The Invisibility of Edward Elric
Chapter Two – Meyu the Foreteller
"Edward Elric. It is time to wake up now..."
The strange yet soothing voice sang into his ears pulling him back into reality. And the first thing he felt was a tight pain in his chest. It was almost as if he were choking. He honestly couldn't breathe. He felt his chest quickly rise and fall as he tried to catch his breath and coughed up water.
"Well, we are wake now aren't we?"
When he opened his heavy eyes he saw a girl looking down and directly in his face. This caused him to jump and scream. He backed away and in the process realized he was on a soft bed that seemed to be in a bed room with the walls made of old logs from trees.
There was also a small fireplace and two chairs and a small table that had herbs resting on it.
"We'll say something boy? Let me at least know you are in good health!"
Edward stopped looking around his full attention went back towards the woman. She had light brown skin and green emerald eyes that reminded him of his mother's. Her eyes also went in perfect harmony with her blond hair that was just a little darker than Edward's.
"Who...are...you?" until he spoke he didn't realize that his voice was so strained. Probably from the screaming he did while falling.
That was right! He fell into a river after that man broke the cliff! Gasping, Ed looked around for Alphonse or at least a sign that the Colonel was there. But both of them were nowhere to be seen. It saddened him thinking about them. Al was probably worried sick and Mustang...nah...he probably cared a little.
"My name is Meyu of the Killicone Forest. I am its only dweller."
Edward tilted his head in confusion, "What do you mean? Where is Killicone forest? I've never heard of that in my entire life. I can't even remember what happened to me. I remember falling into the river and almost drowning...and-"
"Yes, I know everything that has happened to you Edward Elric."
Edward jerked with surprise causing his heart to race. He glared at her, not knowing what to think of her. "How do you know who I am?"
Meyu laughed and left the room. When she returned she had a cup of warm tea and a few cubes of sugar on a small tray. After that she placed it on the small table and handed the cup to Edward.
"You trying to poison me old lady?"
"I'm not old nor am I your foe. The reason why I know these things is because I am a Foreteller that foretells the future and casts magic spells."
There was a long pause and then Edward bursted into laughter, almost dropping his tea. "Oh that's rich! We'll..."
Edward climbed out of his bed. Just when he thought he was perfectly fine he felt his whole body weaken and broke a harsh sweat. He sat back down catching his breath.
"Sorry, but I don't believe magic. That crap is just a fairytale."
Meyu wasn't angry. She wasn't sad either. She was smiling at him with her sweet smile. "You don't have to believe me. But that is the reason why you are breathing right now. If I hadn't of used my life spell you would be dead. You see, you fell into the river and you did drown. Your body washed up right on the bank outside my house."
"I was dead?"
"Yes," Meyu's facial expression changed and her voice shifted over to a more serious tone. "Your heart had stopped and you weren't breathing. But it had seemed like you had just died at the time. That was when I used my spell and brought you back to life."
"That...would explain why I still feel a lot of water in my chest..." he mumbled in response.
Meyu nodded and stood up and faced the doorway. "Why don't you get some sleep, Edward Elric? I'll talk you more in the morning."
"Wait but what about Alphonse? I should call them and let them know I'm alright!"
"No." A quick and snappy response.
Edward growled at Meyu "Why the hell not! I don't want my brother to think I'm dead!"
"Yes...you do. You do want everyone to think your dead. Now I'll talk to you in the morning."
Before Edward reached the door, Meyu slammed it shut and it glowed green which shocked Ed. After a few minutes he slowly climbed to his bed and tried unlocking it. It was locked tight.
"Fine...this is something a little Alchemy can't fix." He clapped it hands and pressed hard against the door. It didn't move or form into anything new at all. He tried once more and still nothing happened.
He fell onto the door and let his back slide against it until he was sitting on the floor.
"Why isn't my Alchemy working? Is...this Meyu really magical?"
~ Raging River ~
Colonel Mustang walked around looking for any kind of clue that Fullmetal could possibly be alive. But it had been eight hours and still there no was no sign of him. They couldn't even find a body. There was a chance that he was alive...then again there was a chance that he was also dead as well.
"Alphonse," Mustang turned around and saw the 14-year-old staring at the water with Hawkeye comforting him.
"He slipped right threw my fingers. I almost had him...and I let him fall. I let Brother die...and...it's all my fault." It was after those words that Alphonse fell to his knees and a loud whimper shot into the air.
"Colonel!"
When he heard his name he turned around. A detective was running behind him. "Sir!" saluting he reached into his pocket.
In the detective's hands was a piece of torn red cloth from Ed's coat and his broken State Alchemist Pocket Watch. What was worse was what came from his mouth.
"We found this at the bottom of the Waterfall. There's no way he survived the fall Sir. It's just too big."
Tears tugged at Mustang and he quickly wiped them away. But he felt the same just when he heard the news that his best friend had died. He turned his back on the man and saw that it was raining once more.
OMG! Thanks so much for the reviews and follows and favorites guys! I didn't think this one would get that big! XD I really appreciate the nice comments! I was so happy I decided to post again tonight! I'll post again this weekend after my exams are over! It's the last week of school next week too which means more typing! :D See you soon!
To Be Continued...
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