This is my completed Full Metal Alchemist Fan Fic!! Oh I'm so excited! I started writing this in 8th grade, and now I'm graduating high school. I can't believe how long it took me to finish it! It's crazy! Well anyways, now it is complete! I have 13 pages of out-takes, and I've edited it a total of 3 or 4 times. When printed it is 109 pages long, but it isn't in proper writing style. (With all the indentations and all that jazz, I was too lazy to edit it in that manner. Although I could change it if I really wanted too.) Anyways, back to the story. DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the Full Metal Alchemist characters, they all belong to Hiromu Arakawa. The characters I do own are Kitten, Sakura, and the rest of the bunk. (And some random ones here and there.)
Please Enjoy! Comment after reading if you wish!
EDIT: Well I was looking at this and it bothered me that it wasn't in proper format and also there were a lot of spelling/grammar errors so I REALLY wanted to edit it! Also I changed a few parts of the story so that it flowed into the sequel a little easier, so you can re-read it if you want, I'm sure it will sound A LOT better now! Thanks to everyone who added this to their favorite stories!
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A boy with dirty blonde hair, which was in a short braid, was sitting on a train, while his brother was sleeping next to him. In the seat across from him was a large bag and a girl who was also fast asleep with long blonde hair that cascaded over her shoulders. She was almost like his sister, and he and his brother wanted to get her back home to her grandmother. He didn't want anyone else involved in their search for the philosopher's stone. It was too dangerous for her, so she had to go back home. The homunculus had already attacked them a few times. Lust, Envy, Gluttony, and now Greed. He had to get back to Central; maybe he would have better luck finding out information there. Although he almost knew the homunculi would follow him there, at least there were other alchemists in that city. His brother was an empty suit of armor, and that was his entire fault, that was why he needed to stone. Before they could return to the search, they had a military assignment. Even though he didn't want to have to be a part of the military, which he used to hate, he needed to do this to regain what they both had lost. The boy sighed and propped his head up in his hand and looked forlornly out the window at the rolling hills and large fields. He wanted to find the stone and get all of this over with, no matter what it took. He was determined to find out all the answers to his questions.
"EEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDD!" the girl moaned and stomped her feet. "AAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!" she whined and tugged at the armor encased arm of Alphonse Elric, the younger of the two brothers.
"Sorry Winry...but we needed to get you back home." Al said quickly, twiddling his large thumbs while Winry threw him a hateful glare and turned to the other boy, who was facing away from her.
"ED! YOU TRICKED ME!" she wailed and punched him in the back of the head; making him yell and rub the lump that started to form where her fist had made contact. Behind them the train let out the warning whistle for everyone to board. Ed dropped Winry's bag, causing the contents to spill all over the platform. Winry turned bright red as she snatched up some underwear and bras that had fallen out. "ED! YOU JERK!!" she screamed as Ed and Al leaped on the train as it started to pull away from the station. Al stared out the window at Winry, who looked to be screaming curses at the departing train.
"Do you think she'll forgive us brother?" Al asked and turned to Ed who was walking back towards his seat.
"Ugh....Who knows with that girl." Ed shrugged his shoulders and Al jogged up behind him, the armor making its normal clanking noise as he moved. The two brothers returned to their seats and within a few minutes Al was fast asleep once again. Ed was staring out the window at the passing scenery. "Will we ever find the stone?" Ed asked himself quietly, as he watched the sun set behind the hills. He could only hope that Central would bring about new answers.
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At the same time in a another city, not far from where the Elric Brothers train was headed, there was a slim, beautiful girl in a military summer camp....or as her friends called it "hell" She made for this kind of thing: toned, skinny, fast, and strong. There was nothing that she wasn't capable of doing. Although she was great at it, that doesn't mean she liked doing it. It was extra work and that was something she wasn't fond of. She was just a girl, and sometimes all she wanted to do was just go out for a night on the town. But summer camp was ok, well if you could call a military summer training camp a 'summer camp'. She had already been there for a month, and it was finally coming to an end. She was glad, but then she would also miss it. She had been in the military for such a long time, but never made any friends like the ones she made at training. She didn't want to think about her past though, that was another story. A story she didn't want to think about.
The shower room in the small cabin was filled with steam and girlish giggles while group Cross Fade was showering. It was around 8:00 or so and it was getting dark outside so the trainers had sent all the groups back to their cabins for the night.
