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"Brother, it's lunch time and we haven't found anything out. Can we please go eat?" Alphonse was basically whining at his brother to take a break. They have been asking around about the bomb all morning and either no one would talk to them, or they didn't know anything about it, or so they would all say.

"We aren't going to get anywhere if we don't stick to it Al," Edward told his brother in a bit of a scolding manner. Alphonse looked at Noah for a bit of help in the matter and she just nodded and stepped forward.

"Ed, why don't we go eat some lunch, we could always ask around in whatever part of town we are in. Plus, it's pointless to walk around the desert with no food or water in our systems, we'll get dehydrated. And you can't tell me that you aren't hungry," and at the mention of food, Ed's stomach growled. He looked up at Noah in defeat and smiled. "Well that settles it, were do you want to eat?" She looked from Al to Ed and back to Alphonse again.

"I saw a little diner a bit back, we could stop there for a bite to eat. I think I saw people with ice lemonade too!" His eyes seemed to brighten at the thought of something cold to drink and Noah just smiled, while Ed, with his usual 'I'm so grumpy attitude' just sighed and followed silently behind them.

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They each got a side of rice, and Edward got an extra side of dumplings with miso soup. The guy ate so much, neither of the other two knew where all the food went.

"So, where to next," Edward said with his mouth full.

"Edward, chew then talk. It's rude to talk with your mouth full," Noah said while taking a sip of her tea. She sighed and sometimes thought that she was the only grown one in the group and sometimes thought of herself as their mother.

"Yeah Ed, and no one wants to see that." And here they go, they've been arguing a lot. Noah knew it was because of the heat and the fact that they haven't come across any information on the bomb but it was getting a bit old. They were sitting there arguing and drawing attention to themselves.

"Both of you shut up!" She yelled in a whisper. She looked around with a shy smile, trying to convince everyone that they weren't going to destroy the place. Both boys looked at her then around them selves and Edward was about to say something when he saw a shadow lurking on the other side of the window. When he stared at it for a bit, it slowly disappeared and Edward got up to follow it.

"Ed, where are you going?" Alphonse shouted after his brother, Noah got up and jogged to the door and looked out to see the older brother was gone. She looked back at Alphonse.

"Come on, we have to find him," She motioned him forward. "Before he does anything stupid," she added thinking of the other times he went off on his own. She cringed at the thought.

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Edward could see a long blond pony tail flying in the wind as the person in front of him ran from him. He was running out of breath and was falling behind. From the way that the person was standing by the window and the way that they were running, Edward could tell that it was a man.

The man ran into an ally and when Edward came to the end he knew that he lost the man with golden hair. He looked up to the roof and back down the way he came and turned to walk back to find Alphonse and Noah.

He had a feeling that he's been being watched for the past two days since he's been in the town. He let the feeling slide as he knew he's never been out here and he's only been on this side of the gate for so long. He didn't think anyone would know him though, unless they were from his side of the gate. He stopped in his tracks and thought for a minute. But seeing the thought as not possible started up again.

When he came to the opening of the ally he spotted Noah and Alphonse on the other side of the street.

"Hey!" He yelled to get their attention and they ran over as soon as they spotted him.

"Oh my, are you okay? Where did you go? I was so worried," Noah was freaking out, checking his face and arms to make sure he wasn't hurt. He gently pulled her hands away from his face, he still wasn't use to the closeness of her.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. I saw someone outside of the diner and when they took off I went after them. They ran and I lost them in the ally I just came out of," he gestured back the way he came. "I think he's been following us. All I know about him from the chase is that he's a man and has golden blond hair. I could definitely pick him out of a crowd if I saw him." Edward knew that the man was familiar, he just wasn't sure how yet. But he knew that if he saw him again, he would know that it was indeed him.

"Well, lets get you back to the room. We should all get some rest, especially you Ed. Come on," Noah grabbed his hand and dragged him along the busy street of the small desert town. Alphonse followed but stopped shot when he looked back and saw a shadowy figure at the base of the ally. When he looked back, there was nothing there. "Al, come on. It's getting dark," he turned reluctantly and followed them, thinking all the while that something was definitely wrong.

A/N- Well there was a little glimpse at their stalker. Is he bad? Or is he good? For only I know. This chapter was a little on the short side, but I hope you enjoyed it all the same. Check out my other fics, I also have a new one started, thanks again.