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When; Christmas Day
Rating; PG :3
Characters; Alphonse Elric

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Summary; Alphonse is apologizing to Machi for the curse from yesterday by taking her out for some hot chocolate!
Log;

Alphonse had hurried with getting dressed. He left a note on the table for Roy, explaining that he had gone out and wishing him a Merry Christmas until he returned home.

He had put on his long red coat, the hood pulled up over his head. It was cold out today after all. His gloves were on as well, both serving the purpose of keeping his hands warm and for protection, just in case.

He pulled out a pocketwatch from his pocket and checked the time. Machi should be arriving soon. He blushed a little, remembering the events of the day before. He sat on the edge of the fountain, patiently awaiting for the girl's arrival.

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Machi really didn't get this.

Just a simple apology should have been fine - it had been a curse, after all, and Alphonse hadn't been the only one kissing her, but after all... she'd sometimes been nervous after some curses, especially if she couldn't remember what she had done during them - but Alphonse had insisted he should make up for it somehow... But what was with everyone treating her hot chocolate, or something similar?

Besides, things like this made her nervous. Very nervous. For a moment, she'd thought of just not going, but that would be inappropriate...

By the time she arrived at the fountain, the boy dressed in a red coat was already waiting for her. Should she greet him, or what...?

Alphonse looked up and saw the redhead. So she would better recognize him and perhaps to come off a bit friendlier, he pulled the hood down, revealing his ponytailed honey-blonde hair. He smiled warmly at the girl as he stood up to greet her. He was a little nervous sure, but he wanted to come off as friendly to make up for any grief he had caused her.

"Ah...Merry Christmas, Machi," he said, as evenly as he could. The cold was tinging his cheeks with pink.

"...merry Christmas..."

She might've blushed a bit, but it was hard to tell if it was just because of the cold. Nervously, Machi took a few steps closer, actually hoping she'd taken a hat or scarf with her. Tugging her coat a bit, she just stood there, unsure what to say or do - this had been Alphonse's idea, after all, and she really wasn't the one to be going out with anyone, or... anything.

She really just didn't know.

He took a step in the direction of a café (one that he had asked Colonel Mustang about earlier) and turned back towards Machi.

"Let's get out of this cold before you get sick," he said, as he waited for the girl to start walking with him.

Trying to make a conversation with the girl, he commented, "U-Um...How are you today?"

Machi still wasn't sure about this, but followed him anyway. If he wanted her to, then... what else there was she could do?

"Just fine..." She wouldn't even look at his face when she spoke, just focused somewhere around his chest. And when she spoke, she only said a few words that could mean anything. Or then she kept silent, but after all... that was just how she was. For her, it wasn't too easy to change anything about herself.

He glanced over at the other, a look of mild surprise on his face. She really was very shy...

When they got to the cafe, he held the door open for her. Again, in a sad attempt to make conversation with the quiet girl, he asked, "So...erm...how long have you been here, Machi?"

She shrugged, thinking about that for the first time since she'd realized she'd probably never get home. "...almost five months", she replied after a moment of hesitation, almost feeling surprised. Had it really been so long since she'd been home for real...?

Machi glanced at Alphonse nervously. How long had he been here, then...? In fact, she wanted to ask, but... she knew she wouldn't. She just never asked anything even if she wanted to. And always without even knowing the reason.

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