She blinked and raised an eyebrow. are you sure it's not big enough for the two of us?" she giggled Mel and I have shared a small bed.. it wasn't as comfy as a double bed, but we managed..." She smirked softly. "Mel could always sleep on top of me.. then I won't need any blankets, she's very warm.." She giggled and looked at Mel, raising an eyebrow at her wondering if she'd conk out at any given moment, she looked tired.

He huffed softly and crossed his arms. He'd have offered his room to Mel if he'd known Al was going to be nice to them, but he also wanted to clean his room up a bit before letting someone he liked in there. He was after all a growing boy... (bow chicka bow wow....)

Al's cheeked tuned red. "Well...if you think you'll both be able to sleep...I guess you're welcome to it..." He kept his room neat so it didn't bother him if someone else slept in his room. Al sat down in a chair looking between the three of them. He placed his hands behind his head.

"I am a good blanket..." She mumbled after flopping back down. "It's okay D you can sleep in Al's room" Mel stretched a bit. "I don't think I can fall asleep yet it's just...too..." She tilted her head. "Quiet I guess..." It was a rather odd thing for Mel to say since she usually couldn't sleep unless it was quiet but ever since the girls Mel always seemed to need a bit of chatter as she fell asleep.

She frowned softly and nodded, chewing on her lower lip slightly as she watched Mel before glancing over at the two boys, rubbing the back of her head. "Um... Nothing much to tell really.. it's been a rather dull couple of years.." She murmured sitting cross legged .

"Uh.. y-yeah.. same here.. random missions from the colonel.. and research..." He mumbled, trailing off, not really wanting to mention what he had be researching.

"Hnn? Researching what exactly..? You got Al's body back.. what more could you possible have to research...?"

Great...

"Sadly nothing really exciting has happened..." Al frowned. That's what his brother had told him anyway. He couldn't be completely sure on everything that happened. His brother had a tendency to...'bend' the truth a bit.

Mel blinked looking over at Edward and Al then at D. She raised her eyebrow. A lot of stuff had happened to them. They were rather...strange and unlucky She placed her hand in her chin and tilted her head. "You still want to get your body back Edward?" She liked his automail. It looked cool though she was pretty sure that's why he was so short. It probably weight him down.

He scratched his cheek. "Well.. uh.. I've.. kinda gotten use to it..." He smiled sheepishly. "Besides.. I don't think the title of 'FullMetal' would work very well if I got my original body back..."

She huffed at his avoidance of her question and scoffed slightly looking around the room. She was sure the papers held some sort of clue, but she couldn't just go snooping around in front of them.

"Then what are you still researching...?" Mel tilted her head. "If you don't mind your automail..." She placed her hands on her lap and raised her eyebrow. She couldn't think of anything that they would need to research. They knew pretty much everything didn't they?

Al shifted a bit in his seat and rubbed the back of his head coughing a bit. He didn't want to say anything that his brother would try and kill him for.

"Oh, heheh, nothing.. you know.. random things.. It's no big deal really.." He waved his hands in front of him, trying to seem nonchalant, but he was never really good at covering things up.

She smirked and stifled a laugh, coughing a bit before clearing her throat and letting out a yawn. Hnn.. man oh man... is it that late already... maybe we should get to bed.." She raised an eyebrow, trying to save Edward fro the situation he had put himself in.

"Huh? oh.. y-yeah.. it's sure late.. isn't it Al?"

Al turned to his brother and raised his eyebrow. "Huh? Oh yeah alright" He turned to D and tilted his head. "Should I show you to my room?" He blinked and pointed over his shoulder. "It's the third door down the hall"

Mel stretched and rubbed her eyes nodding agreeing with the others about bedtime. "Mmm...bed..." They'd have the have story time tomorrow. Mel tilted her head doing a last run through of her mind before she pouted. "...maybe there's a time delay..."

She tilted her head raising an eyebrow at Mel and shook her head before smiling at Al. "Thank you hun.." She giggled and stood up stretching. "You sure you don't want to sleep with me Mel?" She wiggled her eyebrows and giggled softly before waving her hand and making her way to Al's bedroom.

Ed bit his lower lip and shook his head slightly. "I.. um... I have to clean my room up.. but you'll be able to sleep in there after I'm don't.." He murmured softly looking at the ground. He really needed to get rid of some items and hide some others.

Al smiled and walked towards the back of the apartment and opened the door for her smiling. "If you need anything or want to know where anything is just let me know" He rubbed the back of his head and bowed a little.

