"Well, well, well! If it isn't the girl who scared her own mother away because she was so ugly. You gonna kill yourself with that there gun?"
Alexis turned around quickly as a rock flew into her face. There standing in the street was the three kids who bullied her. Jessica, the older one had short brown hair; Ashley the younger one had brown pig tails; Samantha the middle one had curly brown hair down to her neck. Alexis snarled at the three girls. Those girls were the best of friend and were nice to everyone, except Alexis.
"Go away!"
"Why? This street belongs to everyone. You can't have it to yourself."
Alexis rolled her hands into fists. Her father warned her not to fight, but at the moment she didn't listen to her father's words of advice. Jessica laughed at Alexis's anger and picked up another rock. She tossed it and Alexis caught it, tossing it back. It hit Ashley in the face and she began to cry.
"Didn't your mother teach you not to pick on little kids? Oh right, you don't have a mother! She left you to suffer!"
Jessica laughed. Alexis clenched her fist and jumped at Jessica, her cloak flying off. She landed a punch in Jessica's chest and Jessica flew backwards.
"Don't talk about my mother!"
Alexis caught the rock Samantha threw at her. She tossed it back. Alexis took off running in the other direction, knowing she needed to get away. She dodged flying rocks and sticks as the girls chased after her. Alexis could hear them gaining on her as she ducked down a side street and ran into a group of trees.
"Get her!"
Jessica called out as they continued to chase her. Alexis ran through the trees. Once outside the trees, she looked up at the darkening sky. Behind her she could hear the two girls. They stopped chasing her once they saw her in the next town.
"We'll get you latter you motherless brat! I hope you continue to suffer in your little hum drum life of hell!"
The girls laughed and left. Alexis clamed her breathing and walked out into the town. She realized she was not in Ishbal anymore when she saw the beautiful buildings. She was in one of the five cities run by the military. She kept to the shadows as she walked down the streets.
"Why me? Why does my life have to suck so much?"
Alexis mumbled to herself as she walked down the street. She continued walking as she tried to find her way back home safely.
"Halt!"
Alexis turned around and saw a man holding a lantern her way. She blocked her eyes to the bright light and stared at him.
"You! Ishbal child! Don't move!"
Alexis didn't listen, she ran away as the man chased her. He was a solider and only saw her as the enemy. She dodge empty vender carts and abandoned barrels. The man son gained help as now four men chased her. She jumped over fallen objects and ducked into a side street. The men followed her in to tan abandoned building which lay in ruins. She hid in the shadows as the soldiers spread out.
"There!"
One man fired off a gun at her and she ducked and dogged the bullets. She climbed into he fallen rafters and crawled across the ceiling. One of the men followed below. He blinked once, and she was gone. They tried to follow but she was very good a hiding. Suddenly, one of the men was kicked across the ground. The others backed him up and searched for her.
"Leave me alone!"
She kicked another man and he landed on the first fallen man. The last two chased after her but she was too small. It was easy for her to fight in small places due to her size and speed. Before long, all men were down on the ground and Alexis walked over to them.
"When I say leave me alone. I mean leave me alone!"
She went to clap her hands together but was stopped by a large man dressed in a cloak. She looked up into his face and saw the white scar.
"Papa?"
"Go home Alexis!"
He demand as she ran off. Scar turned to face the men. They trembled under his glare.
"Scar..."
"Go, and leave my child alone."
Scar turned and ran away, heading home. Back at home, Scar confronted his daughter.
"What were you thinking going to the city at night? You know that is forbidden! You could of been hurt. Or worse killed!"
"I'm skilled. I can take care of myself."
Alexis pulled out the gun from her hip and tossed it on the table. Scar picked it up and looked at it.
"What have I told you before about using guns and alchemy? You know alchemy is forbidden by Ishballa and you can not control yours. You are not to fight, you are a girl not a warrior!"
Scar tossed the gun across the room where it landed in the corner. Rose came into the room and placed her hand on Scar's arm.
"Scar, please, it's late..."
"No, she needs to learn she can not get away with anything! She is still a child!"
Alexis growled at her father treating her like a child. She turned her back to him and crossed her arms. Scar placed his hand strongly on her shoulder and turned her around. She turned around and ducked under his hand, crawling quickly across the floor under the table and then into the corner of the room.
"Alexis!"
"If I only had a real mother like the other girls, I wouldn't have to be so different! It's all your fault! I hate you!"
And with that said, Alexis ran from the house into the dark night crying. Scar ran to the doorway.
"Alexis! come back! Alexis!"