Lily: HELLO PEOPLEZ OF DE INTERWEBS! WELCOME TO CW CHAPPIE 7!

Snowfur: Woooooow. That grammar though. Ow. It hurts.

Lily: SHUT UP! I'd like to have you know that I have a funny story to tell!

Myra: OHHH! TELL ME! TELL ME!

Ed: You've got to be kidding me...

Lily: Settle down children! Okay, so you all remember my dog Chloe, right?

Arin: You mean the one from Chapter 1?

Lily: *nods* So, a few weeks ago she was playing with me in my bed. She started spazzing out and digging in the sheets, but she's too small to do any real damage. So, she sticks her nose underneath one of my pillows. She snaps her head up, and BAM! The pillow flies OFF THE BED and it hits the wall. And then I had to GET UP AND PICK IT UP.

Al: *laughs* You're DOG did that?

Lily: Yeah. OH! And that reminds me. MY DOG ACTS LIKE A FRIKIN CAT.

Arin: Okay, this is new. I haven't heard this before.

Lily: So, you know those plastic easter eggs?

Everyone except Ed and Al: *nods*

Lily: *ignores Ed and Al's ignorance and continues* I took the top half of one and put it on the end of the couch. My dog swiped it off with her paw like a cat. And she plays with her food. LIKE A CAT! MY DOG ISN'T NORMAL!

Ed: And neither are you. Gee, I wonder where she gets it from!

Lily: SHUT UP! DO THE FRIKIN DISCLAIMER! GAWD!

Ed: FIIIINE! A-HGaming doesn't own FMA.

Snowfur: That's it?

Ed: YES

Myra: OKAY! WE'LL SEE U AFTER DE CHAPPIE! ENJOYZ!


Lily groans and opens her eyes, only to be greeted by the familiar smell of disinfectant. That's right…I fell asleep here. She thinks to herself. After escaping the explosion, they all rushed to a hospital. Only Ed and Snowfur were injured, though. The two shared a room, and Lily was watching over Snowfur and ended up falling asleep. "Good morning, moron." Ed's voice says from behind her. Tick marks appear on her forehead. "I'M NOT CRAZY YOU MIDGET!" Lily yells. "WHO'RE YOU CALLING A TINY LITTLE BEAN SPROUT?!" Ed yells back, and then winces at one of his cuts. Snowfur cracks open one of her eyes and groans. "What a great way to start off the day! A headache! And I'm in the hospital! This is fan-freaking-tastic!" Lily deadpans at the thick sarcasm in her voice. "We don't need your sass, Snowfur." She says. Ed opens his mouth to say something but is interrupted by the door opening.

"Oh…did I interrupt something?" Denny Brosh asks from the door. Ed shakes his head. Brosh along with Maria Ross walk into the hospital room. "I'm glad to see you're both alright." Ross says. Snowfur deadpans. "Yeah…alright…" she mutters. Lily laughs. Ross sweat drops. "Anyways…" She mutters dismissively. "Damn…it hurts." Ed mutters, setting his hand on his side. "I was so close to finding out the truth…then those bastards had to show up." Ross looks at Brosh, and he nods. "FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, SIR!" They yell in unison, saluting. Ed looks at them quizzically. "PLEASE ALLOW US TO APOLOGIZE FOR OUR RUDENESS IN ADVANCE!" They exclaim. Ross then steps forward and gives Ed a hard slap on the face. Ed goes into chibi form and stares out in a daze. Lily snickers and Ed glares at her.

"Major Armstrong ordered you to stay put because he knew it was dangerous! And now you nearly get killed because you ignored him!" Ross scolds. "You may be talented, but you must remember that you're still a child! You can't always act on your own. You need to work with the people around you." Ross' expression softens. "It's okay to trust adults sometimes." Ed looks down, thinking about what she had said. Trust, huh? Guess I never really thought about that. Never had the time to, either. "SIR!" They both yell, snapping Ed out of his thoughts. "Please forgive us for our insubordination and raising a hand against you!" Ed stares at them blankly. "Uh…" He shakes his head. "No, I'm the one who should be apologizing. I'm…I'm sorry." Lily looks at Ed and smiles warmly. "And our punishment for slapping you, sir?" Ross asks. "Nah, I had it coming." Ed says. The two officers nearly collapse in relief.

