TN: Hello! Here's another update! I'm on a roll. Anyway...

Disclaimer: (Damn...I do these now?) I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist. The awesome anime and manga was all created by the great Hiromu Arakawa. I only own Seiren and my plot twists.

Ed flung forward, grabbing Tucker by the shirt and shoving him into the wall. His jaw was tight and he had anger emanating from him. It took all Seiren had in her to not shoot her arrow. She could kill Tucker if she wanted, but would have ended up killing Edward in the process. Al jumped up upon seeing the crazed look in Ed's eyes.

"Brother!"

"SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED!" Ed shouted, only anger lacing his tone. "You scum...How could you! Two years ago it was your wife!" At that comment, Seiren's eye twitched as they quickly faded back into the hazel color and then back into a deep red. Ed's eyes were hard, and he was furious. "This time you made a chimera out of your own daughter and dog!"

As if just realizing it, Al turned to the Nina and Alexander chimera. Seiren's aim on Tucker's throat hadn't moved and her blood dripped from her hand down onto the floor. Nina, or what was Nina, looked up and stared at Seiren with a look of confusion. Ed continued his rage as he pushed Tucker closer into the wall.

"Isn't that right? Because there's only so much you can do by experimenting on animals. Humans are so much better. Am I right?" Ed shouted.

Tucker looked down on him. "Nnh...why are you so mad? The progress of medicine...The progress if human knowledge...is the result of experimenting on humans. Someone has to do it. As a scientist...you should be the first to-"

"SHUT UP! JUST SHUT UP!" Ed shouted, trying to keep Tucker from talking. "Do you think you're going to get away with this? Playing around with people's lives!"

At that statement, Seiren tensed up even more. Her grip tightened once again as she pulled back on the string that would shoot her arrow through Edward into Tucker's throat. She growled as she said in a low voice, inaudible to most, but could be heard from a sensitive ear.

"Shou Tucker is the Sewing Life Alchemist...He had a daughter named Nina and a dog named Alexander...Assessment was coming up...Two years ago he got his State certification...Two years ago he made a talking chimera out of his wife...He made another talking chimera out of Nina and Alexander...Nina can't be fixed...Nina is now dead...Tucker is an inhuman being...Tucker should die...Tucker will die...Tucker will die by my hands..."

Blood dripped down into the puddle of blood on the cold floor. She fixed her pointer finger to aim the arrow into Tucker's throat. She was about to release the arrow when something nudged her leg. Seiren looked down, her eyes still a glowing red and anger filled in them. Nina was sitting by her feet, looking up at her.

"Say Say...do...you hurt? Hurt…?" the Nina chimera asked.

Seiren's eyes softened upon hearing Nina's words. She lowered her bow, her arrow falling to the floor. Tears formed in Seiren's eyes, but she held them back. She bent down to chimera Nina's level, petting her head gently with her uninjured hand. Seiren put her bow down on the floor as she embraced Nina in a hug, her blood smearing the white fur. "Say Say is alright. I'm going to be fine...Nina. Thank you for telling me before I got hurt..."

"Say Say...Big...Sis...ter..."

Seiren choked back a sob as she nodded. "Yes...Big Sister Say." Seiren looked up at Tucker who began to laugh.

"Messing with people's lives? Ha ha! Yes, people's lives! You're the Fullmetal Alchemist! You mean like your brother's life and your leg?" Tucker asked, a terrifying expression crossing him. "That's also the result of 'playing with people's lives,' yes?" Tucker asked. Ed's eyes had a look of fear pass through them as he lifted his right hand and punched him right across the face. "Nhh...Ha ha ha ha...You and I are just the same!"

"That's not true!" Ed yelled.

"You're no different than I am! You thought you could do it, so you DID!" Tucker said.

"That's not true!" Ed persisted.

"You couldn't help but try it even if it was forbidden! In fact, because it's forbidden!" Tucker blared.

