Midnight on Christmas Eve

A Naruto/GetBackers/Fullmetal Alchemist/Fruits Basket Christmas story. They all had a dark past. They all wanted to make a differance. now they can all Forget it for now and celebrate the wonderful wintery holiday. Yeah, right!

The young shinobis and kunoichis are sent on a mission during their winter break. The Sohmas and Honda celebrate christmas in a gift exchange party. The GetBackers had just finished earning some cash when they run into an old friend. The Fullmetal Alchemist (and I mean Edward) has to visit his old friend. All of this happening on Christmas Eve. What will happen when they meet face-to-face other people who has suffered as much as they did?

/Text/ - Chracter's thoughts

(Text) - Author's Note

Chapter 2

(Konoha Country)

"So, you three will have to come with us for this mission." Naruto had finished explaing the mission to the branch genius, Neji Hyuuga. "I guess we have no choice. Let's go, Tenten-san, Hinato-sama. I don't think we requie anything but weapons." Hinata nodded. "O-okay, N-nii-san. So...uh, let's go." Tenten grinned. "Count me in!" Naruto grinned. "I promised my teammates that we would meet at the gate in 5 minutes."

Sakura nervously smiled. "So, there you go. Tsunade-sensei requires for you to come." Kiba looked at Shino. "I guess so." "Don't be such a party pooper, Shino! Of course we'll go. Right, Akamaru?" "Bark!" Sakura sighed in relief. "Okay. We will be meeting the others in 3 minutes at the gate. (It took a longer time to find them.) "Wait! I need to get a scarf for Akamaru!" Shino had a disgusted look on his face. "A scarf?" "Kiba! This is no time for a scarf! He has fur for heaven sake!" "I know but I don't want him to shiver and get cold. He can catch a cold in this snowy weather." Sakura groaned and Shino rolled his eyes.

Sasuke looked at the Kazekage and his older sister. They were in Konoha to visi Naruto when Sasuke asked them about the mission. Gaara nodded. "I guess if it is required from the Hokage." Temari sighed. "I just began my break." "Hey! Same here, but she said Kakashi-sensei would have to come so it must be important." (Gaara speaks up.) "Let's go meet the others." Sasuke stopped Gaara. "I said that I would meet up with them at the gate. I found you guys at the gate so we can wait here." Temari laughed at Gaara's stupid mistake. Gaara glared at her.

Soon enough, Naruto, Neji, Hinata, TenTen, Sakura, Shino, Kiba and Akamaru (can't forget him) arrived. Naruto looked around. "So everyone is here?" Sakura shooked her head. "Kakashi-sensei is not. knowing him, he will be late." "Or am I?" Heads turned toward the handsome jounin called the copy ninja.

Sasuke: "You're on time for a change."

Kakashi: "Well, it's almost noon. I want to hurry this mission up."

Sakura: "Really sensei. On our nreak and you make all of us go on a mission."

Naruto: "It's snowing, too!"

Kakashi: "Okay! Let's just go."

Gaara: "Where is this place?"

Kakashi: "Hmm...about 100 meters west from here."

Neji: "Why is there such a big group going somewhere awfully close?"

Ten: "Yeah, tell me about it."

Naruto: "I don't know. Tsunade-sama didn't say much."

Sasuke: "Let's just get this over with."

(5 minutes later)

"Hello. How may I help you?" An old man stepped out of a little cabin. Naruto screamed out and pointed a shaky finger at the man. "You look like the 3rd hokage!" Everyone but Kakashi was surprised. "The name is Kohaku Miiko. I am like the 3rd hokage because we were best friends. I guess we like alittle similiar." /Alittle? You mean a lot. / (Everyone is thinking this.)

With a few exceptions, the old traveler had the same clothes on as the 3rd but the colors were different. His eyes were black instead. "I guess that the 5th sent you?" Everyone nodded. He gestured everyone inside.

Everyone found themselves in a large room with pillow laid down in a circle. "Please sit on one of the pillows. "Everyone looked at each other and shrugged and sat down. Kohaku sat on a pillow between Naruto and Gaara.

"Tsunade-san didn't tell you why you all are here, correct?" "No. Please do tell." "You're the one called Haruno Sakura." It was amazing that he knew her name. "You see, I am here to send all of you to an importan mission." "What important mission?"

"You're Uzumaki Naruto. This mission is suppose to help you realize the true meaning of a very strong thing." "What? What thing?" Kohaku chuckled. He started to make some hand signs, skillfully and fast.

"I warn you that if you don't find the key that lies deep in your heart, then well you won't like the end result." "Eh? What is the meaing of that!" (Temari, Ten, Sakura, Naruto, Kiba, and Kakashi said that.)

