Fullmetal or Elemental: The Sapphire Spark of it all

"A dream isn't a dream if it come's true. If it's going to be a reality, turn it into a goal," -ANOMYNOUS

Chapter One: How it all started

It was the night before Christmas when a young mother was giving birth to a baby girl. She didn't know what to make of it, nor did she know how she will turn out. This mother was named Alice Evans. She had light reddish-brunette curls and crystal blue eyes. They were warm and kind. She was only twenty when she was giving birth. At her left was a tall man with black hair and hazel eyes. He was handsome and looked to the age of twenty, the same as the woman. His name was Michael Evans. They were husband and wife, a happy couple indeed. They would stop off at the hospital every now and then to volunteer. They were very kind.

Alice screamed and her grip formed tighter around Michael's hand. He gave no protest and put his other hand around hers. She shifted her gaze to him and smiled with her face dripping with sweat. Alice screamed once again and her head dropped to the pillow underneath. The doctor stood up with the baby in his arms, a healthy baby girl. She too, had eyes of blue. It wasn't of crystal, but was of sapphires. The doctor gave the crying baby girl to Alice and she wrapped her arms around the girl and smiled warmly. Michael smiled as well and looked toward the newfound girl who was now sleeping, tired out from all the crying.

"What shall we name her?" Michael asked.

"How about Erika. Erika Violet Evans. That way, her initials will be E.V.E, eve. The day she was born." Alice replied smiling warmly. Michael nodded.

"Erika. I like that name." Michael said.

XOXO FIVE YEARS LATER XOXO

"Mama!" A girl with short reddish brown hair called. Her hair was down with a small ponytail in the back. She wore an overalls dress with a red t-shirt under. Her eyes were a deep shade of sapphire blue and she bore a bright smile. "Mama! Mama!" She called again in her sing song voice.

"Yes, Erika. What is it?" Alice said bending down to be eye level with the five year old girl. Alice had her hair in a side ponytail and had pink lipstick on. Her clothing was a simple green dress that reached the bottom of her knee. Erika giggled and went toward Alice tugging on her dress.

"Come play with me and Ames! Please Mama?" Erika said innocently.

"Is that a nickname? So you've finally came up with one for your little sister huh?" Alice said smiling warmly.

"Yeah! I also have Little Red too! Like the story Little Red Riding Hood?" Erika said buying her subject change. "Wait a second. Hey! Don't try to change the subject! Come on! Please? You haven't in such a long time."

"Well, okay. But you're going to have to help me plant flowers later though." Alice half lectured with a smile.

"Yay!" Erika said rushing outside. "Ames! Mama's going to play with us! Where did Daddy go?"

Alice giggled and then rushed over and scooped up the two sisters in a big bear hug. She twirled around and fell onto the floor laughing along with them. Michael, the father, hasn't been home because he's been searching alongside other detectives at a crime scene. Alice wrestled with the two girls. After that, she ran all around the yard acting as an airplane flying in the sky. She 'crashed' and told the two girls to go inside and get ready for bed.

"Aw…" Amy, the younger sister, complained. "We were having so much fun!" Amy had black hair and hazel eyes, just like her father's. Her hair was in ponytails and also had short hair. She was only a year younger than Erika and looked like her father while Erika looked like her mother.

"Yeah! Can we do this tomorrow? Huh Mama?" Erika pleaded with puppy dog eyes.

"We'll see." Alice replied. "C'mon. Let's get ready for bed. Maybe Daddy will join us tomorrow."

The two girls cheered and zoomed into the house like airplanes. Alice laughed and followed walking. Soon after they were inside Alice tucked the two in for bed and kissed them on the head.

"Goodnight Amy, Erika. Rest easy." Alice said and tried to get up.

"Mama?" Amy asked timidly. Alice shifted her gaze to the small girl. "Could you tell us a bedtime story?"

"Perhaps I could." Alice said. The girls squealed with delight. Alice smiled at them. "Once upon a time, there was a boy and a girl. The girl was very shy and didn't talk to many people. In fact, she wouldn't even speak. She even forgot her own name."

"What happened to the girl?" Erika asked.

