Full Digi Alchemist
Chapter 16
"So" The current fuehrer of Amestris began as he held his coffee "Davis tells me you're interested in politics".
"That's right sir" Replied the spiky haired 18 year old, currently with a piece of cherry pie on his fork "Mainly in peace negotiations and international co-operation".
After Davis' funded venture to the tailors, everyone had bought a fancy suit for the strict black tie dress code at the most famous restaurant in Central. After a giant feast and the celebrations, the night was dying down with dessert and a little fun.
"You seek and unity between all races" Riza Mustang pointed out, her focus on her beverage "A noble cause for one so young".
"Thank you ma'am" The past leader of the Digi-destined smiled "It's an honour to talk with the heads of an entire state about such things".
"Please, we are simply Davis' parent at the moment" Riza chuckled at the boy's title for them "We must also thank you for being such a great role-model for our son, he told us without your guidance he would not be the person he is today".
"He's a good kid" Tai said as his gaze pulled towards his sister and also his ward, who were currently waltzing on the ball room floor with numerous other pairs "Almost like my own little brother".
"Maybe in more ways than one eventually" Roy and his wife both laughed quietly.
"Oh, did we offend you Tai?" Riza asked at the sight of the child's face.
He was staring at his sister and the alchemist she was dancing with.
"No no, nothing like that" The 18 year old replied "It's just…there's something in Davis I've noticed since coming here".
"What is it?" The woman's voice was added with worry.
"It happened while we were heading back from the suit store" And so Tai began his story under the gentle music of the band.
- - - - - (Earlier That Day) - - - - - -
"Man, those suits way too pricy" Matt said as he walked with the rest of the males towards Central HQ.
"Ha-ha, yeah" Joe added with a laugh "This thing's probably worth more than my first year of med school tuition".
"Yeah yeah" Davis said, looking back at his older friends with a smile "Just be thankful of the person who bought those things for you in the first place".
"Hmm" Ken mumbled as he looked off to the side.
"Something the matter Ken?" T.K asked the former emperor of the digital world.
"Thought I saw someone running through that alley" Ken replied, his view not leaving that shadowy alley.
BANG
"What the-?" Tai said, hearing the loud explosion.
Everyone rushed to the source of the loud explosion. There, in the garbage filled alley, were two men. One of the men, much older than the other, was leaning against the brick wall, his left hand on his right arm and a look of extreme pain on his face. The other man was standing over him, a look of shock on his face with one hand holding a wallet and the other holding a shaking gun.
The group of boys all took a step back after sighting the gun, all except Davis.
"Davis" Izzy whispered to the younger boy "The man needs medical attention, if we let the mugger run, we can call for help faster.
"Hey Ass-hole" Davis called to the man.
Hearing the call, the panicked man faced the young boy and held the shaking gun up.
"St…stay back" The man threatened "I didn't want to hurt nobody; he wouldn't listen when I told him to give me his wallet".
As Ken was about to loosen his whip, Cody his sword and T.K his bracelet, Davis raised his arm up to stop them.
"Drop the gun" Davis ordered "Return the wallet and give yourself up".
"No way man" The man shakily aimed the gun at the boy's head "I'm not going back, they treated us like dogs in prison".
"Last chance" Davis said.
The man remained silent; the only sound was the rattling of the gun.
Davis took a step forward.
"Stay back" The man warned "I've already shot someone once today, I ain't afraid to do it again".
"By the look of that shaking gun your holding, I bet you are" Davis' eyes narrowed "You get one shot to kill me, if you miss, you're mine" The boy took another step forward.
BANG
The closed walls of the alley magnified the loud explosion ten fold, making the group wince in pain from the sound.
"Davis" Ken yelled.
Standing as firm as ever, was Davis. His metal arm transmuted with a shield on his forearm, a small dent in it where the bullet had hit it. Seeing the alchemy, the man turned the other way and bolted down the small path.
Suddenly, a brick wall erupted from the ground and cut the man off. Turning around, the mugger was about to fire again when suddenly, brickwork melted out from the wall and around his wrists and ankles. Davis punched the man's fist, making him drop his gun from the now broken hand.
"You little prick" The man swore "I'll kill you".
"A little piece of advice" Davis said with a smirk, transmuting his arm to grow four devilish looking arm blades, each spaced evenly around his fore-arm and extending over his fist "Do" He walked towards the man "Not" he pulled his metal arm back "Fuck" He threw his bladed arm forward "With an alchemist" He pulled his hand out of the brick wall near the man's head.
His friends stood flabbergasted as Davis walked towards the injured man. Transmuting fingers into tweezers, Davis dug out the lodged bullet and one clap later, healed the deep wound in the man's arm.
"Here sir" Davis handed the man his wallet "This is yours".
"Th…thank you young man" The elderly man said "You saved me".
"It was nothing" Davis laughed softly "An alchemist is for the people".
"Davis" Cody said, watching the boy with a piercing gaze.
"Come on guys" Davis said, helping the man up "Let's get this man home and leave that punk to the police".
- - - - - (Present) - - - - - -
"After that, we walked back to Central HQ and got ready for dinner" Tai concluded as the waltz music died down "I've never seen Davis act this way, sure he's as headstrong and as brash as I once was, but watching Davis deal with that guy unleashed a personality I've never seen in him".
"Did you tell anybody about it?" Roy asked.
The elder boy shook his head "Davis asked us not to bother; he said it happened often in Central".
"More than I'd like it too, thanks to the previous fuehrer" Roy sighed.