Kohaku slammed his palms on the floor and suddenly a great black orb appeared and started to suck everyone in. "Ah!" "Wha?" Kohaku waved at them. "Merry Christmas!" As soon as they disappeared, someone walked in. "Did you do it?" "Yes. Everything went according to plan, Tsunade-san." She smiled. "This should work out just fine.

"Ed, do you ever wonder what you and Al would do when you get your bodies back?" Al looked at Winry. She was bowing her head in a prayer for Granny and Ed's mother. Ed shrugged. "I don't know. I never thougt about it." (Alphonse) "I think that we should gotget about it for now and enjoy the holidays, just like Colonel Mustang said." Winry and Ed stuck their noses in the opposite direction of Al.

"Hmph. That Colonel should be the one relaxing." "Bark, Bark! Bark!" "What is it, Den?" A bright light appeared behind them. "What the? Winry! Get behind me and Al!" Winry ducked behind them.

As soon as the light died down, Ed saw 9 teenagers. 5 of them were sitting while 3 of them standing, looking around. Only 1 girl didn't look confused and shi was holding a painting witha dog next to her. "What the...? Brother, who are they?" "You tell me, Al." 1 teen started to play in the snow.

"Ban-chan, look! The snow here is thick!" The urchin head with glasses was smoking. "What the hell happened, Shido?" The guy with no eyebrows shrugged. "I guess Madoka got powers." "I know that part. Just where are we?" An orange teen stood up. "Hanajima, where the hell did you sent us to?" "I don't know." A gray haired boy closed the book in his hands up and helped a brown haired girl up. "Thank you, Yuki-kun."

A blondie rubbed her head. "Hey carrot top. Why don't you ask that guy over there." She pointed at Ed. Kyo shrugged. "Okay. Hey! Shortie in red! Where are we?" Everyone looked at hiim while Winry and Al started to creep away from Ed. "Brother, are you okay?" Edward got really angry that what he was about to say was an event to live for.

"I AM NO SHORTIE! DON'T CALL ME MIDGET, SMALL, OR CHIBI! GOT THAT STUPID!" Kyo got mad. "WELL, DON'T CALL ME STUPID, YOU MIDGET!" "OH, NOW IT'S ON!" Edward transmuted his arm into a blade and started to charge toward Kyo. "BRING IT ON, MINI-MAN!"

Kyo and Ed started to do a little anime fight. Shido and Yuki shook their heads. Tohru was freaking out while Uotani was enjoying the view. Ginji walked toward Winry. "Hi! I am Ginji!" "I'm Winry!" "Do you know why that guy is fighting with the red haired guy?" Winry sighed. Al started to walk towards the fight. He reached in and grabbed both guys and held them apart. "AL! DON"T INTERFEAR!" "WHY IS THAT SUIT OF ARMOR SAVING YOU? ARE YOU EVEN REAL, ARMOR BOY!"

Al: "Uh..."

Yuki: "Baka neko. Instead of asking for where we are, you go start a fight."

Uotani: "Don't worry, Prince. Carrot top is my pay-per-view."

Kyo: "Who was asking you, Yankee?"

Tohru: "Don't try to get hurt, Kyo-kun."

Ban: "Kids are so arrogant."

Shido: "Looks who is talking, Mido."

Ban: "Yeah, yeah, Monkey boy."

Madoka: "Shido, what is going on?"

Ginji: "Madoka-chan! You're back!"

Winry: "Back? She has been standing there."

Hanajima: "Ah, such nice wave coming from everyone."

Everyone: /What waves/

Yuki: "Look. We are all new here so let's introduve ourselves. I am Yuki Sohma"

Tohru: "Tohru Honda."

Uotani: "Uotani Arisa."

Hanajima: "Hanajima Saki."

Kyo: "...Kyo Sohma."

Shido: "Shido and this is Madoka."

Ban: "Ban Mido but call me Ban. Not Mido."

Ginji: "Ginji!"

Al: "I am Alphonse Elric. This is my brother, Edward Elric."

Winry: "And I am Winry Bell."

Ban: "Question! Are you hollow, Al?"

Al: "How did you know?"

Ginji: "Ban-chan is like that."

Kyo: "Hey! Can you put me down now?"

Al: "Oh, sorry."

Ed: "It looks like you're good at hand-to-hand combat. I am Ed."

Yuki: "Kyo? Good at fighting? Don't make me laugh."

Kyo: I'll give you something to laugh about damn rat!"

Tohru: "K-Kyo! Maybe you should just tell Ed your name."

