The Wind Alchemist
You Try and Kill Me, then You Kiss Me
"So, Miss Wind Alchemist, it seems you've stumbled across the right man for this task." the Alchemist who had dragged her away from her home said as he thrust his elbows together, causing friction and static.
"At central I'm called the Shape-Shifting Alchemist." he said with a smirk. Just then the friction and static erupted of his from and onto hers, swirling around her and changing her skin and eye color.
"I'm making you look human, and also givin' you the powers to change yourself at will." he said as Sara watched her arms become pale.
"But be careful, never change back In public, you'll have hoards of men after you." he said as the transformation finished.
"When we get into Central we can buy you some decent clothes, people will wonder why you're dressed like that." he said, referring to her Ishbalan garments.
'Is he actually being nice to me' she wondered, though those thoughts quickly faded as he yanked her away by the arm. "Say, what's your name anyways?" he asked as they continued their journey.
"Sara…Sara Hill." she said as they raced over hills and bumps and burning tents.
"Hmm, have people call you The Wind Alchemist, k? It sounds more State Alchemist-y." he said as they now neared the train in which State Alchemists and troops were arriving and being taken away on.
"Hurry!" he yelled as it began to pull out of the way. He jumped onto the side of a car, pulling Sara up with him. He pulled open the car door and thrust her in, casually entering and shutting the door after her.
"Get ready for a whole new life, Miss Wind Alchemist…a whole new life."
"Sara! Sara! Wake-up, sister wake-up!" Sara's eyes opened to an excited Telina shaking her wildly.
"What is it?" she asked, sitting up.
"Uncle Scar is going to teach me how to use my powers today!" she said as Sara weakly smiled.
"That's right. Ok, run along, I'll be out shortly." Sara said as Telina dashed out of the tent. Sara rose and finished getting ready, then exited the tent to find Scar, Telina, and a wild pig.
"Ok, now, Telina, I'm going to touch the pig with my power and I want you to drain the my power from him, alright?" Scar said and Telina nodded.
"How do I that?" she then asked. Scar sighed,
"Dig you fingernails into his side after he has become infected, alright?" Scar asked and Telina nodded again. Scar readied his arm and laid one finger on the pig. Telina then placed her hand on the pig and dug her nails into its side. The pig squealed with pain but Scar's power was drawn out of it steadily.
"Good work, Telina!" Sara said as she made her way over to them.
"I feel…" Telina looked as if she was going to pass out.
"Gotcha!" Sara exclaimed as she cam up behind Telina and caught her as she was about to faint.
"Oh…thank you…I think…I'm going to lie down." Telina said, stumbling back to the tent.
After Telina was out of ear-shot, Scar spoke.
"She posses tremendous power, the exact opposite of your own." He said as Sara scratch her head.
"Funny…I thought that I was the only one with any kind of power." Sara laughed.
"I thought you were too. Do you know if you parents possessed any sort of powers? Hers, strangely enough, use no Alchemy. It's some other sort of power I've never run across before." Scar said as Sara sighed. She realized why Telina was powerful now. Scar would inf dout sooner or later, she supposed.
"Esuna. Her powers originate from thge Esunans." Sara said, not even looking at Scar.
"How did you know?" he exclaimed, looking at her strangely. "The Esunans. They were a group who broke off from the Ishbal many years ago. They developed amazing healing powers. My father, a full-bred powerful Esunan fell in love with my mother, a regular Ishbalan.
The disastrous result was me. I suppose Telina gained my father's healing power, she has all the signs of a great Esunan. I on the other hand, take after my mother. My father hated me for it. He wanted me to become a powerful Esunan, trained in the way of healing but also in fighting. I excelled in fighting, but I could learn no healing. I- oh, I'm sorry." Sara looked over at Scar who was taking this all in.
"I didn't mean to ramble, it's just-"
"How come I never knew of this race!" Scar demanded, which surprised Sara.
"Esunans never make contact with Ishbalans, that is why my parent's case is so rare. The Ishbalans who do know of their existence usually try and hide their knowledge, it usually makes them angry to think that a group who broke off from Ishbala has gained so much power." Sara said as Scar looked at her.
"But you, half Esunan, dare walk among us?" He asked, which again surprised Sara.
"I wish no association with the Esunans. I had none of their power and I regret any of their blood runs through my veins. Unfortunately my beloved sister has confirmed my suspicions. She's developed her powers, some how, for what she's been doing isn't normal of such a young Esunan. Someone has been teaching her, Scar." Sara said to which Scar grunted.
"Yes, but who knows of the Esunan's ways? Certainly no one here has even heard of them!" Scar cried indignantly.
"Don't be too shocked, question the elders. We might have indeed two or even three Esunans among us, Scar. Besides Telina anyhow. They look and act like Ishbalans, Scar. Most of them only wish to help, like my dear Telina. But there have been many more evil Esunans than Ishbalans, I can assure you. With no god they turn quickly." She said as she joined the now sitting Scar.
"How long have you known?" he asked looking her in the eyes. For a moment she was frozen, lost in the crimson red that made his eyes shine.
