Moxxie: Happy Halloween! Today is Boo-Day and i have made every dress up in cute costumes!

Fai Florite: I'm Big Kitty Meow! And this here is Little Kitty! *Points to Sakura* And that's Big Puppy and Little Puppy! *Points to Kurogane and Syaoran*

Syaoran: *Purses lips, mutters quietly to himself*

Kurogane: DON'T CALL ME THAT. It's bad enough you made that our name is Oto, now i have to DRESS like one!

Fai: But Kuro-Puu!

Moxxie: Yeah, Kuro-puu! Be nice! It's Halloween *Pulls on Kurogane's fake ears.

Kurogane: *Seething*

Edward: Pfft, they didn't get me in a stupid costume.

Moxxie: That's what you think. Johanna?

Johanna: Yeah we got one just for you! *Pulls out Cat Costume* We had to search the kids section for your size so you can be... TINY KITTY!

Sakura: Ooo I love Tiny Kitties! They're so cute and small and lovable and-

Edward: I WILL KILL ALL OF YOU! *gets up to chase Moxxie and Johanna*

Kurogane: NOT I'F I DO IT FIRST! *follows Edward*

Fai: Well, while Kuro-Puu and Eddy-Nii are chasing the writer and the Secondary Protagonist, Let's do the disclaimer, shall we? The writer acknowledges that Fullmetal Alchemist, it's characters and story lines are creative properties of Hiromu Arakawa, Square Enix and it's subsidiaries. All OC's, and original story lines are, however, creative properties of Moxxie Russo.

Sakura: MEOW!


"Ham and Cheese with mayo on rye!" Johanna called happily as she approached Denny Brosch. He looked up from his seat, suspiciously eyeing the sandwich she held out to him. "Hold the pickles."

"You are an angel from heaven." The man murmured as his stomach growled loudly. Johanna shared a look with Maria Ross, stifling a grin as Brosch took a giant bite of his sandwich.

"Don't worry, I didn't forget yours." Johanna told Maria, fishing into her bag for another sandwich. Maria's stomach grumbled loudly, causing the Lieutenant to blush.

"He's right, you are an angel." Ross told Johanna as she took her lunch.

"Oh stop." Johanna smiled, entering the library's study. Johanna wasn't surprised to find Edward and Alphonse right where she left them. Quietly, Johanna crossed the room to the table, putting her bag down next to Al. The youngest Elric turned to her, looking away from the paper in front of him.

"Welcome back, Johanna." He said, a small smile evident in his voice. "I was starting to think you got lost."

"Noooo." Johanna told him sheepishly. Alphonse shook his head, chuckling as he did. "Okay, fine, so I'm not exactly familiar with with Central yet. But I made it to the sandwich shop and back and that's all that counts!" Johanna turned to Edward who still hadn't looked up from his book. "Since you didn't give me a good answer before I left, I wasn't entirely sure what you wanted, so I bought a couple different kinds... Edward?"

"Hmm..." Edward hummed, causing Johanna's eye to twitch.

"Are you even listening to me?" He hummed again. Johanna glanced at Alphonse, who shrugged in response.

"When brother puts his nose in a book, good luck getting him out of it." Johanna grinned mischievously at his words.

"Edward, Al and I are running away to join the circus."

"Kay..." Johanna frowned, not the reaction she wanted. His lack of interest annoyed her and she stepped closer to him, taking a seat on the edge of the table.

"Hey! Shorty!" She yelled, only to get the same reaction. Johanna narrowed her eyes at him, Very well then. She thought, snatching the manuscript from his hands.

"Hey! What's the big idea-" Edward went to argue only to have a sandwich shoved half way down his throat. He began to choke and coughing loudly he removed the sand which from his mouth. "Are you trying to kill me?!"

"No, quite the opposite, actually. Do you two realize how long you've been in here?" Johanna snapped at him. Edward stopped, counting off on his fingers. Johanna growled. "A week, you've been in here a week. Edward, you've barely slept and hardly eaten."
"I'm too busy to eat." Edward told her matter of factly, reaching for the manuscript she held. he growled as Johanna jerked it out of his reach. "Johanna, give me the damn notes." He gave her his best death glare.

"Reach for this one more time before that sandwich is gone and you'll lose your other arm." Johanna threatened, returning the glare.
"I'd listen to her brother, you are looking peckish." Alphonse told him. Edward growled, realizing how quickly he lost that battle. Begrudgingly he picked up his sandwich, taking a bite.

