A/N I don't really know how many more times that I can update before saturday, but I really hope that you guys like this chapter
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Full Metal Alchemist, so far just my character Kara :P Though someday I plan on luring them here for the promise of cheese and then they'll be mine, just you wait!
A Forgotten Memory: A great story written by a great person. She really does her best to please her readers, now read it and make her happy!
Ed sat up, blinking hard for a few minutes and massaging the massive lump on his head, "What happened?" He murmmured, not really expecting an answer.
Kara was sitting with her back against an earthen wall and her head was buried in her knees, "I didn't think that they would go after anyone else, but here I see that they brought you, Ed, and Winry too." Her voice was muffled and Ed had to strain his ears to hear her.
"Who're 'they'?" He asked cautiously.
"They are the ones that I fought about two years ago- the ones that I banished from the country. They vowed to return, and to make sure that I knew of, and feared their presence, they are vampires." Kara murmured softly, raising her head slightly and showing her watery eyes, "I really didn't know that they'd go after anybody else. I'm so sorry."
"Don't apologize you idiot, this isn't your fault." Ed sat up quickly, bad move on his part as a massive headache began.
His gaze fell on Winry, who was still lying in an unconscious heap and then moved back to Kara, studying her for a moment, "Where's Hughes? Wasn't he with you?"
"They didn't take him- merely threatened to kill him if I did not go willingly." Kara sighed heavily and pulled herself to her feet, "There doesn't appear to be a way out without making this place cave in upon us, I'm sure that Atsutane arranged that one himself the slimy bastard."
"No way out? Then how the hell did we get in?" Ed asked in frustration.
"They threw us down from up there." Kara pointed without enthusiasm at the ceiling, where Ed noticed a small hole, "It's not any use trying to climb, I've tried hundreds of times, and so far I haven't been able to make it halfway without falling back down here."
"Damn it!" Ed exclaimed, "What the hell is the point of this?"
"Ed?" Winry's dazed voice startled the both of them, "I thought- I thought that you were back in Central?"
"I was." Ed growled, "but, now I'm not, we've all been... abducted."
"It makes it so much more fun when there's a group." A voice called from above, "especially when they're friends of our dear Kara."
"Let them go!" Kara cried, "You have no right to hold them."
"I really could care less." The voice called tauntingly, laughing rather darkly.
"Bastard!" Ed yelled angrily, "let us go!"
"No can do, the fun has only just begun!" Footsteps were heard moving away from the hole, and they were left alone once more.
Kara stood and began to pace, hardly taking note that Ed had moved to Winry's side. She decided then that she should at least give them time alone, so she sat a little distance away, looking calculatingly at the ceiling. Her sharp ears unintensionally picked up their soft voices, and to say the least she was rather surprised by what she heard.
"Ed." Winry whispered softly from below him, Ed could feel a desparate longing to hold her as he always seemed to now when he saw her.
"Yes?" His voice rivaled her own in the softness of it's tone.
She nuzzled close to him, surprising him enough that he wrapped his arms around her small form without realizing it, "just... hold me, okay? At least for a little while, I want to be near you."
Lightning tore across the sky above them, startling all three of the weary prisoners. Soon a drenching rain fell upon them. Kara wrapped her arms around her knees and drew herself together in an attempt at getting warm.
Ed and Winry drew closer together as well, Winry's body was now deliciously close to him, he could smell her wondrous scent, the scent that was more often than not masked with oil and metal, she smelled of wildflowers. It reminded him of his old home, back when he was little, when he, Winry, and Al had played together. He felt tears mix with the rain but didn't care, Ed brought his lips to Winry's forehead gently, "Winry, I-"
He was cut off when she pressed her fingers to his lips, "Shh, I know Ed." Her eyes shined with loving admiration.
Ed was surprised when she rose up until they were at eyelevel before pressing her lips softly to his. Tenderly he returned it, pressing her against his body. In a daze his tongue darted between her slightly parted lips. He could feel her body tensing against his as she moved her hips in his lap, causing sweet, blissful pleasure to rush throughout his body. Ed took a sharp intake of breath, allowing her own tongue the chance to dart into his mouth.
"Ed!" Winry gasped as he rolled until he lay upon her form, quivering with excitement.
He lightly kissed her mouth again before finding his way to her neck where he nipped and suckled gently, causing Winry's breath to quicken. The two forgot the rain, as well as the situation that they were in, and continued to kiss passionately for a while before breaking off, panting slightly, both heated and flushed in the face.
"Winry." Ed said finally, "I love you."
