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I looked into the bar I went to before. I need to see Wolf again, he seems too much like Maes to be a coincidence. Though it didn't amuse him when I treated the girl, Kitty, with some chivalry. Maes was a doting father so I guess it makes sense. I saw him washing the counter quietly, and walked over smiling.
"Nice to see you again. Thanks for lunch yesterday, Kitty really appreciated it."
"No it was my pleasure. You two seem to be great people to be acquaintanced with." He looked at me questionably.
"You know if your after Kitty I swear you'll have to get through me." I blinked in surprise. After Kitty?
"Your kind of known as a womanizer."
"No no! Don't worry she's a little young for me!" I reassured the oddly named bar tender.
"Good. She's probably too much for you to handle anyway. I swear that girl purposely tries to drive me nuts." He sighed looking tired.
"Did something happen between you two?"
"I offended her on the way back home so she took my keys and hid them so when I come home today I'm going to have to beg to get in." He ran his fingers through his hair looking a bit stressed.
"That's a little over board isn't it?"
"Tell that to the one who did it."
"Well you know what type of wife she'll be to the lucky man she marries~" I snickered a reply. He looked at me alarmed by that statement.
"What am I teaching that kid! Becoming a monster!" he hit his head to the bar, but quickly allowed himself to calm down. "So you want something to drink?"
"Just a beer would do." He gave me a light beer and a glass then continued his cleaning.
"How have you been?" I looked up at him from his simple question.
"I'm fine. Just been having trouble finding one of my old subornants."
"Huh. Really? You sure they want to be found?"
"He wouldn't willingly leave his brother by himself."
"Then how can you be sure he's even alive?"
"Because Edward wouldn't go down that easily!" Wolf looked at me in surprise then smiled gently.
"Guess you thought pretty kindly of that kid didn't you?"
"He was a loud mouthed, insufferable brat." I grumped.
"Yea Kitty can be that way. Doesn't mean I don't think she's great." I looked at him curiously. I guess Fullmetal was fun to tease. Even if he wasn't very good at following directions he still was a smart kid that was devoted to helping his brother. Poor Al's taken the disappearance of his brother hard. I'm starting to forget what the kid looks like except of course for the cobalt yellow hair and matching gold eyes. Huh. Kitty kinda looks like Ed then I guess. That's too much of a coincidence that someone who looks like Huges is living with a girl that looks like Fullmetal.
"How did you and Kitty meet?" I asked quietly holding back my suspicions.
"Didn't you already ask that? We met because Kitty was an orphan and I was separated from my family."
"Yes but how?" I asked slightly irritated with the unspecific information. He seemed slightly perplexed for a second then sighed.
"Well it's nothing special just.. h-.. she needed someone to comfort her.." His expressions sadden and he was obviously upset over the memories I surfaced.
"I'm sorry I asked for too much." I sighed silently willing him back into his cheerful attitude.
"No it's alright. Maybe one day I'll be able to tell you." He gave a strained smile and started a conversation with another customer. I don't really think I'll ever be able to understand him and Kitty. They're complicated people that confuse me. Wolf with his outgoing and open personality, but his hidden past and unwillingness to share. Kitty with her switching moods and confidence, but shy and quiet at the mention of the past. They start becoming completely opposite when their remembering things. What could've happened to them?
Brother, I miss him. Why did he disappear before we even finished our journey and return our bodies to normal? No, It's not brother's fault. He had to have been taken by force! I wish I knew what happened to him. Just then I saw a flash of yellow from an alley up ahead. Brother? I ran to see where the quick glimpse of the color came from. I saw a figure with the same color hair as my brother walking away with the hood of their blue cloak shadowing over their face. I sped up and nearly tackled the person obviously scaring them because they tried to run. "No no! Don't be afraid I just wanted to talk to you!" I looked at their terrified face and nearly rejoiced thinking I found my brother. That is until they spoke.
"I'm sorry then for how I reacted. What would you like to talk about?" They sound like a girl. I guess this person is slightly fragile looking compared to my brother. I didn't even notice that she's wearing female clothing. Plus if anyone scared my brother the way I scared her he'd be screaming with anger not apologizing.
"Oh. Um. I guess you look like someone I know. I'm sorry I'll leave you be." I turned to walk away from the girl but I heard her breath start to choke up. I looked back to see if she was alright but she had fallen to her knees and was hunched over holding her face in her hands. "Are you alright!" I asked in alarm. She just nodded tears dripping among her fingers. "I didn't hurt you when I grabbed your arm did I? I'm so terribly sorry! I can't always tell how rough I'm being because I'm in this armor and such! I'm such a klutz really I-" I stopped what I was saying because she shot up and punched my arm then went to cradle her knuckles in pain.
"You didn't hurt me! I'm just weak! So just shut up and stop reminding me!" She yelled tears staining her red face. She really does look like a girl version of my brother.
