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As the door creaked open, a light breeze emerged from inside the house. I put it off as an open window, and ignored it. Al however, seemed extremely on the edge.

"Al, it's just a little wind. There's nothing wrong with this house." I assured him. I don't think I helped much, but I could try. And if there was something going on in here, I would protect him with my life. I pulled out our lanterns and lit them. Now that he could see the room, it calmed Al down.

The place was nothing special. Rotting furniture was scattered around either tipped over or just plain broken. The once yellow wallpaper was peeling, and the floorboards had weeds coming through them. There was no trace of transmutations or anything that could lead to the use of alchemy. Al started wandering down the hallway with a serious look on his face. Normally I would follow after him, but I decided to stay and make absolute certain nothing was wrong. I heard footsteps behind me and jumped a bit.

"Who's the scared one now?" Al asked, laughing at me. I sighed. 'This is a total waste of time'. I thought to myself.

"Brother, I already examined this room inside and out. I found the notebook hidden under that floorboard." He told me, pointing to a lifted up floorboard. "I left right after finding it, so we need to focus on the other rooms." I nodded in agreement and headed towards one of the left rooms, while Al wandered upstairs into a middle room.

The room was harmless. It looked like it had once belonged to a young girl. The bed was still sturdy, and no tears or loose strings were found anywhere on the quilt. To the side was a pearl white dresser, which looked brand new. There were a few toys scattered around, but none of the toys looked old. I opened the closet only to find dresses that looked perfectly fine. This entire room seemed brand new, as if someone was still living here. It didn't match the rest of the house at all.

I heard a soft noise behind me. When I spun around I didn't see anyone or anything. I mentally slapped myself for acting stupid. As I was exiting, a soft thud brought my attention to a bookshelf. 'How did I not notice that?" I asked myself. I looked downwards to the source of the sound. A small book was opened to a certain page. I picked it up, making sure it stayed on that page as I began reading.

As the princess stumbled into the house, she was convinced nothing was wrong. The small palace was said to have a witch living in there. It always looked abandoned, so the princess assumed the witch had left. All throughout exploring, she felt someone watching her, it was very unsettling. She should have not doubted the place. The witch still lurked there, and always will.

I couldn't help but notice how the story was somewhat similar to this situation. I turned the page to see what else was in it.

What the princess didn't know was that the witch cast some unholy magic, which resulted in the witches death. The princess was a lady of fact, not stories. She thought it was safe, she thought it wasn't possible, but she could think a lot of things. That wouldn't change the outcome. Little did the naive princess know that it was her own family that ordered the witch to do something so unholy in the first place.

That started to scare me. Al said that the military forced a man to perform a ritual. It was similar to how the witch was ordered by the royal family to do so too. It was too much of a coincidence. I turned the page only to find it was blank. I sighed in frustration. I took my eyes off the page for a second, and when I looked back, the most shocking thing happened. Words, words that weren't there a minute ago appeared! 'How is this possible!? there's no way I could of overlooked this!' I took in a deep breath before continuing to read, nervous to find what was written.

Sorry, you didn't give me time to finish writing the story before you picked up the book. I would finish it now, but I'm far more curious to see your reaction to the end result. Are you watching your little brother? I wouldn't leave him alone if I were you. Oh well, too late now.

I had never been so terrified in my life. This wasn't scientifically possible! And Al, where's Al!? I threw the book on the ground, grabbed the lantern, and immediately rushed towards the stairs. I barely got halfway before hearing a loud scream,one full of terror and pain. My heart stopped for a moment until I regained my senses.

"ALPHONSE!" I shouted as I ran as fast as I could up the stairs. I ran too fast that I tripped and began sliding back down. "BROTHER!" Als frantic voice could be heard as he was exiting the room. He looked down at me and ran towards me. "BROTHER! Are you alright? What happened? Why did you scream?" He asked. My eyes widened in shock. If Al wasn't the one who screamed...then...

