Hey~ ^ ^ I know its been a while but I was busy. (cough cough * nah, I was just lazy.) So this is kind of exciting creating a new story and all, huh? I'll post more chapters and promise not to give up on this story until it officially ends! I hope to show you all the pictures I drew of the new character on youtube but I have to wait until my scanner is fixed. (hopefully that won't take long…) If I don't get it fixed soon I'll just have to settle for photographing them -_-" … Anyway, please enjoy the new story! I hope it turned out alright because I had a hard time thinking of a good story. In the end it seems that it'll be about some girl who meets Ed and Al…just like every other fanfic in the world. By the way I'll tell you all when I upload the video with my new characters. My youtube username is "PinkuNoir". R&R!
Chapter 1~
The sun was just setting as the young alchemists, Edward and Alphonse Elric, decended from the train. They were on their way to Eastern Command after just finishing an assignment. It was about six or seven o' clock and they expected most people to be inside, but to their surprise the streets were filled with glowing lanterns as well as various tents and booths selling everything from jewelry to baked goods. "Looks like a carnival." They had stopped here, a random town, to stay the night and get a fresh start tomorrow. Edward stepped back when some kids ran through waving sparklers in their hands. "It looks like fun, brother. Let's look around for a while."
Edward grinned. After an exhausting assignment like the one they'd been on, Edward decided some fun would be nice for a change. "Okay, but after that we need to find an inn before it gets too late." Said Ed as the two walked into the crowd of civilians. The night was filled with the laughter and voices of different people. Sweet and delicious foods were being sold around every corner. The brothers made it to a round white tent large enough to hold at leasy fourty to fifty people. At the entrance stood a rather chubby man dressed in pin striped overalls calling, "Step right up and witness the strength of one young girl! If you like a challenge then battle the great and amazing Carmine! The winner recieves a free night at Hanabi Inn located just two blocks from here!"
The brothers liked the sound of a free night at an inn but didn't feel like fighting anyone for no particular reason, especially a girl. "You there boy! How about it?" shouted the carnie to Edward. "Uh, no I think I'll pass." "Alright suit yourself." As the brothers walked away the carnie continued to shout on and on about that Carmine girl. "Well, Al, lets find an inn now. It's almost ten." Edward said as he yawned. "Okay." Alphonse said happily. Since Al didn't have a human body he didn't need much rest, if any for that matter, but he knew Edward must have been exhausted. The boys found a cozy looking inn next to the train station where they'd be leaving from the next morning. "This one looks good."
Once they got their room, Edward immediately removed his jacket and boots and made himslef comfortable on the bed. "That was a really fun carnival don't you think, Ed?" Alphonse waited for a response but Ed was fast asleep. Alphonse sat in one of the chairs and thought about various things. He had a lot of time to think to himself when his brotehr slept since he himself did not need to sleep.
Hours passed and the sun began to finally rise. Edward awakened to the bright sun beating on his face. "What time is it?" He looked at the clock next to the bed. He woke up giving him just enough time to make it to the station. "C'mon Al, let's get moving." As they left the hotel. They noticed all the vendors and tents being folded and taken apart. "They must be leaving." Ed said as he stretched and grabbed his suit case. Across the street they heard the train whistle blow. "We'd better go." Alphonse said as he tapped Ed on the shoulder. "Yeah."
As they boarded the train they heard a crash and shouting behind them. As they turned to see what it was they saw someone quickly board the train behind them. As the train doors shut the carnie from yesterday and some guards who were trying to catch that person were left on the platform shouting and waving their hands as if it would stop the train. The brothers wondered who they were trying to catch and turned to see a girl. She was thin and had short wavy hair and bright green eyes. She wore an orange scarf, a blue and purple top with brown shorts and brown boots. "Where they after you?" wondered Al. the girl was as pale as snow and her cheek, elbows and knees were a rosy pink. She looked shocked. "Uh, well yes but…" Edward noticed she was holding a silver chained neclace with a bright blue stone dangling from it. He looked at her suspiciously. "Did you steel that? Is that why they were after you?" The girl looked at them even more surprised. "You think I'm a theif? They're the ones that took this from me. Maybe you should listen to someone before accusing them of something they didn't do." She argued.
"Then why were they after you?" asked Al. She crossed her arms and strated walking to find a seat. "It's none of you guys business." They could tell she deffinitly had quite a bit of attitude.
The train car was empty except for the girl who sat all the way in the back and the brothers who sat near the middle. It was completely silent for a moment until one of the train attendants noticed the girl. "Excuse me maam; do you have a ticket?" the girl felt her pockets pretending to look for her non-existing ticket. "Oh, I must have dropped it somewhere." "Is this it?" Edward asked as he stood next to the train attendent. He held the ticket to the attendent's face. The girl paused, "Uh, yes. It is." The attendent smiled, "Alright, sorry for the trouble." And he left the car.
"Uh, thank you." She said to Edward sheepishly. She was embarrased having received help from someone she just yelled at and then having to thank him. "You're just lucky we had an extra. Who are you anyway?" he wondered. Alphonse walked to the back of the train to join his brother. The two sat down across from the girl. She sighed, "My name is Carmine. I ran away from that "Strongest girl attraction" or whatever they called it. That's why I was being chased." Edward thought and remembered the carnie and the tent they saw last night. "I remember that. So you're the strongest girl, huh? Why did you run? Something like that sounds like it'd pay pretty good and I bet you had a lot of fans."
"That place didn't pay at all and I don't care whether I had fans or not. I didn't start working there by choice. I was forced." She said getting a little deffensive. She began to think she'd been saying too much. "Huh; who would force you to do something like that?" asked Alphonse. She was silent for a moment. "I don't think I should tell strangers this kind of stuff." "It's alright, we understand."Edward said as he stood. "Well. Nice chatting with you." As they left Carmine noticed the silver chain hanging out of Edwards pocket. "Are you a state alchemist?" She asked him. He stopped walking and turned to face her. "Yeah, why?" "Well, you're not going to turn me over to the police are you? You even saved a stow away yet you serve the military. Everything I just told you…why didn't you arrest me?" she said. "huh? I'm not really concerned with that type of thing, in fact I don't even like the military I just joined for my own personal reasons. Besides I know you must have your own reasons too so don't worry about that."
"Well, that's a relief. In that case would you mind helping me with something?" The brothers looked at eachother. "With what?" asked Al. "I'm looking for a place where, well I know this'll sound crazy but, you can see spirits in this place." "Heh, spirits huh? How's that work?" wondered Edward. "Well, it's kind of a legend so I'm not sure how it works but I have nothing better to do so I want to go there. But I understand if you think it's a little weird. It's really weird actually but I was thinking that because you're a state alchemist; you'd be reallyhelpful if you could do this."
"Well…"
~~ End of chapter one!
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