AN: Ok, was it just me and Kaiya that couldn't get on ff net? Or did it affect other places to? That was weird, I couldn't log on or review for a while there. I hope that's the reason why I got so little reviews. Oh well. Thanks to all that reviewed! Anyway so very sorry I haven't updated here lately. First it was the finals at school, when those ended I thought "hey now I'll have time to update more!" Apparently, the universe was conspiring against me. Everyday since school ended I've either had to go somewhere or clean….I hate cleaning. Yes, I know my excuses fall on deaf ears. Now since the entire house is clean maybe I'll have some ficken time.

I apologize if any of the characters are off, and no, I don't own FullMetal Alchemist so don't sue me. You'd only get a few dollars if you do anyway, and if your that desperate I'll just give you some money.

Last chapter Roy and Ed were looking for It while everyone else had to wait in the hall. They got bored and started playing BS, a card game. They got kicked out of the library and Roy and Ed still haven't found It.
Chapter 6-

Holiday!

Everyone stood outside of the library looking up at the huge building. They were preparing for the long day of boredom that lay ahead of them. Hughes took a step up, pointed towards the building, and said, "Onward into the chamber of horrors!"

Everyone turned to look at him like he was crazy, but after remembering the librarian and her broom they kinda agreed with him.

Roy looked back up at the library and sighed, then turned to everyone and said, "Well, lets get this over with."

When they opened the door, Hughes suddenly jumped off to the side behind a shelf. He looked like he was a spy, trying not to be seen.

Everyone was staring at him. When he finally noticed them staring he put his finger to his lips and said, "Be quiet, she may be anywhere."

"Ooooh." was all they had to say.

They proceeded into the library towards the little room of boredom. Hughes was still acting like he was a spy much to everyone else's amusement. Oddly enough, they made it all the way to the little room without meeting anyone.

"I wonder why no ones here?" Riza asked while looking back towards the library.

"Who knows." Hughes said finally quitting the spy act. "But anyway we have bigger problems."

"Like what?" Havoc asked slightly irritated due to the no smoking signs.

"We need to pick teams!" He said. He continued after everyone looked at him for the what is it? Third time that day? "Well none of us want to repeat yesterday, do we?" multiple shakes of head, "So today we'll pick teams and help out in the search."

"Ok, and who's on who's team?" Roy asked.

"I'm on Edwards." Winry said. Al looked at Ed then at Roy, then back at Ed, and said, "I'll be on Ed's."

Ed looked up at Al annoyed, "You had to choose?" All Al did was rub the back of his head and laugh nervously.

Hughes jumped and attached himself to Roy's side and yelled, "I'm gonna be on my good buddies team!"

Riza sighed while Roy was trying to detach Hughes and said, "I suppose I'll be on the Colonels team."

Roy had finally removed Hughes off of his person and was currently trying to straighten his coat. Hughes, looking dejected, realized something was off. Yes, miracles can happen.

"There's an odd number of us." He said. Thank you mister obvious.

"I'm fine on waiting out here." Havoc said hurriedly. If I wait out here while everyone else is looking then I can go outside to smoke. Havoc thought.

"Hey! If we have to look then you can to." Winry said.

Havoc looked at her and thought for a moment. Then seeing his way out of this, he said with an innocent smile, "But I don't want to give either team an unfair advantage." I'll be outside in a few minutes smoking, oh how do I need one.

"That's ok!" Hughes said pointing towards the roof for no reason. "You can be the odd man out."

Havoc looked at him and thought, trust him to find a way to keep me from my cigarettes, but out loud said, "The what?"

"The odd man out." Hughes repeated with a smile. "You don't work for either team but you still look. If you find the file then both of them will have to dress up."

Roy and Ed both looked at Hughes like he was crazy. Who would blame them though, he just made another way for them to lose.

Havoc thought about it for a moment. If I do this, both Roy and Ed could be forced to dress up, but if I do go along with this, I'll go all day with out my cigarettes. He finally decided that seeing both Roy and Ed in dog suits and possibly a dog fight was worth missing cigarettes. His decision was aided by the looks on Roy and Ed's faces. They clearly said "Oh crap." He smiled oh so sweetly and said, "Ok, I'll be the middle man."

Hughes turned and faced everybody with his hands on his hips and asked, "Ok, are we ready?" various forms of saying yes, "Great! Onward men! And women!" he added the women part after Riza and Winry glared at him. Hughes gets stared at a lot, don't he?

Three hours later…

Havoc leaned back in his chair and rubbed his eyes. How long have we been in here? He looked at the clock. 1:00 he groaned as he thought, we've only been in here for three hours and already I need a smoke.

His groan made everyone stop for a second and take a break. As everyone was stretching, Ed wondered out loud, "Wonder where everyone is."

After a huge cat-like stretch Winry said, "Yeah that's kinda weird, the library's usually got at least a few people in it. No ones here today, wonder why."

Everyone thought about that for a second and no one could come up with an explanation. They all started the search again with limited enthusiasm.

