Hey guys. Sorry about not updating the other stories I have at the moment. I honestly do not know where to go for them, so I want to take a break with those. I do apologize for this but I do plan on going back to them at some point.

I recently watched Toradora and fell in love with it. It was awesome. After I finished watching it, I began to fall back to my favorite anime (Fullmetal Alchemist) and began to think about a crossover with these two. In this fanfic, the final FMA fight went differently, where Ed still has his automail arm and alchemy, and Van Hohenhiem gives himself up so that Al returns to his body. In addition, the fanfic will take place after the Toradora group's junior year (aka the end of the manga/anime) but will begin a bit different than how the anime ending suggested it would.

Hope you all enjoy.

Chapter 1

Edward Elric sighed as he looked out the window of the car he was in, starring into the night sky. He was sitting next to Winry Rockbell, his childhood friend and mechanic for his automail, and Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye on yet another mission for "Colonel Bastard". He scratched his head as he starred out to the sky. "Do we really have to go to a random school so far away? What is the point!?" He asked annoyed at the situation.

Winry replied in one of the few ways she could: with a wrench to the head. "Idiot, stop complaining. This will be fun."

Riza nodded. "This is an 'official mission', so you can't just walk away without possibility of being court marshalled."

Ed sighed heavily. "Some mission: attend a school in a city called Tokyo. Maybe I should have left the military. Al is back, why should I stay?"

"Because, when you signed up it was for 10 years. You served 6 of the ten years." Riza replied.
"Also, Mustang did say it would be nice for you to have at least some normal childhood."

Ed grumbled. "Yea yea. At least Al and you guys will be there."

Winry smiled a bit. "Well, Al is already at the hospital there and our belongings are in the room we got, so don't worry." She twirled her hair a bit. "I honestly cannot wait. School was boring when we were young, but after all that has happened in the past year, I am ok with school."

Ed couldn't help but laugh. "For once, I agree. School would be a lot better than the last few years." He replied, looking out and onto a sign that said, "Welcome to Tokyo."

Winry smiled as they zoomed past the sign and looked onto the city lights. "Wow. It looks amazing!"

Ed was smiling as well. "Yea, it's not too bad. It is actually pretty cool. I didn't realize one city could have so many lights!"

Riza smiled a bit. /They do need a break from their past lives. This was a pretty good idea. Let's hope it goes smoothly/ she thought to herself as she made a turn onto the main road.

-MEANWHILE, IN TOKYO-

Ryuuji Takasu was sitting in his house, a day before school was to start. He grumbled looking at who he was to have classes with. He was happy he was at least with his friends: Minori Kushieda, Yusaku Kitamura, and Ami Kawashima. However, the school year would not be the same without Taiga. He still thought back on the events that happened, how he tried to help her date Kitamura and how she tried to help him date Minori, all to end up falling in love with each other. It was still quite ironic to think about, but it made Ryuuji a tad saddened at this. His head began to swim with thoughts of her when his phone rung.

He looked and saw it was an unknown number that asked for him to go to Sudoh-Bucks. He sighed, knowing he should maybe just ignore it, but something deep down made him go. He called out to Yasuko Takasu, his mom. "Hey, I am going to go out for a bit. Dinner is in the fridge!"

"Oh, okay baby. I'll see you later. Be safe." She called out in her air-headed manner.

Ryuuji strolled down the stairs and looked at the apartment that Taiga used to live in. Before he got sadder, he reopened his class list to see who else was there. There were a few names he recognized, but then something caught his eye. He noticed there were four blank spaces that said "To be Filled". This confused him a lot, considering this never really happened.

Before he thought about it too much, he heard 2 people call out his name. "Ryuuji!" Called a girl.

He looked up to notice Minori and Ami walking to him. Minori beamed at Ryuuji. "Did you get a mysterious text from the unknown ghost of Tokyo?!" She asked, waving her arms around like a ghost.

Ryuuji just shook his head. "I would not say it was a ghost, but yeah I did. I assume you guys got the text as well?"

Ami nodded and sighed. "Mhm. We decided to come here and see what was up. Though to be honest, I bet it was a waste of time."

