Chapter one
Death of a friend
"Sir, Major Alexis is here to see you"
Colonel Mustang looked up, gravely from his desk to the man poking his head through the door.
"Let her in" He ordered.
Fuery nodded and opened the door wide so a girl with black hair down to her thighs and eyes as dark as midnight could walk through.
"Take a seat Alexis" Mustang told her, his voice gentler than before.
Alexis smiled sweetly to him as she complied.
"What's up brother? How have you been?" She asked.
Mustang didn't reply, he looked at his hands, resting on the desk before steeling his nerve and meeting her eyes.
"...How long have you been able to remember?" He asked.
"What do you mean dear bro-?"
"Don't play dumb with me! I've seen the change in you..." He said, holding his head in his hands "How long?" he repeated.
He uncovered his eyes to see her smile drop and her eyes turn dead.
"About a month now, it's only been flashes, sir" She told him, her voice almost robotic.
Mustang's face turned to pain as he looked at her.
"Why didn't you say something to me?" He asked.
Alexis gave him a painful smile to match his eyes. "I didn't want to cause you pain, like you are now"
Mustang's hand slammed on the desk, making Riza, who was standing in the corner, flinch slightly.
"Dammit Alexis!" He yelled, but when he saw her face hadn't changed from his outburst, he calmed down.
"How much have you been able to remember?" He asked.
Alexis shook her head slightly.
"I don't know, they come to me in pieces while I sleep, with no order or indication of time. It feels as if it was a few weeks I saw" She answered.
Mustang sighed, not daring to ask the details of her flashes, for fear it would drive them both mad.
He stood from his desk and walked around to her.
Alexis watched as he pulled her from her chair and hugged her tightly.
"I'm sorry, Alexis..." He said.
She laughed, a hit of bitterness in her voice.
"There's nothing you could have done, brother"
Riza stared at the siblings, only her eyes showing her grief.
Mustang let his sister go just as Alexis said "It's ok, I'm strong, and I'll live"
Alexis walked to Riza, giving her a reassuring hug too. The older woman was like a sister to the younger Mustang. Riza returned the hug.
Alexis pulled away suddenly and turned to Mustang, who had returned to his seat.
"Now, you had a mission for me?" she asked.
"Watch over the Elric Brothers..." Alexis mumbled as she flipped her hood over her head, her hair tied into a long plait and tucked inside. A cloth was over her face so she wouldn't be recognizable.
The first she saw of the Elric brothers was when she went to visit Hughes after the birth of Elicia. The brothers seemed to be there often. Alexis didn't want them to know who she was just yet so she left the present for Elicia at the doorstep.
As she turned to walk away, she glanced through the window and her eyes connected with golden ones.
Alexis gasped as something flashed in her mind from long ago and she clenched her teeth in pain.
She heard commotion in the house and saw someone trying to unlock the front door.
"Hey! There's someone suspicious outside!" A boy's voice yelled.
Alexis was gone before the door opened and she watched from afar as the older Elric, Edward she thought his name was, looked around, startled.
Hughes came to the door with Elicia in his arms, making Alexis smile.
Hughes looked, knowingly, at the gift on the doorstep, a teddy bear, before picking it up and showing it to the child in his arms.
~Ed~
"Thank you for the present! Next time, come see my gorgeous daughter!" Hughes yelled, making Ed jump.
"But there was a suspicious person here! Don't invite them in!" Ed told him, still searching around.
Hughes chuckled and handed him a card that had been with the bear.
~To Darling Elicia, Love AM~
"Loosen up, Ed" He replied, retreating back into the house, cooing over his daughter again.
Ed sighed and turned to go back when out the corner of his eye, he saw a shadow jump across the rooftops across the street.
His eyes narrowed but he couldn't see the figure anymore.
~Alexis~
Alexis jumped down from the roof she was on, to the lower one next door, concealing herself in the shadows when she saw Edward looking in her direction.
Hmm… He's a smart one, she thought, smiling a little to herself.
The next few days she watched from a distance, seeing him go to Shou Tucker; The Life-binding Alchemist's house every day to study. I smiled gently whenever I saw the brothers come out of the house to play with Nina, Shou's daughter, and their dog Alexander.
But whenever she saw Tucker emerge from the house, a bad taste appeared in her mouth and she scowled. She remembered the talking chimera he made, remembered seeing it first hand and trying to put it out of its misery and the punishment she got afterwards from General Braun.
Alexis always hated Tucker.
One day she followed the boys to tucker's house, hearing them call out to him and Nina with no reply.
She snuck inside, using the shadows as a cover since she was dressed all in black.
She saw the abomination Tucker had made and her face hardened when she learned it was the helpless Nina and Alexander.