It was clear to Lily that Ed had no idea about how high of a rank he was. Ignorance is bliss, I guess. She thinks to herself. "Why are you so polite to me anyways?" Ed asks. "Well, as a state alchemist, you are equivalent to the rank of Major. One word from you and we can be discharged." Brosh explains. "You don't need to be nervous around me. I didn't take the exam for rank. And I'm just a 'child' right?" Ed says. Brosh laughs. "What a relief! You don't know how hard it was for me to be polite to someone younger than me!" Ed sweat drops at their quick change of attitude.

"Where's Al, by the way?" Ed asks. Snowfur freezes. I totally forgot! Alphonse is still upset about…that. She thinks. "Oh, I punched him and gave him the same lecture as you. But I nearly broke my hand…" Brosh rubs his hand. Ed laughs. "Yeah, he's got a hard head." He says. Ed's laughter slowly dies out as he realizes something important. "I'm due for another lecture today too…"

~~~TIME SKIP~~~

Nothing had really happened in the past hour or so, so Lily decided to take a walk around. She was getting bored and needed to move around. She had passed Winry in the hallway and told her Ed's room number. Ed's going to get killed! She thinks to herself, smirking. I wonder how Alphonse is, though. After what Barry told him… Her thoughts trail off as she bumps into a tall man. "I'm so sorry! I didn't…" Lily trails off, looking up at who she bumped into. It was Maes Hughes.

"M-Maes…?" she asks, her eyes widening. Hughes looks at her and he does the same. "Wait, you're…Lily?" He asks in shock. Lily nods, her eyes glossing over. "It…It's been a while, Maes." She says. Hughes lets out a laugh and hugs Lily. She returns the hug, resting her head on his shoulder. "I can't believe it's actually you!" He exclaims. "Yeah…you don't know how much I missed you." Lily says, breaking away from him. She smiles, and lets out a laugh. "So much has happened since I last saw you." She says. "I can only imagine." Hughes smiles. Usually, Lily wouldn't cry about something like this. But, nostalgia can pretty much break any mental wall. She sniffs, wiping a tear from her face. "I…I don't know what to say; I'm speechless!" She exclaims. "You don't have to say anything." Hughes says in a fatherly tone. Lily nods and dries her eyes. "I know what'll cheer you up!" Hughes exclaims.

He then grabs something out of his pocket and holds it in front of Lily's face. "Look! Gracia and I had a daughter! My little darling Elicia!" He exclaims. "I'm so happy for you!" Lily says with a sweat drop. After a few more minutes and a lot more pictures, Hughes puts the pictures away, and his demeanor turns serious. "Did anything else happen regarding that?" He asks. Lily knew he was asking about her powers. She shakes her head. "No. I told you that I would never use them again, and I won't." She says, her eyes glowing with determination. Hughes pats her on the head.

"I knew it. So…I heard you and some of your friends joined Mustang's team?" He asks. Lily nods. "Yeah. My friends Snowfur, Arin, Myra and I." she says. "So I take it you know the Elric brothers?" Hughes asks. Lily nods again, wondering where Hughes was going with this. He leans in closer to Lily and whispers in her ear, "Have you hooked up with one of them yet?" He asks with a smirk. Lily's face turns completely red and she yells, "IDIOT!" She slaps Hughes in the face, and he staggers back. "N-No! Of course not! Alphonse i-is like a brother to me a-and…and Ed is too annoying and gets on my nerves!" She yells. Hughes rubs the side of his face and laughs. "It was worth a shot." Lily huffs and turns the other way. "Would you like to come over to my place for dinner, like old times? Gracia would love to see you, and Elicia has wanted a play-mate!" Hughes says. Lily nods. "Of course! But…if you don't mind me asking, why are you here?" She asks. "OH! That's right! I came to see the Elric brothers!" Hughes exclaims and runs off. "I'll meet you at the house later!" He yells from down the hallway. Lily deadpans. That man…I swear, he'll never stop moving. She thinks.

Lily pales as a new thought comes to her mind. Hughes! He's…that part is coming up! After Lab 5 Envy kills him! The realization of the fact nearly knocked her off her feet. I can't let that happen! Not him! He can't die! Without thinking, Lily runs out of the hospital building. She leans against the front wall and takes a deep breath. I need to stop Envy. I just have to. A new determination burns in her eyes. I will save him. I promise that.