"Okay that's it we're getting out of this house right now!" I shouted, grabbing his arm and forcefully dragging him towards the door. For an odd reason, he seemed unwilling to leave. "What is it Al?" I asked, noticing how he looked almost desperate to stay.

Als pov

I don't know why I wanted to stay. My heart was telling me, screaming at me to go home and never leave my brothers side. Yet something about the room to the far right, the forbidden one, was so tempting. As much as my heart didn't want me going into that room, my body and my brain wouldn't listen. I felt a strong need to go there, as if it was calling me. It wasn't vile, it wasn't cruel, it was calming and safe. I knew that wasn't the case, but whatever it was had me believing that it was. I longed to be embraced with the safety of that room. I wanted it, no, I needed it. For the first time ever, I lied to Ed.

"It's okay brother, it was me who screamed. I did it to prank you." I couldn't believe the words that came out of my mouth. That wasn't true at all. How, how could I be so at peace with lying to my brother? After all we've been through, I lie to him? It felt like I wasn't in control of myself anymore. My life, my universe now seemed to revolve around that room. He looked at me with the most perplexed expression I had ever seen.

"Al, why would you do that? That's not something you would do. A minute ago you asked if I was the one who screamed. Now that I think about it, the scream didn't even sound anything like you." I really hated how smart he was at times. My entire soul went into full defense. I felt a strong need to defend this house and get away from Ed. I just had to get into that room!

"Oh, lighten up Ed! It was just a small practical joke!" I tried to convince him, smiling. He still wasn't buying it."What about the book? Are you trying to tell me you did that too?" I looked at him confused."What book?" I honestly had no idea what he was talking about."I was reading a book and then, words started appearing by themselves." I laughed out loud. "Oh come on! You sure have one big imagination there!" He crossed his arms.

"Al, I swear I didn't imagine it. We have to leave, now." I stopped laughing, and gave him a cold look. I could tell he was shocked by how I looked at him. He didn't say anything, just grabbed onto my arm and continued dragging me. I couldn't leave, everywhere else just felt so dangerous. Only in that room would I ever feel complete! I wasn't about to let anyone take that away from me! "ED LET GO OF ME!" I shouted angrily, I released my arm and did something that shocked the both of us.

...I hit him

His eyes widened impossibly wide as he stared at me. We were both speechless. Instead of apologizing, I dropped my lantern and ran as fast as I could up the stairs. I opened the forbidden rooms door and shut it behind me. Fortunately for me, there was a lock. I could hear my brothers footsteps and knew I had to be quick. Through the corner of my eye I saw a lit candle. I felt like it had been there for me. I noticed two large mirrors and three chairs. One was pushed towards the front, two pushed back and to the side. I remembered what the man had said and didn't look directly at the mirrors or the candle.

It was difficult to pick up the candle without looking at it, but I managed. I had to pick one of the three chairs. I felt like it was a test, like one chair was for the king and the others for the fools. The obvious choice would be the front middle one, but because it was obvious I didn't do that. I sat on the right side chair and placed the candle in front of me. There was a sudden wind from behind, which almost startled me. I felt I had to protect the candles light from the wind using my body as a shield. I held the candle towards my chest and refrained from moving. I could barely hear Eds frantic voice, screaming at me to open the door. It wouldn't be long until he broke in with his automail leg, so I had to act fast.

My mind wasn't my own anymore. I wanted to run out of the house immediately, but just couldn't. His bangs and kicks were growing stronger and more desperate. Even though it must have been extremely loud, it was drowned out. Before long, all I could hear was their voices. Their calm soothing voices were trance like. I could understand why that man who left the notebook wanted to know them. Unlike me, he was a fool. Last minute he grew frightened and ran away. I wasn't going to do that. I would welcome them with open arms and accept them. I could tell they accepted me too. Not as their fool, but as their king.

Long chapter o.o It actually was going to be even longer because once I start writing it's hard for me to stop. Please leave a review if you enjoyed! Reviews help motivate me like you wouldn't believe. Thanks again, see you at the next chapter!