Back already! Lol. I said I'd do another now. I don't wanna leave just an Epilogue hanging out there. I hope you all will just bare w/ me. I'm messing around with just ideas now so hang in there. ill try to get this going somewhere I promise!

disclaimer: AH! I forgot to do one in the epilogue! crap! don't sue meeeeeeeeeee!!!!

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Kate

I awoke the next day slightly dazed and really confused. I tried to sit up but a sharp pain came from my right arm. I winced from the pain and laid back down. Wait a second… BED?! I sat up again, too fast this time, and my whole body hurt. I looked around the room I was in. I appeared to be in an inn. I blinked a few times, wondering how'd I got here.

"Oh! You're awake!"

I jumped up, almost falling out of my bead. Pain shot threw my body again. I found myself looking up at a large suit of armor. "Eh…?"

"Ah! I'm sorry I scared you," came a voice from inside the suit of armor. "Please rest. I'll go get my brother." It clanked out the door and down the stairs.

Refusing to lay back down after this weird oddity, I propped myself up against the wall and a pillow. I glanced out the window. It was apparently morning. I felt sore all over and I felt very weak. I was also incredibly hungry.

After a bit, the suit of armor and a rather short blond-haired boy appeared from the stairs. The short boy inspected me over as his brother talked again. "Ah, I said to rest but um… ok."

"How'd I get here?" I said, managing to find my voice.

"Al carried you," the boy said, pointing at the armored guy.

"Yes, and I have also carried up food for you," Al said happily and rested a tray down on my bed.

I nabbed the tray and started to chow down, not caring what I was eating. The boys sat patiently until I was done eating. Feeling much better, I handed the tray back to Al, who set it down on a table.

"Thank you," I said to them.

"No problem," the blond boy said. "So, what's your name?"

"I'm Kate," I replied. "How bout you guys?"

"I'm Ed and this is my brother Al," Ed said, gesturing at himself and then to Al.

"How did you get like this, Kate-san?" Al asked politly.

"Bandits," I said. "See, I'm sort of on a mission so I've been traveling around a lot. So, I was just on that road when all of a sudden I got jumped. They took all of my money and beat me up. They threw me off to the side of the road and after that I think I passed out. I can't remember anything beyond them walking away."

"Aw, that's terrible!" said Al.

"Well, I'm assuming that was when you guys found me and brought me here," I added.

"Yep," Ed said.

"Where do you come from?" Al asked.

"I come from an old little town twenty miles from Resembool," I replied. "Ever heard of it?"

"That's where we're from!" Al said, surprised.

"No kidding?" I laughed.

"What's your mission?" Ed asked, being all serious.

"I'm searching for someone," I told him. "A few people actually."

"Maybe we can help," Al offered. "You're way too beat up to be traveling like this. Are you by yourself?"

"Yep, always been," I replied easily. "Ever since my mom died I've sort of been on my own."

This struck something in the boys; I could sense it.

"Your mom died?" Al asked.

"Yeah, when I was little. I lived with my grandparents for a while but…well they soon joined her as well."

"Aw, that's so sad," Al said sympathetically. "But still, maybe we can help you."

"That's so kind of you," I said, appreciatively. "I couldn't ask that of you guys."

"No, it's fine," Al reassured. "Nii-san's with the military so maybe he can help you find who you're looking for."

"This puny kid?" I asked incredulously.

After all hell broke loose, Al asked Ed to let me accompany them. Ed agreed reluctantly but then started to stare at my hand. "Kate… why do you have a transmutation circle on your hand?"

"What? Oh, this?" I lifted up my left hand. "It's always been there. Ever since I was little. I didn't really know what it actually was until a year or so ago. I was out gardening one day and I wished that my flowers would grow bigger. Then I when I touched them, they just sprang up from the dirt. It took me a bit longer to realize it was alchemy. When I was little, my mom used to say it was a magic circle."

"Hmm," Ed said, thinking. "Could you show us some?"

"Sure," I said. I grabbed the tray from the table and transmuted it into a little silver pig.

"That's amazing!" Al said. "I thought it would transmute your hand!"

"Nope. When I started learning alchemy, that stunned me too. But once again, it's always been there so I never really questioned it." I shrugged.

We chatted for a bit more and then the boys left me to go find a doctor. I felt rather stupid just sitting there. I should've been more alert on the road! Duh! Oh well, I thought. It's nice of them to help though. I could probably use it though I don't know how in the world I'll find the Elric brothers…

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Author's note: ahaha Kate-chan doesn't know who she's dealing with huh? ; ) tehehe!! stay tuned!!

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