~~~MYRA'S POV~~~

At the moment, there is only one emotion on Myra's mind: Worry. She was there when Barry told those lies to Alphonse, and she knew Alphonse believed him. She regretted not being able to convince him otherwise, but there was nothing she could do. She was heading towards Ed's hospital room, because she knew what was about to happen. And what Myra heard next confirmed her suspicion.

"I NEVER ASKED FOR THIS DAMN BODY!" She hears Al's voice scream through the door. Myra stops moving. Her breath hitches as she listens to the rest of the conversation. The only thing she wanted to do was walk in there and tell Al that it wasn't true, but she couldn't. Her feet were glued in place. Was it fear that stopped her from moving? She didn't know. Soon, Ed walked out of the room in a rage. "Ed?" Myra asks, her eyes following him. Edward ignores her and keeps walking. She huffs. "Edward!" she yells and runs after him.

Myra heads down the hallways of the hospital, searching for the patio where she knew Ed was going to be. Soon, she comes across an open door and the end of a hallway to her right. Outside, she could see Ed, seething with anger. She takes a deep breath to ready herself, and she walks out the door.

Ed could hear footsteps behind him, and he sighs. "What do you want?" He grumbles, the cool wind from the outside blowing through his hair. Myra walks up next to him, and sets her hands on the metal bar in front of them. She takes a deep breath of the fresh air, and smiles. "Fresh air is great, isn't it?" She says, looking at him. "Umm...yeah." Ed says, furrowing his eyebrows. "It takes all your worries away...well, at least it does for me." Myra lets out a giggle. They sit in a comfortable silence while Myra thinks about what she was going to say next. I really should've thought about this more… She thinks to herself. "Al didn't mean what he said to you back there, y'know." Myra says quietly, waiting for Ed's response. Ed's fists visibly tense. "He was being fed lies."

"THAT ISN'T AN EXCUSE!" Ed yells, whipping his head over to Myra. "He…how could he even believe that?! After everything that happened, he still…" Ed stops talking and growls angrily, punching the railing with his automail fist, causing a loud CLANK! to resound around the patio. "Ed, you still have to consider how Al is feeling." Myra says slowly, trying to calm him down. Ed glares at her. "I am!" he snaps back. "NO YOU'RE NOT!" Myra shouts. Ed freezes in place. He had never seen the girl angry before; he had no idea that she could even get mad at someone.

"You weren't there, Ed! I could tell that Al was scared! In his position, could you blame him for believing those lies? He's gone through years of being stuck in that suit of armor. Of course he doubts his existence. Wouldn't you?!" Myra yells. Ed stands there wordlessly at her sudden burst of anger. She takes a deep breath to calm herself, and then continues. "That's why you have to be there for him, Ed. You're his older brother; you need to protect him, and tell him it's going to be okay. Alphonse needs you."