"Guess I was not the only one who got that text as well." A boy called to the side, revealing himself to be Kitamura.

Ryuuji waved to him and went into deep thought. /Who would have sent us all a text…/

After a few minutes of walking, they entered the Sudoh-Bucks coffee shop and got their hot beverages. Minori noticed Ryuuji holding the class list and smiled. "I see you noticed we are all in the same class. Isn't that cool?"

Kitamura took a small sip of his drink. "Yea, but I think it is a bit weird with the four 'To Be Filled' spots."

Ryuuji nodded. "Yea, I was thinking the same thing. It is weird that the school is doing this."

Ami shrugged. "Maybe it is just last minute transfers. Who cares?"

"Yea, but who are they? Are they aliens? Monsters?!" Minori joked in her usual over-the-top way.

"Well, whoever they are, it will be interesting." Kitamura spoke.

Ryuuji was listening to the conversation as he sat, starring at his phone, with a picture of him and Taiga together. He sipped his drink slowly, letting his head flood with the happy memories he shared with her. Suddenly, Ami slammed the table annoyed. "We have been here for a good 15 minutes. This was a waste of time. I'm leaving." She spat annoyed.

"Hmph, as usual, the Dumb Chihuahua has no patience whatsoever." Called a familiar voice.

Ryuuji immediately snapped out of his trip to memory lane, his heart almost stopping. Time seemed to have stopped as he looked up and notice a certain brunette smiling at them. The others also looked up and noticed Taiga Aisaka there with a few luggage bags behind her. Ryuuji was the first to get up, extending his arms to her, seeing if she was actually there. When he finally registered that she was actually there he embraced her in a hug that almost made her lose her breath. "Taiga… I-I can't believe it… you, you're here."

Taiga blushed a bit and head-butted him in the jaw. "Yea I am, what of it you stupid dog?" Taiga spat. She realized she head-butted him a bit too hard and went to make sure she was ok, only to be barraged by her other friends with hugs and warm embraces.

After the group, minus Ami, jumped up and hugged her nearly to death, they all sat down with their friend. "Taiga, I-I thought you were with your mother. Why are you here?!" Ryuuji asked, still in disbelief.

Taiga smirked. "Well, things were semi-patched up with her after everything that happened. I don't know how but they were. She and I talked a bit and she said I can live out her granted that I find my own place."

Ami looked to Tagia. "Wait… does that mean you are transferring in?"

Taiga grinned. "Well, Dumb Chihuahua, what do you think? As of two days ago, I transferred back."

Ami sighed semi-jokingly as Minori bear hugged her best friend. "It is so good to see you! You have no idea how much I missed you bestie! I am so happy that you will be coming back!" She cried.

Kitamura sat down in his chair. "So, any ideas on where you will stay? Your old apartment was sold, so that would be out-"

Ryuuji didn't even give Kitamura a chance to finish or Taiga a chance to answer as he stood up again. "She will stay with me!" He blurted out a bit. The group went silent and starred at him, causing him and Taiga to blush a bit. Kitamura laughed a bit. "I thought so, and I feel that would be great."

Ami then took the paper Ryuuji was looking at. "Well, that takes care of at least one spot."

Taiga looked confused. "What are you talking about?"

Kitamura showed her the student sheet. "There are four 'To Be Filled' slots here."

"One? I thought I was the only transfer." Taiga replied curiously. "At least that was what I was told when I made the call to the school to transfer."

Ryuuji handed her the sheet with the class and student's names. "Well, apparently there are three other transfers that will join you. But the question still remains… who are they?"

-THE NEXT DAY-

Winry was sprinting up and down his new bedroom, scrambling to put on his uniform and grab his belongings. "ED! We are going to be late! Hurry up! You really want to be late on the first day?"

Ed called from down the hall. "I KNOW, hold on!"

Riza was in the kitchen finishing their quick breakfasts and lunch for the day as Winry walked into the room. He placed the lunch in his bag and scoffed down his breakfast. "Thanks again Miss Hawkeye."

