Of Cats, Spirits, and Palm Trees
A Fullmetal Alchemist/Digimon: Elemental Mages Crossover
by Bridgitkiido
Disclaimer: I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist. I also don't own Digimon. Kima and Bridgit, however, are two of my Mages, so I own them.
Dedication: This chapter is dedicated to a male friend of mine who turned 16 today. I won't mention your name here for privacy reasons, but Happy Birthday!
Chapter 3
Roy Mustang was not in the most cheerful of moods.
Of course, his best friend had died only about a month or two before, and when his naïve subordinates had come to see the visit Brigadier General, Roy had hid the truth from them, hoping to let them continue their own quests without that weighing on them. Unfortunately, that did nothing to relieve the weight from his own shoulders.
At this current time, Roy was wandering the alleyways. Some would think he was doing so aimlessly, but he actually did have his own agenda. As such, he managed to catch the tail end of the conversation between a young girl and… someone. Roy couldn't see anyone else, but the girl was waving toward the exit of the other side of the alley, calling, "Bye, sir! Thank you, and please remember my advice!"
Roy waited a moment after the girl put her arm down, and then asked, "Just wondering, Miss, who were you talking to?"
She turned around, noticed the Colonel, and simply smiled. "A friend. He told me where I could find my lost cat, and so I just gave him some advice in return. In fact, it wouldn't hurt if you knew as well." She walked past him, but as she was passing, she stated, "When it comes to decisions, follow what your own heart tells you. Then, what you do will be true to who you are." She then walked onward, murmuring to herself, "Now I just need to pick up her trail…"
Roy stood there for a second, but then he sighed. He didn't really have time for this. After all, if his plan was going to work, he needed to find the perfect location.
"I'm back, Nii-san," the armor called, closing the door to the hotel room and placing the bag on the table. "I brought the groceries."
"Thank you, Al," the armor's brother replied. "I'm starving." He plopped down in a chair at the table and fished a small roll out of the bag, taking no hesitation in beginning to gnaw away at it.
Al giggled slightly before removing the milk from the bag and taking it to the small kitchen area. Checking back to see if his brother was following him, Al then removed his helmet and allowed Kima to leap out. As soon as she hit the ground, she looked up at the armor and purposely, yet softly, mewed.
"Not so loud," Al shushed her. "If you're too loud, Nii-san might hear you."
"I might hear what?" Al turned around quickly to see his brother standing in the doorway, a frown on his face. "I came in here to see if I could start some coffee brewing, and I find that you've brought back a cat."
"But Nii-san," Al pleaded. "It was raining, and the cardboard box she had been sleeping under had caved in, and she just looked so lonely… can't we please let her stay for the night?"
The blond boy sighed. "Fine, Al, you win. But just for tonight. As soon as morning comes and it stops raining, she goes back outside. Got it?"
"Oh, thank you, Nii-san!" Al couldn't show any emotion, but if he had been able to, he would have been glowing with happiness. He then turned to Kima and said, "Now let's get you something to eat."
Several minutes later, a small dish was placed on the floor with a small quantity of milk in it (Al received a glare from his brother for even thinking of buying milk), and Kima was lapping it up happily. After all, she may have been vegetarian, but that didn't stop her from having dairy.
The blond stated, "You know, Al, you can't bring along every stray you see on the street."
"I know, Nii-san," Al replied sadly.
Kima then finished her milk. Sighing, she then made the most horrible mistake that one in her position could make:
She spoke. "Ah, that was refreshing."
She caught herself before saying anything else, flinching back slightly, but that didn't stop the brothers from hearing that. The younger pointed at her and asked, "Nii-san, did she just... talk?"
Kima attempted to correct her mistake by saying, pointedly and deliberately, "Mew."
"Don't try to hide it, cat," the blond said tackling her and pinning her to the ground. "We know you can talk."
Kima sighed. "I suppose hiding it now wouldn't accomplish much then, huh."
Author's Note: I am so sorry this is up so late. However, I wasn't expecting that I would receive the response I did. Two reviews! Thank you so much, mikeala12 and Alenia Shadows! I hope this new chapter is to both of your liking.