Ed struck his automail hand across Tucker's face again, and again. Repeating the process over and over again. "THAT'S NOT TRUE!" Ed shouted. "We alchemists...would never do that..." Blood splattered across Ed's face, a trail of blood looking like a tear. "We'd never...

Ed brought up his hand, aiming for the hardest hit ever. "I'D NEVER...!"

Before Ed's fist met Tucker's face, Seiren caught his wrist. Preventing him from harming the man further. Seiren's eyes were covered by her bangs, but the point came across just the same. Her voice was soft, but firm as she spoke. "Edward. Any more and you'll kill him," she said quietly.

Ed narrowed his eyes, and then looked down making his bangs fall over his golden orbs, shielding his hate from showing. He released his grip from Tucker's shirt and he slid to the floor, wiping blood away from his mouth.

"...Pretty words don't get anything done..." Tucker said.

Seiren stopped in her tracks as she showed her eyes, revealing dark red irises. "Tucker." She turned to him, showing him her blood red eyes, paralyzing Tucker in fear. "If you say one more word, this time I will kill you. No matter what anyone says..."

Seiren walked off and paused at the doorway. Alphonse bent down to Nina's level and petted her head. "Nina...I'm sorry. We don't have the skill right now to turn you back to normal," Al said solemnly. "I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..."

Nina looked up and looked at Seiren. "Wanna...play...? Wanna play? Wanna play?"

Seiren looked away as a tear went down her cheek. She slowly bent down and picked up her bow and arrows. In the corner of her eye, she saw Tucker crawl towards his State Alchemist watch.

"Now I can stay a State Alchemist...I won't loose my license!" Tucker said happily.

This enraged Seiren once again and she armed her bow quickly and shot her arrow into the pocket watch. It soared across the room and was pierced into the wall. "You're going to stay a State Alchemist? After all you've done? After what you did to Nina!" Seiren scoffed. "I hope you die…I hope you die!"

And with that, Seiren fled from the room.

Ed clenched his fists as he attempted to follow her stride. Ed stopped upon hearing Tucker laugh. Ed turned to him, along with Alphonse. Tucker laughed again while he crawled over to his silver pocket watch, stripped it from its arrow, and dusted it off.

"She's no different…" Tucker said quietly. "Just ask her…"

Ed scrunched his eyebrows in confusion. "What are you talking about?"

Tucker chuckled. "Have you ever heard about her past? Even though she knows yours?"

"What's your point?" Edward spat out.

"Her past…Ask her about Finnian. Armenia. Leigh. Benjamin…Ask about any of them. She can tell you the rest…" After that Tucker passed out from blood loss. Edward and Alphonse stared at his sleeping form.

…..

"If there ever truly was 'the work of the devil,' then this was it," Mustang said shortly as he walked down the mansion's steps. The cold rain pelted down on all of them, Hawkeye, Edward, Alphonse, and Seiren. They paid no mind.

" 'The Devil'….? To put it bluntly, all State Alchemists are nothing but the military's human weapons," Riza replied, confusion and solitude filling her eyes.

"We do what they want, we obey orders, and we don't complain if our hands get dirty in the process." Mustang passed Seiren's disheveled form.

She sat on the steps, unshielded by the rain. She had her knees brought up to her chest and her eyes were hidden from the world. Still trying to hide her blood red eyes. Mustang sighed and stopped a few steps in front of her.

"Your hand, Seiren." Riza swooped down and gingerly placed a hand on her shoulder. Seiren flinched, but eventually loosened her form seeing Hawkeye's face. She eased her knees down from her chest, her head still down. Riza took Seiren's hand and started to wrap bandages over it. Mustang waited for her to finish.

"My point being that when it comes to messing with human lives, Tucker's actions aren't so different from our own," Mustang said.

Riza stood up and adjusted her coat. "That's the logic of an adult, sir," Riza protested. "Even though Edward acts older than his years, he's still a child. The same goes for Seiren, sir."