Her gaze was soft, "I love you too. I'm sorry that I always hit you with my wrench... but you make me worry so much with everything you do. I see that you broke your automail and know that it happened out of violence. I worry that I will never be able to see you again- never get to tell you how much I really care."
"I don't just want to get my body back for me." Ed whispered, "I want- I want to be able to touch you with both of my hands, not just this... this cold metal."
"I could care less, so long as it's you that's touching me." Winry said.
Kara lay down in the mud, her eyes had dulled slightly, it wasn't as though she really loved him after all, why should she feel this way when he spoke such passionate words to Winry? Maybe... maybe this was her way of accepting this, accepting that the man she had traveled with for so long was finally coming out with his feelings. She cared about him, and knew that he might not have the time he needed to love Winry properly. Maybe she just felt bad because it was her fault that they would most likely die in the evening. Kara clenched her fists tightly, determined to help the two of them escape, even if it meant that she herself would not make it.
"Ed, Winry." She called, watching as the two pulled sheepishly apart.
"What is it?" There was a hint of frustration in Ed's voice as Kara prepared herself for what she was about to do.
"Goodbye." She murmured softly, moving to their side, she only had the energy to do this once.
"What're you talking abou-" Ed's words were cut off as he was blinded by a bright light, before he felt himself pitched into the air, Winry's hand held tightly to his, they landed in a startled heap above the hole.
"Go get the military's aid!" Kara called, "I'll make sure that your absence goes unnoticed until then."
"Are you crazy!" Winry cried, "They'll kill you!"
Ed put his hand on Winry's shoulder and shook his head. In understanding Winry lowered her gaze and followed him away from the prison, silently praying that Kara would be alright.
Kara watched them go and felt another pang in her heart, she hoped that the two of them would be alright. Kara was suddenly overcome with exhaustion. She leaned against the now rather muddy wall and drifted off.
She was awoken sometime later by angry shouts, opening her eyes she saw Atsutane standing above her, glaring at her coldly, "Where are they?" He growled.
"Why, I don't know what you're talking about." Kara smirked.
A boot came in contact with her chest and Kara felt the air being knocked out of her. "Where are they?"
Kara stood and wiped at the thin line of blood that had run down her lip as she bit it. "I don't know." She said coldly, lunging at him.
He snatched her into his grasp and pressed her close to his body, taking in her scent, "You can't win." He whispered into her ear, "You won't ever win against me now, tonight, tonight you will be changed into that which you fear most. You will have to take the blood of others to survive."
Atsutane then proceeded to throw her to the ground and kick her once more before making his way back to the surface. "You bastard." Kara sobbed, and then in a single instant she had created a sharp blade which she then proceeded to press to her wrist, "You won't get your way, I won't become one of you."
The blade sliced across the tender flesh, searing pain filled her body and she watched with satisfaction as the crimson blood poured forth, "I will never become one of you." With that she collapsed into an unconscious heap.
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Ed ran hard and fast, Winry's wrist clutched tightly in his hand. They were both gasping for breath, though neither wished to stop and be caught again.
In the distance Ed caught sight of a city that looked suspiciously like Central, putting on an extra burst of speed the two made it to Central before nightfall.
The door to the battered military base burst open as someone inside caught sight of the two, "Ed!" The voice was that belonging to Hawkeye, "And- Winry? What's going on?"
"Hurry!" Ed gasped.
"The- v-vampires, we know where they are, we must get back there before it's too late." Winry felt a strange feeling of foreboding growing within her and was silent, her face turned back towards where they had come from, "There really isn't much time." Her voice came out rather hypnotic.
"Winry?" Ed put his hand on her shoulder, which seemed to snap her back to reality.
"I'll get a few of the personel together." Hawkeye said quickly, "and we'll go by car as far as we can without being noticed before continuing on foot."
Okay, but hurry, before anything happens." Winry was fairly dancing on her heels.
Once more the door to the base opened and out came- Mustang with a few other soldiers by his side, "We can leave now." He said, and then to Winry and Ed's questiong looks, "what? Didn't you think that your voices were loud enough?"
"Uh..." Ed realized that they had in fact been talking loudly.
"Let's go Ed!" Winry called from the sidewalk, "We don't have all night!"
"I'm coming already!" Ed shouted, running to the car and sliding in beside Winry.
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In a confused daze Kara opened her eyes, her vision swam furiously, causing the figure before her to come out in a blur, "You idiot, do you seriously think that after the other two were gone I'd leave you alone?" The figure snarled, "And you tried to ruin my plans, so very naughty of you. Don't you know that I always get my way?"
