Hello again! It's Jas again! Hee hee! This is the sequel to my first FMA fan fic "Running in the Wrong Lane" Kitten is once again the lead character! I really hope you enjoy the sequel! I've been working really, really hard on it because I want to be action packed but still have a good amount of romance! (Even though it's always a love square sort of love) Ah well! Anyways, if you haven't read the prequel don't worry about it! You don't really need to know what happened in the last one because it kind of touches on the things you really need to know. She reflects on past events a few times but don't worry if you don't quite get it.

Well I hope you enjoy! Here is "The Revival" (Name subject to change if I oh-so choose later on!)

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Kitten laid her head against the cold window. The train was heading south from Central, she had just caught it moment ago. She sighed to herself while she watched the sun set behind the hills as they rolled by. Her leaving had been a shock for those around her, although she knew they wouldn't have been shocked if they knew what she was going through. Of course, she didn't let her pain show on the outside. She didn't like it when people worried about her. No one around her had realized that she was having a hard time. Kitten decided to leave Central on a whim. Ed and Al were already gone; they let a few months before Kitten had decided to also head out. Ed wanted to start up his search for the Philosopher's stone again, but before that his brother and him were going back to their hometown, Resembool. Roy on the other hand stayed in Central, he didn't agree with Kitten leaving. In fact, Roy was completely angry that Kitten had been planning to leave. He didn't understand and Kitten didn't want to explain it to him, she had already tried and failed. Ed seemed to understand more than Roy, he had written to her after he left and seemed to support her plan. Kitten had sent him a letter, which told him about her plans. Ed seemed to fully agree. Ed's search was almost the same as Kitten's now. Ed wanted to restore his brother's body and Kitten wanted to bring back someone. Although; they were both going after totally different methods to bring about their goals. There was one more person, Greed. She had been able to feel his presence from time to time. It seemed to Kitten like he followed her around the city. Kitten hadn't seen Greed face to face since 2 years ago after the fight with Envy at the command center. That was the day when everything went wrong, but it was also the start of another chapter for Kitten. She briefly wondered if Greed had followed her onto the train, but she shook those thoughts away. Greed wouldn't be that crazy. Although she had gotten use to his presence, it made her feel a little safer. She wondered briefly why he hadn't approached her for 2 whole years; she didn't think he would be able to last. Kitten sighed again, her thoughts drifted back to leaving Central. The Fuhrer had exploded when Kitten placed her resignation letter on his desk. He screamed and screamed at her but Kitten refused to stay. In the end he finally let her go, although he said that she better come back when she was done. Kitten told him that she would think it over. She wanted to live a normal life now, although she knew that would be close to impossible with her immortal body.

"Ticket Ma'am?" A voice broke Kitten out of her thoughts. She turned to look at a young man. He was holding his hand out towards her.

"Oh yes!" Kitten exclaimed, she rummaged through the bag next to her and produced the ticket. She looked down at it for a second and then turned to face the ticket man again. She placed the small slip of paper into his outstretched palm. The ticket man clipped it and handed it back to Kitten.

"Have a nice ride Miss." The ticket man said with a smile.

"Thank you." Kitten replied, returning the smile. The ticket man turned and walked farther down the isle to the next person. Kitten turned back towards the window. The sun had disappeared behind the hills. The lights on the compartment's ceiling all shut off. The only lights left on were the dim yellow lights that outlined the walkway. Kitten reached up and clicked the reading light above her seat on. She wanted to write everyone letters. Riza had promised to take care of Roy while Kitten was away, but she still wanted to write him a letter. She wondered how angry he was at her. She hadn't told him the day she was leaving; it was going to be a nasty surprise for him. Kitten couldn't tell him because she knew that he would try to stop her by any means necessary. She had told her close friends and Riza, but that was it. Kitten sighed and rummaged in her bag again. She pulled out a notepad and a pen.

