Al let out a slight chuckle upon hearing this, though Ed found it no where near amusing.
Ed stood infront of Colonel Mustang's office, not even thinking he should bother going in, like anything good would come out of it. "Arent you going in Brother?" Al asked him. "Yeah, i'm not going to like it...but I have to, well...here goes nothing." Ed finished with him gripping to the knob and turning it, opening the door he found Roy at his desk, having somewhat of a scowl on his face. "You're late Edward." Ed just rolled his eyes at the comment. "Yeah, yeah, I know. Now tell me why you wanted me here." Ed demanded, not caring much for what Roy was thinking at the moment.
"Whach it Edward, or you could find yourself in trouble." Again he just rolled his eyes, mumbling a "whatever." Under a short breath. (Me: he he, Get it? Short breath? Ed? gets hit in the head by both Ed and the readers Ok ok! I'm shutting up!) "Anyways, your assignment is in the south...I want you to go there." Ed raised an eyebrow. "Reason Colonel?" Roy let out a sigh. "Reason is because there is some thief(Sp?) down there, and the athorities down there are to idiotic to do anything." Ed snickered as he gave roy a Kinda-like-you! look.
Mustang caut the look almost instently, shaking his head he sighed. "Just do it, besides Fullmetal, it gives us time free from the Fullmetal Pipsqueek." Ed just about had steam comeing from his ears at that moment. "WHOAREYOUCALLINGSOSHORTNOTEVENANANTWITHAMAGNIFINGGLASSCOULDSEE"
Just about all of Central heard that outburst, though Roy was slightly amused, Al sweatdroped.
Ed mushroom sighed as he stormed out of the office, Al following. "This is stupid..." Al raised an eyebrow (Me: Does he have any? O.O) "Brother, I think you should stop worrying when people call you short."
"But i'm not! People are just ahead of me in growing terms!"
Al sweatdroped.
Ed glared.
"Well, on the bright side...uh...Oh! We don't have to pack to leave again"
Ed just let out another sigh. "Come on, we had better get to the station." Al nodded as both the two eaded off, upon comeing to the train they got on, finding seets Ed plopped down, looking out the window. "You sure are grumpy today Brother." "Yeah, I know sorry Al." Al shruged. "It's ok."
3 hours later
Ed stretched out his arms, then standing he quickly walked from the train, Al close behind him. The brothers walked deeper into town, Ed shifting his gaze left to right. "Hm, seems kinda like a quiet town to me." Remarked Al. "Yeah, Al...but sometimes the quiet ones can be the worst, a scream was heard in the distance, the brother's heads shot up, running to the sound, then stopping they looked wide eyed. Ed glared upon seeing a cloaked man with a gun in his hand, aiming it to the store owners, he dashed off, leaving everyone clueless. Ed dashed to the owner of the newly robbed store. "Who was that?" He screamed, the owner almost jumped out of his shoes. "His name is jouko (Me: Dun ask, I couldnt think of a name), he's a well known thiefe in this town...thoguh sometimes he gets stopped."
Ed chuckled. "What, the aouthorities get some sence and finally stop him a few times?" Ed's chuckle stoped when the owner shook his head. "No, a young vigalanty(Sp?) usually stops him." Ed raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "Really? What's his name?" The owner, and a few close by people laughed. Ed blinked. "What?" The owner laughed again. "HER name, is Alexis Kurayami." Al chuckled at his brother. "Ok then, can I meet her?" He nodded and pointed west to Ed. "You can find her most the time near the docks, just north of here." Ed and Al nodded as they turned twords the docks, then stopping they see a young girl, looking the age of sixteen with long dark brown hair, with silver streeks. "Hello." Al let out, catching the girls attention.
She turned her head. "Who are you two? I havent seen you hear before." "This is my brother Alphones Elric, and I am Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist." The girl slightly smiled. "Nice to meet you, I'm Alexis Kurayami." Ed blinked. "So you're that vigalanty(Sp?) we heard about." Alexis nodded. "Yes...I am, what's it to you?" Al chuckled as Ed continued. "Oh nothing, there was a robbery and the owner told me that someone named Alexis Kurayami usually stopped him, she nodded. "Yep, big idiot doesnt know when to quit." She let out a laugh as her gaze hit the blonds pocket watch chain, her eyes narrowed thin. "Are you a State Alchemist?" Ed nodded, but his eyes widend when Alexis brang out a Drail from beside her.(Me: For all of you who don't know what a Drail is, it's a really big thick, and long sword, theres three typs, theres just a long strait one, then theres the wavy one, where the blades all curvy, and the third one is when it's strait but it has really bid spikes on the sides, in this case...She has the spiked one.)
"Then you have no buisness with me." Ed and Al put thier hands infront of them. "Hey! Whch it! We meen no har!" Al yelled. She scoffed. "Speak for yourselves, I hate State Alchemist! They killed my parents in the Ishball(Sp?) war!" Ed lowerd his hands as he sighed. "Listen Alexis, we were never part of that war..." She started lowering her Drail. "Fine..." she said quietly as she dropped the sword and turned around, dropping to her kneese. Ed slowly crept twords her, being carful of the sword, he rested a hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, I good friend of ours lost her parents the same way." He said softly, then lifting her head she sighed and stood up. "You don't understand...it was awful...I had to whach it...I had to whach them die!" She was practicly choking on her sobs as she turned to them.
Ed and Al both sighed as they looked at her, deep looks on thier faces. "So, why are you here?" Al asked her, hoping not to upset her further. "I don't know anymore...there isn't anything here for me..." Al smiled. "Then why don't you stick with us! Ed threw her head around giving Al a Are-you-crazy? look. Al just laughed as Alexis smiled warmly. "I woulndt want to get in the way." Ed was about to agree but Al elbowed him in the side, but with a large suit of armor doing it, it would hurt. "Ow!" Ed rubbed his arm as Alexis giggled, then smiled at him, Ed blushed slightly but hid it fast. "Oh fine, you can join us." She practicly jumped for joy as she ran over to the blond alchemist and hugged him tightly, almost choking him. "Thank you Thank you Thank you! This means so much!' She yelled gladly, Ed's face turned blue. "Ok! But you don't have to choke me to prove it!" He yelled, she let go, laughing again. "But I did have one question." She blinked. "What's that?" "We need your help finding that thiefe." He replied to her as she nodded. "Ok no problem!" Ed and Al smiled in thanks. "So, does he have a hide out or something?" She nodded and pointed east from them.
"That way...it's a long ways from here though." Ed shruged. "Oh well, let's go!" Al blinked oddly at his Brother, this did not sound like him at all, but he just shruged it off as he noticed Ed and Alexis already walking off, She seemed eager to get there, she let out a sigh as a smile crossed her face.