Author's Notes

I don't Sailor Moon or FullMetal Alchemist, as much as I would love to own them.

Hey everyone! This one is a request by Kallista Starshooter! Enjoy!

Playing Pretend

Chapter 1: The Fairy Dare

"EDWARD ELRIC!" Serena screamed. "STAY AWAY FROM MY FAIRIES BEFORE I GET UGLY!"

"You don't need my help for that!" Ed shouted back, as he and the Water Fairy flew off. Serena stomped her foot in aggravation, as she pursued the two. She would get her fairy back. The fairy chuckled, her blue hair brushing serenely with the breeze. Her lips moved, but no voice escaped them, as Ed laughed. "You're right, but playing with her is fun."

"Edward Elric," a calm voice said, as Ed froze in his tracks. Anyone else, his mind pleaded with him. As he turned, he came face to face with his teacher, a woman with long, dark hair in ragged tresses. "What do you think you are doing with that fairy? You know that they are playful spirits that only can be contained by those who are fluent in magic. Now tell me, what do you study?"

"Alchemy," Ed groaned.

"Then return that—fairy—at once."

"Yes ma'am," Ed replied, as the Water Fairy sighed with him. Serena, a fair-haired child of magic, finally caught up, gasping between breaths.

"Amy!" Serena exclaimed, as Ed sighed. The Water Fairy flew back, waving good-bye to Ed as she landed gracefully on Serena's shoulder.

"It seems you need a lesson in the importance of avoiding these fairies and their owners, Edward," the teacher said, as Serena huffed.

"Well, I'm sorry that I can't turn lead into gold," Serena replied spitefully. "I'd much rather hang out with my fairies than be locked up in some room studying all day anyhow!"

The Water Fairy chuckled again, her softly spoken words only reaching Serena's ears. Serena smiled. She stuck her tongue out at the teacher, as she ran off.

"That girl!" Ed's teacher proclaimed. She furiously tapped her foot. Ed resisted all urges to smile. If his teacher knew what he'd gotten himself into earlier, she would have understood his need for the Water Fairy. "Come along Edward."

Following reluctantly, Edward entered the wondrous School of Alchemy. Within was every alchemist in the kingdom, none of which seemed to remember his alchemic name—only his height. Bastards. Up ahead, some upperclassmen were whispering. Ed had seen them once or twice before. Only one name came to mind, however. Flame. The black-haired man looked smugly at Ed, as if he had known was doing all along.

"Are you listening Flame?" the blond woman beside him exclaimed. The black-haired man nodded. "We have to give this report in ten minutes to Fuhrer! We can't afford to look unprepared!"

Suddenly Flame stopped staring at Ed smugly, and looked back to the blond.

"Thank you. As you know, the strange deaths of the mages lately has been accounted to an alchemist—"

Ed stopped listening, not really caring about the deaths of a few lousy mages.

…

Serena pouted some as she looked back.

"Amy, why did you do that?"

"I'm sorry Bunny, but he had submitted to a game of Truth or Dare with us. We asked for a truth, and he took the dare, so I was explaining the dare to him when you arrived," Amy, the Water Fairy, proclaimed. Serena chuckled.

"You guys really did it this time. That woman will let mom hear it for sure this time," she explained. "I don't think I helped much myself, but that woman was evil."

"Who was evil Serena?" a voice said from behind, as Serena jumped. Busted. Again. "Serena, you didn't go near the School of Alchemy again, did you?"

"Umm," Serena started, as her mother's eyes narrowed, giving her daughter the shivers.

"Serena," her mother replied, letting it hang.

"It wasn't my fault! That Elric boy ran off with my fairy!"

"Serena," her mother sighed. "Fairies are not owned, remember? They are our friends. The ones that choose to follow you can be considered yours, but they are not owned by you. Fairies have feelings too."

"Sorry," Serena grumbled. Amy chuckled some, patting the shoulder she now sat on.

"Listen, I'll talk to her when she comes, but you really do need to stay away from the Elric boy. His family is associated with the evil alchemy, and they are trying to reform him at school."

"But he can hear fairies Mom," Serena pointed out. Her mother smiled.

"That's something I cannot explain to you dear," she replied. "Now run along and go play with the fairies elsewhere."

…

"Brother!" Ed heard his brother exclaim, as he heard the familiar clunk travel down the hall towards him. He cringed, as the teacher gave him a cold look.

"We'll discuss your impudence on THAT matter later. However, you will learn to avoid those born with magic after you serve your detention."

Ed froze. He hated detention. Especially detention with her. Al sighed.

"Brother, you went after fairies? Are you crazy? What if you ended up playing Truth or Dare with one?" Al asked. Ed said nothing. His teacher looked at him and his brother curiously.