"Arrrgghh! All my muscles are SOoOOooOOo sore!!" one girl complained from inside her shower stall, and few girls groaned in agreement to this very truthful statement.
"I can't believe they made us jog for like.....20 miles!!" another girl cried, receiving more groans and moans from other nearby stalls.
"Mustang-sensei just made us run so much because he's such a pervert!" someone retorted and everyone in the shower room broke out into laughter.
"We need better bras for this!" the same girl groaned.
"Ew! That's totally true though!" someone replied and someone else broke into the conversation.
"Yea! But you gotta admit...he is the youngest...and best looking of all the officers." another girl said. A few girls groaned 'no way!' and another few agreed grudgingly.
"Oh you gotta love these military training camps..."A girl said sarcastically. While the chatter continued, a few girls finished and headed to the mirror to do their hair.
"Argh! Pass me the soap Sakura-chan!!" a girl cried from one of the middle stalls. A sigh sounded from the stall next to her,
"Kitten-chan! Again?!" Sakura complained, but still tossed the soap over.
"Thanks!" Kitsumi said and took a step forward, slipping on the bar of soap she "lost". The girl fell forward reeling her arms trying to find her center of balance. Kitten screamed and grabbed the shower curtain for help, but ended up ripping it off and falling in a heap in the middle of the shower room floor. Everyone burst out laughing as Kitsumi turned bright red. After help from her fellow groupies, the girls managed to some-what get the shower curtain back on the shower hooks. Although it was held there with duct-tape and some hairpins. The girls examined their work with pride.
"HAH! It looks even better then before!" one girl giggled and everyone laughed. The girls all filed from the shower room and back towards the area with all their bunks. They all yawned as they crawled into their beds.
"See you all in the morning!" one girl said. A chorus of 'Good night's filled the room. Then the lights went out and the girls slipped quickly into sleep.
At 6am a shrill siren sounded from the main building, everyone scattered around the yard and into their places, except that is, for Kitsumi's group. An angry Roy Mustang, one of the many trainers, stomped over to the girl's cabin and quietly slipped inside with a foghorn. He blew it, sending the loudest most horrible noise reverberating around the cabin. Everyone screamed in agony, clutching at their ears. Kitsumi toppled off the top bunk, landing in an open suitcase sending her clothes flying. Roy stared down at her; a bright pink lacey bra was on his head. She turned red, along with half the other girls who were wrapped up in their blankets, exchanging glances to their friends.
"U-Um.....M-Mustang-sensei??" Kitten croaked and gave him a pained smile. Roy Mustang was about to open his mouth in reply, but then his eyes settled on Kitsumi's chest, where her breasts were almost popping out of her baggy football jersey. Kitsumi followed his gaze, stunned; she threw her hands over her chest.
"EEK! STOPPIT!!!" she cried and. Roy coughed into his hand and ran from the room with, what looked like, a nosebleed. The whole cabin burst out in hysterical laughter.
"Good one Kitten-chan! You sure know how to get us out of trouble!!!" someone shouted over the laughter.
"Oh, can it Maya-chan!" Kitsumi blushed. The group finally dressed in their military training uniforms and headed to the mess hall. Roy stood up at front of the room and blew the foghorn once again to get everyone's attention. Painful cries and moans sounded throughout the whole hall as the girls at Kitsumi's table all rubbed their ears in fear that they might be bleeding. Roy pulled out a roster and started on the girl's side of the room while Alex Louis Armstrong, another trainer, started on the boys' side. Each table sat with their cabin and the Cross Fade cabin, Kitten's cabin, was the second table. The group listened as each girl from the Bunker cabin answered to their names. Roy then walked over to the Cross Fade table and leaned casually against it, he eyed Kitsumi who stared at her bacon, refusing to look up at him. The whole table was still blushing from the incident a few minutes earlier. Kitten always felt a little flushed whenever Roy Mustang was around, but she refused to think anything of the feeling.
Roy cleared his throat and began the roll-call.
"Celeste Akiba!"
"HAI!"
"Shizuka Fujishima!"
"HAI!"
"Kitai Hibiya!"
"HAI!"
"Hanna Kokubunji!"
"HAI!"
"Sakura Nakadan!"
"HAI!"
