A/N: Okay I wanted to put this part up before I wrote this so you guys weren't all confused. First off I am only taking parts of the full metal alchemist anime. I know lust and sloth are dead and I know Hughes is dead, but I like their characters so I am bringing them back. Okay in this story Ed didn't go to the other side of the gate when he brought Al back and he hasn't met his father yet or know anything about his father's past. They never met siren. If you haven't seen all the episodes yet this might be a good story for you because I am going to explain through this story.
Al got put back in his real body after they found greed and he didn't go with scar. They have been in search of the philosopher stone to bring back their mother but gave up. Now all they want is to understand why Hohenheim left them and their mother.
The seven sins are in this, none of them have died. Rose is in this she hasn't been raped or killed. Bradley is in this but later he hasn't been killed yet ether.
If you have any questions about this fan fic please tell me and I will try to explain all that I can to you. So please don't kill me. Oh and I won't put my author notes before chapters any more they will be after the chapters along with other fun things. Please read them they help a lot. Now on with the Chapter.
Chapter One
Hell has no Fury
Two sets of footsteps rang through the hall. One-foot step was a distinct sound from the rest. A heavy boot hitting the tile as the two figures headed for the main office of the building. A white-gloved hand ran through long blonde hair tresses. The owner turned to the other boy next to him. He smiled at the taller boy.
They reached the office finally. He checked his pocket watch he was assigned. Seeing that he was a minute early. They both walked to the desk watching the secretary ignore them.
"Uhum."
The secretary looked up when both boys cleared their throat. She stared at the two. The tallest had short blonde hair, and blue eyes. While the shorter one was different. His long blonde hair was braided in the back laying on the back of his red trench jacket. She watched his golden eyes shift from her to his brother. She noticed his right hand had a white glove on it while his right leg was three or four inches shorter then his other leg.
"Schedule."
She was raised out of her reverie when the shorter one asked the question. She smiled then turned to the stack of papers. "Names."
"Edward and Alphonse Elric." The taller one spoke up.
She nodded searching through the stack of papers. She smiled when she found the papers she was looking for. She looked at the two and handed them their schedules. "There you go." She said handing the taller one his. When she turned to the shorter one she smiled. "Aren't you a little short to be a sophomore?"
The shorter one's eye began to twitch. "Who you calling a midget to small and short to take on an ant caring a crum!"
"Ed." The taller one said.
"First off." Ed said snatching Alphones's schedule "I'm Ed and he's Al. Second, I'm a Junior." With that Ed walked out of the office.
"Sorry about that." Al said taking his schedule from her.
"Touchy isn't he?"
"Yeah, he is Ms…. "
"Oh, no, I'm not the secretary I'm just the teacher's aid. I'm a senior. Name's Clara but my friends call me Siren." She stuck out her hand for him to shake.
"Al." He said shaking her hand.
"I know."
He smiled and walked out of the office and ran down the hall to catch up with his brother. "She's nice."
"Pff." Ed began to limp his way down the hall. "I can't believe they made us come back here."
"Well." Al smiled when he pulled out his schedule. "They did make that new law."
"That law was just made because that ass hole Cristicoff doesn't like me at all. Bastard"
"It is a new law, Brother. And they did say you could still be a state alchemist as long as you get your diploma in the next two years, and your junior year is almost over, Ed." Ed didn't say anything. He just limped his way to his assigned locker opening it, throwing his red jacket in it and shutting it. "Just let me see your schedule."
"Fine." Ed handed Al his schedule, as they stood by his locker watching some of the other students, walk by in a hurry to get to class.
"Let's see, welding, PE, college chemistry, college alchemy, college algebra, college art, college government, and college English. You pretty much have all college classes."
"Yeah." Al looked at Ed who had a scowl on his face as he scanned the faces of the student crowd going by in their scurry.
"Why are you mad? The school's not that bad?" Al said handing Ed his schedule back.
"No, it's not… it's just… why this school?" Ed said folding his schedule up and tucking it in his black shirt jacket.
"Well they did say they thought someone was controlling this school. That's why Armstrong, Mustang, and Hawkeye are coming here to." Al said matter of fact-ly.
