"Full Metal Alchemist and the Blood of the Rose"
Part II
By: Matrix-Hacker204
Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Full Metal Alchemist. I do not own any of its characters, images, or stories. Copy-right goes to (c) 2002 Hiromu Arakawa, (c) Square Enix, (c) VIZ, and (c) FUNimation.
Rated: PG-13 for violence, adult language, and some sexuality; is not recommended to those under the age of 13
Genre: Action/Adventure, Romance
Warning! This Fan Fiction contains Full Metal Alchemist spoilers - Read at your own risk
Summary: Edward and Alphonse Elric are back! Now a Brigadier General of the State Military, Roy Mustang assigns Edward to help out a new Alchemist named Morrigan "Rasha" Alahan with her Alchemy, and to help her see through all of the tests.
December, 1922 - Edward, Alphonse, and Rasha set out to the city of Lior to find information about a retired Alchemist so they may learn what he did, and what he studied. Little did they know they were being followed by three shadowy characters from Ed and Al's past who are seeking revenge on the brothers; the Humunculi Envy, Lust, and Gluttony. What will happen to the three Alchemists? Read and find out!
Spear and Envy stomped their way into a small, dark and dusty room, then shut the door behind them and locked it. In a matter of seconds, the lights flicked on, and there was Lust and Gluttony standing at the end of the room.
"The Alchemist has been perished." Spear said, his voice a little shaken. Lust smirked, then approached him.
"Good job.. Now here's your reward!" She licked his right cheek, then made her fingernails grow into five long, black swords, and quickly stabbed all five of them through Spear's chest. "Sorry, love, but you didn't make the cut."
"You... Lying... !" Spear said with his last breath, then closed his eyes and passed away. Envy smirked, then looked over at Gluttony.
"He's all yours." He said, then walked over and sat down on a wooden box. Lust pulled her claws out of Spear's flesh, then wiped the blood off on a cloth hanging from the ceiling. Gluttony licked his lips, then waddled his way over and dragged Spear's body to the other side of the room, and began to feed on the flesh.
"Part one of your plan is finished, Envy. Now what's the new plan?" Lust asked, looking over at the shift-changing Humunculi. Envy yawned, then crossed his legs and shape-shifted into Ed.
"We make sure the Full Metal shrimp is really dead, and we take out his brother and girlfriend." He explained in a low, evil tone. Lust smiled, then looked over at Gluttony.
"Don't get too full, Gluttony. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow."
"Don't worry, Lust. I never get too full." Gluttony hissed, his mouth full of blood. Lust looked over at him with a discusted look on her face.
"Don't chew with your mouth full... It's unpleasant. Even for you."
"Sorry, Lust..." Gluttony looked back at her, then grinned as blood slowly dripped down his chin.
Rasha sat down by Ed, who was lying down on a cot outside of a Medical tent that was nearby the now burned down library. He had a white wrapping cloth wrapped around his shoulder and waist. Rasha put a damp cloth on his forehead, then felt the pulse on his wrist to make sure his blood flow was at normal. She sighed, then ran her fingers through his bangs.
Al walked up behind her, holding a white medical kit.
"He hasn't waken up yet I take it?" He asked as he sat down in a chair next to Rasha. She shook her head, then looked over at Al. Her eyes were red and puffy from all of the tears that shed from her eyes. Al sighed, then set the Medical kit on the ground. "I'm sorry you guys went through so much trouble to find me... I should have told you I was going to go find another hotel for us..."
".. It's quite alright." Rasha replied, her voice very light, and shaken. Al nodded, then looked at Ed.
"He'll be alright. He's been hurt worse than this before. I mean, he did lose an arm just to save my spirit... And he sacrificed himself just to put me back in my normal body..."
Rasha nodded as tears streamed down her cheeks from the inner corners of her eyes. Al sighed again, then put his hand on her shoulder.
"Just try not to worry too much, kay?"
"Okay..." She nodded as she quickly wiped her tears away. "I really do love him, Al..."
"I know..."
"More than life itself... I just wish I had the strength to tell him so..." Tears came down her face once again, then she leaned over and rested her head on Ed's arm and sobbed.
Ed slightly opened his eyes and glanced over at Rasha.
"Rasha...?" He asked, his voice almost in a whisper. Rasha blinked, then looked up to see Ed's golden gaze staring back into her yellow-green eyes.