Havoc returned to his file and read the same line five times before he realized he wasn't looking for cows. He put his elbows on the table and rubbed his eyes. After a moment, he picked up another file and started reading.

The revolt of Daletown lasted for three days and cost us two kegs. Havoc read this and thought 'how interesting', he was about to put it down when a certain sentence caught his eye. Due to the mass nudity, the officials of Daletown decided to create a holiday celebrating… Havoc stopped reading; he finally remembered why no one was at the library. "Today's a Holiday." He said in a quiet voice.

"What Havoc?" Roy asked coming out of his folder looking dazed.

Havoc looked up from the uh interesting report and said louder, "Today's a holiday. That's why no ones here."

"Really? What Holiday is it?" Riza asked. She had had no clue it was a holiday.

Havoc shrugged, "I don't know but it is a holiday."

Hughes jumped up and slammed his hands into the table with a stricken look on his face. "I call this search off!" he yelled.

"Why." Ed asked alarmed at this behavior.

"Because if today is a holiday then I need to be home with my darling Gracia and Elicia!" he said wiggling around with his hands clasped on the side of his face.

Everyone sweatdroped. They should have known it wasn't anything serious.

Winry looked at Hughes and said, "If the search is off then," she gasped and looked at Ed and Al with little stars in her eyes, "You two can take me shopping!"

Ed leaned over towards Al when Winry wasn't looking and said, "I knew she was going to say that."

Winry turned and looked at Ed with an evil little smile and asked, "What was that Edward?"

"Nothing!" came the reply. Everyone else in the room was smiling and chuckling at the little 'lovers quarel'.

Riza stood up and said, "I have to go home and check on Black Hayate and Kaiya."

Havoc started to put the files back on the shelves and said, "I have nothing to do now." That was a very bad move.

Hughes upon hearing this stopped everything and pulled out The Picture. He walked over to Havoc and shoved it in his face. "If you don't have anything to do, why don't you come over and play with Elicia?"

Havoc knew he was doomed as soon as that picture was shoved in his face. There was no way out of Hughes's picture trap. He decided he'd rather follow Hughes home himself rather than get drug home. He sighed and said, "Sure."

Hughes was overjoyed at this, and he was looking for another victu- er I mean 'guest'. He rounded on Roy and asked, "How bout you Roy? Do you want to come?"

I don't have anything to do but I'd rather eat my gloves than spend an entire evening with Hughes and his pictures. Roy thought, but out loud he said, "Sorry, I have things I need to do."

Hughes you scare them.

Hughes looked sad for a moment before he remembered he already had a 'guest'. He turned back to Havoc, grabbed his shoulder, and steered him to the door. "Well got to go! Can't keep my darling Elicia waiting!" he said with a smile to rival the sun.

When they were gone Roy let out the sigh he had been holding. Riza looked at him puzzled and said, "I thought you said you had nothing to do after this."

Roy glanced at her and said, "Oh I just remembered something, now if you'll excuse me." With that he left.

Winry giggled for a second before grabbing Ed and Al's arms and leading them to the door, "Come on! Let's go shopping!" ( I'm torturing them)

Riza was left in the room by herself. She looked around at the mess they've made over the past three days and silently hoped she didn't have to clean it up. She moved to the door, turned off the lights, and went home.

Ed, Al, and Winry -

The little trio came out of yet another store. That made the what was it? Um tenth store? This time they were sporting a new wrench. While carrying her newest purchase Ed was thinking, oh great, just what she needed, a bigger wrench.

They rounded a corner and found themselves face to face to a fair. They stared at it for a moment before Winry jumped up and shouted, "Lets go to the fair!"

"How did I know she was going to say that?" Ed mumbled to himself.

They found a place to put Winry's multitude of purchases and went off to the fair. They were having a pretty good time. Both Ed and Al won something for Winry, and Winry won something for Ed. It was a snicker eh'hem a chawawa. (no idea if that's spelled right ) He noted the size of it and glared at her while she and Al were on the ground laughing.

They all decided to get on the ferris-wheel. (I don't know if there were farris-wheels back them but oh well) Winry had already got on it when the man next to the sign blocked Al from getting on.

"Sorry sir, but either take that armor off or you cant ride."

Ed stepped up and said, "Why cant he ride?"

"The ride wont take the load of a suit of amour, but don't worry, you can still ride little man."

Uh-oh

A vein popped out in Ed's head and he started to get really red in the face. "Who are you calling SO SMALL THEY CAN'T BE SEEN!"

"Whoa, whoa I didn't say that." the man said with his hands up like he was trying to ward off a wild animal.

"Ed!" WHACK "Stop stretching what the man said!" I think we all know that was Winry.

"OW! Winry why'dya hit me?" Ed said in a crouch holding his now lumpy head.

Winry was getting ready to hit him again, "I hit you because your scaring that poor man!"

'That poor man' was staring at them from the sidelines with Al.

"I'm scaring him you're the one with a blunt object!" Ed yelled, narrowly dodging that blunt object.

