Well, no one's reviewed since the last chapter, but that's not stopping me from continuing this story. So here's the next chapter.
Inside the small kitchen was his teacher Izumi Curtis, her husband Sig Curtis, and the homunculus Wrath. Izumi and Wrath were obviously fighting over something. They were making an awful noise and Edward wondered how Sig could just stand by the counter and ignore them both. He turned his attention back to his teacher and saw a plate come whizzing right at him! He ducked and the plate shattered behind him.
"Now look at what you've done!" Izumi shouted, clapping her hands together and placing them on the floor.
The floor heaved under Izumi's hands and a hand grabbed at Wrath.
"I haven't done anything!" Wrath shouted back, dodging the hand. "You threw the plate!"
Edward entered the kitchen and was about to approach his teacher when a sultry voice said, "I wouldn't do that if I were you."
Ed spun around and saw Lust sitting on the counter, legs crossed.
Ed groaned and put a hand to his head. Too many homunculi! He was starting to get a headache.
"I suppose Gluttony told you about the mushroom then?"
Ed nodded.
"Then Envy twisted his arm off for nothing." Lust said, looking Edward up and down.
"What do you want anyway?" Ed asked her, ducking as a butcher knife flew overhead.
"Nothing really. Well, nothing that you need to worry about anyway."
"What's going on here anyway? What is this place? How are you and Envy the only ones who recognize me? Why is everyone acting like this?"
"My, you are full of questions aren't you? This place we're in is nothing more than your own imagination. Believe it or not, this whole thing is real and yet unreal. Gluttony is dimwitted and distracted when he saw you so that explains his confusion. I suppose you want to leave here then don't you?"
"I intend to as soon as I find Al."
"I could show you the way you know. Meet me outside in the forest. All paths point to Central you know." She smiled as she said this, sliding off the counter.
Ed was about to question her again when a bright blew light appeared over where Izumi and Wrath were fighting. Ed looked over there and saw Wrath's hands pressed against the wall, transmuted together so he couldn't perform any alchemy. Izumi sighed and sat down, picking up the letter Ross left her. She slit it up and pulled out a single sheet of paper. Her eyes scanned it quickly and a frown creased her face. When she was done, she crumpled the paper up and tossed it into the wastebasket.
"I'm going out." She said simply, getting up and heading towards the exit. It was at this time that she finally noticed Edward. They stared at each other and Ed felt a jolt in his mind. He felt certain Izumi would recognize him. Positive in fact.
"And who," she said. "Are you?"
Edward's heart sank as he realized she didn't know him.
"It doesn't matter." She said. "I'm in a hurry. The Fuhrer invited me to Central."
"The Fuhrer?" Ed said. "Why would you care if the Fuhrer asked you anywhere?"
"It's for a special event that's taking place in Central. Invite only. It must be something worth seeing." She said, exiting the kitchen.
As Edward watched his teacher leave, Wrath was trying his hardest to free himself from the wall. But Izumi's transmutation proved too powerful and he was soon worn out. Ed paid him no attention and just followed Izumi. As soon as he exited the house, however, he saw she was no where in sight. He stepped away from the house and bit into some of the growth mushroom. He returned to his regular height and walked back into the woods. He'd only gone a few steps, when he saw a signpost. An arrow that read 'Hughes' was pointing down the left path while an arrow that read 'Central' was pointing down the right path.
"Can't decide?"
Ed looked up and saw Lust sitting in a tree watching him.
"Which one leads out of here?" Ed asked.
"They both do, and yet, neither of them does." Lust said, shrugging her shoulders.
"What do you mean? One way must lead out of here, so which is it?"
"Which do you think? Do you think you'll have better luck in Central or with Hughes?"
"I don't care which way I go as long as I go out of this place!" Ed yelled, losing his patience.
"Temper, temper. If you really don't care why not visit Hughes? I hear there's a special occasion at his house."
"Fine. I think I will." Ed said, walking down the left path.
As soon as he was out of sight, Lust jumped down from the tree she had been sitting in walked down the right path.
"It's almost done. Envy and Gluttony should already be in Central. If Wrath can get free he might be there as well. The boy will get there soon enough. After all, all roads lead to Central."
She continued down the path, smiling to herself.
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