Hey it didn't take me an eternity to finish chapter seven!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist

Spoilers for chapter 102 (Though you should know this by now,)

"Thank you for escorting us, Colonel." Said Ling as he gazed out the window to watch falling snow accumulate on the glass.

"It's no trouble; to be honest I need to re-learn how to live without my sight and this clinic in the north is famous for their quick rehabilitation procedure, I mean this young lady finished her automail rehab in six months and-"

"I didn't exactly finish my rehabilitation, I didn't really tell my mechanic I was leaving" she said, a sad look in her eyes, her hand went to her automail port. "Nonetheless their people are willing to work with as much effort as the person, their very strict, and caring."

"Hey RanFan" said Ling "I don't mean to pry, but how did you pay for your surgery anyway."

RanFan smiled "There was a Briggs academy conjoined with the clinic; Grandfather taught Xing martial arts in exchange for my surgery."

"Oh" Fuu had been a teacher till the end; he had been Lings mentor in the way of fighting, of life, on how to rule. He had been his only father figure, more so than the dying man in Xing who sent his children out to search for immortality.

"Oh look, there's North City." Said Riza pointing out the snow-blurred to a cluster of lights. The train slowed as it pulled into the station, the snow only got heavier.

"YOU LITTLE BRAT!" yelled a women in her thirties as RanFan stood in front of her, face down. "I pick you out of a blizzard, I give you an arm, I put your stubborn little ass through rehab and then I wake up and your gone, no note, no warning, just gone.

"Now you come crawling back ,your arms in pieces, your shoulders torn up and you bring a bunch of freaks with you." She huffed jutting a thumb toward Ling, Riza and Roy who stood in silence as the women yelled.

"I'm sorry about the arm" RanFan whispered "but I need repairs, I'll find a way to pay-"

"Oh shut up I don't need your money, where's the old man? The troops next door have gotten soft since he stopped training them."

RanFan looked down, biting down on her lip.

"Miss, we lost Fuu in the recent battle of Central" said ling "his was a noble death."

The woman said nothing for a moment then instructed RanFan to go down the hallway where a woman named Melody could take care of her shoulder.

"So" said the woman pulling up a chair "You must be Ling."

"Yes, how can you tell?"

"Heh, it was hard to get little Ranny to shut up about you, she would go on and on." Said the woman as she gestured them to sit down in her office chairs. "The names Sandra by the way, I made Ranny's arm and acted as her physical therapist, well when she was here anyway."

"I'm sorry about that, it was my fault she left early, I'll pay for the repairs and-"

"You think cash is going to pay for the pain she's going to go through while we fix her arm; you think money will get her through her rehab?"

Ling looked away.

"What about you two did you just come two watch and old women chew out a couple idiot kids or did you actually come for something?"

Roy could almost feel Ling slump in his chair, the kid definitely didn't need this women yelling at him. "Ma'am I've come here because this is rumored to have one of the greatest rehabilitation wards in Amestris-"

"No, here we can only go as far as the patients willing to put themselves, we're not the best, our patients are the toughest, you have to be at least as tough as Ranny to stay here, if not we ship you to West City and let you get pampered there, here only the tough survive."

"A Briggs Philosophy."

"No, one for life."

"I assure I won't be heading west."

The women stared at him blankly for a second, and then started laughing. "You know, that's exactly what Ranny said, we'll take you on, but you'll go through hell with our counselors.

"Oh, and you." She snapped at Ling. "stop acting depressed just because an old lady yelled at you, and Ranny said you where a brave soul, what a joke."

Ling looked up, wondering how much RanFan had said about him to this woman.

"Hey Ranny always said you where a good fighter, though she might have been exaggerating on that too. Anyway I'll cut you a deal, you start teaching the troops next door and I'll take care of Ranny's arm free of charge."

"Oh thank you ma'am, but I can pay for the repairs and I'm not in the same league as Fuu." Said Ling.

"You'll be fine, Ranny says your strong and I'm inclined to believe her."

Short chapters I know, but I'm trying to write more frequently.

This is my first time writing with OC characters, but we're going to see more of Sandra, and Melody will introduce in the next chapter.

Reviews would be nice and any suggestions would be appreciated.