I wonder if I married Ed then if that would give me the rights to own Fma… Hmm, but as of now I don't own it. So sad, I know.

Warning: After (1) scroll to the bottom, will explain everything in simpler terms.

Held

By Gomp

I unlocked my dorm door and pushed it open. Al walked into the cramped space, looking all around him. An exasperated sigh escaped his lips as he turned back to face me. "I will never understand your messy habits. When we were kids you were cleaner than this."

I shrugged as I picked up some papers off the floor and placed them on my desk. "I'm a busy man; I have no time to clean."

Al grumbled as he sat on my bed. He bounced up and down a few times, testing the mattress. "I highly doubt that, I think you're just being lazy."

"Oh come on, am I really that bad?"

Al nodded as he flopped back on the bed. He took in a deep breath then allowed it to escape slowly. I eyed him curiously. "Is something wrong?"

Al shook his head as he stared at the ceiling. "Your bed is comfy."

His voice was off slightly, causing me to worry. I walked over to the bed and sat beside him. I looked down at him, but his eyes wouldn't meet mine. "Al, what's wrong?"

Al's eyes flickered to mine for a moment, and then went back to the ceiling. His voice was quiet. "A full year, I guess that's what's wrong."

I sighed as brushed some of his bangs out of his face; his hair was beginning to get long. "I'll be back whenever I can; you don't need to worry about that."

My brother pushed himself up on his elbows and closed his eyes for a moment. His words were solemn. "I lost you for how many years? I finally get you back, and now you're gone again. It isn't fair."

I pulled my brother into a hug to try and comfort him, heck, even to comfort myself. He wrapped his hands around me, digging his head into my chest.

"Al, we will get through this. Worse things have split us apart, but we still made it through somehow."

I could feel my brother nod into my stomach. I sighed as I pulled out my pocket watch, I had to get going. I pulled Al out from my chest while I stood. "When I get back I'll give you a grand tour of thi-"

A loud knock rang from the door. I groaned as I eyed the evil door. Someone was always knocking at my door. In a few quick strides I made it to the door and yanked it open, feeling rather irritated.

Klose stood in the hallway, her hands clasped in front of her, her head towards the ground. My negative emotions suddenly drained away. "Klose?"

She looked up at me with a small smile gracing her lips. "I was sent to remind you of the meeting, you need to be in the announcement hall in ten minutes."

"Thanks."

Her smile broadened. "No problem."

I felt hands on my back as I looked to the side. Al's head poked out from behind me causing Klose to gasp in surprise. "Whose she Ed?" I smiled at my brother knowing very well he wouldn't remember Klose. I ruffled his hair as I looked back at Klose. Her eyes were attached to Al.

"Klose, this is my brother Al."

Her words held shock to them. "Al?"

I placed my auto-mail arm around my brother's shoulders as I nodded. "Alphonse, this is Klose, you two met many years ago."

Both of them spoke in unison. "We did?"

I looked between the two nervously. Yea, right… I knew Al wouldn't remember, but I forgot last time Klose met Al he was in a suit of six foot armor. How do you explain that one?

Klose's face seemed to pale all of the sudden as her eyes rounded. I thought her actions were a little exaggerated for the situation, but, I couldn't find words to explain Al to her. Few people knew the truth about my brother… I should have thought more before I opened my big mouth.

I cleared my throat as I pulled my brother back into the dorm room. I pushed him towards my bed. "Al, go find something to do for awhile. I'll be back soon."

Al nodded as he sat back on my bed. I gave him a soft smile as I shut the door behind myself. I turned back to find Klose still pale.

"You ok?"

She shook her head as she stared at the closed door. "Your brother… I don't understand. How? I mean, his armor..."

I stepped away from the closed door and took a few steps down the hall; I stopped for a moment and turned my head to look at Klose. "Klose, will you walk with me?"

She gave me a small smile as she caught up with me; we walked down the hall in a rhythmic pace.

Klose's alto voice broke the silence. "Ed, will you explain your brother to me now?"

I stopped my walking for a moment with a sigh; I turned to face her questioning gaze. "When we find some time I'll explain things to you. I know it's been years since you last saw Al and things might not add up, but with some explanation I'm sure things will make more sense."

I wasn't totally sure if I could trust Klose yet. I mean, Al was the most important thing to me; it's hard to talk about our past. But Klose seemed to be a very good person and so far had been a devoted friend. She seemed extremely trust worthy and understanding. It was hard to find people like that, and it was hard for me to trust anyone. Maybe it was time I consoled in someone other then Winry, Al, Granny or Mustang. Maybe…

I internally groaned, I didn't ask her to walk with me because of Al. I cleared my throat before I spoke. "How are you?"

