All You Need Is A Little Love
Part 1: Almighty Aphrodite
Ok a brief little note. First off Full Metal Alchemist and all its characters, places, yada yada, don't belong to me. I only claim the cities in this story, since I remember nothing about the ones in the series, the character from the cities, and of course Venus. Ok savvy? Yay! Onto the story!-
"Well Al, here we are, Athenia" Edward Elric wasn't someone you would take to be in the military, or alchemist for that matter.
Edward was short, though it isn't smart to tell that to him. He is only 15 as well. He has long-ish blonde hair that is normally kept in small braid, amber eyes and huge cocky grin. If you were standing in a crowd the only way to notice him would be by the long red coat he wears. As for his younger brother Al, well Al is A LOT taller than his older brother. But Al is a soul inside a suit of armor, thanks to his brother.
The Elric bothers had just gotten off a train in the city of Athenia. A city filled with stone buildings that resembled the old world of Rome and Athens. This is where this story starts at the train station of Athenia.
"Brother, why are we in Athenia. Shouldn't we be headed to the Eastern Command Center to see Colonel Mustang?" Alphonse Elric looked down at his brother who was grinning ear to ear, but when 'Mustang' came from Alphonse his grin turned into a look of hate.
"That jerk can wait! Besides, it's not like we had to be there at a certain time or anything!" Ed laughed.
Meanwhile at the Eastern Command Center-
"Sir, it seems the Elric brother gave Major Armstrong the slip." Riza sighed looking down into the stone like face of Mustang who sighed as well turning his back to Riza. Mustang has black hair with dark eyes. He was a handsome man; any woman in her right mind could see that. Riza was blonde and kept her hair up (though it is short) in a clip at the back fo her hair, her are a slight orange color and though he wasn't look she wore a look of deep caring as she gazed at Mustang.
"And there is something else sir." She said Mustang turned and looked at her with that cold expression he always wore.
"It seems they have landed in Athenia." She said, Mustange let out a heavy sigh and placed both of his gloved hand on the desk.
"Don't tell that…," he started.
"She'll run into them." Riza finished, both let out a heavy sigh.
Back with the Elrics--
"I just get the feeling that we really should go to the Eastern Command Center." Al sighed knowing it was hopeless to change Ed's mind. After all he knew Ed really didn't care for Colonel Mustang. That had been established a long time ago.
"Look Al, just think of this as a mini break from the military. And how about this, we will only stay one day." Ed looked up at his brother with a smile, Al nodded.
"Hey you!" A man called from the crowd that was slowly gathering at the station.
A flash of pink ran past the Elrics both stood stunned for a moment as the wind that came with the flash of pink ended. A group of men ran past them as well. Ed blinked looking at Al.
"Someone stop her! Damn witch!" They screamed. Murmurs rose within the crowd as the Elrics slowly walked into it.
"It's Venus again, in trouble with the men." An elderly lady said shaking her head.
"You would think someone of Venus' stature wouldn't be so wild." Another woman said clicking her tounge.
"Hah! Have you seen the girl! It is only natural for someone with her body to be constantly in trouble with the boys of this town!" A man laughed as he was hit by the woman.
"Well he is right. Venus is just as her name implies. All hail the almighty Aphrodite!" Another man said.
"She is no Goddess, the girl is a witch!" A teenage girl hissed dragging her boyfriend from the station.
"Huh. Well let's just go find a place to stay Al." Ed said leading his brother from the station. When they reached the main street of Athenia they found the streets litter with young men holding roses and other gifts.
"What in the hell is going on?" Ed growled as they reach an Inn to find the doorway blocked by the bodies.
"Venus! Venus is here!" One of the boy said looking at Ed with a lovestruck look.
"This Venus, who is she?" Al asked holding his brother from attacking the boys.
"WHO CARES? YOU IDIOTS NEED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY DAMNIT!" Ed yelled trying to fight free from his younger brother's grasp.