"There, are you happy?" He asked, his mouth full.

"Quite. Now don't talk with your mouth fool." Johanna chided him, pleased with herself. Edward growled, fighting the urge to shove the rest of his sandwich in her face.

"Uhm, hello?" A voice squeaked from the door. Johanna and Edward ceased their leering to look up at the newcomer. Both were surprised to see Cheska at the door.

"Hi Cheska!" Johann grinned happily, shoving Edward's shoulder before standing up from where she sat on the table top. Cheska smiled at her giving a slight wave.

"I heard I'd find you guys here." Cheska said, bowing deeply. "I just wanted to thank you guys for everything." Johanna furrowed her brow, looking over at Edward. He, too, was confused.

"What are you thanking us for? You did all the work." Edward brushed her off.

"Because of you I was able to to transfer my mother to an excellent hospital! I don't know how to thank you!" Cheska gushed. Johanna smiled as Edward's cheeks went red. Johanna's heart warmed as he tried his best to be nonchalant about it, though Johanna could tell Cheska's words mean alot to him.

"It was no big deal, really."

"Have you had any luck deciphering it so far?" Cheska's question was innocent enough, though it still made Edward frown.
"Eh heh... heh..." Al chuckled, scratching the back of his armored head. They had made some progress thanks to the help of Doctor Albrecht's journal, but now it seemed they'd hit a brick wall.

"I'm sure you'll figure it out." Cheska smiled at them, hoping to relieve the awkwardness. Johanna opened her mouth to agree, as another unexpected visitor entered the room.

"Yo!" He boasted, his hand raised above his head.

"Lieutenant Colonel Hughes!" Ed gasped suddenly. Johanna bit her lip upon seeing how rigidly Brosch and Ross stood behind him, it was definitely a gesture which looked out of place when directed at Maes Hughes.

"Hello Lieutenant Colonel." Johanna grinned, this time remembering to use her right hand to salute. Hughes stopped, smiling at her.
"I see you've been practicing, Miss Allen." Hughes emphasized her new last name, winking at her, before turning his attention to the Elric brothers. "Major Armstrong told me you two were here! What gives Ed? Can't even take a day off to stop by my office and catch me up?" The Lieutenant Colonel frowned at him playfully.

"No." Edward grumbled. The last thing he needed now was Hughes distracting him.

"Ah, it's just as well, I've been busy too. My little Alicia turns three next week! We've been busy planning her birthday!" Without so much as a pause, Hughes brandished his wallet, opening it as a row of pictures fell out of it. He shoved them into Edward's hands. Edward growled his eyebrow twitching. "In all seriousness, we've had quite a bit of stress to deal with lately. We're still trying to get the Tucker chimera situation settled." Edward froze, silently handing Hughes back his mess of pictures. Johanna watched as both boys looked at the table in front of them sadly. She frowned as she met eyes with Edward, asking a silent question. Edward ignored her, Nina's death not something he wanted to talk about. "Sorry... I guess that brings up some bad memories... Anyways..." Hughes frowned, taking a seat in the chair across form the brothers. "As if things weren't bad enough already, the First Branch of the Library just had to burn down in the middle of all this."

"That's been a problem?" Johanna blurted out. Hughes frowned at her, nodding his head.

"A big one. All our case records were stored in the stacks at that location. Trying to work without 'em hasn't been a picnic, let me tell you." Johanna knit her brows together, exchanging a look with Edward and Alphonse. She grinned at Hughes.

"Lieutenant Colonel, what if I told you we could get those files for you?" Johanna asked him mischievously.

"What? How?" Johanna nudged Cheska with her elbow, causing the poor girl to jump. Cheska's mouth formed an "Oh" of realization and she paused, thoughtfully.

"Well I have read the Military's criminal case files and I do remember them all." Cheska said dumbly, still not quite with the plan. Hughes slapped the table in front of him, startling everyone sitting around it.

"That's all I needed to hear lady! You're hired!" Hughes said excitedly. "My office pays well, so don't worry about that." Cheska barely had time to respond as the Lieutenant Colonel grabbed the back of her collar, practically dragging her out the door.
"Sorry Cheska..." Johanna squeaked, suddenly pitying the girl.

"Poor, poor Cheska." Edward murmured, waving her off silently.

"She'll be fine, brother."

"Yeah, they're both manic as ever. She'll survive." Johanna said. Edward took this time to snatch the manuscript back from her. Johanna glared at him.