"Since I was 9, my parents told me on my 9th birthday. It's the tradition of the Esunans. That's why Telina is so unaware. My parents, had they been alive, would have told her months ago. At the time I wouldn't accept it. I was an Ishbalan, and proud of it! How could they tell me I was of some foreign race with odd powers?" Sara asked.
"You began training with Parry and I that year." Scar said which nearly brought tears to Sara's eyes at the mention of Parry's name. She looked away and breathed heavily to compose herself. "I know you loved him." Scar said after a few minutes of silence.
"What would you know about love? You shun even the thought of it!" Sara said looking up at Scar. His mouth was drawn down into a concerned frown, his eyebrows furrowing.
"Don't speak of what you know nothing about, Sara." he advised but this only made Sara scoff.
"You mean to tell me you've actually loved someone? Scar, that's impossible for me to believe!" Sara cried, thinking of how insensitive he could be at times.
"Impossible, eh?" he said, a smirk forming onto his lips. Sara had barely a second to react, his lips were upon hers in moments. She had wondered about the day Scar would kiss anyone. She figured he would kiss like he did fight, angry and aggressive. Biting his partner's lips in a fiery sort of passion.
What happened surprised her greatly. He kissed her lips gently, almost taking into consideration that they hadn't been touched by a man since she had left Parry so many years before.
She opened her eyes and saw that his eyes were closed, soaking in every moment. After moments of the kiss she drew back, her heart pounding wildly, thousands of emotions racing through her head.
"Scar, what…" She began to speak. But Scar only smiled and shook his softly.
"Thank you for my first kiss, Sara."
Ed was laying back, reclining on the grass and gazing up at the crystal blue sky. It had been an hour since his encounter with Winry and a million things were jumbled in his brain.
His thoughts were interrupted when the door to the house banged shut and her heard footsteps walking down the porch. A moment later Winry lie next to him, staring up at the sky. Ed rolled over and looked at Winry.
"Winry I'm sorry, did I"
"Ed…it's ok. It, it was my fault. I can't stop you and Al from gallivanting all over the place and nearly getting yourselves killed. I just…I just wanted you to know how I felt. I'm sorry for blowing up at you like that, I suppose my emotions had just reached a sort of high and I couldn't handle it any other way. I'm really, really-" Ed shook his head a smile on his face while she was saying this.
He cut her off in a kiss, bending over on the grass to kiss her while she was still lying down. Her eyes flashed open in a moment of terror, but suddenly relaxed and her eyelids fell closed. She brought her arms up around his neck and deepened the kiss. He pulled away for a moment and bent down, whispering into her ear.
"Winry, I know I've never really acknowledged you or ever made you feel special but…I love you too." Winry's entire expression changed as her pulled away from her ear to look at her face.
"And by the way, Winry, you're beautiful." he said, throwing the last sentence in for good measure. He certainly didn't want to screw up the best thing that had ever happened to him.
Scar had left Sara an hour before, leaving her to think about his proposal.
"You teach me about love and I won't tell a sole about you and Telina…I'll train you and do anything you wish." he had said, but it had left Sara wish many questions.
She could see Parry rolling over in his grave, he had been her first love and she still held feelings for him. But here was Scar, a virtually unloved man who was willing to give everything he had for her. Scar had had a complete change in heart since when she had first arrived at the camp.
"Oh Ishbala…what do I do? What do I do…" she though as she brushed away an icy tear which had somehow made its way down her cheek. In an instant, though, she was back on her feet.
'Telina!' she cried in her mind, racing back to her tent. She found the girl sleeping peacefully on her mat, apparently tired from the earlier training.
"Oh, good, she's alright." Sara sighed and turned around and walked right into Scar's chest.
"Oh!" she exclaimed, quickly backing up.
"Have you made your mind?" he asked, all tenderness quickly leaving his voice.
"I still need awhile, I mean, even if I said no you wouldn't tell everyone about Telina and I, would you?" she asked, but gulped. His eyes were burning with fire, like they had just the day before. She had to get out, and fast. She raced for the tent flap but Scar was one step ahead of her.
She let a weak noise before being thrown and slammed down onto Scar's mat on the other side of the divider.
'Dammit!' Sara though, remembering what a deep sleeper Telina was.
'Not to mention she was out like a light because of what happened!' she thought as Scar began to undress. She clamped her eyelids together.
'What the hell is going on with Scar?' she thought as she struggled to sit up. With a primitive grunt he pushed her back to the ground.
'This is getting no where!' she thought summoning wind in her palm. But again, Scar was a step ahead of her and briskly dodged the fierce wind. She was running out of options, what was left to- Sara paused all her thought as she felt Scar begin to remove he robe. A strange feeling of icy-hotness ran through her skin.
Her mind was screaming at her to do something, yet her body was frozen, almost awaiting his touch. She didn't have to wait long because as soon as she was undressed his mouth became plastered to hers. Something again was wrong, this wasn't how Scar kissed, she knew that because of what had happened earlier.
'This is it…' she thought grimly moments later. But then a single word was muttered from the opposite side of the partition.
"Sara?" Telina asked, looking for her sister, unable to see her on the other side of the divider. Scar's eyes reverted to normal and took him a few moments to gather everything in his surroundings. Sara could hear his breathing speed up and in a moment he had grabbed his robe and had dashed out the tent flap.