'Roy,

I'm so sorry that I left so suddenly; I just didn't want you to try to stop me. I really am sorry! Please don't be too mad at me!!  I know you don't understand why I'm leaving, but I really need to do this. I'm heading south now and I don't know where I am going from there yet. I'll be sure to write to you as often as I can. I know you want to be informed. Please don't be too mad at me! I know I can't apologize enough, but this is really important to me. I can't go on living a normal life until I get this finished. You don't need to worry because now all the homunculi are gone so I should be safe! No one else knows about my powers so no one should be coming after me. I told Riza to watch over you for me, so I'm sure you will be fine! I hope work goes well for you! Have some fun now and then, but make sure to keep up with your work as well! Take care! Again, I'm so sorry!

I love you,

Kitten'

Kitten ripped the page out of her notebook and folded it carefully. She slid the letter into an envelope and addressed it. Kitten slipped the letter back into her bag and picked up her pen again. Ed had given her the address of where he was staying in his hometown so Kitten could write to him. She hoped that he was still there, or else the letter would never make it to him. Kitten looked out the window at the starry sky. She then turned her attention back to the lined paper on her lap.

'Ed,

I hope you are having fun in Resembool! I heard so many funny stories from you about it, so I'm sure you are! I left Central today, without telling Roy. (I'm sure that last sentence made you smile. Haha!) I'm heading south first, I feel like that's the best place to start. I hope you are having luck with your search too. Tell Al I said hi. I miss him too! Central wasn't as much fun with you two gone. I'm sure our paths will cross in the future sometime. I want to talk to you both again! There's so much to talk about! We had a lot of fun in Central together, and I hope we can have more fun later! Maybe we can meet up in Central later on, after both of our searches are over! That would be nice! Or maybe we will even run into each other in our travels, our paths are pretty close!  Either way, I hope to see you both again some time! It feels pretty nice to be traveling alone getting to do what I've needed to do for 2 years. I know you understand how it feels. I hope that everything works out in the end; to be honest I am a little worried about it. Oh well, I sure I'll be fine! Good luck Ed!

See you later,

Kitten

P.S: If I hear of any leads for the stone I'll be sure to write to you about them! I hope you find it soon! I'm rooting for you and cheering you on!!'

Kitten folded up her second letter and slipped it into another envelope. She addressed this one as well and put it into her bag. Kitten replaced her pad and pen next. She let out a sigh and leaned back into her chair. She was glad she got to write her letters; she would put them into a mailbox when the train stopped. Kitten looked outside again. The peaceful night sky overhead made her tired; she knew that she needed to sleep. The train would stop at her station in the morning and she needed to be well rested. Kitten clicked the reading light off; the whole cabin was dark now. Everyone else had already gone to sleep. Kitten moved the armrest so she could lie down across both the chairs. The seats weren't the most comfortable things to sleep on, but she could think of worse. Kitten closed her eyes and let herself fall into a deep sleep.

Kitten blinked and sat up. The carpet was hard and a faded blue color. She looked around and saw that she was in the middle of a sea of folding chairs. The chairs looked old and worn. They were an ugly color. Kitten didn't know what to call it. Was it grey? Or maybe a mix of grey and brown? No, she wondered if it could even be called a mix of grey, brown, tan, and puke green. Whatever the color, it wasn't pretty. Kitten looked past the cluster of folding chairs and looked around. She couldn't see the walls past the massive amount of flowers. There was bouquet after bouquet that lined the walls. They were so colorful and beautiful there were so many different kinds of flowers. The smells filled her nostrils, but underneath the sweet smell of flowers there was another smell that lingered. The smell made Kitten realize where she really was, the smell made her stomach flip. Kitten tore her eyes away from the bouquets even though she really didn't want to. Her eyes scanned the room and settled on what she didn't want to see. The wood was deep mahogany and shined with polish. Gold lined the edges and the latch was open. Kitten pulled herself to her feet and felt herself move towards the coffin. As she approached the casket she saw the lid open slowly. Kitten gulped, she didn't want to look inside, but she knew she didn't have a choice in the matter. Kitten stopped right in front of the coffin and looked down into it. The bloody body was laid gently on the red velvet lining. Kitten's stomach flipped and twisted into knots. Sakura's murdered body lay inside the box. There was the gaping hole in her chest where Kitten had removed her heart during their battle. Sakura had been turned mortal and Kitten killed her. Blood covered Sakura's face, chest, arms, and hands. Kitten felt herself shaking as the smells of flowers filled her nostrils. The smell didn't fit the scene at all, and that made it all feel worse. Sakura opened her eyes; they were fogged over, full of death. Kitten saw it coming; this was the way it always went.