"I'm s-"
"Don't even say it!" She gave me such a murderous glare it competed with teacher's. "I'm the one who should be sorry!" She started crying again though this time she clung to my uncomfortable armor. "I'm so weak! I always thought of myself as strong and resistant but one fucking kind word from you and I break down! All that fucking shit I've been through and I become weaker instead of stronger!" I gently as I could pat her back to calm her shaking figure. We stayed there for awhile, I don't really know how long and once her breathing started to return to normal I tried shifting away. The only problem was she had fallen asleep holding onto me tightly. Really, She's a girl she should be more careful with strangers and where she falls asleep. I calmly lifted her up in a bridal position and wondered what to do. I guess it wouldn't hurt to bring her to the dorms. I'll need to ask her where she lives when she wakes up. I strode back to the dormeries ignoring the curious looks from other passerbys.
"Alphonse!" Havoc ran up to me grinning from ear to ear. "What is this I see you carrying so tenderly?" I stuttered getting why he's so amused.
"Some poor girl that got upset and fell asleep in an alley! I don't want to wake her because she was so sad and it might upset her more! And leaving her was out of question!" Havoc blinked in slight surprise.
"Wow, Well that was thoughtful. She looks a little small." I nodded staring at the frail girl. She had almost identical features to my brother but she was definetally more feminine with her softer skin and fragile appearance. No wonder I was so worried I hurt her. She didn't have any of my brother's muscles and her skin wasn't calloused and rough. But she didn't look healthy at all either. She's extremely pale and I can see her ribs even through the white dress she wears under her cloak. No, this girl very different then my brother.
"Yea.. I'll go let her rest in brother's bed then when she wakes up I should get her something to eat." Havoc smiled at this.
"Lemme talk to here when she wakes up too."
"Oh. Ok." I walked into my brother's dorm and set her carefully in his bed. If we had a long lost sister I bet she'd be her. I sat down parallel from her and couldn't help but imagine her as my brother laying there asleep. This is really familiar, Just like when I'd watch over brother's sleeping figure. I guess it's a little more weird that I'm watching a girl but it's not like I can even do anything to her. I hope she wakes up soon.
Sunlight danced through my eyelids making me see red spots. Putting my hand up to shadow over my eyes I gave a quiet growl. "Stupid Sun." I eyed my surroundings searching for the source of it. As soon as I noticed the window in the wrong place I froze in place. This is not Wolf's house. My heart was pounding in my chest and my mind was frantically searching through the muddled mess of "where am I?" and potential threats of "I could be in danger". Slowly it started to come to me that this is my old dorm and I was with Al last. Reileaf poured through me drowning me for a second. I can't stay here, I'm not supposed to be here. Wolf'll be so disappointed. Did he see my ears and my tail! How would I explain that!
"Are you okay now?" Jumping from the sound I snapped my head around to see my little brother sitting there watching, like he always used to. "I'm sorry this is the second time I've startled you." He carefully leaned forward still in his sitting position. "I'm Alphonse. What's your name?"
"Kitty." I could practically see him glow with excitement.
"Do you like cats?" Dear god.
"They're.. cute?" That's the best I can come up with?
"That's so cool that your name is Kitty! Is it actually your name or a nickname?"
"I guess a nickname?" Alias, nickname, eh what's the difference. Can't really just lie to Al can I?
"Why's your nickname Kitty? Is it close to your real name? Do you like cats so much everyone calls you that?"
"Um.. My friend told me I act like a cat so I'll be called Kitty and he'll be Wolf."
"You act like a cat?"
"That's what he told me."
"What's your real name?"
"Just.. Call me Kitty." There was a knock on the door and Al went to answer it. Standing outside was Havoc, Breada, and a dragged along Fuery.
"Hey Al! How's your guest?" Breda looked in with a mischievous look in his eyes.
"Oh! Kitty is fine~ She just woke up~!" Al chirped then looked at Havoc questionably. "You told everyone about Kitty?"
"Uh, Yea! To.. Help you bring her home!" Havoc rubbed the back of his head.
"Kitty..? Were not helping with a cat are we?" Breda asked suspiciously.
"Oh! No no no! Her name's just Kitty~" Al smiled then came back to retrieve me. I pushed my hood up farther to hide my face better and defintaly hide my already squished ears. "Come on Kitty. It's very cramped in here we should go to the office." He offered out his hand so he could lead me there. As much as my pride told me to inform him I didn't need help, Another part of me needed comfort from my only family. I smiled and grasped the large gauntlet of the armor my hand the size of a toddler's in comparison. He led me out and the others looked at me curiously. They held their questions back till we reached the office then bombarded me. Falman and Hawkeye looked over at the commotion we're making, also slightly curious of me.
"So Kitty Al told me you were upset what happened?" Havoc shooed away the other questions for his.
"It's nothing really~ Something just happened a while ago that's made me a bit emotional~" I offered them the truth however vague it was. These people were always nice to me, lying to them is really wrong.
