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Chapter 2: So it begins

Being a high respected alchemist wasn't all it was cracked up to be. Especially if you're one Emily Elric. All the expectations to be just like your father was too much for her and her brothers never helped either. Edward watched his daughter read her book on the hospital bed. Only having one arm made it difficult to read so she had the pages open in front of her on the table using her left – flesh- hand to follow the words. "Michael will be done soon, your new arm and leg will be lighter but more stable," Edward smiled taking a sip of water.

"Don't remind me," Emily groaned. "The metal he's using isn't cheap."

The attention soon turned to the door. It was slammed open revealing a very angry looking Dane. Emily pulled the cover over her head as Dane stormed over to her. His face was furious as he ripped the covers from his subordinate. "How the hell is it I get you bill for the damage you cause?" Dane screamed.

Edward pulled at Dane's uniform collar pushing him to the floor. No one gets that close to his fullmetal princess. Dane couldn't believe what just happened; Edward had pushed him in fury. Something he hadn't done since he was only a teenager. Emily looked down in shame. Her dad hadn't been the same since the operation and his over protectiveness was irritating at most. "Dad it's okay," Emily sighed as she fixed bed as best as she could with one arm. "Dane I'll pay you back. So get up now and tell me what you actually wanted to tell me. What's going to happen to Griffiths?"

Dane did as he was told and stood up wiping off the dust. "You'll have to come and give a full report Fullmetal for a start," Dane explained. "Secondly; it just appears that he will be executed."

"That sound about right," Emily nodded. "Yay, I can actually have a day off." Emily threw her arm up happily. Dane and Edward just stared at the young alchemist. "You know that I have to take recovery time."

Dane stood dumbfounded wanting to force her back to work as soon as possible but it wasn't that easy when the screams still rang through your head. The days back at the academy seemed like nothing compared to wars and childhood. It doesn't seem like that long ago they were at the academy.

Dane Mustang 16 years old

Emily Elric 11 years old

THE STATE ACADEMY was where all the aspiring young solider went and they even had an alchemy program now for anyone who was interest in learning the basics. Then she came into school and the once peaceful school life became a living nightmare. "Oi, Mustang you ignoring?" Emily asked, he long brunette hair reached all the way down her back flowing free. The young girl was sent to the Academy to improve her skills and give her the chance to get the best medical care. The youngest person in history to ever join the school.

"Why are you following me?" Dane looked down at the young girl. Emily looked down and bit her lip. "You're lost again?!"

"My memory sucks remember?" Emily screamed getting the attention of the other cadets. Dane looked around nervously before pushing Emily in front of him. "What you doing?"

"I'm guiding you isn't obvious," Dane huffed. "You little brat. How will you cope when I leave here?" Emily just ignored him and ran infront. "You'll get lost again."

"You better be nice tomorrow, after all it is my birthday," Emily laughed.

Dane Mustang 18 years old

Emily Elric 13 years old

Dane stared as Emily continued to run around the field racing against the others. The auto mail sure didn't make it easy to move though. Her hair became her statement. She didn't care that she had to cut it, she simply refused too. Suddenly the class was stopped by a fight. Dane took his eyes off her for one moment. "Look you brat shouldn't you be in grade school not trampling on other people's feet," It was her again; Rin.

"Look I did nothing but run," Emily protested as she started to run away. Rin grabbed onto Emily hair pulled her to the ground. "What are you doing?"

Rin stomped on Emily's automail scar increasing the pressure bit by bit and make the blood spit out through the white shirt. Dane ran up to pull Rin off Emily but Emily was ahead of him. Emily bit Rin's leg., her fangs sinking into her cloth. Rin'sleg retracted and found its way to Emily's face causing her lip to spilt. "You little bitch!" Rin hissed.

The instructor and Dane reached the scene and managed to defuse it. The instructor held Rin back and Dane helpEmily to sit up, making her take long deep breathes. "Rin that happens to often, she's just a kid!" Dane screamed.

"She's a bitch," Rin screamed. "She's here for no reason other then to get good medical careand that's the truth. She's no soldier. In the end she wouldn't kill anybody."

"That's it I want hundred laps now," The instructor said pushing Rin to the field.

Emily stood up slowly the blood running down her arm. "I assure you I didn't do anything sir, but I will take any punishment," Emily said quietly with a salute.

"No need I know you Elric, and you're a good one, and ignore her one day you will make a fine solider," The instructor smiled. "Much like your father was."

"Thank you Sir," Emily smiled weakly before falling to the ground.

Three weeks later

All of the graduating cadets stood in a line, there classmates watch them from the crowd. Dane stared at the door hoping to see Emily walk through. Even though they irritated each other they always stuck up for each and were there for each other. Just as Dane gave up hope there she was, bloody and beaten Elric but something was different. Her hair, the hair she refused to cut, her statement was cut short and it wasn't a few inches rather the whole thing: gone. Emily waved and saluted to Dane as her way of saying congrates.

