Kaiba hefted the backpack on his shoulders. He wasn't going to be caught unprepared like the last two times. He knew where the millennium item was and was ready to go get it.

When he first came to this world it had thankfully only taken an hour for him to reach a small village. Deciding that he needed to know what kind of place he was in he headed to the library. He had started by looking up history when he got distracted.

He still refused to say he believed in magic, even if he was here because of a spell. But then he read about alchemy. Well, he was sceptical at first, but it wasn't magic; it was science. And it was fascinating. He had proceeded to read everything he could find that mentioned alchemy and was somewhat embarrassed when the librarian came in the morning to open up and he hadn't even noticed that he had been locked in. The librarian had been just as surprised but had been a kind person and was more flustered by the fact she had locked someone in all night. Kaiba had refrained from his usual sarcastic remarks and just let her fuss. It had worked out well; he got a meal and information from listening to her chatter.

After selling some of the things he had won in the previous world he bought a ticket to Central, which supposedly contained the largest library on alchemy. Kiaba figured that since he still didn't know how he was supposed to find the next item he might as well do something interesting while he was stuck here.

In Central he discovered that State Alchemists were the only ones who got unrestricted access to the main library. Kaiba had full confidence that he could pass the exam if he wanted (if a twelve year old could do it, he would have no problem) but he had no intention of joining the military. He could get information on his own if need be. So after getting a job in a restaurant (something he vowed to never let anyone find out about) he spent most of his days studying this amazing subject.

One day when he had been heading to work he saw something in the window of a pawnshop. The millennium eye. He took note of the price and then continued to work. This time he would be prepared.

Kaiba entered the shop, placed the money on the counter and pointed to the eye. "I want that." The shopkeeper's eyes gleamed at the sight of the money (all of Kaiba's savings, it wasn't like he was going to need it). "I'm sorry the price has gone up."

Kaiba sighed at the greedy idiot. He didn't have time for this. Reaching out he touched the man on the shoulder; electricity arced from the array craved on his bracer shocking the shopkeeper unconscious. He smirked as he picked up the eye. Alchemy was not only interesting but useful too.

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I don't own Full Metal Alchemist.

Thank you ed for the review (I glad it's understandable even without knowing the cross).