He paused and looked up from the list and his lips curled into a smirk.
"Kitsumi Nakahuara!!"
Kitten gulped and gave him a quick glance.
"Hai..." she said meekly. He gave her a stern look.
"WITH PASSION!" Kitsumi straightened up stiffly.
"HAI!!!!!!!!!" she shouted.
"Good..." he sneered and looked back down at his list.
"Mamimi Samejima!"
"HAI!"
"Maya Tokisaka!"
"HAI!"
He nodded and left to the next table. The whole group let out one giant sigh and went back to talking; Kitsumi slumped in her seat and poked at her poorly cooked eggs. She watched the back of Roy's head as he walked up the isle and snorted before going back to eating. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, the breakfast ending bell rang and everyone filed out of the mess hall.
"THANK GOD IT'S THE LAST DAY!!!" Mamimi shouted and a chorus of cheers rang out around her. Kitai pulled the schedule out of her skirt and unfolded it. She flipped a strand of light brown hair from her face and sighed.
"Well...we have shooting for the first hour and for the rest of the day we have conditioning with—" she paused and the group leaned in closer. "Mustang-sensei." Kitai finished and everyone groaned in disgust and horror. The girl slugged their way over to the shooting range where they would start the day. Riza Hawkeye waved the girls over.
"Over here girls!" she shouted and the group saluted her.
"HAI! Coming Hawkeye-sensei!!" they all called and ran over. Each girl pulled a gun from a shelf and loaded it. Riza stood on the side as to watch their form, and too see how many hits they got. She never had to offer much help to the girls from the Cross Fade cabin. Although the first few days some of the girls had some troubles. Kitsumi loaded her gun and aimed at the target that resembled a man and pulled the trigger, hitting the bull's-eye multiple times. Kitsumi then switched targets and continued making perfect shots. Riza watched her closely. 'Could she be one of the girls from those rumors...no, she couldn't be.' She began to drift off into a daydream as the girls continued target practice.
Riza crawled into her bunk bed and pulled her wet hair into a tight bun. The rest of the girls from her cabin came in a few seconds later whispering heatedly about something. "Riza!" one girl shouted and quickly crawled up the ladder of her bunk.
"Did you hear about the rumor?!" The girl said in a hushed tone. Riza tilted her head to the side; she had no idea what her friend was talking about at all. She wasn't in with all the rumors that spread around; it wasn't her thing. The girls' mouth opened in shock.
"Riza! You HAVE to hear this!" the girl said and all the others nodded their heads.
"You know I'm not in to rumors Kath." Riza said and Kath just shook her head sadly, like Riza was missing out on the best thing in the world.
"This rumor isn't like any other you have ever heard before!" Kath exclaimed and grabbed Riza's shoulders and gave her a small shake.
"Ugh, fine. Tell me." Riza gave in and all the girls exchanged looks.
"You tell it Vern!" Kath said and a girl with short black hair stared at her.
"Why me?!" Vern complained.
"Because you tell it best!" Kath explained and everyone nodded in agreement.
"Okay, okay." Vern stated and cleared her throat in preparation.
"Well, you see, I was walking back from the showers and I heard some older officers talking and I hid behind the building to listen. One night while at this one base in the South, someone was wandering around in the basement, where some of the old labs are. He heard something crash and pulled out his gun. He slowly opened the door and he saw a newly killed body on the operating table. The guy was filled with gun shots and he was a mob boss that was causing the military all kinds of trouble. Then the door closed behind him and when he turned around, there was a little girl looking at him through the glass she was holding a bloody gun! The exact one that fit the bullets that were in the mob boss's body!!!! She had a twisted smile on her lips and her eyes were bright red!! The man screamed and then she vanished in the next second! The guy ran from the room and up the stairs, the girl was laughing from somewhere behind him! He asked his superiors about it and they said it was nothing, but then they moved him to another base the very next day! I mean the military wouldn't just do that for no reason, they knew he found something out! Then I heard that the guy died soon after in a shoot out, but did he really? Maybe they sent that demon girl to kill him or something because he found out about them!!" Vern finished, and the story even caught Riza's attention.
"Little girls that are killing machines?" Riza said in a quiet voice.
"Yeah." all the girls said in unison.
"They do all the military's dirty work, the stuff they don't want to let the public know they do." Kath said softly, staring at Riza.
