Another chapter….sorry to az4ever. I can't think of anything to do for Dual Lives right now! And both Aeon and Maia are original characters that I've had ideas for a veeeeery long time. If there ends up being EdxWinry it will probably be rather OOC because I have no idea how to write that. There will most definitely be some RoyxRiza in here (because I love it so much) and there will not be ANY yaoi. NONE. I have nothing personal against yaoi, but I don't write it and I don't read it.

If there was one thing Ed noticed about the two new alchemists, it was that they were extreme opposites. Aeon was flashy and outspoken, Maia was quiet and content to listen.

"So you use the transmutation circles on your hands and the one on the necklace in order to transform?" Al was trying to figure out how the alchemists' powers worked.

"That's right. But I have to actually wear the necklace to keep my form. Otherwise, I go back to normal. Usually I wear these," he held out his hands, which were covered with black leather gloves, "So I don't accidentally transform. Its happened before."

"Why did you get the circles tattooed on your hands?" Ed asked, thinking that it reminded him a little too much of the Crimson Alchemist.

"Well, it was a lot easier than having to draw them on with a pen or something every time I had to transform, so eventually, I decided just to put them on my hands permanantly."

"What about you, Maia?" asked Al.

"I don't use a transmutation circle," she said. "I don't have to use one."

Ed was impressed. It took a very gifted alchemist to not have to use a transmutation circle, and he hadn't expected that this shy girl would have been so poweful.

"Do you shoot light rays or something?" he asked.

"What I do is I gather all of the light in a given space and compress it. Then I can shoot it at a target or do pretty much whatever I want with it. It's hard for me to fight in the dark, though."

"You'll probably get a chance to show off your skills before long," said Hawkeye. "I think the Colonel said something about a testing of some sort to see how good you two are."

Aeon sighed and held the necklace in his hand. "I don't really like transforming. I get the most awful headaches afterwards."

Roy, in the meantime, was sitting in his office doing…well, nothing. Without Riza there to make sure that the work got done, he normally spent the time goofing off as much as possible. While he was thinking of ways to get out of doing actual work, Hughes stuck his head in the door.

"Roy! Did you hear? There's two new alchemists coming today! I can't wait to show them my new pictures of Elysia!"

The colonel groaned. "Hughes…your news is kind of late. And I'm pretty sure that they won't want to see Elysia. Not right away, at least. They're probably tired out."

Hughes stared at him. "How could anyone not want to see Elysia? I'm sure that they can't wait! She's just so cute!"

Mustang chose to ignore that. "I'm going to be testing them against Fullmetal and Al tomorrow, anyway. They won't have too much free time for a while."

So, next chapter is Aeon vs. Al and Maia vs. Ed. Who will win? Actually, I haven't decided yet…You're welcome to offer your opinion! And please review! Thanks to my only reviewer, ILUVED. Again, please leave a review! Thanks!