Wufei had made sure not to let Heero guess that he had arranged for them to meet with a fortune-teller, and when the four of them arrived at the place Heero did show some surprise. Ever since he read that e-mail Heero had been much moodier lately, and he also had hidden back inside his shell. Though at moments like this, not even he could hide all of what he was feeling as he stepped into the heavily scented area.

Most of the curtains were a dark maroon with lengthy golden tassels to tie them back for guests. The woman didn't seem to notice the four boys until Heero was about an arm's length away. Her make-up was heavy and almost looked as if she had intended for the stuff to remain there permanently until her misty eyes lifted from her meditative sleep to gaze into Heero's eyes. Both of them remained staring and their gazes never wavered until the fortune-teller reached out and touched Heero.

"You have been cursed with dreams and memories of another's conscience... His name is Edward Elric, am I correct?" Her skills were exceptionally powerful and almost made Wufei wonder whether this had been a good idea, but she continued and didn't allow him time to regret his choice. "But your own friend and our war hero Duo Maxwell ended up there with him? It's a strange situation and I can't think of anything like it so you've got my interest and a free reading."

"Thank you," Heero could feel himself begin to feel excited but restrained himself from showing it. "How much can you see in just this visit?"

"As much as my great powers will allow me to," the fortune-teller seemed authentic, but there even Trowa was beginning to wonder how far the woman would take her act. "What do you want me to do?"

Wufei decided to intervene this time with Quatre and Trowa right behind him, "We want you to look at everything Heero's been experiencing through his dreams, and we want you to then tell some of the future to see if we can save our friend."

"Very well... but you may not like what I tell you about your friend. There is a chance that he is already too far gone to retrieve from that world." The fortune-teller grabbed Heero's hands and then sat in her meditative state as she began to retell all that had happened, not yet seeing exactly what was going on in the present.

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Edward was surprised at how agile his opponent was and how the man was easily losing him at every turn. Apparently the advantage of terrain wouldn't be enough against this guy, so the blonde resolved that he would have to use some alchemy to make the place more difficult to move around in. Yet with everything that Ed through at the stranger, the guy seemed to avoid it without even breaking a sweat.

"This guy must not be human..." The alchemist tried not to remind himself of how literal the term may be as he rounded another corner and came to a dead end, "But I saw him go right over h-"

He only managed a couple of steps before the supposedly stone floor caved in and led to a place that was even farther down that the underground caves he had been wondering around in. It made him wonder how deep this place could truly go, and afterward wished that he hadn't even pondered on the thought.

Just as he stood up and expected to be completely lost or trapped, and somehow expected that he would lose his suspect was surprised to see the figure standing only sixty feet away. Yet he couldn't find any distinct features about the being because it was still covered by the shadows. Nobody could know the place as well as he did unless they had lived there just as he had, but who was this?

"I can't think of anyone who would hear you scream all the way down here... So shall we end this now?" The voice was unmistakable as it was the voice of his lover, but at the same time not. Once again Greed had taken control.

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Their date had gone fairly well, and it had certainly taken his mind off of all the homunculi business. Nothing seemed more effective than the way Hawkeye had even blushed a little when he complimented her at the restaurant. The day had definitely turned to a more positive direction.

It wasn't until he had actually gotten inside of his apartment that he noticed that something was out of place. There was a strange scent in the air that almost made him feel like it would suffocate him... Then he realized it really was suffocating him!

"Shit-!" He managed to exclaim as he clutched his throat.

The door was so close, yet he couldn't make his fingers close around the handle and it seemed to be an impossible task. As he finally forced himself to grab onto the handle and turn it to escape, he could hear something crackle and knew exactly what that would mean. It meant something somewhere nearby had sparked, and soon there would be flames everywhere.

And Roy would be caught in the middle.

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Hope you all enjoyed the fic! I know this one isn't really as good as most of the chapters, but I'm almost done with Ch. 34 and it should be really great! In any case, I hope all of you readers are still really into the story, but I've just noticed how the number of readers has dwindled since the first chapter.

For all you readers who are still interested, thanks!

Please R & R!

Shari Maxwell