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Chapter 1: A Riot

It was a mild hot day. There were barely any people present in the eyes of Edward and Alphonse Elric. They were enjoying themselves at a local diner in the city of Light. It was half past noon now and the air was hot on their faces. Ed was stuffing his face with some spaghetti. It seemed as though he hadn't eaten for weeks. Alphonse on the other hand, was just staring at Ed filling his stomach.

Though they are brothers, they do have their differences and sometimes Ed may get a little out of hand. Luckily, Alphonse was always there to calm him down before he could make a scene. That's what brothers do after all; they help each other out.

They were enjoying a day without any crimes they had to put to rest. Of course, Ed always complained about how he always had work to do and he always just nags at Al. He was grateful for his day off though.

"This is a quiet town brother. Where do you think everyone went?" Al asked in an awkward yet concerned tone. He was now looking out at the streets rather than Ed. There seemed to be only a few pedestrians visible from their view.

"I don't know. This town is a little suspicious though. Just as soon as we came here everyone left the streets and went in their houses. It's weird." Ed remarked in a calm tone. He also looked out the street and noticed that there was no one in their sight.

"Hmm. Do you think brother, that maybe they know that you're a state alchemist? And maybe they're afraid of you?" Al lowered his head when he had asked this. He felt as if it was a mistake to come here. He now looked at the guy at the cash register and noticed that there was no one there. He was raising his suspicions. "Hey brother… Look he's gone." Al whispered as he pointed to the invisible guy behind the counter.

Ed looked and he was starting to get ideas. "Something's going wrong Al. Come on. Lets find out." He said putting on his red coat and running out the restaurant. Al was sitting there in surprise.

"But wait brother! You didn't finish your noodles! Why do I always get into these messes? Wait brother I'm coming!" He quickly got up and trailed after his brother.

They were now walking in the streets and every ones doors were closed and their lights were off. It looked like an old western movie when a showdown was about to happen. Everything was quiet now.

"What the hell is going on with this damn town? Why are they all scared?" Ed seemed confused now. People were now peeking through their doors with solid objects in their hands. For instance, some people had rocks in their hands, hammers, pots, pans, bats and other hurtful objects.

"Hey you kid. Get out of the street it's dangerous out there! You'll be killed!" A man said from hiding behind his door with a bat in his hand.

"What the hell is going on? Why are you hiding?" Ed asked as he looked around. He seen worried looks on people's faces.

"She's coming! She's almost here! Run before she kills you!" The man said now gripping his bat menacingly.

"Who is "she"?" Al asked as the man gripped his bat harder.

"Her family are liars and she doesn't deserve to be in this world! We'll take her out just as we did her parents! She betrayed us all with her "alchemy" or so she calls it!" The man had fear in his voice now.

"What did she do exactly?" Ed asked with concern. He was getting impatient now.

"Oh no! Here she comes!" He said now shutting his door and looking out the window.

Ed and Al looked in the direction that man pointed to and they seen a shadowy figure. At first it was hard to see the person but as the figure had gotten closer, they could tell that a girl was coming. She looked about their age but she was taller than Ed by at least a head. She had golden brown hair that was up in a ponytail and it was quite long. She was also well in shape. Her eyes were narrow and as green as grass. It honestly looked like she had seen better days. She had a certain feature that made her seem sad and angry.

As she walked closer to them the people came out of their houses and had stuff ready to be launched from their hands. As soon as she seen these actions, she walked faster through the streets. She passed Ed and Al and gave them a little "excuse me". She seemed nice. But not to the townspeople.

They threw stuff at her and she tried her best to dodge whatever she could. Soon she was hit on the head with a small rock that this man threw. She cupped her hand on her head and took it off. She was bleeding now and there were tears in her eyes. She started crying and then wailed out," Why do you people treat me like this? What have I ever done to you? I…"

"Get out of here! You don't belong here! You don't belong anywhere!" A man said holding a sludge hammer.

"Stop it! You guys are hurting her!" Al yelled as he helped the girl up. Her head was still bleeding and she then had a migraine. "You'll have to get through me first. I think it's wrong how you treat her like this. What has she ever done to you people?" Al got offended now.

"I'm sorry. I have to go." The girl whispered to Al as she ran off. It looked like she was headed towards a small house on top of an isolated hill; far, far away from the city of lights.

Al lowered his defense now and he just stared at the girl who had vanished to the dark side of the town. Ed now walked over to Al and was a bit confused. He knew that the townspeople didn't like her. But why? Ed looked disgusted at the sight of what just happened. He didn't want to talk to the people in the city because he didn't want to hear their rude remarks.

"Brother…" Al said as his voice was fading. He had sorrow in his voice.

"I know Al. Come on. Lets find her. I think she headed towards that hill over there." Ed reassured his brother and pointed toward the hill with the well-gated house on it. They were running in that direction. They wanted to know who she was.

So that's the end of chapter one. I hope you guys liked it. I worked extra hard oh and review please. Gimme some ideas people! I'm on a role here! Thanks.

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