Mustang shook his head. "Yes, but the path that Edward has chosen will no doubt lead to hardships greater than he faced today." Roy began to move forward again, Hawkeye reluctantly leaving Seiren in her current state. "He has to move forward…even if it means forcing himself to understand," Mustang stated. "Just like Seiren had to do. Isn't that right, Seiren?"

At the question Seiren tensed up, balling her hands into fists. Her injured hand began to bleed again, going unnoticed by her. Mustang's question rang in her mind, and she had to answer. She nodded stiffly, still not ready for words. Mustang stared at both disheveled teens with remorseful eyes.

"How long do you two plan on staying depressed?" Mustang asked harshly.

Edward lifted his head slightly. "Be quiet."

"Even though people call you a 'dog of the military' and a 'devil,' it was you who chose to keep studying alchemy. You chose to join the military, when you could have lived the rest of your life as best you can with the body you have." Mustang shook his head. "Can you afford to be held back by something so small?"

Ed gripped the sleeve of his jacket. " 'Something so small'….?" Ed asked. "You're right. People may call us dogs or devils, but Al and I will get our original bodies back. But we're not Gods. And we're not devils." Ed stood up, a look of despair crossing over his face. "We're humans."

Seiren chuckled emptily as a tear went down her cheek. "Speak for yourself…" she said quietly. Ed didn't hear her and continued.

"Tiny insignificant humans…who can't even save one little girl…" Ed looked down, tears threatening to fall. "We're just pathetic human beings…!"

Mustang stared at Seiren, seeing her reed eyes turn back to their hazel color. Tears begging to go down her cheeks. Mustang turned around and continued walking. "Go home and rest. You'll catch a cold."

Seiren woke up with a start. Her breath was jagged, her heart racing. She placed a hand over her chest in an effort to stop her heart from going any faster. She looked down and whimpered. A shifting in fabric startled her, and she snapped her head to her left where the noise emanated from. She found Ed sitting up in his bed, his automail leg brought up to his chest. He forced a smile on his face.

"Nightmares again?" Ed asked. Seiren nodded, unable to find her voice. Ed furrowed his eyebrows at her lack of response. "What's the matter? Why aren't you talking?"

Seiren looked down. Her grip tightening on her blanket. She took a deep breath in, unable to speak. She took hold of her neck gently in her hands. Ed's eyes softened on seeing the small motion.

"I see…" Ed said in understanding. "Can't talk…This is because of what happened to Nina isn't it?"

Seiren nodded, and looked down. She furrowed her eyebrows in concentration. She bit her bottom lip. "Nightmares too?" she mouthed. Ed nodded.

"Yeah…something I did a long time ago…" Ed replied. Seiren gave him the look 'What do you mean?' Ed shook his head. "Nothing. I guess we're both going to not sleep tonight."

Seiren nodded in agreement. She brought her knees up to her chest and buried her face in her arms. She whimpered again, this time louder. Ed sighed in sympathy. Something struck his mind.

"Hey, Seiren?" Ed asked. She looked up upon hearing her name. "I know you can't talk but…"

Seiren half smiled mournfully. "Continue." she mouthed. Ed nodded.

"It's about what the Colonel said before…About you having to move forward. Even if it meant forcing yourself to understand…What did he mean by that?" Ed asked softly.

Seiren's eyes lit up in alarm as she balled her injured hand into a fist, causing blood to staining the new bandaging. Ed was about to take back his question when he heard Seiren speak for the first time since the encounter with Tucker. But her words were filled with pain.

"It was something in the past."

… The Next Day …..

After those words the night before, Seiren had stopped talking again. Al had taken notice and asked Ed about it. After explaining, Al begun to understand. Seiren's eyes were filled with pain and sorrow. Al tried to keep Seiren communicating by asking questions that involved her responding in some way. Ed found it somewhat helpful, bringing her mind off of Nina. But it also harmed her by exerting her strength. Ed took notice of it some time in the morning when they were getting ready to go to HQ. Her legs were wobbly, and she seemed weak. That was unlike her.

