LunarFallenStar: Hey guys! Another late update to apologize for! So sorry bout that! Anyway thank you all for the reviews and since I didn't do a response for reviews I'll kinda combine them together to make less typing for me because I'm just lazy... anyway thank you all for reading and I hope you enjoy this chapter!
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~Previously~
The trio turned slightly and faced the house, many of its windows in bad shape.
"We can leave the repairs for later," Ed said, "If I can use my alchemy again, they'll be easy enough to complete."
Giotto and Cozart nodded, stepping back into the house, Ed at their tails. Once everyone was inside, Giotto closed the door softly, turning to head to the office.
Ed stood alone in the library, waiting for Giotto and Cozart to return. The duo had briefly told Ed they needed to discuss something and that he could wait in the small library.
Ed wondered around slowly, browsing the shelves with vague interest. His golden eyes fell upon a small, handmade book tucked safely between two larger books. He pulled it off the shelf and turned it over in his hands a few times before opening it and turning to a random page.
His eyes fell upon a random line and scanned through the content quickly. Luckily for Ed, he was well versed in Italian from his many years spent in that world. It appeared to be some sort of log, but his analytical eyes narrowed in confusion when he noticed the date. This journal was ancient (A/N: He doesn't know that they traveled back in time yet). He closed the book in a fluid motion, tucking it back into place on the shelf.
He rolled up his sleeve slightly, exposing more of the fake skin covering upon his automail. He reached behind his head and tightened his ponytail. Smirking to himself, he set off on a mission. He darted through the shelves and grabbed one book after the next, analyzing each book's contents thoroughly.
One book after the next found it's way into the alchemist's hands. He read through logs, journals, novels, and many other kinds, but he found that all were unusually old and in surprisingly good condition for their age. The golden haired alchemist lost all sense of time as he was quickly absorbed into his own little world .
When Giotto and Cozart walked into the library some time later, they were surprised to find Ed zipping around the library like a man possessed. He pulled one book off the shelf and skimmed through it's contents before returning it to it's original place and then grabbing another book, starting the process over again.
The two walked over to the blonde until they were standing next to him, but found that Ed only ignored them. Giotto turned to Cozart, a quizzical expression on his face. Cozart's red eyes met Giotto's and he only shrugged slightly in response. Giotto leaned forward slightly, looking at Ed's eyes only to find the shorter (A/N: Please don't kill me Ed!) blonde absorbed in the pages of the book. Waving his hand in front of Ed's golden eyes, he was surprised to find that Ed still didn't give any response.
The two friends stepped back slightly, staring at the blonde in confusion.
"Wow, I've never seen someone so absorbed in a book before," Cozart said, chuckling softly.
Giotto nodded slowly, "I would've thought he would've noticed we were here by now..."
They looked up as Ed snapped the book shut once more. Giotto reached out and tapped the blonde on the shoulder, watching in amusement as Ed jumped in surprise.
Whirling around, Ed faced them, "Don't sneak up on me like that!"
"We didn't sneak up on you," Cozart replied, "We've been here for a while, you just didn't notice us."
Ed's face flushed slightly before he looked away in embarrassment, causing the other two in the room to laugh slightly.
Giotto's eyes fell upon a small stack of books resting upon one of the tables. Ed followed his line of sight before speaking to answer the other blonde's silent question, "I set aside the books that I wanted to read more thoroughly later. I hope you don't mind; they're really interesting.
Giotto turned to face Ed once more and smiled, "It's alright, you can read them if you wish. I don't mind."
"You have a very diverse collection of books," Ed smiled, looking back at the collection of books, "I've noticed you have a lot of really old books as well. They're in such good condition as well."
Cozart and Giotto looked at the blonde alchemist as if he had grown a second head. Ed noticed this and raised an inquisitive brow, finding their behavior strange, "What? Do I have something on my face?"
"Old?" Cozart asked hesitantly, "Those books are old?"
Ed nodded slowly, questioning their mental state, the duo doing the same.
"All the books in our library are up to date," Giotto said, "None of them are out of date..."
Ed looked back and forth between them quickly, "What! But those are- and it's- What?"
"I see that we'll need to clear things up quickly, before more confusion arises," Giotto said, sitting down at one of the tables calmly.
Ed walked over, sitting down directly across from Giotto while Cozart took a seat next to his best friend.
"Okay..." Ed said, slight awkwardness filling his voice, "Where should we begin?"
"Would you like us to start first?" Cozart asked.
Ed shook his head, "No, I'll speak first, I wouldn't want to become more confused..."
Giotto nodded slightly. The two leaned forward slightly in anticipation of the alchemist's story.
"Well, before we fell from the sky, my brother and I were in pursuit of a dangerous weapon that someone had gotten ahold of that we needed to destroy... We finally found the man who had taken it and we were about to land the finishing blow, but he threatened to use it and did. In order to save my brother, I did something out of reflex... something I thought I wouldn't be able to do ever again. Then, one bright flash of light later, we're falling out of the sky and landing on you..." Ed said, pointing his finger at Giotto at the end of his sentence. He sighed before continuing, "Before this all happened, we were in Germany and now we're in Italy."
