-I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist, the Argenau series, or xxxHolic. Really? Would I be on this crappy school computer if I did own all of that awesomeness?-
'Where the hell am I?'
Golden eyes surveyed the house before him as Edward Elric stood before it in confusion.
It had been only hours before that the strange woman in an even stranger shop had told him to step through a doorway in the back and find someone for her. Apparently, he had to locate a woman by the name of 'Marguerite', who was an old acquaintance of the shopkeeper, and inform her that the shopkeeper would like to meet for a drink sometime in the future.
The reasoning behind this task escaped him. However, the shopkeeper would not help him to reach his home world until he completed this and a few other odd tasks for her, so here he was.
With a grimace and a sigh, Edward trudged up the walkway to the entrance of the mansion and knocked quickly, eager to be done with this place and come a step closer to finding a way back to his world.
The door creaked open slightly, which in itself seemed odd. Why was the door open? He pushed it a little more and leaned in.
"Hello?" He called into the foyer. Edward frowned at the sound that came in place of a response: A scratching sound like claws on wood, which was followed quickly by a series of thuds.
A voice called out, barely discernable from the din: "Julius! No! Heel!"
Edward was aware of a large, black shape flying toward him from a nearby staircase. The shape sprung from the second or third step from the bottom and flew in his direction, a mass of black fur and drool.
Edward had time for one thought before the creature collided with him:
'Why is it always me?'
By the time that the auburn- haired woman reached the bottom of the staircase, the massive black dog was sprawled out on top of a suffocating Edward, looking as happy as he could be to be squashing the blonde boy.
The woman smiled apologetically. "Sorry about Julius, he's a little overenthusiastic at times."
"It's alright," Edward wheezed. "I'm used to it."
-Hah, it didn't say WHICH Julius, DID it? :)-