Author's Notes -
Well, chapter two is now complete. I hope you're enjoying the story so far. If anyone's wondering, this story will be 13 chapters long. I'm currently in the process of writing chapter 3, which will have more action, and a new villain trying to stop Edward and Alphonse. These two chapters are basically introductions of the sisters, and also the adventures they are going to have. If there's any suggestions you would like to say about the chapters so far, or want to say a compliment about my story, be sure to review. Thanks in advance, and I hope you enjoy this next chapter.
NOTE - I do not own Sister Princess or Fullmetal Alchemist
Chapter 2 - I Love My Big Brothers Very Much!
Hi Winry,
I bet you will be really confused by what is happening to me right now. One day I was assigned a task to look for the Philosopher's Stone here at Promised Island, and I found out that I have four younger sisters. Can you believe that? I can't, but right now I'm living with them until I find where the stone is located here. I hope you are doing okay...
As Edward continued writing his letter, he was greeted by his younger brother, Alphonse.
"Good morning, Ed," he said. "What are you doing?"
"I was writing a letter to a friend."
"Really? Are you writing to Winry?" Alphonse asked happily.
"Yeah."
"Oh, I see. Are you writing to her about the sisters?"
"I'm just writing to know who she's doing. She is our friend, you know."
"That's true. Anyway, Sakuya asked me to tell you it's time for breakfast."
"All right. I'll be right there."
Edward still felt a bit awkward about the whole idea. He didn't seem to understand how he had four younger sisters, and no one said anything to him about that. He figured that he better start get use to living with them until he finds what he needs. Edward wanted some breakfast to eat, so he left his room to look for the dining room. He didn't really have a tour of the house, so he had some trouble trying to find the dining room. He found two doors, and opened them. He was amazed at how big the dining table was. It looked like it could have 20 people sitting at the same table. Nearby, Kaho and Hinako were already sitting in their chairs waiting for breakfast to be served.
"Oh good morning, Brother," Kaho said.
"Morning, Kaho. Morning, Hinako."
"Yay! Bro-Bro remembers my name," Hinako said happily.
"So when will the food be ready? I'm starving."
"In a few minutes. It smells really good," Kaho said.
Just then, Karen entered the room. "Good morning, Big Brother. Did you sleep well?"
"Hi, Karen. Yeah, I slept well. How about you?"
"Of course I did, now that Big Brother is with us. Where's your younger brother?"
"I'm not sure. I saw him a little while ago."
"The food's ready!" Alphonse announced.
Sakuya and Alphonse have been preparing the food. Edward liked the smell of the food, and wanted to eat as much as he could. He said, "Al, I didn't know that you can cook."
"Well, I learned a bit from Sakuya early this morning, so I'm still a beginner. I hope you enjoy your breakfast, Ed."
"Thanks, Al. Well, let's eat!"
Edward and the group had a conversation about the Elric brother's journey. Edward explained that the reason why he came here was to look for the Philosopher's Stone.
"What is a 'Philosopher's Stone', Bro-Bro?" Hinako asked.
Edward wasn't really sure how to explain the stone to a little girl, but responded, "Well, it's a special stone that can grant you anything you want without having to give anything back in return. Alchemists all over the world search for this mysterious stone so that they can do anything they wish. Al and I are searching for the stone, and we think it may be located here."
Hinako didn't really understand too well, but said, "That's neat. I want to give you one someday, Bro-Bro."
"Um, thanks, Hina," Edward said.
"So Dear Brother, it must be really hard to travel this far from where you live, but I'm glad that you're here with us now," Sakuya said.
"Uh, me too. Well, I'm finished."
"I'm finished, too," Kaho said. "Thank you for the breakfast."
"That's no problem, Kaho," Alphonse said. "Ed, do you want to come to the store with me? We have to buy some supplies for the house."
"Sure thing. I could use a little fresh air."
Once the girls have said their goodbyes to Edward and Alphonse, they left to go to a store where they had the supplies. Just then Edward asked Alphonse, "Shouldn't we be looking for the Philosopher's Stone right now?"
"Brother, I don't think we need to rush ourselves right now."
"Why do you say that, Al? It's not like these girls are really our sisters or anything is it?"
"Well, it's just that we haven't settled down since we've been looking for the stone. I think we should take a break for a few days. Besides, the Colonel said that we have to report to him in two weeks, so it's not a problem. Plus, we wouldn't want to disappoint the girls if we came back empty handed."
