A/N: Sorry that I haven't updated on this story in a while. I kinda forgot about it. Well, here is what you've been waiting for.

A Dark Past Effects All

Chapter 1

A blond haired young man was walking with a suit of armor. "Why can't you tell me what happened, brother?" The armor asked pleadingly. "Come on Ed!"

The blond, Ed, opened his golden eyes. His hands in his pockets as he looked for the hotel. "Where is the hotel?" He almost yelled losing his cool. "I'll tell you later Al, right now we need to find the hotel." A loud growl was heard, and Ed looked at his stomach. "I'm hungry!"

The walking suit of armor, Al, glared at his brother…or at least his voice seemed angry. "WHAT?" He yelled. "You got us lost, brother? How could you?"

As the two worried and griped, a young girl with black hair walked past them. She shook her head. "Edward Elric, right?" She said as she held her groceries in her hands. "And Alphonse Elric, need any help you two?"

The two boys looked at her. Ed pointed and accused finger at her, "You? You're the one who held me hostage this morning." His eyes widened and he began to run when Al held onto his shirt collar.

He bowed. "Forgive me for my brother's behavior. But did he say you held him hostage this morning?"

"Why don't we talk about it over a nice hot cup of tea, and some dinner at my house?"

Ed seemed to perk up and stopped running. "Food?" His eyes seemed to get bigger than saucer plates and he was drooling. "Food…"

She stepped back. "Yea," she raised an eyebrow. "Come on you two, follow me." Then she walked off with a smile. "Come on. Maybe we can get you some milk too Edward. Maybe it will help you grow a few inches taller."

Ed chased after her as she ran from him. "Come get me shorty!" She yelled over her shoulder. When she turned around her smile faded and she ran into a young man about her age. Her eyes widened. "…Thom…Thomas…what are…what are you…doing here?" She asked very surprised.

The brown haired young man smiled. "To find you." He replied happily. His green eyes smiled as his brown coat blew in the wind. "You look cold, let me take those groceries and you take my jacket." He slipped his coat off revealing a white short-sleeved shirt. And on his arms, scars. He took the groceries from her as he handed her his jacket.

She looked at the jacket. "No thank you Thomas." She replied as she dropped the jacket on the ground. "Give me my groceries and leave, now Thomas."

Ed had no clue why, but he suddenly snatched the groceries from this Thomas. "She said get lost Thomas," he said Thomas' name with vain. "So beat it."

The brown haired young man, Thomas, raised an eyebrow. "Why don't you get lost, shrimp." He smiled at his accomplishment to make Edward mad. He was steaming like boiled water.

The black haired girl placed her hand on Ed's shoulder. "Calm down," she glared at Thomas as she picked his jacket up and threw it at him. "Leave now." She told him sternly. Her grip on Ed's shoulder tightened. "And don't come back either!" She shouted as Thomas left with a wave.

She glared at him as he left, and her grip loosened. "Sorry Full Metal," she sighed as she took the groceries from him. "He just makes me so mad," she took a breath and smiled. "Lets get to my apartment for dinner, c'mon!"

Al and Ed exchanged looks before following her to her apartment.

Sen's Apartment

Al and Ed whispered as they sat in the black haired girl's living room. Of course, she heard bits and pieces. She chuckled as she came out of the kitchen with two plates of food. There was steak, mash potatoes smothered in gravy, corn, and rolls. (As you can tell, I haven't ate yet) Ed was literally drooling. "I'm kind of rusty at this cooking, but so far that I've tasted, its edible."

Ed was already digging into the plate before she finished her sentence. "This is good." He said with a mouth full.

"Don't eat with your mouth full, brother/Edward." The black haired girl and Al said at the same time.

She smiled. "I'm Sen, I believe my brother told you Edward." She outstretched her hand. "I'm taking the test to become a state alchemist in a few days."

Ed shook her hand and went back to eating. He looked at her plate. "You haven't touched a thing on your plate. Aren't you going to eat?"

Sen shook her head. "No, I'm not very hungry, you can have the rest if you want." She pushed her plate to him, but Ed just shook his head.

