A/N: Hello everybody and welcome to my first fanfic! Please review and tell me what you think about it. If it does well I'll continue it.( I have the next 9 chapters planned out already so most likely I will continue it but hearing from you would still be nice!)

Disclaimer: The only thing I do own is Jasmin Hino & family and the plot.

Alphonse Elric. Brother to Edward Elric, the Fullmetal alchemist. Together at last after their long journey. Even though they were never able to go back to their home of Amestris he was still happy. He was happy that their first goal had been accomplished. Now they had a new task. They were trying to find the uranium bomb that had come through the gate from their side. They were on a train headed for Paris, France. Alphonse was quietly sitting while staring at the seat in front of him. While his brother was going on about rockets he had studding before Al came to this world. Suddenly a flash of orange caught Al's eye. He looked down the isle and became disappointed when he saw it was just an orange dress worn by a small girl. Al slumped back down into his seat.

"Hey Al, what's up with you? You haven't said anything in a while," Ed finally asked noticing his younger brother's facial expression.

"Huh? Oh, I'm just…a little tired that's all."

"Okay…"

Ed didn't really believe his brother but decided not to press him about the issue. The truth was something was on his brother's mind. Memories coming back to him from years before,

A loud whistle blew as a large steam engine exited the station and began its long trek from Drachma to Central. Alphonse Elric, now 13 years of age, had completed his alchemic training with his teacher Izumi Curtis. Alphonse was determined to get his brother back and was desperate to find a lead to do so. He figured he should start where he hear he and his brother had spent a lot of time. After a few minuets of starring out the window he heard a voice.

"Excuse me, is anyone sitting here?"

The voice belonged to a girl. You could say she was pretty, she had jade green eyes and shoulder length light brown hair that she kept pulled back from her face. She wore a simple black tang top and a blue plaid mid-thigh skirt that rested on her hips. She also had a bright orange sweatshirt tided around her waist and black knee high boots(no heels).

"Uh…no," he replied still coming back to reality.

"Do you mind if I sit there then?"

"No not at all."

The girl placed her things in the over head compartment and took her seat.

"Sure is crowded today huh," She said trying to start up a conversation.

"Oh, uh…yeah it is."

"I guess the festivals have everybody going home to their families," she said while looking around. "I'm Jasmin Hino by the way," she said extending her right hand.

"I guess so and I'm Alphonse, Alphonse Elric," he said accepting her hand.

"Is that why you're leaving Drachma?" Al inquired realizing Jasmin was trying to make small talk.

"Hmm?" Jasmin replied. She had been preoccupied with a strand of hair that had fallen from its clip.

"The festivals, is that why you're leaving Drachma?" he asked again.

"Well yeah," she sighed, "My cousin has been nagging me to come stay with her so I thought now would be as good a time as any."

"Oh," Al said as he began to look out the window again

"Wait a second," Jasmin said sticking her finger in the air. Alphonse turned his head back in her direction.

"Elric…Elric, Oh! You're the boy who was staying with that alchemist…Ms. Izumi right?"

Alphonse was taken back for a second by her sudden out burst but quickly snapped out of it and answered "Uh…yep that's me."

"I knew I recognized you! Ms. Izumi's butcher shop was right across from my father's gun shop."

"Oh yeah…come to think of it I have seen you out front a few times."

"I've seen you out front training a few times, you're really good!"

"Umm…thanks," Alphonse said with a light blush creeping across his face. He turned to hide his embarrassment. He wasn't used to being around a girl his own age. Yeah sure he had Winry and Rose an Izumi of course but to him this felt…different, it felt…awkward.

"Alphonse, are you okay? You look a bit flustered."

"Oh! Uh, no. I'm fine. Really!" he said waving his arms franticly in front of his face.

"Okay…" she said pondering his reaction to her question.

"So…" she began, "If you don't mind me asking, why you are leaving Drachma?

"Well…" Al started.

"I mean I understand if you don't want to tell me, It's none of my business. You just met me anyways."

"No it's okay. I'm…uh…doing some…research."

"Oh, that sounds interesting."

"Yeah, it kind of is."

Jasmine sensed a little discomfort in the question and quickly dropped it. Through the few hours on the train Al and Jasmine exchanged questions and answers about their lives, nothing incredibly important. Most of them were down right random.

"Hey, have you ever been to Rush Valley?" Jasmin started.

"To be honest, I can't really remember, but my friend Winry, she's an automail mechanic, always talks about going there. Why do you ask?"

"Well you know that the train doesn't stop at Central, it stops at Rush Valley and then you have to change trains to get to Central, but the train doesn't leave 'til tomarrow so…"

"Wait, what!"

"You have to switch trains at Rush Valley…you did know that right?"

It was like Alphonse's whole world had crashed down on him. How could he have forgotten?

"You forgot didn't you?" Jasmin asked noticing Al's deer in the headlights expression on his face.

"You could tell that easily?"

"Yeah…you don't travel much by yourself, do you?"

"Not usually"

"Ah, thought so"

It was silent for a few seconds until Jasmin broke the silence.

"So then I'm guessing you don't have a place to stay until the train comes tomorrow?"

"I'll be okay, I'll just…find an inn or something. I should have enough money."

"You know, you could…come stay with me and my brother, he's got a nice sized house."

"Oh no really, I don't want to impose."

"Nonsense, he's got an extra room you could stay in, besides it's just one night."

"Well…"

"I insist."

"…Okay"

"Great! I mean uh…cough cough great,"

Alphonse thought he saw a little blush form on Jasmin's face but he shrugged it off and began looking out the window.

I had problems figuring out where exactly Izumi lived and Drachma was all I could find so I'm sorry if it's wrong. Please Review!