Me: Sorry loyal readers! I got a new computer and my files are still on the other one! -sobbs-
Ed: What a great way to start a chapter. -rolls eyes-
Al: We decided that you should know the disclaimer, so we won't say it anymore.
Me: It doesn't mean that we own FMA though.
Al: Okay. I think that's all we have to say, unless animefan127 has something to say...
Me: Thanks Al. As a matter-of-fact, I do.
Ed: Okay? What?
Me: To the loyal readers that live in the U.S.A, do you know when FMA The Movie is coming out? I know I do.
Ed & Al: WHAT!
Me: Yup! It's gonna be one of the few anime's to hit theaters! YAY! -does happy dance-
Ed: To... theaters... ? us...?
Me: Yup. I believe it'll be sometime in September 2006...
Ed & Al: ARE YOU KIDDING!
Me: Nope. Just thought I'd give my loyal readers a heads up in case they didn't know. Without further ado, I proudly present the next chapter!
Ed: Holy shit... The movie's coming out so soon...
Al: Gosh... I never knew...
Me: Okay... chapter starting... now.
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Chapter 7 Lione
"Let's see... we could stop at the ice cream vendor..." Lirana pointed out, in the middle of Central.
"Yeah. We could." Ed replied.
He was still wondering how Lirana got them out of the whole situation at the Headquarters.
"EEDDDOOOO!"
Ed snapped back to reality to see Lirana waving her hand in front of his face.
"Huh?"
Lirana pouted.
"I asked what flavor ice cream you wanted."
Ed thought about it.
"I guess Cookie Dough."
Lirana smiled.
"I was gonna get the same thing. Hold on. I'll be right back." Lirana giggled.
Ed sat on a park bench while Lirana went up to the ice cream vendor.
"Oh! Brother!"
Ed looked up to see Al.
"Hey Al."
Al sat next to Ed on the bench.
"Brother, I think–"
"Ed, I got your ice cream!" Lirana sang in a sing-song voice.
"Thanks."
(((Space)))
"Hmm... a few hounds should be a good test..." The orange haired boy snickered.
He let out a low whistle. The ground shook as he smiled.
"Now, now sister... you never said I couldn't hurt them..."
(((Space)))
"What the– ahh!"
Lirana saw a zombie like dog come out of the ground and bite her ankle. On instinct, her claws grew and she ripped the dog into pieces. Lirana felt her fangs grow.
What the... ? My fangs grew?
Lirana saw more zombie dogs smash out of the ground. Her eyes grew wide.
Flashback
"Sorry..."
Lirana looked at the creature before her. It's wings stretched out, it's tail hissing and moving, and it's tiger body purring as she pet it.
"I have to let you go... please... forgive me..." Lirana whispered sorrowfully as she began to cry.
End Flashback
Lirana jumped onto the bench while Ed stood on the bench to avoid getting bit by the dogs.
"Zombie hounds. One of the easiest enemies to defeat, but they have a painful bite since their teeth are laced with poison."
Ed and Al stared at Lirana. She just gave them a lesson on zombie dogs.
"Great. How do you beat them!" Ed asked as the dogs began crawling out of the dirt.
Lirana's eyes turned into slits.
"Decapitation. Here's an example."
Lirana jumped off the bench and towards the closest zombie dog. Swiftly, she slashed the dog's head off. The body went limp and fell.
"Another way is to tear it to pieces." Lirana snickered as Ed showed a look of disgust.
"That's just sick..."
"No. That's just keeping you alive. Destroying these zombie dogs is also a good experience for rookies."
Lirana cracked her knuckles and went into a fighting stance.
"C'mon now Ed... don't let me fight these zombies all alone..." Lirana sang and Ed sighed.
He quickly jumped off the bench and next to Lirana. About thirty zombie dogs came out of the ground. One's eye fell to the ground with a sickening "plop".
"Okay. Let's tear these shits apart!" Lirana yelled, lunging at the nearest zombie dog.
Ed stared in amazement at the claw where his left hand was before. He immediately began slashing the zombie dogs, causing blood to spurt. After a couple minutes, all the zombie dogs were destroyed.
"That was a good exercise..."
Ed stared at Lirana.
"We were nearly killed!"
"Correction... you were nearly killed... or so you think..." Lirana laughed.
Ed and Al didn't get it.
"Huh?"
"Oh... Al doesn't know, right?" Lirana asked Ed and he nodded.
"Okay. Ed's a vampire." Lirana sighed.
Al was clearly shocked.
