Hey! As mentioned in the newest update of "Ed the Cat," I gave author12306 a present! It was supposed to actually happen in this one, but I accidentally made this chapter too long... :x I feel bad that the brothers haven't traveled at all since the cat incident (BAHAHA that just sounds funny XD), so they shall be in a different location for a couple of chapters. I also realized that there was a character that was not aware of the situation...

On with the story!

A couple days later, Edward was sent on a mission as a state alchemist to Rush Valley, much to his annoyance. Mustang promised him that he would continue to look while away. Alphonse was pleased that they would finally be able to travel again, as the brothers had obtained what seemed to be a habit of constantly moving around, and it felt unnatural to be in the same city for so long.

They boarded the train, and he noticed that he no longer got looks from other passengers due to his armor, but now only Ed got them from being a kid all by himself. They took some of the time playing card games, then gazing out the window, and eventually the older brother took some time to nap, which the younger took as an opportunity to sleep too, laying down on the human's lap and softly purring, as if he was snoring.

They had somehow fallen asleep through the loud rumbles of the train on the tracks, but suddenly Ed's head jerked up with big eyes, Al nearly falling off of him.

"We are going to RUSH VALLEY. And Winry has been there for a while." The cat's eyes went wide too in understanding. We never told her that I'm a cat now!

"Do you think we'll end up running into her?" Al gave him a little shrug, but the slight trembling said "Definitely." "Maybe we can avoid her..." They both couldn't help but feel bad, but now not only was she gonna be able to hurt Ed, but Alphonse will feel it too. They wanted to stall the moment as long as possible.

When the train stopped, another passenger had to help Edward get his suitcase, much to his distaste, and once the brothers stepped out into the station, they immediately walked in the direction they needed to go for the job. When they got to their destination, the Fullmetal Alchemist showed his watch, once again getting surprised faces and comments, but at least he wasn't getting compared to his companion.

Al's POV:

Brother told me that I could just wander off if I wanted to, as he would be able to get the mission done by himself. I did as he suggested, hoping to enjoy Rush Valley as much as I can. I trotted around on the street, feeling the sun beat down on me, which didn't bother me, as it felt good that I could feel at all. Some time passed by when suddenly I realized that I was on the street that Winry worked on. I immediately turned around, but I was spotted.

"A cat!" Winry had stepped out to get some materials, probably, and she saw that I had a collar, but wasn't walking with someone. She picked me up, and I could feel my nervousness showing.

"Don't be so nervous around me, I don't bite. Poor thing. I wonder who you belong to." She carried me over to the shade and lifted up the tag on my collar to read it. She said out loud the name on the front, which embarrassed me once again, and then flipped it over. She stopped moving once she saw what I guessed was Brother's name, and I closed my eyes shut, hoping to not witness what happened next.

"...So Ed's here... with a cat..."

She went to the nearest building with a phone and called the number on the tag. Turns out Ed used Colonel Mustang's. I guess that makes sense... We are always traveling, and he's one of the few people that know where we are all the time. She was confused once the signal went through, but some explanation brought her to the same understanding and was confirmed that we were at Rush Valley. He apparently felt the obligation to say the address where he was working and everything...

Winry told the guy she works for she was going to return me to my owner (That just sounds so weird... My brother literally owns me...) and off she went at lightspeed. We arrived to the location much faster than I anticipated, and I could feel my nerves making my body shake a little. She knocked politely, and once I heard someone yell for Ed to come outside, I tried to squirm out of Winry's arms to get out of the way of the attack. And just in time. I just barely got to see Brother's face frozen in fear before it was smacked by a flying wrench. He rubbed his head with a pained and still-shocked look and started stuttering a little from fear, plus possible brain damage.

"Winry! How did you find me?!" She pointed an accussing finger at me, and I shrunk down to the ground pulling my ears back, holding my paws over my face to hide my shame. I could feel Brother staring daggers at me with a very angry look.

"Why didn't you call to say you were coming down?!"

"BECAUSE I KNEW YOU WOULD HIT ME WITH A WRENCH!"

"Come ON, that's not the only reason! You probably have messed up your auto-mail again! You always do! Without any appointment or whatever!"

Brother started to wave his hands in protest and shake his head saying "NO" for a while, and Winry continued to advance on, with a mean-looking wrench in her hand. She continued to ramble on loudly, her voice starting to take a more dangerous tone. Eventually, she yelled a warrior cry and pummeled poor Edward with wrench after wrench after wrench. I couldn't even see her hands in the attack. I just couldn't help but think she was literally going to kill him, so I transmuted a wall in front of him on a whim. She didn't see me do so, and probably thought Ed did it. He took advantage of the opportunity to yell through the wall that he didn't break his auto-mail or anything, and that we were gonna leave right after he did his job, perhaps not having the time to drop by to say hi anyways. She calmed down, and he was able to transmute the wall back down without fear.

"Well, now that you are here, you have to come over for dinner! I am gonna make some apple pie!" Ed agreed after seeing my head nod up and down in excitement, and told her to cook something for me too, cuz he never remembers to buy cat food. (He just loves me enough to let me eat people food still.) She ran back to her work, leaving the two of us dropping down into chairs inside, giving relieved sighs. Brother went back to his business, although probably rubbing his head throughout.

How did I not realize Winry wasn't informed until now? Maybe cuz she never gets to know much of what goes on during the actual story... I feel all weird knowing that I'm changing the plot even more than I already have. I was planning to get this done within a certain amount of time where I could get stuff back to normal and the original timeline wouldn't be affected, but I guess too late. So, you guys might as well inform me of events that happen around this time that I should be aware of when continuing. Like Ling. Oh butt, does he have to come in? *nervous look* Al might get too exposed... *shifty eyes* *ninja sneaks away* And I still would really appreciate some help with developing the character that made Al a cat, at least the motive.

Oh! And guess what? I gots a cheezburger! :3 (Last week.) And today I put up a forum! *soundtrack of kids "Yay!"ing plays* *noisemaker* Everyone in my cheerleader squad is invited to join! But ONLY THEM. *stares daggers at all other readers* ...Just kidding...

forum/OC-RP-of-Awesomeness/147951/

K bai!