Klose blinked a few times. "What do you mean?"

"After Enzo… how are you doing? Are you dealing with things ok?"

Klose looked at her feet, her face seemed fairly neutral. "Ed, can we please not talk about it."

"Klose I-"

"Ed, please. I appreciate the fact that you cared enough to ask me, but I am not comfortable discussing it."

I smirked. Klose seemed exactly like me, I hated discussing things like that type of stuff too. She looked up at me with a half hearted smile. "You better go to that meeting; you don't want to be late."

I gave her a smile back. "Yea, your right."

The room was silent as Chairman Hakuro spoke to the crowed. I sat with my arms crossed as I analyzed the man standing on the platform. His stance was practically perfect as he addressed all of us. He used a professional tone that was commanding yet soothing at the same time. So far all Hakuro had talked about was country pride. You know, good old useless boring crap.

Roy sat on the stage along side the other high ranking officers and the chairmen. Roy's expression didn't seem very enthusiastic. Heck, his expression seemed down right dark and scary. It seemed so odd for Roy to look that way, especially when everyone could see him.

Hakuro cleared his throat loudly, grabbing all of our attention. He picked up a few sheets of papers from the podium and shuffled them. His eyes then scanned the room.

"I am sure you are all wondering why you are here. Well, I feel it will only be proper to just get right to the point. All of you are aware of the Xing situation."

I eyed Roy. Roy's expression seemed to darken. What on earth could be going on…

"Because of a recent attack along our southern border, the Parliament has decided to take direct action. All four other military centers will be receiving the same orders. With in the week our entire army will be rallied, organized, and sent to Ishbal where they will join forces with those who are already assigned to that area. From there, the regiments will receive further orders. We will not allow Xing to make a fool of this country. We will demolish this threat."

My eyes shot wide open. What?

The room broke out in loud whispers, everyone talking with excitement. I looked at Roy who was staring at the ground, the devil still dancing across his face.

"Everyone please…"

The room fell silent again, waiting for Hakuro to continue.

"I need everyone to speak to their commanding officer to receive their departure times and further information..."

Whatever else Hakuro said was totally in one ear and out the next. My whole world found only one focus point.

General Roy Mustang.

Roy's hands were turning a nice color red as he gripped the edge of his desk. His head was down as he gritted his teeth.

I still stood in the doorway where I had thrown the door open only moments prior.

His voice came out low and threatening. "Edward, get out." He didn't even look at me. I narrowed my eyes at him.

My anger matched his, my tone becoming mockery. "No, am I not to receive orders from you?"

My feet stomped loudly against the wooden panel floor, I stopped only a few inch's away from him. How could he not tell me?

"Edward, this is not the time."

"BULLSHIT."

Mustang turned his face towards me, his eye burned with fury like no other. But I stood my ground; there was no way I was going to Ishbal. "Roy, I'm not going to be the military's dog. I will not go to Ishbal even if you dragged me. I was forced into this position!"

Roy's hands lifted in the air and compacted loudly against the wooden desk. I had never seen Roy do an action such as that, I felt slightly taken back, but I still refused to lose this one.

"Roy, what the hell is going on?"

"Edward, you're not going to Ishbal."

I blinked a few times. Huh?

My anger quickly drained away and was replaced by curiosity. And damn it, did I feel more relieved then ever.

"What do you mean?"

"My unit will not be deployed. We will be one of the very few who will stay behind and guard Central." Roy's tone was still harsh, his expression still held rage. I was confused, not understanding his anger.

"Roy, isn't it good that were not going? I mean, do you really want to be away from your family?"

Roy pushed himself away from his desk and walked to one of his grand windows that stretched vertically almost the whole wall. His eyes focused on the world outside. "Of course I'm happy to stay with my family and to be away from the killing. But, I am not happy with their reasoning for leaving me behind. And I am not enthusiastic about starting a war when it's obvious our chances are low at winning."

"Why aren't they sending you?" I had a very good idea why they wouldn't, but I needed to confirm.

Roy's eyes turned to me, his expression turning sour. "Why do you think? To them I'm incapable...I'm an invalid." His words were heart wrenching in there own manner, but in away, they were right. He was incapable. If Roy was to enter a War zone, I didn't even want to think of what would happen. Without my auto-mail, I knew exactly how it felt to be incapable; I knew how it felt to be Roy.