"Yeah, and I bet, Envy, Gluttony, Lust and those other three bastards are behind it too. But that's not just it. It's the only school in a thousand miles, meaning the so called other Elric brothers are gonna be here along with that brat Rose-."
"And Winry." Ed's eyes shot to Al who was trying to hide his smile. He failed miserably and almost choked on his own laughter.
"And we have no where to stay either. So we have to spend most of our money on a hotel for a year and a half, dammit." Ed said scowling at the floor.
"Well we could stay with Winry and-."
"Al." Ed said pushing off his locker and heading down the hall to the welding shop class. He heard Al following him and shook his head.
"What? Ed, they are family. You said so yourself."
"Yeah, but we haven't seen them… I mean, each other in two years. What kind of family does that? Doesn't even write or call up for two years, then all of a sudden shows up on their door step and says, 'Hey how's it been. I know I… we haven't talked in two years with you but I've… we've been wondering if I… we could stay with you guys for a year and a half'. How would that sound to you Al? Appealing?"
"You do know that they wouldn't mind at all. As long, as she… they had a chance to get to see you… us no matter what. So come on Ed. You know you want to."
Ed stopped and looked at his brother. He looked around then back at his brother. He shook his head and turned back to the direction he had been going to. "I'll thank about it."
Al nodded and followed Ed.
"What class do you have next Al?" Ed said reaching the door to his class.
"Advance math. It's further down the hall." Al said with a smile. "Just think about it for real. Please Ed." Al said staring at his brother.
"Okay Al." Al smiled and turned to leave. "Al." Al turned to look at Ed. "I'll meet you at the office before lunch."
"Okay Ed." Al smiled and turned and left. Ed turned to the door swinging it open. "I'll see you later."
Ed looked around at the room not even looking at the students in front of him. "You looking for some one?"
Ed turned to the man standing at the front of the room. "I'm Edward Elric."
The teacher turned to the class with a smile. "Class we have a celebrity in our class today because of the new law established. Ladies and gentlemen I give you the Full Metal Alchemist Edward Elric."
Everyone's eyes turned to Ed. "Shit." He glared at the teacher who just smiled.
"Take a seat." He turned to the rest of the class with a smile. "You guys and girls may go to the shop." All the students got on their feet and went out in the shop. The teacher turned back to Ed with a smile. "The name's Mr. Nevy."
Ed nodded.
Mr. Nevy grabbed the book off a big stack of books. He walked over to Ed and threw the book in front of him. "You have to finish this safety booklet before you can go in the shop. Okay Ed."
Ed nodded and opened the booklet. He reached in his pocket only to remember leaving his pencils in his red trench jacket. He got up and walked to the fountain where there was a box of scrap paper. He looked around and watched the teacher walk into his office. He bent down crumbling a piece of paper that was covered in pencil shadings. He slammed his hands together, and in a flash of blue light there was a pencil in place of the piece of paper.
Ed smiled at himself and turned back to the desk he was sitting in. he sat down opening the booklet. He stuck his tongue out as he began writing the answers to the questions as Mr. Nevy came out of his office. He shook his head at how fast the Elric boy was going.
Right then the door swung open. Ed was to busy working on the booklet to even look up or to even notice at first to even bother.
"Ms. W-."
"Sir, I'm so sorry. I didn't know how late it was I had to help my grandma P-."
"It's okay just go out in the shop with the rest of the class."
"Thank you Mr. Nevy."
"It's okay just don't bother the new student."
"Okay."
Ed heard the shop door shut slowly as he turned to the last page of the booklet. He smiled when he finished. He looked up at the clock. 'Five minutes of class to go.' He looked at Mr. Nevy then back at the clock. He stood up and walked over to Mr. Nevy and handed him his booklet. Mr. Nevy grabbed the booklet going over it before smiling and looking at Ed.
"Done all ready?"
"Yep."
"How was it?"
Ed smiled when he put his right hand in his pocket to fiddle with his pocket watch "Easy."
"Good." Mr. Nevy headed to his office with Ed behind him. "I'll get this graded by tomorrow. Then you can go in the shop and show us what you can do for this school. Okay Mr. Elric. I mean is that okay Mr. Elric, because I can try and grade it now if-?"
