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Alphonse browsed the market aisle lazily wondering if he should get the five-pound bag of rice, or the last ten-pound bag, which was on sale, and if he could convince Ed to carry it. Just as he had decided that he could totally play the lonely Christmas card, and reached for the ten-pound bag, another hand appeared. He followed the arm it was attached to and found a young man with a scarred face looking back at him.

"Oh sorry about that, uh, you take it"

"No, no, you can have it, I'll just take two of the five-pound ones"

That was what he said, but his eyes told Alphonse that one ten-pound bag for 2 dollars, was better to him than two five-pound bags for 4 dollars. His clothes also screamed at him to have mercy on the poor man. Well, Alphonse reasoned, he did have a State Alchemist for a brother, so a little spending really wouldn't hurt him that much.

"Nah, it's fine, I'm only cooking for two anyways, I'll take a five-pound bag, you can have that one." Al shrugged.

"Really?"

"Yeah, it's fine"

"Thanks so much" Relief flooded the man's voice, "I'm just picking it up, but we are trying to feed about twenty people."

"That's a lot!" Al remarked as he grabbed two five-pound bags, "Well good luck with your cooking!" And as he walked away, he reasoned Ed could carry the two bags anyway.

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"Hey Moony" Said Sirius sticking his head into the kitchen.

"What Padfoot?" Sighed Remus, as he turned towards him.

"What's with the apron?" He asked, taking a step back.

"It was the only one I could find ok? I think it belonged to your mother?"

"You've seen my mother's sense of fashion, that's a compliment."

"Dear Merlin, you just brought up some painful memories."

"Speak for yourself, I had to live with her, those memories are etched in my mind."

"That would explain your sense of style when we were teens though." Mused Remus

"What did you say?"

"Nothing! So, what did you come here for?"

"Oh, so do you think Dumbledore would let me go out if I transformed and said I was looking for that bugger who ran away?"

"Do you even know what he looks like Padfoot?"

"Yeah, he's got yellow hair and eyes, shouldn't be too hard to find"

"Sure you go ahead-" Remus froze, "Wait what did you say?"

"That the guy shouldn't be too hard to find."

"No, before that, your description."

"He has yellow hair and eyes?"

"Oh shit."

"Ohhhhh" said Sirius in a singsong voice, "Moony cursed."

"Sirius I need you to watch the food for a bit" He said as he took off his apron and handed it to Sirius.

"Why?" Sirius said as he took Remus' place and the apron

"I need to go see Dumbledore right now immediately."

"Why?" Sirius said trying to knot the apron and not burn the rice.

"I think I saw Elric earlier."

"WHAT THE SHIT MOONY!" Roared Sirius as he stirred the soup, "GET YOUR ASS TO DUMBLEDORE NOW!"

"I KNOW IM GOING!" And as Remus grabbed the floo powder, he wondered how the man who had let him take the better deal, was hiding his metal arms, and why he looked so at ease, when the greatest mind in all of the wizarding world was so intent on finding him.

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"So, you say you saw him at the supermarket near headquarters?" Piercing blue eyes stared straight at Remus.

"Yes sir."

"Are you sure?"

"As certain as I can be sir."

"Very well, I'm sure Alastor will want to know about this." And as he flicked his wand to send a patronous, Albus Dumbledore wondered how all of this would turn out.

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"Hey Al?" Ed grunted as they passed by the park again.

"Yeah?"

"Why are you making me carry everything?" He groaned out from his place a few steps behind Al, and appearing slightly shorter than he really was due to carrying an enormous amount of bags in each hand.

"Because you are my loving older brother." Al's smile didn't fool Ed and he knew this was payback for being remiss in his mission.

"Yeah yeah, whatever you say."

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"So you're saying this man has been under our noses this whole time?" Moody grumbled. Being as paranoid as he was, he had run from Albus' patronous and tracking him down took a day as well. Now he was finally back at headquarters and had gone straight for Remus to interrogate him. Remus had thought he was about to die and so had entertained the idea of running way for a while.

"Now Moody, it has only been a few days." Remus tried to placate him.

"A day is long enough to plan an assassination boy! Enough to kill a hundred men!"

"Well no one's dead now, so it hardly matters."

"Just get him here already!" Interjected Sirius, who had already broken into the eggnog, "I want to give him a bloody nose."

"Sirius no." Remus said sternly.

"SIRIUS YES" he cried out, then he burst out laughing.

"On second thought," Remus turned towards Moody, "I don't think it would be best to bring Elric here no- "

But it was too late, Moody was gone, and Remus was left to reflect on his life choices.

Sorry that it's so short guys, I just thought it would be best to end here, and I honestly haven't been very inspired recently so It was a bit of a challenge getting even this little out. I also just got assigned a term paper so I'll either update a lot while procrastinating or be swamped and have a lot of time between uploads. I'll try to update at lest once a month though! It's the least I could do for you guys. Thank you to everyone for reading and supporting this work!