I wanted to find a comforting word, but it's hard to comfort someone in his position. Besides, I was never one who was good with words.

Roy's gaze fell back to the window again; his melancholy expression was only being expressed to the world that most likely wouldn't look back. My eyes fell to the floor, how could I help him?

"Edward, we will lose if we start a war."

I didn't want to think about war. Even though I was in the military and I was there for the Rizenpool attack, war still seemed like an impossible outcome for this country. War, why would the Parliament throw us into a war?

"We can't do anything to stop it, now can we?" I said it more as a statement.

"I don't have enough political power to make that type of decision, so no, we can't."

I sighed as I walked over to one of Roy's couches and plopped down on it. A million questions started to enter my brain. What if we did lose? What would happen to my family? Since I was in the military, what would happen to myself?

A soft knock came from the door. I looked at Roy who didn't seem like he cared to answer it. So I stood up from the comfy couch and answered the door for him. It was Klose.

"Yes?"

"Major Elric, there is a call for you from the crime lab."

I lifted an eyebrow. "What do they want?" If they had finished the reports on Enzo, then damn, that was quick.

Klose eyed Roy for a moment. She looked back at me curiously, but I ignored her questioning stare. It was not my place to tell Roy's secretary Roy's private business. I walked out of the room, shutting the door securely behind me.

"Well, what do they want?"

Klose walked back to her desk and held up the phone. "Why don't you get the phone and find out? They say it's important."

I groaned as I walked to the phone. Important stuff just meant more time I was wasting away from my brother. I placed the phone to my ear.

"Major Elric speaking."

The women on the other line 'meeped' at me from surprise. She cleared her throat before she spoke. "Major Elric, Sir, I was told that the biopsy reports concerning Lieutenant Soto were to be sent directly to you."

"Yes, they are to be sent to me, and any new case findings. Do you have something for me?"

The woman's voice faltered for a moment. "I suppose you can say that. I need you down in crime lab right away."

I ran my hand over my face. Damn it, I knew this was going to take up precious brotherly time. "M'am, unless this is an emergency, can we please wait till tomorrow?"

"Sir, I promise this will only take a moment."

"Fine."

I pointed to a seat for my brother to sit on; he did as he was told.

"Ed, how long is this going to take?"

I shrugged my shoulders as I peered into the front windows of the crime lab. "I was told this will only take a minute. After that I swear it will be just me and you." My brother nodded.

I gave Al a small smile before I turned to the door and opened it. The room I stepped into was buzzing. People walking in and out of various rooms, all of them were wearing white lab coats. I had only been to this room once before, and that was when I was being given a tour when Roy had first been moved to Central.

"Sir?"

I looked to the right of me, a secretary looked back. This secretary was nothing like Klose. This woman seemed very old and heavy; her hair was tied in a tight bun with a stern look on her face. I gave a nervous laugh.

"Yea, Umm, I was just called down here by… someone."

The woman didn't seem very pleased by my performance. Yup, I was unprofessional and heck, I didn't care. "Do you know who this someone is?"

I tried to review the call in my head. Nope, she gave no name. I just shook my head. "Just see if anyone is looking for Major Elric please."

"Ohh! Miss Colville informed me of your coming. I am sorry I didn't recognize you, you look much different from the papers."

I groaned. "Yea, yea, great, well can you please tell Miss. Colville that I'm here? I am pressed for time."

The woman nodded as she lifted the phone. I zoned out from her and looked back around the room. The crime lab was a lot bigger than I remembered.

Most of the workers were much older than me, graying in the hair. All had a professional atmosphere to them, carrying clip boards and manila folders.

"Major Elric?"

I turned around to be greeted by an elderly woman, she was tall and skinny, her facial features very pointy and bleak. I gave the woman a smile. "Yes m'am, that's me. I presume you are Miss. Colville."

The woman nodded as she gestured me to follow her. I did as told and followed her into one of the various rooms. The room we entered was rather dark and small. There was a large window that showed what I presumed to be a biopsy room from the looks of it. I looked into the window and saw a surgeon steel table with a white cloth covering… something. I had a sinking suspicious of what that something was.

The woman turned to a tiny sink that was hidden in the corner of the small dark room. She began to wash her hands. "I am happy you could take sometime away from work and look at this for me."

I sighed while folding my arms over my chest. "M'am, you haven't even told me why I'm here."

