chapter 21
Sami boarded the train. She found an empty compartment and sat down.
When the train began to move, she looked out the window to see her parents, Riza and Jean(Who was holding Shelby in one arm), and Elysia and her family all saluting her.
She stared back in surprised and returned the gesture. Once they were out of sight, she leaned back into her seat and let out a sigh.
"Oh my God...I'm actually doing this...I'm going to ishbal all alone."
She propped her feet up on her traveling bag. It was amazing that Riza actually let her do this.
Something hours later, he found herself walking down the streets of the sandy town. her goal? Find somewhere to stay for the night.
'Well,' She thought looking up at the sun. 'At least I don't have to worry about being cold...'
She looked back down just in time to see a man with a bucket of paint walk-before she walked into him and they fell, the paint showering both of them.
"I'm so sorry!" The man cried getting to his feet.
"No! No it was my fault!" Sami replied from the ground. She made to get up, and slipped on the paint and fell again.
"Here, let me hep you." The man said holding out his hand.
She took it and he helped her to her feet.
"Oh no..." He said wide eyed. "You're part of the military!"
She noticed he was looking at the now paint spotted blue uniform.
"Yes, I am. But don't worry about it! I wasn't watching where I was going..."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
"Okay.." He nodded. "At least allow me to take you back to my home and help you clean that off... My mother would be able to get it out... She always gets the paint off my clothes.."
Sami nodded. "Okay, sure." She picked up her travel bag and began to follow the boy. "what's your name?"
"I'm James. And you?"
"Sami. Nice to meet you James!"
"Nice to meet you as well. How old are you anyways?"
"I'm 16..I'm really young.. I know."
"Not really."
"Hm?"
"I'm 19, you're not so young."
"Younger than you.."
"True.." He nodded in her direction. "But I don't consider you a child, to be in the military at 16, you must have skills."
"Ah, no..no I don't..." She said rubbing the back of her head.
He eyed her. "If you say so, this is my home..Come on in!"
He lead her into the living room, where a woman with brown hair and pink bangs sat.
"Mom? This is Sami.. as you can see, we had a little accident. Sami, this is my mother...Rose."
When the train began to move, she looked out the window to see her parents, Riza and Jean(Who was holding Shelby in one arm), and Elysia and her family all saluting her.
She stared back in surprised and returned the gesture. Once they were out of sight, she leaned back into her seat and let out a sigh.
"Oh my God...I'm actually doing this...I'm going to ishbal all alone."
She propped her feet up on her traveling bag. It was amazing that Riza actually let her do this.
Something hours later, he found herself walking down the streets of the sandy town. her goal? Find somewhere to stay for the night.
'Well,' She thought looking up at the sun. 'At least I don't have to worry about being cold...'
She looked back down just in time to see a man with a bucket of paint walk-before she walked into him and they fell, the paint showering both of them.
"I'm so sorry!" The man cried getting to his feet.
"No! No it was my fault!" Sami replied from the ground. She made to get up, and slipped on the paint and fell again.
"Here, let me hep you." The man said holding out his hand.
She took it and he helped her to her feet.
"Oh no..." He said wide eyed. "You're part of the military!"
She noticed he was looking at the now paint spotted blue uniform.
"Yes, I am. But don't worry about it! I wasn't watching where I was going..."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!"
"Okay.." He nodded. "At least allow me to take you back to my home and help you clean that off... My mother would be able to get it out... She always gets the paint off my clothes.."
Sami nodded. "Okay, sure." She picked up her travel bag and began to follow the boy. "what's your name?"
"I'm James. And you?"
"Sami. Nice to meet you James!"
"Nice to meet you as well. How old are you anyways?"
"I'm 16..I'm really young.. I know."
"Not really."
"Hm?"
"I'm 19, you're not so young."
"Younger than you.."
"True.." He nodded in her direction. "But I don't consider you a child, to be in the military at 16, you must have skills."
"Ah, no..no I don't..." She said rubbing the back of her head.
He eyed her. "If you say so, this is my home..Come on in!"
He lead her into the living room, where a woman with brown hair and pink bangs sat.
"Mom? This is Sami.. as you can see, we had a little accident. Sami, this is my mother...Rose."