ok, I'm so sorry. I somehow cut out some of the plot, I'll do my very very best to add more stuff by the end of the month, at the latest. I can guarantee to have SOMETHING new by the end of the year. (meaning April 2016)
Gluttony whimpered. "no hurt Lust..no hurt lust!"
"it's alright, Gluttony. you'll get to eat both the miko and her little fox soon enough." Lust cooed, patting him on the head
"but he said-"
"Fullmetal will no longer be a problem by then." she continued to pat Gluttony on the head reassuringly, "you shouldn't upset Gluttony, you know. he can become quite ravenous when provoked"
"I know that. but you see now I have more to protect than just my brother. you should know my alchemy can become unstoppable if you've threatened someone close to me." Ed's grip on Kagome was extremely possessive. he was itching to fight them, but he couldn't let go of her for even a second, they probably wanted him to go running in headfirst like he always would, but now...now he had to keep a level head, he had Kagome and Shippo to protect, not just Alphonse.
"come on, Ed. let's just go back to Central. you can show me around Amestris later. their aura is...it's making me feel sick...we need to leave." Kagome said, looking ever-so-slightly pale.
"..." Ed glared at Lust and Gluttony, before letting out a growl, he whispered to Kagome, "can you put a barrier around the four of us while we head back? just to make sure Lust doesn't hit us from behind?"
"yeah, but you'll have to carry me there, I don't have enough energy to hold up a mobile barrier, AND run."
"I was hoping you'd let me carry you." Ed chuckled, scooping her into his arms.
"hmm." Kagome sighed happily as she held Shippo close, and conjured up a barrier.
"Al! let's get back to Central before Kagome's barrier fades!"
"right!" Al nodded and the group took off running.
"thank you for protecting us, Ed...Al. it means a lot to me. wow, I'm...so tired"
"just hang in there a bit longer, we're almost at Central. just stay awake and I'll let you snuggle as close to me as you want all day"
"I like the sound of that..I'll try my best."
"Brother! what's the führer doing?" Al said, noticing King Bradley standing out front with a soft smile
"...avoid him...he's...he has the same aura...it's...-his is...trying to strangle me...it's -wheeze- hard...to breathe -wheeze-...E-Ed"
"Kagome, hang in there!" he ran past the fuhrer and inside. he kept running until they reached their room. Kagome sucked in a large gasp of air, and coughed a few times, "thank you, E...d..." Kagome slipped into unconsciousness in Ed's arms.
"Al, get hawkeye."
"I'm staying here with you and mama" Shippo said hopping from Al onto Ed's shoulder, "papa? thanks for getting mama to safety."
"I couldn't stay and fight. I have to protect you and Kagome. it was different when it was just Al and I."
"yeah?"
"Al can fight really good, and with this armor body he doesn't get hurt, he just has to be careful of the blood seal. so, I have less to worry about, but with you and Kagome, I don't want you to get cut or bruised or hurt. same with Kagome."
"before he was killed, my papa would talk about how he would rather run than fight more after I was born. he didn't want me to get hurt."
"exactly." Ed ruffled Shippo's hair affectionately, "you're a smart kid."
"mama tells me that too!" he beamed pointing at Kagome
soon the clanking footsteps of his brother were heard approaching.
"sit on the bunk, Shippo"
"ok, papa!"
'papa...' Ed felt a small sense of pride from that.
"Ed, what happened?" Riza gasped, her expression soft with worry
"Fullmetal!" Roy growled, his expression, however was hard with anger
"I can only run so fast you know!" Ed barked, defending himself
"what happened to her?"
"the homonculi have these...-she called them, "auras" they made her feel sick. she put a barrier around us while we ran back here. we saw the-..." 'so, is the führer a homonculus?' Ed was shocked, the government was ran by a HOMONCULUS?!
"saw the what?"
"the fuhrer... Kagome started to wheeze, she said his aura was just like Lust and Gluttony's, only much stronger, and that it was trying to strangle her."
"the FUHRER?!" Roy shut the door and locked it. "Ed you're SURE she was talking about-"
"I saw him too, Colonel. he was just standing there, smiling at us."
"oh god...so the fuhrer is...-oh god no..." Roy sunk to his knees, this is horrible!
"is she ok, Hawkeye?"
"she's breathing normally, that's good. her pulse is..." Riza paused to check it, "...normal. that's good too. let's take her to the infirmary just to be safe."
"but what about the fuhrer?" Al asked
"you and Fullmetal-" Roy began
"no! I'm NOT leaving her for hours on end! she could be attacked at any moment! you can take away my state license, I don't care! you can try to throw me out, I'll find a way back in! there is nothing that can keep me away from her."
"even if you have to pee?" Roy asked, smirking slightly
"...-A-Al will be with me too...I'll just..make it quick.."
"besides, we all know Kagome can't sleep without brother to keep her warm" Al noted
"gahh...fine. but if she gets hurt AT ALL while she's in the infirmary. it's YOUR ass on the line, Fullmetal"
"for once I can agree with you on something." Ed replied as the 5 made their way down to the infirmary. "if something happened to her because of me, I couldn't live with myself. it'd be like LETTING Al's blood seal be broken. if anyone tries to hurt her, they'll have to get through Al and I. there's no way in hell I'll let that happen."
"keep acting like that and I'll have no reason to try and keep you two apart" Roy laughed, patting Ed on the shoulder
"when she was asleep in the train and Envy tried to hit brother Kagome had a barrier up and Envy's hand got burned pretty badly."