The woman nodded as she finished washing her hands and pulled some white cloves out of a box. She stretched the write elastic over her hands then threw me a pair of my own.

I looked at the plastic gloves in question. "You're going to need those unless you want to stain the ones you're wearing."

I nodded as I took off my clothed gloves and slide the plastic ones on. I had to be careful so that my auto-mail didn't tear the plastic. I looked up to find the woman staring at my auto-mail hand. I rolled my eyes at her, great.

"Ma'm?"

She shook her head while looking back at my face. "I read on your personal reports that you were a specialist in human anatomy, am I correct?"

I nodded my head. "Yes, when I was an alchemist one of my specialties was with humans."

The woman nodded as she opened the thick steel door that lead to the biopsy room. The air had a sterile type smell to it, a smell I never really liked.

I stepped into the room after her, closing the door behind me. Surgical tools and a variety of other neat trinkets surrounded us on silver metal shelves. The room was fairly small, only able to fit maybe three people at once. I stared at the white sheet that was on the table.

The woman eyed me. "I hope you don't have a weak stomach."

I eyed her back wearily. I would love to say I didn't, but realty was sometimes I just couldn't take it with the yucky stuff. "If this is Lieutenant Soto's remains, I have already seen them. I believe I can handle this."

The woman nodded while pulling the sheet away from the table. The remains didn't look as gross as I thought, but the smell of decomposing flesh wasn't very friendly to my nostrils. I took a step back so my sensitive nose wouldn't be overwhelmed.

The woman looked at me with concern. "Are you alright?"

I nodded while looking at the slab of meat on the table. It didn't even mildly resemble Enzo. That allowed me to look at the body more as a scientist then as a friend.

Enzo's normal face suddenly flashed in my mind. I had to shake it away.

"Why did you ask me to come?"

The woman nodded while she uncovered some steel bowls that were next to the body. She held a bowl up to me, forcing me to look inside. It was an organ of come sort, but not one I was familiar with. That made me curious.

"M'am?"

The woman placed the bowl back on the table. "Major Elric, can you tell me what organ that might be?"

I pulled out my glasses so I could get a better look. My eyes focused on the bowl, unsure what the hell that was, cause it wasn't human, that's for sure.

"I give up."

"That is Lieutenant Soto's heart, well anatomically speaking. Honestly, by its deformity, I am not even sure if it could have actually function properly."

That confused me even more than I already was. I looked closely at the organ in the bowl. There was almost no way it could be a heart, it was missing the pulmonary trunk and the apex, and that was what I noticed on first glance. For how the organ was twisted I wasn't even sure if the other major arteries were present.

"Are you sure this is the heart?"

The woman nodded but carried an unsure face. I lifted an eyebrow at her.

"Ma'm, are you sure?"

The woman's face turned stern. "Major Elric, this is my career. Please think a little more highly of me."

"I'm sorry, you just didn't look sure of yourself."

The woman allowed a sigh to escape as she peered into the bowl herself. "I am positive it's his heart, the blood circulation was being pumped from this organ. But, by the sever lacerations to his chest cavity and well… his whole body, I can't really figure out how his body worked properly. It seems who ever attacked this man wanted to destroy all of this man's bodily functions. Including the cardiovascular, digestive, and endocrine systems. Even his muscle tissues have practically been totally scrapped."

I looked at the slab on the table. "Is it possible that the deformity of the heart is simply from the lacerations instead of being natural?"

The woman shook her head while picking up the heart with her hands carefully. She turned it around for me to see. "There have been no incisions made; this is the only organ in the body that is still fully intact."

I shook my head, that couldn't be right. The heart was too deformed to work properly in a human. "I just don't get it."

"Well at least you're as baffled as myself."

She turned to one of the shelves behind us and pulled out something that faintly reminded me of pliers. She walked back to the table and opened up the largest hole that was in Enzo's chest and stretched down his stomach. I had to swallow hard… I couldn't think of him as Enzo. As a scientist… must think like a scientist.

The woman beckoned for me to look inside. She used the pliers to keep the hole open as she poked her finger inside the stomach. She pointed at a cut up organ; it was so damaged I could barely tell what it was. It lined the left side of his abdominal.

"This is his large intestine, well, what's left of it."

"That's not right." I used my finger to run horizontally along the midriff of the body, right under the stomach. "It should be here."

"I know, it doesn't make sense. By the organization of his digestion system, from what I can tell, his large intestine had always been harbored to the left."