"Ed... You're alright... That's great..." She said with a smile on her face. Ed lifted his hand up and placed it on her cheek.
"Don't cry... I hate seeing you sad..." He said softly. Rasha smiled, then put her hand over his and closed her eyes. "I heard what you said... And all I have to say to that is..." She opened up her eyes and looked down at him, blinking a few times.
"I love you too." He smiled and wiped one of her tears away. Rasha felt her heart leap, then she let out a silent sigh. He sat up, then put his other hand on her other cheek, then slowly pulled her face toward his. "Forgive me for this, but I cannot hold myself in any longer..." With those words spoken, he pressed his soft, plump lips against hers, and slowly closed his eyes. Rasha blinked a few times, then gave into his kiss by returning it. Al looked at the two, then quickly turned his head away and smiled.
Ed slowly pulled away with his eyes still closed, then brought his hands down.
"Sorry..." He said then opened his eyes to see her gaze matching his. Rasha smiled, then pulled him into a soft hug.
"No... No... Don't apologize... I've been waiting for something like that to happen for the longest time..." She replied in a soft voice as she rested her chin on his shoulder, breathing up against his neck. He smiled, then wrapped his arms around her, returning her embrace. Al stood up, and looked at the two young alchemists.
"Well... I'm glad you both have each other now. I've been waiting for this day to happen for the longest time... I knew you two liked it each other, and it was driving me insane because neither of you did anything about it!" Al ejected loudly. Ed and Rasha both laughed lightly, and pulled away from each other.
"Sorry we annoyed you, Al. It's not easy to confess something like this to someone." Rasha apologized, now fondling with Ed's hand.
"Yeah, what she said. Sorry." Ed also apologized as a grin formed on his face. Al crossed his arms and sighed.
"It's alright," Al smiled. "Besides, I want to see the both of you happy. And now that you have each other... You're happy!" His smile grew, then he walked into the medical tent. Ed and Rasha looked at each other and smiled. With out a second thought, Rasha wrapped her arms around Ed's neck and pressed her lips against his for a long and passionate kiss. Ed smiled, then wrapped his arms around her waist, returning her kiss.
The sky roared and lightning flashed as people of the Lior market rushed around to buy their food supplies and gather their playing children before it started to rain.
Envy walked into an old alley way, and shape-shifted into what looked like an old man dressed in a forest green cloak, then walked back out into the crowd, and right passed Ed and Rasha.
"Is there anything else you need?" Ed asked, looking down at the brown paper bag Rasha was carrying that was full of all sorts of foods.
"No, I think this is all we need." Rasha replied as she looked up at him. At that very moment, lightning flashed in the sky, and heavy rain drops slowly started to fall.
"We better head back to the hotel before we get drenched." Ed said, looking up at the sky.Rasha nodded, then covered up the brown bag with her coat. Ed put his arm over her shoulder, then guided her out of the crowd. Envy followed close behind them, being sure that he wasn't seen. Rasha put her arm around Ed's waist, and rested her head against him.
"Mmm... This is so nice..." She said, her eyes dancing with love and joy. Ed smiled, then looked down at her.
"What is?" He asked. Rasha stopped, thus stopping Ed. Envy shape-shifted into an old woman, turned down an alley way, then hid behind a large dumpster, watching them from behind it. Rasha put the paper bag on the ground, then wrapped her arms around his neck.
"This..." She leaned upward and pressed her lips against his. He blinked a couple of times, then pulled away.
"Sorry babe, but it's raining, and I don't want you to catch a cold." He said. Rasha sighed, then picked up the paper bag.
"Okay..." She said in disappointment. They both started to walk, then Rasha stopped and covered her nose. "Ugh! Can you smell that?" She asked in a discusted voice. Ed blinked and looked down at her.
"I don't smell anything but the rain." He replied.
"Something smells like..." She looked over and saw an old woman walking toward them with her hands behind her back.
"Like what?" Ed asked.
"Something... Dead." They both blinked. The old woman walked right past them, then pulled out a knife and jumped onto Ed's back and heald the knife to his neck. Rasha gasped and dropped the paper bag, then engaged her claws.
"Make one move and Full Metal is dead." The old woman crackled. Rasha grawled, but did not make a move. Ed blinked, then quickly grabbed the knife by it's blade and pulled it out of the woman's hand and threw it, blood now gushing out of the palm of his hand. The old woman wrapped her arms around Ed's neck, attempting to choke him. Ed quickly elbowed the woman in the stomach, grabbed her arms, then threw her into the side of the building closest building to him. Rasha quickly stepped over to Ed and grabbed his wounded hand. She winced.
