Chapter 3

Ok well here's chapter 3 of Struck by lightning. Hope you enjoy it. Response to reviews will be at the bottom of the chapter. Now on with the story.

Ed's POV

I was staring at the ceiling for, well I don't even know how long. I don't know exactly what I was looking at but I guess I had nothing better to do. It's really quiet on this damned train and I don't like it one bit.

Well while I've decided that I'm over Winry.

I mean after all I never had any real feelings for her.

Right?

Ok I'm so lying to my self right now but I don't believe me. I can feel the tension and it's kind of overwhelming. Almost as if you could cut it with a knife.

Al seems to be keeping to himself and Lori seems to be staring into space as if trying to cut through it with her eyes. Lori...hmm I wonder why she's helping us I mean I know Mustang said he'd take away her state certification if we were hurt but that doesn't mean she has to help us find the philosopher's stone.

What happened with her, why did she join the military?

Al and I only joined to get information on the philosopher's stone to get our bodies back to normal.

But what about her? I mean she seems to know what the philosopher's stone is but then again who doesn't? But her being so willing to help us is what surprises me so much. Something must have happened with her. I mean Mustang's her brother and yet they're not as close as Al and I are.

Mustang treats her like another dog of the military. But she doesn't seem to be like all the others. She doesn't even wear the military's uniforms. I think I'm going to start a conversation.

Normal POV

Al noticed his brother tilt his head back down and look over at Lori- who still stared out the window.

"So..." Ed spoke up "Lori why is it you're so willing to help us look for the philosopher's stone?" Lori turned her head around and looked at Ed. Wondering why he brought something up like that just out of the blue.

"Why do you think? Because if I don't Mustang will take my state certification."

"Well yea but he said he'll only do that if me or Al is hurt, he didn't say anything about you helping us with finding the philosopher's stone."

"Yes that's true, well I guess that's just because I want to find the stone." She said looking down.

"Why do you want to find it Lori?" Al asked

"Well I guess because it has something to do with my past that happened 6 years ago when I was 10." She looked back up and towards the two brothers. A hint of sadness was in her eyes.

"If you don't mind me asking what happened 6 years ago." Ed asked wondering what on earth the philosopher's stone could have to do with her past 6 years ago.

"Brother!" Al exclaimed "It's none of our business about what happened." Ed only glared at his brother. He wanted to get to the bottom of this.

"No, it is ok Al, don't worry about it." Sadness clearly written in her voice. "6 years ago, 2 years after Roy left my parents were called into Ishbal, leaving me to keep studying my alchemy which I was currently working on. I don't know why they were called into Ishbal but they were and then not a month later I was told that my parents were killed in an explosion that was believed to be caused by the misuse of the philosopher's stone." she said looking straight into Ed's eyes.

"So your saying Mustang left then you started practicing alchemy, then your parents were killed by the philosopher's stone?" Ed asked.

"Yeah at least that's what I was told."

"But I thought Mustang was in the attack on Ishbal?" Ed said.

"He was but this was before the war so Roy wasn't there yet. He wasn't in that. He was there a year after that though"

"I see." Ed said "But what exactly are you planning to do after you find the philosopher's stone?"

"Well I know you have your uses for it, to get your bodies back to normal I presume, but all I want to do is destroy it. Because I doubt any one has the power to make another one. And I know the one that was used in the war is still out there somewhere, and I want to destroy it so no one will be able to use it to destroy things and peoples lives again."

"Yes I see your point, but are you sure there's already a philosophers stone out there?"

"Yea I'm pretty sure, I know Marco wouldn't get rid of the only philosophers stone he ever made. But there's no way he'd tell me where to find it. He seems to have a sort of grudge against me since I'm Roy's sister he thinks I'm exactly like him. And the last time I went to try to get something out of him he threatened to shoot me if I didn't get and stay away from him."

"Well I guess we'll have to pay a visit to Dr. Marco. Huh, Al?"

"Yep" Al said

"This is great Al if we can get Marco to spill where he's got the philosophers stone we can get your body back! About damned time we get some useful information." Lori couldn't help but smile at Ed he was a determined young man she had to admit. Though she also guessed that Roy wasn't too good in giving them the information he had.

"Well I'm glad we had this talk, at least we know a little more about each other. Right, brother?" Al asked

"Yep, I'm glad we had this talk to now at least we know there's hope for us now." Ed said with his trade mark grin on his face and he looked over to Lori who had a beautiful smile on her face.

"Yea I'm with you, I'm glad we had this conversation." Lori said. 'Though she's Mustangs' sister she sure is different, her hair and eye color not included. Though I wonder why she doesn't have his eye or hair color. She has blond hair while Mustang has jet black, and her eyes are more like a soft violet color while Mustangs are black too.' Ed thought all the while not taking her eyes off her.

The two were lost in each other's eyes and Al couldn't help but laugh out loud.

'They barley know each other and there already lost in each others eyes, I can see it now before we find the philosophers stone there going to be madly in love. It's so obvious already they just have that connection.'

"Hey, what's so funny Al?" Ed asked with one eyebrow raised questioningly. What snapped the two out of there gazing was Al's laughter, which caused them both to look over at him.

"Oh nothing, nothing at all just an inside joke is all." Al laughed nervously. Hoping they would buy it.

"Ok if you say so," Ed said not really buying what his brother said about an inside joke but decided to drop it any way.

"Well we should get some sleep, we still have a while until we get to central" Lori said looking back out the window once again as if trying to cut through the scenery once again just like before.

"Yea your right" Ed sighed and tilted his head back and closing his eyes folding his arms behind his head. And things got quite again. Just as if nothing happened like the conversation they had didn't really happen.

The only thing different was there wasn't the thick tension between them any more. They all had the feeling that they were going to get along just fine now.

Just fine.

Ok there's chapter 3 for you. What did you think? Well let me know and I better get lot of reviews for this chapter since I pulled an all nighter just to type this for you all. Ok and I know in the first chapter I said Lori's eyes were blue but I changed my mind. Just to let you all know that so you don't get confused. Well here's to my reviewers.

Menolly Harper- Yes we all know Roy is cold on the outside and Sweet on the inside. But just give me some time and you'll see his change in this story. Ok well like I said you'll hear a little more on Lori's past in later chapters just as you did in this one. Well glad to hear you like my story. Keep reading and reviewing. And thanks for making my all nighter easier for me. ;D

Paju13- I'm glad you love my story. Yes well you should know what Ed thinks by now. He thinks of a lot of different things at once. Thanks I'll be sure to keep it up. Well keep reading reviewing and enjoying.

Miroku-has-darkness- thanks glad you like it. I'll update as soon as possible.