Me- Well…I have been having some fun making Edu-kun "slightly" mentally unstable, it's what I do best what can I say? Though humor comes to me more often through speaking, I find it slightly more difficult to write it out…sigh…

Ed- What are you trying to say exactly?
Me- …as much as I want to write a funny fic with you in it, buuuuut when it comes down to writing angst comes so much easier…I dunno…

Ed- Are you telling me you enjoy making me crazy and miserable!

Me- No, not really…though I am working on an Anime Documentary that should be quite…interesting…

Ed- I've got a bad feeling that I'm going to suffer more at the hands of your humorous stories then your angst stories…T.T

Chapter Fourteen: Sealed but not forgotten…

Sesshoumarus' POV

I had seen enough, the boy was…talented…but clearly didn't have the mental capabilities that befitted a true demon. It was odd…though he was human the boy showed no sign of feeling. He didn't appear to be possessed by a weaker demon…it was intriguing but he was defeated so I had no use for him.

Something though bothered me, why he first showed such dedication to his younger brother and now…he acts as if it hardly mattered. Was he using them? Does he really know what he is doing? Such a strange boy…his heart is lost so his mind wonders around exacting revenge on all of those who have wronged him. Hmmm…

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Inuyasha sheathed his sword and looked down at Ed and Al, Kagome walked over to them and knelt down,

"He was just knocked out…I'm sort of glad that's all over." She said. Al looked over at her and replied,

"No…it's not over, I have found my brother after waiting for three long months. I found him in a state I've never seen before, he has lost all his memories and all of his personality. It's almost as if he's only there in body but not in mind or soul. Edward isn't like that, yes he dose have a tendency to go over board on some things but never over something as small as having his automail broken. It's happened loads of times and he'd just brush it off like it was nothing…but to get so worked up like this…isn't natural, not for him."

"So what you are saying is, what he said is true? He isn't really your brother?" Inuyasha asked also kneeling down.

"Not really…it's him all right…he's just lost more then his memory…" Al sighed.

"What's that?"

"His mind…I know I shouldn't sound like this or say this but…it was bound to happen sooner or later." Al said standing up, he then looked over in the direction Sesshoumaru was in but he was gone. He looked down at his unconscious brother then over at Sango and Miroku, Al then turned his attention back to Inuyasha and Kagome, "I'm still going to help him, I have too. He has to return home but, not until he's back to the way he was, I don't want…granny and Winry to see him like this."

"We should probably find a nearby village to rest." Miroku said. They all looked at him and nodded. Kirara transformed into her larger form, Kagome and Alphonse helped Edward onto her back.

"Kirara will carry him ok, come on we should go." Sango said, they all headed out to find the nearest village. It wasn't a good two hours before they found one though, when they arrived the village leader stepped forward and asked,

"What is your business here?"

"We are but weary travelers seeking out a place to rest for the night." Miroku said in his most dignified manner. The village leader just looked at him, then at everyone else, he noticed Edward next,

"What's wrong with him?"

"Oh, he had an accident, not to worry he won't be causing any trouble while we are here," Miroku said with a shrug, he then pointed to a piece of paper tied around Edwards' arm "He should be out for most of our stay here. This sutra will keep him from doing anything…at least until it is taken off that is." He added. Al looked over at his brother, he saw the sutra around his arm…when did he put that thing on him? Al really couldn't see the reasoning behind the piece of paper but if it really could keep him from…doing anything then he figured it was all right.

They all settled down for the night, Alphonse stayed with his brother while the others ate. Kagome got up and walked over to him,

"Are you going to be ok? Don't you want to eat anything?"

"I'm fine, for the time being. I'm not really that hungry…you know it's strange, it feels like I've seen this…personality…somewhere before, just not in my brother. I can't really place it but it seems so familiar. Heh, you'd think I'm losing my memories." Al replied.

"You aren't, are you!" Kagome asked.

"No, at least I don't think so. I don't think it works that way, but…what about you Kagome?"

"Hm?"

"Though I've never seen close like yours or the others, I can still tell there is a difference in style. You're not from here are you?" Al asked.

"Well, technically I am but from a different time. You see my family lives in a shrine, and there's this well, the one you and your brother came out of, that acts sort of like a bridge between modern Japan and the feudal era. Inuyasha and I are the only ones that can use it though."

"…That's…sort of strange, but ok…" Al shrugged, then a thought crossed his mind, "If we came out of the well, do you think we could go through it to your side?"

"Why?" Kagome asked.

"I don't know, I was just wondering…" Al muttered. Kagome just nodded, she looked down at Edward, she then asked,

"What was he really like?"

"Well, he was very dedicated to what he thought was right, even if it meant breaking a bunch of rules. Ed was also a tad sensitive about his height…he'd always fly off the handle whenever someone would call him small…" Al sighed and leaned against the wall, he gazed out the window. Inuyasha looked over at them and said,

"Sounds like he was a pain."