"I'll eat my sandwich, I promise." Ed told her, taking another bite of his sandwich, just to show he meant it.

"As long as you eat it." She sighed, returning to her seat on the couch. Johanna grabbed up one of Marcoh's volumes, throwing Edward a suspicious look, before flipping it open.


The brothers worked diligently, Johanna had to give them that, but by day ten Johanna was burnt out. She helped them as much as she could, but once her limited knowledge failed her, Edward had her practice her alchemy. She was getting much better at it and today she successfully managed to transmute one of the wooden chairs into a wooden ball. Now her and Denny Brosch sat on the floor outside of the study room, rolling it between themselves quietly.

"I gotta hand it to those boys. Their dedication is a thing of it's own." Brosch sighed, rolling the ball to Johanna.

"That's not dedication. Dedication is practicing racquetball for a few hours everyday, or writing a paper on how long it takes for grass to grow." Johanna returned the ball to Denny. "That in there," She pointed to the door for emphasis. "Is insanity."

"Well, whatever it is, those boys have it." Maria Ross chuckled from her chair. Suddenly a loud crash rang from the other side of the door.

"To hell with it!" Edward shouted from within. Johanna was the first one to the door and she flung it open, her heart beating a mile a minute. To say the room was trashed would've been an understatement. Books lay scattered on the floor, the remaining chairs were cast aside and right in the middle of the mess sat Edward and Alphonse.

"What did you guys do to this place?" Johanna wondered aloud as she looked at the devastation. Neither of the boys answered her and she frowned, kneeling in front of them. "Hey," She said gently, placing an equally gentle hand on each of their knees. "Don't get angry because you can't crack it. Tell you what? I'll look through the notes again and-"

"We did crack it." Al whispered. Johanna gasped.

"Well that's great!" Johanna said happily. Edward looked up at her, his eyes a flurry of emotion, which cause Johanna to pause in her celebrations.

"There's nothing great about this." Edward pulled away from Johanna, causing her hand to fall to the floor. "This is the devil's research, it should've been destroyed. Doctor Marcoh was right. It's evil."

"Edward, I don't underst-" Edward looked up at Johanna, silencing her. Slowly he reached behind him, pulling out her fathers journal and handing it to her and she silently took it from him.. Edward bit his lip, he had to tell her, he'd promised her no more secrets.
"Your father's journal was the key for Doctor Marcoh's code. They worked closely together on it." Edward paused sadly. He took Johanna's hand in his, squeezing it. "Johanna, what I'm going to tell you wont be pretty, but I promised you nothing but the truth." Johanna hesitated, searching in his eyes for a clue. She found nothing, they only stared back at her sadly.

"Tell me." Johanna breathed, nodding her head once. Edward sighed, his grip on her hand tightening.

"Tim Marcoh and Jonathan Albrecht discovered how to create a Philosopher's Stone, the main ingredient of which is..." Edward paused, steeling himself. The last thing he wanted to see was Johanna's pain, but he knew it was inevitable now. Everything she got for an answer was cruel and Edward felt like that wasn't going to change any time soon. "The main ingredient for a Philosopher's Stone is human life." He spat the words like they were poison.

Johanna's blood ran cold and she inhaled a deep, shaky breath. Her body began to tremble. That couldn't be possible, what had happened with her two years ago was an accident, that Johanna was sure of, but her father would never use human life like that... Would he? Slowly Johanna looked at her father's journal, her eyes burning. She felt so foolish, realizing that yes, he would, If he could do it to his own flesh and blood, why not everybody else? The answers had been right there the whole time, she just didn't want to believe it.

"No..." She whispered, a slight sob escaping her throat. "No!" Johanna screamed, chucking the journal across the room. It hit the opposite wall with a loud thud. Johanna had thrown it so hard, the journal came unbound, the papers inside fluttering to the floor. She collapsed on the ground, her head in Edward's lap. The air in the room was stagnant, suffocating, and she felt like she couldn't breath. She could feel all eyes on her, pitying her, as she cried. My father was a monster... She thought bitterly, taking fistfuls of Edward's shirt.

Edward moaned, a sign of his frustration, his sadness and his anger. The room was silent, save for Johanna's cries, and he frowned at her, watching her trembling shoulders. With his free hand he ran his fingers through her hair, before resting his palm above her ear.

