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I don't own Naruto, Great Teacher Onizuka, Love Hina, Mahou Sensei Negima, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Inuyasha, Gravitation or any anime or game that I may or may not mention. I also do not own the character Amber (whom I borrowed from friend's fanfic called Steel and Ice)

Two weeks before Halloween, the whole school was taken on a field trip to one of the islands where a lot of Halloween festivities were held. It was a two-week trip; the students were supposed to learn as much as possible about the distinct customs, then the day after Halloween they would return home.

After a large breakfast, the students dispersed with their extra curricular teachers to a distinct educational activity. The mechanics teacher hadn't made it to the island yet; he insisted on taking his own yacht and he got lost on the way. Ed and Amber searched the hotel they were staying at, for Marche, Winry or Al, but they were nowhere to be found.

"Let's do something fun," suggested Ed.

They went back to their respective rooms and put on their bathing suits. Ed was waiting outside the hotel. He was wearing a sleeveless tee with a red boxer like bathing suit. Amber had her hair up in a bun; she had small red shorts with a white tank top.

"Where should we go?"

"Follow me; I know a good place around here."

"How?" asked Ed.

"I did research on this place once."

His mouth dropped, "What kind of class are you taking?"

"The good kind," she said as she walked through some vegetation and into a sandy road. Ed followed, taking in the beautiful scenery around them.

The tall tress covered most of the blue sky. A cool breeze rustled the leaves and a comforting shadow fell over the place. The sound of rushing water joined the melody of the wind as they neared a small river.

They stopped in a clearing, where a river ended. A small waterfall kept the crystalline water in movement. Ed quickly discarded his shirt and sandals and jumped into the water. Amber took her shirt off; she had a red bikini underneath. She sat down on a smooth rock near the water, after a while she lay down and closed her eyes. Ed approached the rock slowly; the brought his hands closed to his chest and splashed Amber.

"Hey! Come back here!" screamed Amber as jumped into the water. They splashed each other gleefully. Amber swam under Ed and pulled him underwater. When they came up for air, they gazed into their eyes. They were still holding each other; Amber brought her lips towards Ed. She kissed him, pushed him away and splashed his face.

"No fair you tricked me!" mumbled Ed as he spat the water out.

Amber was going to say something, but she stopped when she heard a small laughter. She got out of the water and walked towards where it came from. After moving a few braches, she walked towards the beach. Ed followed, he called Amber, but she shushed him.

"Look," she said pointing towards a little boy and a little girl that were playing together near the shore. They couldn't have been more than six years old, playing all alone along the shore. They built a sand castle; the boy saw a beautiful shell and gave it to the girl. She blushed lightly, walked towards him and pecked his lips; they stared at each other for a few seconds and went back to playing.

Amber was staring at them as if she was on some kind of trance. She looked pensive, walked back towards were she had left her clothes, gathered her things and walked away without saying anything. Ed called out to her, she didn't respond. He asked what was wrong but she just kept walking. He then gave up and just walked besides her in silence. Part of him wanted to scream at her; they were a couple she was supposed to trust him. But seeing how sad her expression was, he decided not to bother her.

"Morning teacher!"

The group of students sat on the sand and stared at their teacher. Yuki, whom wore his usual black suit, just stood there casually.

"I could stand here all day and waste my time trying to teach you losers to write. Instead why don't you go and write a ten page piece about anything you did or liked about this place."

The students scattered and Yuki was left all alone. He lighted a cigarette and walked through the beach as he stared blankly at the sand.

"Yuki!"

"Shouldn't you be practicing your mediocre song?" he asked coldly without stopping or turning around.

"I… Um… I… Shouldn't you be teaching a class?" asked Shuichi halfheartedly.

"Don't bother me!"

"Wait!" he screamed as he ran towards him and stopped in front of him. "I wanted to see you," he whispered as he stared at Yuki with quavering eyes.

Yuki smiled, he placed his hands on his bare shoulders. "You look cute today," he whispered as he claimed his lips.

The kendo class met during the afternoon, in a grassy area deep within the island. As usual Kyo was nowhere to be found. Inuyasha was pacing furiously, Motoko was practicing and Tetsu was rambling insults about Kyo.

"What was that runt?" asked Kyo coldly.

"You can't hurt me! Okita-San will protect me," taunted Tetsu as he stuck his tongue out to Kyo.

"I'm sorry Tetsu, but Kyo is your teacher, besides it might be fun to see you two spar again!" said Okita with his usual soft voice.

Kyo and Tetsu began their usual attack; Okita watched them for a while. "It's been a long time since I've had a good match; how about it if you two go against me?"

"I do not need a man's assistance in battle."

"Who said I was offering it!" barked Inuyasha.

Okita grabbed one of the bamboo swords and moved towards Inuyasha. He managed to evade the blow and simultaneously grab a bamboo sword. He performed a well-practiced chain attack against Okita. With great spryness, he blocked and moved towards him, standing inches in front of him.

