"See you tomorrow, Okumura!" Suguro called from down the hallway as Rin left. Rin waved goodbye and made his way down the hall.

Rin walked down the street to the dorms he and his brother lived in when he saw a blond haired boy in a red coat passed out on a bench. He went over to the boy. "Never seen someone like him around before." He put a hand on his shoulder to shake him awake, but something felt off. Why does his shoulder feel so hard? It feels like it's made of metal. Rin would have to ask him that later. He decided to bring him to the dorms. It probably wasn't safe for him to be sleeping out in the open.

Rin arrived at the dorms, the blond boy slung over his shoulder. He went into the dorms and went into one of the many rooms, putting the boy on one of the beds in the room. That's when he started to wake up. "Mm, what the hell...?" He slowly sat up, looking around before seeing Rin. "What the-where am I?! And who are you?!" The boy yelled.

"Hey, relax! I'm Rin Okumura. This is the dorm me and my brother live in. No one else lives here, so we have the whole place to ourselves." The blond boy glared. "Then why am I here?!"

"You were passed out on a bench. I figured it would be bad if you stayed there so I brought you here." Rin replied. "What about you? What's your name?"

"Why should I tell you?"

"Hey! I'm trying to be nice, dammit! The least you can do is tell me your name!" Rin snapped. "Like I gotta tell a complete stranger my damn name! How 'bout this. You fight me, and I'll tell you my name. That sound fair to you?"

"Oh, yeah. That sounds fair. I'm so gonna kick your ass."

Rin and the boy stood on the roof of the dormitory building. Rin had his sword in his hand, the sheath still on the sword. The boy had his hands in his pockets, no weapons visible on his body. "Don't you want a weapon or something?" Rin asked. "The only weapon I'm gonna need to take you down is my fists."

"Well, you may want to rethink that." Rin replied. He drew his sword, bursting into blue flames. The sheath was cast aside. "Neat trick you got there." The boy seemed a bit nervous but quickly regained his composure. "Thanks. Now, let's do this!" Blue flames were shot straight at the boy, but something stopped them from going any further. "Wha-" There was now a wall standing where the boy used to be.

Before Rin could figure out what happened, he was jabbed in the back hard enough to fling him into the wall where the blond boy used to stand. "I never said I didn't have any tricks up my sleeve!" Then the boy clapped his hands and touched his right arm. He moved his hand down his arm, creating a sharp blade. "How'd you do that?!"

"Beat me and I just might tell you!" The boy charged at Rin, who was now standing on his feet. Rin charged as well, and the two clashed blades. "You're pretty strong for a shorty." Rin said through gritted teeth. "Mind repeating that?" The boy was practically grinding his teeth together. "I said you're pretty strong for a shorty."

"Don't call me LITTLE!" The boy pushed back hard enough to send Rin off balance, taking the opportunity to kick him in the stomach. Rin slid back from the force of the kick, clutching his stomach. "That was a pretty strong kick. But I'm not done yet!" Rin stood up and charged, jumping up and slashing down. The boy was slow to dodge, the tip of the blade cutting in his left arm. Then the boy charged, clapping his hands together again and removing the blade. He clapped his hands again and touched the ground, sending several stone pillars at Rin.

Rin weaved through the pillars and right in front of the boy, who had a stunned expression. Taking the opportunity, Rin kicked him in the jaw, sending him upwards before he crashed back down and landed harshly on his back. He sat up, rubbing his jaw. "Jeez. That was one hell of a kick." He muttered. "So, this mean I win?" Rin asked, picking up the sheath of his sword and placing the blade back into the sheath, the flames going out. He grabbed the bag for his sword, slipping it back in and putting the strap over his head. He walked over to the boy, his sword now resting in the bag on his back. "Yeah yeah, you win, fair and square. My name's Edward Elric."

"Rin! I'm back!" Rin looked over the edge of the building and saw Yukio looking up at the roof. "Who's that?" Ed asked. "That's my brother, Yukio." Rin then ran to the stairs leading to the roof. Ed made the roof look exactly like it did before it fight and followed Rin down the stairs.

"Rin, I saw the flames earlier. Just what were you doing?" Yukio asked, heading to the kitchen with Rin. "Relax, it was nothing."

"Don't 'just nothing' me! The least you can do is-" Yukio noticed Ed sitting at one of the tables in the kitchen with what looked like a small notebook in his hand. "Sup." Was all he said. Who is this guy?! He's acting like he isn't a complete stranger in someone else's place!

"Oh, Yukio! This is Ed! I found him passed out on a bench on the way home today so I figured I'd bring him here." Yukio had no idea what the heck goes through his brother's head. "Rin! Don't treat the place like some sort of hotel or something!" Yukio yelled. While the two brothers argued, Ed suddenly remembered something that he had no clue how it hadn't crossed his mind. Immediately he shoved the notebook into his coat pocket and ran to the door. "Yukio, for the last time I-hey, Ed! Where are you going?" Rin called, following Ed and ignoring Yukio yelling at him to wait.

Ed didn't seem to acknowledge Rin, as he set foot outside and started looking around frantically, almost as if he was looking for something. He kept running and running until he bumped into someone. "Ahhh!" A girl cried, falling onto the hard ground, Ed doing the same. Ed looked up and saw a girl with short blond hair and forest green eyes staring at him. She had on a pink kimono and a haori that faded from green to white to salmon. She had on white socks and sandals. "Oh, I'm so sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going!" She said. "N-No, I should be the one apologizing. I'm the one who bumped into you."

"Ed!" Ed looked over his shoulder and saw Rin running over to them. "Oh, do you know this guy, Rin?" The girl asked once Rin got close enough to hear her. "Yeah. Shiemi, this is Ed. Ed, Shiemi." Ed looked at the girl, apparently named Shiemi. "This your girlfriend?" Ed asked. Rin's face turned bright red. "Wh-Wh-Wh-What gave you th-that idea?!" He yelled. "I dunno. Just a hunch."

"W-Well, whatever! What were you doing running off like that?!" Rin asked. "Well...I saw you and your brother arguing and, I don't know why, but it reminded me of me and my little brother. Then I realized I hadn't seen him at all since coming here." Ed replied. "Wait, you have a brother?"

"Yeah. He's really important to me. He's the only family I've got left, after all." Ed smiled pitifully. Rin was silent. He barely knew Ed, but yet, he could see himself in him. You could tell just by the look on his face that he truly cared for his brother, much like Rin cared for Yukio. "When we were...no, never mind. This isn't the right time to talk about ourselves. Right now I need to find my brother." Ed turned to Shiemi. "It was nice to meet you." Ed said simply. "It was nice to meet you, too, Ed! See you later!" Then Ed ran off. Rin wanted to help Ed. He knew it was probably none of his business but he wanted to help.

And so, he ran after him.