"We better cover this up before it gets infected." She said as she ripped off some of her clothing and wrapped it around his hand. Ed nodded in a "Thanks", then walked over to the old woman and picked her up off of the ground.
"What the hell is your problem?" He demanded. The old woman crackled. Suddenly, the woman started to change form. Ed and Rasha blinked, then narrowed their eyebrows after realizing who the old woman was.
"Envy..." Ed said in a deep, angry voice.
"The one and only!" Envy crackled, then formed his arm into a blade, and lunged toward Ed. Ed and Rasha dived to the side, dodging the deranged humunculus. Envy stopped, and looked over at Ed. "Why don't you be a good boy and die?" Ed smirked, then quickly kicked his leg out and tripped him, then jumped to his feet and put his foot over Envy's now bladed arm.
"You first." He said, then kicked him hard in the chin, thus breaking his neck. Envy's eyes rolled into the back of his head, and he blacked out. Ed stepped off of him, then walked over and helped Rasha up off of the ground. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah..." Rasha replied, dusting mud off of her pants. "Why is he trying to kill you?"
"I don't know... That bastard has always had a grudge against me."
"Oh... And how long has this been going on?"
"Roughly five to six years." Rasha whistled, then picked up the now soaked brown paper bag. Ed sighed, then put his arm over her shoulders, and pulled her close to him. "Lets just hope thats our last run in with him..."
Back at the Hotel, Al sat down at the table in the room, reading through the books that he had found about the Hybrid Alchemist. The room contained two beds, each twin sized that could only fit one person on each. There were three chairs sitting by the beds, and a small table that stood next to the door to the bath room. In the bath room there was a bath tub/shower, two sinks, and a small toilet. Al rested his chin in the palm of his hand and tapped his pencil on the table, trying to come up with a beat. He sighed, then shut the book he was reading.
"Nii-San better get back here soon..." He groaned, then stood up and stretched. A few moments later, Ed and Rasha walked into the room, both soaking wet and covered in mud. Al looked at the couple and blinked several times. "What the hell have you two been doing? Making mud pies?" He asked. Ed chuckled, then shut the door.
"Too long of a story to tell. To summarize it all up, lets just say that we had a run-in with that bastard humunculus that followed me back here." Ed explained as he kicked off his boots and sat down in one of the chairs at the table. Rasha placed the wet bag of food on the table and stretched.
"What does this guy have against you, anyway? I mean, this would be the second time hes tried to kill you." She asked as she sat down next to Ed.
"Actually, more than two times." Al replied, now looking through the bag of food.
"More?" Rasha asked, now utterly interested in knowing.
"Lets just say that he has a grudge against me for no apparent reason. OK?" He stood up and looked around. "Shit! I forgot to go to the post office and see if we got any mail from the Brigadier General!" He smacked himself in the forhead. Rasha giggled, then stood up and wrapped her arms around Ed's waste.
"Al... Will you do us a favor...?" She asked, looking at Al with her big, yellow-green eyes. Al looked over at her and sighed.
"Yes... I'll go to the post office..."
"Yay! You're the best, Al!" Rasha grinned, then opened the door for Al.
"Jeez, you really want me gone, don't you? If so, I will have no trouble taking my time. Hell, I'll stop at the Cafe down the street and grab some coffee. Take care you two love birds!" With that, Al grabbed his jacket and an umbrella and raced out of the room. Ed blinked, then looked down at the still grinning Rasha. Rasha shut the door, locked it, then looked back at Ed.
"You were planning this...?" Ed asked, now confused.
"Planning what, love?" She asked as she slowly moved toward him.
"Um... Not reminding me to go to the post office and making Al do it."
"Damn. How did you know?"
"I have my ways of knowing these kind of things." He smirked. Rasha stopped inches away from him and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Shoot... I guess I'll have to try and be more careful about my planning..." She pushed him acrossed the room and onto one of the beds. Now leaning over him and straddling hid hips, Rasha pulled him upward and onto the bed more. Ed blinked and looked up at her. She smirked and licked her lips.
"Are you seducing me?" Ed asked, now knowing what her intentions were. Rasha slid her jacket off of her shoulders and let it fall to the ground. Then she leaned over him and kissed his forhead.