"But don't talk about it aloud in front of anyone else! I don't think it would be wise." Vern commented.
"I won't, I promise." Riza replied. Everyone nodded and dispersed, crawling into their own beds. Riza laid down and looked up at the ceiling, thinking about the idea of young girls that went around in secret killing people. Would the military really do that? How could they keep it secret? How did they get their hands on girls? How did the one have bright red eyes? Were they really demons? Could they hit the bulls-eye every time? The questions just kept swirling around in her head. She wondered if one day that maybe she would get a glimpse at this secret military world that seemed to run behind the scenes.
It might have been a rumor that Riza had heard when she entered the military, but it seemed so real. She had just started when the rumors arose that the military had enlisted a group of young girls into its ranks. But soon the rumors stopped because these girls had never been seen. Riza watched Kitsumi she almost started believing in the old rumors again. Kitten never once missed the target. Her eyes were locked on the paper person and never wavered, like she was built for shooting. She imagined a little girl that looked like Kitten, except with red eyes, the thought made her shiver slightly. Riza pushed the thoughts away quickly.
"KAII!" Maya cried out and looked over at the clock. "We're gunna late for laps!!" Maya screamed and Riza snapped out of her daze.
"Oh, then run along girls..." she said slowly. They nodded, bowed, and jogged towards the other end of the camp laughing. Riza walked over and picked up the gun that Kitsumi had been using, it was still warm. Her grip tightened on the gun as she looked up at the targets, everyone was hit and there wasn't one missed shot. The group bounded over to where Roy was standing at the track tapping his foot impatiently.
"HAI MUSTANG-SENSEI!!!" the girls all shouted and saluted him. He then pointed to the track,
"Run...40 laps. AND NO STOPPING!" he commanded and blew a whistle; the group took off running in circles. Roy watched them, or more precisely, he watched their boobs. Finally after 40 laps the group hobbled off the track and collapsed in one big heap on top of each other, moaning and groaning.
"Ooh! It aches!" Kitsumi cried and Sakura, who was laid out across her back, nodded in sad agreement. Roy laughed, in an almost diabolical way and blew his whistle again.
"200 PUSH-UPS GIRLS!!!" he shouted and everyone cried out in dismay. From the shooting range Riza looked over and shook her head sadly.
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The train skidded slowly to a stop in Central station and Ed and Al got off. Ed took a deep breath and exhaled loudly.
"FINALLY! CENTRAL!!" he shouted and threw his hands up into the air. Al giggled at Ed's outrageous actions as Ed started to spin around shouting in glee. Other passengers avoided Ed as they walked out of the train. Jean Havoc gave Ed a quick glance and waved Al over. "Hey there Al, it has been a while." he said and snuffed out his cigarette and tossed it behind him. Ed followed and stood next to Al.
"So, where's that bastard Mustang, Havoc??" Ed questioned and Havoc laughed.
"Well Ed, the Colonel is out at the training camp for the new recruits. You could go see him I suppose." Havoc answered and Ed thought about it for a second.
"Sure, take me there." He finally answered and Al bowed.
"Thank you!" He said and Havoc led the two brothers to a black car that was parked outside the train station. A few people turned to stare at the giant suit of armor as Al passed them.
"So how long will it take to get there?" Al asked as Havoc turned the car on.
"Not too long, why?" he asked and looked back at Al, who pointed at Ed. Ed was glaring out the window; his excited mood had vanished completely. He definitely wasn't in a good mood, either because the man at the ticket booth called him a midget, he and Roy didn't get along well, or Ed felt he had a score to settle with him after their last encounter.
"So Al. Ed. You have a new mission." Roy said, leaning back in his office chair. Ed crossed his arms and growled to himself.
"What is it this time Mustang?" Ed asked, glaring at him. Roy never gave him good missions; he just liked to piss Ed off with the crappy ones. Mustang smirked as he looked down at the paper in front of him.
"I need you to head out to the South. The mission is to investigate suspicious activity in a small town. Something about an alchemist transmuting things everywhere and causing public disturbance." Roy said with a smirk. He slid the file slowly across the desk for Ed to read. Ed snatched up the file and flipped it open. His golden eyes scanned the pages and he twitched.
