Chapter 6: Stalking A Stealer

Disclaimer: I do not own FullMetal Alchemist. But I do own any OC's that may show up.

I will not be going on hiatus for this story, probably ever. I only stopped 'Aikyou' for a few days cause I type really long chapters on that one, and I gotta give my fingers a break. So have no fear to those of who that review Aikyou.

Flinging himself out the window, Ed lands sloppily on the night floor outside. The moment his legs were able to move again he went running in the direction he saw the thief running in. His anger was at a point where it had become indescribable. There was no stopping him now that he was running as fast as he could.

In sight range, Ed could slightly make out a shadowy figure running quickly down the street then slip into an alleyway. Sliding to a stop, he runs down the same opening on the street and looks around frantically. Then, out of nowhere, a black clothed person lands in front of him. From head to toe this person was covered in black everything, he or she even had a black mask that only left their eyes visible. Catching each other's eyes, Ed runs at the person and takes him or her down. Grabbing hold of the mask he yanks it off fiercely.

His eyes grew wide. Jumping away from the person he stares at him in complete disbelief. "Ya…. You're the one that broke into my room…." He stutters in utter confusion. The male nods and grins, pulling himself to his feet seeing Ed's puzzled expression following his movements. "Why…would you do that?" Full Metal asks curiously, trying to get over the shock. "How could you do that, rather?" He questions attempting to get more then one answer out of everything that was happening.

The person stared at him, and a smug grin leaped on his face. "Edward… it has nothing to do with my alliance, okay?" He says to Ed quietly, the papers rolled up in his pockets. Half of the set on each side.

Ed shook his head and glared. "I never said anything about alliances! You're making me really suspicious!" He yells, stomping one foot in front of him, trying to seem intimidating.

The only response he gets from the man who was just a couple inches taller then the older Elric brother. Staring back at him, trying to return the glare. Suddenly he blinks and turns around. "I'll be seeing you tomorrow Full Metal." He waves with his back to Ed and begins walking, the papers still in his possession. "And from now on, don't steal from the Library, we're not complete idiots, Ed." The man adds as he reaches a turning point in the alley.

"WAIT COLONEL!" Ed exclaims running after him. The eye-patch on Roy was gone; it had been replaced by complete stitches. It looked entirely disgusting, but he guessed it made it seem better then an eye-patch.

Mustang turns around and stares at Ed who was breathing heavily just behind him. Sighing, he nods meaning that he was free to say whatever he liked.

Clearing his throat a little, Ed begins, "Colonel, you have to give me those papers. I'm so close… I know I can revive the people in my life that I've lost. All I need is a little--." He is suddenly cut off, clearly he wasn't exactly free to say anything he wanted now, possibly Roy had had a change of decision.

"Time, Edward? Is that what you were about to say." Roy says quietly, and then looks directly at him to stare at him with his one eye. Seeing Ed gulp, he continues on with what he was getting ready to say, "Ed, you've had so much time. I'd love to give you more time to do what you want with these papers. But it can't be done." A sincere look spread across his face carefully. "The truth is, we're not completely sure what these papers say, are true? You understand? We don't know if any of it will--." Suddenly he found himself getting cut off this time by none other then Ed.

"IT DOES WORK COLONEL!" Full Metal exclaims desperately. "I transmuted something I never knew about. It works. The strange circles. The instructions. All of it is useable. I will, get those papers from you Colonel," his expression had now completely changed. He was dead set on retrieving the papers that he stole that were actually re-stolen from him. Nothing was going to get in the way of him and those papers now. If he didn't get them back and complete his new research, he'd never know if it was worth it or not. Even if doing what he wanted would mean he would lose his state alchemist certification. Steadily, he got into a readied fighting stance, and stared at Roy.

In almost complete shock, Roy stands still. Pulling the papers from his pocket he slips them into a plastic covering. Placing it on the ground not to far from them, he looks at Ed, and slips into his stance. Which was actually only him standing upright and ready to snap the fingers of his gloved hand. Suddenly, Ed charged at him. His fingers snapped and a ember of flames shot at Ed. Jumping and landing into a roll, Ed sweep kicks Roy to the ground, and claps his hands. Running his left hand over his right auto mail arm, a blade forms on the top of the arm as usual. "Now… Colonel Mustang… give me back those papers. I'll return them when I'm finished with them." Ed says almost as an order, his left hand outstretched and open right near Roy's face.

Staring at Ed in utter disbelief, he reaches to his right and grabs hold of the plastic covering that was holding the papers. He tosses them at Ed. Once they get into his hands, Ed claps his hands once more and touches his right arm, the blade vanishes. Walking away quietly, elder brother Elric held the plastic casing at his side.

Jumping to his feet, Roy ran at Ed and yanked the papers from him once more; that was twice in one night. In an instant, he began running as fast as he could. Snapping his fingers at the entrance of the alley way so that a large wall of fire would rise to stop Ed from getting out too quickly.

