Disclaimer:
No I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist or any of the characters so don't sue me...cause I'm poor. This takes place after the first show. I wrote it when there was no word of a movie and we were all like 'uh what just happened.'

Chapter One

The weather outside was getting bad as storm clouds moved low overhead. Each passing minute, more and more rain pounded down against the windows of the house that stood at the top of the hill. Occasionally thunder would strike, lighting up the darkness. It was definitely a miserable night.

Maybe it was the weather outside, or even the sky lighting up every now and then, for some reason sleep wouldn't come. The young boy tossed back and forth, trying to find a comfortable position. He felt uneasy and deep down he knew it wasn't the weather. The house was old and every sound kept him from closing his eyes. He could even hear his teacher's husband snoring from down stairs. He finally let out a tired sigh and sat up, looking out the window. It really was a bad night out there. The darkness was yet again interrupted by another streak of light. From his window he could see the remains of his old house. The one his brother and he had burned down over eight years ago.

His brother... He glanced at the other bed in the room that was neatly made. This had always been their room, or so he assumed since he really couldn't remember much about his brother. But even so he missed him, or the part of him that he could remember, missed him. His gaze drifted back to the window. No one had ever bothered to clean up the rubble, it had remained the same over the years. But something out there caught his eye that was out of the ordinary. Like something falling from the sky and landing where their house had been. He normally would assume he was just tired and his mind was playing tricks on him but he knew what he saw.

oOoOo

The weather outside was now bad as rain poured down, making a soothing sound on the roof. But something, other then the thunder off in the distance woke her up. It didn't just wake her up, she practically bolted out of bed. The sound went away quickly but had sent a chill up her back. She wanted to just go back to bed but curiosity got the better of her. Quietly, she got out of bed and looked out the window.

Nothing looked out of the ordinary. The wind picked up and the rain splashed against the glass. She turned away when she heard one of the doors down the hall open. Walking over to her door, she opened it a crack. No one was in the hallway. She would have just gone back inside when she heard voices down stairs. Grabbing her bathrobe, she hurried out of her room.

"So you heard it too then," she stated as she came down the stairs. The three people standing at the bottom of the stairs glanced up at her.

"Winry?" Al looked down, a nervous look on his face. He never seemed as bold as he used to be. His determination to find Ed had faded some when every lead went cold. Ed was always the one who was better at research.

"What's the big deal, it was probably an animal or something. Not anything we should all be up over." She didn't sound as confident as she wanted.

"Then why are you up?" Izumi asked, crossing her arms. Winry didn't have an answer. Izumi turned and headed for the door. He husband called to her. "Don't try to stop me. I have a feeling that won't go away." She stated, grabbing the umbrella by the door. He let out a sigh and followed after her, grabbing a lantern and his coat.

"Stay here, you two." He ordered as they went out into the cold night. Winry sat down on the stairs, placing her chin on her hands. Al remained where he was with the same worried look on his face.

"Don't worry, I'm sure they'll be back soon."

"I have a feeling too though." He said quietly.