Ed just stares at Myra in shock as she finishes her small rant. She smiles, seeing that her words got through to him. She sighs and walks away from the railing as distant clanks start to resound down the hallway. "I'm going to leave and let you two work this out by yourselves now." She says, and starts walking away. "Myra." Ed says, without looking back at her. She glances towards him. "Thank you." He says quietly. Myra's smile widens and she says, "You're welcome," and leaves Ed on the balcony to talk with Alphonse alone.

~~~LATER THAT EVENING~~~

Lily sighs as she hesitates to knock on the Hughes' apartment door. She knew that as soon as she walked in, she would be bombarded with cameras. Ughhhh…I should just get it over with… Lily knocks on the door, and immediately she hears shuffling behind the door. After a few seconds, the door opens, and with no hesitation a camera was shoved in her face. A bright flash appears in front of her and she blinks rapidly to get the spots out of her vision. "Maes!" Lily yells with a laugh. Hughes smiles and looks at the picture he just took. He squeals and shows it to her, smiling. "Look how adorable you look! My little girl is all grown up!" Lily blushes, and mutters, "It's not that big of a deal."

"Lily! It's nice to see you again!" Gracia comes to the door, holding little Elicia. "Big sister!" Elicia declares, pointing at her. Lily laughs. "It's nice to see you too, Gracia. And hello there, Elicia!" She says. "Come on in! We don't want you catching a cold standing out there for so long." Gracia says and moves out of the way along with Hughes. Lily steps in with a nod. She seemed to have a permanent smile on her face whenever she was with the Hughes'.

"It's been so long since I've been in here…" Lily mutters as she looks around. Hughes laughs. "It brings a tear to my eye to think that my little girl has grown up and joined the military!" Hughes sniffs and pretends to wipe tears from his face. "Don't cry daddy! Big sister is here now!" Elicia says, tugging at his pants. She smiles cutely, causing both Lily and Hughes to squeal in delight. "Dinner's already on the table." Gracia informs, walking into the dining room. "Oh, you didn't have to!" Lily says, shaking her head. Gracia peeks out from the corner and says, "Don't be silly! We think of you as our daughter, so it's only natural for us to feed you." Lily decides to leave it at that and follows Gracia to the dining room, with Hughes and Elicia following her. They all sit at the table and start eating.

"So Lily, why did you join the military?" Hughes asks, soon after Elicia and Gracia left the room. Elicia was going to her friend's birthday party. "Well…" Lily mutters. It was kinda hard to think of an answer. Her memories of Earth and Amestris were all mixed up, and she was still forgetting a few details. She sighs defeatedly. "I should probably just tell you everything. You already know my other secret." Lily says. Hughes furrows his eyebrows but says nothing, letting her continue on with her story.

And so, Lily ended up explaining her entire life on Earth to Hughes, and how it was about 100 or so years in the future from their time here. She also explains the FMA anime, which took a while for Hughes to understand. "Wow…" Hughes breathes after she finishes her story. "If I may ask, are you still the same Lily as you were before? Or are you a completely different person?" He asks. Lily stays silent, eventually reaching an answer. "Umm…well, my theory is that when I came to Amestris, my soul and the other…well not really other anymore…" She grumbles, then pauses, noticing that she was getting off track. "Anyway, both of our souls fused, so I'm basically living two lives at the same time. It's really hard to wrap your head around, but that seems like the most logical answer. I still remember my time here, but I'm forgetting a few things cuz I have too many memories crammed in my brain for one person." Hughes nods slowly, still trying to process her words.

"Wow…I'm sorry, this is, as you said, really hard to wrap my head around." Hughes says, rubbing his temple. Lily laughs. "It's alright, take all the time you need." She says. Hughes looks up and smiles. "Did this happen to the rest of your friends as well?" Lily nods. "You've been through a lot, haven't you?" He asks. "…yeah." She mutters.