"It hurts. Why did it have to hurt so much?" Sakura stated. Her voice sounded light and far away. She lifted a bloody hand and reached out towards Kitten.

"Kitten, please…." Her voice stated again; drifting off in the middle of the sentence. Sakura never finished what she was about to say.

"Would you like to buy some flowers Miss?" The young child's voice broke Kitten out of her thoughts. Kitten awoke with a start. She sat up quickly and looked over to the isle. The bloody and battered body of Sakura met her gaze, but only for a second. A young boy around the age of 14 was standing in front of her holding a large bundle of flowers. The boy was smiling and holding the flowers out towards her.

"Oh." Kitten breathed out.

"They are only a dollar per flower. Would you like some Miss?" The little boy asked.

"Yes, I'll take two! Hold on." Kitten replied with a slight smile. She turned and rummaged through her bag.

"Thank you miss!" The boy said cheerfully. Kitten pulled her wallet out and pulled out two bills.

"Here you go!" Kitten stated and handed the little boy the money. In return he handed her two flowers.

"Thank you! Have a nice day miss!!" The little boy exclaimed. He turned and jogged down the isle towards an older man who was sitting in the first row. Kitten sighed and looked down at the flowers in her hands. 'I wish I could put these on Sakura's grave.' Kitten thought to herself. That was the whole reason why she was traveling after all, for Sakura. Kitten couldn't stop the dreams that she had almost every night. She knew what she had to do. It was all her fault that Sakura died, and now she had to go search for a way to bring her back. She knew she had other powers that were lying dormant inside her, and the only way to learn about them was to find one of the doctors who created her. Kitten knew that almost all of the doctors had died or were murdered. From the rumors she heard she figured that one was left alive, although no one knew where he was hiding. Kitten sighed. It would be a long journey. She didn't have any leads at all, only rumors she heard at the office.

"Next stop is Canibole. Canibole is the next stop. Canibole." The voice of the driver was broadcasted through all the cars. She could feel the train slowing down as it reached the station. Kitten stood up and grabbed her bag. The train pulled into the station and Kitten walked over to the doors. She jumped down onto the cement loading area and looked around. There weren't many people in the station at this time of the morning. There was soft piano music playing through the speakers in the ceiling. Kitten started walking towards the exit of the building.

"Hey kid! What do you think you're doing here?! Didn't I tell you to stay off my turf!!" Kitten heard a low raspy shout.

"I-I'm sorry mister! I just need to money for-" The kid started but the man cut him off before he could finish.

"Shut the hell up! I don't care what you need! This is my turf!" The man shouted. Kitten spun, she recognized the child's voice. It was the little boy who sold her flowers. She looked behind her to where the boy was standing in front of a large man. The man had his hand raised, and he was snarling angrily down at the boy. No one seemed to care about the scene; it wasn't like there were many people around anyway. Kitten strode over quickly. The little boy was trembling.

"P-please. I-I'm sorry!" The little boy shook in fear and dropped his bundle of flowers to the ground.

"I'll teach you a lesson you won't ever forget brat! I'll make sure you never come around here again!" The man roared and brought his hand down. Kitten moved swiftly, dropping her bag. She moved in front of the boy and caught the man's arm.

"What??" The man uttered in surprise. Kitten glared at him, she gripped his arm tightly. The man winced. The little boy looked up in shock at Kitten, he was still shaking.

"Hitting kids eh? Isn't that illegal? You should watch yourself old man or else I'll be the one teaching you lessons." Kitten stated; her voice was stern and edged with anger. The little boy reached out and grabbed the edge of Kitten's brown cloak.

"W-who are you? His sister?" The man asked. He couldn't believe how strong the girl was. He wondered if she was a part of the military, but decided it was better not to ask her. She did look pretty pissed off and all the anger was directed towards him at the moment.