"YOU'RE SENDING ME TO THE TOWN FARTHEST TO THE SOUTH AS YOU CAN GET!!" Ed screamed and threw the file on the floor in anger. Al squeaked and bent down quickly to pick up the file. His armor clanked loudly as he moved. Roy stared at Ed sternly.
"It's your job to follow orders Edward, and I happen to be your superior." Mustang said smartly. Ed could tell he was holding back a huge smirk. Ed grinded his teeth together in rage.
"Fine, I'll do your stupid mission, but I'm taking a break and stopping back home after!" Ed shouted and ran out of the office before Roy could respond. Al was left standing there in shock.
"Um...Sorry Mustang-sama!" Al apologized and bowed.
"It's alright Alphonse, it's your tiny brother's fault." Roy said, the smirk came out and he chuckled slightly.
"I HEARD THAT YOU ASSHOLE!!! I AM NOT AS SMALL AS A TIC!!" Ed screamed from the hallway. Al hung his head and let out a loud sigh.
After a few minutes of driving Havoc turned down a side road and stopped at a large metal barbed wire fence. A solider came out of the guard box, and checked Havoc's ID. The guard returned to the post and opened the gates, letting Havoc enter.
"Wow...maximum security 'round here huh?" Ed stated as he looked at all the guards. Havoc laughed,
"Yea I guess so." he answered and pulled the car into the small lot. Ed jumped out of the back and Al followed, he had a hard time getting out quickly due to his size. Before Havoc could say anything and before Al could get out of the car, Ed turned to the sound of Roy's laughter. He took off towards the sound.
"BROTHER!!!!" Al shouted, but to no avail. Al sighed and Havoc just laughed.
"So much for a tour!" he chuckled as he lit another cigarette.
"Aaarrrggghhhhh!!!" Kitsumi growled as she started packing her suitcase. Sakura and Maya giggled. "I can't believe how much he made us work!!!" She seethed and threw a pair of slippers harshly into her bag. Roy threw open the door to the cabin making all three girls scream.
"WHAT ARE YOU COMPLAINING ABOUT NAKAHUARA!!?" Roy shouted and Kitsumi gulped.
"Well, uh, you see—" she looked with a 'please help me' stare back at her friends who both quickly looked away from her.
"Uh, I NEED TO GO TALK TO HAWKEYE-SENSI ABOUT MY TARGET PRACTICE!!" Maya said a little too loudly and Sakura jumped to her feet and nodded fervently.
"YEA! Me, uh, TOO!" both girls ran out of the cabin leaving a rather disheveled Kitten sitting on the floor in front of Roy.
"Guys???" she whined and stared up at Roy. Roy took a step forward and let the door close. "GOMEN NASAI!!! I WON'T COMPLAIN ANYMORE SENSEI!!!" she said loudly and bowed, Roy started laughing in that maniacal way again. Kitten had turned pink. Before Roy could say anything else the door flew open, whacking Roy in the back and causing him to topple over pinning Kitten to the floor.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!?!" Roy screamed and Ed stood in the doorway. Kitten made a muffled squeak from under Roy and Ed took a step back.
"WHOA!?" he said in shock and slight disgust. Roy looked down for a second and quickly stood up. He straightened out his uniform and left a now very shocked Kitten lying on the floor. Roy roared in anger and turned to Ed, who started running away in fear. Blasts of fire exploded behind Ed with each step he made as Roy chased after him. The whole camp came outside to watch the spectacle. Ed was laughing now, since he had pissed off Roy and that made him happy. Kitten sat up and ran her hand through her hair and took a deep breath; her face was bright red. 'Oh my Gosh.' she thought and then regaining her composer went back to packing. Maya and Sakura and the rest of the cabin had already finished packing and were all off around the camp talking to friends. Kitten let out a long sigh as she started to take off her uniform shirt so she could change into something more comfortable to travel home in. Just as she took her shirt off her cabin door flung open and Ed ran in and stopped as he looked down at the topless Kitten sitting in front of him. He blushed and she blushed an even darker shade of red. She quickly pulled a white tank from her suitcase and pulled it on and stood up. Ed felt the heat of an explosion behind him and yelped, leaping forward into the cabin. He turned and saw a panting Roy behind him. Kitten started to laugh, and closed her suitcase.
