Here's the official chapter one! I should changed the story's title soon..Have any ideas? Don't forget to leave a review! If I get more I will DEFINATLY continue this story!~

( And don't worry, Hughes will come soon… ;) )

"Ahh…"

Edward Elric yawned while outstretching his arms. His metal limb reflected the desert sunlight perfectly on to Alphonse Elric's armor body. Alphonse imagined the intense heat he would feel if he had a human body and sighed. He wasn't sure if he did so because he was disappointed or relieved; a little bit of both he guessed.

"Hey, brother..." Alphonse said quietly.

"Yeah, Al?"

Alphonse looked at his brother meekly.

"You look tired. Do you want to rest for a bit?"

Edward looked at his brother and laughed, merely shaking his head. Edward knew he was tired, but he had no time to rest. The philosopher's stone was all that mattered to him, and he wouldn't let his tired, little body stop him for finding it. He had to get his brother's body back to normal, as well as his own; at all costs.

The two brothers continued walking through the hot desert. It seemed like ages before they finally found civilization; A small little town call Danzel.

Edward had heard of a man that lived in this town that supposedly knew a way to create a perfect philosopher's stone, without the use of human sacrifices. He knew he couldn't put all his trust on a little rumor, but any lead on the stone at this point lifted the brothers' sprits.

"Hey, Ed, do you think we have a chance at finding it this time?" Alphonse asked, curiously. His anticipation was almost uncontrolled. He had a good feeling about the brothers' luck this time. I mean, he thought, we have to get lucky eventually, right?

"…Uh, I don't know. It's hard to say, Al."

Edward could see Alphonse's disappointment in his answer. He quickly tried to brighten things up;

"I mean, well, it's…possible, right? Of course it is! We wouldn't be out in this stinky desert if there wasn't a chance!"

Although Al's helmet head couldn't make a smile, Edward could tell that he had made his little brother feel confident again.

As the two brothers strode through the town, Alphonse Elric couldn't help but feel as if they were being watched. People filled the city streets and gazed at the boys as they walked by, but that wasn't what Alphonse had meant by being "watched". Someone was staring at them…analyzing their every move. He began to worry.

"Brother do you-"…He stopped. As if out of nowhere, the presence he sensed was gone. Alphonse felt relieved, and was very happy that Edward had ignored him. He didn't want to bother explaining his foolish assumptions.

By mid-afternoon, the Elric brothers had reached the house of Robert Bailizus, the man rumored to have created the philosopher's stone.

THUNK, THUNK.

Edward Elric banged on the man's wooden door with his metal hand, which made a rather loud noise. Within seconds, an old man appeared at the doorway.

The old man, Robert Bailizus, was covered in dirt and wrinkles. He had some sort of deep, depressed look in his eyes that Alphonse could not identify. He certainly though, looked nothing like an alchemist.

"Hi there. My name's Ed and this is my brother, Al. We heard that you may know something about the Philosopher's stone. Is that true?" Edward asked bluntly.

"Sorry sir!" Alphonse peeped before the man had a chance to talk. "You see, my older brother and I need the philosopher's stone to turn our bodies back to normal…We would appreciate the help." As always, Alphonse spoke gently.

The old man looked at Edward, and then quickly at Alphonse. He shifted his eyes' direction for a good 20 seconds before finally speaking;

"Older brother, eh? Did the Philosopher's stone make blondy here… short?"

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Edward Elric was quiet….for all of 3 seconds.

"SHORT? WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SHORT HE LOOKS LIKE A 2 YEAR OLD MIDGET! I'M ONLY A 15 YEAR OLD BOY, YOU STUPID, REDNECK IDIOT!"

If Edward hadn't been at the man's house to find a philosopher's stone, he would have…well, who knows what he would have done. He was so angry that his face literally became red with rage. To just about anyone, he would have looked like a monster. It was only Alphonse that found this completely normal. Even the old man himself seemed shocked at the immense fury that came from the little boy. In his mind, it was an honest question!

"Brother…" Alphonse sighed. "Please…calm down?"

Edward took deep breaths. Slowly but surely, his rage had mellowed.

"Alright old man!" he said, agitation in his voice, "What do you know about the philosopher's stone? Huh?"

The old man gave Edward and Alphonse a heartfelt gaze.

"Sorry boys…I'm afraid I can't help you. Sure, I studied the stone; but that was years ago."

The Elric brothers began to look doubtful.

"Besides, I've never actually succeeded in making a real Philosopher's stone, or anything close to it. I'm not even sure it exists."

That was all they needed to hear. Without saying anything, Edward turned around and walked back out towards the city streets. Alphonse bowed to Robert to show his appreciation, but then quickly followed his brother. The 14 year old was disappointed to say the least.

Maybe we're just not lucky, Alphonse thought.

And maybe we never will be. ~

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