Poetry: Untitled #13, appropriately enough ...

[nebroadwe]

Happy Birthday, evil_little_dog! In honor of the day, Edward Elric and I present the following tanka:

"Just here for the food!"
Loitering beside the cake
As the candles burn,

He won't let you blow them out,
The youngest State -- Arsonist?

Ed claims there's an age joke in there, but I think he's just kidding himself ...

Many happy returns of the day!

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[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Ed, if you don't let me blow out the candles, the icing will melt!

*loves*

And thank you so much! *beams*

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Ed, if you don't let me blow out the candles, the icing will melt!

He's licking his lips and grinning. I think you need another argument. (He probably sets his marshmallows on fire, too.)

And thank you so much! *beams*

You're welcome! All the best!

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

He's licking his lips and grinning. I think you need another argument. (He probably sets his marshmallows on fire, too.)

Edward, if you don't let me blow out the candles, you don't get ANY icing. Or cake.

And thank you again. *grins*

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Edward, if you don't let me blow out the candles, you don't get ANY icing. Or cake.

That's made him think: pretty lights or food? pretty lights or food? Okay, food, then, but he wants one with a blown-out candle on it. Or three. Or five. Or ...

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Edward, you can have a blown out candle. Or five. *grin*

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

He's content. This may or may not be a good thing. (We'll see what happens when you actually hand him the slice and candles ... )

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*offers Edward cake with various candles, blown out*

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Okay, so now he's off in a corner with Al, gesticulating wildly and occasionally spraying cake crumbs onto his brother's breastplate. Al looks disgusted, or dubious. (Or neither. Hard to tell unless he SDs.)

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Oh...dear. Maybe I should send Winry over. With a nice, tall, cool glass of m-i-l-k.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Do it! Do it!

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Winry says she's game for it but she wants a piece of cake, too....

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's your cake -- you can give a piece to anyone you like. [takes a careful step sideways to block Ed's view of the ensuing transaction]

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Winry has cake and wanders toward the boys....

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Ed's eyes light up as the cake (or possibly Winry?) approaches ...

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Al rolls his eyes (as much as possible, being that his 'eyes' are pinpricks of gleaming light in a helmet) at his brother's reaction...

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

As Winry walks past him, juggling two plates of cake with one hand and holding a glass of -- something (it's hard to tell, the way she's got her fingers wrapped around it) -- in the other, her fork jingles to the floor ...

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Ed looks around at the sound, eyes widening then narrowing in anticipation...

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

"Oh, damn," says Winry, bending to retrieve the fork. The plates wobble precariously ...

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

"Careful, Winry!" Ed grabs for the plates, terrified that icing could be wasted...

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Winry lurches, as if thrown off balance. A dollop of icing daubs her blouse. "Agh! Ed, watch it -- oh -- here!" she exclaims, thrusting the glass at him ...

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Ed stares at the blob of icing that's dotting Winry's boo - blouse! - and jerks his gaze up and accepts the glass in terror that Winry's noticed his gaff...

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

At that moment, Roy Mustang clears his throat and taps his fork against his glass. "Ladies and gentlemen, may I have your attention?"

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

What does the bastard want? Why is he here, anyway? Ed scowls and (sort of) turns his attention away from Winry (and the icing and her juggling plates)...

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Once he's certain that all eyes are upon him, the colonel continues, "I propose a toast to our hostess." He bows slightly in your direction and lifts his glass. "May the next birthday she celebrates, and all those to come, find her even more beautiful and beloved than she is today. To evil_little_dog!"

The room erupts into a chorus of "Hear, hear!" and "To the birthday girl!" ...

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

"You're toasting her?" Ed blurts out and Al steps on his foot -

"You're supposed to take a drink when someone's being toasted, Brother...."