"Where do you live? We'll take you there." Al offered. I shook my head and tried to muster up an excuse to keep them from me and Wolf's sad little run down home.
"I can find my way back by myself~ Thank you for offering~" I smiled truly proud of my younger brother's kindness.
"Why don't you stick around for a bit then? Al should make some friends around here to occuopy his time." Hawkeye said smiling a warm smile at me.
"I don't want to be a bother…" I looked away thinking of what would happen if they found out. Would they even still accept me if they knew I was a chimera? Especaily if they find out who I really am?
"Your no such thing!" Havoc grinned ruffling the hood on my head. I quickly pulled it back in place earning some looks from the others. "It's not raining in here the hood nesicary?" Havoc looked concerned the hanging cigarete adding to his frown.
"I'm sorry but if it's not too troublesome I'd like to keep it on…" I spoke carefully trying not to hint that there's a problem or raise suspiciousons. Al smiled quickly picking up on my reluctance to share and accepted it as a personal secret.
"So Kitty where are you from?" Breda questioned. What do I say? I can't say resempool.
"It's just a small little town you wouldn't know it~" I cringed slightly at the lie.
"If you say so. Where're your parents? Think they're getting worried?"
"I don't have any parents." Everyone froze at this they're faces slowly going from shocked to somber expressions.
"Oh." This time Fuery was speaking. "Who do you live with?"
"A friend. His name is Wolf." I said in a happy tone to try to cheer them up. And get them to stop pitying me.
"Wolf and Kitty?"
"Yup~!" I chirped my already dissipated pride took another blow. Just then Mustang came in with an unreadable expression on his face. He made his way to his own office but caught sight of me. Surprise slightly stirred in his normally emotionless face.
"Kitty? What are you doing here?" Everyone looked at Mustang in question.
"You know her?" Al asked pointing at Kitty softly.
"I mostly know her guardian Wolf, but yes I know her. What is she doing here?"
"I surprised her in an alley and she got upset and fell asleep so I brought her here!" Al spoke at a thousand words per minute pace. I looked over at Mustang's reaction.
"Jeez Kitty no wonder Wolf is always so worried about you. You allowed yourself to fall asleep and be taken to somewhere you didn't know by a complete stranger." Actually, I do know this place and my brother isn't a stranger. But thanks for the concern anyway, Bastard.
"He's not looking for me is he?"
"No but I can guess he will be."
"It's fine then~ I'll see him later~" I smiled remembering I had the keys to our little house. Lucky we found the key under the mat when we first came to the little house or we wouldn't have been able to get in. Well, There's always the windows.
"You mean your staying?" Mustang asked incredibly.
"What harm could come from making friends?" I smiled hiding the fear that even making friends with the people I used to know could cause too much harm for any of them to bare. Mustang lifted an eyebrow then gave a so called charming smile.
"It's nice to see you act so sweet considering your distasteful attitude towards me. If you think I didn't notice you scowling at me yesterday your wrong." My smile slipped and I gave a feral growl, comes with the cat part I swear! Then huffed and turned my head.
"You and Wolf were acting like pompous idiots. I couldn't help but scowl." Al tilted his head and looked at Mustang curiously.
"What was going on yesterday?" Mustang grinned at Al's question.
"I accidentally ran into Kitty and her groceries flung everywhere, so being the gentleman I am I offered to bring her and her guardian, Wolf to eat lunch with me. She accepted obviously charmed by someone like me offering her to eat with me." Roy smugly announced and I looked at him like he grew a second head.
"Thanks for the free food. But," I backed away from him slowly. "Your not some pedophile are you? Your a very creepy old man." Mustang nearly dropped on the ground dead from that accusation. Havoc and Breda were holding back snickers, even Hawkeye had a grin.
"I guess you're not as charming as you thought!" Havoc commented. I snickered to myself and Mustang got up sending me a glare.
"No. Even if I was I wouldn't dare even coming 2 miles from you with how protective Wolf can be." I smiled a mischievous grin. Obviously Maes set down the rules with Mustang recently. Looking at the others around me, memories built up and my eyes watered from the happiness of seeing them again. That stupid place turned me into a weakling, I swear I'm acting more like a girl without trying.
"Are you alright?" Al questioned me as soon as a tear slipped.
"I'm perfectly fine! I uh.. just remembered something." I shifted uncomfortably from the looks they gave me and hid my face further. Silence fell over the office and the others seemed to have a wordless conversation among themselves.
"It was so nice to meet you Kitty. Now if you don't mind these idiots have some paperwork to do." Hawkeye shot her gun off making it just barely miss Mustang, Mustang scattered into his office and the other's got to work. "Go have fun you two, like kids should." Al then dragged me out of there quickly.
"Sorry about that Ms. Hawkeye just likes it when everyone is being productive." I smiled sadly, yes Al I know.
Thanks for reading~ I'll try updating again next week~ Also! this one is like 1,000 words shorter and I'm sorry bout that!