This was getting really messed up. "I don't know what to think of all of this."

The woman nodded. "Yes, I agree. But there are two more things I would like to show you."

Great, more surprises. The woman lifted up two bowls and placed them in front of me. She took off the lids.

There were various… well I don't know what you could call them. In one bowl there were things that looked like small green thin plates. The other held fairly large green… spikes. I suppose that would be the best way to describe them.

Miss Colville pointed to the bowl that held the spikes. "Believe it or not, but I found these between the spinal vertebrae along Lieutenant Soto's spine."

She pointed to the next bowl. "And these, well, this made up a layer between the external and internal of his epithelial."

I took a step away from the table. Shit!

I had a deep suspicion building up inside me. Oh shit, this wasn't right.

My voice came out shaky. "Do they belong to humans?"

The woman eyed me. "That's why I called you here. I did some tests, and what I came up with is almost unbelievable. The platelets seem to be scales and the spikes are part of the dorsal spine of an iguana lizard. It doesn't make any sense."

It made perfect sense to me.

(1)

I threw Roy's office door open causing the window of the door to rattle. I turned to look at Al who was standing by Klose's desk; I nodded for him to stay where he was. He got the point and sat in the chair by the front door. I then slammed Roy's door shut behind me.

Roy's still solemn face quickly turned to a look of surprise as he looked at me. He had been talking on the phone but pulled it away from his ear while covering the mouth piece.

"Edward, will you please enter more quietly."

"Hang up the phone."

Roy lifted an eyebrow. I wasn't joking and I was sure my tone had made it obvious that I was more than serious. I narrowed my eyes at him, urging him to listen to me. He told the person on the other line that he would call them back and hung up.

He gave me his full attention. "What is the meaning of this?"

I squeezed my fists in a poor attempt to relax myself. Fuck it!

I walked up to Roy's desk, with one swift motion; I pulled the desk away from his seat. The desk made a loud screech of protest as it scratched against the wooden floor. I griped the arm rests on both sides of his chair.

I wanted to punch him, tear him apart; I wanted to do a shit load to him. But I couldn't just jump to conclusions. I forced my question out between clenched teeth.

"Why have the experiments on chimera's not been haltered?"

Roy looked at me dumbfounded. "Edward, what are you talking about?"

I growled as I pushed myself away from his chair and slammed my metal fist into the wall right by his head. "Don't shit with me Roy! You know what the hell I'm talking about!"

Roy used his cane to stand up and move away from me. "Edward, your not making any sense."

I was tempted to punch him. I was so tempted that I had to take a few steps away from him. "Enzo, HE WAS A GOD DAMN CHIMERA!"

Roy's mouth fell open as shock consumed his features.

I wasn't stupid; Roy was too high of a ranking officer not to know. I wasn't going to fall for his act.

"I trusted you! I want an explanation!"

"Edward, that type of research had been haltered the moment the new Parliament came to rule."

I couldn't believe him. No one in the world had that type of research. It took King Bradley's government over a hulking amount of experiments just to get chimera that perfect… perfect like Martel.

"You're lying."

Roy growled at me with frustration as he took a step towards me. I was tempted to use alchemy so he would stay away, but I had no interest in getting arrested again.

"Stay away from me. What else are you hiding from me!"

Roy's whole body tensed. "EDWARD STOP ACCUSING ME OF SUCH NONSENSE!"

I shook my head. Damn it! How did I get thrown into the stupid military again? Part of the reason I originally wanted out was because things like this constantly happened.

"Edward, lets discuss this rationally instead of you pointing your finger at me."

"He was a bloody chimera Roy! Don't you get it? ...a chimera." My words were starting to loose their edge. I had originally told myself not to jump to conclusions but I did anyways, smart. Roy looked back at me calmly. Even though he was frustrated, it was obvious he was trying to keep a cool head.

Roy's voice came out demanding. "Edward, if you do not calm down and relax, I will kick you out of this office. Take a seat on the couch."

I didn't doubt Roy's threat.

I took in a few deep breaths and walked over to the couch. I eyed Roy carefully as sat on it. Roy's body relaxed slightly as he came over and sat down in the couch across from me.

Roy…why was I blaming him? I knew him. It wasn't fair for me to blame him.

"Edward, will you please explain everything to me now without accusation."

I leaned forward, running my sweaty palm through my hair. My voice came out shaky. "Enzo was a chimera."

"How is that possible?"

"Why do you think I came to you?"