"No that's fine."
"Good." Mr. Nevy's long brown hair covered his right eyes as he looked up at the clock. "You have three minutes left till the bell rings."
"Yep."
"Go ahead and go."
"Really?"
"Yeah but if you get caught or ratted on I didn't let you go okay Mr. Elric. Because I could be in deep crap if I do get caught."
"Got you Mr. Nevy."
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Winry stared at the framed photograph and rubbed her thumb against it slowly as she shook her head. A 'family' picture taken a long time ago, it was one of the few that she kept in her room for display. Edward knelt down beside Winry, while her grandma and Alphonse that big suit of armor stood on the other sides of them. ''Next time we come we'll have to take another and Al will be in his body.''
Winry winced. 'Yeah, when will that be Ed?'
'Does it bother you?'
'Not really. I always wondered where he is though. If he's okay, if he's de-?' she stopped her self from going on.
'Worry about him more like it.'
Winry shook her head wrapping a thick towel tighter around herself and tucking in the ends before walking to the kitchen to grab a bottle of water before going to change for school.
The yelling of her grandmother's voice cut through the quiet house and Winry winced as she shook her head. From her grandmother's ear piercing scream.
"Winry!"
"What!" She said grabbing a slice of toast.
"Do you know what time it is!"
"Yeah…!" Winry looked around for a clock but couldn't find one. "…No I don't know what time it is Grandma! Why!"
"You should hurry up!"
Winry shook her head at he grandmother always worrying about her being late no matter what time it was. "I think I have enough time left Grandma!"
"No you don't!"
"I think I do Grandma!"
"Winry…!"
She sighed. "What time is it Grandma, so I can get ready if I am really, really, really that late for the most exciting day of school.
"You're fifteen minutes late Winry!"
She almost dropped her toast. "Grandma why didn't you wake me up earlier!"
"You… uh… didn't wake up when I tried!"
Winry counted to ten before closing her eyes and sighing. Grabbing her water off the table, she headed for her room. "You're the worse liar ever!"
"Really? I think I'm pretty good at it!"
Winry rolled her eyes as she changed. She came out in a black tank top and white skirt. She ran towards the door grabbing the car keys off the rack as she ran by. "Bye Grandma!"
"By Winry!"
All Pinako could hear in response was the squealing of the tires of the car in the back of the house. She shook her head as she began working.
The green trees seemed like a blur as the car sped down the road. Winry shifted her car into fifth gear pushing it to go faster. 'Twenty minutes late, shit.' She pushed harder on the acceleration leaving nothing but a dust cloud behind her.
She pulled into the parking lot with a screeching halt. 'Man would he be laughing at me right now.' She thought of her new friend she met during the last school year. He had met the Elric brothers when him and his younger brother were impersonating them. When the Elric brothers left the town that they were living in, the town went ballistic on them for their red water experiments, so they had to leave changing their names as they did so, Chris was the elder one's name now and Paul was the younger one's. Even though Chris was a year younger then her he was in most of her classes last year and they became good friends.
She shook her head as she headed towards the school. She walked in to the front doors to the school. Following the late crowd of students. She headed to her locker and spun the combination until she heard a click, then swiftly threw her locker door open. She sighed as she stood there staring at the other books in her locker wondering what Edward was doing. She pulled out a picture of her, Ed, and Al smiling at the camera. She smiled at the picture before she hugged it.
"You know it's not cool to be a fan girl of the government's lap dogs, you know that right Winry?"
Winry smiled before turning to her locker and putting the picture away then smiling and turning to one of her other new friends. "Rose you just met Ed on a touchy subject that's all."
"Like what?"
Winry shut her locker and started walking towards her class. "Reincarnation, bringing the dead back to life," Winry took in a deep breath. "'That sort of stuff. You know that's really touchy for Ed"
"How is Reincarnation, bringing the dead back to life, and that sort of stuff a really touchy subject for the heartless Edward Elric? And how would I know?" Rose said throwing her brown hair over her shoulder as it became a nuisance to her very irritation of living at that moment.