Minutes later, Ed found a way out of the barrier Mustang made by jumping back and forth between the walls and above the fire. Looking around wildly, Ed slams his auto mail fist against the nearest wall. A large dent was there when he pulled his hand away. He stuffs his hands in his pockets and slowly trudges back to the dorm room feeling as if he completely failed. Edward Elric had let his guard down when he felt too secure. The feeling of recapture had run through him the moment he began to walk away, once more, with the papers. Roy Mustang had out done him again. How many times had Mustang been the cause of something that annoyed the hell out of Ed? Then again, how many times in the last few days? First, he called him short the moment he spotted him and Al. Then after that, he had to dress up as a dog and call himself an idiot and a pipsqueak. And now, not too long after all of that, he had the upper hand and it was taken right from him. Roy was like some kind of barricade that always knocked him down, over and over and over again. It was as if he would never win against him. Almost as if it was useless even trying to make an attempt.

Opening the door to the building his apartment room was located in, Ed groans seeing that the elevator had been shut down for the night. He went up the stairs and opened the door by transmuting a bobbing pin. Sliding it into the lock of the doorknob, he picks it and walks in, relocking it behind him so that picklocks would no longer be of any use.

Reaching his bedroom door, he gazing in, rubbing his eyes. Sitting before the computer in the center of his small room was Al. He seemed to have learned how to use the computer and stuff quicker then he, as he could see that he was already reading every link that Ed had skimmed over. On the ground, to his complete surprise, was a dark black circle, with precise, straight, white lines. The circles bands were colored perfectly. The smaller circles within that large circle were colored at the correct angles and spots. It, to his joy, was the compete Dorai Circle.

Ed ran to his brother and slid to a stop on his knees beside him. "Alphonse!" He exclaims sounding a little annoyed, but some how proud.

Turning his head, he falls to the side in fright. "Br…Brother… I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have been looking at your research. I … I was just so curious about what you were doing." Al says, bowing his head many times to his brother before feeling Ed's hand stop him.

"It's okay Al… I'm… just amazed that you made the circle…" then he groans a little, "In my room no less…" They both laugh a little and sit on opposite sides of the circle. Al grabbed a photo of his mother and grabbed the old loincloth he used to wear when his soul was bound to the armor. The loincloth had once been something of their mother's. Therefore it had a very good chance at working with the transmutation.

Grinning at each other across the circle, Ed claps his hands and touches the outer band of the circle. Al closes his eyes almost in prayer, and touches the outer band of the circle nearest him. A black lightning bolt shot from their ceiling and slammed into the center of the circle, hitting their offerings. Purple and Black lights flash all around the room, consuming their bodies almost instantly.

The lights sprouting from their apartment room were visible to those of who were at the main government building. Their window cracked and shattered, the glass dropping to the ground outside. Moments later, tornados began to tear all around the area that Central City occupied. It was creating its own type of a little fence around Central. Then suddenly, it all stopped.

All the black and purple flashing lights that the circle produced, all of the roaring winds that created the tornados, and of course all the crashing windows that the fierce winds had caused. There was now complete silence. Ed and Al's eyes flicker open since they were practically forced to shut them from the flying shards of glass that was once the bedroom window.

Their attention went directly to the circle. They still couldn't see anything. A purplish mist was covering the circle from the second band to the dead center. Both of them rubbed their eyes and waited for the mist to clear away.

Ed blinks, and quietly mumbles, "Please…. Please work." It wasn't quiet enough for Al not to hear.

Suddenly, to boost complete energy to their weary, almost bloodshot eyes, the mist was sifting through the air. It was disintegrating before their eyes. Did it work? Was it all done correctly? Had Al and Ed forgotten to do something that the instructions told? All they knew now, was nothing. They'd have to wait to receive those answers when the mist vanishes completely. The both of them wouldn't know if they totally screwed up, or succeeded beyond compare.

Thanks:

Lucia: Thank you for yet another review. I'm glad to see that you're enjoying it that much. You're like this stories personal reviewer. (laughs)

YamiCori: Thanks. And thanks for pointing that out, but I know that, lol. It may seem a little confusing, but Ed - in this fanfic at least- had yet to mentally give up on bringing his and Al's mother back. Though they wanted to return to their original bodies first. Now that they have done that, Ed feels the need to explore the things that he knew had to come second. So… the fanfic is kinda set up like that. Though it has a deeper plot.

Comments:

Yet another chapter for this idiotic story (that was a play on words since the title has the word idiot in it, believe me, I love this story.) I think its kinda hard not to like the things you write. Cause then that means you don't like your ideas. I don't know, I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter. Especially you Lucia, since you're the person who has been reviewing all my chapters so far, haha.. I think it came out the way I wanted.