I laid on Winry's bed, faced down. My voice was partially muffled by the pillow. "I'm sorry Al; I just had to get out of there."

"It's alright."

I shook my head. "There was a lot of cool stuff I wanted to show you, I'm sorry."

Winry's voice piped in. "Edward, next time we come to visit you can show him." I turned my head to the side so I could offer her a weak smile.

When I had first gotten back to the house Winry told me I looked like I was about to pass out so she forced me to lay down. Me, pass out? It was very possible after finding out about Enzo.

He was a chimera.

He was a chimera and Roy was a dead end when it came to answering the questions.

What the hell was going on?

My face sank deeper into the pillow. Then the idea of war…

My face turned sharply towards my brother, Al blinked at me in surprise.

"Yea?"

"Hey Al, go make your big bro some lunch." I kept my voice friendly and cheerful.

Al lifted a suspicious eyebrow at me. "Why not wait, Winry was planning to make lunch later."

"You know how much Winry's food sucks! Go make me something."

I felt a nice smack on the head. "Ed! Last time I ever cook for you."

I groaned while rolling my eyes. "See Al, now you have to make me something."

My brother eyed me, not very pleased. "You're really lazy Ed."

I nodded and gave him a big grin. "Yup, now go."

With much annoyance, Al stood and left the room. I turned my attention to Winry.

"Ed, do you really think my cooking sucks?"

I pushed myself up from my laying position and turned so I could face her. I sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her seriously. She seemed taken back.

"Ed?"

"Winry…"

Winry's voice came out strained. "Is…is it really that bad?"

I blinked a few times. "Huh?"

"My cooking…"

"Oh my God, shut up! This is not about your damn cooking." A look of relief fell on Winry's face. What a freak.

I cleared my throat before I spoke again. "Winry, a lot of…stuff is going down. Military stuff."

Winry's face suddenly matched my seriousness. "What type of stuff?"

I shook my head; I hated talking about that type of stuff with her. Winry, of course, wasn't too pleased with me. She grabbed the collar of my shirt roughly. "You wouldn't be telling me this unless it might affect me. What's going on?"

She was right; I never brought up my work unless it did affect her. I grabbed her hand from my shirt and forced her to let go. I couldn't really hide something like war from her.

"Well, you know how Xing attacked Rizenpool. Things are starting to…"

"Is Amestris planning to attack Xing?" Ok, so maybe Winry wasn't as ignorant as I had anticipated. I nodded my head to confirm her question.

"I don't know if Amestris will be able to win. It's actually rather unlikely." Winry's face fell suddenly, a frown gracing her lips. It was hard to imagine Amestris loosing, we had always been the victors.

Her voice sounded small. "What will happen to us?"

I shrugged helplessly. "Your guess is as good as mine. But, most likely our country will just be thrown under a new rule. Since Xing has political connections to Aerugo and Creta it's possible the country might be split between the three."

Fear blossomed on her features. She grabbed me by my shoulders roughly. "Ed, are they sending you into battle? Is that what you're trying to tell me?"

I bit back a groan from the pain of her nails digging into my fleshy shoulder. "Winry, calm down, no they aren't sending me."

Winry looked at me sheepishly as she allowed my shoulders free, I rubbed my human shoulder. Wow, did that girl have one heck of a grip.

"I am telling you this because I don't feel safe with you guys in Rizenpool; it's too close to the border line of Aeguro. And considering what just happened in Rizenpool, it's obvious they won't hesitate to attack."

Winry shook her head. "We can't leave Rizenpool; our house is still being used for a shelter. And there is no way I can leave without Granny."

I wanted to understand her reasoning, but I just wasn't satisfied. "Winry please, I really want you guys to leave, and I do want you to leave with Granny. I was thinking you guys can go to Dublis, you can stay with Izumi." I wiggled my eyebrows. "Its right by Rush valley."

Winry tapped her finger to her chin while in consideration. "It's also close to Central. I don't know Ed, what do we do with all the people staying at the house? We can't just throw them on the street with no place to go."

I sighed, I hadn't really thought of that part. "Winry, just see what you can do. I'm begging you."

Winry nodded. "I'll do what I can."

I turned to the small window that was in the room. The bright sunny day seemed gloomy in my eyes.

Why did the world like to tumble down around me?

(1) Simpler terms for the biopsy scene!

Let's start with the heart.