Giotto and Cozart gaped at him. Ed sighed slightly, "That's not the most farfetched part... I think not only did we travel between countries, but I believe we might've traveled back in time as well."
Ed could've sworn that their jaws hit the floor.
After regaining his composure, Giotto cleared his throat slightly before inquiring, "What would give you that idea?"
"Well, to me, all those books are outdated, but to you their are completely up-to-date..." Ed said, "Not to mention the technology itself is outdated compared to what we currently had. As well as the style of clothing..."
Giotto nodded slightly, still slightly taken aback. He pinched the bridge of his nose slightly, "That could be quite the problem for you and your brother. Well, you are welcome to stay here until you find your way back home."
Ed smiled, "Thank you very much."
Cozart and Giotto smiled softly at the blonde alchemist.
"So, what's your story?" Ed asked.
"I'm afraid our story isn't as mystical as yours," Giotto said, laughing softly.
"We met after Giotto returned the wallet I dropped at a neighbor's house. We had both thought the same thing as we both wanted to help him as he was having trouble with funds. We became friends after that, but one day, I came up with an idea," Cozart informed.
Ed leaned forward slightly in anticipation, "What was your idea?"
"He suggested that we form a vigilante group so that we could help the ones dear to us," Giotto responded without missing a beat, "Although I was hesitant at first, he persuaded me to become the leader. Naturally G agreed. While, technically it's formed, we are still looking for people to join us."
Ed sat back slowly, "'Be thou for the people'... It always goes back to that..."
Giotto arched his brow slightly, "What's that?"
"Nothing... It's just something from a distant dream..." Ed said softly, a sense of melancholy filling his voice. Shaking his head softly, Ed looked up to meet their eyes, "What about those bullet holes?"
"Well, while we aren't very well known yet, we still have our fare share of enemies," Cozart replied, "That was from a recent shoot out we had."
Ed whistled softly, "Geez, you guys sure do some strange stuff in your free-time. So what're these flames you keep talking about?"
"Flames are a mysterious force we've discovered. There are multiple classes under two large groups, flames of sky and flames of earth. I have the flames of the sky, while Cozart has the flames of the earth. G specializes in Storm-class flames, but he has multiple flame wavelengths (A/N: I think he'd be like Gokudera who can use multiple classes of flames) . However, we haven't seen any flames like yours before." Giotto explained.
"I never knew I had flames though..." Ed said softly, "I didn't even know they existed..."
"Maybe you didn't know how to tap into them," Cozart suggested.
"Did something happen to you that changed your lifestyle dramatically?" Giotto inquired, "That could quite possibly be a factor."
Ed leaned back into the cushions of the chair, "I guess you could say that..."
A small silence settled on the group as they all mulled over their own thoughts.
Ed hummed slightly, rocking back and forth in his chair, "This is pretty interesting... do you have any books on this subject?"
Giotto smiled, "As a matter of fact, we do. They're towards the back."
"Before you go read them," Cozart said quickly before Ed could jump up and begin reading, "We should probably finish those repairs."
Ed sweat dropped slightly before nodding in agreement. The group stood up, walking out of the room and heading out towards where the repairs were desperately needed.
~Time Skip~
Ed leaned back, wiping the sweat the beaded on his brow. He looked at the house, admiring his work, "Finally done."
Giotto and Cozart walked over to him, smiling, "Thanks for your help. It made this go along a lot faster."
Ed nodded, "Don't mention it, it's the least I could do since you'll be housing us for a while most likely."
"Nii-san!" A voice called out, running over to them, "Nii-san!"
Whirling around, Ed's golden eyes met his brother's grey ones, "Al! You're back! What took you so long?"
"G-san had a lot of errands to run and the town is quite a distance away," Al explained, "But you wouldn't believe what I heard!"
"What did you hear?" Ed asked looking at his brother.
"G-san and I were talking and he told me of the vigilante group that Giotto and Cozart founded and about flames! It's really interesting don't you think?"
"Oh, I know about that, I was talking to Giotto and Cozart about everything and they told me," Ed smiled at his brother, "It is rather intriguing though..."
"Oh, okay then!" Al smiled brightly, "I hope you don't mind that I told him about how we were transported."
Ed shook his head, "I don't mind, he would've found out eventually," Ed smiled at his brother, "I've come up with this theory that not only did we get transported to Italy, but we've also been sent back in time..."
"What?!" Al questioned in shock.
"Luckily, Giotto has let us use his library so we might find a way to return to our time," Ed replied, eyes glowing with fire.
"They have a library!" Al asked excitedly, his eyes lighting up like he was a kid in a candy store.
He whirled around quickly and ran back into the house.
Ed ran forward after his brother, stumbling slightly, "Wait, Al! You don't know where the library is!"
LunarFallenStar: And done! I made the chapter longer this time! Hope you liked it! R&R and stay tuned till next time! Bye-bi~