"Venus is an Alchemist; she uses a type of charm to control any man within the vicinity of her Alchemic wave." A girl with long red hair in a white apron and old fashion dress said shoving the boys from the doorway and ushering the Elrics inside.
"So why does that make her so popular?" Ed asked after he regained his compouser.
"Aside from her talents as an Alchemist, she is quite beautiful. When she came to Athenia all the men started calling the reincartion of Aphrodite because of her looks." She said allowing the two sit at long wooden table. She sat down across from them.
"My name is Echo, and you two are?" She asked leaning back in her chair.
"Ed and Alphonse Elric." Al said leaning on the table with interest as to what Echo had to say.
"Elric? Say are you the Ed Elric, Fullmetal? The champion of the people?" Echo asked Al with a grin.
"Yes that would be me." Ed said, Echo turned to him and laughed.
"You're kidding? You're just a kid; and he is in the armor!" She laughed.
"I'M FULLMETAL NOT HIM!" Ed yelled attemping to climb across the table at Echo.
"Brother please." Al said trying to calm his brother down.
"Please tell us more about Venus." Al said after Ed sat back down fuming.
"What is more to tell? She is nothing but a problem. As you can clearly see." Echo said motioning to the boys outside.
Later that night after all the boys had gone home and the streets were empty the Elrics exited the inn.
"Brother its late, can't we go tomorrow to site see?" Al asked following his brother out the door.
"Al, we're not out here to site see." Ed said looking up and down the street.
"Then what are we out here for?" Al asked following his brother as he began to walk further into town.
"I want to see if we can find this Venus." Ed replied.
"What? Why do you want to find her? Brother what are you thinking?" Al asked as a million thoughts began to race through him all ended with Ed attemping to woo some beautiful girl that Al imagined to be Venus.
"I bet it's to see if the rumors are true. Atleast the ones about my beauty. Why else?" A girl's voice came from behind them. Both turned to see a girl in a pink tench coat with black boots her hands on her hips standing behind them.
Venus Decaff had long white-blonde hair that came to her waist with sea-green eyes, and pearl pink lips on crème skin. She stood about 5'1 and looked around the age of 15. She had the body of a woman of 25, with a 34 C cup to match her curves. She laughed as the jaw-dropped expression hit Ed, and for the most part, Al.
"You're Venus?" Al asked, as he looked down at his brother who started to have a major nosebleed. Al quickly hit Ed on top of the head who turned his back to Venus trying to stop the bleeding.
"That's right. I'm Venus Decaffé . And you must the Elric brothers. I heard the two of you had come to town, good then I found you now." She grinned walking to Al and shaking his hand.
"Why do say that? And how do you know who we are?" Al asked, Ed had recovered and when he turned back around Venus quickly grabbed his hand and shook it as well.
"Knowing the fine citizens of Athenia they have gived you a pretty bleak impression of me. I'm not a tease like they make me out to be. Hell I've only been here for two days. I was on my way to see Roy Mustang, you know him right? And never mind how I know who you are. Listen I need to ask you for a favor!" She spurted. Both of the Elrics looked at her dumbfounded.
"A favor? We barely know you." Ed said folding his arms.
"Oh come on! I know your heading to the Eastern Command Center and I really want to go with you!" She wimpered holding her hands up begging them.
"Well I guess it is a good thing we are heading there to see Colonel Mustang." Al said to no one imparticular.
"Colonel? Oh right." Venus said looking from Al to Ed.
"So will you please take me with you?" She asked Ed taking his hand into her's begging with her eyes.
Ed's face went a deep shade of red.
"Of course!" He replied grinning like an idiot. Venus smiled releasing his hands and began to twirl with a loud "YES!"
While doing her own thing Al quickly grabbed his brother and pulled him to the side and bent down talking softly so Venus couldn't hear, not that she was paying attention anyway.
"Brother, do you really think is such a good idea?" Al asked shaking Ed who still was red.
"Of course. We all headed in the same direction why not go together?" Ed flashed a cocky smile, he then walked off and joined Venus in her twirl of victory.
