Kyler is mine. His sister is mine. Juno is my sister's dog, but since my sister has left for the country for a year, she is also mine. Kairi is mine. Juno is the only character in this story that isn't fictional. FMA is Hiromu Arakawa's. That is all I have to say about owning stuff. But remember, Kyler is MINE.

Half of the details in this story, such as where Kyler and his sister are from, are from my real life.

Uh… I think that's it… Oh, and you'll probably figure this out pretty quickly, but Ed is not going to fall in love with anybody. Except for maybe Juno, but if he does, then I will personally enter the story and smack him over the head with a brick because Ed x doggy very disturbing.

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Kyler continuously typed on his laptop, struggling desperately to finish a story he'd been writing for months. He'd been typing for several hours, only interrupted by the simple requests of his younger sister, a girl of five years and a name that came close to silver. His legs began to cramp up so he stretched them out.

As he stretched, he looked over at the dog that slept on the couch beside him. She was curled up into a ball, and her breathing was quiet, except for the occasional sigh from some curious dream. She picked her head up and stretched her paw out in front of her before setting her head down again.

Kyler always gained inspiration from his dog. She was an important part of his life; second only to his little sister, the only person in the world that Kyler considered to be actual family. He had an older brother and a father, but he had never been close to them, especially his father. He also had the family he grew up with, but they weren't related by blood. Indeed, his sister was the only true family he had left, especially after losing his mother and younger brother at the hands of his enemies.

After a while, he gave up. Inspiration only came at random. When he was asleep, when he was snowboarding at the local ski area, even in the middle of physics, where he'd scribble his ideas down in such a rush that he'd look at it later and not have a clue what it said. Of course, just seeing the scribbles brought back the memory of writing them, so Kyler had never had a real problem with it.

He turned off his computer and placed it in his backpack. He was leaving first thing in the morning on a trip to the backcountry. He would be taking both dogs with him, and hopefully his little sister as well.

He walked quietly down the hall to his room, which was officially now his sister's room, since Kyler didn't officially live in this house. He'd never bothered to understand the legal agreement between both families. He just stayed with his childhood family, and spent the night with his blood relatives when it was necessary.

He opened the door as quietly as he could and checked inside. "Syl…" Kyler walked up to his sister's bed and moved the blankets in order to see her face. To his surprise, she wasn't there.

Kyler didn't panic. He realized his sister was smart enough to stay inside on a cold night such as this one. Even if she did go outside, she knew enough to stay safe for a few hours. He calmly searched the house. When he didn't see her anywhere, he became worried and grabbed a sweatshirt. He was already wearing three layers, so he didn't think he'd need a jacket just yet. He pulled on socks and shoes and ran outside.

"Syl! You out here?" he called, the door still open behind him. The black lab that had been sleeping next to him ran outside and sniffed around. Then she ran into the aspen trees that bordered one side of the house.

"Juno! Where are you going?" he shouted before turning back to the matter of his sister. His other dog, a husky/wolf mix of four and a half years, ran to his side. She sniffed the ground and made her way to the trees, barking at Kyler once.

"She over there, Kairi?" he called. Kairi barked again. Kyler breathed a sigh of relief and closed the door to the house before running after Kairi. After several minutes of running, Kyler realized that he didn't recognize anything around him.

"Strange. I wonder where we are."

Kairi walked up to Kyler and pawed the ground, which was devoid of snow. Kyler turned to face her with a sad smile. "They're not in our world, are they?"

Kairi shook her head.

"Neither are we," Kyler muttered. "Only trouble is, I don't know if we're in the same world as them or a different one. I hope they're okay."

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The Fullmetal Alchemist was walking down a street in Central with his brother when he saw something strange in the distance. It was a little girl, walking with a black dog that couldn't have been much older than a puppy. The girl looked at Ed and walked straight up to him.

"Excuse me. Have you seen my house anywhere?"

"Your house?" Ed replied, leaning over so that he was closer to her eye level. The dog sniffed his arm and gave it a lick. Ed patted it on the head as he turned back to the girl. "What does it look like?"