Enzo's heart was missing:

The apex. -Tip of the heart. The apex is directed downward, forward, and to the left, and is overlapped by the left lung and pleura: it lies behind the fifth left intercostals space, 8 to 9 cm. from the mid-sternal line, or about 4 cm. below and 2 mm. to the medial side of the left mammary papilla. So yea, it's like the tip of the heart.

Pulmonary trunk- the artery that carries venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart and divides into the right and left pulmonary arteries.

Arteries- there like… big veins.

Next, the large intestine:

It's usually harbored horizontally under the stomach region. Underneath the large intestine the small intestine is like curled up inside and is sort of hugged by the large one (ok, that sounded weird). There is a piece of the large intestine that falls down to the left in the stomach, but in Enzo's case, all of the large intestine was curled to the left ( sort of like a iguana lizard). Little fact: Large intestine in a human is five feet and three inches wide. Big sucker, isn't it?

Spinal Vertebra/ Spinal cord- Please, place your hand in the center of your neck and run your hand down along that bone (hopefully it goes all they way down your back). There, that is your spinal cord.

Epithelial- that's your skin. The scales were making a nice layer between the internal and external layers of your skin.

Cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine- I'm not going to go into to much detail with these. Pretty much I was saying all of Enzo's systems (lungs, liver, kidneys, everything you can imagine in the body) were pretty much torn apart. Somehow though, the heart had survived Enzo's attack.

Dorsal spine- If you look at an iguana you will see cool spikes running down its back. Those are called the caudal spine (near the top) and dorsal spine (near the bottom).

Lacerations- are cuts.

I think I covered it all! If you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to ask (via review or email)!

Authors Note:

I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. I ended up doing a lot of research so I could get all that fun little anatomy stuff correct. Well, I'm officially done with school, so chapters will begin to be more frequent, hopefully. I have the frame work done for the next chapter but a lot of tweaking is going to be necessary before I post it. I know you guys want me to update more quickly but I discovered if I try to rush stuff it well, sucks. I do have almost the whole story done in my head, but it's going to be awhile until I get stuff out.

I discovered another author on has a theory that will be close to mine. I am not naming this author, and the theory is actually one that will be easily found in the series (usually ignored though from what I've scene). So if you do find this author has a miner thing similar to mine, well I'm aware and the other author is aware so its ok (she actually hasn't even written about it yet, I guessed that she was using the same theory and emailed her about it). Now, the theory isn't anything huge, it's not like the whole plot line or something… but when I finally get to the point I will be talking about this theory, I'll point the theory out.

Wow, I think I just confused myself.

Much love and thanks given to Han-chan for being my beta reader and Egypt being my critic!

Questions you might have…

1. Ed having a specialty with anatomy.

Remember when Ed was matched up with Shou Tucker? Roy mentioned the reason he was putting Ed with Tucker was because Tucker specialized with living things. He felt Tucker would be good because it would relate to one of the things Ed specialized in (something along those lines).

2. Why did Ed get smart all of the sudden?

Ed is a very smart guy in the series and I didn't want degrade his intelligence by writing the anatomy in simple terms (I felt it would take away from the scene). I, of course, was fair and explained everything in the bottom in simpler terms. I just want to remind you guys we're dealing with professionals here so they will speak like professionals. Is my full anatomy analysis correct? Well, all I can say is I hope so. The most I have ever done with anatomy is study monkey bones (measuring a monkeys skull is nothing like understanding the make up of a human body, that's for sure). So, if you're like a medical terminology genius, please correct me. I will take no offense to criticism.

3. Enzo, a bloody chimera! Hey wait, what was with those looks then?

Yes, our lovely Enzo was a chimera. Now, everyone has been asking about those odd looks Enzo kept shooting at Ed. Well, with time we will discover why Enzo kept shooting our lovely Ed with such strange looks. Please, be patient and slowly things will come together.

4. Why did Ed blame Mustang? Doesn't he trust him by now!

Ed is not perfect and is very well tempered. The Mustang thing is mainly showing that Ed just likes to point fingers at people without thinking. He's upset, has had it rough for the past year, and is just sick and tired of all the crap. He wants to blame Roy because, well, he had to blame someone.

5. What's with Ed always being reluctant to tell Winry stuff?

In the series I think everyone knows Ed kept his life private from Winry… and Winry was one pissed off female because of it. I decided to keep Ed still reluctant because, well, mainly because of Hughes. I know Ed is older and he must learn to trust people more (like he is going to work on with Klose) but Winry is his 'best friend' and he wants to protect her. He is sick of losing the people he loves; he wants to keep the people closest to him in like a bubble of protection. You might wonder what Ed will be like with his little brother, well, doesn't he love Al too? (hint hint)

6. Whose Martel again?

Super duper cool snake chimera lady. She chilled with Greed's group for awhile, then ended up being good acquaintances with Ed and Al. Later she was killed by Pride (King Bradley) while still in Al's armor.

