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Title Little Rascals
Author - [livejournal.com profile] cornerofmadness
Disclaimer Arakawa owns this, not me
Rating PG
Characters/Pairing Tricia, Sara, Pinako, Urey, Ed, Al & Winry
Series This works for all of them
Timeline/Spoilers Pre series, no spoilers unless you don’t know who Ed, Al and Winry’s parents are
Word Count 499
Warning Really bad children
Summary When the kids play, they play dirty
Author’s Note Me and my brother and our friends never did this growing up. No siree *shifty eyes.* This was written for [livejournal.com profile] fma_fic_contest’s ‘growing up Resembol’ prompt and won first place. Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] evil_little_dog for the beta. Banner by [livejournal.com profile] melodyic_rhyme



XXX


“What in the world were you thinking?” Sara turned to her mother-in-law for help. Pinako just lit up her pipe, rolling her eyes.

Tricia couldn’t even find her own voice at the sight of her sons and Winry standing before her, their hair filled with cockleburrs and reeking of cow pies and sheep pellets. Worse, they had done this to themselves.

“We were playing war,” Ed said. “I was supposed to be the general but no one would listen to me.”

“Because you’re dumb.” Al stuck his tongue out at his brother.

“And I throw better than you,” Winry added. The six year old pointed to the spatter of manure on the back of Ed’s head.

“Sara, what smells?” Urey peeked out the back door, his eyes widening when he saw his little girl and the boys next door looking like someone had used them as shovels to muck out the barn. “Oh…did I mention that I have to go back to the office today? I’ll see you later.”

He disappeared quickly from sight and Pinako snickered, smoke popping out between her lips.

Sara glared. “Did my husband just abandon me?”

“My boy’s no fool,” Pinako said. “I’ll go get a wash bin for you.”

“Oh, Edward, Alphonse, what are we going to do with you?” Tricia tugged at a mat of cockleburs in Al’s hair. “You’re a disaster.”

“Winry, I’m going to have to cut off your hair. There’s no combing that out.”

Winry’s face scrunched up, fat tears rolling down her cheeks. “No!”

“Don’t cry,” her mother scolded. “You did this to yourself.”

“What made you think throwing cow poo was a good idea?” Tricia asked.

“Because it did more damage than the sheep doodoo,” Ed replied. “It had to look real!”

Tricia sighed as Pinako came back with a large tin tub, the old-fashioned kind that served as a bathtub before indoor plumbing.

“Better hose them down in here before we let them into the house,” the older woman suggested. “I’m not sure who’s worse, the boys or Winry. They’re nothing but trouble together.”

“No argument. Kids, get those filthy clothes off,” Sara instructed as she fetched the hose to fill the tub.

“Water’s gonna be cold!” Al protested.

“Serves you right, mister, now let’s get you out of this,” Tricia said, gingerly undoing his coveralls.

“I don’t wanna take a bath with Ed. Last time he laughed at me and said I was broken cuz I don’t have a dingaling.” Winry pouted, crossing her arms so her grandmother couldn’t strip her.

“And you cried for hours.” Pinako managed to get grandchild’s clothes off in spite of her stubbornness.

“And Ed pees on you!” Al added.

“Cuz I rule,” Ed replied smugly.

“I’ll get the tin snips. If he pees on you, Alphonse, I’ll take care of him,” Pinako promised, taking a step toward the house.

“No!” Ed wailed. “I’ll be good!”

“That would be a first,” his mother said. “When they talk motherhood, they never mention stuff like this.”

(AKA fractured_chaos) I forgot to log out. X.x;;

Date: 2011-02-01 06:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whips-n-dozers.livejournal.com
“And Ed pees on you!” Al added.

“Cuz I rule,” Ed replied smugly.


I so totally gigglesnorted at that. As if my roomie wasn't already suspicious of my sanity. Now he's walking around and giving me a wide berth! XD

The best Resembool Trio stories seem to come from real events that *ahem* didn't really happen. **eyes shift**

And I've been on both sides of ghastly events such as this. XD So I kinda sympathize with Sara and Trish -- Although Urey's reaction was funny. Still, no one beats Pinako's calm sarcasm and the threat of tin snips.

Ed be good? Like hell! XD
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
hahaha thanks

yes, reality tends to give flavor to fiction.

Ed will be good long enough to preserve his manhood

Date: 2011-02-01 06:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] stepsolightly.livejournal.com
This was adorable! I loved the dialogue between the three of them and how Pinako handles the whole thing. Really great. Thanks for posting this, I enjoyed it a bunch. <3

Date: 2011-02-01 03:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it.

love your icon

Date: 2011-02-01 02:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] evil-little-dog.livejournal.com
Pinako obviously had to deal with boys in her past with her reaction to Ed peeing on everyone.

I still think this is adorable.

Date: 2011-02-01 03:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
I suspect her son was bad.

thanks

Date: 2011-02-03 12:55 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ishte.livejournal.com
Most boys are I think. I was surrounded by them, I was the only girl in the neighborhood besides Joanne, so I had to be an instigator. I was very bad. ahaha.

Date: 2011-02-03 02:47 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
ditto. I grew up, much like Winry in the country surrounded by boys

Date: 2011-02-01 04:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lynx212.livejournal.com
OMG!! I can see why this won first place!! This was great in a way to rich for words!

CONGRATS!

Date: 2011-02-01 04:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
thank you very much

Date: 2011-02-01 04:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] suspicious.livejournal.com
LOL this is wonderful.

Date: 2011-02-01 04:36 pm (UTC)

Date: 2011-02-03 12:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ishte.livejournal.com
OMG!!! this is SO F'ing FUNNY! I loved it. Really bad children indeed hahaha.

Date: 2011-02-03 02:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
thank you very much. Very bad indeed

Date: 2011-02-08 06:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] misty-nala.livejournal.com
You're the first I have seen to point out the fact that having children isn't just about sunshine and occasional quarrels. It includes a lot of nasty things like urine, vomit, changing diapers, just about anything that comes out of your body.

Date: 2011-02-08 07:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cornerofmadness.livejournal.com
I'm not surprised. I'm a little older so that may be why.

thanks

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