Chapter 4
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"What do you mean, Seira?" Alphonse knelt down, and lifted the Ishbalan's chin up.
"My father-my father is Scar." Seira sighed sadly as she gave out a piece of information that made Edward fall down the stairs, and Alphonse gasp loudly and dramatically.
"But-but-what?" Alphonse drooped slightly, and Seira had to hold back a giggle.
"If I go out with one of you, Scar won't hurt you. He said he'd never hurt the people I love or the people they love. But, if I go out with Ed-who is currently sprawled at the bottom of the stairs-" Seira looked over Alphonse's shoulder "then my father won't hurt either of you. But if I go out with you, maybe he'll hurt Ed, not realizing. But I like you more, maybe because I can't judge how you look because you're a soul tied to armour by a blood seal, maybe because you're so nice and caring and smart. But you're both my only friends. I would love to go out with both of you, but that would just be weird. I'm sorry. Maybe 'rock-paper-scissors' is a solution…?" Seira's red eyes met Al's red and white ones, smiling. All sighed.
"Come on. Maybe we can figure this out after you become a state alchemist." Edward got up, groaning.
"BROTHER!" Alphonse jumped a mile, not realizing that the Fullmetal alchemist had been there the whole time.
"Personally, I would love to go out with you, but I think Al's more age-appropriate. I'm more profession appropriate." Ed grinned, and ended up flying across the room due to Al's fist connecting with his face.
"Alphonse! You-" Seira burst out laughing, unable to control yourself.
"So, uh, Seira, why are you doing alchemy? And how can you clap instead of using a transmutation circle? I thought only people with True Knowledge could do that." Edward got up, rubbing his back. Seira blushed.
"I don't worship Ishbala. I know I should, but if he wants non-believers and sinners killed, then he must be a pretty crap god. And, uh, well, I tried-I tried human transmutation." Seira hung her head, short white locks flopping over her face.
"You? What did you lose?" Alphonse gasped. Seira looked up, face stained with fresh tears.
"I lost my twin sister, my younger brother, and my mother. I-I also lost-I lost-" Seira burst into tears, clutching her stomach.
"Seira!" The brothers ran over to the girl, who was gasping and crying, a trickle of blood dripping from her mouth. She breathed deeply, and then spoke again.
"I lost one of my lungs, one of my kidneys, and half my liver. I lost too much. And all that I transmuted was a fountain of blood, bones, and black flesh that smelt of raw sewerage." Seira frowned, and grabbed Edward in a sudden hug.
"I tried to bring back my big brother. But I lost everything instead."
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