They soon made it to Mustang's office. Ed stared at the door long, and then advised against it by turning back around. The door opened shortly after, and Seiren detected Hawkeye's scent of lavender and gun powder. Before Ed could leave, Hawkeye called.

"Edward! Seiren!"

Ed turned around and saw Riza. "Oh. First lt. Hawkeye," Ed acknowledged.

"What are you doing here so early?" Riza asked.

Ed looked down. He wasn't sure whether to bring up Nina when around Seiren, especially in the state she's in now. "Uh…Well, I wanted to know….What's going to happen to Tucker and Nina?"

Riza's face fell, and turned into a serious demeanor. She looked away from the three teens, lowering her voice. "Tucker was scheduled to have his license revoked and then taken to court to be put on trial….But they were murdered." The teens' eyes widened in horror. "You guys would have found out eventually, even if we tried to hide it, so I might as well tell you now."

Hawkeye walked off, to the exit pulling on her coat. Ed ran after her. "What…why…? By who!" Ed demanded.

"I don't know. I'm on my way to the location right now," Hawkeye replied.

"I'm coming with you!" Ed yelled, following after the woman. Before he could follow, Seiren grabbed a hold onto the back of his coat. He looked back, his eyes widening seeing Seiren. She looked down and shook her head. Hawkeye scanned the motion, and knew what she meant.

"Seiren's right," Hawkeye stated. "It's better if you don't see."

After the conversation with Hawkeye, Ed had ran out somewhere, Al following. Seiren stayed behind, waiting on Riza and Mustang's return. She had to know what exactly happened to Nina and Tucker. She couldn't stand not knowing. Soon, she heard a door open and multiple footsteps and scents come with it. Seiren followed the scents and footsteps, finding three familiar scents. She came across a conversation and hid behind a door, not wanting to disrupt it.

" 'Scar?' " Mustang asked.

"We don't know his name, so that's what we call him."

Maes? Seiren thought. What is he doing here? Another scent struck her, and she bit her lip. Major Armstrong? He's here too?

"Not only is his background a mystery, but we don't even know what kind of weapon he uses or what his intentions are. It seems like he's everywhere," Armstrong said. "The only information we've received about him is that he has a large X-shaped scar on his forehead."

"This year alone he's killed five Alchemists in Central," Maes said. "In the country he's killed a total of ten."

Seiren's eyes widened upon hearing that. Whoever this Scar person is, he's a force to be reckoned with. Very dangerous. Seiren bet that he was the one who killed Tucker. But….did he kill Nina too?

"Yes, we've heard the rumors out in the East as well." was Mustang's reply.

"Just between you and me…I heard he even killed old man Grand," Maes said.

Seiren's eyes widened upon hearing the name. "Brigadier General Grand, the 'Iron-Blooded Alchemist?' He's a military martial arts expert!" Mustang exclaimed. Seiren nodded. Her suspicions were proven correct. She hadn't heard from Grand in months.

"That just proves how dangerous this guy is. Let me give you some advice. Double the security staff and lay low for a while. I'm asking you this as a friend," Maes said. "The only well known people here are you and Tucker right?"

Seiren's eyes widened upon the realization. She turned on heel and sprinted forward, using her enhanced speed. Her wobbly legs buckled in protest. When she went into war mode the night before still affected her today. And she wasn't recovered from the constant use of her heightened abilities. She used them too much. Amber had told her that when using her vampire powers, she'll weaken until she recovered. But Seiren didn't care.

She needed to find Edward before Scar did.

BN: Cliffhanger! Well, you watched the anime or read the manga already, but still...Anyways, since I have the manga at hand and I don't feel like going episode to episode to find what I need, I'm goign to be following the brotherhood/manga.

Until Next Chap! =:D