Okay peoples…Just thought I should get this up since I'll be leaving soon (as I told you in the author's notes in the updated chapter of Sight).
And really fast: This may seem like it's copied from the story The Zodiac People by agent000, but it's not. I didn't even think of that story as I wrote a particular part out that seems to be copied, and by the time I realized that this was pretty alike, it was only like 2 minutes ago. And I have to leave in about 5 minutes, but instead I'm sitting here updating this since I didn't want to make the people who reviewed have to wait long (or all the other secret readers I have ((if I have any)) that didn't review, so that I don't know of). But I swear on squirrels that I did not mean for this to be practically the same as in The Zodiac People. But I can tell you this: the reason is not the same as in The Zodiac People. At least, it shouldn't be.
Disclaimer: Um um umm…. I forgot what I'm supposed to be disclaiming so uh…(Insert what I'm disclaiming here) There we go! (smiles)
Sight
By Laine Squirrel
6/15/06
"Please," the woman begged. She was wearing white clothes, which was splotched with blood. "Please listen to me. We can't hold him off much longer! He's coming! Run!" She sighed and slowly began to fade.
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Golden eyes blinked open. It's that same dream again… His thoughts were interrupted as the door banged open, followed soon after by the sound of blinds opening and light streaming into the once dark room.
"Brother, how long do you plan on staying asleep? It's already 11:00!" Alphonse Elric looked at his older brother, hidden under the beige-colored sheets, head underneath pillow.
"Mmph," was the muffled reply.
"What?"
The body rolled over and slowly sat up. The boy sitting there rubbed his still tired eyes, his golden-blonde hair sticking out in unusual directions. Groggily he mumbled something about now wanting to get up as he stumbled into the bathroom in the room and shut the door behind him. The sound of water running followed soon after.
Maybe I should wait for Brother… Al thought. There was a clank of metal as he moved to sit in a chair.
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After being unpleasantly woken by his little brother, Edward Elric made his way to the bathroom, muttering under his breath about how he didn't want to get up. He shut the door behind him and turned on the shower water. He stood there half asleep, the other half somewhat awake, thinking about his dream.
I've had that dream before…More than once, actually. Hmm…And that lady said, "We can't hold him off much longer! He's coming! Run!" Doesn't make much sense. "We can't hold him off much longer"? Who can't hold who off? Who's coming? And where am I even supposed to run to anyway! Deciding not to confuse himself any longer, he stopped thinking about it. Besides…It's probably just nothing. He stepped into the shower stall.
And screamed. "Oww! It's freaking hot!" He was wide awake now.
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Al looked up as Ed stomped out of the bathroom grumpily.
"Are you alright Brother? I heard a scream!" He watched as Ed walked by him and wondered if he was going to get an answer.
Not being very happy about getting practically burned, Ed turned a displeased glare on his little brother. "Do I look alright?"
"W-Well…not really…I mean…Your skin's kind of…red…"
Ed threw down a bundle of wet clothes. "So glad you noticed. The water was burning hot and I went into the shower with my pajamas on! Now they're wet! This is what happens when you wake me up early!"
"B-Brother, calm down!"
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Al looked down at his brother as they were walking down the halls at Central when he heard him sigh. "What's wrong, Brother?" he asked.
Turning his stare away from the floor to his brother, Ed whined, "Of course! 'What's wrong?' he asks! You should know very much what's wrong!" He sighed again. "Colonel Mustang, that's what's wrong! I bet you the first thing he'll say to me this time is, 'Oh, is that you, FullMetal? I didn't see you there behind my cup of coffee! Ha ha ha!'" Ed imitated in his best Colonel Mustang voice.
"Oh, come on, Brother. Do you really think so?" Al asked, trying to put his brother in a better mood.
--5 minutes later, in Mustang's office—
"Oh, is that you, FullMetal? I didn't see you there behind my cup of coffee! Ha ha ha!"
Ed gave Al an "I-told-you-so" look. Al held his hands up in the "I surrender!" pose.
Just then there was the sound of thunder and lightning flashed by the window.
"We've been having a lot of bad weather recently…" Al said quietly.
Refraining his anger, Ed asked, "Yeah…But anyways, Colonel. Lieutenant Hawkeye mentioned something about it being a good thing that I was here."
"Oh, yeah, thanks for reminding me. A woman came here asking for you just yesterday before passing out. She was really injured. She was wearing a white outfit, her hair's ebony black, her skin color's pretty fair, and her eyes are blue. It's a weird combination. Sound like anyone you know, FullMetal?"
"No…" It sounds like that lady in my dreams…But it can't be…
"Well, maybe you should meet her. Once you see her face I'm sure you'll remember. It's not one you can forget easily."
"Alright."
"So glad you agree, because she's here right now. Hawkeye!" Mustang called out. A moment later Lieutenant Hawkeye walked in.
"You called, sir?"
"Yes…Could you please bring in that woman?" Hawkeye nodded and left the room. "She wouldn't tell us her name; she just kept asking for 'him'. In fact, I don't think that she knows your name. She only knew what you looked like, and I must say she described you like she's known you her whole life, aside from your name. Especially on the short part," Mustang laughed.
As soon as Mustang said that, Edward lost all interest in the woman and snapped. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A SQUIRT THAT WAS SO SHORT YOU COULD NEVER FORGET HIM WHETHER YOU MET HIM WHEN HE WAS A KID OR TEENAGER!"
"Right, because it doesn't matter when you meet Edward Elric; you'll never forget how short that kid was!" Mustang exclaimed, feeding fuel to Edward's fire.
