Chapter One:

Hell's Nightmares

"Come on, Jenny. Tell me some kind of candy that you would want from the store."

"No thanks, mommy. You don't have to."

The mother smiled down upon the child, Jenny. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, mommy." said Jenny, smiling.

The mother, walking hand-in-hand with Jenny across the street, smiled again.

"I love you, Jenny."

"I love you too, mommy."

SCREECH!

Jenny blacked out for a minute, and when she awoke...her mother was dead.

"MOMMY!" cried Jenny, pulling the upper-part of her body up form her bed.

Sweating, she wiped her brow. "Oh, thank God. It was only a dream."

She looked at the clock by the side of her bed, and sighed. It was seven-thirty, time to get ready for school.

I'm still dreaming about that time. Thought Jenny.

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Edward Elric slept peacefully in his bed, dreaming of good times with his brother, Alphonse.

"Al..." he mumbled. "Rose...Winry...mom...dad..."

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Elric groaned upon hearing his alarm clock.

"Time to get ready for work..." he mumbled. "Damn it..."

Getting up, he quickly showered and dressed. When he was done, he went downstairs to grab a quick piece of toast.

Another boring day. Thought he.

Hearing footsteps, he turned around. Jenny Mustang was there, buttoning up her sweater.

"Oh, crap." she said, "I have to hurry to Sarah's house..."

"Don't worry." said Elric, smiling. "You won't be late."

"Well, I'm nervous." said Jenny. "It's my first day of high school, and I don't know where half of my classes are!"

Elric scratched the back of his head, and muttered. "Good thing we're so close to the school..."

Not hearing him, Jenny picked up the backpack that was sitting on the ground. "Okay, Mr. Elric. I'm going to school now. See you later!"

Elric waved goodbye, and got up to leave for work himself.

Such a good child. He thought.

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Edward Elric had been the legal guardian of Jennifer Edward Mustang ever since her father, Roy Mustang, died at the hands of a Mrs. Bradley, widow of King Bradley. Those events took place seven years ago, and Elric tried his best to forget about them. Bradley had taken the lives of not only two doctors, but also Jean Havoc, Roy Mustang and Riza Mustang. They moved in to Elric's house after the tragedy, and he continued his work at the elementary school. Jennifer- Jenny- grew up, raised by Elric. She continued on with the surname of her true father, although was eternally grateful to Elric for all that he had done for her.

One would hope that after one set of tragedies, there is not a second one.

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"Jenny!" said Sarah. "You're two minutes late! I was about to leave without you!"

Jenny panted, giving excuses. "I'm sorry! I'll wake up earlier tomorrow!"

Sarah sighed, and noted Jenny's nervousness. "Nervous?"

Jenny stopped panting, and stood up strait. "Aren't you?"

Sarah started walking, Jenny as well. "Of course I am. It's a new school, of course. You'd have to be either brave or stupid not to be."

"True." said Jenny. Her breath was almost back. "Or not a new student, a Freshman..."

A laugh from Sarah. "You've got that right! Itsy bitsy Freshman climbed up the water spout..."

Jenny couldn't help but laugh at Sarah's comparison. "Yeah..."

Before they knew it, they had reached school.

"Well, to first period!" said Sarah, and they walked in the doors.

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"Hello everybody." said the teacher. "My name is Cain Fuery, and I'm your teacher!"

Jenny vaguely recognized this man as a friend of her father. He was short, and wore a neat business suit. His hair was black, and yet messy. There were glasses on his eyes, and he was constantly adjusting them.

"Now, I'll be your History teacher..."

"Yes, those kids just love learning History." said Riza Mustang.

Jenny's head was sore after she thought of that.

Ow...why'd I think of mom, all of the sudden...?

"Now, I might quiz you all on each other's names on Friday..." Fuery was saying. "So be prepared to try your best!"

"So how did you do on that test today, Jenny?" asked Riza.

"I got one hundred percent!" she said, reaching into her skirt pocket to get out the paper. "See?"

"Ugh..." said Jenny, grabbing her head.

"So you were a soldier?" one student asked.

"Yup!" said Fuery. "I served under someone known as General Mustang..."

"Ah, I miss the days when we were in the military, Riza. And during that short amount of time that I was a General..."

Jenny was clutching her head, standing up.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" she screamed, and she fainted...

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Author's Note: Yes, I have had enough kindness to post the sequel to 'A Tale of A Man and His Daughter'. Rejoice with happiness as the adventures continue! Although with Jenny having horrible memories of seven years ago, how could you be happy? Heartless monster...

In any case, if you're reading this without reading the first story, then you should probably read the first one. Just a suggestion...

Well, please Read and Review!

-Salazare