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The smell of a brand new breakfast to a new day drifted throughout Alfons Heiderich's small house as the blond boy took a look around and smiled, it was early in the morning and he had another two days off from work.

It had been a month since he last had break and it was during those days off he had found Noah.

It was hard to believe that they had been living with each other for a month already and the two had become so close. Almost best friends.

They shared their day with each other, the income, the food, everything- and even their past had come into conversation once in a while.

At the time, it was awkward and neither of the two shared much of their family or childhood but for some reason…maybe it was because of the look on her face at the time- he broke first.

Of course, there wasn't much to say. His father was an engineer who taught him everything he knew and was currently pursuing. His mother a kind and gentle soul who gave him and his father the best years of her life- before dying in childbirth to his little brother…in the end he was stillborn.

And so he was left with his father and together they departed his birth town, traveling from city to city until they came upon this town. And it was here they stayed until his father died and left him with the house.

Noah's story was a little different. He remembered her face and the voice she told her story with, pained and withdrawn.

To her, she had been traveling with the ban of gypsies for as long as she could remember; she had been told her parents sold her for money they desperately needed and since then she's been traveling all her life- no longer able to remember her birth town.

Sick and tired of that life she ran away and here was where she ended up. That was her story and that was all she had to her name.

Looking up at the clock on the wall, Alfons looked up stairs to Noah's room, he was sure she had work today and since waking up he didn't hear any movement from the other.

Setting down his silverware and getting up he called out to her, only to receive nothing in response. With a confused look on his face Alfons headed up stairs to the girl's room this time around- he knocked.

"Noah it's me, you're going to be late for work"

"…."

"Noah?"

"…."

"I'm coming in" opening the door with a cautious hand, Alfons looked around the dark room to find the black haired girl still asleep in bed.

"Geez sleeping so late?" with a smile Alfons headed over to the bed and placed a gentle hand on her arm shaking her softly until he saw her sleeping face.

Calm and serene, the sadness he once saw before he met her, the sadness he saw slowly fading away from her face with each day- the more she smiled and laughed with him.

Alfons grabbed her arm harder

"Noah you're going to be late! Wake up now" suddenly, without waking up from her slumber Noah's face twisted, a frown appeared on her lips, a knot in her brows and a grimace

"Noah?"

"…." her lips moved forming silent words, the boy leaned forward to hear "…."

"What?" in an instant after, dark brown eyes opened against light blue "AHH!"

"A-Alfons!?!"

"Wha! Noah!" stepping back the boy flushed red and turned to face the door, "sorry but uh you were going to be late for work so I tried to get you up but you didn't answer so I came in and-"

"…" turning from the boy, the girl hid her eyes beneath her black hair. "Alfons…"

"Huh?"

"…you're dying"

Silence filled the room, time etching away at the day. Two people stood staring at the other, one in bed the other by the door,

"W-what are you talking about?" Alfons cursed his voice for the stutter, his hands hanging by his body limp

"I saw blood and you-"

"You must have had a nightmare or something, get some rest I'll go call Ms.-"

"Alfons!" turning to look at the blond boy, Noah stood up in her white nightgown clenching her fists tight, the girl looked at the boy with stern eyes a sad frown on her face

"…"

"You are dying…aren't you"

"…"

"You are, I can see it"

"…"

"I care for you Alfons- I don't-"

"…no one knows... about this besides my doctor…" looking at the other in front of him his fist clenched tightly, he asked "how did you-"

"When I touch someone I can see into their hearts, their secrets…"

"...w-when I touched your arm...right"

"Yes" looking at the other with eyes that now took the form of shock and disbelief "you believe in my power?"

"A part of me wants to say no but-" Alfons gave a sad torn smile- so unlike his normal ones, the ones she grew accustomed to seeing and laugh along side. "I've never told anyone that so, a part of me does believe"

"..Alfons"

"…Why didn't you tell me before?"

"Would you have believed me?"

"…."

"If I had told you would you have made me leave…"

"Of course not! I'd never do that to you!"

"…really" looking at the boy with her dark eyes, Alfons couldn't speak, if Noah had told him she had this power…what would he have done.

"...I believe this power of yours Noah and--" his face stern and cold, a sudden smile was brought to his face almost strained "I don't know what I would have done, if you had told me before…. But now"

"Now?"

"…now that I know, I still want you to stay as you always have!" his smile no longer strained but true.

"Alfons…"

"Please don't tell anyone about this okay?"

"…Alfons"

"I know I don't have a lot of time left and I don't want to know how much I do have but I still want to work on rockets and planes…and besides if people found out about your power-"

"Don't worry, I'll not tell a soul" walking up to the other, slowly Noah raised her right hand high until it were touching Alfons' cheek. Light blue orbs widened in shock but he did not pull back

"…"

"You don't need to be afraid of me Alfons nor do you need to be alone anymore"

"N-Noah…?"

Giving the other a smile, the ones he knew she loved to give to him just as much as he loved receiving them, the dark skinned former gypsy released her hands and walked into her bathroom, closing the door.

Leaving Alfons to himself. Hiding his eyes beneath his short blond hair, a face flushed with pink heat he looked back to the bathroom door before smiling to himself, a grin on his lips.