Riza nodded. "No problem, and start calling me Ms. Elric as per the mission. In case for some reason you have friends over. I am supposed to be Ed's mother."

Winry nodded and zipped her bag. Ed came out of his room dressed, noticing Winry putting her school bag on her back and her toolbox in her hand. A tick mark formed on his head. "WINRY YOU DON'T NEED THAT AT SCHOOL!" He yelled.

Winry yelled back with equal strength. "WELL WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO YOUR AUTOMAIL HUH?!"

"NOTHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN YA GEARHEAD!"

"YOU SO SURE ABOUT THAT ALCHEMY-FREAK!"

Riza wasn't sure whether to start laughing or break them up. Even though the school was just a few minutes' walk away from the apartment they were staying in, she knew they would probably be late.

-ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER-

All the students sat in their seats, all chatting about how the school year may be. A lot of the talks were about Taiga coming back, which brought a lot of smiles to the students. Ryuuji was obviously the happiest one there but the other students were as well, even saying hi to her. Yasuko was all over Taiga when she and Ryuuji finally came home. So much so that they barely slept last night. But none of them minded.

However, Ryuuji and Kitamura still were curious about who the other two people whose names were not written down were. It bothered him a bit. Who could these transfers be? What will they be like?

A few minutes passed and the bell rang as Yuri Koigakubo, their teacher from last year, walked into the class. "Okay kids, settle down."

The students all sat and got their notebooks out as the teacher called their names one by one. She then put her attendance sheet down and looked up at the class. "Well, as you all know, Taiga Aisaka has transferred back to Ohashi High School." She looked to the Palm-top Tiger. "I want to say now, welcome back. It is nice to see you back here."

She then turned back to the class. "However, a few of you may have noticed that there were a total of four extra spots."

This made the Ryuuji and his friends peek up in interest. They carefully watched as the teacher spoke. "Well, it was a last minute change, but we are getting a few exchange students from a faraway country. One however will be arriving later, but two of the three are here today."

She then turned to the door and nodded, as one of the students walked in. She was a girl with long, blonde hair and blue eyes. A lot of the guys all smiled in joy, thanking their luck that another cute girl got put in their class. "Hello, my name is Winry Rockbell. I am very happy to be here today. I hope we can get along."

Yuri looked next to Winry. "Hello Winry, it is a pleasure to have you… here… Uh, wasn't there one more…" she asked.

Winry then sighed as a tick mark formed on her head. "Hold on…"

She then strolled out to the hallway. "Ed! Come on!"

"But Winry! I don't want to do this!"

All they heard was the sound of her bag being unzipped and then a loud clank of metal hitting something as the boy yelped for help. This made the guys that were beginning to fantasize about Winry immediately stop and erase all thoughts they had. Some even began to say she could be as crazy as Taiga.

After a few seconds, Winry walked back with a boy next to her. He had long, gold hair that matched his eyes with a red jacket that had an odd symbol on the back. Now it was the girls turned to be intrigued. "Hi, I am Edward Elric." He said blandly. He obviously did not want to be there, almost as if he was being forced to.

Ryuuji looked over to the new students, then to his friends, then to Taiga. They all had a similar expression of curiosity. Ryuuji sighed, knowing the new students would be in for a treat curtesy of his friends.

-LUNCH-

Ed sat at the table with Winry playing with his food. "Jeez, school is so weird. I can't stand sitting still and listening to someone yap their mouth off about pointless shit. I would rather listen to Mustang yell about how I messed up yet another mission than this malarkey." He sighed, leaning into his chair.

Winry shook her head, rolling her eyes at Ed's comment. "Well, I am liking it here so far. Everyone seems so nice. Though, that one guy with the long hair and his friend with the glasses were looking at me weirdly."

Ed just shook his head. "Yea, next time I will give them something to look at." He replied, balling his fist.

Winry biffed him off the back of his head. "Ed, can't you go somewhere without causing trouble? You shouldn't start fights on your first day here!"

Before Ed could even reply, a red-headed girl appeared next to him. "Hello new people!" She yelled in Ed's ear, making him fall over from the shock.