"I'm full." After wiping his mouth he placed his hands on his knees. "So, why are you wanting to become a state alchemist? Its not as easy as you think, you know. Some people even shun you because you are one."

Sen shrugged as she took the plates and put them in the kitchen. "I don't mind." She laughed a little. "I'm used to it anyway. Do you want some milk, water, or tea?"

"Water please." Ed replied. He shook his head, "Why do you say that?" He took the crystal glass of water and sipped it.

"Well, when you have a brother in the military, lets say you are pretty well known. Especially if your older brother is the Flame Alchemist." She laughed as she sat down in front of the two brothers with a cup of tea. "I pretty well known myself, but so are you Full Metal." Sen grinned as she took a sip of her tea. "I've heard a lot about you, but maybe not as much as I think. You're sixteen, correct?"

The blond shook his head. "No, I'm seventeen. And you are seventeen, right? Your brother, Roy, said so this morning." He sighed as he placed the crystal glass on a coaster. "You know a lot about me, yet I don't know anything about you. So why don't you tell me?"

"Love to, I'm called Sen the God's Sinner and the Ice Alchemist." She smirked. "Yes, I can beat my brother. When I was younger, my brother, family, and I lived in a little house near the border. Roy and I use to train together. We taught our selves…and were severely punished when our parents found out. So, we trained by night and worked by day. We didn't last so long either. The day he turned fourteen and I seven, my parents thought it would be best to separate us. They would put Roy in a military school and me…" she gagged and said her next words in disgust, "in a Prepitory school."

Al and Ed looked at each other. "A Prepitory school? What's that?" Al asked curiously and cautiously.

"You're kidding me, right?" She pointed a finger at him. "A Prepitory school is where you learn manners, math, science, English, and other languages. And they usually are just all girls or boys schools. It's not very fun either, if you ask me. They would make the girls sow, clean, and cook. Then I would never learn how to do alchemy. So they made Roy leave when he was fifteen and I was eight. I laughed at the frill attempts to send me to that school…but then they got sick so I had to stay. I taught myself some healing alchemy that helped but only for so long…Next thing I knew…they were dead. The doctors told me I should have just killed them so they wouldn't suffer for so long. He told me that I shouldn't have allowed him to live…" she paused as she took another sip of her tea. "After that I left my house and asked my neighbors to watch it. They did as I asked for nine years…maybe one day I will return. With my brother…with my family…" She whispered.

Ed shook his head. "I don't think that's the smart thing to do, bringing your family back that is. It's a bigger price to pay than you think." He crossed his arms, and a sulking look appeared in his eyes. "Some people know."

Sen glared at him as she slammed her teacup on the table. "I know this!" She yelled as the cup shattered. "I know the price and I'm willing to take it for them…again…" she whispered. Sen glared at the shards of china on the floor and in her glove. "…sorry…" she began to pick the shards of china up when one sunk into her long sleeved shirt.

Ed came to her and lifted her sleeve up. He gasped at the site of metal clasped to my arm. "You didn't do what I think you did…did you?"

My face paled when I saw his face. My head lowered. "Sorry Edward…It was a long time ago." I backed away as he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. "I didn't know better then."

"Who? Who did you sacrifice to not have to lose so much?" He whispered harshly. "Who was it, your sister? A dog? A cat? Who?"

Sen's eyes widened, but then tears came to her eyes. "No one…but myself."

Al walked over to me and took my by the arm and lifted my other sleeve up. "Brother she lost her arm and her hand…there has got to be more. What else did you lose Sen? Please tell us, we may be able to help."

I shook my head furiously as I tried to get out of his grip. "No one can help me!" I yelled. "Its too late for that now. What's done is done, and it can't be reversed."

"You idiot!" Ed yelled at her as he seized Sen by the throat. "You gave up something else, what was it? If you didn't sacrifice something, what did you do?"

She winced at the grip he had around her neck. "…It's more than you could handle…" Sen replied between gasps.

"Spit it out wench."

A/N: I hope you like and your welcome for the cliffy! Lol! R&R!