"Fine, then. We'll look for the stone in a few days. Besides, I haven't had a vacation in a while."
"Thanks, brother."
As the brothers bought their supplies and left the store, they bumped into Yamada, who was carrying with him an action figure.
"Hello, Ed and Al. How are you guys doing today?"
"We're doing fine, Yamada," Edward said. "Have you started going to school yet?"
"Not for another week. I get to have one week off to have some fun before hitting the books. Well, I have to be going now. We should get together sometime. See you later!"
"Bye."
The two brothers made it back to Welcome House. However, when they entered the house, no one was there. Edward and Alphonse looked all around the house to find anyone, but no one showed up.
"I wonder where the girls could be," Edward said.
"They may be out to buy something," Alphonse said.
Edward and his younger brother checked outside to see if they were watering the plants, but they weren't there either. They split up to opposite sides of the house. Edward looked up, and to his amazement, saw a person wearing black clothes and hat standing on the top of the house. He couldn't get a good look at this person, but thought he heard this person say, "Hatred..."
Alphonse on the other side looked around the yard for anyone else. "This house is pretty big," he thought. "There's even a big pool here. I wonder what else exists in this house." The young alchemist kept looking, and then heard a strange sound. He went closer to the place where he heard the sound, and then it suddenly jumped out of nowhere!
"Ah, it's a monster!", Alphonse yelled.
Alphonse ran for his life and looked for Edward. He found him standing on the other side of the yard.
"What? You saw some kind of monster, and you didn't even take it out?" Edward asked, laughing. "You're a giant armor; you can take out any old animal easily."
"Oh... He he." Alphonse was embarrassed.
"Ah well, let's go inside and wait for the girls to come back."
After a few hours of waiting, the four sisters came back from shopping. They were happy to see Edward and Alphonse waiting for them also. The brothers didn't mention their encounter with the 'monster' and the mysterious person.
"So, how was your day shopping, Big Brother?" Karen asked.
"It was all right," Edward said. "It wasn't too hard to find much here on this island. Say, you guys are enrolled to a school here, right?"
"That's right, Dear Brother. We start going to school next week. Are you going too?" Sakuya asked.
"No. Al and I didn't get enrolled. We're only here under the Colonel's orders to find the Philosopher's Stone."
The girls didn't look too happy about what he said. It was Kaho's turn to speak, "So, does that mean that once you finish your task, you'll leave this island?"
"Yes."
"But why, Big Brother? Your home is right here with us. There's no need to leave us alone again," the young Karen said.
"Again? What do you mean? This is the first time I've been to Promised Island. I've never seen any of you before."
"I see. So you don't remember at all."
"Remember what? The only family who have always been on my side was Al and our parents. I'm sorry, but I'm leaving once my job here is finished."
Mami was watching the situation far from the house. She started thinking, "Oh man, things are about to get pretty bad. Pretty soon he'll leave the island and then I'll finally get to go back home."
She started eating some of her dinner. She yelled, "Yuck! This curry's too sour!"'
Back in the house, the four sisters were telling Edward and Alphonse to stay until they heard a noise in the house.
"What was that?" Hinako asked.
"I don't know," Edward said. "It's coming from upstairs."
They all went to the dining room to find a shadow figure running around near the windows. The shadow found them, and surprised them.
"Hey there, Big Bro! The name's Mamoru. It's been a long time," she said.
"What?" Edward said. "There's another girl here?"
All of a sudden, the window door Mamoru was holding broke down. It was going to head for the group when another mysterious figure cut the window in half. Another young girl, who look like she was wearing clothes from an earlier time, appeared before them.
"Oh my, I'm so sorry to surprise you all, but I had to protect my Beloved Brother from danger. I'm Haraka, by the way," she said.
"Another one? How many more girls am I living with?" Edward yelled.
As soon as Edward said that, another figure appeared. Alphonse remembered the shadow all too well.
"Ed, it's that monster I was telling you about!" he yelled.
"Don't worry about a thing," Haraka said. "I swore to protect my Beloved Brother from harm!" Haraka readied her weapon.
As she drew herself closer to the figure, a small girl with glasses appeared.
"Why hello there. I'm Marie,and this is my dog, Micheal. It's nice to see you again, Brother Mine." she said in a very soft voice.
"Wow," Edward thought. "How many different names are there to call your own brother?"
