Is Death Really an Option?

A/N: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist. I wish I did though! I only own any OC's. The chapter title, "人間味のない影 Ningenmi no nai kage" means, "Unhuman Shadows".

Prologue:

"It's death or you're turned into a chimera kid. What's your choice?" the man asked me.

I sighed, "Chimera." I told him, "What other way am I going to watch out for my little brother?"

"Okay kid." the man said, "Just don't blame me if you regret it."

"I won't." I replied, "This is my only choice."

"Alright." the man sighed. As the transmutation process began.

Chapter 1- 人間味のない影 Ningenmi no nai kage:

*~Ed's Point of View~*

"AL! GET RID OF THE STUPID CAT!" I screeched at my little brother. Unfortunately he was still a suit of armour, since we have yet to figure out how to get our bodies back.

"Brother! You've hurt it's feelings!" he whined. I tried not to take much notice as I scooped the stray in my arms, and started walking towards the door. Al cried out to me as I turned the door handle, "Brother, you monster!"

"I'm just bringing it to Hughes. It'll be in good hands with him." I told him as I shut the door behind me. I thought out loud Hughes address as I started walking towards his house, "1509 Alford. 1509 Alford."

Shortly after I left mine and Al's hotel room, I was at the Hughes household. I walked up to the front door and put my automail hand up against it. I tapped it lightly on the door the first time, and the second time I knocked much harder.

A woman opened the door as she looked down at me. A familiar vein twitched in my forehead as I thought about myself as short. She looked down and asked, "Ed. What are you doing here?"

I held up the cat as I told her about mine and Alphonse's argument which involved the cat, and I asked her if she wanted to take it.

"I'm sure Elicia will love to have a pet!" she said as she cradled the cat in her arms, "We'll take it off your hands and give it a good home!"

"Thanks Mrs. Hughes." I thanked her as I headed off back towards mine and Al's hotel.

About a fourth of the way there I felt a strange feeling as I heard, "It's death or you're turned into a chimera kid. What's your choice?" What was that? I thought. I looked around, yet there was no living and breathing being around me. I decided it was nothing and kept on walking.

Halfway there I heard the same thing, "It's death or you're turned into a chimera kid. What's your choice?" I looked around, and there was no one around yet again. I'm going crazy or something. I thought. No. Mustang's got me working too much. As I headed off again.

This time I was a third of the way there, as I heard the same voice say, "Just don't blame me if you regret it." This time I saw a shadow to go along with the voice as well. It was dark and threatening, scary enough to make someone wet themselves.

"Who is there?" I asked. No reply came to answer my question, only another dark shadow. Okay. Now that's really getting on my nerves. I thought. And again with the stupid shadow! As it passed me again. This time I got to examine it a little more. The shadow though, wasn't exactly... Human.

Is it a chimera, or something? I asked myself. Must be, it's got wings and claws, along with that human shape.

"Who's there?" I asked yet again, "Show yourself!" The shadow passed me again but this time it stopped midway.

I walked over to it, and felt something grab my hands and it tied them apart from each other. I kicked out to try to knock it off it's balance, but it ended up tripping me instead. I struggled as it wrapped a cloth around my mouth. I started to feel light headed as I realised that the cloth was drenched in... Chlorophyll.

"Just stop struggling Fullmetal pipsqueak." I heard it say. Envy was my attacker! Was the last thing I remembered as I fell out of consciousness.

A, B, C... 1, 2, 3... Do, Re, Mi...

*~Al's Point of View~*

"Brother should be home by now." I thought out loud, "Maybe I should call and see if he's still with Mr. Hughes."

I walked over to the phone that hung on the wall of the hotel room. I dialled the Hughes household number, I waited for someone on the other line to pick it up.

Ring... One... Ring... Two... Ring... Three...

"Hello." A voice said.

"Umm... Hi..." I said into the phone.

"Alphonse is that you?" Hughes asked.

"Um-hmm." I told him, "Is Ed there, he's not back yet."

Hughes paused for a moment before he replied, "He stopped here, but he's not here anymore. I figured he would have been at the hotel room by now."

I fretted. Brother's usually never out this late, "He's not here, that's why I called to see if he was with you. He's never usually out this late. I hope he's all right..."

"Don't worry Al... Ed's a strong kid. I'm sure he's fine." Hughes told me, "If he's not back in the morning you tell me. Okay? If he's not back by then we will go search for him."

"Okay..." I told him. I was still really worried for brother though.

"I'll see you soon then, Al." he said, "Bye."

"Bye, Mr. Hughes." I told him. Then I hung the phone up on the wall. Where was Brother? I wondered. Hopefully he will be back in the morning.

A, B, C... 1, 2, 3... Do, Re, Mi...

*~Hughes's Point of View~*

"I'll see you soon then Al." I told him, "Bye."

"Bye, Mr. Hughes." Al said.

I hung up the phone as he finished. I wonder where Ed could be. I thought to myself. "He's never usually late." Was what Al had told him. I walked into the living room to see my wife, Gracia, sitting on the chesterfield, and my daughter, Elicia, in her lap. I went over to sit next to them. Once I sat I reached over and took Elicia onto my own lap, as I gently bounced her up and down.

"What's wrong?" Gracia asked. The sound of a gentle mothers voice carried through in her voice, "What did Al want?"

I sighed then told her, "Al said that Ed's not home yet, and he asked if he was here. I told him that Ed wasn't here anymore."

"I wonder where he could be..." she said.

"He's a strong kid." I told her, trying to reassure her as well as myself, "If he gets into any trouble, I'm sure he'll be fine."

"I hope so." she said. She looked down to where Elicia lay on my lap and smiled. Elicia had already fallen fast asleep.

A/N: So I hope you enjoyed the prologue and chapter 1! I have decided to make the chapter titles in Japanese and the translations in the beginning A/N's! Please Read and Review! I did take this down but now I'm thinking I just can't give it up so I'll repost it.