"I don't need to be alone anymore hmm…. Thanks…Noah"

"Where were you Noah!"

"…I'm sorry Ms. Gracia"

"When I want you to be here on time, I ask you to follow that rule"

"Yes ma'am" bowing low, dressed in her bosses old clothes Noah stood before Gracia- who in turn had quite a deep frown on her face; before it disappeared into a sigh

"I'm not going to fire you Noah"

"Ma'am?" standing up straight the girl looked confused,

"But I am going to send you on an errand understand"

"Yes" waking over to the back of her shop, towards the doorway into her own small house the elder woman gave Noah a letter

"I want you to take this letter to a woman, she's the head of a small clinic on 5th street"

"I understand" with a nod the light brunette waved off her employee with a smile. And so here Noah was walking through the cold of autumn, hugging herself to keep the cold out.

Thankfully if this was all she had to do as punishment for being late when she lived right beside the lady and didn't bother to call in, Noah couldn't complain. In the end she still got to keep her job.

Closing the door to the Rockbell clinic, finished with her errand Noah headed back to work. Passing the park alone and silent, without having to turn and look Noah could feel herself being watched- followed even.

Slowly Noah picked up her pace, from the background she could hear the men "look it's a gypsy!"

"Damn piece of trash"

"Let's show her whose country she's in now!"

"One less gypsy to the world heh heh"

"Hey she's getting away!" full blown sprinting Noah ran from the men as fast as she could, past the empty benches, through the hollow park, away from the people she tried so hard to escape from.

Why!? Why were they still calling her a gypsy! For a month she worked a good job, did the best she could, and gave no reason for anyone to call her that word! Why was she still so hated!

Why couldn't she… "Help! Someone! Men are after me!!" forcing her lungs to keep breathing, they closed to the cold wind making her vision hard to see, blurry Noah ran into another.

"Whoa there!"

"P-please h-help me!" looking panicked the man holding onto Noah didn't have to be told twice. Placing her behind him the man looked up to see three men stopping before him

"Move away boy!"

"That's a gypsy you have there"

"So?" he back talked to the others, they in turn looked shocked quickly turning to anger

"Don't you know trash like them need to be exterminated before they cheat everyone out of house and home!"

"Why are you protecting her! You're like us!"

"Don't go comparing me with scum like you!" the man holding Noah yelled with a smirk on his face.

"Scum! You little bastard!" all at once the three men stepped forward to attack, a silent scream resounded through the park as the man all at once took on the three men.

One by one they fell to his attacks, jumping and dodging kicks and punches, twisting his body backward and low- before long the men lay on the ground unconscious.

"Don't ever call me little!" stomping on the back of the man who called him thus, the man kicked the man's butt a little harder then necessary.

"…um"

"Hmm? Oh sorry about that are you okay now?"

"I am, thank you"

"No problem..!" looking at the girl closer, his eyes widened "Rose?!"

"No, my name is Noah"

"Oh right sorry about that, I mistook you for someone else" holding out his left hand the man smiled

"The name is Edward Elric"

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Elric" taking his hand Noah gave a polite and grateful smile to the smaller golden haired boy.

"Ah just Edward is fine"

"Edward" releasing their hands from each other, the golden haired boy asked

"So why were these creeps chasing you?"

"…"

"..Noah?"

"Because of my skin…" she didn't know why they chased her, she gave them no reason too- it just happened.

"Bastards!" looking down at the men, Edward grabbed Noah's hand and lead her away from the unconscious bunch, until they sat down on an empty bench deeper into the park.

"..why did you help me?"

"Huh?"

"You don't know anything about me and yet you-"

"You sorta ran into me and before I could say anything, you asked for help, seeing that I just reacted" his hands behind his head in a nonchalant manner, Edward opened one of his eyes to glance at the girl on his left

"I'm sorry"

"It's no big deal"

"…Thank you"

"No problem" grinning at the girl "besides you reminded me of a friend I once knew, at the time she needed my help too so, it was a bit nostalgic for me"

"This Rose?"

"Yeah" closing his eyes at the memory, Edward crossed his arms over his chest and smiled "she had this habit of getting me to help her…"

"What happened to her?"

"…I don't know" that was the truth. But he couldn't go into any more detail, seeing this Noah spoke

"..thank you once again Edward"

"Huh? It was no problem at all"

"I must be going, I have to return to work"

"Ah right" getting up the two shook hands in goodbye, waving her off Edward turned and sighed "Damn where am I going to sleep tonight! Great I'm out of money too, just my luck"

"You don't have a place to sleep?" Noah's voice asked from behind, turning the golden haired boy scratched his cheek sheepishly

"Ah you heard?"

"…"

"I'm sorta traveling so…"

"If you need a place to sleep, you can come with me"

"Huh!?" suddenly blushing the eighteen year old looked away "n-no it's fine, thanks for the offer though!"

"Let me repay you for saving me Edward"

"Y-you don't have to"

"…" seeing the girl look at him with such eyes, Edward flushed lightly before sighing in defeat, how he always fell for that face on any girl, he'd never know!

"Fine but only for a night"

"Of course" giving the boy a smile, Noah walked off with him following close behind her.

Me- yay! Ed is here finally~ oo but I wonder how Alfons will react when Noah comes back with a boy!!! One word my friends: conflict!

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