The two of them sit in a comfortable silence for a while, and eventually they start talking again, exchanging funny stories from their past. Soon, hours go by and eventually Gracia and Elicia come back from the party. Elicia somehow convinced them all to play 'tea party,' with Gracia and Hughes as the king and queen, and Lily and Elicia as the princesses. Of course, Lily couldn't say no to that adorable face! After a while, though, Elicia began to grow tired and it was time for her to go to bed. Lily decided it was best to leave as well, so she said goodbye to the Hughes' and went to her apartment.

As she walks in and shuts the door, she sighs and flops onto her bed. How the hell am I going to save him? She wonders. I…I can't win against Envy. Not in that situation. If anything, he'd use it against me. She sighs again. When I watched the anime, sure it was sad, but I wasn't too bothered by Maes' death. But now, since I know him as a person, his death has a whole new meaning. I… Lily begins to tear up. I don't want to lose him. He took me in as a kid and I look up to him like a father. He accepted me even though I'm this…creature. He means so much to me, and I… Tears start to leak out of her eyes and crawl down her face.

It's like torture…knowing people you love are going to die beforehand. I feel so useless! No wonder Roy hates being called that. Lily chuckles to herself, despite crying. Can I even save him? It feels like such a big task and burden to hold; saving someone's life. At times like this, I kinda wish I was back on Earth in America with my family, going to school with my friends. Basically living a normal life. Lily wipes the tears off her cheeks. Moron! You can't think like this now! If I keep thinking like this, how will I be able to stay by Ed and Al? How will I stand up to the other homunculi? How will I even make it through the Promised Day? Lily sits up in her bed. I can think about things like those later. Right now, I need to focus on saving Hughes.

Lily stands up and goes to the small living room area in the apartment. There was a calendar on the wall. She brushes her hand against the upcoming days. Three days… she thinks. I have three days until Ed and the others go to Rush Valley with Winry. Three days to come up with a plan. She looks out the window glaring. Three days until Maes is supposed to die.


Lily: WOOOW...that ended on a dark note.

Ed: WAIT. HEZ GONNA DIE?

Snowfur: I'm going to die unless you use proper grammar.

Lily: *eyes sparkle* He's using my way of talking! #EdIsAllGrownUp

Myra: YAY! Ed got his first hashtag!

Ed: ...uhh...what's a hashtag?

Arin: Just shut up and accept the accomplishment.

Lily: NOW FOR THE REVIEWS!

Ed: The first review is from gsunny6. It says:

Do you peeps play any instruments?

Lily: YUP! I play piano!

Snowfur: I play a little piano and the flute.

Myra: I got da trumpet skillz!

Lily: *sparkles at da grammar*

Snowfur: *glares at da grammar* STOP WRITING THIS WITH IMPROPER GRAMMER!

Lily: ...NO.

Arin: Anyways...I play the clarinet and violin.

Ed: The next review is from Sakura Chara. It...it...s-says...

Lily: ?

Ed: *clears throat* It says:

WOOOOOOOW~! The action was like- WA-POW! Then it was like- HWAAA! Then it was almost like someone screaming in the background- DIEEEEEEEE~! Kura likey this chappy~!
*thinks for a moment, then smirks an evil smirk* Ne, Ed, when are ya gonna get together with Lily-chan~? Well~? I'm WAAAAAIIIIITIIIIING~!
See ya later~!
~Kura

Ed: Uhhh...uhm...well...urg...*blushes bright red*

Lily: SH-SHUT UP S-SAKURA-SAN! I-IT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN! *is also blushing*

Ed: Y-YEAH! WHAT SHE SAID!

Izumi: *enters the room* LIIIILY.

Lily: Wh-What?

Izumi: I was sent by a girl name Sakura to kill you.

Lily: OH! Umm...it's fine! I just posted the next chapter!

Izumi: What next chapter? I don't care about that. All I know is that I need to BEAT THE CRAP OUTTA YA!

Lily: *starts running away from Izumi in sheer terror, while screaming* AHHHHHHHH! HAAAALP! SHE'S GONNA KILLLL MEEEEE!

Arin: *sigh* And that's it for this chapter. Cya next time!

Lily: I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THIIIIIISSSS!