"Just a traveler passing through, but my warning is sincere. If I ever see you place a hand on this boy, or if I ever come back and see him injured I'll make sure you won't move for a long time. Got it?" Kitten warned. She glared down at him, her lips twisted into a grin. The man nodded and Kitten released his arm from her grasp. It was red where she had been holding it.

"Thank you miss!" The little boy said and hugged Kitten's leg when she turned back around.

"Anytime kid, thanks again for the flowers." Kitten said and ruffled his hair. The little boy waved as Kitten walked away from him. 'Well, that was a nice start to my journey I suppose. Although, now I have more important things to focus on.' Kitten thought to herself. She picked up her bag as she passed it and slung it over her shoulder. Kitten let out a long sigh and jumped down the train terminal steps. She walked slowly through the small town. She stopped at a public mailbox and dropped her letters into it. 'Now I just need to find a place to stay for the night. I hope this trip is really worth while.'

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Roy walked briskly up the staircase of Kitten's apartment complex. The lady at the desk had shouted something at him, but he hadn't understood her. 'She better be there! I'm going to talk her out of leaving once and for all today! I can't believe she wanted to travel the country by herself!! I thought by denying her invite to travel with her that she would stay here but I guess I was wrong. I just heard today that she had resigned from the military! That stupid girl! Why didn't she listen to me?' Roy thought angrily to himself. Riza Hawkeye had taken over Kitten's post for her. Riza seemed to know something, but Roy didn't want to ask her about it. Riza wouldn't tell him anything about it anyways, so it would be a waste. Not to mention Riza wasn't someone to pick a fight with. Roy knocked loudly on Kitten's door when he reached it. He waited in silence. No one came to the door. 'She better not be avoiding me now!' Roy thought and knocked on the door again, longer this time. There was still no answer. Roy turned on heel and stomped back down the hallway. He disappeared down the stairs. Just as he turned the hallway the room next to Kitten's opened. The girl peeked her head outside; she noticed the man was gone.

"Oh poo. I was just going to tell him that Kitten had left, but I guess he ran away to quickly." The girl said and sighed. Kitten had said good-bye to all her neighbors the day before. Roy reached the bottom floor and walked quickly towards the door.

"Wait! Kitsumi wanted me to tell you something!!" The lady at the front desk shouted at Roy; for the second time. Roy stopped upon hearing Kitten's name.

"What?" He asked, storming over to the front desk. The lady seemed a bit startled when he slammed his palms against the counter.

"Well, Miss Kitsumi wanted me to tell you that she left yesterday evening. She took a train out south, but she added that she would be writing to you." The woman stated, leaning back in her chair, away from Roy. Roy twitched in anger.

"WHAT?! SHE LEFT WITHOUT TELLING ME FIRST??!" Roy screamed.

"She told me that you would do this. She wanted you not to worry, she said she would be fine." The woman at the front desk added. Roy turned and walked away from the desk in silence. The lady watched him walk away and sighed to herself. "I'm getting too old for this." She whined to herself. Roy left the building and headed back to the command center. 'I can't believe this! She just up and left without telling me when she was leaving! Damn it!!' Roy growled in his mind. He didn't expect her to leave so suddenly.

Greed watched Roy storm down the street from where he was perched on top of the apartment's roof. 'Kitty left? No wonder I couldn't find her yesterday night. Damn, I wonder where she went!' Greed thought to himself. He hadn't talked to her in 2 years, but he still followed her around. He hoped that one day she would notice, find him, and tell him that she was going to give him the secret to her immortality. It had taken him a long time to get back all the life he lost in the battle with Archer and the other homunculi. Greed jumped down off the top of the building and landed on the sidewalk. He followed far behind Roy, careful to be hidden if needed. Mustang was headed towards the command center, still storming angrily. Roy stopped outside the large buildings doors. Riza was waiting outside for him. 'Oh no, it seems Mustang has heard about Kitten leaving. This can't end well.' Riza thought to herself as she studied his face. Roy reached his subordinate quickly.