Roy Mustang congrated the cadets himself and sent them away. Dane walked straight passed his father andran towards Emily. He mad her jump as he went to touch her hair. It was true, nothing was there. "What happened to you?" Dane ran his hands through the bangs that hung there at the front.

"I -um- ran into some trouble with Rin again, this time she brought a knife and a-a few friends," Emily smiled. "Its fine Dane I'm alright."

"What happened to you?" This time that was asked by Roy, he hugged the young girl as she started to cry. Without her parents near whenever Roy visited he always made sure that Dane was looking for young girl. Everyone wanted to protect the young girl at all costs.

Dane snarled and ran for the dorm rooms. Anger ran through his blood and now being that he graduated he was armed and right now… dangerous. There she was. Rin was happily talking to her friends and she just happily smirked. "How you like her hair?" Rin yelled obviously knowing that Dane was present in path way. Rin smirked walking towards Dane. She slapped his chest with a fist full of hair attached to it. "She never saw it coming."

Dane pushed Rin to the ground, shocking the others around. Click! Fear struck everyone, even Rin. She looked up in horror seeing Dane ready to pull the trigger. Dane laughed as he stepped closer, Rin trying to move her body back. No one had ever seen Dane like this before. There was a murderous look in his eyes that replaced the peaceful eyes that were there before. "Say your last words," Dane ordered. "Or you can beg for mercy. Not like you'll get it."

"Oi Mustang!" That voice, his conscious. No.

"Elric," Rin screamed. "You put him up to this, didn't you?"

Emily stood in front of Dane, in front of the gun. "Pull the trigger and I'll kick you in the balls again," Emily warned tears forming in the corner of her eyes.

"Look at you," Dane screamed, the gun staying in place.

"Hair grows back Dane," Emily cried grabbing Dane's wrist and moving the gun down. "But I don't want you to grow old in a prison cell because you had to be a man."

"Put it down Dane," Roy ordered.

"Emily," Dane feel to his knees. What took over his mind? He didn't even know what mad him feel like he HAD no choice to do it.

"My wounds will heal but my faith in you will take a little longer," Emily cried before walking off. "If you want to make it quicker, promise me that when I graduate the academy that you will become the highest solder you can be and I can be your subordinate. Sound fair enough right?"

"You don't trust me?" Dane asked, not evening answering the question.

Emily turned with a light smile. "Actually you don't trust me, you felt the need to protect me and that nearly drove you to manslaughter. So from now on, if you make the promise you shall become the best damn soldier you can be and that means you won't worry about me any more."

Roy stood forward, his face looking as serious as the day he become King. He forced the young subordinates to move out of the path way before he kicked them out of the academy. He knelt down to his son, looking into the familiar eyes; the eyes of hatred and murder. "Emily right," He started, startling Dane. "Her faith in you has gone because of something you was going to do. If you remember the past several years this young lady has been the bravest girl I know. She has done nothing but look out for you more that anything though."

Dane thought hard about what he heard. Could it be they we're right? He had no trust in anybody. His eyes just saw Emily waiting for a reply. Dane gave a smile letting her know, that the promise she wanted was one he would keep. Emily walked off, a slight laugh escaped her lips. Who knew one small girl would change the way someone lived their life.

Life was always mental in the academy but Dane successfully kept his promise and become a Lieutenant within a few years and now as a Lieutenant Colonel he was doing the best as he could to now restore Emily's faith in him. "Um- Earth to Dane," Edward laughed, waving a hand in front of him, "you need to go now."

Dane snapped out of whatever day dream he was in seeing that Michael had entered the room with a few extra limbs. After his apologises he left the room knowing that once again Full metal would be facing nothing but pain.

Emily pulled the strap to her top down on her right side and lay on her stomach. Michael tied a green bandana around his head as he held screws in his mouth. A slight sigh escaped Emily's lips. Michael would never listen to reason: or learn from past mistakes. Last time Michael has a screw in his mouth he spat them out, realising he had only two when he originally had three in his mouth, that was a painful week for Michael. The young engineer sat on the stool so he had better view of his sisters arm. Edward sat on the bed holding the flesh limbs down. He knew that when the nerves connected that Emily's limbs would usually hit who was ever closest, usually himself. "Ready sis?" Michael said as he aligned the auto mail arm first. Then the count down began and... Bitch, that hurt.

Edward sighed, that was the first one over. After a few more screws were tightened it was onto the leg. Within fifteen minutes it was done. Emily stretched her arms wide and arched her back. "Boy was I stiff," Emily laughed as she jumped out of bed. She then remembered a little something Michael would be wanting. "The bill?"

"Oh yes," Michael grinned. "Naturally I'm charging you for travel expenses."

"You came on a visit you bastard," Emily screamed wrapping her arms around Michaels neck.

Edward just stared at them. Yeah, the two of them were definitely never going to get along. Michael was far to outgoing for Emily's liking sometimes but still very cheeky and that's why he still has multiply bruises. Oh, well, at the end of the day they were still family and they both knew that and that was all Edward actually cared about.

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