I was still a very young girl when my parents died. We lived next to the Amestris border. But in my home country alchemist were chased. It was illegal to study it. Many people still did, including my parents. One day some people came into my house and they killed my parents. Because they were alchemists. I was adopted by another family. They were also alchemists. The government decided that it was impossible to forbid alchemy completely. So they let some captured alchemists create an island in the sea at the south of the country. Every captured alchemist was sent there to live. Alchemist who weren't captured also went there. Because when they didn't they would be killed. My adopt parents also went there. I grew up on that island. I even made a friend there. I only didn't know that those people who adopted me were going to use me in there research. They used me to perfect their human changing alchemy. The alchemy I used to change my hair. They wanted it to be used for not only hair, but also for skin and eye colour. They wanted to become rich with it. One day they decided to try it om me. But it didn't went well. I don't remember it, I was asleep the whole time. But when I woke up, I looked like this. They were capable to change my hair colour. But I lost every bit of colour in my eyes and skin. My eyes only look red because of the blood behind it. I looked like a monster. And I knew it. After that day I've decided to study alchemy by myself. To create a way to change me back. I first found a way to change hair colour with water. I've never told them about it. But there was something else I was very interested in, water alchemy. I studied it, but I was never capable to control it probably. Those people who called themselves my parents wanted me to stop with it. They had created another form of alchemy, but they were too scared to use it. So they wanted me to do it. I only didn't want to. I wanted to use water alchemy. One night they sneaked into my room to tattoo their transmutation circle on me. They tattooed it on the back of my shoulder. I still have it. They didn't care about me, the next morning they told me what they did. I was so mad I ran away. To the other side of the island. My best friend lived there. I stayed with him. There I created my water alchemy. Also by using that circle. It was an air circle. I tattooed my water circle on my arm all by myself. I trained to get my alchemy better every day with my friend. Until he died. I was lost without him. So I decided I needed to try to get him back. I went to the treehouse we made to do it. A human transmutation. Like every other, I failed. The truth didn't only took my sight, but also the capability to feel pain. So I won't be capable to know if I'm injured. I couldn't feel it, and I wasn't capable to see the blood. At first I was helpless. I couldn't see anything. But after a while I started to feel everything around me. Through the ground and the air. It took me 6 months to 'see' again. Sometimes I am capable to really see. Like mirrors. But that's very hard and it takes a lot of energie. When I was ready. I went off the island. Out of the country, to Amestris. Not only to learn, also to flee from everything I've done. And for them. Some people were very scared of me. Apparently I looked very much like an homunculus. So I made some make-up, made my hair blue and went here. To live on the streets. This life has been very hard, but not as hard as my life in Aerugo.
''That is my story. Happy now?'' I said with tears in my eyes. He didn't say anything. He only came next to me and he hugged me. I started to cry. Like some sort of baby. ''You were never supposed to know. I should have left when I could.'' I cried. ''No, it's okay. It's good that you've told me this. You need someone to trust. Everyone does.'' He said, almost crying as well. ''Than who is it that you trust?'' ''Riza. I can trust her like no one else.'' ''You two really like each other, don't you? You would make a good couple.'' ''No, it isn't like that. I'm not in love with her. And I hope she isn't in love with me either. I have someone else I really like.'' ''Who is it?'' I asked him. He looked me in the eyes. ''You.'' He said. He came closer. His lips met mine. I was a bit shocked. But I relaxed instantly. I started to kiss him back. But he pulled back. ''I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that. I shouldn't have taken advantage of the situation.'' ''It's okay, I think I feel the same way about you. But my mind isn't very clear right now.'' I told him. I still looked him in the eyes, even when they don't see. ''See, this was wrong. I will bring you to your room.'' ''I don't want to go to my room. My nightmares are getting worse each night. It's very hard for me to sleep. So can I please stay with you tonight?'' ''Okay, you can come with me.'' He said. He took me by the hand and took me to his room. It has a two persons bed in it, a mirror and one closet. He put me in one side of the bed and he started to change his clothes. I tried not to feel it, but it was too hard. ''I know you can feel what I'm doing.'' He said with a smirk on his face. ''I'm trying very hard not to.'' I answered. He laid down next to me and he put an arm around me. ''Tonight I will be here to protect you from the nightmares.''