Alphonse was looking at Micheal. He remembers about the dog that he used to see and play with when Nina and her father was still around in Central City. Sadly, the brothers never saw them again.
Just as Edward thought it was the end of all the madness, a bright light appeared in front of them! The person wearing black was back, and finally revealed herself.
"Hello there. Did I scare you back there, Brother Darling? You can call me Chikage," she said.
Edward and Alphonse were shocked. They now have eight younger sisters in the house now, and they were all somehow waiting for their brother to come back home. The sisters were amazed as well, seeing as all of them have the same brothers. They greeted each other and had little conversations. Just then, Edward and the others hear a moaning sound coming from a room upstairs. All the girls were scared, and held on to Edward and Alphonse. Edward, being the brave alchemist that he is, said, "I'll check it out. Al, protect the girls while I'm gone."
"Sure thing, Ed," Alphonse said.
Edward goes on ahead to find out who or what is making that moaning sound. As he went up to the second floor, he noticed how dark the hallway was. It was too dark to turn on the lights, so he brought a flashlight in case something like this would happen. The moaning sound was heard once again. Edward was ready to do whatever it takes to protect everyone, for his own sake.
Elsewhere, in another room Mami was hiding scared from the moaning sounds. "Oh man," she said. "This place must be haunted or something. I wonder if Bud here will find out who is making that sound."
She was referring to Edward, who just found the source of the sound. He slowing opened the door, and then there was a loud moaning sound. Edward fell down to the floor, feeling a little nervous. He then heard the same voice said, "Water..."
"Is anyone in here?" Edward said.
"Must... Have... Water..."
Edward turned on the lights in the room to see that there are four girls lying on the floor. Edward was sure that these girls were in need of help, so he called Alphonse to help them come down to the dining room. There, he and his brother gave the four of them a glass of water. All of them drank very fast.
"Thank you for giving us water," one of the girls said. This girl was wearing clothes like a detective.
"That's no problem at all," Edward said. "How long have you girls been in that room?"
"Since this morning," another girl said. She was wearing a pink dress and had a black bow on her head. "I was the one who was cooking food early in the morning before you people woke up. We didn't want to disturb anyone here. The other girls with me were helping me cook, but it seems that the food was a little too hot, so we were hoping that someone would notice us and bring us some water."
"I see. Well, I'm glad that all of you are all right."
"Thanks, Elder Brother. My name's Shirayuki. I'll try my very best to cook for you and hope that you'll like the food."
"Uh, thanks..." Edward said nervously.
"Hi there, Bro," another girl said. She has short dark brown hair, and was holding a screwdriver on her right hand. "My name's Rin Rin. I'll be able to help you with any technical related problems. Of course, I'll need some financial aid from you, Bro."
"Check it out, Brother Dearest. I'm Yotsuba, and I'll be sure to decode anything that lies ahead. I'll also be sure to investigate your secrets," the young detective said.
The little girl was still finishing up her glass of water. She has a really nice blue dress, and had a very soft and slow voice. "Mon Frere," she said slowly and softly. "I am Aria. Won't you play with me?"
Edward and Alphonse were amazed. They now have 12 little sisters in the same house. However, Edward had doubts that all these girls can be related to him by blood. Just then, he spotted another girl trying to escape from the house.
"Oh man, I'm so getting out of this house," Mami said.
"Hey Mami," Edward said. "Are you living here, too?"
She was shocked to see that Edward had spotted her. "Oh, me? Of course I do! I'm one of your sisters too." That was a lie, of course.
"Great. This is just what I need. Thirteen little sisters all living at the same house with me and Al."
"What's wrong, Bro?" Rin Rin asked.
"It's nothing. I think I need some rest after all this has happened. Al, are you coming with me?"
"I will in a minute, Ed. I want to get to know these girls a little more."
"Do what you want, then. I'm out for the night."
Edward was tired from all that has happened. He still couldn't accept the fact that he now has 13 younger sisters living with him. Edward decided that tomorrow he would go look for the stone, with or without his younger brother's help. He rested in his bed, and hoped that this was all a dream.
Next Chapter: Edward and Alphonse now have 12 different sisters (and one fake sister) to take care of. However it's not going to be an easy mission, as a new character appears to get in Edward and Alphonse's way! Can they protect their new found sisters from harm by using alchemy? Find out in the next chapter: Twelve Sweet Alchemists!