A/N : new chapter! Thanks for the reviews, favs and alerts. I'm sorry if this chapter dissapointed you, I just cried. Usually, I'm not the one who likes to cry, but I just can't take it anymore. The first time since quiet a long time ago ;_;

sammi117 : sorry about that, I didn't mean to do it. I didn't even noticed it.

xx-Yuu-Chan-xx : I don't think there will be any pairing at all. I'm not good at writing those kind of stuff. Though I have writen one before and quiet a lot of people like it. But for now, no pairings. Maybe there will be, in my future stories.

the red panda alchemist : oohh, yeah, I know. I myself only know about three languange and not really good at it. Sometimes, I used translator too. Sorry about the mistakes, I still can't repair the spell checker.

KANDIIDA : thank you :) I'm glad you like it. Hope you're not getting bored of my story.

"Homunculus?" Allen asked, confusion displayed on his face.

Lavi perked up at that name. "Homunculus? You mean, the artifical humans?" he asked.

Ed looked at him. "Yes, you know about them?"

Lavi nodded eagerly. "Of course I do, I'm the bookman apprentice after all."

"Bookman?" Ed asked. "Tell you later." Lavi waved him off.

Ed frowned but let it off. "Right, homunculus is a human artifical born from the failed attemp on human transmutation." he explained.

Allen furrowed his eyebrows. They almost sounded like akuma.

"But aren't they considered as fantasy? No one had success in making, or even see one." Lavi butted in.

"Yes, that's what we thought before. But, we've seen them. Not only one. Up until now, we've seen about five of them, and there's a possibility of more of them." Ed said.

"What are so special of them?" Allen asked.

"I had killed on of them by the name Lust and it prove to be a really hard process as I got a fatal wound from the fight and one of my subordinate got paralize and can't continue to work on field again." Roy answered, remembering about Havoc.

"Why are they so hard to defeat?" Lavi asked, trying to get as much information as he could to record.

"They are each have a special abilities, which they used againts us. The one I battle with, Lust, has the ability to extend her fingertips into long thin blades. Not to mentioned their regenerative ability. They're seems to be almost immortal with their philosopher stone fuelling their life." Roy explained.

"The philosopher stone.." Lavi muttered. They had been given the basic information of alchemy before they came here, and some are about philosopher stone.

"Do you know how to make this philosopher stone?" Allen asked, curious.

Ed looked at him, his eyes sad and angry at the same time. "Yes, we discovered it not long time ago. The most important ingredients to make it is.. human lives." he said.

Kanda looked disgusted and Lavi's eyes widened. "Humans.." he whispered. Kanda and Lavi glanced Allen. The white haired boy is remained the same. He looks perfectly fine, like he had not heard anything.

He tilted his head. "Is.. that.. so?" he said, sounding more like a statement.

Ed watched Allen from the corner of his eyes and nodded.

'Human lives? Why humans?' Allen thought, remembering about Mana.

"Is there any sign that identified them as homunculi?" Lavi asked.

"Yes. Each homunculus has the mark of Ouroboros on their body. If you found anyone with that mark, don't hesitate to tell us." Roy said.

"And what does that have to do with Fuhrer?" Allen asked. He already have some suspicion in his mind, better confirm it now.

Kanda snorted. "Let me guess. He's a homunculus?" he asked.

Ed looked slightly shocked. "We have suspicion, but our friends of us claimed to have saw an ouroboros mark on his left eyeball." he said, pointing at his own left eye.

"So you're saying your country is being ruled by homunculus?" Lavi asked, green eye shining.

Ed growled. "I say, we have a suspicion."

Allen shook his head. "I think what your friends tol you is true."

"Ehh? What do you mean?" Al asked.

Kanda growled. "We have the innocence and can sense it whenever it's near. And because of that, we could sense some other strange things too. Or in this case, human energy that had been converted into a fuel. They seems to be almost similar to dark matter."

Ed frowned. "Dark matter?" he voiced out.

"It's a matter that the Millenium Earl used to fight and make akuma." Allen explained. "So.. I take it you want us to help you?" Allen asked, smiling slightly.

"Yes. We would like to make as many ally as we can. And you prove to be able to help us with that ability of yours." Roy said.

Allen looked at him. "We couldn't say we will help you. We have out own war to fight and purpose to reach. We will only help you if it was really necessary or will bring advantages for us." he said, voice stern.

Roy nodded. "I know you"ll say that. But I think it will be necessary for you to help us. As you have seen, akuma had been lurking around here, and I'm worried the homunculi will found out about Millenium Earl and tried to be allied with him."

Allen nodded. "Yes, I know."

Ed sighed. "Anyway, enough of this conversation. Colonel, how about the mission?" Ed asked.

Roy rubbed his chin. "Before this happened, I planned on giving you the mission just like what the Fuhrer told, but I don't think it will be necessary."

Ed furrowed his eyebrows. "You mean?"

Roy grinned. "I'm planning on bringing all of you to the place where we keep the fat homunculus."

Ed's eyes widened when he remembered about the homunculus called Gluttony they caught with Ling when they fought Scar. He slapped his forehead. "That's right. I almost forgot."

"You caught a homunculus?" Lavi asked, his green eye glimmed. He seems to be really excited.

"Yes. And I would like all of you to keep this to yourselves. I have entrust you with this secret and expected you all not to tell anybody. No one in the millitary except me, Fullmetal and my subordinate know about it."

"Of course we will." Lavi grinned. "Soo... We're going or not?" he asked, grinning madly.

"Right, lieutenant Hawkeye, prepare a car." Roy commanded.

"Yes, sir." Riza saluted and made her way to prepare a car.

Roy make his way toward the door, the exorcists just behind him when Ed called him. "Wait. Where's Ling then? And that injured girl with him?" he asked.

"You mean Lang Fan. You should remember her name." Al said.

"Ling is with the homunculus right now, guarding it. And about that girl, I have taken her to a propere doctor. Don't worry, the doctor can be trusted." Roy answered.

Ed sighed, relief. Though he's still kind of concerned. She has cut off her own arm, after all.

"What's that? Got a crush, Fullmetal?" Roy smirked.

Ed heard Al trying to hold his laughter. "No I'm not, you bastard! And don't laugh, Al!"

Al laughed louder. "No.. It's just rare of you to be worried over someone."

Ed growled. Not long after, Lavi joined Al's laughter. Kanda just frown and Allen smiled at Ed.

After a while, Al and Lavi stopped laughing and gained their posture. "Right, come on." Lavi said and ran after Roy who had walk out the office just a moment ago.

Ed mumbled something under his breath. Allen noticed it and looked at him. "What's you're saying?" he asked.

"I said I'm gonna kill him. That red head." he muttered.

Allen grinned evily. "You do that. Don't forgot to tell me first. I'll be ready to help you." he said.

Ed grinned at him.

Just at the front, Lavi's hair stand and shiver ran down his body. "Why do I feel like someone's planning on killing me?" he muttered.

Beside him, Kanda snorted. "It's not me. Though I'll be glad to do it. Everybody wants to do it, you stupid."

"That's mean, Yuu. And who are you calling stupid, anyway?" he skipped, following the colonel.

"Don't you dare call me that." he hissed. "And I'm talking about you, stupid." and he stalked off, leaving Lavi behind.

Lavi frowned an bit and shouted. "That's harsh Yuu."

Lavi dodged a flying Mugen.

A/N : I know, this is shorter than usual. Sorry.

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