Rebirth

Sorry I took awhile, almost a week, but hell I wouldn't abandon you guys without a notice of some kind (MUAHAHAHA) and I dont plan on ending this fic for awhile, so dont worry. On other news, I changed the song cuz I like changing things a lot... plus, I like these two. Heres a lil info; Hitomi sang the second opening to Inuyasha, it was called I Am. As for Glay, they sang for the opening to Vampire Hunter D and were founded by Japan X.

Artist: Yaida Hitomi
Title: Innocence

counting the times as I walk, going forward in terror
the wind blowing on me is strong.
I'm looking for something in the world ahead of me.
but I can't find it, so I come to a stop.
beyond that sky continuing far into the distance, people who pity war.
the children who are sad day in and day out.
everyday changes the color of its face, tilting its head laughing
holding its little worries.
no matter how I decieve myself, no matter how much I doubt,
there's nothing reflected there.
What I'm really looking for is a wish that's not just a lie,
and an unfathomable feeling.
"you need never change" "just be yourself"
this wish for peace of mind, right next to me.
If the warmth you gave me is still here with me,
I'll believe here and now that it has the power to change to kindness.
We'll be able to reborn.
once the sadness shoots through our hearts,
the direction of the wind will change.
When we feel the warmth pushing at our backs gently
I wonder if we can be stronger?
Our dreams are limitless.
No matter how I put up fronts, no matter how I struggle
The power I have now doesn't cut it,
The mirror which reflects my heart is you in front of me,
if you understand this now, we can make it.
We knock on this door called tomorrow which shakes me all too familiarly.
and then we get confused again, and surely we take to walking again.
if we start to lose our kindness, and hurt others,
we must try to remember the innocence in our hearts,
and the dreams we had as children,
then surely our passion will return to us.

Ch.13- Whats In A Name?

"Dont be such a baby, of course you have to wake up this early in the morning," Riley scowled, walking ahead of the shorter alchemist, refusing to show that she, too, was tired.

Kali didn't even have her eyes open, she walked as a zombie, dragged by her arm. She didn't even notice there were so many military personell eyeing her curiously. It seemed so normal for them to wake up at 4:00a.m. when it was still dark outside.

Kali spoke in mumbles, collapsing almost as soon as they entered the building, having only walked across the miliarys large ground.

Riley growled, poking her with the tip of her boot. "Get up already, your only emberassing yourself..."

She looked around, it was basically clear, only the brunette woman at the front desk, who seemed to be typing away like nothing was going on at all. She was hoping they could get this over with before a certain blonde shows up.

"Grr, fine! im going in without you." she said, turning her back she began to walk down the hall until she turned around to see Kali still sleeping there, the hall deserted, thankfully.

Kali yawned, stirring... someone was carrying her.

"Finally your awake." she dropped her, there were two people looking at them confused, then turned back to their coffee and conversation.

Kali looked up after rubbing her arse to see Riley.

"Im never carrying you again, though, so stop acting like a little kid and learn to walk," she said, walking away again.

"Jeeze, your sure grouchy in the morning..." Kali yawned again, following the older alchemist with her eyes half lidded.

.ROYS POV.

I fold the papers, neatly stacking them in a pile, so neat... so tidy... so cleaaan. Hawkeye looks at me, smiles, placing her hand on my cheek she smirks. "Mustang, you've been such a bad, boy... not doing your paperwork, shepulls out a whip and I noticeim chained to mychair.

Riza knocks twice on the door, opening it immediately, "Sir, the new recruits are here."

"Im sorry," he blubbered, face in his arm, the other one dangling off of the desk. "no...noo... dont... Hawkeye!" he jumped up, knocking a pile of paper off of his desk, finding his mistake just made he coughed and started straightening himself.

"-Hawkeye, that'll be all... thank you."

Riza nodded, as if the incident were normal enough, and passed the shorter alchemist who felt as if her legs would give way any second, about ready to collapse on the black leather couch to her right, Riley pushed her to the Colonel's desk and she saluted warily.

"At ease..." he only then looked up and noticed her height, cracking a smile, he had prepared a good one for Fullmetal, but guessed to postpone and practice while he can, no mercy granted.

"So, Lieutenant, where is your partner? I could have sworn I saw her come in."

Riley raised an eyebrow.

Kali yawned, smiling dumbfounded, "Im down here."

He looked down.

"Oh, you looked taller from the door." he grinned, hoping for an explosion. Maybe all short people were firecrackers?

