Chapter One: Cody
It might have been a good thing Al hadn't been around when Ed finally found the woman and her dog, because it wasn't a pretty site. Ed had found them looking at the contents of one of the few shops in Ressembol, but before Edward could even get close the dog after him. But he wasn't angry like last time, actually Mikata was barking happily and mearly jumped up on him, instead of brining him to the ground like before. "Well, if it isn't Edward Elric. What are you doing here? you usually don't come home unless your arm or leg,or both, needs fixed by your friend Winry" she said with a smirk. Ed must have looked suprized because she laughed. "Down Mikata, give the pipsqueak room to move" Mikata sat down and looked up at Ed, "WHO YOU CALLING A PIPSQUEAK!" Ed shouted. "You Ed, and don't deny it, everyone knows your small. I would think you would be use to the jokes by now" Walking over to him she took his arm. "Now let's go see Winry, I'll answer your questions there."
She knocked on the door, Al answered. "Brother what are you doing back so soon? and what's she doing with you?" he asked letting them inside. "She brought me here" Ed grumbled. "I told young Edward here I would answer your questions once he was home" she told Al sitting down on the couch, Mikata jumped up and layed across her legs, suprizing the woman didn't seem to be nearly crushed under the dogs weight, "Mikata is mostly fur and muscle, he's not really all that heavy" she explained. "You'll never find another dog like him, and thats the truth, at least... not one of his color anyway" she continued. "Why's that?" Al asked, "He's the only white dog my family has ever seen in twenty years of breeding. We've tried to get another white pup. But Mikata has been the only one." "Your family is dog breeders?" Ed asked curiously. She nodded, "I became a state alchemist yesterday and already they've got a name for me." "What is your name anyway?" "Well, on my file it says my name is Cody 'Canine' Nicloson but you can call me Cody if you want" she smiled.
When Winry entered the room later she couldn't believe her eyes. Al and Ed sat on one side of the table staring at a woman and dog sitting on the couch across from them. The huge white dog was laying across the couch,and his owner's legs, but she didn't seem to mind. Stroking the white dog with one hand while she talked she moved a strand of long white hair out of her face. The woman and dog looked so much alike, were the dog had pure white fur, the woman had white hair and wore a white dress. Both had the same shade of blue eyes, and both had a intelligent look about them. "Who's your friend?" Whinry asked when she figured out they weren't going to realize she was there. "I'm Cody" the woman answered,the dog moved and she stood up, "and this is my dog Mikata" Winry walked over to her. "Nice to meet you Cody, and you too Mikata" Den came in and saw Mikata, he tried to get the dog to run off, but Mikata wouldn't move, "go on Mikata have some fun" Cody said gently. Soon both dogs were out of sight. "Your dog is so pretty" Winry said sitting down on the couch beside Cody.
Cody smiled, "Thank you Winry. I'm so lucky to have him, we share a birthday you know, my family called me and him 'miracles' cause I was born five minutes after he was. Soon my mother realized we both had the same eyes, and that my hair was the same color as his fur. My father couldn't believe it. Early on we showed a certian... understanding of one another, and think because of that I was better with the dogs then anyone else in our family." she shrugged, "When I got tired of breeding I left town, I was going to go alone, but Mikata followed me. I suppose I should have expected it, Mikata was always with me. And he never listened to anyone but me, I've had to call him down afew times because he almost killed some people trying to protect me." taking a breath and a sip of a drink she waited to see if they wanted her to stop.
Just as she was about to begin again Mikata came rushing in, barking and growling he took ahold of Cody's dress and starting pulling, Instantly Cody got up and ran outside, all went silent, for the longest time Cody was gone. Then Mikata limped inside, his front left paw was bleeding badly, dropping to the ground he started whimpering. Ed got up and went outside to investagate when he came back in he looked suprized. "Cody is gone" he whispered.