"I AM NOT SHORT!" Before Ed could leap and attack his superior Hawkeye walked in, followed by a woman who was wearing a T-shirt, jeans, and tennis shoes. Like Mustang had described her, her hair was black and her eyes were blue.
"Um…Are you…?" she asked timidly.
"Huh?" Ed asked, and turned his head to look at the newcomer. Gold met blue.
She gasped, and then rushed forward. "I did it! You're the one! I found you first!"
Before Ed could ask what she was talking about, Roy cut in. "Excuse me, ma'am, but would you please explain a few things?"
The woman was surprised at this. "You earthlings…don't know?"
"Know what?"
The woman sighed. "I thought the earthlings would know by now…I guess I'll have to explain to you, then. My name is Elliana. I am of the angel race. Right now there is a huge war between the angels and devils. Even the fallens have been pulled into this. Earth has been having a lot of bad weather for a while now, right? That's because of the war happening right now."
"That would explain a few things…So what are the angels and devils fighting over?" Mustang asked.
"Dominance. The devils wanted power. It was either fight or be wiped out."
Aside from the angel, almost everyone in the room was having a hard time believing what was being said.
"But then…What does that have to do with us?" Al asked her. He was the one person that believed her. Of course, he believed everyone and just about everything they told him, but that's beside the point.
"You guys really don't know, do you?"
Impatient now, Ed said, with sarcasm dripping from his voice, "Oh, of course we know. That's why we're sitting here asking you for answers about what's going on."
"Right…Sorry, sorry. You see…There's a prophecy up in the skies, known to all the angels, devils, and even the fallens. It goes as followed:
'Two keys in the war of angels and devils.
Two ways that everything could end.
Gold brings destruction, sought by devils.
Silver brings the peace that the angels seek.'"
"So are you saying that I'm supposed to bring about destruction?" Ed asked after a long period of silence, referring to the gold in his eyes.
Elliana merely nodded.
"And who's the silver that brings the peace?" Ed inquired, fearing that he already knew who it was.
"The suit of armor next to you."
"No! This is crazy! Why should we believe you anyway? And besides, even if it were true, why were you looking for me? I bring about destruction, remember? The devils want me! Aren't you an angel?" Ed demanded. He didn't want Al involved in this if it was true.
Elliana smiled. "I knew you wouldn't believe me…After all, you always were the more stubborn one. Come with me, and I will show you." She looked at Mustang and Hawkeye. "I'll just be borrowing them for 3 hours at the most. Please do not worry."
Mustang was unsure about letting Edward and Alphonse just leave with a woman who said she was an angel who they hardly knew anything about.
"I'm going with," Riza stated, voicing exactly what Roy had just been about to say.
"I'm going too."
Elliana looked surprised. "But…the place I'm taking them to is sacred and…"
"No. If we can't go, we cannot allow you to take the Elrics to wherever you're planning on taking them."
"…Okay…But you have to promise not to tell anyone. That also includes you two," Elliana finally said, and looked at Ed and Al when saying the last sentence. Everyone nodded. "Alright then. You guys are going to have to make a chain." White wings sprouted from her back. "We're flying."
"Can we really fly?" Al asked excitedly.
Ed, however, was more doubtful. "Yeah. Can we?"
"Well, you can't, but I can. Now hurry up!" Elliana waited as Al held onto her, Ed held onto Al, Riza held onto Ed, and Roy held onto Riza. "Everyone situated?" Elliana asked. When she got 4 Okays she took off. Wind rushed around everywhere all around them as Elliana flapped her large wings. Before anyone could get their bearings and look around, the wind stopped and they were in a dark cavern.
"Where is this?" Al questioned.
"This is Sun Waters," Elliana told him as the group followed her deeper into the cavern. She stopped when she came to a well-lit room, but there wasn't a visible source of where the light was coming from. The walls and ground of the cave seemed to be gold and glittered. There were several holes in the ground filled with what seemed to be a watery fire.
"Where's the light coming from?" Ed wondered out loud.
"The sun, of course," Elliana replied.
"The sun?"
"Yep! Didn't you know? Sun Waters is on the sun."
There was silence for awhile. Then realization hit.
"WHAT! WE'RE ON THE SUN! NOT POSSIBLE!" Ed blasted. This is too much for me… But even so, he still had a lot of questions he wanted to ask. Which, of course, he expected answers for.
Elliana chuckled. "My, my, doubtful, aren't we?" She glanced up when she heard her name being called.
"Elliana, what's with this stuff in the holes?" Al stood peering over the side of one of them.
"It's water from the sun," Elliana answered while walked up to stand behind Al.
Al whirled around. "Water from the sun?"
"Mm-hmm. It's very special water, you know," Elliana told him. Then in one swift movement she quickly brought her hand out and shoved Al in.
"Al!" Ed cried. He rushed forward. That fire…If it really is water like Elliana said, then that means that Al's blood seal could wash off! Because he was so frantic his moves were easily read, and Elliana had no problem pushing him into the pool either.
As the watery fire closed in on him, he noticed that it was cool, calm, and refreshing, and not burning hot like it had looked from above. Relaxing, he slowly sank to the bottom, flames rushing around him.
Hope you guys enjoyed! I tried to make it longer than all my usual chapters (like in Sight; all the chapters are short!) So I hope you guys had a funner time reading this! (Yes, I do realize that "funner" isn't a word…But that just makes it funner! Ha ha ha!) Oh, yeah…I don't know when the next update is, but I don't think that it'll be over the weekend… (I'm going on a trip that's from today to June 19th, and I dunno if there's a comp there that I can use…)
Nyaahh!
Laine Squirrel