A/N - As a before thought, I just want to let you all know that I got most of my alchemy statistics and data information from Harry Potter, FMA and the Internet. But because it is a mixture, this story will not flow perfectly with everyone else's concepts of the Art of Alchemy. So please enjoy, and should I be WAY off, inform me please and give me the corrections...but also allow me some creative writing leeway. Thank you. Enjoy...
-Dante's Alchemy Attic-
After a few hours of searching, Izumi left the room to call check-in with Sig. The boys took this opportunity to rest from reading.
"My eyes are starting to hurt. There is nothing in these books."
"Keep looking brother. There has to be..."
Al stopped short when he saw the red alchemy light flash outside.
"Brother...!"
"I saw it...!"
They ran to the window and peered outside. They looked below and saw that Dante's patio set was gone, no trace at all. Then, emerging from the back door was Izumi. She looked frantically about the back yard and then looked up.
"Boys..."
"It was the light Teacher..."
Izumi looked back down and scanned the yard. The sky was clear and there was no one around. The sound of a ringing phone was heard and Izumi disappeared into the house. Soon, she was back upstairs with the boys.
"Sig just called and said a customer was talking to him about a strange light that appeared earlier this morning near his house. He claims his bird house is missing, no trace of it at all. Like it was never there..."
They stared at each other for a moment.
"Something is a miss and we need to figure out what..."
They began their search once again. Izumi scanned the shelves until a book caught her eye. Izumi walked over and grabbed a heavily dusty book called "Flamel". It was quiet large and had a picture of a Flamel on the cover. The book seamed very old and the pages were tattered. She had never seen this book before. But it was definitely here a long time, it was dustier then all the others. She took it and walked over to the chair and sat down, propping the book up in her lap. She opened the first page and saw the book was handwritten. The handwriting was hard to read. It was very small and the script was also faded from age. There were also some black inked pictures sketched on to the pages. It looked like someone's journal.
Izumi began to read it, having some difficulty at first, but soon able to understand it. Once she got past the first three pages, the rest of the book was a breeze. The handwriting got better and more clearer. As she read, the pictures drawn on the pages seamed to go along with the words. Like a how to manual almost.
"Teacher... I've searched almost a hundred so books.. there is nothing..."
Ed and Al walked out from behind a shelf looking dust and dirty. They saw Izumi reading in the chair and approached her. They looked onto the pages and couldn't even begin to read it.
"Teacher can you read that...?"
"Yes... the handwriting is very similar to mine. Once you get used to it... it's easy..."
"It makes my eyes hurt..."
"Then don't read..."
Ed and Al found a spot on the floor in front of Izumi while she read quietly to herself. There was nothing else they could do.
"This book is someone's alchemy journal... Some one named Flamel..."
Izumi turned another page and began reading again. The boys scooted closer, more interested.
"Flamel... thats the alchemy symbol. Like on brother's jacket..."
Al pointed out.
"With a name like that, he... or she... was destined to be an alchemist..."
Ed smirked and Izumi glared at him over her book.
"Edward...I have a feeling this isn't just some ordinary alchemist's journal... this is the original alchemist..."
"Like the creator of alchemy...?"
"Exactly Al..."
Izumi glanced up over her book once more and looked out the window. The day had passed by so quickly and it was already sundown time.
"We should head back now..."
Izumi closed the book and headed to the door as Ed and Al blew out the torches and closed the window. As they walked down the stairs, they heard a noise. Izumi stopped short on the stairs and peered around the corner. They saw nothing but still heard something. Izumi then handed the large book to Al and told the boys to stay. She proceeded onward down the stairs and around the corner. As he rounded the kitchen, she peered in and saw Dante standing over the kitchen sink washing something.
"Oh... Dante..."
The elderly woman turned around and smiled at Izumi, shutting off the water as she did.
"Ah... Izumi... did you fins anything?"
The boys heard the conversation and came around the corner to join Izumi.
"Nothing yet, but I would like to borrow a book... if thats all right with you?"
Al held up the book and Dante examined it with her eyes.
"Well, if you can read it... okay. In fact if you can understand it at all, you can keep it. I can't seam to read a single word in that book. So, you may have it Izumi and good luck."
"Thank you..."
Izumi bowed her head and turned to the boys.
"All right boys, let's head home."
The boys headed for the door and began to leave. Izumi turned back to Dante and Dante handed her the bottle of medication.
"Here Izumi, another batch of medication. This batch should be a little stronger then the last."
"Thank you very much."
"Take care of yourself."
Izumi took the medication bottle, smiled and left, following the boys.
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