Winry stopped, causing Rose to stop too. She looked at Rose shocked that she didn't know which was making Rose to look even more utterly confused then she all ready was. "They didn't tell you did they?"
"Tell me what?"
Winry just shook her head and continued walking.
"Winry, told me what?"
Winry stopped and looked at Rose. She took a deep breath before grabbing her friend's hand and dragging her out of the hall and by an emergency exit door.
"When Edward and Alphonse were about twelve years old their mom died." Rose just stood there waiting for the point. "Edward didn't take it to well. He locked him and Alphonse in a room of their father's books learning about reincarnation through alchemy. Edward was so obsessed with bringing his mother back that he memorized the things and chemicals needed in a human body to be created." Rose nodded as her memory of Edward trying to convince her that father Cornelio of her town was a fake. "Edward and Alphonse got all the ingredients together and tried to bring their mother back. But something went terribly wrong for the both of them.
"Edward lost his arm and leg and Alphonse lost his whole body. That armor Alphonse wears all the time, he isn't wearing it, that is his body." Rose nodded knowing that All ready when Alphonse got his helmet shot off. "Edward blamed himself for his own selfishness for his mother. He joined the army to find away to fix his mistake with his brother, but ended up instead in search of Philosopher Stone instead."
"Father Cornelio's ring was a fake version of that wretched stone wasn't it Winry? That's why Edward was so disappointed?"
"Yeah."
"I understand now."
"Yeah." Winry looked around seeing the clock and that she was thirty minutes late for class now. "Sorry Rose but I got to go. We'll talk about this later." With that Winry ran off waving at Rose as she reached her classroom door out of breath.
Right then she burst through the door. Winry ran inside, kneeling over to catch what little breath she could manage to inhale at that moment.
"Ms. W-."
"Sir, I'm so sorry. I didn't know how late it was I had to help my grandma P-." Winry tried to hurriedly explain so she wouldn't get into any kind of trouble.
"It's okay just go out in the shop with the rest of the class."
"Thank you Mr. Nevy." Winry said heading for the door that led to the shop still trying to catch all of her breath, which made Mr. Nevy speak.
"It's okay just don't bother the new student."
"Okay."
With that Winry opened the door to her shop room taking a glance at the new student. She shut the door behind her leaning against the door letting out a breath of relief. "That was a close one." She said to herself letting herself slid down the door to the floor.
'Wait a minute was that Ed?'
She hurried to her feet and looked into the door's window not seeing anything except for the door at the other end of the room. She turned and headed to her locker grabbing her working clothes and slipping them on as quickly as she could.
'Now you're loosing it Winry.'
'I'd say.'
"Winry what took you!" her head shot to look at the back of the room where the rest of the class were working on their projects.
"Laziness!"
"Good Excuse."
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His golden orbs kept its gaze on the outside world. His thoughts kept returning to the stupid law. Why now? Why did it have to be here?
"Mr. Elric, can you show us some of the designs of some of the transmutation circles you have come to use?" the teacher said glaring at Ed.
"I don't use transmutation circles." Ed said keeping his view to the outside of the window not even bothering to look at the worthless teacher.
"That's impossible especially coming from a kid like you." The teacher said turning back to the black board. "Any ways…"
Ed stood up making his desk screech against the floor.
"Yes, Mr. Elric?"
"Give me something to make and I'll make it."
"Fine."
"That was so cool how you showed that teacher what was what!" a student yelled as they came out of class. "That sucks though that you have to wait a week for a college alchemy teacher to come and teach you though."
"Yeah."
"Ed!" Ed smiled as he saw his younger brother running down the hall to catch up with him.
"What's up Al?"
"You remember those two brothers that were always impersonating us?" Al asked as they began to walk down that hall together.
"You mean Russ-."
"Chris!"
"Chris? That wasn't his name."
"I know but when we left the town that they were living in went ballistic on them for their red water experiments, so they had to leave changing their names as they did so, Chris is the eldest's name now and Paul is the youngest's."
"Ouch"
"I know."
"Is eldest's and youngest's even words?"
"Shut up."
"Whatever."
"Yeah well anyways. Chris invited us to go to lunch with him and his friends." Al said starring at Ed waiting for him to say no."
"Great."
