05-02-2015, 11:25 PM
As Edward sat there, clinging to the feathers and fur that covered the Gryphon’s back, he began to take in the scenery of Camelot. He hadn’t realised it until know, but Camelot was – in fact – a beautiful world. Rolling hill side scenery, dotted by small settlements and towns. The largest of them, by far, was the City of Minas Tirith. Edward was heading back to Winry’s place to let her know about what he was doing and where he would be going next. He was used to using pay phones to call her but, somehow, he had a feeling that he wouldn’t find any within Camelot.
‘If only I had one of those communicators. Then I’d be able to contact Winry without having to go back there all the time… Though it is nice seeing her.’ Edward said as he began to blush a little bit, the Gryphon he was on mad a noise, as if it was mocking his feelings. Edward gripped the Gryphon’s fur and feathers tighter, partially out of anger and partially because he was scared out of his mind. He’d never soared through the air like this before, let alone ride on the back of a mythical beast that Alchemists have been trying to create for centuries.
‘Like you’d know anything about it…’ Edward sneered, causing the Gryphon to make a hard turn and spin around. The gryphon stopped as it reached the 180 Degree point in the turn, proceeding to glide upside down shortly before turning its head to the ground and began to dive towards the ground. Edward could feel himself lifting upwards and off of the Gryphon as the plummeted towards the ground.
‘Okay, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it!’ Edward exclaimed in desperation and absolute fear for his life as the Gryphon pulled up and began gliding over a lake, Edward could see himself and the Gryphon in the reflection of the pristine water as they flew only inches from the surface of the water. Edward clung to the beasts back as they headed upwards into the sky, regaining their original altitude. He was impressed with this place, it held so many different creatures, most of which he hadn’t seen before. Edward shuddered as a cold chill travelled down his spine, his memories of meeting that humungous Crocodile in the sewers had popped back into his head as the City of Minas Tirith came into view.
‘Well… I hope I never have to see that Crocodile again, and if I do, I’ll teach it a lesson.’ Edward stated firmly as he focused his eyes on Camelot’s capital city.
‘Winry, I’m back!’ Edward called out as he pushed the door to Winry’s shop open, it creaked slightly as he did so. Edward heard the rapid footsteps as Winry ran down the stairs, turned the corner and into the hallway that Edward was standing in. Winry smiled and then threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around him as her body made contact with his.
‘Ed! Glad you’re back… but how did you get so tall!?’ Winry exclaimed as she looked up him, a confused look on her face as she stood up straight. Edward was now – almost – a full head taller than herself.
‘Taller? Oh I guess I am much taller than you now.’ Edward laughed out of joy and confidence as Winry’s look of confusion transformed into a look of anger as she pulled a wrench from her back pocket and glared at him, clenching her fist around the wrench.
‘You…. IDIOT!’ Winry exclaimed as she slammed the wrench into the left side of his face, throwing him backwards and onto his ass.
‘Be a little more respectful, okay…?’ Winry sighed as she placed the wrench back into her pocket and offered him her hand. Edward looked up at Winry with a look of fear and slight frustration as a large red lump protruded from the side of his face. Edward grabbed her hand and stood up with her help.
‘You almost knocked all my teeth out.’ Edward whined in a high pitched voice as they headed down the hallway and towards the living room door.
‘So, tell me all about Dalaran.’ Winry smiled as she and Edward sat down at a small table.
‘Well, First of all, the City of Dalaran is on a massive island floating in the sky.’ Edward began as he noticed Winry watching him intently, paying attention to every word. This made him blush a little.
‘And when I finally reached it, I had no Idea how I would get up there. So I tried to imagine a Flying machine. When I tried to create one through the use of Alchemy, a strange glow shone from the area and then there was a Gryphon standing in front of me.’ Edward continued explaining as he looked to the window.
‘A Gryphon!? Aww I want to see it next time Ed.’ Winry stated, causing Edward to laugh a little before continuing with his story about his Experience with the city of mages, The floating city Dalaran.
‘So that’s what happened?’ Winry asked curiously as she sat back in her chair, looked up to the roof and then sighed.
‘Yeah… I have to go. If I do this, I’ll finally be able to set up this school of mine.’ Edward smiled as he stared at Winry.
