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It was a long walk through a frightening patch of woods, but finally, by nightfall Ed, Al, and Calien, reached the cottage of Dr.Ramsey. There was a light in the window and there appeared to be someone living there. They went up to the door and Calien knocked then jumped behind Ed and Al. A young man appeared at the door, he couldn't have been older than Ed, but he stood about two inches taller than Ed was.

"Yes?" He asked looking expectantly at Ed.

"Does Dr.Ramsey live here?" Ed asked.

"Oh...it's about that, yes...he lives here...or, he did until he disappeared, he was my father," the boy explained. Calien peeked out from behind Al and the boy stared at her for a moment. Finally, he brought them inside. There was something about this boy that Ed didn't like, he thought it was the way he had stared at Calien. Am I jealous...of that kid? He thought to himself, surprised by his feeling of hatred. The boy told them that they were welcome to stay the night and they could look through his father's things if they thought it would help to find him. He told them that his name was David and that he lived in the house alone since his father's disappearance. His mother had died last year during the harsh northern winter. It was Calien who noticed the transmutation circles. She gasped and grabbed the young man's hand to look at his palm. Ed felt something in his heart when he saw her take his hand. He shook his head and forced himself to forget about it.

"You're a natural alchemist!" Calien shouted with glee.

"Yes, like my father was, I inherited his transmutation circles." He smiled at her. Calien proudly showed him her own circles and showed him some simple water transmutations.

He smiled at her again, "I would show you some of my alchemy, but if I'm not careful I could destroy this entire house in one trnasmutation."

"Wow!" Calien answered him, she was obviously impressed. She was also oblivious to the fact that he wanted to impress her. She was beautiful, and exotic looking with dark hair, hazel eyes, and tan skin. Her father had been pale, but her mother had been dark like she was. No one had ever stopped to think that maybe Calien's mother wasn't born in James' hometown. There was no question that David wanted her.

Ed frowned, "I could destory this place too, ya know..." he reminded them. They talked long into the night.

"My father was never the same since my mother died last year...he spent all of his time in his lab in the basement. In fact, that's where I thought he was the day he disappeared." Ed, Al, and Calien looked at each other. They were forming an idea about what had happened to Dr.Ramsey. David showed them around the house, except the lab, the entire time he was trying to impress Calien and she was obviously flirting with him. Ed constantly frowned and David shot him angry looks over his shoulder. Al just watched the entire thing and laughed to himself. Maybe Ed wouldn't be dealing with this if he could just admit how he feels, he thought. When it was finally time to go to bed, David brought them upstairs.

"Edward, you and Alphonse can sleep in my parents' room, there is plenty of room there. And you, Miss Calien," he said turning to her and taking her hand and kissing it with a smile, "you may have the spare room at the other end of the hall...next to my room." Ed couldn't take much more of this.

Calien smiled at David, "thanks, but if it isn't too much trouble, I'd like to stay with the boys." She took Ed's hand as she said it. Ed grinned at David and put a posessive arm around Calien's waist.

David frowned, "of course, wherever you're more comfortable." They went to their seperate rooms. In the master bedroom there was a small bathroom with a shower, and a large queen-sized bed. Calien changed clothes in the bathroom and laid down on the bed. Al sat next to her on the floor, as if to protect her. The house was dark and gave the kids a frightened feeling. There was a cold mist that seemed to hang in the air as if a ghostly presence was warning them of something. Ed got in bed next to Calien and lay on his back with his hands behind his head, his usual position. Calien affectionately cuddled up next to him and rested her head on his chest, he smiled to himself as he put his arms around her.

"That David guy makes me ill, he's no alchemist..all he knows are magic tricks, if that much," Ed scoffed.

"I think he's just lonely," Calien said quietly.

"Please be nice to him, Ed," Calien pleaded, not realizing that she bruised Ed's heart as she spoke. Finally, the comfroting sound of Calien's slow and steady breathing came again. The sound of Ed's heart beating had lulled her to sleep.

"You're jealous of David aren't you, Brother..." Al whispered.

"Of course I am." Ed answered quickly, but firmly. The boys didn't speak anymore and they finally fell asleep.

The next day, the three began their search for evidence. They went to neighboring houses that happened to be at least a mile away, and asked what the residents there knew of Dr.Ramsey. Many people said that his wife had been everything to him, and when she died it was like he had died also. They also mentioned a strange creature wandering the woods at night, moaning and scratching on windows. It resembled the doctor's dead wife, except she had glowing blue eyes and she obviously looked dead, everyone believed that this was the ghost of Melissa Ramsey. Ed and Al looked at each other, then grabbed Calien and hurried back to David's house. First, they searched the library in the house. The books were all books related to the Philosopher's Stone, some were even written by Dr.Marcoh. Calien thought for a minute then went upstairs to the bedroom to explore alone. She was looking through drawers and suddenly she heard the door close. She looked up startled and saw David there.

"Oh..it's just you, you scared me.." Calien smiled at him warmly, "what's up?" He ignored her words, just staring at her, and came closer and closer until his body was pressed against her.

"You're beautiful, you look just like my mother..." He said more to himself than to her.

"...What are you doing?" She asked now, feeling afraid. He was taller than Ed, but he was less built than Ed was. However, he was stronger than Calien.

He held her arms tightly and began kissing her neck, "my mother sent you to me, I know she did.." he said again more to himself than aloud. Calien tried to get away, but he had pushed her against a wall and was beginning to touch her. She struggled harder and he held her tighter. Calien was beginning to think that becoming a state alchemist was a bad idea, when suddenly Ed and Al came into the room. Ed immediately realized that Calien was struggling. He ran up behind David and drew out the blade from his automail arm. He pressed it to David's throat.

"Let her go," he growled right in David's ear. David didn't listen, however, and put his hand on Calien's chest. She flinched and struggled.

Ed finally pulled David off by grabbing his hair and pulling his head back, "I told you to let her go!" Ed shouted as he punched David in the face. He kept hitting him as the blood from David's broken nose splashed up in Ed's face, smearing across it. He continued to hit David, and David, being too weak to fight back, began begging Ed for his life. Ed's anger had control now. Finally, Al stepped in, grabbing Ed's fist.

"Brother, you'll kill him.." Al warned. He didn't want to see his brother take a life. He was angry also, seeing Calien hurt hurt the boys as well, but Ed shouldn't kill him.

Ed settled down and looked at David, "now it's time for me to show you some of my alchemy." He transmuted a cage around David.

"You're gonna stay there until we leave," Ed said angrily. Al carried the cage to David's bedroom and left it there. In the meantime, Ed ran to Calien who was huddled up in a ball on the floor weeping.

"It's ok.." Ed put his arms around her. She cried for a long time. The boys comforted her. Finally, she stopped crying and demanded that they continue their search.

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