Ch.1 a trust written in blood and a betrayal forged of steel
FP: the first of my first FMA fanfic and I can't wait to hear what you think
Kiros is walking down a dusty country road his arm and eye still bled but he had long since bandaged them and found a traveling cloak so the light rain didn't affect him as he slowly made his way to a small country town where he had heard that there was a very accomplished automail mechanic who might be able to help him.
Kiros: I can't give up I won't die here.
He falls unconscious on the road unable to continue due to massive blood loss.
Many miles south in a state military barracks.
Cane: What do you mean you won't let us look for him!
General Grey: I refuse to waist my time and resources looking for that pathetic alchemist!
Cane: Pathetic(?) he's the strongest off all of us!
Cane was a dark haired man of average body build, his hair hung just above his shoulders and he had a scruff of a beard, there were three others standing in the door way behind him.
Cane: His body wasn't with the casualties; he's still out there somewhere!
Coal: I don't know why you're so hopeful that he's dead, or could it be that he's in line to take your job?
Coal is slightly taller than Cane but had the same dark hair only cut much shorter and he clearly paid more attention to his appearance and had shaved that morning.
General Grey: I don't have to remind you that I am ranking officer here and could easily split your little team up and send you to the most desolate corners of the earth.
Coal: You're full of empty threats aren't you Fredrick?
General Grey: You are to refer to me as General Grey!
Sheena: We'll be referring to you as the late General Fredrick Grey if you don't let us look for him!
A evil smirk appears on General Grey's face
General Grey: Sheena, you might be able to change my mind.
Sheena is about Cane's height with long blonde hair, dark green eyes, and a perfect female figure.
Sheena: I may be called the Angels Kiss Alchemist, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't kick your ass without a second thought!
Karrisa: Calm down Sheena we can't get anywhere with threats.
Karrisa was almost the same body build as Sheena except she was slightly shorter with jet-black hair and brown eyes.
Coal: I'm sick off this army, consider this my resignation.
Coal slammed his silver pocket watch down on the general's desk.
Cane: I agree.
Sheena: Me to!
They both threw down their watches.
General Grey: So the Wind fist alchemist thinks he can just leave?
Coal: And so does the Torrent Alchemist.
General Grey: Stone heart kill them please.
Karrisa: I am sick of that name and I'm sick of you, consider me A.W.O.L.
She throws her watch on the desk.
General Grey: Very well you are now officially enemies of the states.
Cane: What ever you say, but before I go I owe you this.
Cane throws a devastating punch easily breaking the general's jaw.
Coal: Let's go before he calls security.
Karrisa: Good idea. How did I get myself into this?
Karrisa was a prodigy who could have gone anywhere she wanted in the army, but she had chosen to stay with this group of misfits only because of her feeling towards a certain someone.
Kiros awakes to find himself in a small bedroom.
Kiros: Where the hell am I?
Winry: So you're finally awake.
A young blonde girl had just walked into the room carrying a tray of food.
Kiros: I must be dead.
Winry: No, you're alive but just barley.
Kiros: If I'm alive then heavens missing an angel.
Winry blushes slightly.
Winry: you must be feeling better.
Kiros: Is this Rosembull?
Winry: Yes.
Kiros: I heard there are a couple of amazing automail mechanics here.
Winry: Best in the world.
Kiros: Good, I'd like to speak with them.
Winry: You're looking at her.
Kiros: Really, so how much would an arm and an eye cost me?
Winry: I do arms all the time, but I don't get many requests for eyes.
Kiros: Well I want the best you can get for both.
Winry: It'll cost you a pretty penny.
Kiros: A pretty penny for a pretty lady.
Winry: I might charge you extra for hitting on me.
Kiros: It would be worth it.
Winry: I suppose I should be flattered to have a state alchemist hitting on me.
Kiros: How do you know I'm a state alchemist?
Winry: I found your watch while I was treating your wounds.
Kiros: That was in my pants pocket and I didn't have any wounds below my waist.
Winry: Maybe I was just sneaking a peak.
Kiros: Who's hitting on whom here?
Winry: I could fall for you if you weren't a dog of the state.
Kiros: I'm quiet the opposite.
Winry: So you're a cat of the state?
