Disclaimer- I'm sorry to say I do not own FMA…
Author's Note- Sorry I haven't updated in forever, I went outta town to Disney World in Florida and am about to leave again. The trip was okay, I got yelled at a lot, but my boyfriend got to come-yes I have a boyfriend (and he's really cute too) though ya'll probably don't care.- Anyway, I'm sorry I made you guys wait for chapter 8 but I hope this chapter will make up for it. Also, as I said before, I am going out of town on Sunday, the 19 and will be back Thursday the 23, I think, so don't expect updates then. Sorry for the inconvenience. Hope you enjoy chapter 8 of Lessons in Alchemy.
Lessons in Alchemy
Chapter 8: Welcome Winry
Ash woke up the next morning in a really comfortable bed. Her eyes were still closed but she could feel the silky sheets over her. She finally opened her eyes and sat up. The room was beautiful, with white curtains over the giant windows, which showed a view of the ocean, and a big television in front of the two beds. Wait-two beds?
She looked over at the other bed and smiled. Ed was sprawled out on the bed; all the covers wrapped around him, and was almost falling off the side of the bed closest to Ash. She had to hold back a laugh as she saw him roll over and fall off the bed and onto the floor-rather roughly.
Finally she broke out laughing and he turned and looked at her. A smile was carved on his face but soon replaced with a blush as he noticed what he was wearing. He hurried into the restroom so Ash decided to change as well. For some reason, she couldn't remember how she had gotten there, and her memories of last night were a little foggy.
She undressed herself and pulled on some pants, when suddenly-
"Good morning Ash-Ohmigod I'm so sorry!" said Ed, immediately ran back into the bathroom. Ash blushed then silently laughed to herself as she finished dressing.
"You can come out now Ed," she said, watching him slowly open the door. He opened his mouth to speak but suddenly the phone rang. He picked it up and said, "Ok, glad to hear it," before putting it back down…
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Al carried a huge stack of books in his hands, walking down the busy streets. Arkilus was by his side, and always jumped out of sight when people looked at him. Things were still hectic on the streets, obviously the 'demons' hadn't left yet.
Al sighed, hoping that Ed could help him on his search. "I hope brother and Ash are alright, I haven't seen them in ages."
Suddenly a shadowy figure caught his eye, and he turned to look down a dark ally. A tall girl with long black hair walked over to him. "Hello Alphonse Elric. I'm looking for Ashton McNill, have you seen her?"
"How do you know Ash?" asked Al, not realizing his mistake of letting the strange girl know that he did know you.
The girl smiled at him, then smirked evilly. "That's not what I asked you, Alphonse. Have you seen Ashton?"
Arkilus began to growl at the stranger, showing his canines. "Well, I guess I'll just have to…"
She snatched Arkilus and jumped to a roof. "Take this precious little creature of yours until you answer my question. If you don't come soon, you'll find it dead!" She threw a piece of paper at Al, who caught it in the air. He looked at the paper; it had an address on it.
"Where's this?" he asked, turning back towards the roof, but the lady was gone…
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Colt returned to the Homunculi's house, carrying the now knocked out Arkilus. "Lust, come here now!" she yelled, and a few seconds later Lust appeared.
"Al obviously knows where Ashton is, which means that she must still be with that shrimpy state alchemist Full Metal. This means we know where to strike!"
Lust smiled. "Excuse me Miss Colt, but can you tell me what powers it is that Ash possesses?"
Colt's smile faded as she practically threw the chimera at Lust. "I need you to run tests on this chimera before he wakes up. I want a full report when I return! Understood?"
Lust nodded and turned away towards the lab. Colt smiled, "My plan is working perfectly."
She put a hand over her heart and transformed herself, just like a Homunculi! "I'm coming for you Ashton!"
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"Who was on the phone?" Ash asked, looking at Ed. He was still a little flustered as he said, "Remember Winry, the girl I was telling you about? Well turns out that she's in town and wants to stop by…"
Inside Ash couldn't help but feel hurt. The memories of yesterday weren't foggy anymore and she could remember everything. "I'm really falling for this guy and now some strange girl was coming. What if she tries to take him away? Can I really live without him now?" she thought.
