The Wolf Flame Alchemist
Chapter Two:
Shadow: Hey guyz!
Kiba's Daughter: Hello! I am terribly sorry for taking so long to update but my computer is being worked on and I had to use my mom's computer. She sets time limits so I couldn't stay on long. I hope everyone enjoys this chapter!
Shadow: Yeah, so…On with the story!
Ed was slowly walking down the streets wondering helplessly around thinking about where Rika and Al had gone. They left him a not on his bed for him to meet them in town at some store called "Sally's Dresses."
He sighed and continued to walk. It was getting pretty late and he was tired. Finally he spotted the shop and casually walked in. He was looking back and fourth at all the different clothes when something caught his eye. There stood Rika, with a strapless red dress that went to the floor. Her back was facing him and she was looking down and the clerk who was helping her get the dress fitted, when she saw Al wave at someone. She turned to see Ed standing in the doorway to the shop and saw his face. She smiled warmly and stepped down. Ed walked up to them and asked a lot of questions.
"Why did you guys leave so soon?" Ed asked looking away from Rika trying to hide the blush on his cheeks. He turned to face Rika who handed him some clothes and a pair of shiny black shoes.
"We… Well I needed to get my dress fitted before the ball, and Al wanted to come along so no one would try anything." She leaned closer to Ed and whispered. "He just over-protective." She smirked and Ed laughed. Rika pushed Ed into the dressing room and walked back over to let the clerk finish her dress.
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Ed, Rika, and Al were walking back to Central military HQ. Ed and Rika were walking ahead with Al trailing behind them, he was holding about five shopping bags.
They finally reached the HQ and walked up the stairs and went into their rooms.
Ed and Al walked away from Rika's door and to their room. Ed threw himself on his bed and closed his eyes. Al gently set their bags on the floor ((Rika owned most of the bags….like 3 of them)) and walked over to the window. He pulled the curtains closed and walked over to his bed.
"Ed?" Al asked.
"Yeah Al?"
"What are we going to do… you know, about the philosopher's stone?" Al asked, his voice just above a whisper. Ed looked up at his brother, who was still incased in the suit of armor.
"Well, I don't know really. We have to find another way to make it." Ed said sitting up on his bed. Al looked over at him.
"But what if there isn't another way…what if we have to-"
"No Al. There just has to be another way to get your body back." Ed said lying back down on the bed and looking at the ceiling.
Xx During the Middle of the Night xX
Rika couldn't go to sleep. She was restless about the whole Philosopher's Stone. She had heard the Elric's conversation just a few hours ago. She turned towards the window and stared up at the full moon. "Why does it have to be so hard? What is so special about this stone? And what did Ed and Al mean by 'another way'?" She thought as she looked at the sky and started to think of her future. She always found herself thinking about things like that, she just couldn't help it. She was curious.
XxXxX
Ed rubbed his eyes sleepily and got out of his bed and walked to the bathroom.
He walked out and went down the hall to go stand on the balcony and the end of the hallway. But he never made it. He was wide awake when he heard a loud explosion and a ear piercing scream. His eyes widened with horror.
"Rika? RIKA!" He screamed as he took off running down the hall towards the sound.
He was running down the hall when he heard someone behind him. He turned and looked behind him ready for a fight when he saw that it was only Al. He relaxed some and took off running again.
He reached Rika's room and busted down the door and flew inside only to grab the handle of the door from falling off the edge of a gaping hole in the floor. He looked around frantically searching for any signs of life. He found none. He let go of the door and peered over the edge of the hole. What he saw left him breathless ((in a bad way…)).
There was Rika, clinging to the edge of the floor just a few feet below him. She was hanging over the edge of what seemed to be a hole of nothing, just a never-ending shaft.
"Rika! Hold on!" Ed shouted over the loud rumbling of the quaking floor. She shot a glance up at him that told him everything. She was scared out of her mind, and she couldn't hold on too much longer.
She hung there clutching the edge for dear life. She felt her hands slipping when she heard someone call her name. She looked up through all the smoke and debris to find Ed and Al looking over the edge. She didn't want to scream for fear of loosing her grip and falling.
Ed reached a hand out to her and she reached up to him, but they were still a few inches apart. As he was trying his hardest to reach Rika he heard footsteps slowly moving his way. He looked up trying to peer through the dust and noticed a shadowy figure advancing on him and Al. He looked down at Rika with a look of panic and worry. She looked into his eyes pleading for him not to leave.
"Come on Rika! You have to make it!" He screamed at her. She struggled to lift herself up so she could reach Ed's hand. Her arms shook and were tired from supporting her weight for so long. She didn't know if she could make it. With what small amount of energy she had left she lunged for Ed's hand and held on.
As soon as Ed felt Rika's hand grab his he quickly pulled her up. She sat beside him gasping for breath and arms and legs shaking violently. She looked up at Ed with tear-stained cheeks and he pulled her into a hug to comfort her. He whipped his head around to face the stranger who had almost killed Rika.
He could make out some details. It was a woman, she wore a plain floor length blue dress, had dark brown hair, and was wearing silver gloves that went to her elbows. She was smirking.
The strange woman stepped out a giant hole in the wall where Rika's room used to be and casually strolled to the edge of the endless hole across from Ed, Al, and Rika. The woman's smile only grew with the sight before her. She loved messing with peoples lives.
Ed sent death glares at her and spoke in a rash voice.
"Who the hell do you think you are!"
"Awww, poor Ed. You mean you don't remember me? I feel abandoned." She spoke in a fake hurt voice. Ed's scowled and held Rika closer with Al standing over them.
A/N: I am really sorry for not updating in sooooooo long. I know this chapter is short but it was what I could come up with while my mom was stressing me to the ends of the Earth. I want to thank:
Beautifly92
Silvermoon15
Thanks guyz! –Gives everyone cookies-
I really hope all of you enjoyed this chapter! Please review!