"I hope you know what your doing Brother." Al sighed.
The next morning they met Venus at the train station. She was dressed in a black trench coat over her pink one and had her hair in a hat and eyes covered by sunglasses.
"What are you wearing?" Al asked when she waved to them.
"I'm blending. I don't want that massive mob after me again." She whispered.
"Why were they after you anyway?" Ed asked as they stored their luggage.
"Because they think I used my alchemy to make the boys fall in love with me. I told them a thousand times that isn't how it works." She replied as they boarded the train and found a closed box. They sat down, Ed and Al on one side and Venus on the other.
Once the train began to move Venus tosses off her black garments and allowed her hair to fall like a waterfall down her back. She grinned and sighed happily.
"Well how does your alchemy work?" Al asked. Venus grinned; she loved the chance to show off.
"I'll show you! Hey Ed can I use you as an example?" Venus asked smiling at the older Elric who blushed and nodded.
Venus stood up and began to undo her coat; both brothers gave a small of
"WAIT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
"I can't do anything when my transmutation circle isn't visable." She said as if it was a stupid question to ask.
Once her coat hit her seat underneath was halter top that tied around her next and was a sea foam green color. She wore shorts that just barely covered everything. Her boots came to her knees and had buckels to secure them to her feet. Venus pulled her hair to her right side; she turned her back to the Elrics to reveal a set of pink angel wings on her back with a tranmutation circle in the center.
"Wow." both said at once.
"Edward Elric." She whispered causing the transmutation circle and wings to glow. A light shot from the center of the circle and hit Ed in the middle of his forehead. As the light disappeared it left a translucent pink feather in the middle of his forehead. His eyes when black, Venus turned as Al stood up and shook Ed.
"What did you do to him?" He yelled despretly at Venus.
"My alchemy is a charm, a hyponotic one at that. It causes the person affect to tell me anything I want to know and not lie. Useful, no?" She said placing a hand on Al's shoulder.
"Don't worry he's fine." She added.
"Hey Ed, tell me, where are we going?" She asked dropping to her knees in front of Ed.
"Arushai." He answered flatly.
"WHAT!" Al and Venus exclaimed at once.
Venus growled touching the feather with her left index finger causing it to vanish and Ed's eyes returned to normal.
"Ok, besides taking your coat off and showing us your tattoo, how does your alchemy work?" Ed asked.
"Brother she just…" Al started.
"No one remembers anything after the alchemy has taken affect." Venus said standing up.
"Oh." Al said sitting back down. Venus sat down as well but left her coat off.
"Brother?" Al asked Ed kept staring at Venus who stretched her arms up as she yawned.
"What Al?" He replied turning to his brother.
"Why are we going to Arushai?" Al asked glaring down at Ed.
Ed shrank away from Al holding up his hands. A large sweat drop appeared on the side of his head as he -ed.
"Who said anything about going to Arushai?" He laughed nervously.
"You did Brother while you were under the influence of Venus' alchemy. Don't lie to me Brother, besides Venus' ability makes you tell the truth." Ed looked to Venus as if she was some kind of evil demon.
"Hey don't give me that look, you did this to yourself." She said putting her arms behind her head and leaned back against her seat.
"Well Brother?" Al asked with a growl in his voice.
"Just think of it as a vacation Al." Ed said before Al began to move toward him. Outside was a clear blue sky with bird's chriping happily. But then Ed's voice rose into the air with louds screams of,
"AL I'M SORRY PLEASE DON'T! NO AL DON'T! I'M YOUR BROTHER AL!"
Al's reply was,
"HOW CAN YOU DO THIS BROTHER WE HAVE TO GO THE EASTERN COMMAND CENTER?"
And Venus' input was,
"Heh. Reaping what you sow, eh?"
And then Ed said,
"SHUT UP YOU MADE ME SAY IT!"
Venus sighed looking up at the traincar's ceiling.
"Well this is going to be quiet an adventure" She looked as the brothers who were entangled in a fight.
End Part 1-