"I'll be alright" Her nose twitched. "I think I could pass out on the floor I'm so tired" She muttered before looking over at Edward. "Clean your room? Do you need any help?" Mel placed her hands behind her head before she peeked over the couch placing her hands on the back of it.

"No!" He blinked and cleared his throat. "N-no.. I can manage.." He waved his hands as if trying to shoo the thought from her mind. "Don't worry about it." he looked off to the side, avoiding looking at her. "Um.. I.. uh.. better get to bed..."

She scratched her cheek. "Um do you think you could loan me a shirt or two..? <,;; and maybe combine them... so I have something to sleep in?" She scratched her cheek knowing it would near impossible for her to fit... comfortably in any of the boy's clothes.

Mel rubbed her cheek and nodded placing her chin on the couch and waited quietly. She didn't really wanna kick Edward out of his room. She tilted her head a bit wondering what he had to clean up. She made grabby hands behind the couch. Maybe her and D could be sneaky and look through the apartment when they were cleaning and the guys were gone.

Al smiled grabbing a few of his shirts eyeing the size a bit before he combined them. The color looked a bit strange but he assumed she wouldn't mind it since she was only going to be sleeping in it. "How does this look? Any changes you want me to make?"

She smiled. "That should be fine." She smiled taking the shirt and kissed his cheek. "Thanks." She blinked and scratched her cheek. "Could you bring one out for Mel? I don't think she wants to sleep in her clothes."

He closed the door behind him and set about rummaging through his room, picking up any discriminating evidence, he'd have to get rid of it in the morning, or hid it somewhere no one would think to look.

"Alright I'm glad my fashion isn't too bad" Al blushed a bit when she kissed his cheek gulping. "S-Sure.." He nodded quickly grabbing a shirt before exiting the room and over to Mel. "Shirt...for uh...sleeping..." He was still a bit flustered. Once Mel had walked away he started to get things ready so he could be somewhat comfortable. He put a pillow on the couch and grabbed a blanket. He didn't need much to sleep. Al sat down on the couch looking over to his brother's door. "He'll probably be in there a while...he has um... a bunch of stuff to clean up"

Mel turned staring up at Al and raised her eyebrow. He certainly looked embarrassed. She took the shirt from him and moved off to the bathroom to get changed. Mel slipped her shirt off and pulled the one Al gave her over her head. She fixed her hair before she frowned. "Uh...pants..." She grumbled moving out of the bathroom waiting quietly next to Edward's door. She glanced over at Al. "What does he have in there porn? Geez..." She shook her head. "A messy room doesn't bother me"

His antenna twitched slightly as he grumbled and cleared his throat loud enough to make it clear that he could still hear them. he grumbled and opened the door, trying to block the opening. "What is it..?" he mumbled looking off to the side standing in front of Mel before sliding out through the crack in his door and closing it behind him.

She giggled softly and changed, thankful that it came down to her knees so she didn't have to worry much about wandering around in front of anyone. She blinked and peeked out the door watching them with a raised eyebrow.

When Mel heard the door open she turned around placing her fingers in front of her poking them together. "Well...I...was um...just going to ask a question" She glanced at the floor. "I-I've been really good...compared to when I first met you...don't you think?" She then rubbed the back of her head. "So...I was just wondering if I could...well hug you...?" Her cheeks darkened a bit but she didn't move waiting for Edward to start freaking out.

Al chuckled from his position on the couch and smiled a little. He hoped his brother didn't look to far into it for an answer. A hug wouldn't mean anything serious...well for most people anyway. Though knowing Edward who know how he'd react.

His cheeks darkened a few shades as he shifted a bit from foot to foot, over thinking it as always. "Y-yes.. no... no wait... ye-no.... yes..? No....."

"Oh just let her hug you Bitchflakes!"

"H-hey! stay out of this!" he grumbled and crossed his arms before looking to Mel, blushing again and looking off to the side. "A-alright..."

Mel blinked and raised her eyebrow listening to Edward. She kept getting happy and sad in the same sentence. After D put her own opinion in Mel grinned shifting a bit once Edward stuck with yes and blushed and beamed a bit. "Yay~" She moved forward wrapping her arms around him and grinned nuzzling him a little. "I missed you..I'm glad you aren't dead"

Al chuckled and hung his head a bit at his brother. "Honestly...Hopefully he'll chill out after this..." The younger Elric looked over at D and smiled a little after laughing at his brother quietly.