Silence. She wassmiling widely.

"An honest mistake, sir!"

"..." he coughed, "Right. Lets get down to it now," he handed them both two yellow packets, "Inside is your assigned names... nows, as for your first assignment, inside of this document, "He tapped the orange packet to his left, "I would like you to do a little bit of travelling. This isn't as easy as a usual first, but from your test results," he looked at Riley in particular, "I am quite sure you will be well off. Dismissed." He said, handing over the thin orange packet.

Riley left, pulling Kali behind just as she looked at her name.

"WHAT?" she yelled, causing the same blonde woman from before to nearly knock down the office door.

"There has to be some sort of mistake. The Ruby Eyed Alchemist? what does that even have to do with mrrmrrmmrar mrmarm!"

Riley pulled her out of the office with her hand firmly over the smaller alchemists mouth.

"I cannot believe this! HOW could they?" she sputtered, getting into the rented military cars to take them to the station.

Riley rolled her eyes, taking a seat to Kali's left.

"It should make perfect sense. You do have ruby eyes and you did turn half the military base into ruby matter." she sighed at the huffed look on Kali's face, and smirked, "I think they did a perfect job on my name. The Ice Crystal Alchemist."

Kali looked at her pleadingly. "I'll trade you."

"We cant trade! what do you think this is, some sort of game?" she growled.

Kali faced the window again, not speaking for quite awhile. Even when entering the train, giving a sad look at the new town of Central she thought of Sloth once again, lingering at the spot in which he had made yet another promise that he had kept, boarding the train silently, loading her new small suitcase silently, and sitting silently.

It wasn't even until afternoon that Kali finally spoke.

She spoke in a whisper at first, letting it grow into the silence. Rolling around the moonstone she had in her right palm tenderly, she said; "Moonstone, the stone of the lost souls, of love, and of passion. Any traveller who wears a moonstone is said to find the way back... any lost soul finds love, if you lost love and forget how to love you can find the passion again... thats what the moonstone means.'

She looked up to Riley, meeting and locking her eyes.

"Ruby, the stone of nobility. Protection against enemies, nightmares, and evil spirits. Said to ward off phycic attacks and is also the stone of guidance."

After speaking she looked at the window again like before, they should get to this town by this evening.

Riley spoke as well.

"You need guidance and protection."

Kali looked at her surprised, meeting her ice eyes again.

"You have no time for love in the military."

Next time on Rebirth: Ch.14- The First Mission
Monday, NOVEMBER 4th
After reading their mission, the duo head towards the mountain in which they are supposed to check out a wild animal report on missing kids for their first mission, where they then find out its not a normal beast, but something much, much more. Chimeras are on rampage inside a cave-in, and they are trapped. These two totally different alchemists must work together to get out of this, since it seems this was not an accident... but a trap.

Artist: Glay
Title: Way of Difference

I want to see you, but I can't
Standing still searching for the light through such a long night.
The one who taught me that everyone needs strength and kindness to live
was you who was leaving me.
We knew from the beginning that we were going to go our seperate ways
but even still, I felt forever in those days I touched you.
How long has it been since we found each other
I was bad at smiling, has it become more natural?
Since then we were always together,
and following that we became adults.
Waiting anxiously, but you haven't come
The memories raining down on this precious season, are mostly of you.
I miss you, I miss you
You've given me so much courage
that I still now keep with me.
Unable to be together without hurting each other,
we healed that pain together.
Now, those days in which everything seemed meaningless,
have become so dear to me.
looking for love, troubled by love, knowing love
In that heart that resembles mine in some way,
I am there, and in a corner is your unyielding dream,
Don't you see, it has changed us into adults even more.
I want to see you, but I can't
Standing still searching for the light through such a long night.
The one who taught me that everyone needs strength and kindness to live
was you who was leaving me.
If we're under the light being cast through the leaves,
it makes even our parting seem beautiful.
By forgetting sadness people, surely, can become stronger.
Soon, even here, the snow will accumulate
and the world will be colored white.
if just for a little longer...
Waiting anxiously, but you haven't come
The memories raining down on this precious time, are mostly of you.
I miss you, I miss you
You've given me so much courage
that I still now keep with me.
I want to see you, but I can't
Standing still searching for the light through such a long night.
The one who taught me that everyone needs strength and kindness to live
was you who was leaving me.
We knew from the beginning that we were going to go our seperate ways.