East City, early Saturday morning, Edward and Alphonse arrive for a meeting with Colonel Roy Mustang unaware of things to come.
"That bastard better have a good reason for calling us down here" Edward remarks in an annoyed tone as he steps off of the train. Bringing up the rear Alphonse comes out "It's not that bad brother, I'm sure we won't be here that long."
Edward scoffs, "that's what you said last time then that bastard kept us here for 3 days!" he looks at his brother "we don't have time for this!" Alphonse nods, "you're right brother".
Suddenly, a young girl darts out of an alleyway running into Edward knocking him down, puzzled he asks "what the hell?" The girl looks over " oh! I hit a brat, sorry kid."
Frustrated Ed pushes her off of him barking "while you little runt!" she gets up fixing her long charcoal hair and grins at him " big talk for a pipsqueak, but I guess you need the big mouth to make up for the rest of you."
Edward scowls and grabs her hair " what was that I can't hear you?" she shouts out in pain, anger glimmering in her viridian eyes " I said you're so short that you would need a ladder to reach manhood and even then you would need a boost to reach the ladder!" he pulls her hair more popping her hair tie "shut up! I'm taller than you!" she punches him "Here's your cookie!"
Unexpectedly their brawl ends with the two being lifted by an older girl who states in a stern yet kind voice "I've had enough!" she puts Edward down next to Alphonse, while still holding the younger girl who refused to stop struggling. The woman looks at Alphonse, her motherly sepia tone eyes unfazed by his armor "I'm sorry for my little sister, she can be a bit high-strung at times."
Alphonse Chuckles lightly "it's okay my brother's no different, my name is Alphonse" he puts his hand out, the woman brushes her sandy bangs behind her ear and shakes his hand "I am Bell and my sister's name is Rosie, it's wonderful to meet you but we have to go, right Rosie"
She sets Rosie down, and she folds her arms and nods "especially since we have to stop by the store since someone popped my hair tie!" Edward folds his arms with a smug face "yeah! Yeah! I can't hear you from down there, I could fix it for you, you know I am a sta-"
He's abruptly cut off by Bell "Couldn't you just fix it? We don't have much time." Rosie groans low "fine" she picks up a small piece of it that fell on the ground and a piece from her hair and transmutes them and her hands. Bell takes a hold of the new hair tie and remarks "See wasn't that easier, and we didn't have to waste any money!" as she puts Rosie's hair up.
Edward and Alphonse just look at her dumbfounded for a moment before yelling out "no circle!" just as the clock strikes three and the sound of ringing Bells could be heard in a distance.
Bell suddenly waves slightly "I am sorry, but we have to go!" before running off her sister being dragged along.
Alphonse softly murmurs "brother do you think, they?" Edward looks in the direction they ran with a serious expression "I hope not"
Next: May we meet again