Hmm… I forgot to put this in my first post. A previous work of mine, "What Might Have Happened" was called a masturbation fic on I guess a warning might be needed now seeing that person managed to give a few of us a good laughes.

Note: perverted!Megumi, Ed might actually be in character, possessive!Roy, and weird original characters

:Chapter 1: Discovering the Truth:

It was a rather clichéd and normal day in Tokyo… Himura Kenshin was washing laundry, which was a given. While doing this chore he had thrown himself fully into his own musingsthe analyzing of what he had discovered during his nighttime research and experiments along with the procedures and the results. This could probably also be compared to why he loved to do this choreto submerse clothing to clean and make it look like new just as to submerse your thoughts into your research you would eventually "clean" what you were trying to do. Seeing that he always tended to immerse himself so far into his thoughts about his research seemed to always ignore everything else around him, which could be disastrous if it was done in the middle of something important (like the usual fight that seemed to find him). Then again with the rate everything went around the dojo (from fights to the occasional drunk returning) clothes seemed to always need washed, especially with two hyper active kids, a destructive wanna-be swordsman, and the destructive Assistant Master of the Dojo.

So, I have digressed too much about his love of laundry. Sorry.

Suffice to say, immersing himself into the laundry is better than watching Kaoru give young Yahiko lessons in the dojo, or being in the market place picking-up groceries for dinner that night, or even practicing his own art. So, other than all of that, everything else seems rather quiet. Megumi had stopped by earlier in the morning, before any were awake, to drop off some more notes from his master in Kyoto, mostly concerning other arrays and means of travel that he discovered. Thankfully, she didn't know what she was delivering, most probably thinking it was something to make sure Kenshin stayed in line.

As the day progressed and nothing really happened, which caused Kenshin to sit back on his heels and frown as he looked up at the clear blue sky. "Nothing is ever this quiet, it seems like something is going to happen soon." he mused reverting back to his old mind set, which was starting to show the strain he was now having with keeping up his pleasant façade to people. He missed the days when he could be himself without any troubles, especially his days of being impulsive.

Blinking a few times, he watched as Kaoru chased Yahiko around the yard (yet again) yelling something about "respecting your sensi" and "I am not ugly" all the while waving a bokken menacingly. So maybe everything wasn't that quiet, but how could it be with those two stubborn mules? Sighing again he stood up and proceeded to hang everything up to dry. Then again, he didn't have room to talk when it came to being stubborn, that he knew for sure.

"I wonder how much time has passed, I wonder how Alphonse is doing." he mused missing the set of eyes that was watching him like a hawk. Which made the hair on the back of his neck stand on end. He finished hanging up the laundry and decided to head into town and get some tofu for dinner, seeing no one else was moving to do so.

Another stunning start to yet another day of his usual routine.

A dark haired young woman picked at her kimono as she tried to get the cursed garment to sit right on her form. "Why me?" she mentally asked as none paid her any attention. Obviously, despite her unique red eyes, no one paid any mind to her. She glared at her parasol and tried to set it on fire with her mind, but it wasn't working right now.

"Are you going to a funeral?" someone asked for the three hundredth time since she started her trek through the town on her search for the boy, now man, that she needed to speak to. She desperately needed to talk to him.

"Yes, my great-great-great uncle on my mother's side thrice removed and twice divorced with seven kids died and I'm trying to find my great-great-great aunt four times removed so she can happily dance on the old bastards grave." she stated as they rushed off, not sparing her another glance.

It was nice scaring the locals.

"My purse! My purse!" a woman shouted as she seen a teenager running her way, laughing. With the roll of the eyes she stuck her parasol out and cloths lined the young thief as he glared at her. It was then she brought the end of the parasol down near his groin as he eeped.

"Give the lady back her purse." she growled as he nodded and handed the pissed off woman her purse and then got hit as the police came that way. The red eyed young woman then proceeded on as sharp eyes watched her.

Hajime Saitoh did not like disappearing figures and this woman was now on his black list.

Kenshin seen that all happen and was surprised by the black clad woman's foresight, but didn't say anything. It was amusing enough to watch Saitoh get all riled up about something so minor. But, his senses were buzzing when he thought about that woman. Something was different about her, but he couldn't pin what it was. "I'll have to keep an eye out for that one, she could be a potential danger." he mused and turned to leave the town with his burden.

He had dinner to start before Kaoru destroyed the cooking area again.

It was that night that Megumi Takani had been snooping through Kenshin Himura's room, only with good reason. She wanted to know why the rurouni had managed to make her feel like she was back in her home. His antics, his odd personality switches… she knew something had to be up. She would get to the bottom of it.

