Chapter 14: The Girl of the Black Rain

Here is chapter 14 of HNB! Finally…I am developing the entire story. It's not following the 'end-of-the-movie' kind of thing any more. That was mostly the beginning. Please enjoy! R&R!

Ed looks out the window of the shed through his nearly closed eyes and sighs. "It's raining…" he says softly as Winry finishes up her work on his auto mail arm. He pulls his arm away from Winry's gloved hands and looks at her with a worn smile. "Thanks a bunch…" Edward says gratefully, nodding approvingly at the excellent craftsmanship of the arm.

"Your welcome…Edward." Winry's voice was soft and full of quiet sorrow. When seeing Ed's slightly confused expression, she replies with a sigh, "It's nothing really. I'm… you know, just thinking about how you're only going to be here for a few days…" she drops her head after admitting this and blushes.

Edward couldn't help but smile after hearing her say, what she said, and then lifts his auto mail hand up and places it under her chin. "Well…we're actually staying for longer then a few days…" his voice trails off as she makes eye contact with him and he sees her blushing.

"For a month or two?" She says excitedly like she was a child.

"Well…no, not that long. Just… ya' know, a little longer." He replies shyly and then stands up, tripping over her accidentally. He falls against the door of the shed and it collapses. Winry rubs her head the moment after his knee hit her and looks at Ed in slight worry. "I'm… okay!" he exclaims pulling himself back to his feet.

Winry gets to her feet and stomps over to Ed and glares. "WHO CARES ABOUT YOU! THE DOOR IS- AHH!" she shouts, her hands curled into tight fists.

Al and Trisha stare at Winry and Ed, and then sigh, shaking their heads improvingly. "There's never a moment where they aren't yelling…" Alphonse says quietly rubbing his neck weakly in complete shock at how quickly they can act up. Trisha's eyes become wide before she exhales deeply once more. "I'm sorry about all this happening mother… It's your first day back and you've had to run around so much…" the younger brother says sadly.

Trisha just smiles at her youngest son and tilts her head a little. "Don't be sorry dear…" she says plainly trying to show him that it wasn't such a big deal and didn't bother her a bit.

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The train roars to a stop and Amaya hesitantly exits through the door in the back so that the conductor doesn't spot her. Taking gentle steps off the train, she drops to the ground with a soft tap onto her feet. The rain instantly stops and not a single drip touches her. It was almost like… magic. Amaya slowly walks off into the distance, down the winding path, her head turning every so often in search of a fairly large house that she can possibly take refuge in.

She comes to a stop at the exact house she was envisioning earlier. "This…would be a perfect place to stay before I go looking for…" her words trail off and then roll to a stop seeing the shed with the door on the ground two people standing not too far away from the shed itself. "Edward Elric…" she says in disbelief and continues walking toward the shed at a slow –yet pretending- weak pace.

Stumbling, she falls near the side of Alphonse and wraps her arms around her chest as if in pain. "Ahh…" she groans convincingly and rolls over a little.

Al and Trisha look at Amaya and kneel down at her side in concern. Ed and Winry run over to them and look down at the mysterious girl that came out of nowhere. "What's wrong? Maybe we can help you or something!" Al says encouragingly as he looks from his mother to Ed and then to Winry. "Can you get Aunt Pinako?"

"Sure thing Alphonse." Winry says with a slight nod and runs off and into the house, going up the steps swiftly.

Meanwhile, Ed helps the girl sit up and stays beside her. "What happened?" he asks curiously looking at her as she hugged herself supportively. "Did someone harm you?"

"It was while I was getting off the train…" Amaya replies, making her voice sound as sore as she could. "When I was walking away from it … there was a scuffle and… well, they tried to…" she stops in embarrassment.

"…Oh… Should I find the cops? Or maybe…" Ed says softly after realizing that he wasn't completely sure what to do at all.

She shakes her head just barely. "I'm sure I'll be fine. Maybe… if I… well, I don't want to impose, but maybe I can stay here…" Amaya says shyly, looking at the ground.

Edward smiles, "Sure thing. I bet Winry and Aunt Pinako will let you stay. We may be a little crowded though. Is that fine with you?" he asks awaiting her reply. She nods a little and faintly smiles back to him. "Okay then…" he stands up and gently pulls Amaya to her feet. "Are you strong enough to walk?" With a shake of her head he drapes her arm across his shoulders. "Oh… I don't think I caught your name…" he says quietly, looking at her with a few blinks.

"Ah… I never told you it," she grins a little and adds, "It's Amaya. What might your name be?" Amaya asks in return.

"Edward." He answers as well. "Oh… and that's Alphonse, my brother, and my mom," Ed gestures to them as he says their names.

They walk into the house, leaving Al and Trisha behind. Entering the kitchen, they sit down and get to know each other a little better asking what each person liked to do. "Do you have a job Ed?" She asks

"I'm a state alchemist," Edward responds proudly at first, and then sees her frowning. "What's wrong Amaya?" he asks his own question now.

She sighs and replies, "My parents were killed by State Alchemists. I don't even know why and neither did the local state alchemists in my old town," sorrow was a distinct emotion in her voice and after much more talking it wore off more and more before it completely dissipated.

"I'm going to head up to get some sleep. You okay with sleeping with Winry in her room?" he asks just to make sure it was all still okay.

Amaya nods and watches Ed walk up stairs with his mom and Alphonse following. They –Al and Trisha- were walking most of the day while Amaya and Ed were talking with one another. Currently, she sat alone at the kitchen table while everyone was sound asleep. "Edward… you're so sweet… but… Master Haruki wouldn't care now would he? A pity. Such a cute boy. He's my age too…." Her voice was frail for some reason; it was as if it were visible but if air were to touch it –which it does no matter what- it would shatter instantly.

She places her hand on the table and looks out the window, toward the dark sky. A blue light illuminates the room for a short second before vanishing. Blackish rain began to fall and leave puddle on the ground of darkness; it was almost like black holes in the ground.

"My dear Edward… will you be consumed? Will it be because of Master Haruki's orders?" Amaya asks herself these questions quietly out loud. "If it were up to me… I'd forget about why we are even after them and go on with my life. Get to know Edward and his family a little better…" she sighs and gets up from her chair, walking up the steps in the same pattern as Ed and enters Winry's bedroom where she falls asleep on a large pile of fluffy blankets in the middle of the room with a large comfy pillow. "So nice of them…"

Okay, there is chapter 14. I think it turned out pretty good, don't you? Well, R&R. Hope you enjoyed!