Aria smiled at her friend's red face when Eternity returned. She knew that soon Eternity would tell her everything, but for now had to be content with using her own imagination to think of what Ed said to convince her to come.
"You're coming," Roy stated. He didn't seem unsure at all; he had worked with Ed for too long. He knew that Fullmetal could convince nearly anyone to do what he wanted them to do. Eternity nodded weakly and grabbed her bags. "We better get going then. We don't want to miss the train." As they began to walk back, the two girls dropped behind and Eternity quickly related what Ed had told her. Aria sighed at the end.
"How come you get all the fluff?" She complained, referring to the situation, which she had already deemed as romantic. Eternity rolled her eyes.
"I just got us into a situation that could kill us, and all you can think about is my relationship with Ed?" She asked, exasperated yet amused. Somehow she had known that this was how her long-time friend would react to the scene. Aria didn't have time to respond as they reached the train station and barely managed to catch the train. When they sat down, Ed told them quietly exactly how everything was going to work.
"We don't get a weapon?" Aria asked at the end. "Nothing to protect ourselves if something goes wrong?" Roy gave her a thoughtful look.
"You're right," He admitted. "You should have something, just in case." Ed sighed and searched for the materials to create two knives for the girls. Eternity ran her finger along the edge excitedly and got a cut for her efforts.
"Ow," She commented, sticking her finger into her mouth. Ed grinned.
"That's why you don't run your finger along a blade," He teased. She made a face at him as they reached their destination. When they dropped their things and Al, who was too large and made too much noise when he moved to come, off at the inn nearby, the girls readied themselves while the guys found their hiding places.
"Ready?" Aria muttered to Eternity. Eternity nodded and they began to walk down a dark alleyway.
"It has to be dark," Eternity complained quietly. "It always has to be dark!" Aria muffled a laugh. Eternity was the most skittish in the dark. But her laugh was cut short by a hand shooting out from the shadows behind them. In one swoop, the man that they had been bait for had his arm around both their throats, nearly blocking off their air supply. They didn't have enough air to even whisper, let alone scream so Roy and Ed could jump into action.
They were screwed.