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"Hello, Edward," Hohenhiem said as we neared the grave. Ed stopped and I could see him gritting his teeth. I moved behind Ed, intimidated by Hohenhiem. He was even more intimidating than Father, which I found really unusual. But, Hohenhiem was a human philosopher stone/immortal/emotionless person. I peeked over Ed's shoulder and met Hohenhiem's gaze. I narrowed my eyes as I slowly lowered my head back down to hide behind Ed.
"You seem to have grown some," Hohenhiem remarked to Ed. Ed turned his head away angrily.
"I spoke with Pinako." Hohenhiem said calmly, "You tried human transmutation." Ed looked at him in shock before once again turning his head away.
"What makes you think you can show up like this," Ed growled, "There's nothing left for you here anymore!" I wanted to stop this argument, but I had no right to interfere in family matters. Especially since this was an unexpected reunion.
"I noticed," Hohenhiem said, turning to look directly at Ed, then at the remains of the Elric house in the distance, "Tell me Edward, what possessed you to burn down my home?"
"After what happened, we vowed to never turn back." Ed said, looking at the ground, "We did it as a symbol of our resolve."
"No you didn't," Hohenhiem interrupted, "You were hiding the memory." Hoenhiem took a step toward us, "You didn't want to be reminded of what you'd done, and thought you could erase the memory by destroying the evidence." Hoenhiem was standing close to Ed, towering over us. I dug my nails into my palms, anxious.
"You're wrong!" Ed protested, slightly in distress.
"Its just like a child who hides the sheets after he wets the bed. You ran away, and you know it." Hohenhiem's words most definitely hurt Ed. I could only imagine Ed's face.
"You don't know a damn thing!" Ed shouted, before turning to walk past me, "You make me sick… To my stomach…" I watched Ed walk out of the graveyard, not bothering to follow him. I glanced at Hohenhiem. Wow, Father does really resemble him… Except he looks really cold….
"Don't you think that was a little cruel?" I said, looking after Ed. He hadn't noticed I had stayed behind. I sighed and turned to Hohenhiem, blood dripping through my fingers from digging my nails too hard into my palms.
"Who are you?" He asked me with narrowed eyes.
"My name is Lynette La'va, a new state alchemist and Ed's friend. You're his father, am I correct? Van Hohenhiem?" I asked, my gaze unwavering. Hohenhiem nodded slightly.
"Yes." He said. I nodded, when I suddenly remembered something. He knows a lot about stuff in the storyline… OH! MAYBE HE KNOWS SOMETHING ABOUT THAT WOMAN FATHER MENTIONED THAT SNUCK OFF WITH A PHILOSOPHER STONE DURNING THE ISHVALEN WAR OF EXTERMINATION!
"I have some questions for you regarding the philosopher stone." I said. Hohenhiem's gaze sharpened, and I stared back stubbornly.
"What do you know about the philosopher stone?" He asked suspiciously. I laughed.
"If I wrote down everything I knew about this world, I could make a book." I chuckled, before glancing back at Hohenhiem.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, I am from a world on the other side of the Gate. I had suddenly appeared here a few months ago. I know a lot about you, and I'm wondering if you have any useful information on how I could get home." At this, I actually got some reaction out of Hohenhiem. He looked at me in pure shock.
"How is that possible?" He asked, still in shock. I shrugged.
"Beats me. Anyway, do you perhaps know a woman by the name of Colette Shiran?" I asked. Hohenhiem paled. It apparently had rung some kind of bell.
"What about her?"
"I think she is the one responsible for my transfer. Who was she?" I asked urgently. Hohehiem knows her!
"She was a soul-jumper," Hohenhiem said, and I had a grip on what he meant, since something like that was actually mentioned in the original anime. "She was one of the original state alchemists. You're saying she's still alive?"
"Yes. And by soul-jumper, do you mean someone who transfers their soul from body to body to stay alive?" I asked. If so, then this 'Colette' woman was just like Al, but in an attempt to attain immortality, she was bound to an object. But a foreign body can't hold a soul forever, so 'soul-jumper' must refer to a person who transfers their soul to a different body every time the one before it rejects the foreign soul. But, if she was a state alchemist, I could look up her records! YAY!
"Yes. How do you figure she is responsible?" Hohenhiem asked. I paled. I wasn't sure if I could tell Hohenhiem I had met Father, but I needed to say something!
"Because she had apparently disappeared while in the possession of a philosopher stone during the Ishvalen War of Extermination." I said. Well, if both Hohenhiem and Father know her, she must be a woman who survived during the incident that had destroyed Xerxes.
"Do you know meet her sometime before Xerxes was destroyed?" I asked. Hohenhiem looked even more shocked. I mean, a twelve year old claiming to be a state alchemist and from the other side of the Gate knew pretty much everything about him and his past. When you think about it, it actually does sound quite odd.
"How do you know about that?" Hohehiem asked in surprise. I grinned at him.
"I know much more than you think, Slave number 23. I thank you for the information, but I best be going. Excuse me." I said, quickly placing two daisies on Trisha's grave and speed walking away. As I walked down the path, I patted myself on the back. Girl, that was probably the smartest move you ever made, I thought smugly as I trotted down the path. The sun was beginning to set, casting an orange-red glow over the fields and mountains. I sighed and looked up at the mountains.
Katya, Emma, I'm coming home soon.
Hey guys! Sorry, short chapter. I was typing it and when I went to get something, the whole chapter was DELETED! I wanted to update today, so I had to do a short chapter.
Anyway, I think it's turning out pretty good. This chapter was really complicated! But it turned out good anyway. Heh, when it comes to emotion, Hohenhiem shows about as much expression as Kristen Stewart. But I made Lynette intimidating to Hohenhiem. But, with the whole 'going home' problem, it's going to be resolved soon, in an… AHEM, interesting way….. MUHAHAHAHAHA!
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