Mira: *is sitting on top of Ed and Jack with the file labeled "Mira's Evil Plots: Fullmetal Alchemist Edition" in her hand* I told you guys not to touch this!

Jack: I have a right to know!

Ed: Get off me!

Winry&Al: *sweat drops*

Winry: Mira doesn't own Fullmetal Alchemist…but she does own Jack…

Mira: Shut up you pipsqueak.

Ed: WHAT'D YOU JUST CALL ME?!

Mira: *ignores* R&R people!


The Element Alchemist

A Fullmetal Alchemist Fanime

Chapter 3

JACK'S POV

"Would you happen to know where I could find the Fullmetal Alchemist?"

Right then I made a split-second decision.

"Fullmetal Alchemist? You mean that big guy in the armor that has his little pipsqueak brother tag along with him?"

Yes. That was my split-second decision. To lie through my teeth.

"You mean you have no idea?" she leaned over me like I was a little kid.

"Nuh-uh," I shook my head and kept my eyes wide and innocent.

"Alright," she turned around and walked away, "get back to sleep, Sweetie."

I twitched at the word 'sweetie' but I said as innocently as I could, "Alright!" and closed the door.

'…1...2...3...' I counted to one hundred in my head slowly, '…97...98...99...100!'

I ran as quickly and quietly upstairs as I could. I opened the door in the way I knew it wouldn't creak, "Ed!" I half whispered, "Ed! Wake up!" I jumped on the bed next to him and shook his shoulder.

"What! What is i--" I covered his mouth because he started talking loudly.

"Shhhh! Just listen!" and I told him about the woman.

"You didn't tell her we we're here?"

I shook my head.

"Good," he sighed.

"Who…What was she?"

He looked at me. Then turned away.

"Ed!" I realized I was too loud and lowered my voice, "You better tell me!" he still wouldn't look at me, "Ed I have a right to know!"

"Do you know…what Homunculi are?"

"Sh-she was a-a Homunculus?"

He nodded.

'Oh, god…'

"Let's talk about this downstairs…we don't want to wake up Al…"

* * *

I sipped some hot chocolate, "I kinda wish I knew all of the job requirements when I started thinking about becoming a State Alchemist…"

"Well, I guess I can see what you mean…"

"So…they all want the Philosopher's Stone, too?"

"Yeah."

I stared into the fire for a minute.

"Well, then I guess we can't let that happen, right?" I grinned at him.

"You mean that you're still…even after what I told you….look for it?"

"Of course!" I took a big gulp of hot chocolate, "My grandmother…she's in the hospital…she sick…and…s-she's dying, Ed…" my voice cracked.

EDWARD'S POV

"My grandmother…she's in the hospital…she sick…and…s-she's dying, Ed…" her voice cracked and she stared into the flames of the fireplace, not looking at me, "I n-need her…I-I can't go back to m-my mom's house."

"That's what you want the Philosopher's Stone for?"

She nodded and rubbed her fists over her eyes.

"That's a lot better than the reason Al and I are looking for it…" I admitted.

"Why?" she gazed up at me. I curled my right hand into a metal fist and placed my Auto-Mail arm in front of her, "Oh…" she brought my hand close to her face. Her eyes were riveted on the metal.

I told her the story about how I convinced Al to try to bring our mother back. I explained about human Transmutation and how Al and I were the way we were. I told her about our previous attempts at finding the Philosopher's Stone and about the Homunculi. I finally told her the secret behind a Philosopher's Stone and how we were looking for another way to make one. When I finished I expected her to pull away in shock and disgust.

But she just kept her hands on my right one.

"This Auto-Mail…" she ran her hand up my metal forearm, "…you're friend Winry…she must be a prodigy…"

"Yeah…but you…you're…" what was she doing? We weren't even talking about Winry…

"Does it go all the way up to your shoulder?" she wondered.

"Yeah…" why wasn't she saying anything about the stupid stuff I've done?

"We should go to bed. We wouldn't want to be sleepy for trying to find the Stone."

I stood and started walking up the stairs.

"Hey…Ed?"

I came back down a couple of steps and peered into the living room, "Yes?"

"'Night."

"'Night, Jack."

* * *

"What's this?" Al took something off of the living room table.

"What's what?" I asked from the foot of the stairs.

"N-nothing!" Jack snatched a pad out of Al's hands.

"But it looks really good!" Al insisted.

"No no! It's just a sketch! I haven't finished it!" she was stumbling over her words and her face was a bit red.

"What is it!" I made a grab for the pad.

"Nothing!"

"Come on!"

"Brother…"

"No!"

"Give it up, Girlie!"

"WHAT?!"

"Brother!"

"That really pisses you off, huh?"

"Shut up, runt!"

"WHAT?!"

"That really pisses you off, huh?"

Eventually I got the notebook from Jack and got a good look at the page.

"Give it back! Jerk!" I held her back as she made frantic grabs at the book. I was glad I could…since she was shorter than I was.

On the page was a rough sketch of Al and I. It was amazing. Even though it was in black and white, it looked so real.

"Give it baaaack!"

"Brother…"

I found it amazing that she hadn't made me eat a knuckle sandwich yet…"Here you go."

She clutched the little book to her chest and glared up at me. Ha! Up…at me! Feels good to be tall!

"It's pretty good!" I gave her a thumbs up.

"Remember when I said 'don't touch anything that you think I wouldn't want you to'?"

I had a bad feeling about where she was going with this… "Yeah?"

"And remember when I said that 'Bad things…very bad things…' will happen to you?" she glared at me.

"Um…yes?"

"Oh…trust me…you'll get it!"

* * *

JACK'S POV

Oh…and he got it!

The second we were in the crowded street I grabbed his pants from behind and yanked down hard, screamed "You just got pantsed!", and ran in the direction of the train station, laughing hysterically.

"HEY!" I heard him fall down. He probably tripped over his own pants!

* * *

Once we were on the train, Ed and I had to, unfortunately, share a seat because Al was just so big. It was so quiet and I was so bored that I had to do something. And teasing Ed is just so fun! And gosh I just love to annoy people!

"I forgot to tell you…" I waited for Ed to look up at me from the window, "You're boxers are cool!" he pushed my shoulder and glared at me, "White with red hearts? That's just so…classic!" I dodged as he swung at my head.

"Jack…Brother…can we be civil here?" Al tried to keep the peace.

"I guess…" I put my arms behind my head and sighed, "But I'm soooo bored! Where are we going anyway?"

"Anywhere…everywhere," Ed went back to looking out the window.

"So…you have no idea?"

"That's right," he nodded.

I was going to say something in return, but, instead, I yawned hugely.

"Sleepy?" Al asked. He knew about the talk Ed and I had, so I guessed I looked even more sleepy than that.

"Yeah," I closed my eyes, "I kept having bad dreams last night."

"What were they about?" Al asked.

My eyes opened and I smiled at him, "Oh, you know. Usual stuff. Homunculi…Alchemy…" I started listing, "…Transmutation Circles…red Stones…human Transmutation…people changing forms," I smirked, "Stuff every teenage girl dreams about."

"'People changing forms'? Is that what you said?" Ed turned back to me.

"Yeah. First he was my sister, then my dad, then my mom, then Al, then you. And that wouldn't be bad…but he…or they…were trying to kill me…"


Mira: *shoves folder in backpack and sits on backpack*

Jack: Mean!

Ed: Hand it over!

Mira: Nope!

Al: Uh…

Winry: Guys…

Mira: *looks to audience* R&R people!

Jack: Give me the folder!

Mira: No!

Ed: Give it!

Mira: No way!