"You tell me..." She whispered in his ear, then licked his cheek. He smiled, then put his hands on her hips. She looked down at his chest, then began to unbutton his shirt. He looked up at her, then put his hand in her cheek.
"...Wait." He said, starting to sit up. Rasha blinked, then jumped off of him and leaned up against the wall.
"Is something wrong?" She asked. Ed shook his head, then took his coat off and pulled his half unbuttoned shirt off, exposing his build and flesh. Rasha stared at him, her gaze now full of seduction and sexuality. Ed approached her, then pressed his lips against hers. She returned his kiss, then wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer to her. He reached his hands up and began to unbutton her shirt, also deepening their kiss into a long and passionate one.
Once he had gotten her shirt off of her, she pushed him toward the bathroom. They stopped in the doorway.
"We're a mess. I think we need a shower..." Rasha whispered. Ed grinned, then gently pulled her into the bathroom, and shut the door.
The rain fell heavily from the clouded sky, and thunder roared louder than it had ever done before. Envy walked up to a small warehouse and stomped his way in.
"Son of a bitch!" He yelled at the top of his lungs, throwing peices of furniture against the walls. Lust and Gluttony came out of the darkness of a corner and looked at the enraged humunculus.
"I take it you didn't succeed?" Lust asked. Envy looked over at her, flames burning in his eyes.
"What do you think?" He shouted. Lust and Gluttony looked at each other and giggled.
"Don't worry about it, Dear Envy. While you were gone, Gluttony and I came up with our own plan to get the twerp and his new girl friend." Lust explained. Envy cooled himself off, then grinned.
"Do tell me your plan. And spare -no- details..."
Al walked into the hotel and stopped in front of the elevator. He heald up a manilla envelope, and looked at it. It had the State Military Dragon symbol on it, and it read the address of Central Headquarters in Central City. The elevator doors opened, and he walked in. Once the doors shut, he pushed the button for the third floor, and leaned up against the left wall as the elevator transported him to the third floor.
Ed walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist and looked around the room. He walked over to one of the beds and picked up his suit case. Rasha poked her head out of the bathroom and looked over at him.
"When do you think Al'll be back?" She asked. Ed glanced back at her as he opened his suit case.
"Any minute, I'm sure." He replied as he pulled out a fresh pair of baby blue boxers and slid them on. Rasha whistled at him, then walked out with a towel covering her body. She also grabbed her suit case and quickly got dressed into a pair of black cords and a white spaghetti-strap tank top. Ed then slipped on a pair of tan pants and a white t-shirt. After the two were dressed, they looked at each other, then walked over to the table and looked at all of the books Al had collected.
"Wow. Al sure did do a good job at finding all of the books we needed, didn't he?" Rasha asked as she sat down at the table. Ed scratched the back of his head and sat down next to her.
"Yeah. That's Al for ya. He's always been good at finding things really fast," He chuckled. "I guess that's his best quality." At that same moment, Al walked into the room and looked at the young couple.
"Geez. The rain is coming down hard out there." He said as he took off his jacket and hung it up in the closet next to the bath room door.
"Did the Brigadier General send anything?" Ed asked. Al nodded and tossed the envelope to Ed.
"I'm assuming it's something about how we're taking 'too long' or something of that sort." Al chuckled. Rasha and Ed both giggled as Ed ripped the envelope open and pulled out a white sheet of paper.
"You wanna read it?" Ed asked Rasha. She nodded, then took the letter from his hands. She cleared her throat and began to read aloud.
Dec. 17, 1922
Full Metal and Rose Blood -
You have been out on your research project for over a week now. It would be recommended of you that you gathered up your research and returned it to Central to be evaluated. In the meantime, I suggest finding a fast transportation back to Headquarters. Thank you for your time.
Sincerly,
Brigadier General Roy Mustang
P.S.,
My daughter said her first word today! It was "Daddy"! Now I know how Maes felt when his daughter was an infant!
Ed and Al burst out into laughs. Rasha cocked and eyebrow and looked curiously at the two brothers.
"What's so funny? And who is 'Maes'?" She asked. Ed looked at her and smiled.
"Maes Hughes was a really good friend of ours." He replied to Rasha's question. Al looked down at the ground, his eyes no longer filled with amusment, now sorrow.
"Was?" Rasha asked once more. Ed shook his head.
