Yay!!! Chapter two!!! This chapter is a little shorter than the first, nut it's still good!! This is where Ed and Al come in, so this is where i need to say this; I don't own anything from Full Metal Alchemist. Nothing. Nada. Squat. There we go! Now we can start!
Chapter 2
Kittsuki kept her eyes closed, afraid that the second the opened them she would vomit. She blocked out all the sounds around her, focusing on her own thoughts, ignoring the coming footsteps. Ignoring the voice of surprise from the unlucky soul that found her. A man's voice… No… A boy? Someone, sweet and gentle…
Kittsuki made the mistake of opening her eyes and looking up. She regretted it the moment she did it. She found herself staring up at a huge suit of armor that towered over her. Great, She thought. This guy probably wants to kill me too. She was surprised when the armor picked her up lightly and said to her in the gentle voice she had heard, "Are you alright?"
"I-I'm… F-fine?" She found herself stammering.
"Oh, are you sure?" The armor asked again.
"I… I… Where am I?" Kittsuki looked away.
"Where are you? Um… In central…"
Kittsuki closed her eyes. This is all a dream, She told herself. Now when I open my eyes, I'll still be in my warm, comfortable home with my mother and sister, living a happy life for the rest of eternity. She decided that that was too much to ask for, so she told herself again, Okay, maybe not. But at least not here. She opened her eyes, but nothing had changed. She was still bleeding and in pain, still in the middle of a strange city she had never seen before, still in the arms of some weird boy in a suit of armor. Just kill me now. Heaven, just kill me now!
"Are you alright?" the armor asked again.
"Yes!" Kittsuki yelled, suddenly frustrated. "And I can take care of myself! Now leave me alone!" She ripped herself free from his arms and landed on the ground with a agonizing thump. She groaned, her now-bruised back and bleeding arm throbbing with pain. She quickly pulled herself up. Her vision suddenly became hazy, and she stumbled forward from dizziness.
The armor caught her and said worriedly, "Really, I think you should see a doctor or something!"
"NO!!!" Kittsuki screamed. "I'M FINE!!! I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY—"
She was abruptly starting vomiting, cutting herself off. The boy in the armor, startled by her sudden nausea, picked her up and ran out into the street with her.
"What… Are… You… Doing…?" Kittsuki gasped between waves of vomit.
"Taking you to a doctor!" He replied.
"No!" Kittsuki tried to struggle, but almost all of her strength had left her. She closed her eyes, blocking out the spinning image of a blurry, unrecognizable town, and smiled as darkness blissfully took her over.
When Kittsuki finally awoke, she was laying in a hospital bed in a place she didn't know. She was looking around, taking in the room, when a familiar voice next to her asked, "Are you alright?"
She quickly turned, startled, and saw the same boy in the suit of armor. He was with someone this time, a much smaller boy, with golden eyes and long blond hair tied back in a braid. Not that he was really young, just… Small. He had a look of pure annoyance on his face, as if he could think of a million activities he would rather be doing than sitting there and watching over a girl he didn't even know.
"What… Where… Why…Who…?" She cut off, a desperately confused look on her face.
"Um…" The suit of armor spoke. "I'm Alphonse, and this is my brother Edward. I hope you don't mind that I brought you here, you were bleeding very badly, and you were losing consciousness…"
"Kittsuki stared at Ed, who stared back. "Yes… Thank you," She said blankly. She continued staring at Edward, who started getting more and more nervous the more she stared at him. Finally, Edward said, "What? What do you want from me?"
"You're an alchemist," Kittsuki said. "And your brother…" She turned to Al, and sniffed the air. There was no scent of flesh or blood, just the pressure of a spirit inside the armor. "Your brother has a suit of armor for a body. No flesh or blood. A pity. You want to explain what happened?" Kittsuki continued staring at Ed with a casual look on her face as his jaw dropped. "How…" He stuttered. How…? Who…? When…? But…!" Kittsuki smiled and said, "What did you expect? I'm not human, after all."
Ed suddenly stood up, rushing into a fighting stance. "You're a homunculus, aren't you?" He accused.
"What? No, of course not, " Kittsuki said.
"Well then what are you?" Ed asked, not letting his guard down.
"A demon," She answered casually.
"Wha… What?" Al asked. "A… A demon? Like evil, from the underworld demon?"
"From the underworld? Yes. Evil? No."
"I still don't get it," Ed complained. "How can you be a demon? There's no such thing as demons or the underworld, much less angels and heaven."
"Oh, shut up, you retarded shrimp," Kittsuki said, annoyed. "It's all as real as you and your brother."
Ed flared. "HOW DARE YOU CALL ME A SHRIMP!!!!" he yelled at the top of his voice.
Kittsuki didn't even flinch, but said, "Don't like being called a shrimp, do you? Well, I don't like being told I don't exist. Admit that demons exist and I'm real and I'll never call you short again."
"FINE!!!" Ed yelled. "DEMONS EXIST!!! THEY'RE AS REAL AS I AM, AND YOU'RE ONE OF 'EM!!!!" Then he turned and stormed out of the room. Kittsuki sighed, then turned to Al. "So…" She began. "Would you mind telling me what world I've fallen into?"
