Ficlet - Feeling Human

[cornerofmadness]

Title Feeling Human
Author- cornerofmadness
series manga
Disclaimer Arakawa owns all
Rating PG -13
Characters/Pairing Ed point of view, Ed, Al, Roy, Riza
Timeline/Spoilers immediately post 108 so spoilers for all
Word Count 250
Warning none really
Summary The brothers are finally feeling human again.
Author’s Note Oh these short word counts vex me. Thanks to evil_little_dog for the beta. It was written for fma_fic_contest for the prompt ‘flinch’ It placed third. The lovely banner was done by lalikaa


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Flinching, Ed watched the nurse help his brother stand. Al’s spindly legs trembled, trying to hold up his emaciated body, but Al insisted on trying to walk to the bathroom on his own. He didn’t want to go on a bed pan again. Ed had wanted to help Al but, with only one good arm, he was deemed inadequate for the job.

“Ed, you all right?” Al asked, leaning on his nurse.

“The shoulder twinged.” Ed touched his bandaged shoulder. It wasn’t a lie. It hurt like hell. They had removed all the bits of the port trapped inside his restored limb. Ed didn’t even bother trying to explain how it happened to the military doctors.

Al nodded but Ed doubted he believed the shoulder excuse. Before he could lose himself in self-recriminations or Al could get across the room, a knock sounded on the door jamb. To his surprise, Mustang was there with Riza and a redheaded woman Ed didn’t know.

“I see Marcoh helped,” Ed said, knowing Mustang’s plan for his blindness though he wasn’t sure he approved of using the stone.

Mustang nodded. “Yes. Alphonse, Edward, meet Miranda, one of my…” He paused, glancing at Riza. “She’s a beautician.”

“Roy-boy said you might like your hair and nails trimmed up.” Miranda smiled at Al.

Al held up a long-nailed claw-like finger and grinned. “I’ll finally look and feel human again. Thank you.”

Those words made Ed flinch again but then it hit him; It was finally over.

Comments

[whips-n-dozers.livejournal.com]

Ed had wanted to help Al but, with only had one good arm, he was deemed inadequate for the job.

I think "had" is unnecessary. XD

I liked this. Sometimes its the little things that we don't often think of that makes us feel "human" again. And it was cute that she was Roy's "Beautician" XD

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thank you very much

hmmm yeah it looks like a word went missing/got added I'll fix that

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Awwww, Ed. Let Winry make it better, okay? :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

she might suggest I need Roy's beautician friend too - Ed

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

She might at that. So you don't scratch her.

[ishte.livejournal.com]

"She's one of my... She's a beautician" LoL

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

hahaha technically (if I had more word count) she'd be one of sisters.

thanks