"Some people thought so…heck some people wanted to kill him and me on some occasions. It was always one thing or another, it was really crazy back then." Al said, Inuyasha sniffed and stood up,

"Whatever…"

"I know brother has caused you all some trouble but I'm here to try and fix that, I want to see my brother the way he used to be. Not some…whatever he's become…you may not care but I do and I'm going to do whatever it takes to bring the old Edward back." Al said still looking out the window, he then turned and looked down at his brother again.

"Alright then, tell me, how exactly are you going to return home?" Inuyasha asked.

"The same way I got here…" Al said.

"But didn't that kill you? What if the same thing happens hm? What if you return home half dead and die right in front of those you where trying so hard to make happy by returning the one who made you grieve in the first place?" Inuyasha asked. Alphonse looked at him and replied,

"Well, I won't let that happen…I made a mistake when I brought myself here, I forgot one thing…but I won't make the same mistake twice."

They all went to sleep an hour later, Al had an uneasy rest, for some reason he didn't like to close his eyes. He couldn't stop thinking about all those things his brother was saying, it was unsettling to thing that his own brother would even conceive the thoughts of harming others just to have something to do. It wasn't human only they…Alphonse sat up quickly and looked at his brother.

"It…it can't be…" he slid over next to him and looked him in the face, he wouldn't believe that his brother had become one of them "You are still my brother, but…what do I do if…" Al leaned back and tried to go back to sleep, this was in vain because that same thought kept rising to the top of his mind.

'What if brother…has become one of those monsters? Maybe not in body…but in mind?'

The next morning when everyone was awake, Alphonse had gotten up and left the room, everyone stared at him as he left with questioning glances. Inuyasha followed him a second later, he was curious about something. When he caught up with him, Inuyasha asked,

"What was all that about?"

"What?"

"Last night, just so you know I wasn't sleeping. I saw you wake up and say something, what was it?"

"It was nothing…"

"Sure didn't look like nothing, you looked like you saw a ghost or something." Inuyasha crossed his arms and gave him a rather accusing look, Al returned it by replying,

"A rather…disturbing…thought had crossed my mind that's all."

"Elaborate…" Inuyasha persisted.

"I wouldn't expect you or the others to know what I am talking about but…there are these creatures unlike anything you've ever seen. They're called homonculus; they're sort of a living doll." Al tried explaining.

"Living doll huh? I've seen those…" Inuyasha huffed.

"No, I really don't think you have. You see they have this distinguishing mark on their bodies of a serpent devouring its own tail. Also, they have no souls…they're heartless monsters."

"Well I don't know about this mark you're talking about but soulless, heartless monsters we have here too." Inuyasha nodded. Al was a bit put off by this, he was acting like it was nothing!

"…I'm clearly not getting across to you am I?" Alphonse asked giving him a look, Inuyasha glared at him slightly then said,

"What exactly are you trying to tell me? That this whole time, we've been dealin' with some doll that looks like your brother?"

"I hope not, so long as he doesn't have that mark we're safe. It's his personality though that resembles that of a homonculus; I say that only from experience. My brother and I had run across a homonculus that was, in a way, still a juvenile and hadn't developed any dangerous personality traits. It wasn't until later that the child like homonculus had become a mature homonculus that his personality changed. He was angry and untrusting, it was quite unsettling how quickly they change from being so playful and kind…to being down right evil." Alphonse said, he had started to glare at Inuyasha, he didn't like the fact that he wasn't taking this as seriously as he was.

"Ok…well they don't sound very tough." Inuyasha hissed, he was getting a little uncomfortable with the way Al was glaring at him.

"That's because, like I said before, you've never seen one before. I have, I know what they are capable of and it's not very pretty. Ok, from what I was told, demons heal at a faster rate. Like say, what would take a human three months to heal from it would take a week for a demon to heal right?"

"Yeah…"

"Well, with a homonculus…the minute they get hurt they instantly regenerate. You could slit their throats or stab them through the stomach and they wouldn't die, one homonculus can become anyone he wants to be. Another can eat through anything, they are no laughing matter. I should hope that a fate like that would never befall my brother, or anyone who would be so unlucky to cross its path." Al said walking past Inuyasha, Inuyasha stood there for a moment and pondered this. He then went inside also to see what Kagome and the others where up too. It was true though that these homonculus didn't sound so great…that and to possibly have one here would make matters less then perfect.

-To Be Continued-

Me- …Well ok I have no comment to make on this chapter…other then it's the result of staying up till 1 in the morning playing Dragon Quest 8 and attempting to be creative…

Ed- …what are you on?

Me- Hey! If you've got nothing nice to say then zip it!

Ed- sorry!

Me- Anywhozles, I was also brewing up a new idea for my next cross over…I'm a sucker for crossovers what can I say…its been done before but I just love the idea! A FMA/ HP cross over! Whoohoo!

Ed- I don't like here this is going…-.-;;