The wind, it's so peaceful here. Ed thought as he closed his eyes and inhaled the sweet summer air. Ed and his brother Al were back in their hometown Risembool for only a short time, a short break from their hectic life as both military dogs and state alchemists. Edward relished the feeling of soft grass beneath his flesh foot and the feeling of the wind as it tickled his nose. Not a cloud in the sky. Perfect. He sighed when he opened his eyes. Then he blinked. Then blinked again. Am I seeing things? He wondered, sitting up and staring at the sky, which was beginning to curve outward, almost like a giant raindrop falling from the sky. Ever so slowly, it fell gently to the ground, almost without a sound. As soon at the surface of this "sky" touched a blade of grass, it whirled away, and in its place were four people, all piled on tope of each other in a mock pyramid.

"Dammit!" The bottom of the pile growled. "You stupid puffball! Why do we always have to land on me?"

Ed's eyes widened. What kind of people are they? They can't be human. Can they? I'll just sit here and see.

The small girl sitting neatly on the top of the pile giggled and gingerly stepped off, extending a hand to help the scruffy-haired boy off of the pile.

"Sorry, Kurogane-san, Fai-san." He said, extending his gloved hand to the wiry, blond-haired man off of the black man underneath him. The black man jumped up, his red eyes blazing with fury and he looked around.

"Where's the puffball?" he seethed. The blond man giggled. Actually giggled.

What. That's just not normal. Guys don't giggle. Edward thought with a slight grimace. The blond man patted the dark man, grinning like a madman the whole time.

"Aww, is Kurgy-wurgy mad?" he talked, almost as if he was talking to a baby or spoiled pet. The vein popped in the black man's head and he began to chase the blond man around.

"Come back here, mage!" he yelled, swatting at the blond guy's head and narrowly missing. Ed glanced at the other two.

The girl was small, but cute, with her light brown hair and bright emerald eyes, and her smile could warm even the darkest, coldest night. She was dressed in clothes Edward had never seen before. It looked like a dress of some sort, only with long, wide sleeves and belted in the middle. Like a robe! A decorative robe? He asked himself, but a light bulb went off in his head.

"Kimonos." He whispered to himself. "They call them 'kimonos' in Xing. I read it in that Xingese Alkahestry book!"

This girl's kimono was a soft pink, with red sakura flowers at the bottom and a red sash tied around her tiny waist. Looking at the boy, Ed noticed he had on a white turtleneck with an open shirt that was belted at the waist, with plain pants and a sword slung around his hip. He looked at the girl with his brown eyes and she smiled at him. Ed could see the love in his eyes, and not only that, but there was pain as well, intense pain. He gave her a shy grin as the blond man rand in between them, the black man stopping to catch his breath.

"Damn you, Fai." The black-haired man growled. Ed noticed their apparel as well. Both the blond man and the black- haired man had long black cloaks on, but the black-haired man looked more like a warrior. His cloak was sleeveless, and he had a long katana slung around his hip casually, and a ribbon tied around his forehead. The blond man was fair, with a white sash tied around his waist and clear blue eyes, as endless as the ocean. He stopped for a second, looked to the side, and turned his head to look Edward straight in the eye. Ed gasped and scrambled backward, falling on his butt as he did so. The blond man chuckled and began to walk toward him, offering a hand.

"Why hello there, little one, what's your name?" he asked with a grin. Ed's amber eyes flashed with fire for only a second before he began to yell and flail his limbs around.

"DON'T YOU CALL ME SMALL OR I'LL RIP OFF YOUR LEGS AND STICK THEM ON YOR HEAD!" he seethed, glaring at the blond man.

"My, you have quite the temper, don't you?" he asked. Ed's eyes widened.

"Hold on, your voice. It sounds like…" he pointed at the man.

"Yours." The blond man finished, pointing his own finger at Edward. They both looked at each other in amazement for a few seconds before a white thing jumped in between them.

"Mokona wants to meet the short man with he same voice as Fai!" it squeaked. Ed stared at it, not even noticing the short comment. It looked like a rabbit, but it had a huge red stone in the middle of its forehead. And it could talk. What is that thing? Ed wondered.

"What… what are you?" he asked it. The thing bounced around in the blond man's palms, the looked at Edward.

"A Mokona is a Mokona!" It quipped, giving him an indignant look. Edward just shook his head.

"Who are you people, and what are you doing here?" he asked the blond man.

"Oh! My apologies. I am Fai D. Flourite, and that lovely lady over there is Princess Sakura. Next to her is Syaoran, and that gruff-looking man over there is Kurgy!" Fai introduced them with a little bit of cheer.

"It's KUROGANE!" the gruff man roared. Then he noticed Edward, and he started walking towards him, scowl ever-present on his face. Sakura and Syaoran timidly made their way behind him.

"Who're you?" he asked, staring down his nose at Edward. At that moment, Ed felt the most like a shrimp that he had ever felt in his life.

"I am Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist." He said, squaring his shoulders and holding his head high.

"The what?" Kurogane asked with a flat tone.

"You've never heard of alchemy?" Ed gasped. Where exactly did these travelers come from?

"Alche-what?" Fai asked. Ed groaned.

"Alright, I'll just show you, it's too complicated to explain." Bending down, he picked a dandelion weed from the grass and laid it down. Taking a deep breath, he clapped his hands together. Blue light exploded from his palms and as he clapped them down on the dandelion, it grew and shone almost white. When he removed his hands, there was no longer a dandelion, but a beautiful white rose lay there instead. Sakura gasped, looking in awe at the rose, her eyes shining with amazement.

"Mokona, is it…" Syaoran asked. Mokona went still for only a moment, and then sprang up.

"Mekkyo! Yes, it's true! There is a feather in this world! Only, this isn't it. Sowwy Syaoran." Mokona said with a slightly ashamed face. Syaoran smiled and patted its head.

"You did good work, Mokona." he said softly.

"Woah, woah, woah. SLOW DOWN PEOPLE!" Ed yelled. "Tell me what's going on here. I want to know." The group shot each other concerned looks.

"Do you have somewhere we could talk in private?"