Chapter 10
"Edward..."
I heard a voice call out to me, and for a moment I thought it was Al.
A dusty white porcelain doll stood in front of me, her face forever smiling, but her eyes filled with fire. Instinctively, I wanted to back away, but I couldn't; the only way for me to move was if she pulled one of the strings that controlled me.
"You have reached your goal FAR too soon!" she said menacingly. "What am I supposed to use for entertainment, hmm? I'll have to make this a bit more difficult, won't I?"
"That's not fair!" I thought, knowing that she would hear it too. "You can't change the challenge!"
"Oh, I'm not changing the challenge, my darling Edward!" she said with an eerie, tinkling laugh. "I'm changing YOU!"
My eyes snapped open. I was shaking, although I didn't know why. 'Changing me'...
I shivered; it was really cold, although when I went to sleep, I was in Al's arms, sharing his warmth. He was gone now.
My head was on the ground, in the dirt. I lifted it up and looked around, eyes widening as I did so.
I was in the middle of a forest, the one we had played in as children. How the hell did I get HERE? I wondered, trying to stand up. There was a fallen tree on the ground near me and I realized, to my horror, that I was caught in its branches.
I tried desperately to get up, but it was no use.
"DAMN IT! How could I, Edward Elric, get held back by a fucking TREE! ARGH!" I continued to rant, not caring that no one could hear me.
"And also, I- huh?"
I heard a rustling sound in the bushes; there was something in there, definitely. "Hey!" I called. "Who's there?"
The bushes parted, and something jumped out in a fast, fluid movement, so that all I could see of the creature was fur.
I shouted out in pain as I felt its claws sink into my skin.
"Edward of cats and humans, we meet again!"
I remember this chapter...This is the chapter where everyone reviewed asking who the 'mysterious attacker' was. My reviewers are all idiots...