"That's great," she lied, trying to put on a fake smile. Her head was starting to hurt now. She gripped her head and sat down on the bed.
"Ash, are you okay?" asked Ed, sitting down next to her. Ash nodded and smiled, "just a little headache." Ed looked at her suspiciously and raised an eyebrow. "I think it's more than that…"
"Great, now he thinks that I have a problem with his best friend coming to visit-well I do-but I don't want him to know that. I just realized that I love him and now she's coming," she thought to herself, but smiled at him.
"I'm fine, really. So when is Winry coming?" she asked.
"…
"Are you sure you're okay? You can tell me if something is up you know." Ed replied.
She smiled again, this time it was real though. "Thanks Ed, I'll remember that, but really I'm fine. So are we going to go pick her up?"
Ed nodded and was about to grab his coat when he noticed her. He threw the coat at her. "You wanna come?" he asked. She nodded and pulled on his coat, glad for the warmth. She got cold very easily (A/N: that's just like me, I die in like 65 degree weather) and it was very rainy outside.
"Um…Ed, about last night…" she starts, not really sure of what to say. She stared at the floor and jumped when he embraced her. He wrapped his arms around Ash and pulled her into a hug. "I really liked it too," he says before she can finish and kisses her on the cheek…
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Colt walked down the streets, busily looking around the town and glaring at people that just happened to look at her. They probably noticed her because the rain was pounded down and she didn't carry an umbrella, but none of the rain was hitting her. She was a lost soul, as her father used to say, but she couldn't care less about him. Instead, she was happy to hear the news-but that's another story.
She didn't know where she was going, because she had no clue where the Full Metal Alchemist was staying. Finally, after just walking in random directions for so long, she came across the train station.
She was about to turn away when a blonde girl caught her eye. She wasn't tall, but not short either, with long blonde hair in a ponytail, wearing a sundress and hat.
"I think that she's the wench that knows Edward. Maybe if I follow her I can find out where he's staying…"
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Winry walked out of the train, carrying her suitcase in one hand and umbrella in the other. "Wow, it's really coming down. I hope Edward gets here soon…"
She walked off the platform and sat down on a nearby bench, next to a strange woman with long black hair. Winry tried not to stare, but it was hard because the rain wasn't hitting her at all. It was like she had an invisible shield surrounding her…
"Hello Miss, would you like to share my umbrella?" she asked happily, trying to be kinder like Ed had asked of her a while back. She had a little bit of a devil's streak, has the Elrics called it. When she got mad, she got MAD.
The woman didn't look at her, instead staring straight ahead. Finally she saw Ed and you walk towards the bench and fled. Winry looked around, confused, then stood up when she saw Ed.
"Hello Edward, it's really nice to see you again-who is she?" she asked, looking over at Ash and smiling.
"She's not my girlfriend!" Ed practically yelled, then covered his mouth. Winry laughed.
"You said it not me."
Ash stepped forward and extended a hand. "Hi, name's Ash. It's very nice to meet you. I'm one of Ed's friends."
Winry smiled. "It's nice to meet you too."
She looked around. "Where's Al?" she asked.
Ed smiled and scratched the back of his head; this was going to be hard to explain. "Well, there was a problem with Mustang that Al was checking up on. He'll be back soon. So you guys wanna go eat?"
Ash looked at Winry, who nods, so you nod too. And the three friends headed towards the nearest food place.
And again, Ash didn't notice the shadowy figure watching her every move…
"I'll get you Ashton McNill, if it's the last thing I ever do…"
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Get ready for a dramatic next chapter, which probably won't be put on until Friday cuz I'm going outta town. Sorry every people. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter and please review. Why is Winry suddenly coming to visit? Does she have something important to tell Ed? And what about Colt, why is she stalking Ash? Find out soon!
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