Alexis watched as Ed attacked Tucker, yelling at him about what he'd done.
When it looked like he was about to kill the older man, Alexis stepped into the room.
No one seemed to notice until she put a hand on Ed's shoulder, just as Al grabbed his arm.
"Don't bloody yourself with filth..." Alexis told him.
The brothers seemed too shocked to care who she was.
Tucker dropped to the floor, still babbling about the achievements of science.
Al threatened him and he shut up.
Alexis let the two boys talk to Nina a little before she pulled their attention to her.
She pulled out her military badge and told them "Leave the rest to me for now, I'll make sure he gets what he deserves"
"What will happen to Nina?" Al asked.
I smiled sadly, though they couldn't see it.
"There is nothing that can be done for her..." she told them.
Ed pinned her to the wall, almost making her hood slip.
"No! There has to be something!" He yelled.
Alexis put her hand onto his and pulled his hand from her neck. He seemed surprised by her strength.
"You and your brother should leave; there is nothing you can do"
Alexis POV
I didn't want them to see what I would do to Nina. I didn't want that in their memories, forever haunting them like it would me.
I could feel my eyes changing silver as the coldness took over.
"Get out now" I ordered, knowing my voice sounded commanding.
"What are you going to do to her?" Ed asked, glaring at me.
I returned the glare.
"None of your business, Fullmetal, This is an order, report to Colonel Mustang this instant"
Al put a hand on Ed's shoulder; he stood in front of Nina and his brother, protectively.
"We won't let you hurt her" He told me.
I looked up to the suit of armor, knowing there was nothing inside but a soul.
"Brother...why does...it hurt...?" I heard Nina ask.
That instant I only reacted, flinging myself around Al and pushing Ed away.
My hand went on Nina's forehead.
"...Sissy Ale-" She started.
Tears filled my eyes as i leaned down to her "Shhh, It's ok Nina, The pain will be gone soon"
I placed a kiss next to my hand just below her ear.
The chimera seemed to smile. "Ok sissy"
I activated the circle engrave on my right index finger as a tear slid down my cheek.
The Chimera's heavy body fell to the floor with a thump.
Ed POV
I stared from the floor as Nina's eyes drifted closed, tears welling up.
I felt a tear rip through my throat as I went for the mysterious person.
I wanted to kill them; I wanted them to feel the pain Nina went through.
In an instant I was pinned to the wall, the person holding me up with one hand. I would never forget those eyes the color of knife blades.
"Brother!" Al exclaimed, stepping closer.
"Do you think you would be helping her? Leaving her in that condition with her pain?" They asked, their voice as cold as their eyes.
Ed stopped struggling for a second and then glared at the person "I would have found a way to bring her back!"
The person closed the distance between me and it, its face only an inch from mine.
"You wouldn't have been able to save her, just as you weren't able to save your mother"
A chill went through my body as I stared at the person.
No one POV
"That's enough! Major put Fullmetal down" Mustang ordered, appearing in the doorway.
Alexis obeyed, giving a "yes sir" as she did.
Ed tried to attack her again, this time being caught by Mustang.
"Let me go! I'll kill the bastard! He killed Nina!" Ed yelled, lashing out at Alexis, who dodged the feet and arms swinging at her.
Mustang threw Ed to his brother.
"Keep him there if you want him to live" He warned, Al held his brother tightly.
The colonel turned to the youngest girl in the room. (Riza was pointing her gun at Tucker to keep him from moving)
"Report Major!" He commanded. His voice softer.
"Sir! Shou Tucker, age 34, Life-Binding Alchemist. He acquired his license by creating a Chimera that could talk, from his wife. This time he created one from his daughter, Nina, and his dog, Alexander. I killed the Chimera to refrain from its secrets falling into the wrong hands Sir!" Alexis told him.
Mustang stared at her for a minute before sighing and putting a hand on her shoulder.
"Good work Major, we'll take it from here" He told her.
Alexis saluted him before making her way to the door.
"Don't think I'll let you off! I'll find you and kill you!" Edward threatened.
Alexis paused, glancing at him before turning away again.
"As you wish..." She replied, leaving a heavy silence in the room before she vanished out the door.
Alexis POV
I left my brother to clean up my mess.
My eyes tingled as they returned to their pitch black darkness.
As I exited the front door of Tucker's house, I looked to the sky to find it was raining.
I let the rain hit my face, clearing away any signs of my tears before.
So that's it for now for the first chapter! I got some inspiration from LeFay Strent and her story, The Blood Alchemist. (which I adored)
I know mine's not similar in anyway but It was because of her story that made me want to start writing again.
Feel free to send me feedback about it, I'm a little rusty so if there are mistakes, let me know! ^_^
See you next time...hopefully lol