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Narrator POV
In the end, it was a draw. Ed had started to cheat, and Alex was using her 'powers'. The train whistled, signaling we were nearly there. "Ok, this is getting boring. I'll tell you about Youswell and the truth about me. Sound fair?" Alex stuck out her hand again.
"Deal."
"Alright, Youswell is this nice little mining town, the last town to the east. It's under the rule of Yoki, a lieutenant of the state. He's a tyrannt who likes money a bit too much. He's been threatening people there with an alchemist of his own. Apparently, he's raised taxes and lowered salaries. I have to thank you-know-who(1) for having me travel all over the country for, what? 7 Years now," Alex shook her head. "Anyway, he was traveling all over with me for a while. I made an awful lot of friends that way. I keep in touch with most of the people, so I know these things. Before I continue, promise me that you not repeat this to anyone." She looked at us with a serious and dangerous look.
"Well, depends on what it is, but alright I won't tell a soul." Al just nodded at her request.
"Alright. That night(2) dad did take care of me. There was an old vulture in the air nearby, and Dad shot it down. He used that bird's heart to replace mine. He drew a circle, and activated it. Only problem is, is that he didn't take my backpack off. I had an old cat in the bag, and let's just say it didn't turn out pretty. In simple terms," Alex stopped, looked around, and leaned in closer. "In simple terms, I'm a chimera." Ed blinked, and looked sick, and turned away. Al looked at Alex again, and asked something he din't exactly get.
"Sister, If your a year older than Ed, why do you look so... old?" Alex started laughing. "Sister? Are you okay?"
"Yeah, no one's just been so straight forward before. I mentioned that the animals are old, right? In that transmutation, I took on quite a few years, so now I'm..." She looked like she was calculating something in her head. " About 18. I'm not exactly happy about that, but better than being... Never mind. I have automail over and around my heart to keep my heart beating, and a bit more protection than a normal rib cage." She looked out the window, and her eyes bulged, and screamed. "Come on! We gotta get off!" She picked up her luggage and dashed off the train.
(1) Hohenheim
(2)the night Ed and Al tried to bring back their mother
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