"Did you know about this Hawkeye?!" Roy growled as he reached her. Riza looked away, not wanting to tell him. She took a deep breath to clear her mind.

"Yes sir. I did know about Kitsumi's plans for some time." Riza replied calmly as if she had rehearsed this sentence.

"WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME! I COULD HAVE STOPPED HER!" Roy screamed at her. Riza just stared at him calmly. She expected this reaction from him and she knew how to handle it.

"She didn't want you to stop her and I agreed with her. That's why I didn't tell you about it sir." Riza responded.

"BUT—" Roy started but Riza swiftly cut him off.

"She needed to go on this journey, she was being haunted by that incident 2 years ago. It might not have affected you sir, but the battle took quite a toll on Kitsumi. " Riza stated staring into Mustang's eyes. Greed stopped when he was close to the command center. He quickly turned and jumped into a nearby tree so he could eavesdrop on the conversation. It seemed as if the girl and Mustang had already been talking for a bit. He listened closely.

"What do you mean Hawkeye?" Roy asked. He hadn't been aware Kitten was struggling at all. That girl always acted so happy and carefree; it didn't seem like she was depressed at all.

"Kitsumi has been having horrible dreams about her dead friend, I'm sure you remember." Riza explained, not wanting to go into detail.

"Sakura?" Mustang questioned. He remembered her well. Kitten and Sakura had been best friends since before he had known her. He hadn't seen Sakura when she was killed so he didn't know how she died. No one even told him what happened. Kitten refused to talk about it whenever he asked her about it. Roy had given up asking questions. Kitten used to stand in front of Sakura's grave for hours on end. Almost ever other day she was at the gravesite. Ed seemed to know about it as well, but of course he wouldn't tell Roy anything. The fact that she was hiding things from him pissed him off.

"Yes. She used to tell me about the dreams and the inner pain that she felt from her friends death." Riza stated with a frown. Greed also frowned from when he heard this. He remembered a time when he heard this. It dawned on him suddenly. He knew the reason why she left Central so suddenly.

Greed was perched on the top of the water tower on the roof of Kitten's apartment. He breathed in on his cigarette and then exhaled the smoke into the warm night air. It was summer and he enjoyed watching the stars. Somewhere under him was Kitten's apartment where she lay sleeping inside. Greed sighed and watched the smoke drift up into the air. He had been following her from afar for almost 7 months now. He hadn't seen her face to face, although he wanted to many times. A few times when she was alone he just wanted to come out of hiding and steal her away. Greed flicked his cigarette onto the cement roof and growled. He wondered when he should talk to her again, or if he even should. Suddenly the roof door slammed open and Greed jumped a little. He looked over the edge of the water tank and down at the roof. He almost slipped off the water tank when he saw who dashed out onto the roof. Kitten ran across the cement, her bare feet slapped against the roof. She was still wearing her pajamas, only an extra long shirt and panties. She stopped and slammed her palms against the roof railings.

"DAMN IT!" Kitten screamed into the night air. Tears dripped off her cheeks and hit the railing. Greed stood up and looked down at her. She was facing away from him and it didn't seem like she noticed his presence. "I'm sorry Sakura! Damn it! This was my entire fault and I know it! I swear I'll bring you back! I SWEAR! DO YOU HEAR ME?! I DON'T CARE IF IT KILLS ME! I'LL BRING YOU BACK!!" Kitten screamed. It looked like she was shaking. She was clutching the railing in her hands tightly. "I swear. I swear. I'm so sorry Sakura. I'd do anything to bring you back now, anything…I never understood your pain. I'm so sorry." Kitten said, her voice softer now. She slunk down to her knees, still holding onto the railing, and leaned her head against the cold bars.

"Kitten." Greed breathed out her name softly. She couldn't hear him; her sobbing was too loud and she was too consumed in her sadness. He fought the urge to jump down off the tower and hold her. He didn't know how torn up she was about her friend, she always seemed so normal and happy in the daytime.

Roy rubbed his chin and sighed.

"Well I guess I can't try to stop her then." Roy breathed out. Riza nodded in agreement.