She rolled her eyes and walked out of the room getting a glass of water. She didn't really like water, but her mouth was dry and she could get it on her own without asking the guys for help.

He blushed deeply, glad she couldn't see his face and hesitated, unsure where to put his hands so he kept them at his sides, mumbling softly. "I'm glad you're not dead too..." he paused for a moment and blinked. "hey.. wait... why would I be dead? I'm Edward Elric... I don't die easy you know..."

Al blinked and stood up moving over towards D rubbing the back of his head. "I hope Edward isn't freaking out to much on the inside" Though from what Al noticed D was probably enjoying watching his brother suffer. Tomorrow Al had to ask his brother something and he hoped his brother could answer it for him.

"You're still human and human bodies only take so much..." She mumbled staring at his automail arm. "And if I remember correctly...most of your near death experiences...you got out of purely by luck..." She raised her eyebrow and tilted her head back to look up at him. "So I have the right to worry..." She blushed a little. She didn't really want to let go but she didn't want to keep him there she he seemed a little tense. Her nose twitched before she slid her arms back and kept them at her sides inwardly jumping for joy.

He fidgeted slightly"That's not the point.. I always make it out in one piece..." he paused and scratched his cheek. "For the most part.. I mean... after I became an alchemist..." He took a step back when she released him pressed against the door slightly. "Um.. I-I'll see you in the morning then..?" He murmured glancing off to the side quietly.

"Oh, he's probably kicking himself right now.." She smirked sipping at her water. "Doesn't know what to do with himself.." She paused for a moment and wrinkled her nose. "How thick are the walls in this apartment.. you don't.... hear things coming from his room... do you...?

"I still have the right to worry" Mel crossed her arms watching him for a moment before she brushed some hair from her face and nodded. "Yeah...I'll be here" She smiled and stuck her tongue out glancing over towards the kitchen and blinked. She looked back at Edward and smiled. "Sweet dreams..."

"He is acting strange lately...I mean..with all things considered I'm sure he's happy you two aren't dead" Al smiled before he raised his eyebrow. "Hear things?" He then shook his head. "No...he's usually quiet...why do you ask?"

She gulped her water stifling a half laugh as her mind wandered into the gutter and back out at his statement. She coughed slightly and cleared her throat. "Sorry about that.. anyway, I'm sure he'll be fine now.." She smiled and shook her head dumping out the rest of her water down the sink looking over her shoulder. I guess we should head to bed... Means we can get a new set of clothes sooner and fit in a bit more then we stand out.." She laughed softly and shook her head. "Since it went so well the last time we were here..."

"U-uh.. yeah... sweet dreams.." He blushed and opened his door disappearing back in. "Oh god.. oh god.. oh god...." he flopped face first on his bed trying to contain his thoughts. Oh god, oh god, oh god.... Come on.. this can't be happening... think about something sad.... dead puppies... dead puppies.. dead puppies....

Mel blinked skipping off into the kitchen and giggled a little swaying her hips before she placed her hands on her hips looking between Al and D blushing a little. "I agree with bed time...I'd love some new clothes...don't want to wear what I landed in while we're here...however long that'll be..." She poked her fingers together. "I hope Edward doesn't mind that we'll probably be stuck here for a while..." She muttered.

Al raised his eyebrow at her before he nodded. "Alright...We'll try not to wake you up to early tomorrow..." He laughed a bit. "We'll go shopping late morning probably around ten or so" He bowed a little to the two. "Good night" He walked off towards the bed before he laid down.

Mel stretched a little before she tilted her head. "I wanna sleep with you~ The floor's uncomfy~" She huffed before she skipped off to Al's room. "I got to hug Edward~" She grinned jumping up and down a little. "I hope he didn't hate it too much"

She laughed softly and rolled her eyes. "Well.. I don't think he hated it..." She smirked and raised an eyebrow as she sat on the bed running her fingers through her hair. "Hnn.. we should probably get some other then clothes.. like toothbrushes and hairbrushes... things like that?" she looked over and frowned. "You're not even listening to a thing I've said are you..? You're just thinking about hugging Edward again...."

He sighed softly and lifted his head from the bed and groaned softly and rolled over staring up at the ceiling. "Wh-why her, why now...?" He rubbed his eyes and sighed softly. "I don't think I can continue living under these conditions.. I'll go insane..."