‘Yeah… And then you’ll be able to find the Truth?’ Winry asked as she returned her gaze to him, a worried look in her eyes. Edward smiled and returned a confident nod, an attempt to reassure Winry. Winry smiled and then stood up, walking over to a small bag and pulling a small box out of it. Ed watched as Winry Returned to the table and placed the box on top of it, in front of Edward.
‘I got you this.’ Winry said shyly as Edward picked the box up and opened it, revealing a silver necklace with a pendant on it. The shape of the pendant was that of the Flamel Cross that was on the back of his red coat.
‘Winry… Thank you.’ Edward smiled as he picked up the necklace and placed it around his neck, the pendant hang from his neck and down towards his torso. Edward looked at it for a couple of seconds before placing it behind his shirt. Winry smiled at him as he stood up, gesturing for her to stand as well. As Winry stood up Edward hugged her abruptly, not giving her enough time to react. They stood there, Winry’s head in Edward’s chest and his arms around her, not saying anything, just enjoying the moment. Edward sighed and then leaned backwards a little, but kept his eyes on Winry. As she looked up at him, ready to ask him if something was wrong, he interrupted her by kissing her forehead. Her face went bright red and she pushed him away, knocking him over and onto the floor. Before either of them had a chance to talk, Edward had realized what he’d just done. His face began turning red and he couldn’t find the words he needed to speak, Ed looked over to Winry and found that she was in a similar position as well. All they could do was stare at each other awkwardly.
Winry had accompanied Edward back to the Gryphon, and she had spent the better parts of the hour petting and admiring the beast, something that the Gryphon hadn’t minded at all. Edward walked up to his ride and pet it on the head, it seemed to enjoy this.
‘Do you know where the gate to the Nexus is?’ Edward asked as the Bird gave a quick nod of its head and kneeled down a little bit, waiting for him to hop on. Edward got the feeling that it knew everything that he knew about this place. Edward got on slowly, holding onto the animal as it stood up stood up straight.
‘Now, slowly okay? And running, not flying this time.’ Edward said to the beast as he turned to Winry.
‘Well… I’ll see you-’ Edward began before he was cut off as the Gryphon began galloping, Leaving Winry standing in place as she watched the two run into the distance.
‘Be safe Ed…’ Winry said slowly as she looked at his back, smiling.
‘If only I had one of those communicators. Then I’d be able to contact Winry without having to go back there all the time… Though it is nice seeing her.’ Edward said as he began to blush a little bit, the Gryphon he was on mad a noise, as if it was mocking his feelings. Edward gripped the Gryphon’s fur and feathers tighter, partially out of anger and partially because he was scared out of his mind. He’d never soared through the air like this before, let alone ride on the back of a mythical beast that Alchemists have been trying to create for centuries.
‘Like you’d know anything about it…’ Edward sneered, causing the Gryphon to make a hard turn and spin around. The gryphon stopped as it reached the 180 Degree point in the turn, proceeding to glide upside down shortly before turning its head to the ground and began to dive towards the ground. Edward could feel himself lifting upwards and off of the Gryphon as the plummeted towards the ground.
‘Okay, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it!’ Edward exclaimed in desperation and absolute fear for his life as the Gryphon pulled up and began gliding over a lake, Edward could see himself and the Gryphon in the reflection of the pristine water as they flew only inches from the surface of the water. Edward clung to the beasts back as they headed upwards into the sky, regaining their original altitude. He was impressed with this place, it held so many different creatures, most of which he hadn’t seen before. Edward shuddered as a cold chill travelled down his spine, his memories of meeting that humungous Crocodile in the sewers had popped back into his head as the City of Minas Tirith came into view.
‘Well… I hope I never have to see that Crocodile again, and if I do, I’ll teach it a lesson.’ Edward stated firmly as he focused his eyes on Camelot’s capital city.
‘Winry, I’m back!’ Edward called out as he pushed the door to Winry’s shop open, it creaked slightly as he did so. Edward heard the rapid footsteps as Winry ran down the stairs, turned the corner and into the hallway that Edward was standing in. Winry smiled and then threw herself at him, wrapping her arms around him as her body made contact with his.