You see, she wasn't entirely truthful to the group… but she hadn't lied either. Wondering from that train of thought she picked up a small black book that had a symbol on it as her eyes widened. It couldn't be… "It has to be!" she mentally crowed with hope as she stared at the book she was gripping in her hands as some memories bubbled to the for front of her thoughts.

"Roy?" a slightly younger looking Megumi asked her near twin brother as they both watched wanna-be state alchemist head into the building to take the written test. The only two that stood out among them was a large suit of armor following a short blonde boy with a long red jacket.

"That boy will make it." he stated as Megumi blinked, now slightly confused as she watched him carefully.

"What do you mean?" she asked as he glanced down at her.

"That blonde boy with the suit of armor, he is going to be joining the ranks of the State Alchemist." he replied as she laughed, not believing him for a moment. Hell, she believed that all those years of being a pyro had warped his brain.

"What makes you say that?" she asked as he smirked.

"That boy can transmute without a circle, he's one of the best." It was then her eyes widened, only this time in shock.

"But… he is only a child!" she protested as he sighed.

"No, he lost that when he tried to…"

"Megumi-dono?" a voice stated as she jumped about a foot in the air and turned to stare at a somber looking Kenshin, his eyes obscured by the fringe of blood red bangs, as he stood silhouetted in the setting sun.

"Sir Ken!" she stated, blushing as she hid the book behind her. "I was just looking for… for… this!" she declared picking up his pillow as he kneeled before her, giving her an odd look. She knew it was a lame excuse, but she had nothing else to use just short of telling him the truth.

"A pillow, Megumi-dono?" Kenshin asked as she bit her lip. "You recognized the symbol on my book… care to now tell me about your true origins?" he asked as she paled, looking very uneasy about this subject as he sighed in defeat. "I know that the Takani family didn't have an extra child… they also had no daughter."

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you." she stated as he seized the black book and tucked it away in his sleeve and faced her..

"Equivalent exchange, Megumi-dono, I take it you are familiar with that concept." he replied as she looked up and adopting the look of someone that had just been caught. "Please, Megumi-dono, please tell me how you can possibly recognize that symbol?"

"Well, I seen it on the back of a short blonde boy in a long red coat when I was talking to my brother." she replied as he nodded, ignoring the short comment. "The State Alchemy test back awhile, I'm not sure when any more."

"How did you get here then? The Gate isn't known for sending people through without a cost of sorts." he questioned as she was shaking, these memories weren't exactly the best that she cared to recall or tell other people.

"Mr. Tucker?" Megumi asked as she looked around the darkened room she had stepped into. The Sewing Life Alchemist had asked her to be there so she could use her own Alchemy abilities to help heal the creature he formed.

… screaming…

…screeching…

…clawing…

… "HELP! SOMEONE!"…

… "You will be my best one yet."…

"I would rather die then that." she hissed out and made a symbol in the circle which she, unwittingly, didn't know would turn it to her advantage.

"You were the one that he was babbling about then before he decided to use his daughter?" he asked as her eyes widened.

"So you are from home!" she whispered and hugged him, crying into his shoulder as his eyes widened. "I didn't mean to, I don't know what I did… all I knew is I didn't want to become like the first one." she sobbed as he tried to calm her down by whispering soothing words to her. Then here grip tightened.

"Oro." he got out with wide eyes as she didn't let him go.

"It's been so long, but I knew someone would eventually come through again… I knew it!" she stated, still holding on to him as if he was her salvation. "How was my brother when you last seen him?"

"Brother?" he asked as she gave him a mock glare.

"Roy Mustang." she stated as he gave a nervous laugh.

"He seemed fine to me." he replied as she smiled and kissed his cheek.

"Who are you then?" she asked as he pulled back from her. "How do you know of Tucker and that such?"

"I was staying with him at the time, my brother and I became rather attached to his daughter and thought of her as a sister." he replied, repressing the own tears that were forming in his eyes as he remembered that disastrous event. It was also then that he turned and started to go through the few things he had, covering the fact he was about to cry for the loss of that innocent girl. He finally came up with a picture of him, Roy, and the others along with his once armor bound brother. He handed it to her as her eyes widened. "I'm the short blonde boy by the tall armor." he stated, ironically using a term that he used to get really anal about.

"Which probably explains why your only at average height now." she stated as he twitched. "Blonde and gold eyed? I guess that explains Battousai… you can't hide everything forever now can you?"

"No." he stated, a bit crestfallen about that but Megumi smiled.

"Then you will help me get back?" she asked, avoiding the question of how he changed his looks for now.

"That I will, Miss Megumi, that I will." he stated as she nodded, standing up and approaching the door.

"Sir Ken, what is your name?" she asked as he smirked.

"Edward Elric, the FullMetal Alchemist." he replied as her eyes widened in shock.