Hell Is for Children
The Truth Hurts
Days, maybe months since she last had her terrible dreams, Izumi was walking along side her husband, Sig, searching for the two boys in which she teaches alchemy too. She over heard rumors of a boy named Edward Elric joining the military as the youngest state alchemist. She did not take it lightly the news of her own student siding with the enemy. So, like a good teacher she was, she was going to teach the boy a lesson.
And as luck may have it, she found the boy walking down the street in the middle of Central City, right in front of a large walking suit of armor and next to a blonde girl who was smiling bright as the sun. The boy, Ed, did not see her, but the armor did.
"Brother!"
The armor shouted as it held a look of terror on his face and pointed at Izumi and her husband. The girl looked and didn't understand why the metal suit was so hysterical. Ed however, looked on and was immediately struck with fear. He attempted to run but his teacher transmuted a large stone wall right behind him, causing him to slam into it and fall backwards to the ground. Izumi and Sig approached the small group. The girl knelt down to Ed and tried to help him and when she looked up the armor suit was panicking and trying to speak. Izumi approached.
"All right Ed, where is your brother?"
The suit of armor panicked and pointed to himself.
"Excuse me teacher, but I am Alphonse."
Izumi's face took on a strange emotion but then returned to normal which scared the boys. As she was about to punish both boys, a small group of military officers approached from behind and demanded an explanation. Edward walked forward and approached a man with messy black hair and a silver chain hanging from his pocket, symbolizing he was a state alchemist.
"Lieutenant Colonel Mustang. I... Um by brother and I were just having a reunion with our teacher."
He began to explain the situation to the officer. The man just nodded his head and looked to each person, holding his glance at Izumi for a moment more. He soon stopped Ed's explanation and patted him on the shoulder. At the same time this was happening, Izumi began to fiddle with the gold chain around her neck in annoyance. As she fiddled with it, the chain, being old, broken in her hands.
The locket fell slowly to the ground with a clang as the golden charm hit the cold pavement. Izumi watched, the heart opened a crack and then bounced to a halt just before her feet. She bent down and picked it up. After a deep breath, she looked inside to see a picture of her parents and her long lost brother. She stared at the picture for a moments time... the boy looked so familiar. Like she had seen him before. On the inside of the locket's cover, was a small engraving. She tilted it closer to her face to better read the small print.
'To our dearest Izumi with love. Mom, Dad and Roy.'
Her eyes widened as she looked up from the locket at the military officers who were speaking to Ed. The man with the sly smile, was looking around and seamed to hesitate her way. As he did, sunlight danced into his black eyes and a hint of purple was seen. But as quickly as it appeared, it disappeared. Izumi watched for a moments more before turning her back to them all and shoving the locket into her duster pocket. She took a deep breath and tried to clear her mind before walking away, heading home.
'This can't be him, this can't be him. No. I wont accept it. Military are evil people, blood-thirsty monsters. My brother can't be one of them. No.'
Izumi's mind raced as she and Sig headed for the train station which would take them back to Dublith. She turned around once more and glanced at the man still talking to Ed. In her pocket, she clutched the locket tightly in her fist. It was a truth she was forever going to refuse to accept. Forever she will continue to wonder what happened to her brother.
fin
A/N - '..Forever she will continue to wonder what happened to her brother...' has two meanings. Also... I've heard many different versions. Some believe Roy Mustang is Izumi's brother, others believe Mason is Izumi's brother, and then some believe they are not related at all. Well, this is one of my versions. Hope you enjoyed.
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