Hey all! Chapter 4 comin' at ya!
You all know, that if I owned Fullmetal Alchemist there'd be more female characters.
But I don't, so screw that.
Please Reveiw!!!!!
It was stupid, that I knew. But my body acted on it's own. I ran, not feeling the dirt below my bare feet. I hadn't thought to put on shoes. Branches clawed at my face and arms. I didn't dare stop. What did Quynn mean? I brought us all here? With what, alchemy? But that was impossable. Alchemy didn't work, not on our side.
Our side.
I stopped running, just for a moment. Back home. . .
What about Mom? And Andrew? Were they all right? Were they looking for me? I shook my head violently and started running again. Andrew maybe. . .
But not Mom. Of course not her.
It was about six years ago. My Father had gone out to get something. What, I didn't remember. But on his way to the store, a man decided to kill him. Hot tears ran down my face, clouding my vision.
The next morning, an officer came by our house and told us the worst thing ever. My dad, was dead.
At first, I wouldn't belive it. I'd sit by the window every day at six-o'clock, telling people the same thing if they ever asked me what I was doing.
"I'm waiting for Daddy. He'll be home soon, I know it."
People stared at me with strange looks. I ignored them.
After about an hour, I'd leave the window with an unchanged face.
"He's gonna be back tomorrow. Just you wait. You'll see."
It didn't matter who was in the room at the time, I think I was only talking to myself. Trying to convince myself against the envetable.
My foot connected with something, and it stopped while the rest of me kept going. I cried out when I felt the stabbing pain in my ankle, then in forearms and palms as I skidded slightly across the ground. I tried to get back up, but my ankle throbbed and I fell again. Sobbing lightly, I curled up into a small ball and leaned against a tree. Praying to anyone that would listen that someone would find me. . . .
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Quynn watched Leigh run into the thick of the trees for a moment, what just happened not clicking in her head. Once it did, she screamed at the top of her lungs.
"LEIGH!"
No, no, no. This wasn't happening! Quynn thought, about to give chase. A restraning hand placed itself on her sholder.
"Quynn?" It was Envy. He stared at her a moment, taking in all the emotions that made themseves home in her wide eyes.
"She's gone!" Quynn cried. "I told her, and-"
"You told her?!" Ed exclamed, coming around the courner with Al and Tanya on is heels.
"I told you this would happen! She couldn't handle it!" Quynn glared intently at him, but it was faulty because of the wild concern she was feeling.
"Well, you really expected me to keep my best friend in the dark?" She yelled. "How long did you want to keep it a secret?! I'll tell you one thing, you're lucky that she found out this early, 'cause she could have done worse than this!" Quynn sank to the floor. Tanya walked forward and knelt beside her.
"How about we save the arguing for AFTER we find Leigh? That sound good?" All of the others bowed their heads in shame. Here their good friend is missing and they're all messing around and arguing. Al turned to the trees.
"That way?" He asked. Quynn nodded weakly. Al turned to speak to Ed, but his brother was already a dissapearing gold dot in the forest. Tanya jumped up and followed Ed's example. As well as himself.
Envy realized he was now alone with a still slightly sobbing Quynn. He looked at her, not sure what to do in this situation. He knelt down next to her, like Tanya did. He patted her back weakly.
"There, there?" Quynn launched at him. She sobbed into his chest. Now Envy was panicking. He rubbed her back lightly and slowly. What else could he do?
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"Leigh! Leigh, where are you?" Ed called. He cursed under his breath. He'd been looking for ten minutes and couldn't find a single trace of where Leigh might have gone. He sighed and took off running futher into the darkness. He jumped nimbly over fallen logs, not daring to pause for one second. All the while calling out Leigh's name. He cursed again.
"Damn woman. . ."
He slowed. Where could she have gone? For all he knew she very well could have been still running. That wasn't good. None of them had ever gone this far from the house. . . no one knew what was out there. He looked around at his suroundings, taking every shape and form.
One, in particular, stood out the most. At first, it seemed to be nothing more than a large rock. But apon further inspection, he realized it to be a small person, curled up on the ground. Heart in his throat, Ed launched forward.
LeighPOV
How long was I laying here? I asked myself. Not that I cared or anything. I was just curios. I wonder if they're looking for me, I mused. The pain in my ankle had numbed over a little, but not enough for me to be able to walk. I sighed. Now what do I do?
"Leigh, where are you?!"
My head snapped up at the sound of my name. Was that, Ed? I tried to call out, tell him I was here, but all that came out was a weird rasp. Twigs and sticks snapped under someone's foot as they stepped on them. I saw a dark blur to my left pause after running up several yards away.
"Damn woman. . . ." A boy, no question. He growled under his breath, looking around. His eyes fell on my shaking form, and his body froze. He shot forward. Only one silent sentance fell from my lips. . .
"Ed. . .? Is that you. . .?"
His hands were so gentle. One soft and warm, the other hard and cold. He let them roam about my face, checking for bruses. I winced as he lightly fingered a small cut on my forehead.
"God, you're a mess." He said.I just shivered in response. Ed sighed.
I heard the shuffling of cloth, then felt something drape across my sholders. I looked up at him. Though he was nothing more than a dark blur.
"C'mon, let's get you home. Everyone's worried." He put a hand on the small of my back. I leaned forward to give myself the stability I needed to stand up. Once I was back on two feet, Ed took my hand and wove us expertly through the trees. My ankle throbed, but I ignored it. We walked in perfect silence. But I couldn't take it.
"Why?" I asked. Ed looked over his sholder in confusion. My tail quivered then wraped around my neck in an insecure motion.
"Why what?" Anger grew in my chest.
"Why did you keep me in the dark?!" I yelled, wrenching my hand away. His coat started to slip off my sholders, and he reached out and fixed it. Ed pulled at the end with the zipper, closeing it around my sholders. He sighed.
"Because. . . I didn't think you could handle it. You're scared. You're confused. I understand that." I looked up at him (A/N: Yes, even when they're standing, Ed is taller than Leigh,) with clouded eyes.
"But, your body isn't fuctioning right. Leigh, tell me, what did the Truth take from you?" I shook my head.
"I want to tell you; I just can't." Ed grabbed my sholders and shook me.
"Why not?!" He said this time. "We all want to help you, but you're not letting us!" His arms locked around my small form like steel gurders. My eyes widened.
"I want to help. Help you three get home. Can't you let me?"
What? No, yes. Sure, of course not. Ed's hug was frazzing my brain. I couldn't think straight.
"Ed, let me go." I struggled, he held firm.
"Ed, stop! Let go of me!" But he only held tighter.
What was going on? Why was Ed acting all weird? A thought struck me.
"Edward, if you don't let go off me right now, I will call Quynn. And Winry." I glared at the ground behind him, since I couldn't see his face because of our current position.
Ed processed that for about five seconds. Then he jumped away from me like I would burn him.
I really wouldn't,
But Quynn was another story.
Okay, short again, but tell me what you think!
Next time: the two arrive back at the house, Winry has suspitions, and where the hell are Tanya and Al?!
What's gonna happen between Ed and Leigh?
What is She gonna do to get home?
If I get FIVE reveiws you'll find out!