"You didn't get it when I beat you." Kara muttered, "So it would make sense to say no." Her gaze shifted to the wrist that she had sliced, a look of surprise crossed her face as she saw that the wound was gone, and in it's place was an angry pink scar.
He grabbed the wrist and shoved it in her face, "I guess that your body doesn't want to die nearly as much as you, considering that the moment you passed out it closed."
Kara forced her arm back away from him and realized something then- she was chained! Kara struggled viscously against them, managing nothing. She was surrounded by the group of vampires, they all smiled rather toothily as their leader moved closer to her, sniffing delicately at her throat, "ah, I love when the blood is coated with fear." He whispered in her ear, "It tastes so much better then."
He lowered his mouth toward her throat and Kara squeezed her eyes shut.
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(Hehe, I'm mean, ne?)
Ed tapped his foot anxiously on the floor of the car as they sped out of the city and towards a group of hills some distance away, would they make it in time to save their savior? An arm gently touched his shoulder, startled his foot stopped moving and he turned to look at whoever had touched him,
"Winry?" He said, surprised.
"Don't worry, Ed, it doesn't suit you. We- we'll make it in time, I know it." Liar, your only thinking hopefully, I have a feeling that we might be to late to save the girl.
Ed's face softened as he looked into Winry's eyes, pools of icy blue water that held such a blazing fire in them that at first Ed was shocked. He nodded, speechless and instead of anxiety he felt a strange calm overcome him. Winry was right, there was no need for worry, it only made it harder to think straight. (Can you tell that I'm a coma freak yet? Or must I use lots and lots more to get it through to you? lol, back to the story, I'm pretty sure that you don't enjoy my babbling in the middle of it all...)
Winry smiled, glad to see that the worry had left his features; though in it's place came a grim determination. He had lost his mother, but he would never lose his closest friend. She had been with him since he became a state alchemist, though she herself was younger than he and sometimes went on her own missions, missions that needed her skill and talent as the GoE, there was so much pressure put on the girl, how could she handle it, how could she, younger than he, take on so much responsibility and fight, more often than not, without a scratch upon her body? (XD... lots of commas... hehe... yeah, I really need to stop doing that. I'll try not to interrupt your reading, the author says ta ta for now, she'll get back to the writing and leave you poor, innocent readers alone. Again I say XD)
"Got yourself a girlfriend Ed?" Mustang said teasingly, trying to lighten the mood at least a little bit, even if it was at the expense of the Full metal alchemist, "Aren't you a little short for her?"
"WHO'RE YOU CALLING AN ULTRA TINY SHRIMP!" He cried angrily, causing the others in the vehicle to burst out laughing, "what you're all against me now!"
"Ed, you have to lighten up." Winry said through the tears that had formed during her fit of laughter, "Don't be so sensitive about your height." Her face was a deep crimson from what Mustang had said before calling Ed short.
The car pulled to a stop and the group exited the car, it was time to begin the hike towards where the vampires were hiding. "Are you guys ready?" Hawkey cocked her pistol and glanced back at the group, "this is it, this is a search and kill mission, leave none of those bastards alive, they destroyed the lives of many, and it is time to destroy that which destroyed your families and friends."
There was a soft exclamation of agreement and they were off to who knew what kind of danger.
A/N
Hahahahaha! I'll cut off there because I'm just so very mean. XD I don't know if I'll be able to post again before my camping trip, but... I will work extra hard on the next chapter to get it up if I get at least 4 reviews. I mean, this one only took a few hours to write... :P That is including many distractions, such as reading other stories, cooking food, and momentary writer's block, but, I've got this one and hope that you all liked it.
Chapter 7: Fate plays a hand
Will Kara be rescued before it's too late? Will Ed and the others survive their encounter with the Vampires? Find out next time!
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miroku-has-darkness: Umm... I couldn't quite understand what you were asking me, could you make it a little more comprehensive? That is if your willing to, I'm very appreciative to have gotten a review all the same. Ta ta, see you in the next chapter!
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Tsunade-chan: You really liked it? I thought that my story was kind of going a little sour, but I do believe that this chapter is pretty good, at least to the best of my knowledge, but I'm the author so my opinion really doesn't count in the matter. Yes, they are vampires, evil city destroying vampires who want to get back at Kara for defeating them several years ago, so before they change her, they wanted her to watch two of her closest friends die.
Anyway, thanks bunches for the review! and I hope to see you next chapter!
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Weeeee... flies away on her magic broomstick (no clue where that came from... O.o)