"I think that's about 40 laps, we're even now Sensei!" Kitten smirked and walked out of the cabin brushing past Ed and Roy. She headed off toward a group of girls who were waving at her. She looked over her shoulder at the shorter blonde kid that Roy had been chasing. 'I think that was Edward Elric, the Full Metal Alchemist. Not really how I imagined him from all the stories, but he does look cuter than what I thought!' Kitten thought to herself. She looked back to her friends and smiled. She wondered to herself if Ed was going to be staying in Central.
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Kitten leaned against the fence while she chatted with a few of her friends. Since it was the last day of camp they had a seminar to attend, where they would find out their placements and see where they would be transferred. Kitten and rest of the camp dreaded this part because they would all be split up, possibly never seeing each other again. The whole group shared e-mails and cell numbers just in case. Just as they finished sharing their information the bell rang and the group sulked over to the main hall, taking their seats. The room was filled with hushed whispers as people tried to determine who would be working under each officer. Some guys were gambling over it, hoping to earn some extra cash. Some girls were latched together by the arms, chanting some sort of luck ritual.
"I think your gunna stay here in Central Kitten-chan!" Maya giggled quietly and gave her a playful punch. Kitten stuck out her tongue and shook her head quickly,
"No way! I bet I'll be sent to the worst joint in the whole country!!" Kitten moaned and the row laughed quietly. A gavel bang echoed through the room and everyone became quiet immediately and sat up straight with their full attention to the stage where Roy, Alex, Riza, and a few other trainers stood. The Fuhrer, King Bradley, was at the stand; his one eye scanned the room. His gaze was always icy cool, but once he spoke he seemed to cheer up. He cleared his throat loudly, making the room shiver in fear of where they might be placed. He rambled on for a few minutes about how happy he was for everyone to be here and how much everyone meant to the military and blah blah blah. Then he got to the bad part. The Fuhrer started with the other cabins and worked his way down the list, unfortunately, Cross Fade cabin was one of the last to be called off.
"Alright you girls in Kami Cabin...you are all working in the army, for the special services, you may now load the bus." The Fuhrer read loudly and the group of giggling girls all ran from the hall, giving each other high-fives. It seemed the luck ritual had worked. Maya gulped and looked around the now empty hall; it sucked to be the last group called off. Kitten held her breath and crossed her fingers.
"Well...Cross fade Cabin...it seems that you all will be staying in the main office in Central!" Everyone let out a sign of relief; thank God they wouldn't be separated. "But, we had some disagreement on who you would all be working under." the Fuhrer stated and the group gulped and all grabbed hands and turned their worried faces back up to the stage. Kitten snuck a glance at Roy who winked back at her and she quickly turned her full attention back to the Fuhrer as he started to read off the list.
"Maya Tokisaka, Hanna Kokubunji, and Shizuka Fujishima, you will be working under Ms. Riza Hawkeye. Riza then turned to the Fuhrer and began to speak but he held up his hand to silence her. "Sorry but someone else wanted her under their command." He stated and Riza threw a hateful glance at Roy, who just shrugged. Kitten's grip on Maya's hand tightened. "Kitai Hibiya, Mamimi Samejima, and Runa Akiba, you will be working under Mr. Alex Armstrong...have fun." He smiled.
All the trainers sat around a large table, the Fuhrer sat at the head.
"It's time to sort out the trainees, you can each write down who you wish to have under you. If there are conflicts they will all be worked out." The Fuhrer stated and the trainers looked down at the blank sheets of paper in front of them. Riza shot a glare to Mustang. 'I told him that I wanted Kitsumi to work under me, he better not go writing her name down.' Riza thought to herself. Roy wasn't looking at her, he was grinning down at the paper in front of him. The trainers bent over their papers and quickly scribbled down names. When everyone was finished the Fuhrer coughed into his hand, all small talk stopped.
"We will start with you, Fedi Haoki." The Fuhrer stated and looked at a man sitting near the end of the table. The trainer cleared his throat and started naming off his choices. The other listened intently. Everyone but 3 people had gone; so far there weren't any conflicts, which was pretty amazing. Alex, Riza, and Roy were left and conflicts were sure to erupt among them.
"Who would you like Riza?" The Fuhrer asked and looked over at her.
"I would like Maya Tokisaka, Hanna Kokubunji, and Kitsumi Nakahara." Riza stated. Alex Armstrong and Mustang both stood, then glared at each other.
