Intertwined: An FMA story
ONE: Landing
Authors note: Hello!! I'm Joetta! And this is my first entry…! I was really proud of this story and I hope it will develop and get a lot of reviews! (emphasis on reviews…AHEM! PLEASE REVIEW!! Lol) please enjoy
Pleluge:
After Alphonses funeral, Noah left with her friends, and Ed and Al couldn't bear to use Alphonse's money, so they are forced to move to Augsberg, Germany where it is heard to have many jobs available. They meet two teenage girls, apparently normal…but there is something they are both hiding; something that will change everything.
(One week after the FMA movie)
"Brother! I still don't see why we had to leave!" Alphonse whined. "Al! Stop complaining. Augsburg is only 15 more minutes away." Edward sighed. The two brothers had left Munich almost a day ago, and they were walking. "You didn't answer my question." The 17 yr old brother said under his breath. "Look, Al. I thought it would be best if we left Munich. We can find an Inn in Augsburg until I can get some more money, okay?" Ed forced a smile. A week ago, his friend Alphonse built a rocket that only brought destruction to his world, and this one. But then he was shot to death. Noah, a young gypsy was staying with them, but then she left with the others. Edward couldn't stay in Alphonse's apartment without guilt weighing down his shoulders. With the little money in his pocket and his younger brother at his side, he had to go on.
"Brother! Is that Augsburg?" Al pointed to a city appearing on the horizon. "Yup, I think so. Keep an eye out for any Inns, K?" Ed asked, putting his walk into a jog. As they approached the city they could see women in shops, men carrying tools, and children playing in the streets. "This is a nice place!" Al exclaimed. His shining eyes explored around every corner of every store on every street. "Al! You're trailing behind, I said keep your eyes open!" Ed said, annoyed. "Brother! I don't think I've blinked once since we got here!" He laughed, and caught up to Ed. "Ah, here we go!" Ed sighed. "Augsburg Inn, ya think they could've been a little more imaginative." The brothers stood before a large wooden building. Two windows with red-painted awnings faced the front, and a red glass door hung a 'Come in, we're open.' sign. "Looks good to me, Al. Let's go see what it's worth." Ed opened the door, and a gentle ring of a bell welcomed the brothers. "Hello there," A lady said with a smile. She stood behind a wooden podium attached to the wall, and a sign-in sheet was stationed under her hand. "My name is Cylene. How may I help you?" "Uh, yeah. Hw much is it here?" Ed asked casually. "About 150 deutschmarks a night, but if you need to stay here for a while, 50 plus chores. Is that what you're looking for?" a smirk ran across her face. "Yeah, actually. My brother and I need to stay until we earn enough." Ed chuckled. Cylene pushed the sign in sheet forward, signaling them to sign in. "I don't know how long we'll have to stay." He said, writing down his and Al's names. "What about a month, huh, Al?" He looked at his brother, who was busy looking at something else. "Al? Did you hear me?" Ed nudged his younger brother. "Uh, Cylene? There's a little boy back there." Al pointed to a little dark headed kid peering at them from behind a door. "Ugh, Ivy! Come out of there." Cylene called. 'Ivy?' Al thought. 'That's an odd boy name.' The boy inched out of the room, his overall pants smeared with dust, and his white shirt was no longer white. "This is Ivonne, my younger sister." Cylene patted her head. "Wait, a girl?" Ed was surprised. "Ha-ha, I thought you were a boy!" Al and Ed laughed lightly, but Ivy wasn't. She stomped over and went up in Ed's face. Now he noticed what heavy metal boots she was wearing, right as they came smashing on his toes. "OW!! HEY!" He yelled. Ivy's sour faced was replaced with a sly smirk. "Ivonne! Cut it out, show these boys their room." Cylene pushed her sister toward the hallway, and shoving a key into her hand. "Boys?!" Ed yelled again. "I'm eighteen you know!" Cylene burst out laughing. "Being a little optimistic, aren't we? I'm eighteen." She said, still laughing. Wow, Ed thought she was at least in her twenties, and she thought he was fifteen. "Yeah, whatever. Look, can we just get our room?" Annoyance swept over Ed as he stepped into the hallway.
Ivy led them down the hall to their room. It was pretty quiet, too. "Hey, Ivonne. Ed's actually eighteen, can you believe it?" Al whispered. "How old are you?" He had to bend down to reach her ear, and thought she was around nine or ten. She gave him no answer, but after a few moments, annoyed eyes stared at him and held up ten fingers, and then three more. "Thirteen?" Al whispered again. "Me too!" Ivy was obviously not interested, cause she rolled her eyes at him. Finally, they stopped in front of a room and Ivy clicked the lock with her key, opened the door, and then left again. "These people are strange." Al complained. "Hm? Well, you're gonna get used to it." Ed plopped down their bags on the beds and started to unpack. Ed's hands stopped for a moment, his eyes rushing back and forth, deep in thought. "Al?" He said quietly. "Yes?" Al looked up. "You said you were thirteen, right? But if your memory returned…wouldn't that make you seventeen?" Ed's annoyed eyes softened, gazing at his brother. "Yeah, I guess so…" Al chuckled lightly, but there was still pain.