Chapter One- A Better one then what I had up, sorry I was trying to figure out how the story should be written. It's not much longer, and I'll try for a long chap next time.

Meeting with Aunt Pinako and Winry was almost a mistake. Not because of Ellie, it was almost an hour before they noticed her. During that time Ellie had quietly watched with eyes like brother's, the same golden color and everything. Brother had been quiet as well, but for another reason. He still couldn't believe that the philosopher's stone had worked so well. He was still searching for the catch.

As for me, I was trying not to get crushed, and I remembered what it was like to be dizzy, after Winry spun me in a circle to make sure I was all there. I had on some of brother's clothes and Ellie had been given some of brother's older clothes.

Ellie was, if possible, smaller then Brother…. well, she wasn't shorter just more fragile looking; she seemed to have smaller bones. But I'll save that puzzle for later, when I'm not so tired. Brother said he would call mustang to ask about if there was any Alchemical research on souls, but he figured he would have to go to central himself to look for it. He said it would be okay, he just wanted to know.

Brother's a bad liar.

The Next day I slept in, sort of. I know brother probably didn't mean too, but when he didn't get his way he tended to shout. And he wasn't getting his way this time, from the sound of it.

He was shouting to someone about going to central and whoever he was yelling at was talking back, in calmer tone, that he could not go alone and that they had no intention to let him.

For a moment I couldn't place the voice, and it took several more for my mind to clear enough to remember what had happened the day before. Brother must have been talking to Ellie. Since the voice wasn't one I recognized immediately. I shook my head and was tempted to go back to sleep, but reconsidered. I don't know if it's been a good idea to leave two people like brother alone and in bad moods.

I got up and changed while listening to the conversation as best I could from the door. Given brother was shouting it wasn't too difficult.

"I only plan to be gone for a few days, and I don't want them to find you, at least not until I have an excuse to give them." Was brother's main argument.

Ellie's answer was in a calmer voice, so I couldn't hear what she said. Until I was almost to the bottom of the stairs.

"You don't get it do you?" She asked, her voice may have been calmer but she was clearly irritated. "If you leave you put stress on us both, don't you think it would be smarter to wait a day or two? At least until the shock wears off. Like anything else, getting split in half will hurt you, but only if your not careful."

"And how do you now this?" Brother demanded.

"You think you're the only one that thing talked too?" Ellie asked.

Well, that shut brother up for a moment.

"It doesn't want to see you or your brother for a long time." Ellie went on. "So it put in a safety measures to make certain you don't go back, don't ask me what," Ellie added, and I could imagine brother about to ask what those measures were, "All I know is it warned me to be careful. I take it that warning applies to you as well."

Brother made no immediate reply. "Look I can't just sit here, I've never been good at that. You stay here ad keep an eye on Al."

Brother had intended to leave no room for arguments, and Ellie couldn't open her mouth fast enough to stop brother from going out the door.

"Idiot." Ellie muttered. "I didn't just make that up." She shook her head. "You can come out."

I jumped. "Sorry."

"I would ask if he's always like that," Ellie laid down and put her arms behind her head, still in some of brother's clothes, "but I know that he is. Stubborn as the day is long."

"You mentioned a thing?"

"Don't remember?"

"No, not that anyway, a couple of things are hazy." I remember saying it to Ellie, but now that I think back, I never said it to brother, I can't think of why not.

"Then your better off, anyway, it's nothing to bother with." Ellie replied. "You…we both should probably still be sleeping, but I'm up, so I'll stay up."

I didn't realize now that this was different from brother, since brother was always sleeping, or so it had seemed. Ellie looked back at me. "Care to tell me who this mustang character is? I have the feeling I'm going to need to know."

"Alright." I couldn't but wonder what made Ellie think that.

I re-did this chapter. I didn't like the original one. I've decide that it should be kept as the Al's notes format, it's easier to write it that way, though I don't know why, it's been ages since I wrote in First person. R&R please:)