"I want Nakahara!" Alex and Roy both shouted. Riza stood as well.
"Well I said her first!" Riza growled and glared at both men. The Fuhrer sighed; he knew this wouldn't be easy.
"How about you all give me your sheets, then I will choose for you." The Fuhrer stated and held out his hand. The three of them gave the Fuhrer their sheets. They all continued to glare at each other. Some of the other trainers shook their heads sadly, something always happened between the three of them. 'I better get Kitsumi.' Riza thought to herself. 'Kitsumi would be the perfect solider to work under me! I could teach her all about the beautiful techniques that have been passed down through my family!' Alex thought to himself. 'Nakahara would be pretty fun.' Roy thought to himself, rubbing his chin. The three exchanged glares again and sat back down.
All three girls let out a soft moan as they eyed Alex and then re-moaned. They slumped in their chairs, hanging their heads. Kitten and Sakura exchanged quick glances and then looked back up at the stage.
"Ms. Sakura Nakadan, you will be working under Colonel Frank Archer, who couldn't be here to congratulate you." Sakura sighed but gave Kitten a fearful look, knowing whom she would be working under. "And you Ms. Kitsumi Nakahara, you shall work under the command of Colonel Mustang, I wish you the best of luck." Kitten's eyes grew wider as she tightened her death-grip on Maya and Sakura's hands. They both quickly pulled their hands away from her. After they were dismissed, the group quickly left the building and picked up their bags. The girls loaded the bus that would take them to the Central office.
"Oh I can't wait till morning." Kitten growled as she sat next to Sakura on the bus. Sakura gave her a weak smile and patted her back, she was quite scared herself to be working under Archer. He always seemed like a very creepy man. No one ever saw much of him, but he always seemed suspicious to her.
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The bus pulled into the central office parking lot around 12am; everyone was sleepy and irritated.
"Now where do we even stay??" Kitai groaned as she dragged her bag across the cold blacktop. The other girls didn't respond but followed her into the large building. As they received their room keys from the lady at the front desk, they set off to find their new homes. Thankfully they only needed to stay in the building until they could find an apartment or pay rent to stay somewhere, and maybe if they were lucky they could buy a place. Kitten trudged down her hallway and stopped in front of the bland door of her new room. She quickly unlocked the door and slipped inside. Not even bothering to turn on the lights Kitten dropped her suitcase on the floor and crawled into bed fully dressed. She quickly fell asleep to nightmares of what tomorrow would bring.
The alarm on her desk rang loudly and a hand emerged from under the heavy fleece blanket and punched the snooze button. Kitten groaned from under her warm cave of blankets and rolled over. She hated mornings and this morning might be the worst morning, because who did she work under? None other then the crazy, self-centered, perverted Roy Mustang. Kitten opened her eyes and blinked, her eyes widen to the sight in front of her.
"Hello baby." Roy said seductively from in the space next to her.
Kitten jumped and her eyes flashed open as she sat up in bed. She glanced over at the empty space next to her just to reassure herself that Roy was in fact not lying next to her. She patted the empty spot and gave a long sigh of relief before she laid her head back down and fell back to sleep. This time there were no dreams to disturb her. As the rays of sunlight fell across her face Kitten blinked and yawned, stretching her arms up into the air.
"Ahhhhh! That was an AWSOME sleep!!" Kitten shouted to herself and let her arms drop back down next to her as she laid in bed staring at the sunlight dancing on the white ceiling. "Except that one dream." Kitten murmured and rolled over to look at her alarm clock. A scream echoed down the hall as a few workers turned and looked toward Kitten's door. Kitten clutched the clock in her hands and screamed. The clock read 2:38 p.m. She threw it back on the desk and leaped out of her bed.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!" She screamed as she ran over to her suitcase that was lying on the floor and flung it open, scattering the contents all over her floor. She pulled her wrinkled uniform from the bag and tugged it on as she combed her hair with her other hand. Kitten quickly did her make-up and ran out the door with only one shoe on.
She dashed down the hall, dodging other workers as she pulled her other shoe on. Kitten ran down two flights of stairs and down another hallway. She crashed into the room that Roy's name was on, and found Ed and Al Elric inside as well. Kitten stood in the doorway, her hair flying in every direction possible, her uniform wrinkled, and her shoes on the wrong feet. She felt her face growing hot and she bowed,
"S-Sorry!!!" She apologized quickly and ducked her head to hide her blush. From behind the desk Roy burst out in laughter and pounded his fist on the wood.