"She is set on this. This is what she needs to do to clear her mind." Riza explained with a slight smile. Greed breathed out loudly. Riza turned sharply and looked towards the tree where Greed was hiding out. Greed looked out through the leaves and noticed her staring straight at him. 'Shit!' Greed swore to himself. Riza pulled out her guns and aimed them at the tree. She started pulling the trigger repeatedly. Roy jumped back in shock and looked towards the tree Riza was shooting at.

"What are you doing?!" Roy shouted in shock. Riza didn't reply instead she just kept on shooting. A few bullets whizzed past Greed and another few slammed into his body.

"FUCK!" He swore loudly as he toppled out of the tree.

"A homunculus?! I thought they were all gone!" Roy shouted as he saw Greed jump to his feet and heal his bullet wounds. Greed growled at the two officers and then fled. He disappeared into an alleyway. Roy held back Riza when she attempted to follow after Greed. The Fuhrer watched Greed flee from out his office window. He was frowning; he didn't think Greed was still around. It seemed as if he had dropped off the face of the earth 2 years ago. Now he seemed to be moving again.

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Ed was lying out on the grass outside the Rockwell's house. Al was sitting beside his older brother. They were watching the clouds with dull amusement. Winry was inside planning the changes to Ed's auto mail.

"Where are we going after this brother?" Al asked. Ed blinked and stretched his body.

"I'm not sure Al. I haven't really thought about it. I was thinking it would be nice to take a little break before beginning our search again, now that we have the time." Ed replied, looking over at his brother. Al seemed to light up even though it was hard to tell because of the armor.

"Great! I was hoping to have a little break!" Al exclaimed. He clapped his large hands together happily. Ed smiled widely at Al's response.

"I knew you'd like that!" Ed chuckled.

"Ed! Al! Come in here! Lunch is ready!" Winry shouted from the open doorway. Her blonde hair sparkled in the sunlight. Ed pulled himself to his feet and walked towards the house, Al followed after him. The rest of the day passed quickly. Ed's auto mail was taken off so it could be worked on and he was fitted with a wooden spare so he could walk. There was a nice home cooked dinner of stew; which Ed thoroughly enjoyed. Ed and Al both fell asleep in the spare room. Al was happy that they would have some time to relax in their hometown. It had a long time since they had been back, almost 3 years.

Ed awoke to the sun's rays hitting his face. He sat up and yawned loudly. Ed looked around the room and noticed that Al's bed was empty. He threw off the covers and got off the soft bed. Ed left the spare bedroom and walked down the hallway. He heard everyone talking in the kitchen.

"Good morning." Ed yawned as he came out into the kitchen.

"Good morning!" Winry and Al chorused with smiles on their faces. Ed sat down at the table and began eating the pancakes that were sitting out for him on his plate. Breakfast was finished quickly and the three childhood friends went outside to relax. Since Ed wasn't on a deadline he didn't care how long the auto mail adjustments took. Winry liked having them around longer too, so she was taking her time.

"Mr. Elric! Letter for you!" There came a happy shout from the local mailman. He was waving a letter in his hand. Ed stood up quickly. The mailman approached.

"Whose it from?" Ed asked. He hoped it wasn't Mustang or someone from Central. The man looked at the letter.

"Kitten?" He said in a questioning voice. Winry tilted her head in confusion. Ed had never mentioned someone with that name before in his stories. Ed reached out and quickly snatched the letter from the mailman. Ed smiled widely.

"Thank you!" Ed said and the mailman nodded and left to deliver the rest of the mail. Al stood up to see the letter as well.

"What does it say brother?" Al asked and watched at Ed opened up the envelope.

"Who is Kitten?" Winry asked. She felt a twinge of jealously in her veins.

"A good friend. We met her in Central." Ed replied, giving a vague response to the question. Al nodded in agreement. Winry wasn't satisfied with his response but she didn't pry any further. Winry read the letter from over Ed's shoulder.

"It's good she's finally traveling to get this done. I'm happy for her." Al said and smiled. Ed nodded, he was grinning.