Kyo: "Kyo. How did you change your arm into a blade?

Ed: "Alchemy."

Yuki: "Alchemy?"

Al: "It is a way to manipulate objects and transform them into other objects."

Tohru: "Wow! It sound complicated."

Madoka: "Where are we, Edward-san?"

Ed started to tell them where when Dan and Mozart satrted to bark towards the sky. "Eh?" Ed, Uo, Kyo, Ginji, Ban, Shido, and Al freaked out. "THE SKY IS FALLING!" Everyone ran behind the bare tree to hide (for 11 people and a suit of armor, it's not easy hiding really.) Several voices screamed out from the sky. "AH!"

A blond, spiky haired boy with "whiskers" was yelling on top of his lungs the loudest. There was 11 people and only 9 of them were screaming. I mean, come on. Falling from 100 feet from the air. I would scream, too. A boy with red hair and a huge gourd on his back made the sand com out of it and formed a sand bed for them to land on instead of the hard ground. Naruto and Kiba landed on thier heads. Sasuke landed on his feet, but Sakura landed on top of him causing him to hit the ground, hard. Neji landed and caught TenTen. Kakashi was reading his perverted book and landed quietly while reading it! Shido landed onhis bottom and Gaara used his sand to catch Hinato before she can land on her face.

Naruto: "Don't worry! My head broke the fall! Ow."

Sakura: "Sasuke! Are you okay?"

Sasuke: "Uh...I...can't...feel...my...back."

Tenten: "Thanks, Neji."

Neji: Your welcome. Are you okay, Hinata-sama?"

Hinata: "Y-yes. T-t-thanks to...um...Gaara."

Kiba: "Would someone please tell me what is going on?"

Shino: "Some old guy throws us into another dimension. No big deal."

Naruto: "NO BIG DEAL?"

Sakura: "Yeah. How are we going to get back to Konoha?"

Kakashi: "Well, Kohaku-san did say that we have to find the key in out hearts."

Neji: "The true meaning of something strong."?

Gaara: "Do you think that it is a riddle?"

Tenten: "Hey! Where is Temari?"

"Up here!" Temari was floating down on her huge fan. Kakashi noticed the bizzarre group hiding behind a scrawny tree. "Hello. Do you happen to know where we are? "No. You, too! Great! Now there are about 20 people who have no clue of where they are. What do we do? Any ideas Winry?" Winry sighed. "Let's explain the situation in my house. I am pretty sure there is a solution. First you will have to tell me how you got here and what is your problem."

Wow! It took alot of thinking for this chapter. Imagine what chapter 3 would be like! Phew!

Me: "Today, I have all the ladies of the story with me. Thank you for coming."

Tenten, Temari, Sakura, Hinata, Madoka, Winry, Tohru, Uo, Hana: "No problem."

Me: "So tell me. How does it feel to work with cute guys?"

Sakura: "Well, I can brag about it to that Ino-pig."

Temari: "Working with a brother has always been a pain."

Tenten: "I can't imagine the Hyuuga genius having fun."

Winry: "Al and Ed needs these vacation anyway. They've been working too hard."

Uo: "It funny to see Carrot top and midget fight."

Hana: "Such nice waves."

Everyone: "W-waves?"

Tohru: "It is quite fun. Meeting new friends and learning new things."

Madoka: "You are quite the optimist."

Uo: "Amazing as usual."

Hinata: "I-i-it's...o-okay."

Me: "Oh, let's kick it up a notch."

Temari: "Now you sound like Emeril."

Me: "Really?"

Madoka: "Emeril who?"

Me: "Forget it. Who is the cutest guy in your opinion?"

Everyone: "Hmm..."

Uo: "Prince Yuki. Who can beat him in looks."

Tohru: "Well, everyone is just so pretty and nice. I can't chose."

Tenten: "Neji-kun!"

Temari: "Hmm...I guess Kakashi. There is no one esle good looking besides that Yuki guy."

Sakura: "Sasuke! But Temari is right about Yuki. Is he single?"

Tohru: "Oh! I-It would be terrible if Yuki-kun had a girlfriend! He wouldn't like it!"

Winry: "I guess Ed but he is such a baby when it comes to fixing his arm and leg."

Hana: "Alphonse sends in such nice waves. So does Gaara.

Me: "Err...how about you Hinata?"

Hinata blushes: "Uh..."

Tenten: "Come on, Hinata-chan. We all know who you like."

Hinata: "Y-y-you do?"

Me: "Let's save that for the next time we meet. Okay readers! Send in those reviews! Even if it is after Christmas!"

Everyone: "Bye!"