"I want you both to write on the board 'Fairies are evil' until there is not a speck of room left on it."

"But didn't you get that board magically altered to—"

"JUST DO IT!" she roared, as the two dashed into the room, and began writing.

"You really went after fairies? Whose?"

"Meatball head's," Ed replied. "Can you believe she still hasn't changed her hairstyle?"

"Yes."

"What's the deal?" Ed sighed. The board, as he was writing, was erasing every word at a steady pace. He kept writing. "What's an enchanted chalkboard doing in the School of Alchemy?"

"You played Truth or Dare, didn't you?" Al asked him, catching onto his brother's inability to stay on topic. "What happened?"

"You'd never believe me Al. Although, I do need your help getting a hold of some new clothes," Ed replied, smirking some.

…

Serena sighed. As she walked over to the tree beside her home, a small white cottage, three other fairies showed up, all giggling.

"That boy was so pretty, like Bunny!" the Love Fairy, Mina, exclaimed.

"That school named him Fully Mental, didn't they?" the Fire Fairy, Raye, mused. "I asked Winry about him, and that's what she said."

"His alchemic name is Fullmetal!" the Water Fairy, Amy, corrected with a giggle.

"Of course, and he was too chicken to tell us why!" the Lightning Fairy, Lita, replied, laughing.

"So he really did submit to Truth or Dare," Serena said thoughtfully. "I thought alchemists were too scared of fairies to play that game with one."

"Correction Bunny," Raye started. "They fear those who are more in tune with magic. I'm sure they know the Elric boy is not only in tune with alchemy, but with magic as well."

"Really Raye, he is?" Serena asked, her eyes wide a saucers.

"You should stay away from him Bunny," Lita told her quickly. "He may be in tune with magic, but he's always going to be faithful to alchemy. He was asking us about the Philosopher's Stone."

"No way, really?" Serena asked, totally caught in.

"It's true we fairies are aware of its location, but," Amy said, looking thoughtful as her wings fluttered. "Even we cannot disclose its location without a fair fight. Even the dark fairies take to protecting its secrets."

"Come off it Ames, you're just making Bunny curious and then we'll have to DARE her!" Mina giggled.

"What did you guys dare him to do anyhow?" Serena asked.

"Nothing much," Lita started, as the group silenced her. "What? We should tell Bunny! She asked!"

"No way," Raye said. "Bunny can find out on her own what the dare is."

"When in disagreement, you all know the policy," Amy said with a small smile.

"TRUTH OR DARE!" Mina exclaimed.

"Dare," Serena giggled. "Your truths really are too hard."

"We dare you to—Ames?" Mina started, pointing to Amy.

"Sneak into the Royal Ball!" Amy continued.

"And return with a favor from a guest!" Lita added.

"A guest who is in tune with magic," Raye said, as Serena giggled.

"Don't forget, they can't be from around here, Bunny," Mina added. "Otherwise it'd be too easy."

"This is going to be so much fun! And at the cost of what you dared him too!" she exclaimed. "You guys have to help me prepare my newest item!"

The fairies all flew around Serena with glee. She reached for a small satchel at her side, and withdrew a small, pen-like object with a crescent moon ornament atop it.

"What is it Bunny?" Amy asked.

"What's with the moon?" Mina pestered.

"When did you make this?" Raye inquired.

"Awesome!" Lita cheered. "All that's needed is Fairy Dust, right?"

"You got it," Serena giggled. "Amy, it's a disguise pen. Mina, the moon is on it because as a cleric mage, a lot of my magical power stems from the moon and its purifying rays. Raye, I made it a few days ago when you and the others went to the Rockbell's."

"Oh, so you use your ability to return things to their normal state by turning the normal state to something else?" Amy asked. Serena sweatdropped.

"Something like that," she giggled.

"But it should disguise you, right?" Mina asked.

"Why would Bunny need something like that?" Raye quizzed, as Serena laughed a little more.

"It's nothing big! I just wanted to sneak in to the Royal Ball to see the prince!"

"THE PRINCE!" the fairies cried. Then, all of them burst into laughter.

"You have a crush on the prince?" Raye laughed.

"The blue-eyed hunk of a prince," Mina reminded.

"He was handsome," Amy added.

"Wouldn't that be an impossible relationship?" Lita pointed out. "I mean Bunny, you are a mage. It is an unspoken rule that neither magic nor alchemy rule this kingdom."

"I said I wanted to see him! Not kiss him!" Serena spat. The fairies giggled.

"Right," they chorused.

"Oh forget it! Will you help?" Serena asked, as they all cheered.

"Of course!"

Next time…

The Royal Ball approaches, and everyone is getting ready… but are they ready for the results of this fateful night?

Chapter 2: The Royal Ball