"I think it's hilarious she didn't tell that ass what she was doing!" Ed said with a slight chuckle. Winry was so confused about all of this. She wondered why Ed had never mentioned this girl when he was talking about Central. Al was shaking his head sadly.

"When did you meet her? And what is she searching for?" Winry asked. She wanted to know. The brothers were always keeping things from her.

"We met her when she was transferred to Central around 2 years ago. She works for the military under Mustang, but she resigned to travel to look for…something." Al said. He faltered at the end. Al didn't want to talk about the battle that happened 2 years ago. It was terrible and it was the reason Kitten was so haunted. Winry gave him a stern look.

"Why do you always hide things from me?" She asked. Anger edged her voice.

"It isn't our story to tell, it's Kitten's. It's none of our business so we shouldn't tell people about it." Ed said. Winry blinked in surprise, she hadn't expected him to say something like that.

"Fine." Winry replied. It sounded snotty, but she hadn't planned it to sound that way. She wished she could take back the way she said that, but of course she couldn't. Ed just rolled his eyes and folded up the letter, shoving it into his pocket.

"I'm going to take a walk, all right." Ed said and pivoted on his heels. He walked down the dirt walkway towards the road.

"See you soon brother!" Al said and waved to him. Winry stayed silent. Ben barked and ran after Ed, following beside him as he walked away. Ed soon disappeared behind a hill and Al sighed. Winry looked up at Ed's younger brother.

"I know I shouldn't ask, but I do want to know. Who is Kitten?" Winry asked trying to sound sincere. Al looked down at her and then away. It seemed like he was thinking about the consequences.

"I guess I can, only a little though. You have to promise me you won't tell Ed that I told you." Al said and looked back at the small girl. Winry nodded.

"I promise." Winry replied smiling up at the suit of armor. Al took a deep breath before beginning.

"Well we met Kitten during our stay in Central, she worked under Mustang. She knew about our secret right off the bat because she had heard of it before. Ed and Kitten became fast friends. She was being chased by some of the homunculi and we tried to protect her. That ended up leading to a large battle in Central and now all the homunculi are gone. Although Kitten lost her best friend in that fight and that is the reason she is starting her travels. She was really fun." Al explained the story in short; there are many parts he left out. Al didn't want to tell Winry about how she was an alchemic weapon, she killed her best friend, Ed liked her, and some other minor details. Winry nodded.

"Okay, thanks for telling me Al. It means a lot." Winry said with a smile. She felt better after hearing the whole story. It also relieved her to hear all the homunculi were dead as well, she had worried about them attacking Ed and Al in the future. She still felt Al was hiding some details, but she shrugged it off. Al smiled back at her.

"Remember, just don't tell Ed!" Al warned.

"Don't worry I won't! I'm going to head upstairs and work more on Ed's arm!" Winry announced and headed back towards the house. Al followed behind her; he didn't want to be outside alone.

Ed strolled down the road with Ben trotting at his side. The dog looked up at Ed and barked happily. Ed smiled down at his walking companion. Then Ed turned his gaze up to the sky. 'I wonder if we will cross Kitten's path again. What if she never comes back to Central? I wish I could write back to her, but she is going to travel and I don't know where she is going. I hope she finds what she is looking for; I just hope it isn't bad. I have a feeling something is going to happen, or maybe I'm just over reacting. She will be fine. Kitten is immortal after all, so she should be fine.' Ed thought to himself. He sighed aloud. There wasn't much he could do in Resembool for her. He just hoped that they would cross paths on their journeys. Ben barked and Ed was jolted out of his thoughts.

"What Be—" Ed looked over his shoulder at the dog and was cut off as he walked face into a tree. He backed up and put his flesh hand against his bloody nose. "SHIT! OW! DAMN IT!" Ed swore loudly as his face throbbed in pain. Ben trotted over and sat at Ed's heels in what seemed like a comforting gesture.

There is the first chapter! Phew! I hope you guys like it! It takes different people's views a few times like I did in the last fan fic! (Although I don't think I put the prequel in proper format for a story. Sorry about that!) I hope you stick around to read the second chapter when it comes out!

Have a great day and smile!