"You look HILARIOUS!!!" Roy said through his laughter, this made Kitten even redder. Al gave Kitten a worried glance and Ed clenched his fists by his side.
"You...are...such...a...SLIME BAG MUSTANG!!!" Ed screamed at Roy who calmed himself down enough to give Ed an angry glare. Kitten was trembling and still had her head bowed. Ed gave a quick glance to Al, who straightened up and walked quickly over to Kitten.
"Um, Miss. Want to go get some, uh, lunch?" Al asked quickly and shot a glance over his shoulder at Ed, who was glaring at Mustang. Before Mustang could stop her from going, Kitten picked up her head and grabbed Al's metal encased hand.
"Yes. I'm rather hungry. Thank you." She said pulling him from the room and closing the door behind her. She walked quickly down the hall, Al walked behind her trying to keep up. His armor clanked as he jogged alongside her.
"Wait up! Please?!?" Al pleaded. Kitten slowed and looked over at him, she wasn't used to seeing huge suits of armor. She had heard about Alphonse from the stories as well, but she didn't expect what she felt when she grabbed his hand.
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Kitten dropped her tray at an empty table and Al sat across from her, with no food. Kitten stared across the table at him. Al tensed up, getting rather nervous.
"You don't have a body." Kitten said quietly and Al jumped.
"H-h-how did you-" He started but Kitten held up a hand and smiled.
"Because I'm observant...that's how I knew." she said and chopped down on an apple. It seemed like not many people figured this out, since Al looked pretty surprised with her comment. As Kitten ate her apple the table was silent. Kitten swallowed the last bite and set the core down on the tray and leaned forward. She tapped gently on the metal armor, "But I would love to hear the story of how you got this way!" Kitten purred, but before Al could answer, Ed came stomping into the cafeteria. People dived out of his way as Ed sat down next to his brother making the whole table shake. Kitten looked over at him in surprise. Ed looked over at Kitten's shocked face and smiled.
"Hey, I remember you." he said, then the image of her topless flashed through his mind and he turned red. Kitten giggled and nodded,
"Yeah, I remember you to. Edward, right?" Kitten asked and Ed nodded, making her giggle again at his embarrassment. "So Ed, do you work here too?" Kitten asked and Ed shrugged and leaned back in his chair.
"Meh, kinda. I'm a State Alchemist." he answered coolly,
"The Full Metal Alchemist!!" Al squeezed in and Kitten 'oohed'.
"Really?? Why do they call you that?!" she asked and leaned forward as Ed pulled up his sleeve on his right arm, exposing the shining auto mail arm he had. Although she already knew, she wanted to hear him say it, and she wanted to see the auto mail as well.
"Wow!" Kitten said and her eyes sparkled, 'She almost acts like Winry, swooning over auto mail like that!' Ed thought as he watched her face closely. She then looked over at Al then back at Ed's arm. "Oooooh! I see." she said slowly Ed looked at her confusedly. Kitten pieced it together quickly, it was obviously the result of a failed human transmutation, unless they got into a car wreck or something, but she doubted that. Then the cafeteria door flew open, and crashed against the wall as Roy stormed in, his eyes searched the room until they settled on Ed. Ed stiffened in his seat. Kitten shoved her chair back, and re-fixed her hair. She now looked better then she had in the morning; and she walked over to Roy while he was walking toward the table.
"Sir, I think we should go back to the office." She suggested and Roy stopped and looked down at her. Kitten gave a fake smile. He turned away from her and started back toward the open door,
"Come with me." He commanded and Kitten jumped forward. She followed him out the door and down the hall. Ed and Al watched her leave.
"She knows!" Al whispered to Ed,
"About what?" Ed asked back and Al paused before he continued.
"That I'm empty." Ed's eyes opened in shock.
"How does she know? Did you show her or something?!" Ed demanded and Al shook his head.
"No, she just, noticed." He replied. Ed and Al stared at each other in silence.
End of Chapter 1! Oh, I'm excited I'm finally getting this fiction up on FF! R&R please! Smile and be happy!!