"I'm sorry, Johanna." Edward sighed, looking up at Al. His younger brother looked away, heaving a sigh of his own, before resting a hand on Johanna's shoulder. Again, Edward began to stroke her hair. "I'm so sorry..."


Alphonse and Edward sat quietly in their hotel room. Johanna shut herself in the bed room when they arrived nearly an hour ago. It had only been ten minutes since her sobbing ceased, bringing an eerie silence to the room.

"Maybe we should check on her, brother?" Alphonse said quietly. Edward had been spacing out, but Al's words had brought him back to reality. Both brothers glanced at the closed door before coming to a silent agreement. The brothers stood at the same time, Edward leading the way to her door.

"Johanna?" Edward knocked quietly. There was no answer and Edward frowned at Alphonse. "We're coming in." Edward said matter of factly, turning the knob and pushing the door open.

Johanna laid quietly in her bed, facing away from the door. She heard the brother's knocks, but ignored them, deciding not to answer. She didn't want to see anyone right now. The door squeaked as it opened and Johanna closed her eyes, feigning sleep.
"Johanna?" Edward whispered. Johanna bit her lip, but she didn't move. She didn't want to talk to anyone either, she didn't feel like finding her voice. Johanna hoped that if she remained quiet they would leave, but she had no such luck. Edward sighed as he entered her room, crossing to her bed.

"What is it?" Alphonse whispered. There was a pressure on Johanna's bed and a shuffling of paper. Johanna was curious, and she fought to remain still. Edward said nothing but Alphonse gasped. "Is that-"

"It's the picture of her and her dad." Johanna's heart ached as he reminded her of that monster. "She tore it up and tossed it."
More like ripped it into thousands of pieces. Johanna though bitterly. Again Edward sighed, taking a seat on the bed.

"It could've been worse than a torn picture, Brother." Al seemed to insinuate.

"I know Al, but..." Edward trailed off. His weight shifted and Johanna knew he was looking at her. "It was hard on us finding out about the stone, but imagine how it must feel knowing that someone you love was behind it." Johanna felt her eyes begin to water, and here she thought she was out of tears. "It's just been one thing after another for her, she just can't catch a break."

"But... When you think about it, we aren't so different from her..."

"Yeah, but we deserved what we got. We knew what we were meddling with, it was our choice." Edward paused, again the bed shifted. "Doctor Albrecht flew too close to the sun, but instead of burning his own wings, he set fire to her her's. It's just not fair." Johanna sobbed at his words and the brothers grew quiet. She had been caught.

After a few grueling seconds, there was a loud thunk, the sound of metal hitting the floor, and suddenly the pressure lifted from her bed. Johanna heard footsteps around her room and the rustling of fabric as it slid down the wall in front of her.

"It's not fair, but she doesn't have to go through it along." Alphonse said finally.

"No, she doesn't." Edward said, his voice mere inches in front of her. There was a sound of crackling energy, a transmutation, and Johanna could no longer stifle her curiosity. Despite her better judgement, Johanna opened her eyes. In front of her Edward sat, his back leaned up against the wall. This time she truly had been caught, the oldest Elric brother was staring right at her. Their eyes met and Johanna froze, not sure what to do. She didn't want to talk. She wasn't even sure if she could find her voice. Edward gave her a weak smile as he extended his hand to the bed. In front of her, he placed part of the picture that she had torn into pieces on the bed in front of her

A silent tear rolled down her cheek as she looked at it, realizing what piece it was. Somehow Edward had managed to transmute back together the pieces that held her smiling face. Again the pair caught eyes and he threw her a lopsided grin, before tilting his head back against the wall with a contented sigh. Johanna wiped her face, suddenly not caring if they saw her move. Despite how her life was currently, she couldn't help but feel like the luckiest girl in Amestris.

The day she returned to East City, from where ever it was her father sent her, could have gone very differently, somehow she ended up with these two brothers, instead of wandering the street and catching her death. Her heart fluttered as she looked up at Edward. His eyes were closed and his chest moved even up and down. He'd fallen asleep in here on her floor, just so she didn't have to be alone. Somewhere deep down there were butterflies and a small smile crept to Johanna's face. What a lucky girl indeed.


A/N I bet you guys saw that coming bc you're so smart, huh? That's okay, bc the biggest twist is yet to come :) duhn duhn DUUUUUUHN. Also and League of Legends fans? I'm currently writing a short League of legends story, will probably be about 5-10 chapters. Will post shortly!

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