"It's big, and it's got big icicles hanging from the roof. My brother says that if one of them fell down on me it would be really, really painful. And it's grey. And there's a porch over the garage. And there's trees behind it."

Ed and Al exchanged glances. "Well, I don't really know of any houses like that around here. What kinds of trees are behind it?"

"Aspens, and pines. They're pretty big, too."

"Do you live in the city?"

"No, we live out in a town. Actually, we live in a smaller town near the town."

Ed looked at Al again. "Well, you're in a big city right now. Do you remember how you got here?"

"No, I was just walking in the trees, and then Juno came and followed me, and then we ended up walking on this sidewalk."

"Juno's the dog, right?"

"Uh-huh. She's my brother's dog. Have you seen my brother?"

"Maybe. What does he look like?"

"He's tall, a little taller than you, and he's got eyes like yours. Well, not really like yours, but your eyes remind me of his. They're not the same color, though. My brother's got green eyes. But they still look the same. I don't know why, but they do."

"What about his hair?"

"Uh-huh. It's pink."

"Pink?"

"Yep. He turned it pink for fun. He likes to do silly things like that sometimes."

"What kind of clothes is he wearing?"

The girl paused. "Um… kind of like mine, only darker."

Ed looked closely at the girl's outfit. She had a light blue long sleeved shirt on, with a pink t-shirt over it. Her pants were green, and had flowers embroidered in the side pockets. After a moment, he straightened.

"Well, I haven't seen anyone like that around, but if he's here, we'll find him, okay?"

"Um, I don't know if you'll find him."

"Why not?"

"Um, if this is a city, and we were in a forest, then I think I got here by magic. And this magic always makes me go to weird places without my brother."

Ed blinked. "Well… why don't you come with me? We'll go to a place where you can be safe while we look for your brother or a way for you to get home."

"What kind of place?"

"One with lots of brave people."

"Okay. We can go there."

Ed began walking next to the girl, who had held out her hand and was now gripping Ed's automail hand tightly. "Um, what's your name, Mr. gold person?"

Ed smiled. "My name is Edward. Edward Elric. What's your name?"

"Sylvie Zeber."

Ed smiled. "Sylvie? That's a pretty name. It's almost like silver."

Sylvie giggled. "You really are like my brother. He says I'm his little silver treasure."

Ed smiled again as they began walking to military headquarters. "Yeah, I can see why he'd say that."

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Kyler looked with suspicion at the person before him. At first he had thought he was facing a walking palm tree, but upon closer inspection, Kyler realized that he was facing someone whose hair was slightly out of control. He also realized he was facing someone else who could be considered immortal. He was definitely on his guard.

"Where did you come from?" the palm tree asked.

"From a town in the mountains. Why do you ask?"

"Because I've never seen anyone like you before. Normally, I wouldn't care, but something seems strange about you. What's your name?"

"Kyler. What's yours?"

"Envy. So, Kyler, what are you doing here in Central? Shouldn't you still be in your little mountain town?"

"I'm looking for someone."

"Who?"

"A five year old girl with light brown hair. She's my little sister."

"So you want to find her."

"That's right."

Envy laughed. "Why was I so nervous about this? I figured that you'd be more of a threat to us, but you're just a normal kid."

"No, not normal," Kyler replied. "But I don't suppose that matters, does it?"

"No, it doesn't. Either way, you've seen something you shouldn't have, and I can't take that lightly." Envy pulled a gun on Kyler and shot him in the heart. Kyler stumbled back, placed a hand on the wound, and smirked.

"I think you'll find that I'm just as hard to kill as you are." Kyler stuck his hands in his pockets. "To be honest, I don't give a damn about what you're doing here. I just want to find my sister."

Someone from behind Kyler brought a fist into the young adult's head, and Kyler fell to the floor. He was unconscious. Envy smirked as Lust pushed Kyler onto his back.

