Al made his way through the gravestones, invisible tears running from his eyes. "If I don't really have a heart, why has it been ripped out?" He asked himself as rain began to fall from the sky. He walked over to the park where he had sat with Lexi, and they had laughed together at the two people playing in the water. He walked over to the water and watched as the rain hit it, splashing water on him, but he couldn't feel it.

Ed dealt with his pain in a different way, by focusing harder on his goal. Ed made his way to the library, one name ringing in his head that Roy had whispered. He raced towards the librarian, who automatically shushed him. "Do you have any work by Tim Marcoh?" He asked, desperately looking around.

The librarian nodded, and came back minutes later with a stack full of books. "Here are all the works by Dr. Marcoh," she said, and walked away. Ed smiled and began walking back to the room, pulling up his hood as he did.

Samantha sat at the gravesite as the rain began to pour down, soaking her to the skin.

"If I saw the truth and didn't know it, is that why I'm alive?" She asked the sky, "Then combined the three of us should be able to create the Philosopher's Stone…" She trailed off, and ran her fingers down the wing of the angel. "And you'll be back." She stood up, her blonde braid swinging, and began walking back towards the room.

Al walked back to the room, listening to the rain on his metal body. He walked into the dorms and dragged his feet up the stairs. He pushed open the door and sat down on the floor. Ed was sitting on the balcony, letting the rain wash over him. On the table was a book, and a piece of paper. "Are you sure you want to do this Al?" He said, and Al could see tears on his face.

Al walked over to the table and looked at the sheet of paper. On it were these words, "The secret to the Philosopher's Stone is human lives. No wonder it can do what it can, with all those lives in it." Al gasped and quickly sat down,

"Is this all brother, is there no other way?"

"I've tried everything else. This is all we can do. That's why the stone was created during a war; they killed all the civilians for the creation of the Stone."

At that moment Samantha walked into the room, soaked to the skin, tears mixed with the rain on her face. Al wordlessly handed her the paper and watched as she paled, and quickly sat down. "Are you two sure there's no other way?" They nodded, Ed still on the balcony. "Then I guess…" She stood up. "How badly do you want your bodies back? This is a test of how much we care about each other. Let's promise that after we create the stone we'll destroy it. Deal?" She held out her hand, and Al put his on top of hers. Ed sighed and walked into the room, shivering from the cold.

"Deal."

A/N This was a really short chapter, but now I've got some good ideas to go on, but if you guys have any more ideas they're welcome!

Kya- I'm using that idea next chapter..tehe

Sora-chan
Rin-chan

And the pets- it did go kinda fast…(passes tissue to Rin)

C0me as y0u are- flashbacks are very funny

Snow- thanks for your sympathy

gazer of life- I'm glad you like it!