FMA: Gilded (Bath)
Second chapter of Gilded! First chapter/explanation of this fic can be found here.
Title: Gilded
Prompt: Bath
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist (manga/Brotherhood)
Word Count: 253.
Rating: PG-13 (brief language)
Summary: In which Ed discovers the perils of eavesdropping.
Warnings: SPOILERS through to the end of the manga/Brotherhood.
Author's Notes/Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist and all associated characters, settings, etc., belong to Hiromu Arakawa-san. The only profit I make from this work of fiction is my own satisfaction and, possibly, the enjoyment of others.
“Al, hold still.”
“This is as still as I can possibly hold, Winry.”
“That’s not good enough, you’re going to lose-”
“It’s too slippery for me to get a better grip!”
“I can’t really do anything about that, you know.”
“If we switched positions-”
“We’re not switching positions. Look, we’re almost done.”
“Says you. You’re not the one who has to hold on to-”
“Alphonse Elric, you were the one who wanted to help me with this, so don’t act like I forced you into-”
“Winry, if you don’t sit back down I’m not going to be able to hold-”
Ed couldn’t stand it anymore. He slammed the bathroom door open, snapping, “What the fuck is going on-”
He didn’t get any further before he was completely bowled over by Den, who was dripping wet and covered in soapsuds. From the bathroom, two sets of groans rang out.
“Brother!”
“Ed, we were almost done washing her!”
Ed raised his head from the floor. Winry scowled at him, sponge still in hand, while Al wiped soap off his shirt and arms with a towel. “You were… giving Den a bath?”
Winry and Al exchanged a bewildered look. “What else would we be doing?”
Ed let his head fall back onto the wooden floor with a thump. “Uh, nothing. Nothing at all.” But he grinned with a relief that lasted until Winry ordered him to go find her dog and clean up whatever mess he’d enabled her to make.
TBC (Part 3 - Carpenter)