"He can't be killed but he can be knocked out. Oh, and look, he's still bleeding from being shot." Envy looked at Kyler's face. "He's definitely a weird one. Maybe we should take him to Father and see what he thinks of this."

"Sounds like a plan."

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Sylvie had fallen asleep by the time they got to headquarters. They all looked at the sleeping child with wonder, except for Al, who was playing with Juno.

"She said she lives in a small town?"

"Right. She seems strangely intelligent for someone her age, too."

"What about this brother of hers? Does he really look the way she says he does?"

"How should I know?"

"I meant does she seem like a liar to you."

"Oh. No, she doesn't."

Al looked up from his little spot in the corner. "She didn't seem too worried about the situation, either. I wonder if she gets lost often."

"Could be. Anyway, Fullmetal, since she seems to like you, I think it would be best if you were the one to take care of her until we can find her brother."

"I'm fine with that. What about the dog?"

"There's a hotel nearby that allows pets. You can stay there."

"All right."

Ed carefully picked up the five-year-old and walked out of the office, Al close behind. He could hear a snigger from behind him. Ed glared at Roy as his brother closed the door.

"Here, Al, why don't you carry her?"

"Okay, but then you'll have to take Juno. I can't handle both at once."

Ed looked at Juno. She looked strong. "Fine."

Of course, this arrangement ended in tragedy. Juno was much too strong for Ed to handle, and managed to break free, pulling Ed down in the process. Ed stared with surprise at the broken leash before turning to Juno. Surprisingly, she hadn't run off. She was sniffing another dog. Once Ed had tied the leash around her collar, Juno went back to walking with the three.

"Wow, she's kind of weird, isn't she?" Ed remarked to his brother.

"Yep, I guess so. Then again, this entire situation is weird."

"Yeah, it really is."

Once they got to the hotel, Al gently placed Sylvie on a bed and sat down. Ed watched as Juno eagerly sniffed everything in the room. He looked outside. It was about five in the evening, and the sun was still lingering over the horizon.

Sylvie woke up half an hour later, and she looked around the room with quiet curiosity. After a while, she walked over to Ed.

"Why are we staying at a hotel? Are we going somewhere?"

Ed smiled. "No, we're staying in the city. Actually, my little brother and I don't really live here. We're just visiting for a while."

"Oh." She turned to face Al. "You're his little brother?"

"That's right."

"How come you're hiding?"

Al was a little surprised. "I'm not hiding."

"Yes you are. You don't need to wear armor in a hotel."

"Well, actually, I sort of have to wear it."

"Why?"

"Um…" Al looked to his brother for help. Ed stood up and walked over to Sylvie.

"He can't take it off. He's stuck."

"Really? How did you get stuck?"

"We broke some rules and this is how he got in trouble for it."

"Oh."

"Hey, are you ready for dinner?"

Sylvie nodded. "Yep." She grabbed Ed's right hand again as they went for the door. When Al didn't follow, Sylvie seemed confused.

"Why isn't Alphonse coming?"

"He's going to stay with Juno so she doesn't get lonely. He already ate."

"Oh."

Ed felt bad about lying to Sylvie, but he didn't know how well she would take it if she found out the truth about Al. She didn't seem to notice Ed's preoccupation, though. She was too busy staring at his arm.

"Why is it metal?"

"It's a fake arm. It's here to replace the one I lost."

"You lost your arm? How?"

Ed paused again. "Well… I gave it up so that Al could live."

"Oh. That's really nice of you."

"No…" Ed muttered as they sat down at a table. Sylvie looked at him curiously.

"What did you say?"

Ed smiled. "Nothing."

"No, you said something."

"No I didn't."

"Yes you did."

"No I didn't."

"Tell meeee!!!!"

"Okay, okay." Ed sighed. "I said no."

"Why?"

"Because it's my fault Al got into that bad situation in the first place."

"Oh. Okay."

Both of them were quiet as they ate. Once they had finished, Ed brought Sylvie back up to their room. He pulled some paper from his suitcase and they colored for the rest of the evening.

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