Hello, peoples! I have decided to update twice today! I had no school today, so I do what I can in my spare time. As you know, I don't own FMA or the characters, BUT I do own Jade. She is mine! So no lawers or suing! I'm lawerophobic!

Strange…

Ed paid the bill and we left the café as soon as the storm had cleared. The air was cool and clean and fresh. She walked down the street for a bit, before she noticed that she had left the bag and the box at the café!

"Shit! I'll be right back! I forgot something!" she ran back to the café and found her bag just were she had left it. Jade exited the building, and was about to run back to Ed and Al, when someone grabbed me from behind!

Jade was about to scream, but a long, pale hand covered her mouth. She struggled against her captor, but they, or should she say, she held her firm, and dragged her into a small alley. She promptly tied her and pushed Jade against the brick wall.

Something long and pointy was pressed against her throat. That was her queue to keep her mouth shut. She looked down to see that the sharp object was actually her kidnapper's finger nail, which was extended to about three feet!

"Who are you? What do you want?" Her captor smirked at the way her voice trembled. She stepped out of the shadows. She had long black hair, violet eyes and wore a green dress.

"So, you're the one they sent." She held sliced the ropes and held out her hand. "Give it to me now, and she might not kill you."

Needless to say she had no clue what she was talking about. "Give you what? I don't have any money. Honestly!" She held me at 'finger point'.

"Don't toy with me, girl. I said give it to me NOW!" Jade panicked. Knocking her finger out of the way and ran. Jade was almost out of the alley, when she felt something pierce her shoulder. It hurt like hell!

She screamed out. A bright green light flashed out, and she could feel herself falling. She hardly felt the cobblestones as she hit the ground. Before she blacked out, she saw something.

Was it just happening? A memory perhaps? It was hard to say, but she saw a torn vehicle in the middle of a road, and someone screamed, and yelled and cried.

The wreck zoomed in, and she saw a face. Half of it was burnt and bleeding. Their face was blurred, but she saw a shock of golden hair.

"What could be taking her so long?" Ed was tapping his foot impatiently.

"Maybe we should go check up on her," Al was starting to worry about the strange girl. She seemed nice enough. But something about her was strange. Why did she hesitate in giving personal information? Was she hiding something?

They headed back to the restaurant, but they couldn't find her. They heard raised voices from an alley.

"I said, give it to me NOW!" They saw Jade partially come out of the alley.

"Jade!" But it was too late. Something came out of the alley and pierced through her left shoulder. She screamed, and they were blinded by an emerald light.

Once they could see again, Ed rushed over to Jade, who was now collapsed on the ground.

"Jade!" He shook her gently. Her face grimaced slightly. She was alive, for now.

"Wake up Jade!" Her face showed an expression of sorrow.

"Gabe, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Gabriel…"

"Brother, who's she talking about?"

"I have no idea," the boy focused on the girl once again. "Jade! Jade! Wake up Jade!"

Jade mumbled something, sat up, and rubbed her head. "What…What happened?"

She looked around. "Where is she?" Ed looked concerned.

"Where's who Jade?" she pointed into the alley.

"She was down there, she asked for something. No idea what she was talking about…and there was something weird about her finger…" Then she remembered she had been stabbed. Jade checked her shoulder. There was a small blood stain on her shirt, but her skin wasn't broken.

"So, who's this Gabriel you were talking about?" Ed was kneeling down next to Jade.

"Who's Gabriel?" She didn't seem to know what he was talking about.

"But, you were…never mind, let's go!" Ed got up and brushed himself off. Jade shrugged and got up too. The boys led the way to their friend's house.

The brothers went up ahead a little bit and began whispering to each other. Curiosity got the best of her, so Jade decided to listen in. "…Weird finger thing? Brother, could it have been…"

"Maybe, but what was that light? Was it an alchemical reaction?"

"Nothing like I've ever seen before. And who's 'Gabe' anyways?"

"No clue…" Tired of their whispering, Jade shoved herself in between them.

"So, how far is this Winry girl's place?"

"Not too far, about a 20 minute walk from here." Alphonse stopped and went over near a garbage can. Ed took no notice, but she tip-toed to get a better look.

"What cha doin'?" Al jumped a mile high before turning around to show me the kitten he had cradled in his arms.

"I couldn't just leave him here, so I…I decided to take him to Winry's house. To see if she'll take him in."

"Awww, that's so sweet! Can she hold him?"

"Sure!" Al passed the cat gently over to her. "But please don't tell Brother! He hates it when I pick up strays." Jade cradled the little think and scratched behind one of its ears.

"He didn't seem so mad when I tagged along!" The kitten leaned into her hand and purred.

"So Al, mind if I ask you something?" He cast me a sideways glance.

"Uh, sure…" He seemed to be a little nervous, and she hadn't even asked the question yet!

"So…why are you wearing armour?" He hesitated a bit.

"I…I'm…uh…I have a strange fetish for armour?" He let out a week laugh.

"Cool," What was he hiding?

Ed stood in front of us impatiently. "Come on you two! I'm not getting any younger here!" she laughed.

"No, and she suppose you're not getting any taller either!" He looked like he had been slapped in the face! This was priceless!

Al put an armoured hand on Ed's shoulder. "Let it go Brother, she was just teasing!"

"Yeah Ed! Lighten up!" she laughed a bit and stuck out her tongue, then pulled a 'grumpy' face.

"Stop lookin' so serious," she mocked. Jade heard him clap his hands. Sparks went flying and the next thing she know she walk face first into a stone wall.

"What the…where'd that come from?" It was Ed's turn to laugh as he walked up to the wall. He clapped his hands together and placed them on the wall. Before her eyes, the wall sank back into the ground with a show of blue light and sparks.

Ed smiled and walked right past her. Al wandered on ahead as well.

"But…how…it was…and then…and now it's…..ARG! I DON'T GET IT!" she caught up to Al and handed him the kitty so she could pace for a bit. I mean, what he did back there, was it some sort of magic?

"Al, what happened back there? I mean, walls don't pop out of the ground then vanish!" she was slightly flushed after the quick sprint. Now breathing in since she opened her mouth might have something to do with that as well…

"He used alchemy," Al gave her a sideways glance. "Why? You've never seen alchemy before?" He might as well have asked if she had ever seen God before!

"Uhh…no. Why, is it common around these parts? I mean, until about 30 seconds ago I've never even heard of alchemy!"

"Whoa, you must get out much, I mean, never heard of alchemy before?" Why was he acting so casual? Was he used to wall popping out of nowhere? What kind of messed up place is this? But then again, how should she know?

Well, what do you think? If you have any comments, or if I mispelled something, let me know! I don't hate beta readers! RANDOMNESS!