"Brother! You aren't serious!" Al cried out.

"Do you have any idea of what the Spirit Realm is like!" Amy yelled. "If someone other then an Eyes of the Soul enters, then you'll immediately be hit with Equivalent Exchange!"

"That's a risk I'm willing to make Amy." Edward said walking towards the door.

"Idiot! Brother you can get killed!" Al yelled. "How about Winry, auntie Pinako, me and Amy!" Al yelled. "Do you think we'll be okay with you dying like that!"

"Al, I'm going." Ed said as he reached for the doorknob of the door. Amy ran over and shielded the door with her arms outstretched.

"I'm not letting you kill yourself!" Amy said with tears streaming down her face.

"Amy, please move out of the way." Ed said reaching for the doorknob again.

"Think about Erika!" Amy shouted. Ed's eyes immediately widened and his chest tightened. He covered his eyes with his bangs as he never let his gaze falter from the door. "Do you think that Erika would just let you die? Just to get her back? She wouldn't accept it!" Amy said and looked at the floor. Her tears fell from her face and made its way to the ground. "Do you really think that she'd be happy this way? In this world? Knowing that you had to die for her to get here?" Amy asked. "Do you really think she'd be happy that way!"

"Amy, I'm doing it no matter what." Ed said softly. "Besides, do you think she'd be happy without being in the world she was born in? Without seeing her little sister? Without seeing her teacher? The people that care about her?"

"It doesn't matter if she's not here without y-"

"That's enough Amy." Casey said stopping her. Amy looked up and saw the mourning face of her teacher. Her crystal eyes were watering and she didn't let them have their way. "Let Edward do this."

"But teacher-"

"That's enough Amy!" Casey shouted again. She looked up and a tear fell down her cheek. "I'm putting trust in Erika to not let Edward die. Why can't you put trust in your elder sister?"

Amy's eyes widened as she looked down for more tears to stream down her face. Her grip tightened on the wall of the door as she began to tremble.

"Amy. Just step aside." Al said.

Amy stood up straight as she bowed her head in front of Ed. "You better come back Edward. If you don't I'll…" Amy said. Then she looked up and smiled. "I'll say it in the words of Erika. If you don't come back I'll kick your ass you hear me?" She said as another tear fell down her face. Ed smiled and patted her head.

"I'm sure Evans will be you to that." Ed said as he opened the door. He was half way out when someone stopped him.

"Edward Elric!" A certain crystal eyed woman called. He turned around to be met with something shoved in his face. "Take this," Casey said shoving a beat up green notebook in his face further.

Ed growled as he snatched the book from the woman's hand. He looked it over. "What the hell is this?" Ed asked.

"A lost notebook you might wanna keep for when you cross over." Casey said. "You'll need something bound to this world for you to deal with the Equivalent Exchange later."

"Thanks." Ed said as he slung the book underneath his arm. "I'll be sure not to loose this." Ed said as he turned around and started walking off. He raised a hand over his shoulder in an attempt to wave. "Be sure to tell Mustang the circumstances! I don't' want him to be on my tail 24/7 when I get back!" Ed called over his shoulder. "And that's a promise!"

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Edward made his way into the cat eyed shaman's dwelling land. Around him, the leaves were changing color to the golden hue that came with fall. On the floor were fallen leaves that weren't there when he was first there. Must've been when that harsh wind came… Ed thought. A small breeze came by and caressed his bangs and signature braid. Ed smiled. It was only when a whispering was heard slightly in the breeze was when Ed had shivers go up his spine.

"This place just gives me the creeps sometimes…" Ed voiced his thoughts as he ran his hand through his bangs. Ed sighed and then removed his hand from his hair. He looked up into the sky blue sky as he rolled his eyes.

I can't believe I'm doing this. Ed thought bitterly. "Hey! Ms. Witch! It's me, Edward Elric!" Ed called out to nowhere in particular. A few minutes came by and he sweat dropped. He looked to the brown hut in front of him. "Damn shaman…she said to come back when Al's all better and she still ignores me…" Ed muttered.

A soft breeze came by and blew against his face again as he heard the whispering again. "Why are you here…" Ed had a chill go up and down his spine at the voice.

That's her alright. Ed thought. "Al's all better now. You said to come back when he's healthy." Ed replied.

The breeze came by again but much harsher that Ed was almost blown off his feet. "GO AWAY!' the Latin accent thundered as the harsh wind grew. Ed knew better and clapped his hands drawing up the forgotten wind barrier. The golden tint glowed and formed a barrier against the harsh wind.

"You aren't keeping me away so easily!" Ed called over the wind. The wind died down and Ed drew the barrier down.

"YOU ARE NOT WELCOME!" her voice boomed as a tree trunk flew at his head. Ed's eyes widened as he drew the wind barrier back up slowing down the force of the tree. Ed clapped his hands as the tree trunk flew back into the air.

"I'm not going anywhere!" Ed called out again. Then he sweat dropped. "What am I doing?" Ed asked himself. "Would you just come out so I can talk face to face with you! I feel like I'm talking to myself!" Ed called out to the small brown hut.

A sigh was heard as the door opened to reveal the small woman again. She came out respectively as she seemed taller than what she was before. Her eyes flicked open as the yellow-green color curst from her cat eye slits. She stood before Edward and looked down on him.

"What could you possibly want now child!" She snapped.

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU CALLING A CHILD! I'M SEVENTEEN DAMN IT!" Ed shouted.

"Compared to me you are nothing but a fetus." the witch said. "Now what do you want?"

"FORGET THAT! I'M PISSED OFF!" Ed shouted again. The witch sighed.

"Do you want to know why you are that young to me?" the witch asked. Ed nodded still fuming. "You have only lived seventeen years, boy. I have lived for centuries off." she said.

"Centuries?" Ed asked. "What are you talking centuries?"The witch sighed again. "I'm the cat eyed shaman of this forest. A messenger of God or the messenger of-"

"Messenger of Truth. Yeah, yeah. I got that when we first met." Ed cut her off. "You said you'd tell me where she was once Al is healthy again."

"I take it that this 'she' you speak of is that Eyes of the Soul." the shaman said.

"She has a name you know!" Ed yelled.

"Yes, yes. To be honest I could care less." the woman said which made Ed fume.

"You mean to tell me that she's gone missing and you don't care!" Ed shouted. The witch looked at him not amused. "Because of you may I add!"

"It was her fault to be as careless as to perform a Spirit Realm calling without expecting to be pulled into it." she said. "I have nothing to do with it. I simply did as you requested."

"CUT THE CRAP!" Ed shouted. "YOU SENT HER TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GATE AND NOW SHE'S BEEN CONSIDERED DEAD BY SOCIETY! IT'S EITHER YOU GET EVANS BACK OR I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Ed shouted. The cat eyed witch stared at him with an unknown expression. "What?" Ed hissed.

The shaman looked at him with an amused expression. Her eyes began to grow into round yellow green irises as her lips played on a grin. "You did it." She said as she tilted her head back in laughter. "You did it!" She said laughing her head off.

"What are you talking about?" Ed asked.

"You've solved the riddle!" She said with a final laugh.

"What riddle?" Ed asked.

"The riddle I supplied you with when I first spoke my native language." the witch said with the smile still played on her lips. "Congratulations Edward Elric. I shall help you." she said. "My name is Celtic the cat eyed shaman. Pleased to meet you Fullmetal Alchemist."


BN: ^-^ And so her name is shown as she agrees to help Edward on the quest to the other side of the Gate. Any ideas on what that is? hm? Please review! Before I give in to my summer homework! If you want the chapters to go on, please review!

Until next chap! =:D