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Hey Everybody! You guys reviewed so fast this time! I got my two reviews thus, you got you next chapter :) , it's a win-win situation. Also, I would like to take this time to ask that you excuse some typos in the last chapter, I swear I looked over this story a million times and I never saw those mistakes...oh well, everyone makes'em. Anyhoo...enjoy the chapter!

The three had decided to explore the north first. Thus, the train that they boarded was the northbound train. Calien continued to cry for a while, but eventually she fell asleep with her head in Ed's lap. She had cried herself to sleep, and she shuddered in her sleep as if sobbing without tears. Ed looked down at her and frowned. "She's in a lot of pain, Al.." Ed said to his brother. "Central was the only home she had ever known, Roy and the people who lived on the base were the only family she had," Al answered. Ed frowned, Calien's pain hurt him deeply.

When she opened her eyes they were in the north. She realized she had been sleeping in Ed's lap, "Oh!" She exclaimed and sat up quickly. "I'm sorry, Edward..." She blushed. "It's ok, I know leaving was hard." He said softly.

They got up and walked out of the train. "What now, Ed?" Calien asked. "We find a place to stay..." Ed said. They walked into town and everyone stared at the three kids. People whispered among themselves as they passed. Ed smiled, "they're talking about Al," he said proudly. Al walked behind Ed and seemed to frown. Calien noticed this and grabbed Ed's shoulder.They slowed so that they were next to him. "What's wrong, Al?" They asked in unison. "I really hate when the people stare like that," he sighed. Calien looked around, she heard one boy comment on how beautiful she was. She then heard a comment on how weird Al looked. She smiled up at him. "Don't worry, Al," she said happily. She put her soft, tiny hand in his large metal one. He looked down at her with surprise. The people instanly stopped talking all together. Calien held Al's hand all the way to the hotel. Ed smiled, he knew why she had done that. She treated Al like a person, in ways that even he didn't.

Their hotel room had three beds. Calien's bed was in the middle. She took a shower, she went in the closet and disappeared, suddenly she poked her head out, "hey, Ed.." she called, "Yeah?" "Can I borrow a shirt?" She asked with an innocent smile. Ed rolled his eyes playfully, "girls.." he grumbled as he elbowed Al. The boys laughed, when they finally settled down, Calien repeated her question. He smiled, "I would be honored if you slept in my shirt, Calien," he said teasing her. She smiled and put on one of his shirts. It was a big shirt and went down to her knees, she seemed so small in it. Before she came out of the closet, where she had gotten changed, she smelled the shirt and smiled when she discovered that it smelled like Ed. She came out and laid in her bed and was asleep fairly quick. It was the first time she had been in the boys' room all night. Ed lay in his bed looking up at the ceiling with his hands behind his head, as usual, but tonight he was also listening. Calien was breathing very slowly, the normal rate for a sleeping child like her. Ed listened to her breathe for a while. "It's a weird thing to hear someone else breathing in our room, isn't it Al?" He asked, checking to see if Al was awake, which he was. "Yeah..but I like it.." Al said peacefully. "It was really nice of her to do that for me in the village today," he added. "Yeah it was.." Ed said quietly. "She treats me as if she sees a person when she looks at me... she's so similar to Mom, don't you notice that, Ed?" He asked. Ed was shocked by what his brother had said, but he had realized that it was true, but he hadn't had the courage to say so. "Yeah, I did notice...she's good for us, Al...I just don't know how good we are for her." "Don't worry, Brother, she loves us, and we love her..we're like a family..." Ed smiled. The boys said good night to each other and fell asleep.

During the night Ed suddenly woke up. He had heard Calien. She was thrashing around in her bed and talking. "No...please don't leave me...please...Ed! Ed please don't leave me..." Ed got out of bed and went over to the sleeping girl. She had tears streaming down her face. He shook her gently and she woke up. "You ok?" He asked worried. She sobbed. "Oh, Ed I dreamed that something had happened to you, and I couldn't help you." He sat on her bed and put his arm around her. "It's ok, it was just a dream...I'm right here and everything is ok, I'll never leave you." He stopped for a minute, and then held her tighter, "never." Calien finally calmed down, she was still crying, but not as hard now. "I miss my dad," she said quietly. Ed hugged her again. "I know...I know." He moved to the head of her bed and sat so that she could rest her head on his chest. He put his arms around her, and he was in the middle of a sentence when he heard that now familiar sound of her slow and steady breathing. He smiled, "I guess you're asleep," he gave her a soft kiss on her forehead. The moon light came in through the window and bathed her in silvery light as she slept. The features of her face were clearly defined and she looked like an innocent child as she slept. Ed looked at her for a long time. He fell asleep in her bed, with his arms around her.

The next morning Al was the first one to wake up, he looked over to find Ed holding Calien in his arms. He got out of bed and gently poked Ed, "just five more minutes.." Ed mumbled. Al poked him again. Ed woke up fully and looked at Al, "What is it?" He asked. Al pointed down at Calien who was asleep in Ed's arms. Ed looked down and smiled, then explained to Al what happened. "Let's let her sleep a while more," Ed said quietly. An hour later she woke up and looked up at Ed with a smile. She remembered her nightmare and his comfort from the night before.

They got dressed and went downstairs for breakfast. Al didn't eat, but Ed and Calien certainly did. They chose a table and Al sat down while Ed and Calien went to the buffet for food. Ed came back first and told Al about how much food Calien was getting, "for being so small, she certainly eats a lot," he laughed. "More than you, Brother?" Al giggled while Ed sank in his seat and frowned. Calien returned to the table with a huge stack of pancakes. Ed frowned again when he noticed the large cup of milk next to her plate. "You're going to drink...that!" Ed exclaimed with disgust. Calien peeked around her pancakes and grinned, "I sure am, I love milk...besides, how am I ever gonna get as tall as you, Ed if I don't drink it?" Ed smiled for the rest of the day, no one had ever called him tall before.

After breakfast, they went to the North Military Base. When they got to the Major's office, they were not allowed in despite the fact that the two of them were state alchemists. Ed sighed, "how will we know about any alchemists in the area if we can't see the Major." Major Daniels was the person in charge of the northern military opperations, and the base. Much like Roy was for Central. "Don't worry, Ed...we'll get in," Calien reassured her friend. She knocked on the door firmly and it opened again. A man in a military uniform poked his head out of the door, "I thought I told you brats to leave..." he yelled angrily. Calien walked up to him with a very official air, "Excuse me, Sir, but you obviously have no idea who you're speaking to...I am Calien Anarnore from Central City...Colonel Roy Mustang's daughter...I strongly suggest you change your attitude and let us see Major Daniels or I'll have to report you when I get back to Central." The man looked nervous, "oh, I'm sorry miss, I had no idea. Right this way, please." Ed and Al just looked at each other, they were shocked at the clout that Calien had. Finally, they were with the Major, Calien explained who she was and who the boys were, then Edward took over. He asked if anything strange had occurred in the North lately and if there were any alchemists around. They learned that an alchemist had gone missing for a month now, his name was Dr.Jake Ramsey. Dr.Ramsey was an alchemist who specialized in alchemy involving the earth, soil, and rocks. It had been rumored that because of his knowledge of rocks, he had been attempting to create a Philosopher's Stone. A few months into his research he had disappeared. His home was in the dense forest that nearly srrounded the city. The north was, for the most part, undeveloped forest. The three decided to go in search of the Earth Alchemist, as Dr.Ramsey was called.

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