Author's notes-Okay, I know that I should be working on Tsubasa Alchemist right now, but I couldn't help myself! I've read so many high school stories on fanfiction with so many of my favorite Animes, I had to write my own. But this time, I'm making my OC, Carmen Vega, the main character of this story. To learn more about her, check out my first fanfic: Tsubasa Alchemist. This means that a dream sequence is happening.

~Chapter One~

The closet door creaked as I opened it slightly and peered out from our hiding place. My five year old sister, Sarah, clung to my side. I could feel her shaking in fear. My jade eyes focused on my father, his back positioned protectively in front of the door frame, gun in his hand. He had told us to hide only a few moments before. Something was coming, and it didn't look like it was going to be good.

Sarah's grip on my shirt tightened suddenly. Tears started spilling out of her eyes as she whispered a sentence that almost made my heart stop. "Ca-chan, she's coming!"

At that moment, the front door to our house flew open and slammed against the wall with a bang! A figure stood in the doorway, ignoring the wind and pouring rain beating against her. Lighting lit up the sky and thunder roared, illuminating her face. My eyes grew wide in fear.

"Hello, Raion." the women said, slowly stepping into the light. Locks of wavy, raven black hair adorned her head and fell past her shoulders. Dark red lips stood out against pale white skin. Dark violet eyes burned hatred as she stared at the man before her. She was wearing a black overcoat with black leather gloves covering her hands. Black tights covered her legs and black stilettos were worn on her feet.

"Lust," my father answered, equal venom in his tone. He shifted so that he was in front of the door completely, blocking off my view of the scene. I backed away and wrapped my arms protectively around my sister. Even at eight years old I understood that we might not escape with our lives that night.

"I'm terribly sorry about what four years ago happened to Daniella. A lovely wife she was. I also heard that she was a wonderful...mother." the last word came out in a hiss. Sarah whimpered and buried her face into my chest. I held her closer. That's why Lust had come. She wanted to kill me and my sister.

"I won't let you hurt them, Lust. I told you to stay away from my family a long time ago after I met Daniella. You're just going to have to face the fact that I divorced you and move on." my father continued.

I heard the sound of heels clanking against the wooden floor as Lust stepped forward. I sensed Dad's hand tighten around the gun.

"My sweet, sweet Raion. You see, that's not possible for me. I need you back. We were meant to be together, and you weren't meant to marry a woman like your late wife, or have kids like the ones who are hiding," at this moment I heard another sound. The sound of a knife being drawn.

"What if I refuse?" my father then stepped away from the door way. I opened it slightly. Lust had taken a hunting knife out of her coat pocket.

"Well then, I'm going to have to kill you, along with your little brats hiding in the closet!"

There was a bang as Dad shot a bullet at Lust. With cat-like reflexes, she dodged it and made a beeline for the closet door. Dad grabbed her by the arm and flung her into the china cabinet. Glass splintered everywhere. My father then rushed at Lust to wrestle the knife out of her hand.

There was a flash of red, and a painful gasp from Dad.

My eyes widened and I swallowed a scream as I watched the blade slice itself into my father's chest and right through his heart. Lust yanked the knife out; blood spurting out of the wound like a geyser. Dad fell backwards and landed on his back. Blood pooled out of his mouth and chest, staining the floor crimson.

I slammed the door shut and grabbed my sister. I sat down on the floor and crushed her body against mine, pressing my forehead into her hair. Tears crashed down my cheeks as I heard Lust's footsteps coming closer to the door. A hand was on the knob and started to turn it.

The sound of police siren's suddenly blazed through my ears. I sensed Lust freeze. Her retreating footsteps faded as she left the house through the back door.

I threw open the closet door and ran out, screaming at Sarah to stay where she was. I knelt down next to my father's body. His eyes were closed and the blood had turned black.

"DADDY! Wake up! Wake up Daddy, please!" I cried out. But he never did.

My eyes flew open and I bolted upright in bed, jarred awake by my alarm clock. I was breathing heavily and my heart was racing, slamming itself against my chest. Fresh tears were running down my face and onto my blankets. I wiped them away quickly, trying to control my breathing.

That night had happened only nine years ago, but it had haunted my dreams ever since. I was seventeen now, and was still haunted by the guilt of my father's murder. Surely I could of done something, but what? What could an eight year old do in that situation?

I turned off my alarm clock and slipped my legs over the side of the bed. I got up slowly and made my way to my bathroom. I undressed and turned on the shower, making sure it got to the right temperature. I stepped in and let the warm/scalding water cascade my body. I applied shampoo and conditioner to my thick, wavy brown hair, letting the water wash away my drowsiness and thoughts.