"let's hope she'll have it up while she's in the infirmary as last line of defense." Riza said
"it was selective too, the barrier, after Envy had tried to hurt brother and got hurt because of it, Lust told Kagome she enjoyed meeting her and gave her a pat on the head, and wasn't hurt."
"yeah, let's just hope it responds to violent intent not just general anger" Ed commented, making sure he had a secure hold of the miko.
"ah! I just remembered, you were so mad at Envy for calling you short, but you didn't get hurt."
"hey yeah, that's right! we'll have to make some notes or something on it later, Al. it could help us with our search later on. maybe we'll be able to transmute an alchemic version of it"
"that'd be great!" Al replied
"especially against the homonculi"
"yeah"
"I just can't believe the Führer is one of them" Roy mumbled to himself
-xxXX**^the Führer's office^**XXxx-
"so...that little girl with Fullmetal IS indeed a miko, eh?"
"yeah" Envy grumbled, both of his hands wrapped in bandages. "my hands STILL hurt thanks to her little barrier thing"
"and it seems to be selective." added Lust, she was dressed in a pair of skinny jeans and a deep purple turtle-neck shirt. she couldn't risk her tattoo being seen, as it would blow her cover. "she can't be touched behind it, not by force anyway. it won't burn if there's not malicious intent. I tried to be nice and took no damage" she said, holding up her undamaged hands, "but, Envy, here, tried to hit Fullmetal in the jaw. you can see what that earned him."
"it still hurts. why I don't get is, why won't my stone heal it? that happened two days ago! they STILL, HURT"
"yes...that's quite the feat. that could pose as a great problem in the future. we may need to try distracting those protecting her, and turn her into one of our sacrifices, her price will hopefully render that power null."
"that's a lot to gamble, Wrath." Envy glared. "can't we just take her with us while she sleeps or something?"
"no. from what I've heard, she only sleeps when in Fullmetal's arms. talk with Father, and tell me what he says, I won't allow some wretched girl to ruin our plans"
"sure, whatever. Lust, get the door." Envy growled, changing into one of his central soldier disguises.
-xxXX**^in the infirmary**XXxx-
a couple of days had passed, and Kagome was recovering well thanks to Ed, Al, and Shippo. "mnng..." she groaned softly, waking up from a nap
"hey, sleepy head." Ed smiled gently at the miko
"hey.." Kagome smiled sleepily, she stretched her back then nuzzled into the alchemist. "hmm, I love these moments...so warm, so perfect."
"how are you feeling, mama?" Shippo asked
"much better."
"while you were asleep, that nice Hawkeye lady got me some crayons and paper! I drew a picture of my new family! even grampa's in it!" the kit beamed, holding up a piece of paper. childishly drawn figures with names underneath each figure were shown smiling on the paper.
"oh! it's beautiful, Shippo! I love it!" Kagome cooed, she felt overjoyed.
"haha! I especially like how you drew Al! best drawing I've ever seen! you gotta show it to him!" Ed laughed
"yeah, I wanna see it!" Al beamed. Shippo scampered to the end of the bed and proudly held up the paper above his head. "AH! wow! I look like...like a super hero!" in the drawing Al had a cape and a heroic smile.
"cause papa says nothing can hurt you! so you've gotta be some kind of a super hero, Uncle Al!"
"oh, Shippo.." Al would have cried tears of joy if he was physically able to.
"heh, feels great, huh, Al?"
"you're a super hero too! woosh! woosh!" the suit of armor laughed, holding Shippo up and spinning around so the small fox could pretend he was flying like superman.
"MAMA, LOOK! I CAN FLY! WEEEEEE!"
Kagome couldn't help but giggle and tear up slightly. she hadn't seen Shippo so happy in a long while. "I'm really going to enjoy amestrian life." she nuzzled Ed and watched Alphonse play with Shippo. even going so far as to letting the small fox to put on his head and scamper around, or...at least try to. it was simply adorable.
"you're really lovin' your nephew, huh, Al?"
"you bet I am! Shippo is so cool!"
"I can do magic! it's not as cool as yours or papa's. but it's magic!"
"I saw some of what you can do when you were showing off at the training ring. it's pretty cool if you ask me!"
"yeah?" Shippo asked
"yeah!" Al smiled
"YEAH!" he fox cheered, running in circles for a quick moment.
"your brother is a great uncle, Ed" Kagome sighed happily
"yeah" Ed smirked, watching the two laugh and play.
"and you're a great father"
"ya think so?"
"I know so." she smiled, snuggling against the alchemist. "Shippo adores his papa."
the kit decided to scurry up the bed post and sit on Ed's gut. smiling brightly, he said, "YEAH! I HAVE THE BESTEST PAPA EEVVEERR!" he held up his tiny furry hands as if try and express the enormity of his words and the love he held for the alchemist who was his adoptive father.
"heh, I've never met such a good kid before." Ed smiled, ruffling Shippo's furry head.
"I couldn't help but hear Shippo drew something with the crayons I got him. can I see it?" Riza asked, coming into the room
"IT'S MY NEW FAMILY!" Shippo beamed, getting the drawing holding it up for Hawkeye to see.
"oh, it's beautiful. heh! I like Al's cape. he's the super hero, isn't he?"
"YEAH! papa says nothing hurts him!"
"you're such a sweet kid, Shippo. hey, you wanna meet a very special friend of mine?"
"can I?"
"who is it?" Kagome asked
"Black Hayate" Riza replied
"her pet dog" Ed whispered to Kagome
"ok, but don't be gone too long, and be on your best behavior, Shippo"
"I will! I promise, mama!"
"I'll take you to him, he's very special, and very friendly."