"Is Davis often like that when he's over here?" Tai asked.
"You have to understand Mr. Kamiya" Riza sighed "All Davis has known his whole life is that death is the ultimatum of everything he cares for. Being with you all will always make him feel like he has to protect you from dying, he might even go so far as to drive you all away for your safety".
"That's no life for someone like Davis, for anybody, to live" Tai said, looking at the care-free expression on Davis' face as he began another dance with his sister "I know about his parents and his sister, did anything get better with you guys over here?"
Both adults lowered their heads.
"Unfortunately" Roy began "This country was leaning on a state of war while Davis was here, as an official alchemist, he had to see frontline conflict, and he had to watch people die".
Tai's fork clattered to his plate.
"You've got to be friggin kidding me" Tai said loudly "They sent Davis, an 8 year old boy, to a battle zone where people were killing each other?"
"If I could, I would have never had Davis join the military" Riza growled "That damn homunculus said he was going to be the greatest military alchemist ever, he invested so much time into turning Davis into a warrior and we never found out why".
"Homunculus?" Tai asked.
"He was an agent for a higher power, but thankfully Edward and Alphonse destroyed him and all he had worked for" Roy explained.
"Either way" Riza put her empty coffee cup down "Davis experienced death, he watched it, he…he has even wrought it".
The former leader just sat there, his mouth open in shock.
"He…he…he" Tai stuttered.
"It's true" Roy said gravely "There are five scratched lines on his right gun; they represent the lives he had to end".
"No way" Tai whispered.
"I was ambushed at my sniper post by five renegades" Riza began her tale "Davis was with me at the time, I was disarmed and attacked by four of the group, the other attacked Davis".
Roy held his wife's hand as she continued.
"I felt for sure we were going to die as I was knocked unconscious from a being pistol-whipped" Drawing a deep breath, the blond woman kept going "When I woke up, Davis was crying into my chest, the room filled completely with deadly spikes from one end to the other, the men hanging from them like puppets".
"After that, Davis was branded with an unofficial title amongst the other alchemists and troops" Roy finished the story.
"Which was?" Tai asked.
"The angel of death" Roy said "The grim reaper in child's form".
"Did Davis ever know about that?" The young diplomat asked.
"No, thankfully we managed to root out that little problem" The fuehrer answered "After that incident, we sent Davis back to your country, the war had escalated at that point".
"After coming back home" Riza began "Davis seemed to be a new person, not only kind and caring for just me anymore, but almost everybody he came into came into contact with".
"I'm sure that's a trait you passed down onto him" Roy smiled as the boy blushed at the compliment.
"Death will always bring out the worst in Davis; remember that Mr. Kamiya" Riza explained "I hate to say it, but Davis almost really does become a devil when the ones he loves are threatened with their lives".
"Thank you for sharing this all with me" Tai said "I'll do my best to help Davis in the future".
"Naturally this will be kept between us" Roy said "We told you because of your status to Davis, in time Davis will tell let his feelings out to you all, then you may tell him".
"I understand" Tai replied "Though I do feel kinda bad about knowing things about Davis that even he doesn't know".
"My, my" Riza said as she looked at her watch "I think it's time we all retire for the night".
"Very well dear" Roy sighed as he stood up "We'll get you all into the guest rooms at the fuehrer's castle".
"Davis, Kari" Riza called.
"Yeah mom?" Davis said as he and Kari walked over to the almost empty table "We calling it a night?"
"Yes, it's time you all got to bed" Davis' mother replied "I'm sure you've got plans for tomorrow".
"Ok" And with that, Davis went to round everybody up with his parents.
"So" Tai smiled to his sister "Did he ask you yet, or did you do it?"
"No" Kari said "We didn't really talk about it; he just said he 'enjoyed my company'".
"He'll come around" Tai laid a hand on his sister's shoulder "Believe it or not; Davis is a very complicated person".
"It's almost like he's afraid to get any closer to me" Younger sibling told older "I can tell he feels the way I do to him, but it's like he's deliberately keeping a wedge between us, as if that admitting it will make something bad happen".
"I know why" Tai said.
"Why?" Kari's eyes pleaded so intensely.
Tai sighed "I'm sorry Kari" he said "It's not my place to say why, that's Davis' decision to make".
"Davis" The teenage girl whispered.
"He loves you Kari" Tai rubbed his sister's shoulder "Loves you as much as he possibly can, it's just so hard for him to love, and he's had such a rough life".
"I think I understand a little more" Kari smiled and sighed in relief "I'll be by Davis' side till he feels he can tell me the whole story".
"There's that Kamiya spirit" Tai cheered "Keep fighting for truth, justice-"
"And for soccer" Kari giggled.
"Love Kari, love" Tai smiled at his sister "Though that soccer idea isn't half bad".
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"Hahaha" The slender form of Envy laughed as he watched gluttony devour a stone house "One more village down".
"We're almost finished" Lust gazed into the small balls of philosopher's stone in her hand "And it will be months before Davis returns to this world".
"We've got plenty of time" Envy admired the destruction "We'll pull this off without a hitch, and then father will be right back with us".
"Splendid" The tiny lust faces reflecting in the small red balls vanished as the balls were crushed, their shards sinking into the ground and tunnelling like they were alive.
"Father, your rebirth will be glorious".
And another chapter bites the dust. Not as long as the other one but man oh man wasn't Davis' past just messed up (No one can say I coddle my characters now). Anyway, you know the drill, review your brains out and stay tuned for another chapter – Wolvie.