After my shower, I wrapped towels around myself and my hair. I went to the mirror and rubbed at the fog to clear it. Staring back at me was a girl with eyes that were an extremely dark shade of jade. Strands of her light brown hair stuck out of the bottom of the towel wrapped around her head. Her skin tone looked like she had a small tan. I sighed. Dad had looked the same way. Same eyes, same hair, same facial features. Being his spitting image only made me feel guiltier.

I dismissed my guilty thoughts. I wasn't going to get all depressed and start cutting myself over what had happened. I wasn't the type of person who gave up so easily.

I dried my hair and walked back to my room to get dressed. I put on a light blue tank top with a royal blue jacket over that. I slipped into blue skinny jeans and shoved my feet into my favorite pair of brown combat boots. I left my hair as its long, thick, wavy self falling halfway down my back.

I made my way down the hallway and into the kitchen of my empty apartment. Sarah had left for school with her carpool earlier. She and I were starting our first day of school today. Sarah was fourteen, so she would be starting 8th grade at Amestris Middle School. I on the other hand, would be starting my junior year at Amestris High. I just wish that we could of started at the beginning of the school year. Unfortunately we had registered late and were now starting in the middle of September. I was going to be the new kid again. Great, just what I needed.

My mother died when I was four from giving birth to Sarah. That had been my first death experience at the innocent age of four. It was painful at first to help take care of Sarah. My sister had inherited my mother's traits. Same long, blonde hair, heart shaped face, and same big brown eyes. Then, four years later, my father Raion Vega had been murdered by his ex-wife, Lust. The women had gone insane after my father had divorced her and wanted revenge. He had taken a knife to the chest to protect us. After that night, Sarah and I were sent to live with three childhood friends of mine: Winry Rockbell and the Elric brothers; Edward and Alphonse. The five of us were raised by Winry's grandmother; Aunt Pinako we called her. Winry's parents had been doctors like my dad was. They had gone to war as surgeons and had been killed on the battlefield. Ed and Al's father had walked out on them and their mother when the boys had been very young. Trisha had then died a few years later from a sickness that she had been battling with for a long time. We had all lived together until we were old enough to live on our own. Sarah and I had moved to an apartment building near the middle of town. Winry had stayed with Pinako. Ed and Al had moved to an apartment near us. We all kept in touch, so we found out that the four of us were all going to be in the same Junior class together in High school.

As I ate my breakfast, the light caught the shining metal of my right auto-mail hand. You see, two years ago, back when I was fifteen, I wanted to go after Lust and avenge my father's death. I was nearly killed by that mad woman. After the fight, I was injured pretty badly. The doctors at the hospital had then amputated my right hand, since the nerves in that hand had been cut off. Luckily, Winry, who was a very talented auto-mail mechanic, had made me a replacement hand. She had done the same for Ed. The brothers had been in a fatal car accident when Edward was eight and Alphonse was seven. Al was unharmed, but Ed had lost his right arm and his left leg. That had been soon fixed by Winry who had made him an auto-mail arm and leg.

I put my bowl in the sink and slung my backpack over my shoulder. I locked the apartment door and went out the the parking lot to my car. It was an old truck that was bright red and I liked it that way. I set my backpack down in the passenger's seat and sat myself down in the driver's seat. I stuck my key in the ignition and pulled out of the parking lot.

I took the long way to school, since I had some time to kill. I also wanted to familiarize myself with the streets and different buildings.

Finally, I drove into the parking lot of Amestris High. I parked my car and took my key out. I slung my backpack straps over my shoulders and started walking toward the school. Lots of kids were outside waiting to get in. Some looked like they were trying to finish up last minute homework. Others were just hanging around talking.

Winry had told me to look for her, Ed, and Al. She had said there were people who she wanted to introduce to me. So I let my gaze travel over the campus, looking for my friends.

I didn't even see her coming. Next thing I knew something slammed into my side, almost knocking me over. Two arms had then wrapped around my waist in a tight hug. I looked down to see a familiar blonde hanging onto me.

"Winry! I told you to stop glomping me unexpectedly or you might give me a heart attack one of these days!" I exclaimed playfully.

A wide smile spread over the blonde's face, "But it's so fun, Ca-chan!" she protested, using my childhood nickname.

She then detached herself from my waist and took me by the wrist. "Come on! I want you to meet the people who I told you about." and with that, she started dragging me toward a wall where some kids were.