"Let's just say he was a really good friend and that he will never be forgotten." He saluted, then stood up and stretched. Rasha sighed, then stood up herself.
"Well, I guess this means we get to go home!" Ed said happily. Rasha and Al smiled.
"Yep!" They both said in unison. Ed scratched his head, then turned around and looked at Al.
"We'll leave tomorrow morning. After all, I paid for this hotel and we're going to stay the night I paid for." He said. Al and Rasha nodded, then both looked at Ed.
The sunlight seeped past the mountains and it's rays shinned all over Lior. Lust, Gluttony, and Envy all approached the back of a building, and snuck inside.
"Are you sure this is going to work?" Lust asked Envy. Envy shrugged. "What do you mean you don't know?" She accidently said in a loud voice. Envy quickly covered her mouth with his hand and looked around.
"It has to work. I spent hours trying to figure out this plan..." He whispered as he pulled his hand away from her mouth.
"You better be right..." She muttered. Envy grinned, then opened the nearest door next to him. Suddenly, loud demonic sounds poured out of the doorway. Envy stepped away from the doorway and looked at his two comrades.
"It's time to start part one of this scheme..."
Ed placed his suit case on the table, and straightened out the collar to his shirt. Rasha walked up behind him, and wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his shoulder. He smiled.
"What's up?" He asked. She just yawned. Al walked out of the bathroom and looked at the two.
"Well, I'm ready. How about you?" He asked. The couple looked over at him and nodded at the same time. He smiled, then walked over to the beds and picked up his suit case. Rasha yawned again, then pulled away from Ed and stretched. Suddenly, a scream was heard from outside. All of the Alchemists blinked, then rushed over to look out the window. There was nothing going on.
"What the hell?" Ed thought aloud. Another scream was heard. The Alchemists all looked at each other, then rushed over to the door and poked their heads out to look down the hallway. The lights flickered, and loud footstepping sounds came from the floor above. "You two stay here. I'm going to go check what's going on." Ed said. He looked at the two and stepped out into the hallway.
"Elric, wait." Rasha said as she grabbed his arm. Ed blinked, then looked back at her. "I'm coming with you."
Ed shook his head. "No you're not." He replied. Rasha narrowed her eyes.
"Every where you go, I shall follow. Now I'm coming with you whether you like it or not!" She walked out of the doorway and stood right next to him. He swallowed.
"Yes ma'am..." He said.
"Let's go." She tugged on his arm and pulled him toward the stairs.
"Get our stuff and get out of here, Al!" Ed shouted as he and Rasha entered the stairs. Al nodded, then turned around and grabbed all of their stuff, then headed downstairs and outside.
On the top floor, all of the lights were out and a small fire burned at the end of the hallway.
"What happened?" Ed asked himself aloud. Rasha shrugged. They both walked slowly down the hallway as a loud moan came out of the room next to them. They both jumped, and looked at each other. Ed bit his bottom lip, then kicked the door open. The room was litterly torn apart. The windows were shattered, and the beds were nothing but ripped up cloth and feathers. Another loud moan sounded from the bathroom. Rasha swallowed, then opened the door. The Alchemist's eyes widened at what was starring right back at them with it's neon green eyes.
"What the hell...?" Rasha asked aloud in fright. Ed swallowed, then slowly backed away.
"It's a... It's a..." He couldn't even speak. The beast grawled at the two, then leaped toward them. Ed quickly grabbed Rasha and pulled her out of the way. The beast ran into the wall, and shook itself off. Ed and Rasha gazed at it for a moment. It's reptilian tail swayed, and its feline claws dug into the floor. It moaned, then once again leaped toward the two. Ed and Rasha jumped in opposite directions, dodging the mutated beast.
"Quick! Let's get out of here!" Ed shouted as he ran toward the door. Rasha nodded, and ran toward the door as well. Suddenly, the beast jumped in front of her, and swung it's nasty brown claws at her. She jumped backward, but didn't dodge it. It's claws cut through her left arm, peircing it and drawing blood from it. She cried in pain. Ed's eyes widened. "Rasha!" He shouted. In a matter of seconds, he ran toward the beast and jumped onto it's back, and wrapped his arms around it's long neck.