"Yeah… he's waiting for us in the parking lot."
"Well let's go."
"Where's Chris?" Rose asked sitting at the table they always sat at in that café when they came to eat lunch during school.
"You mean the kid with the hardest courses in school?" Winry said sarcastically. "Probably staying to do extra work for a teacher for fun." Winry said looking around.
"Actually I heard that a new kid tied with him and the new kid's older brother is beating him by higher courses by two levels."
"Damn."
"I know."
At that moment Chris, Al, and Ed walked into the café. Chris spotted his friends instantly and headed over to their table. "Hey guys, I'm introducing you to these girls but the blonde's mine." Chris said looking at Ed and Al with a glare.
"Okay."
"Fine."
"Over there." They followed Chris to the table.
"Nice place." Ed spoke.
"Yeah." Al responded.
"Guys." They both looked at the table Chris was by. "This is-."
"Ed."
"Winry."
Chris watched as they hugged each other. He leaned over to Alphonse who was smiling at Rose who seemed to be blushing at him. "Hey Al?"
"Yeah."
"You think Ed remembers that I called her."
"Sorry man. Ed called her when we were eight."
Chris sat in his chair and glared at the two who were now chatting. 'We'll see about that.'
"Al!" Winry got out of Ed's lap and ran over to Al who picked her up in a big hug. "Your back to normal!" she yelled excitedly.
"Thanks to Ed." Winry turned to Ed and smiled. Ed just blushed. "I have a favor to ask you?"
"Anything."
"Al." Ed stood up quickly flat on both feet. Making his left knee bend.
"Could you fix Ed's auto mail, he's three or four inches short on his right leg."
Winry knelt down beside Ed's legs examining them carefully. "More like seven or eight. I need to fix this in a hurry if we don't Ed could have some back problems."
"Does that mean we get to skip the rest of school?" Ed asked excitedly.
"We're going to have to."
"Yeah!" Al screamed.
"Not you Al." Winry stated firmly.
"What?"
"Sorry pal."
"I'll come to." Chris said glaring at Ed waiting for him to say anything against him coming too. But he didn't and Chris was shocked, because he didn't expect it when his angel Winry did.
"Sorry no one in the house while we're operating."
"Crap I forgot about the operation." Ed said looking uncomfortable.
"Don't worry about it."
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"Urgh!" Ed held in the pain as Winry and Pinako began to attach the auto mail to his nervous system. He didn't move as they shoved the new arm and new leg into his sockets. Winry smiled at him when she was done with the arm. He was so tired that he almost passed out. They carried (dragged) him to the couch and laid him down and he was out.
Ed opened his eyes slowly to see Winry slowly moving the hair out of his face. He smiled at the beauty infront of him. 'Beauty?' he sat up shaking his head to fully wake up.
"Do you have a place to stay the year and a half that you're going to be here?"
Ed turned to see Pinako cleaning her hands. "No."
"Good then you'll stay with us."
Ed tried to argue but Pinako left the room. He shook his head and stood up liking the feeling of not being lopsided. Winry stood up too, then looked at him in shock. He caught her shocked look and looked down at her. "What?" 'Wait down?'
"Your taller then me half pint."
"WHO YOU CALLING HALF PINT WHEN I'M TALLER THEN YOU NOW!"
"I'M A GIRL YOU SHOULD BE WAY TALLER THEN ME!"
"Glad to see your well." They both looked to see Al standing at the door.
"You ready buddy?" Ed said walking to the door.
"Yeah the stuffs out back." The two boys walked out side with Winry on their tails.
"What are you two doing?" she said stopping at the door while the two boys walked to a box that was in the middle of the lawn.
"What we always do when Ed gets repaired." Al said like it was obvious.
"Won't you get hurt?"
"No, Al kept the arming and legging of his armor that he used to wear, so were pretty much equal."
She watched as Al attached the arming and legging of the armor to his body. "Crazy bastards." She said sitting on the steps to watch.
"As always." Ed stated. He looked at Al who was punching his fist into his palm to check for mobility and agility in his movements. "You ready pal?"
"Yeah bring it."
With that the two brothers charged at each other with smiles on their faces.
A/N:
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