Chapter 1

"Ok bye Marnie, be good and I'll see you next school year." I said walking out the front door of the Larson's house.

"Ok, bye, bye, Anna!" Marnie said running up behind me. I had just finished babysitting Marnie Larson a 3-year-old girl. I'm Anna Smith a 13-year-old girl who babysits for kids. And now that my only charge left is going on vacation I have nothing to do.

"Oh wait, Anna! I met a woman at the store who needed someone to take care of the 3 children she is guardian of so she can go take care of a friend of hers in a different town. I gave her your phone number if you don't mind." Mrs. Larson told me.

"Thank you now I'll have something to do this summer. Bye Mrs. Larson, bye Marnie." I said walking home. When I got home I went to my room. Once I got to my room my phone rang.

"Hello?" I said picking up the phone.

"Hello I got this number from a nice woman who said that I could contact a great babysitter. May I speak to her?" the lady on the other end asked.

"You're speaking to her. I'm Anna Smith, and I'm free for the whole summer." I said

"That's great because I need someone to take care of 3 kids." She said.

"Of course. But could you tell me their ages, names, and whether they are a boy or a girl." I asked.

"Ok of course. A 10-year-old girl whose name is Winry Rockbell. Then the boys, the older of the two is Edward; he is 10 believe it or not. And his 9-year-old brother Alphonse Elric. The boys go to their own house to sleep, their mother died a couple years back. Oh do you know how to cook?" she asked me.

"Oh yes I do. Are there any allergies or medical problems or anything else I need to know about the children?" I asked.

"Well Edward doesn't drink his milk. The boys have gotten into alchemy. Winry has started to learn how to build auto-mail and has got a good arm. I think that is all you need to know. We live in Resembol so you should take a train here and ask someone for directions to Rockbell Auto-mail. The children call me granny. I'll be leaving tomorrow and you may need to stay for most of the summer." Granny told me.

"Well thank you I'll leave home tonight and get there tomorrow for you." I said cheerfully.

"Oh that would be great, thank you and I'll see you tomorrow." She hung up.

I packed what I needed for the next few weeks and left for the train station.