First of all, I didn't write this! I'm putting it up for someone on . She's an awesome writer. XD
Anyways this is a fanfic containing abuse, language, violence, I'm sorry if it offends you. Fullmetal Alchemist belongs to Hiromu Arakawa.
Enjoy!
Broken Mind
A loud bell rang as students rushed into their classes. It was now approaching the end of lunch and everyone headed to their lockers, piling books into their arms. Edward staggered to his locker near the front of the school. He was in no rush to get to chemistry, he hated the class. Not only was the teacher a complete moron, but he knew the materials inside and out so he really didn't think he should even be in the class anyways. Although, it was better than taking psychology, he had taken the class once and dropped it within the first week.
He grabbed his lock, cursing as he turned the dial to the first number in his combination. He had the end of the day to look forward to but that was about it and even that didn't sound exciting to him. He finally got his lock open after the fourth try and took his text book out of his bag with his binder. Edward was never the most organized person, his note paper and photocopies were spilling out the side of his books and his text book looked as if someone had left it on the road for a few days.
He shut his locker and slowly headed towards the left side of the building. The class bell had already rung, but he didn't really care. He also didn't care that he hadn't done the homework assigned for the night before. He was already passing the class with an 85 and he hadn't done any work since the first day of the semester.
Even though it was practically summer, the halls were freezing, the fact they were completely bare didn't help that fact. The school was freezing in the summer and boiling in the winter. He made sure to pack a hoody every day just in case the air conditioning went out of control.
He walked into the class in the middle of a new lesson. Every student in the class was staring at him, including the teacher, but he didn't seem to notice. He took his seat at the back of the classroom and slouched back in his chair. He had never sat in something so uncomfortable in his entire life.
The teacher, Mr. Stevens was his name, turned back to the dry-erase board and continued with the lesson. He was teaching about balancing chemical equations, but it was so boring that he might as well be talking about sewing. The lesson dragged on for another hour until they finally had time to work on the practice questions as Mr. Stevens gave out the results of the last unit test. Each student was called up individually to collect their test. Edward was one of the last ones on purpose, he always handed out the tests from worst to best. Edward wasn't so sure that was completely fair, but perhaps it was motivation to get better marks to save the humiliation.
He got up as his name was called and shuffled his black converses on the floor as he approached the desk. From a distance he could already see a load of check marks on the first page. He took hold of the paper and shrugged at the 90 percent circled in the top corner. He was about to head back to his desk when the teacher called him back.
"Yeah?" Ed replied, his voice seeming to young for his age.
"I wanted to talk to you about that test." Mr. Stevens said, his grey hair falling over his eyes.
"What about it?" Ed shot, not eager to hear what he had to say.
"When ever I look over at you during a lesson, you're either doodling on your page or sleeping, yet when it comes test time, you seem to do perfectly fine and you don't even seem to do any of the homework I assign for you either."
"So? I don't feel like doing it." Edward replied with a shrug.
"My point is, you aren't getting the answers off someone else are you?"
"You mean cheating? How the hell would I get away with that?" Edward spat. "Can I not just be good at something?"
"Chemistry is one of the hardest classes in this school and you seem to be getting through without even struggling." the teacher said, tapping his pen against Edward's test.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not cheating." Edward glared turning his back and heading to his desk. He had to admit, he did lie a little. His father was really into chemistry and science, so Edward did get a bit of help from him.
After a few more dreadful minutes of Mr. Stevens staring at him, class had finally ended. He left the class at the same pace he entered, heading back to his locker. He threw his test in the bottom of his locker and shoved his books into his backpack. He wasn't even sure why he brought his work home anyways, it's not like he did any of it. He unzipped his auburn sweater and stuffed it into the large pocket of his back, knowing that outside would be way to hot for extra layers. Although he did make the mistake of wearing jeans, those would make his temperature rise too, but it really wasn't a mistake, he needed to wear them...
"Ed!" a young boy's voice called from halfway down the hall. Ed glanced over his shoulder, the young child bounding down the hallway with papers in his hand.
"Hey, Al." Edward said with a smile. The one thing that always made Edward happy was the sight of his little brother.
"I did it! I got 100!" Alphonse cheered, his brown hair bouncing as he bobbed up and down. He handed his older brother his quadratics test and waited to be applauded. "I guess I owe you for helping me study."
"It's no problem, Al. I guess I'm naturally talented with numbers." Edward smirked ruffling his brother's hair. Alphonse had already gotten all his books packed and was leaning against Edward's locker waiting for him to hurry up.
"You'll help me with the next one, right?" Al smiled watching Edward close his locker.
"Sure thing."
They headed to the front doors a few paces away. Their house wasn't to far away, but just close enough so that they didn't have to take a bus. There were a few people waiting by the doors for their rides to show up. One of them included one of Al's best friends, Dan Little. He leaned against the wall with one leg propped up behind the other as he looked down at his phone texting like a mad man. He glanced up after he replied to a final message.
"Al, perfect timing." Dan waved with a smile on his face.
Edward glanced him up and down. He never really saw who Al hung out with and this was one of the first people he saw. He was an odd looking boy. Although he did seem quite old despite his actual age. His style wasn't quite what you'd call average. He wore a black faux leather jacket over his auburn dress shirt and black pants extended down to his bright green shoes, which could honestly pass as soccer cleats. He also had a back and white checkered hat, more of a barret, that covered his dark brown hair, which stuck out the sides anyways because it was so long. If he took the hat off, he definitely would have looked like he just got out of bed. He was fairly clean cut other than that, with a thin face and bright blue eyes.
"Hey Dan." Alphonse waved jogging over to his friend.
"My mom's picking me up to go shopping for CD's, wanna come?" Dan asked sliding his phone into his pocket. Although Dan looked modern enough, he was an artsy type and loved nothing more than going around buying ancient records and albums from old groups, and Al didn't seem to mind that hobby either. He had collected quite a few Beatles and Doors records over the past few years.
"Sure." Al nodded. He looked over at Edward. "Can you tell dad I'm gonna be home a little later?"
Edward felt his stomach lurch and he felt a sudden urge to scream. He wanted Al to come home with him, but he also didn't want to sound like a baby, not when he was the older one. Sure, he was older by only a year, but still-
"Sure. I guess I could do that." Ed replied forcing a smile onto his face. He turned to the doors and quickly left before he felt obligated to take Al with him.
The first chapter of the Fan Fic I wrote "Broken Mind"
Yes, it is Fullmetal Alchemist. Al and Ed are both human and live with their parents.. although things are not that simple...
I actually got all of the names of the characters from people and teachers I know, So yes, Dan is actually a real person along with Mr. Stevens and all that. I hope they don't mind.
I did NOT write this ;)
It gets exciting (and sad) in the next chapter! review and I'll put it up sooner XD Trust me, you Want to read this! There's a reason it has so many reviews.