Kiros: No, I don't work for the state anymore, they left me for dead and as far as they know I am.
Winry: So, you're a renegade then?
Kiros: I suppose that I am.
Winry: Let's get to work on that automail; we'll have plenty of time to talk later.
Back at the battlefield were Kiros was injured.
Sheena: He has to be around here someone.
Cane: He wouldn't stay here after the battle.
Coal: You're right he should be in a town nearby.
Karrisa: I found a trail of blood leading into the woods.
Sheena: Is there a town in that direction?
Cane checks a raggedy map.
Cane: Yeah it's called Rosembull.
Karrisa: He would definitely head there especially if he was wounded.
Sheena: If we keep a good pace we should be there by morning.
Back in rosembull Kiros awake to find that he had apparently lost consciousness during the procedure, but his eye and arm seemed to working fine.
Winry: You really can take pain much better than most people.
Kiros: I've always had a good pain tolerance.
Winry: I suppose you'll be leaving.
Winry says this with a solemn look of disappointment on her face.
Kiros: I got no obligations, no home to return too, and no one waiting for me I think I'll stick around for a while.
Winry: Thank you(she jumps over and hugs him), I have been so lonely since grandma went to the city to teach classes on automail design.
Kiros: Doesn't anyone else live around here?
Winry: Yeah, but they mostly keep to themselves.
Kiros: I think this is just the peaceful life I need.
Winry: You can stay in my spare room if you like.
Kiros: I would rather stay in your room.
Winry: Calm down we just met.
A young man comes bursting in through Winry's front door.
Winry: What is it Leon?
Leon: There are some alchemists in town looking for your guest!
Kiros: How many are there?
Leon: Just four but they're in military uniforms.
Kiros: I can handle them.
Kiros leaps out of bed and walks out the door heading toward the center of the town.
Kiros: If you're looking for me get out here so I can kick your ass!
As soon as he says this a stream of super heated air barley misses him followed quickly by a blast of water and a pillar of stone all of which barley miss him.
Kiros: I recognize those attacks, did they send my own team to kill me?
Cane emerges from an alley behind Kiros.
Cane: If we were her to kill you do you think we would have missed?
Kiros: I guess not, then why are you here?
Coal: The good General wouldn't let us look for you, so we quit the army and became fugitives so we could look for you.
Coal had just appeared behind Kiros.
Karrisa: We were all pretty sick of the military anyway.
Sheena: I know a little town up in the mountains were we can all lay low for a little while… Oh my god what happened to your hand?
Kiros: The same thing that happened to my eye.
He removed the hood of his cloak revealing his false eye.
Coal: We had no idea that you were hurt that badly!
Sheena: We would have come sooner but there were some delays that General Grey threw in our way.
Kiros: Now that you found me please leave me alone and forget that I ever existed.
Sheena: What?
Cane: You can't be serious; after all we went through to find you!
Kiros: The state thinks I'm dead and I would like for them to believe that their right, I can start a new life in this town and never have to use these hands to hurt another innocent soul.
Karrisa: He clearly never gave a damn about us so let's just leave him to his new life.
Sheena: Is this really what you want?
Kiros: Yes, I've made up my mind.
Cane: Fine we're gone, but if you ever need it us just call and we'll come running.
Kiros: I'll keep that in mind.
Coal: You're not lucky enough to get rid of us; we'll e back as soon as things cool down.
Sheena: That's a promise.
Kiros: I didn't think you would be easy to get rid of, just promise me you won't tell anyone that I'm here.
Cane: I can see why you would want to stay.
Cane is looking at something behind Kiros with a sarcastic look on his face. Kiros turns around to see Winry standing behind him with a slightly baffled look on her face.
Kiros: Its okay their not with the military.
Sheena: Who is she?
Kiros: My mechanic.
He pulls up his sleeve reveling that it was automail from the elbow down.
Karrisa: We had better leave before the military catches up.
Kiros: You're being followed!
Sheena: Don't worry we'll let them see us heading away from the town so they shouldn't come looking for us here.
Kiros: Thanks, I really don't want to turn this town into a battle field.
Cane: Bye.
The four leave heading north toward the mountains.
Kiros: Now that their gone how about you show me were I'll be staying.
FP: That was fun. I have so many ideas for this story please R&R