"A blood sucking vampire?"
"Well... I perfer to call my kind Immortal Blood Drinkers, but that works too."Lirana replied, a bit annoyed.
"Immortal what?"
Lirana turned towards Ed.
"Immortal Blood Drinkers. You and me are that. Immortal Blood Drinkers are basically immortal as long as we drink blood." Lirana explained.
Ed was shocked.
"I'm immortal?"
"Kinda, sorta, maybe. As long as you aren't hit in the heart with a stake, you're good."
"I heard that vampires can't tread in sunlight." Al piped up.
"That's a bunch of bullshit. We can walk in sunlight, but we burn easier, which means we get sunburns much easier than mortals."
Lirana shut her eyes. She saw an orange haired boy in a tree about ten feet away from them. She opened her eyes as they went back to normal.
"That's odd..."
"What?" Ed asked, walking next to Lirana.
"There's a boy..."
Lirana jumped onto a tree branch and into the tree the boy was in. He gasped when Lirana stopped inches away from his face.
"Where's Sempai? Tell me!" Lirana demanded, grabbing the orange head's collar.
"I don't have it. My sister does." The kid spat back making Lirana angrier.
"What a foul mouth."
"You should talk." The kid snickered.
Ed appeared next to Lirana.
"Look. Tell her where it is and you won't get hurt." Ed threatened.
The kid gulped.
"M-My sister has it! Honest! If you let me go, I'll lead you there." The kid replied calmly.
"Fine. Let's go."
Lirana jumped down from the tree and Ed followed. Al ran next to them as the kid jumped from the tree. He made a low whistle and a zombie dog crashed out of the ground. The kid landed on it.
"Please... try to keep up."
In an instant, the boy and zombie dog were gone.
(((Space)))
"He's coming back." Her father reported as she stroked the chimera's wings.
"Alright. I see he's bringing friends... Lirana and her companions..."
The girl flicked her wrist at the flames. Images of Lirana, Ed, her brother, and Al played in the fire.
"Yes, lovely. I'm sure they'll be... hungry... when they get here." Her father replied warily.
She nodded.
"Yes... please prepare a banquet for when they arrive. No poison." The girl commanded, eyeing the poison vile in her father's pocket.
"Yes... but of course..."
The girl's father left. The girl stared at the images in the fire.
"Hurry. There are some things you need to know... Lirana..."
(((Space)))
Come on! Ed thought angrily.
They were traveling through the forest,
but at warp speed.
Ed barely dodged the trees that were in his way while Lirana dodged them perfectly and swiftly. She was ahead of him. A tree branch scratched Ed's face.
Lirana makes It look so simple! Ed thought, frustrated.
After what seemed like a millennium, they finally saw a mansion in the distance. It seemed... kinda eerie. When they reached the courtyard, they were greeted by three bulldogs. They snapped their jaws at Lirana and Ed.
"Easy." The boy commanded.
The dogs slinked away into the darkness.
"Sorry. They have a thing about "strangers". The last visitor was... ripped apart I believe..."
"Yeeeeaaaaaahh. Where's Sempai?" Lirana asked.
The boy pointed to the window about five stories high.
"Okay. Let's go." Ed told Al as they walked towards the entrance.
"What's your name?" Lirana asked curiously.
"... Lione ..."
Lirana gasped.
"You're my–"
The kid was gone.
(((Space)))
"Geez... it's like a frickin' labyrinth in here!" Ed yelled in rage.
They were walking in circles for five minutes now.
"It's an illusion." Lirana replied.
She put her hand to a brick wall. To Ed and Al's shock, it went through. Lirana slipped through the wall as Ed and Al followed.
"Now then... Countess, please explain yourself." Liirana asked politely.
They were in a living room. Fire flickered and danced in the fire place. Next to the big red chair was a sleeping chimera.
"... Sempai..."
Lirana fell onto her knees and cried. Ed comforted her as the Countess walked to Lirana.
"Lirana, you know your destiny, so don't fight it. Know the truth." The Countess said bitterly.
"I-I can't! I can't!" Lirana cried as Ed sat next to her and whispered to her quietly.
"A banquet has been prepared for you. Please relax and enjoy." The little white hair girl, the Countess, sighed.
"Why is this? Did you plan it! From the beginning!" Lirana asked in anger.
"No... things don't go according to plan."
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Me: YAY! Chappie done!
Ed: R&R. No flames unless helpful.
Me: Until next time and such!
Al: When will that be?
Me: Dunno, but A.S.A.P