The alchemist got up and turned to her, resisting every reflex to punch her. "What the hell was that for?! You trying to give me a heart attack?!" He exclaimed.

A guy wearing called over to them. "Sorry about that, Minori does that sometimes." He walked up to them with a smile, rubbing the back of his head. "You guys are in our class, correct?"

Winry nodded. "Yea, you're the class president right?"

The guy nodded. "Yep, Yusaku Kitamura. Pleasure to meet you." He extended his hand.

Winry shook his hand. "Nice to meet you, my name is Winry Rockbell." She then scowled towards Ed. "And that is Edward Elric. Don't mind grumpy pants over there."

Kitamura chuckled a bit as Ed scoffed at the comment. "It is okay. I was actually thinking, would you two want to sit with us? We have room for two more."

Minori put her arms around Ed and Winry. "Yea! Let's be friends!"

Before Ed could even offer up words of protest, he was dragged away to a table that had three other students sitting at it. He glanced over at the students, noticing that the three of them were glancing at them weirdly. He just shook the glances off and sat down with his meal.

"Hey guys, I hope you don't mind that I brought a few people over." Kitamura spoke.

The guy with the weird eyes shrugged. "It doesn't bother me. It is fine."

Minori then went over to Ed and Winry. "How about I introduce you guys to us!" She pointed to herself first. "My name is Minori Kushieda. I am captain of the softball team here! It is awesome to meet you guys!" She then turned to her friends. "You already met Kitamura. The girl with the blue hair is Ami Kawashima. She is a super cool model, though she can be mean at times."

She then turned to the guy with the weird eyes. "This is Ryuuji Takasu. He is called the dragon of the school because he is seen to be scary! Though he is one big softie and kind."

Ryuuji sighed and rubbed his head. Minori then turned to the short brunette. "And this is Taiga Aisaka. She was originally not supposed to be here, but as luck would have it she returned. She is the Palmtop-Tiger that will chew you up and spit you out. And is my best friend."

Taiga just glared at the exchange students and huffed, especially Ed. Ed rolled his eyes and picked at his meal a bit. Winry turned to the students. "It is awesome to meet you all. Seems like you guys are close. My name is Winry Rockbell." She then turned to Ed, waiting for him to speak up. He just grumbled and starred at his meal. A few seconds passed when Winry nudged Ed in the ribs. "Hey! The hell was that for?!" He barked.

Winry glared at him. "Don't you think you should say hi to them and not be anti-social?!" She questioned in a menacing tone.

Ed was going to retort but then noticed Winry reach into her bag. Ed gulped, fearing it was her signature deadly weapon and sighed. "Whatever… I'm Edward Elric. I am her childhood friend. Nice to meet you guys." He grumbled out.

Winry sighed. "Don't mind him, he is a bit of a butthead. He is not too keen on being social."

Minori giggled a bit. "That sounds like how a certain someone was like."

Taiga turned her gaze to Minori now. "Excuse me?!"

Ryuuji put a hand on her shoulder, calming her down a bit. "Well, there are times one is shy. It is no big deal."

The bell rang, signaling the end of the lunch period. Before they dispersed, Kitamura turned to the group. "Hey, we should all meet up after school. I think it would be pretty nice if we all hung out."

Ed turned to Kitamura. "Actually, we w-"

"We would love to!" Winry answered, interrupting Ed. Kitamura and the others nodded and then went to their seats. Ed then grabbed Winry and pulled her to the side. "What the hell? We are supposed to go see Al!"

Winry glared at Ed. "Yea, but we can go see him tomorrow." She looked around to make sure no one was listening to them. "I know he finally got his body back and you want to see him, but you can see him whenever. These people seem nice and you need to hang out with people your age and not a bunch of military officials."

As bad as Ed wanted to fight back, all it would do is make that damn wrench come out and give him a concussion. So, he swallowed his words and just huffed out a sigh. "Whatever…"

And that is chapter 1. I wanted to write more but I feel like the chapter would be way too long, so I am breaking it up into two chapters. Hope you like this so far.