A/N: There may be some of you that hate me for putting up yet another fan fiction (i.e. Lexi-chan), but I know where this one will end up. I am also having some issues with TSSA so I've been playing with this one.

So the idea behind this one came to me after dinner at Waffle House. I don't know what inspired the idea, it just came to me. Well, enjoy *:-{)

•|• -prologue- •|•

Things never happen the way you think they will. Sometimes it's good, but there are other times where you end up fighting for your life. This whole thing has turned into the fighting type of situation.

A couple months ago I was a harmless fangirl. Now I'm trying to figure out where I'm headed. Will things work as planned, or will we all be doomed?

•|• -end of prologue- •|•

My legs pumped hard as I struggled to get my bike up the massive hill and to my school. The plaid uniform skirt I was wearing didn't help matters at all.

Come on! Keep going Ari! I commanded myself. It wasn't even eight in the morning and already I felt like I was in need of another shower.

Huffing and out of breath, I reached the top.

Finally! I thought. Why the hell did they put a high school at the top of a hill!?

I swung my leg over the back and walked my bike over to the rack.

I pulled my bike chain out of my pack's side pocket and locked it up.

"Arista!" a familiar voice called out using my full name. "Hey fangirl!"

I turned around and saw Opal, my best friend since middle school and my favorite blonde, running over to where I was.

"Hello!" I called with a smile.

She adjusted her backpack and said, "You rode your bike again?"

"Yeah," I responded, glancing over at it.

Opal shook her head. "You need a better mode of transportation."

I scoffed. "Oh please, it's not as if I'm going anywhere out side of this town."

"Yeah, but you still need to relax."

I laughed. "Dude, if I didn't ride my bike I'd be as fat as a whale. I spend all my free time watching anime."

Opal smiled. "Anime is awesome so I don't blame you."

"Haha!" I put an arm around her shoulders and we started walking into the school.

The day was uneventful and dragged on. By the time my last class hit, I'd given up on focusing. I pulled out my sketchbook and started drawing the military dragon from FMA.

A textbook slammed in front of me and I jumped backwards, almost tipping my chair back. It was my teacher.

"Miss Lyre, I realize that you speak more Japanese than French but can you please take time to pay attention to what we are doing?" she demanded.

There were snickers coming from different areas of the room. My face turned red as I closed the book.

"Pardon, Madame," I said in French.

She nodded and returned to the front of the room. I stuck my tongue out at her while her back was turned.

After school I flew down the hill on my bike, using the inertia to push me across town and to my house.

"I'm home!" I called out as I entered the huge mansion like house. As usual, no one answered.

Sighing, I walked up the stairs to the third floor and into my room. The large couch and laptop were normally the objects of my attention. But there was something else in the room.

I set my pack down and walked over to my desk. My Edward plush wasn't sitting on my desk like he normally was. He had been knocked over onto the floor. In his place there was a small, black drawstring bag on top of a small envelope.

I leaned down to pick him up. I tucked him under my arm as I opened the envelope. A letter was on the inside, written with messy handwriting.

"Dear Arista Lyre. Please do not open the bag until you have finished reading. What is inside the bag is a very rare item. Do not think of it lightly. You have been warned.

"I have a few more things to say. I know that you are neglected by your family and that you have been wishing for a change. When you finish reading this letter, hold the bag in your hand and wish for something. You cannot wish for someone to die or for someone to come back to life. Terrible things will happen if you try to do so. Also know that the wills of people cannot be manipulated even if you wished, so don't waste time.

"I can't tell you who I am, but please know that this is an opportunity to do something amazing and/or life changing. Take care and goodbye."

I stared blankly at the letter after I had read it. It took me a few moments to understand what had happened.

I set the letter down and picked up the bag. The one thing I wanted more than anything was to go to Amestris and meet the characters I'd always loved.

Like that can actually happen, I thought with a smile. It'd be beyond awesome, but it's just a fictional place.

The black bag began to glow red, a shade similar to that of blood.

"What the hell is this?" I thought out loud.

The light got brighter and soon I was blinded. All I saw was that red color. It eventually faded out, but now I was stranded in white space.

"Hello!" I called as I held tightly onto my plush.

"Seems like you got a present. We're all wondering who was kind enough to give you something like that," a voice said. It was almost like the English dubbed Truth, but somewhat deeper.

I looked around, trying to find the owner of the voice. A dark smile greeted me as I turned.

"I've been waiting for you, little human," it said.

I backed away, not believing anything in front of me. "What are you?"

"Come now," it said. "Someone like you should be an expert on things like this. I am what people on your side call God, but I'm locally known as Truth."

I staggered backwards, unsure of how to react.

This has to be a dream, I thought. I never even made it home, did I? I fell asleep in the middle of class and this is some sort of boredom/fangirl induced illusion.

"I assure you that this is no dream," Truth said. "The item in that bag is proof enough. Go on. Open it up and tell me what you see."

Hesitantly, I obeyed. Inside was a large, round, silver pendant on a chain. It was at least two inches in diameter. There was a red stone set into the front of it. The necklace looked like one I'd seen at the jewelry shop across town.

Of course it wasn't as easy as that. It couldn't be.

"It's a necklace," I said simply.

"Obviously, but what do you see on the pendant?" he asked.

I blinked and looked at it for a moment.

"I see a ruby. It doesn't seem like anything that would get me pushed over here though."

Truth hung his head in irritation. "You're not too bright are you?"

I clenched my fists and screamed, "Who are you calling dumber than a sack of hammers!?"

Truth looked up at me, frowning.

Biting my tongue, I cursed myself for losing it. Crap. Maybe anime really is influencing me. I mean, my reactions have only gotten worse since I started watching FMA.

"Hahahaha!" Truth laughed. "You're such an amusing human. Allow me to explain. That necklace holds a Philosopher's stone. If you wish for it that stone can take you two places."

I raised an eyebrow. "Two?"

"Yes, two," he said holding up two fingers. "Should you choose you can go back and forth from each side of the gate. Only remember that if you come back to your side, the likelihood of you being able to return is almost impossible. Or you can turn back now and never have this chance again."

I looked down at the necklace. This seems like a no brainer.

Truth smirked. "Good choice."

As a large gray door appeared behind him, I thought back to the anime.

The door opened and little black arms came out to me.

"Before you go I'll be taking some of that."

The necklace in my hand shined red.

"And there's something else," he said, smiling. The hands stopped moving as more happened.

My hand grew hot and I eventually had to open it. I looked down at the red skin of my palm and grimaced.

"Now then, let's take this and put it somewhere it won't get lost," Truth said as the necklace floated.

The hands quickly grabbed me and held me still. One of them pulled up my hair as the necklace came towards me.

I winced as the long chain wrapped itself tightly around my neck. I felt like it was strangling me, but that's not what it was doing; it was embedding itself into my skin.

The pendant lied down against the hollow of my neck. I moaned as it sank slightly into my skin.

"There there, little human. This is necessary. Once you get back to your world it'll come off. That is, if you choose to go back. And be careful. If you use the Stone multiple times, then you won't have the necessary payment to go back home."

The hands began pulling me into the gate. My neck throbbed as the doors closed and I was taken into a never ending darkness.

A/N: So how was the first chapter? Just so you know the next couple chapters I currently have are a lot longer. And my first chapters always turn out kinda short.

Well here's little fun fact: I was thinking some of my blonde when writing Opal down. Yes that means you Lexi. Though Ari is nothing like me, I couldn't resist putting her in.