Alice put her hands to her lips to silence her. "Then, one day a boy visited her town. He had black hair and hazel eyes. He was very kind. He found the girl feeding some birds all alone. He thought she was very pretty and the girl had a very kind smile. He built up enough courage and decided to talk to her. "What's your name?" He asked. The girl looked up from the birds with her crystal blue eyes and didn't speak. "What's wrong? Don't remember your name?" He asked again. The girl shook her head for she had forgotten her name. The boy thought. "How about Alice? Alice is a good name." he said. The girl looked at him and giggled. She smiled warmly and tried her voice. "I like that name." The girl squeaked in a sweet and soft voice. The boy looked at her surprised for he had never thought there could be a girl as sweet as her. "What's your name?" the girl asked softly. "I'm Michael." The boy replied. That day the two talked all day long. The boy kept on calling the girl Alice and so did the girl call him Michael. They grew to become very good friends and years passed. Michael had fallen in love with Alice but Alice didn't know. One day, he mustered enough courage and asked her to marry him. Happily, Alice said yes. They were the happiest couple ever known."

"What happened next?" Amy asked.

"Michael and Alice had two children. Two beautiful young girls. They named them Amy and Erika." Alice said and kissed them goodnight again. "Now, it's time to sleep. Goodnight."

"Goodnight!" the two girls chimed together.

Alice gingerly closed the door and crept backwards to have someone cover her eyes with their hands. Alice smiled and felt the person's hands that were covering her eyes.

"Guess who." Someone said.

"Wow. I didn't think you'd come today." Alice said. "I thought the next appointment was due at your place doctor Sikes."

"Now you've got to be kidding." Michael said resting his chin on Alice's shoulder.

"Don't worry. I knew it was you all along Michael." Alice said kissing his cheek and twirling around so that she was now hugging her husband.

"Good. At least you know your own husband." Michael said jokingly.

"So, how's the investigation going? Any new leads?" Alice asked taking a seat at the table.

"Well, not really. This guy's got to be a mastermind or something." Michael said. "And stop trying to avoid the subject. Did you tell her yet?"

"Tell her what? And who is 'her'?" Alice asked looking to the side.

"Erika. Did you tell her yet? I mean about her…you know." Michael said.

"I just can't bring myself to tell her. I mean she's shown great potential in the art of the elements. But Michael, she's only a five year old girl. We should tell her when she's at least eight and doing some sort of alchemy." Alice said.

"Fine. You can tell her when she's eight years old. But if you don't, I'll tell her myself." Michael said.

"Agreed." Alice said.

THREE YEARS LATER…

"Mom! Mom!" a young girl called. She had reddish brown hair that draped just over her shoulders. It was neatly tied into a high ponytail with a white ribbon. She wore a white button up shirt that was folded to her elbow and a black skirt just above the knee. "Mom!"

"Yes, Erika?" Alice asked. Her hair was fastened into a braid that dangled at her side and was wearing a simple green dress with a flower pattern on the hip. "What is it?"

"Ames needs to know where you want to plant the lilacs. Near the roses or in its own patch near the cherry blossom tree." Erika said.

"Which do you like better?" Alice asked.

"Um…Near the tree." Erika said.

"I like that too." Alice said smiling.

"Ames! Near the cherry tree!" Erika called.

"'Kay!" Amy called back. Erika ran back outside and met up with Amy. Amy's hair was now long and was let down. She wore a black sleeveless shirt with a white sweater over it and had on jeans shorts. Freckles dotted her nose and a flower barrette moved her bangs out of her eyes.

"Ames, did you place the seeds in the ground yet?" Erika asked.

"Yeah, why?" Amy asked.

"I'm going to transmute the flowers so they bloom early." Erika said drawing a transmutation circle in the dirt.

"Don't sister! You know what alchemy does to you!" Amy said.

"Lighten up Ames. It's not like I'll die." Erika said finishing the transmutation circle. "There." Erika clapped her hands and placed them on the ground. Blue sparks emerged from the ground and the flowers sprouted from the ground. Amy and Erika smiled. The lilacs bloomed and their mother walked out to see Erika's success of making the flowers bloom.

"Erika?"

"Oh mom! Look! I did it! And I didn't even faint this time!" Erika called out to her mother smiling.

"Erika!" Alice called out running. Erika's vision blurred and she wobbled. Alice made it in time to catch Erika before she fell into the dirt. "Amy! Go get some water, grapes, and herbs form the garden!" Alice said sternly.

"Okay!" Amy said rushing off to go get her supplies.

"Darn it Erika." Alice said placing her on the flower bed. "You know what happens when you use alchemy like this."


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