‘Ed! Glad you’re back… but how did you get so tall!?’ Winry exclaimed as she looked up him, a confused look on her face as she stood up straight. Edward was now – almost – a full head taller than herself.
‘Taller? Oh I guess I am much taller than you now.’ Edward laughed out of joy and confidence as Winry’s look of confusion transformed into a look of anger as she pulled a wrench from her back pocket and glared at him, clenching her fist around the wrench.
‘You…. IDIOT!’ Winry exclaimed as she slammed the wrench into the left side of his face, throwing him backwards and onto his ass.
‘Be a little more respectful, okay…?’ Winry sighed as she placed the wrench back into her pocket and offered him her hand. Edward looked up at Winry with a look of fear and slight frustration as a large red lump protruded from the side of his face. Edward grabbed her hand and stood up with her help.
‘You almost knocked all my teeth out.’ Edward whined in a high pitched voice as they headed down the hallway and towards the living room door.
‘So, tell me all about Dalaran.’ Winry smiled as she and Edward sat down at a small table.
‘Well, First of all, the City of Dalaran is on a massive island floating in the sky.’ Edward began as he noticed Winry watching him intently, paying attention to every word. This made him blush a little.
‘And when I finally reached it, I had no Idea how I would get up there. So I tried to imagine a Flying machine. When I tried to create one through the use of Alchemy, a strange glow shone from the area and then there was a Gryphon standing in front of me.’ Edward continued explaining as he looked to the window.
‘A Gryphon!? Aww I want to see it next time Ed.’ Winry stated, causing Edward to laugh a little before continuing with his story about his Experience with the city of mages, The floating city Dalaran.
‘So that’s what happened?’ Winry asked curiously as she sat back in her chair, looked up to the roof and then sighed.
‘Yeah… I have to go. If I do this, I’ll finally be able to set up this school of mine.’ Edward smiled as he stared at Winry.
‘Yeah… And then you’ll be able to find the Truth?’ Winry asked as she returned her gaze to him, a worried look in her eyes. Edward smiled and returned a confident nod, an attempt to reassure Winry. Winry smiled and then stood up, walking over to a small bag and pulling a small box out of it. Ed watched as Winry Returned to the table and placed the box on top of it, in front of Edward.
‘I got you this.’ Winry said shyly as Edward picked the box up and opened it, revealing a silver necklace with a pendant on it. The shape of the pendant was that of the Flamel Cross that was on the back of his red coat.
‘Winry… Thank you.’ Edward smiled as he picked up the necklace and placed it around his neck, the pendant hang from his neck and down towards his torso. Edward looked at it for a couple of seconds before placing it behind his shirt. Winry smiled at him as he stood up, gesturing for her to stand as well. As Winry stood up Edward hugged her abruptly, not giving her enough time to react. They stood there, Winry’s head in Edward’s chest and his arms around her, not saying anything, just enjoying the moment. Edward sighed and then leaned backwards a little, but kept his eyes on Winry. As she looked up at him, ready to ask him if something was wrong, he interrupted her by kissing her forehead. Her face went bright red and she pushed him away, knocking him over and onto the floor. Before either of them had a chance to talk, Edward had realized what he’d just done. His face began turning red and he couldn’t find the words he needed to speak, Ed looked over to Winry and found that she was in a similar position as well. All they could do was stare at each other awkwardly.
Winry had accompanied Edward back to the Gryphon, and she had spent the better parts of the hour petting and admiring the beast, something that the Gryphon hadn’t minded at all. Edward walked up to his ride and pet it on the head, it seemed to enjoy this.
‘Do you know where the gate to the Nexus is?’ Edward asked as the Bird gave a quick nod of its head and kneeled down a little bit, waiting for him to hop on. Edward got the feeling that it knew everything that he knew about this place. Edward got on slowly, holding onto the animal as it stood up stood up straight.
‘Now, slowly okay? And running, not flying this time.’ Edward said to the beast as he turned to Winry.
‘Well… I’ll see you-’ Edward began before he was cut off as the Gryphon began galloping, Leaving Winry standing in place as she watched the two run into the distance.
‘Be safe Ed…’ Winry said slowly as she looked at his back, smiling.