Elma...
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Note: I'm not completely sure how this is going to come out, but still read it and try to understand it. Thanx!
Chapter Three - Embedded Truths
I held out my hand to reveal a ring with a red embedded stone. Edward slowly picked it up out of my hand as I heard clanking coming from one of the aisles.
"Nii-San!" A suit of armor came in complete view as it talked to something. Could it have been Edward he was talking to? "I found some more books on...oh...hi..." The armor suddenly became very shy. "Who're you?" The shiny metal armor looked at me and then to Ed.
"Uh...Ed?" I asked.
"Yeah? What is it?" Ed replied.
"Um...who's the armored friend of yours, and why'd he call you Nii-San?"
"Oh, that. He's my younger brother, Aphonse."
"What? Younger, he looks more like he's 30 than whatever age you are!"
"I'm 15" Ed said angrily at me. "Oh, and Alphonse, this here is Karina."
"But you can call me Kari." I said with a bow. "Heh, not many people live here anymore, and and more importantly, what are YOU doing here?"
"We're here on account of searching for the Philosopher's Stone, and who knows, maybe this ring is the real thing. We need to test it. Do you mind?" Ed handed here the ring and went for the large black book, "Forbidden and Alchemy." He opened to one of the pages called 'Philosophy on the Philosopher's Stone.' And there he sat and began reading.
"What is it that you're reading?" I asked with much curiousity built up inside of me.
"The page in your book that's called Philosophy on the Philosopher's Stone, who knows, there might just be something that might help us figure out how to make the stone without sacrificing people's lives." He told me of his adventures while trying to concentrate on the book he was reading. "Okay, now you're just getting annoying."
"Sorry," I said, apologizing to Ed as he stared me straight in the eyes, with an angry feeling, of course. He looked back down at the book as I thought, maybe they need a place to stay for the night and maybe I can convince them to help me with reviving my mother! Yes! It's time tonight! Ed looked up as I stared with sparkles floating around me. Little pink sparkles. How sad. I thought, I think i've fallen in love with the shorty.
I snapped back to reality starting with the question asking them, "Hey, shorty, need a place to stay?"
"WHO'RE YOU CALLIN' A MICROBE SO TINY AND SMALL THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE HIM WITH THE MOST POWERFULL MICROSCOPE IN THE UNIVERSE!" He yelled at me, as my eyes went blank, and suddenly as Ed panted over using so much breath to yell at me; I just bursted out laughing. My laughter filled the entire library, causing the librarian to hush me and shut me up.
"Please don't be loud, Kari!" The librarian knew my name on account I told her it last time I visited.
"Sorry!" I yelled up to her, not noticing that I was being noisy once again. "Ed..." I said softly not knowing if he heard me or not, "Why don't we check these books out at the front, we can bring 'em home to my house and study them there. Does it sound like a plan?"
"Yeah..."
"What about you, Alphonse?"
"Sure, sounds great."
"When we get there, I'll make us some dinner." Edward's yes shot wide open and he sudden stood up, rubbing his stomach. Suddenly, his stomach growled, loudly. I let out a slight giggle to that.
"Sounds great, let's go!" Ed said looking at his stomach. "Besides, I'm parched! Let's get a move on!"
I simply nodded my head and me and the Elric brothers began our way up front.
-------------------------------------About three hours later-------------------------------------
Ed, Alphonse and I looked at the circle in front of us. We knew it was forbidden, but they both promised to help...okay...just ed did, but Alphonse felt bad for refusing and decided to just go along with it.
"I've done this once before, so I'm not going to help, except with the arrays." Ed said nervously and a bit scarcely. He had a very serious look on his face and his brother, well, you can just say, you couldn't see his expression. But if Al did have one,
"If you've done this, then does that mean your brother isn't..."
"He's a..."
"Nii-San..." Alphonse said, interupting Edward. "Let me tell her..."
"I...Okay..." Ed shrugged and continued the arrays of the circle.
"Kari...I'm a S-soul Transmutation...a soul bound to the item the blood seal it attached to." Al said pulling his helmet off to reveal nothing but a blood seal inside.
So...Soul Transmutations ARE real...finally I've met one too..., I thought and breathed with a slight sigh. We were almost done with the circle.
Edward had finally finished the circle as Alphonse finished his sentence. He stood up and brushed off his coat. Al put his helmet back on.
It was time...
Author's Note: This chapter was sorta like the last, a lot of talkin' but don't you worry, next chapter is mostly action. So enjoy!
Nina Elric
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Chapter Four - Forbidden, Yet Unhidden
I kneeled slightly and then dropped down to my knees, ready to start...
"Edward...I...Please! Don't die on me right now..." A tear fleed my eye as I blacked out, falling into a painful slumber.
It had been a few days since the transmutation failed and I lay on my bed in my room, awaiting Winry's arrival...