Sou- Well I am flattered you think this fic is awesome. I have put a lot of time into it and I am glad my time has been well spent. Oh, Enzo is very important! He will not be hard forgotten. Thank you for your comment on Ed's personality. I am happy you like Ed being so Ed but not so Ed. He's older, so he will be different from the series. Thank you so much for the review!

AlereVenus- Yup, we will find out more about Enzo's strange looks. I hope this chapter was a nice little hint. Ed's life is going to be rough throughout this. But, Ed's a strong guy (even the strongest have mental breakdowns now and then). Thanks for the review.

Pending-Destruction- I was curious if you still read this fic! Surprise, surprise, you still do! I am so glad that this fic has kept your interest. (I heart Gundam Wing!) I scare you with my giddiness with Ed's love life? Haha, I love that comment. Ed's love life will be interesting. Thank you for your comment on Ed's personality. I agree, it takes a man to cry. He understands more about himself at this point, Ed isn't the 17 year old who thought he could take on the world; he is becoming more human realizing the world doesn't always revolve around him. Ed with Winry… well again I am making no comments on who Ed ends up with. Al's turning to a little shit? Lol! Well, I hope everyone understands that Al lost three years without his brother. He's a totally different person now from the series. Why is Al a shit towards Ed at times? Well, Al does love Ed, but, Al's also human. Its scary losing your bro then one day he's back and nineteen (now twenty). Al is hurting too and isn't going to be the nice sweet boy we remember. I'm trying to write him more like a teen from our own world. And the steel thing… AHH! That's embarrassing. Heh, heh, my beta reader had corrected it but I never caught it when correcting the fic myself. Damn it! I fixed it though. Thank you, I appreciate the correction. And I like long reviews! And heck, I like hearing peoples opinions! Review when ever you feel compelled too. Thank you so much for wishing me luck on my finals (I think I did really well on them actually), good luck with yours! And thank you for the wonderful review!

Kwala- I'm so sorry about the name thing! I corrected it in my last chapter. Tee heh, thank you for not thinking that chap was corny. Also, if you have any questions which won't be spoilers for the story, I will be more than thrilled to answer them! Thanks for the review!

Koru- Wow? Lol, I hope that's a good wow... For your second comment. Make it Ed/Winry and I shall die? Lol, I have never had a threat like that. Very interesting. But as everyone knows, I have decided to make no comment on who Ed will be with. Why wont I say? Hmm, many reasons which I will not comment on. I am so happy you like this fic so far. I hope you stay a reader! Thanks for the review!

Lelann- Awe! Thank you for the birthday wish. Yea, the angst Ed was to show that Ed was still human, to help remind people. I know it got a little sappy but Ed will be getting more on track with the coming chapters! (lol I love writing an angst Ed XP) Thanks for the review!

Katratzi- Thank you for the birthday wish! Very much appreciated. I'm happy you liked my angst Ed! Thanks for the review!

Gothick-amnesti- Lol, I loved reading your review! It's one of the most flattering to date! Lol, and I'm happy you read my blips. Boosting my Ego? (takes a look at her Ego) lol, hopefully it's not that big, but a little boost is never bad. Thank you for the birthday wish and for the wonderful comments. They really mean a lot to me and I'm so happy you're a reader of this story. Thank you so much for your awesome review!

Aharah Musici- One of my reviewers that I depend most on! Thank you for the corrections, all have been corrected! Lol thank you for the great complements and I hope my beta reader knows she is getting better. She's a wonderful person who has been more than helpful! I will work on my tenses and do my best to improve this fic as much as possible. Thanks for the very helpful review!

Son goku- This is a non-yaoi fic, so no worries. I don't hate yaoi's but this fic is based on hints from the series and manga and also based on my own cruel corruption. Lol, I will not make a comment on the Enzo question. Because I must leave you in wonder of did Enzo have feelings for Ed or was Enzo just being a freaky chimera... Hmm, interesting. We will see old characters appear, it will just take some time (Rose did make an appearance in a past chapter, which I'm sure you noticed but I must remind). I love how you like how this fic is progressing! Thank you for the great review! I enjoyed reading it