"I am not scary!"

Dodge, "You're scaring the children!" and indeed children in the line that was being held up were crying.

"That's you and your yelling!" Swing.

Contact, "Ow! You're yelling to!"

By this time Ed had started to defend himself and he just landed a punch. "OW! YOU HIT ME! HAVEN'T I TOLD YOU NOT TO HIT A LADY?"

Ed was now fighting for his life. To be continued…Muhahaha

At Hughes's house -

I only have three words to describe Havoc's torture, Family Picture Book. I really don't want to go into great detail because it may cause us to cry.

Riza's house -

Riza opened the door to her house to find Kaiya and Black Hayate both waiting on her. She closed the door behind her and knelt down to pet her uh pets.

"How was everything while I was away?" she asked them. Yes, Riza does talk to things that don't talk back, everyone does it. They didn't answer, and if they did, you can bet Riza wouldn't be kneeling there petting them anymore.

"Are you two hungry?" at the mention of food, Black Hayate started to jump up and down and Kaiya just looked up at her with those adorable eyes.

"I'll take that as a yes." Riza said with a smile. She moved around the little house into the kitchen. She rummaged around in the cupboards and found the dog food. After another moment and quite a lot more rummaging she found the cat food.

"Here you are." She said as she feed them. Black Hayate looked at her and licked her hand before chowin' down. Kaiya looked at her with those huge adorable eyes, mewed, rubbed up against her leg, earned a rubbing, and then ate.

Riza left them to eat and went off to change. Kaiya finished eating first; she sat watching Black Hayate eating and remembered Riza had fed him first. She resented that fact. In this sly little cats head a plan was beginning to form. Yes, she would frame Black Hayate and win all of Riza's affection for herself. Now just to come up with something to frame him with. She heard the toilet flush and a plan began to form.

She waited until Black Hayate had finished eating and then lured him down the hall to the bathroom using her tail as the bait. When she got him into the bathroom she closed the door just enough so she could get out but Black Hayate couldn't. Black Hayate looked up at Kaiya. She was currently perched on the counter. She noted with triumph that the toothpaste tube was lacking its lid. She aimed carefully and stepped down hard.

SQUIRT!

Black Hayate was soon covered in minty toothpaste and Kaiya was out of the door faster than you can say "I hate mint."

Riza was in her room when she heard a door close. She got up to go investigate and petted Kaiya's head as she left the room. Our little Kaiya moves fast, ne?

Riza walked down the hallway when she noticed the bathroom door had closed. She opened the door to find a messy sight. Black Hayate was sitting on the bathroom floor, covered with pale green minty toothpaste, and was currently licking the empty tube.

"Black Hayate!" Riza yelled greatly annoyed with her dog. "Great! Now I have to clean this mess up and give you a bath!" she said throwing her hands up in agitation.

That night poor Hayate had to sleep outside and Kaiya got to sleep with Riza. Kaiya grinned in triumph as she snuggled with Riza.

With Roy -

Roy didn't have anywhere to go so he just wandered around for a while. He wandered into the mouth of an alleyway and looked up. "Nope, not going down there." He thought out loud. He began to turn around when a noise caught his attention. He looked over his shoulder to find a small dog sitting in the middle of the alley.

"What are you doing here?" he asked the dog. Yes, everyone talks to animals.

The dog was a little Beagle puppy. (you know, like Shiloh) She was dark grey all over except the white chest, the white front left paw, and both back paws. Her other paw was black as well as her left ear. She looked up at Roy with sad black eyes.

Roy didn't know what to do. This cute little dog was sitting there just staring at him in the middle of an alley. He looked around for an owner or someone to claim it. No one magically stepped out of the shadows so he was left with a puppy on his hands.

"Ok, um, shoo eh, go away" he said hesitantly.

The dog got up, walked over to Roy, and put her paws up on his leg. Roy looked down at the little puppy on his leg. He didn't know what to do, should he take the dog home? Or should he leave it here? He noted that it probably wouldn't last long if he left it here. It looked like it was about to starve. Which it probably was.

"Er…" Roy looked around once again, no one came to claim the dog, but she had a brand-new hot pink collar. Roy looked back at the dog and noticed something was tucked into her collar. He knelt down and removed the little piece of paper. On it was-

To Whom It May Concern:

This dog has no home now. I, the writer of this letter, would be overjoyed to take care of her, but unfortunately I am unable to. Please take care of this dog. Her name is Meg.

Wandering soul.

After reading that Roy made up his mind, he was going to take the poor creature home. Even though the poor creature was currently chewing on his leg.

"Well, lets get you some thing to eat shall we?" he said as he scooped Meg up and started home.

AN: Good? Bad? Tell me please. Wow over eight pages long and over 2,000 words. Is it just me or are my chapters getting longer? Oh and sorry if the last part sucked, I had a headache when I wrote it. Plz review, ok? Oh yeah, the fight in the carnival was inspired by a school friend's ideas and Kaiya's mixing of those ideas.

Nya