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I was standing in a dark room where light is only coming from the half-open door and a little moonlight coming from the window on the opposite side of the door.

"What do you mean, You don't want your portal back? After this, you will be able to do alchemy again" I said trying to convince him.

He was standing in front of me, facing the opposite side towards the window from where little light is reflecting on his face. He turns around to face me, now his face becomes almost dark, except for his golden eyes just like me. His hairs are also like me but longer than me in a braid.

"That's why I don't want my portal back. I don't want to do alchemy again." He replied very calmly while there was complete darkness on his face.

"But why Brother?"

He didn't reply to me but turn sidewise.

I go near him and continue, "Brother, I know how much you miss using alchemy, you didn't leave researching alchemy even though you can't do it, only because of one hope that one day you will be able to do it. And what about Nina, you remember when she was born you said you want to teach her alchemy, you want her to become a better alchemist than you. Have you forgot all that".

Brother turn towards me, "I don't want her to learn alchemy too"

"What?" I exclaimed as this is more surprising than before, "but why? Why you don't want her to learn alchemy?" I shouted really loud but he is still calm.

As he takes a step further towards me, lights from window came on one side of his face.

"Al, promise me that you will never let Nina learn alchemy", he sounded a little terrified just now, but that is weird because he never gets scared of anything.

Even though he is not able to perform alchemy but he knows every secret of alchemy. Is there something troubling him?

"Brother, are you alright?" I asked nervously.

"Take Nina with you but never let her learn alchemy. ever" He is directly looking towards me. "Now go. You have to go to the station or you will miss your train", but his eyes are saying the exact opposite, he wanted to stop me but he isn't doing it. He turns towards the door of the room and starts leaving.

"Brother, if you want I can stay," I asked very slowly because I was a little confused.

He turns towards me, "No, you should leave, you have to go to Xing. Mei is waiting for you, right?".

I just nodded, because she is.

He pats slowly on my head, parental pat and leaves instantly closing the door without turning again. The whole room filled with darkness.

I suddenly come out of my dream and now I am sitting on my bed, sweating highly. I frequently have this dream. It was my fault, if I hadn't left that day then he could be here. I must have stayed there. He wants me to stay but I leave. Mei could have waited a little longer. I must have stayed there.

My alarm clock starts beeping, oh no I have overslept, I have to take Nina from school. I was awake last night to catch a murderer, Marcus Broos but then also I can't sleep all day, and I also have to talk to Nina about the horse that was transmuted outside the house. I am still not sure what to do. Brother and I spend our whole childhood learning alchemy so how can I restrict Nina from doing it. But Brother, why he doesn't want her to learn alchemy? what was really troubling him?

I reach to Nina's school, all this running inside my mind. I am late so all the students have already left. I notice Nina standing there with a female teacher who must be of almost my age. When Nina saw me, she runs towards me and hugs me.

I pull her away, holding her hands tight and asked, "have you transmuted the horse in our garden?"

She just got scared and become still. her bright golden eyes became wide in surprise.

"Nina, I have already told you never to touch my books then why did you?" I shouted at her which made her even more scared.

"But I... didn't touch... your books, my teacher... teaches me that," she said almost crying.

"Which teacher?" I asked

She pointed towards the one with whom she was standing when I reach here. She was a beautiful woman with long black curly hairs and blue eyes wearing a simple black dress. She is looking towards us. I hold Nina's hand and start walking towards her.

"Hello Mr Elric, I am Juliet Wilson, Nina's teacher," She said with a sweet smile on her face.

"Can I talk to you in private?" maybe I acted with extra seriousness because she became tensed I little but invited me inside the school.

We are sitting in a classroom while Nina is playing in the school's playground.

"Mr Elric, what do you want to talk about?" she is really sweet.

I came directly to the point, "do you know alchemy?"

When I asked this, it was like her smile faded in a second. But she brings her smile back.

"Yes, I know"

"And you teach Nina?" I know I am talking very rudely to this sweet woman but I have to.

"Yes I did, and you must be proud of her, she is really very talented and..."

"I want you to stop teaching her" I cut between her words.

She was really shocked by it.

"But...why? She is very talented, she will become a great alchemist, maybe one day she can join military then she can..."

"I don't want her to" I again cut in between but this time I shout at her very hard.

There was a silence for a moment.

"I'm sorry" I apologies then continue calmly, "I think one state alchemist is enough for our home, she doesn't have to do this"

"One state alchemist", she was shocked, "but Nina told me you are Major"

"She doesn't know this", I replied with a sigh.

"I don't get it, you yourself are a state alchemist and you don't want Nina to learn alchemist" sweetness of her face changes to anger, "is it because she is not your daughter? What would you have done if she was your own daughter?"

"I would have done the same. Nina is everything to me, I just don't want her to get into any trouble."

"You are worried about her but its because you have not seen her performing alchemy, she is really extraordinary."

"I know she is extraordinary", I was watching her through the window while she was playing in the garden, "she is the daughter of genius alchemist"

"Genius alchemist?"

"My brother was known as genius alchemist"

"Was? Is he dead?" she becomes really concerned.

"No. He left alchemy long ago and he doesn't want Nina to do it too" I replied turning towards her.

"Mr Elric, I don't know why her father has left alchemy. I don't know why she has never heard about her father's alchemy. I don't know why her parents gone missing. I don't know why even after having 2 alchemists in her family, I was the one from whom she heard about alchemy. But I know one thing, Nina is really alone. At least try to give her some time. Try to talk to her. There is so much in her mind which she hadn't told you."

This really disturbs me, but she continues while walking toward me, "If you want I will not teach her alchemy but remember, what is her fate will surely come to her. If her fate is in alchemy you can't keep her away from it, no matter how hard you try".

I was stun for some time then said nervously, "I don't believe in fate. I think I should leave"

She nodded still with the serious face, "I will bring Nina back", she goes out to Nina. She is caressing on her head motherly. Motherly love is what I always crave from the childhood and maybe Nina is craving for it too. Her teacher holds her hand and returns towards me, Nina is holding her hand as if she is holding her mother's hand. Just as they reach me I hold Nina's other hand, pull her and begin walking while Nina was waving a goodbye to her teacher while walking.

Her teacher's words are running inside my mind, "what is her fate will surely come to her. If her fate is in alchemy you can't keep her away from it, no matter how hard you try".


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And there will be another character from FMAB in next chapter.

Next Time on Soul binder Alchemist - Inside the mind of a little girl.

Memories of her parents are still fresh in the mind of this little girl.