kept her gaze focused on the objects in front of her.

[rustyarmor]

"Don't worry, even if he does come back again, I've got a pretty good idea of how to handle him."

He finally looked back at the drinking glass and glass cat. Trying to transmute something more complicated in front of someone he REALLY liked, while being nervous of his feelings for that person, was not really making things easier. But he was still curious and wanted to find out if he would actually be a match for his double or not, so he finally clapped both hands together and touched the drinking glass.

After the blue flash finally died down, the drinking glass had disappeared to reveal a second glass cat. Fullmetal smiled momentarily, happy that it looked identical to its brother. But it only looked that way. Upon picking it up and taking a closer look, he noticed several air bubbles trapped in some of the thicker spots.

"It's not perfect," he held the cat up for Lucy to see, "but I think it's a good start."

He paused awkwardly for a moment before continuing. "Um, you can keep it... if you want."

THE FOLLOWING FLAILING MOMENT WAS BROUGHT TO YOU COURTESY OF CHAT

[lemonshine]

She smiled warmly, happy that even if it wasn't perfect in his eyes, it was perfect for Lucy. She took the cat from his grasp, inspecting it with her own eyes. There were air bubbles, but she didn't care. It was a gift from her Fullmetal and that was all that mattered.

She leaned in close to him and gave him a light, innocent peck on the cheek. She thought his gesture was sweet and it deserved a very sweet reward.

"It's perfect the way it is," she replied happily. "I'll treasure it always."

icon not really relevant, I just wanted to use it

[rustyarmor]

Two things happened directly after Lucy kissed Fullmetal on the cheek. First, his face turned a deep, deep red. Second, what felt like a swarm of butterflies started swarming around in his stomach.

"I... I'm glad that you like it." He had placed both hands on his knees and begun to stare intently at the coffee table, noticing a small scratch on the top. Probably from Reol.

After a quiet moment, Fullmetal turned to face Lucy again. Somehow, their faces seemed awfully close. Much closer than he'd expected, at least.

"I..."

What he WANTED to say was 'I really like you', but Lucy's face being only inches from his somehow didn't lend itself well to talking. Maybe because he was afraid of breathing in her face. Who knew. Instead, he opted to lean over and kiss her.

tis very handsome

[lemonshine]

Lucy was very surprised at first but eventually kissed him back. He had seemed to want to start saying something but had instead sealed some sort of deal between the two of them. Her hands were searching for his, lacing her finger inbetween his before pulling away and gasping for air. Her face was flushed and she was officially up on cloud nine. There were rainbows in her mind and sunshine in her heart. A sweet smile came across her face as stared at Fullmetal.

Somebody was feeling a little bit more confident wasn't he?

"Okay," Lucy said a bit breathlessly. "You are so mine."

I like it. And now gratuitous gayface, mostly for the blushing

[rustyarmor]

"H-huh? 'So mine'?"

Whatever shade of red his face had been before, it was practically glowing now. For a moment he didn't exactly understand what she meant. Possibly because his head was suddenly buzzing with thousands of thoughts, or possibly because he still wasn't sure what he'd just done.

"Ah!!"

He clapped a hand over his mouth and stared at Lucy for a moment, realization finally sinking in. He felt a little stupid for being so embarrassed, but he was fairly certain he'd never kissed someone before. If he had... well, he didn't remember it at all, but he imagined it must have been just as awkward.

"Um, so you... That means we're dating, right?"