"Hey, Vega! What's up?" Ed asked me playfully. He gave me a hug and fist bump. I hugged Al who was standing behind his brother. It was so good to see my friends again.

Winry then brought me over to some of the other kids who were hanging out by the wall. She gestured to a pretty girl with auburn hair and bright green eyes. "This is Sakura Kinomoto," she introduced. Sakura smiled at me as she stood up and shook my hand. "It's nice to meet you, Carmen." she said politely. She was wearing a white blouse and a pale pink skirt. A pattern of cherry blossoms were imprinted along the hem of the skirt. In her hand she held a peach pink spiral notebook. A picture of a white feather with a strange pink heart marking was on the front (1).

"This is Tomoyo Daidoji," Winry continued. I shook hands with a pretty, short, raven haired girl. Her eyes were a light purple that seemed to sparkle as she looked at my outfit. "Oh my god! That outfit looks so cute on you!" she cooed, clasping her hands together. She was wearing a long sleeved periwinkle dress with white designer boots. I hair clip shaped like a pink wing held her hair back. I could tell that her family was probably very wealthy and she loved to design clothes.

Winry then pulled me over to three guys who were sitting on the curb. One of them was as skinny as a twig. His hair was blonde with long bangs that covered his cobalt eyes. He had pale skin and a bright smile. Winry introduced him as Fai D. Flowright.

"The short, raven haired kid spazzing out over there is Watanuki," she explained next. Like Fai, Watanuki's eyes were blue, but were a much darker shade. He wore glasses which were now sliding down his nose as he flailed his arms at a taller, raven haired guy with brown eyes and an emotionless face. "The stoic phantom next to him is Doumeki." Winry said ending the introductions.

I didn't hear her. My attention had then been directed to another group in the opposite direction of us. A pair, to be exact. The shortest was a kid with a head of brown hair, which resembled mine without the blonde highlights. His eyes were a dark brown and he was sitting on top of the wall. He wore a dark green shirt with a brown jacket over that. Jeans covered the kid's legs and gray sneakers were on his feet.

The other person of the group was leaning with his back against the wall, arms crossed in front of his chest. He had raven black hair that stuck up in a spiked fashion. Two little bangs on the left and right side of his forehead stuck out and went down just above his eyebrows. His skin tone was a perfect tan, though I doubted that he went to the beach much. He had a strong, burly structure that was made up of all muscle. He had on a black T-shirt that's sleeves only came halfway down his arms, making his muscular arms visible. Dark blue skinny jeans were worn on his legs and tan hiking boots were worn on his feet. He lifted his head suddenly and met my gaze with a hostile glare. His eyes were a dark crimson; the color of blood. I forced down the urge to throw up as the visions of my dream flashed in my mind.

I tore my gaze away from the pair and directed my attention back to my group. "Who are those guys over there?" I asked them, nodding in the opposite wall's direction.

Tomoyo was the first one to answer me. "The cute, brunette sitting on the wall is Syaoran Li! He and Sakura-chan have been best friends ever since they were little kids," I caught Sakura's cheeks blushing a bright pink. "And the taller, red eyed raven over there with him is Kurogane Suwa. He and I have been friends since he came to live with us a few years ago."

Sakura then motioned for me to come closer. She lowered her voice so that I was the only one who could hear her. "No offense to Tomoyo or anything, but I don't really approve of Syaoran hanging around with Kurogane. He's known around here for his explosive temper." she whispered in a warning tone. She shot a glare at the raven before continuing. "If I were you, I wouldn't bother with trying to become friends with him. Not many people have trusted him after what he did a year ago..." she trailed off as the school bell rang.

Winry grabbed me by the arm as our group was soon engulfed by the rest of the junior class in the crowded, narrow hallways. Luckily, I had been placed in Winry, Ed, and Al's homeroom. Winry left me in the doorway so she could go put her things away in her locker. I sighed. My first day of High school had officially begun.

Post notes- (1) MEYKO! It's Sakura's feather lol!

So how did you like the first chapter? To anybody who's wondering about the pairings that I'm going to do in this fanfic, here they are:

EdxWinry

KuroxTomoyo (I would of had it be Kurofai, but I'm not good at writing those kinds of yaoi stories yet -_-;.)

FaixChi

SyaoranxSakura

AlphonsexOC (If you can guess who, you get a free cookie XD.)

That's all the pairings I'm using. Review, and I'll see you in chapter two (that rhymes!)

Your friend,

Carmen Veiga.