Rasha fell onto her knees, holding her wounded arm. "Get out of here!" Ed shouted, trying to strangle the beast. The beast ran into the wall, attempting to knock Ed off of it's back. Rasha watched, then nodded. She stood up, and headed for the door. She stopped, and turned around. The beast swung it's head forward, and Ed flew off of it's back and into the wall. He quickly stood up, and looked around. The beast grawled, and walked from side to side, watching Ed. Ed looked around, then quickly picked up a fire poker off of the ground.
"Okay big fella... You wanna play?" Ed asked, ready to strike the beast. The beast moaned, then charged toward him. He smirked, then jumped out of the way. The beast ran into the wall, causing part of the ceiling above it to cave in. Without any second thoughts, Ed swung the fire poker as hard as he could at the beast's head, and knocked it right off of it's long neck. It's blood flew from it's body and splashed against the wall, and onto Ed's torso. Ed panted, then looked over at Rasha. Rasha starred back at him, then quickly ran over to him. Ed wrapped his arms around her. "Are you alright?" He asked. She nodded.
"How about you?" She asked. He also nodded. She pulled away from him, and looked down at the beast's dead and bleeding body. "Where the hell did it come from?"
Ed shrugged. "I don't know. But whoever made it must be close." They both let out a deep breath. "Let's get out of here." Ed said. Rasha nodded, and the two of them walked toward the door. Suddenly, another loud moan was heard.
"Not again..." Rasha groaned. Ed blinked, then looked around. The moan grew louder. Ed looked down the hallway toward the staircase, and saw something moving in the shadows.
"It's at the exit." He said. Rasha stomped, then looked around. She saw a sign next to a door that said "Roof Top".
"Elric..." She said, not moving her eyes away from the sign.
"What?" Ed asked. Rasha pointed at the sign. Ed nodded, then they both ran to the door, kicked it open, and ran outside onto the roof. Rasha shut the door behind them, and they slowly back away from it. "Now what?" Ed asked. Rasha looked around, and walked over to the edge of the roof.
"Well, jumping is out of the question..." She said while looking down the side of the building. Ed walked over to her, and also looked down.
"Oh yeah..." They both looked at each other. Suddenly, the door flew open, and three large beasts that looked like the one before slowly limped toward them.
"Shit! Where the hell are these damn chimeras coming from?" Ed demanded. Rasha shrugged. All three of the chimeras moaned, and stopped. Ed and Rasha both raised an eyebrow in confusion. All of the chimeras looked at each other, then at the couple. They licked their lips, and started to limp toward them once more. Ed and Rasha looked behind them and down the building. "Do you love me?" Ed asked. Rasha blinked and looked up at him.
"More than anything. Why?" She asked.
"Would you do anything for me then?"
Rasha blinked a few times, then looked over at the chimeras. "Yes." She replied quickly. Ed nodded.
"Jump." He said. Rasha's eyes widened.
"Are you insane?"
"Trust me, just do it." He said in a calm voice, not even moving his eyes away from the chimeras. Rasha nodded, then turned around and looked down. She closed her eyes. Ed quickly took his jacket off, then grabbed Rasha's hands. "Wrap your arms around me, and hold on tight." He said. Rasha nodded, and did what she was told. Ed looked at the chimera's one last time, then quickly clapped his hands together and grabbed his coat. He closed his eyes, and stepped off the building. The chimeras walked to the edge of the building, and watched the couple fall. The cloth of Ed's coat extended, and grabbed the air as they fell. Ed heald tight on the cloth and opened his eyes. Rasha tightened her hold on Ed, and burried her face into his chest. A gust of wind blew against the cloth, and pushed them toward a building. Ed closed his eyes. Suddenly, they ran into the building, and fell a few feet onto the ground.
Ed let go of the cloth, and just laid there. Rasha opened her eyes, and sat up.
"Ow..." She winced, then looked down at Ed. "Elric? Are you alright?" She put her hand on his cheek. Ed opened his eyes and looked up at her.
"We ran into a brick wall... I landed on my back... I possibly bruised a rib or two... But I'm Okay..." He chuckled. Rasha smiled, then laid her head down on his chest.
The chimeras still starred down the side of the builing, as Envy and Lust walked onto the roof, and behind the beasts.
"Looks like your plan failed once again, Envy..." Lust said. Envy smirked.
"No... It didn't. It's going just as I planned..." He replied. Lust looked at him confusingly. "All this did was give them a little scare. The rest of my plan'll take place as soon as we get to our next destination... Central."
End of Part II
To be concluded in Part III of "Full Metal Alchemist and the Blood of the Rose"
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