Disclaimer: I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist or any referenced manga/anime!

A.N.: Al has his body back. I know the ages are wrong, but for the sake of the story let's just say that Ed is 14 and Al is 13.

Prologue

Roy leaned forward in his chair, his folded hands hiding the bottom half of his face.

"Spit it out already, I ain't got all day!" growled a very impatient Ed.

"Calm down Fullmetal and stop yelling. Though one does have to wonder how such a loud voice can come from such a tiny body." Roy smirks, waiting for the explosion that was sure to come.

"I AM NOT TINY, DAMNIT!" Ah, there it was.

"Calm down Fullmetal," Roy repeated. "Now listen, the military has decided to give you a 'vacation' from work."

"But-," Ed tried to interrupt.

"Or that's what they want to call it. In truth you and Al are to go to a country called America, and will finish your schooling there. Well at least until high school that is."

Ed stood there in shock.

"What ever," he sighed, snapping out of the frozen state.

Roy raised an eyebrow. Well, that was unexpected.

"You're acting surprisingly mature about this, Fullmetal."

"Yeah, well, there's no need to go running around after the philosopher's stone any more, since Al's got his body back. Plus, I think he'd like school."

"Very well then, go pack your stuff. You leave in a week."

---1 week and a plane ride later---

"Are the Elric brothers?" a man asked.

"Who's asking?" Ed snapped, immediately on the defensive.

"Major Shenin at your service," the man, apparently called Shenin, answered. "I was told to escort the Elric brothers to their new, temporary, living quarters."

"Ok then." Ed picked up what little luggage he had, as did Al, and started walking to Shenin's car, with said man leading the way.

Once they were in the car, Al decided to speak up.

"Um, sir?"

"Yes, ?"

"Oh, just call me Al."

"Ok then, yes Al?"

"Um, where will we be staying?"

"Good question. You will be staying with my daughter and her friends." At seeing the skeptical look on both Ed and Al's faces, he continued. "We thought it would be best to have you live with someone who is familiar with their surroundings, and seeing as they'll be attending the same school as you, it seemed like it would be best to have you live with them."

The car ride was mostly quite after that.

When they finally arrived at their destination, they were greeted by the sound of yelling.

"SO FEED IT A PICKLE AND LET IT GO!"

The people in the car blinked once… then twice.

"No, I don't want to know," sighed Shenin while shaking his head.

Ed and Al stepped out of the car and went to the trunk to get their luggage. As soon as the trunk lid was closed and Ed and Al were safely on the sidewalk, Shenin yelled, "GOOD LUCK!" and sped away.

"Somehow…. I get the feeling…. That we should go back to Amestris."

Ed put on a (*Cough* fake *cough*) brave face and said," Don't be such a baby Al! I mean, how back could it be?"

They walked up and knocked on the door. When it opened, it showed a girl with long black hair, hanging upside down from the ceiling rafters.

"Yo."

"Bad, brother. It could be very, very bad."

Ed mutely shook his head in agreement.

Oh, what had the gotten themselves into this time?

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