'Damn he's quick! But from this position he can't hit me with his sword. I just have to… ugh…'

Inuyasha collapsed; Okita knew that he was too close to him to hit him with the blade so instead he sunk the handle in the mouth of Inuyasha's stomach. Motoko quickly grabbed a sword and began attacking quickly. He blocked every moved and when he saw and opening he drove his sword in.

The fight continued, until they heard a scream coming from the forest.

The warm salt water caressed her feet as she walked silently along the shore. Winry sighted and stared at the immense sea. The afternoon sun was already sinking behind the bluish water; a soft breeze rustled her hair.

"Marche." She whispered sadly; tears ran down her face and a painful memory replayed itself for the thousandth time.

"We have to talk," said Marche, avoiding her eyes.

"What's wrong?" she asked as she let him pull her to a more private location.

"I really like you, Win. Whenever I'm with you I can't think straight. I can't stop thinking about you. Whenever I see you, I want to take you into my arms and hold you forever." He blurted out; his face red, his eyes staring deeply into hers.

"I… I…" tears welled up in her eyes. "Time…" was all she said before running away.

An explosion went off; the pillar of black smoke expanded over the forest and towards the orange sky. Winry automatically ran towards the source of the explosion.

There was a young girl with tan skin standing near the explosion. Her face was dirty from the smoke; metal chunks were scattered over the area.

"Mecha-Tama #67!" screamed the blond girl. A metal turtle hovered over the sky and landed at her feet.

"Are you okay?"

"Hi! My name is Koalla Su! Will you play with me?"

"I'm Winry Rockbell and yes I'll play."

"Oh… But I need to upgrade the Mecha-Tama."

"Mecha-Tama?" asked Winry pointing towards the metal turtle that was now hovering next to Su.

Su explained everything about the mechanical turtles to Winry. Winry said that she was quite capable with tools and followed the young girl to her 'base.'

Amber ran past me crying, I wanted to run after her, but stop when Ed past by as well. I got out of the lush area and into the sandy road. On the floor was a single red sandal, It was Amber's favorite. I took it and placed it in my back pocket.

I walked all day without a direction or a purpose just to walk. I felt sad, everything seem dull since that day. It is as she took away the colors of the world and happiness itself when she ran away. I have only seen her briefly since, I was too afraid to confront her after that, so I've been avoiding her. I would stay out until late and get to bed when I was sure she was asleep and leave before she woke up. I've been skipping mechanics, walking away when I see her in school; but, really, I just want to talk to her and spend time with her.

It was around three when I reached a strange house atop a small mountain. It was a small wooden house; it looked abandoned. I approached it carefully; I called out, there was no answer. I reached for the handled slowly…

"What do you think you're doing?" asked an old lady. She was about four feet tall, had white hair and was wearing old garments that resembled those of a witch.

"Um… I… Nothing I swear!"

"The store is this way! That's my house! You did came all this way to buy something, if not I'll have to assume you're a thief."

"I'm not a thief."

"Very well then, follow me."

I followed the old lady around the house and into a small shack behind it. She walked quickly and disappeared behind a counter. I could hear her muttering angrily as I looked around the store. Minutes later her small head popped from behind the counter.

"I have many unique items in my store, very rare indeed!" exclaimed the old lady passionately.

Most of the items weren't that special, they were odd but not exactly rare. Then I saw it… It was perfect; it was behind a glass, sparkling beautifully. I was completely drawn.

"You have an excellent taste, my young friend. This right here is very rare, unfortunately it is also very expensive." She took out a pen and piece of paper and wrote a number. My mouth fell; I could never make that kind of money. "Maybe we can make some minor adjustments." She crossed the number and wrote a smaller one.

"Thank you! I promise I'll try to get the money as soon as I can. But… I don't have a job." I sighted. "Without one, I won't be able to afford it."

"There is someone. Every morning around five, a fisherman comes to this island. He is a kind man, I'm sure he'll help if you ask him."

"Thank you!" I said as I ran out of the store. I made it down the mountain and into the beach. On my way back towards the hotel, Inuyasha called out to me. I was surprised, aside from taking a few classes together and hanging out scarcely we were not friends.

"Hello," I said casually.

"Your friends with the Elrics?"

I nodded.

"Could you tell the older one that his brother is in the hospital looking after a friend that was hurt during the class?"

"Was it Tetsu? Is he okay?"

"He's fine, Kyo Sensei just knocked him out."

"Hmm… I don't remember you being the kind that does favors. What's her name?"

"Why you…" growled Inuyasha.

"Are you done yet, or are you too incompetent to perform the deed?" mocked a female voice.

"Stop pestering me!" screamed Inuyasha to Motoko, whom was standing up in a nearby hill.

"So there is a girl…"

"I'm going to crack your head open!"

Inuyasha started chasing after me, I ran as fast as I could, not daring to look back. It was the first time I had smiled since that day. After a few miles, he stopped and I headed inside the hotel and towards Ed.

Yay another chappie done! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew……. On the next chapter: Enter the kind fisherman! Proving Marche has what it takes, Amber and Marche become friends, Music teacher disaster, band practices and whole lot more!