"It appears that you may have a chance indeed to save your friend Duo, but it can only happen on one night in the coming month. Not to mention your friend must be willing to return to our time, so he may not come back if he does not want to. All I can say is to be careful in what you decide Heero Yuy," the fortune-teller's stony eyes had a sudden shine to them as she looked at Heero. "Though I am sure the love you share will bring him back to you safely."

Heero didn't speak as he was now uncertain if he could still retrieve Duo. The woman had said he must come willingly, but from the way Edward seemed to bring him so much happiness (except now it was pain) because of his love for the blonde.

"I understand, thank you."

Wufei, Quatre, and Trowa exchanged worried glances as they knew the indifferent tone of voice meant that Heero was really concerned as well. Sometimes it meant he also knew it was a hopeless cause to whatever he was trying to do, though it never meant he would give up without a fight. The three knew he wouldn't give up on Duo, no matter what he had seen in his dreams.

"Let's go," Heero turned away from the woman and trying to mask the uneasiness he was feeling now. "I forgot to ask... what day can I find him? And where should I go?"

"All you must do is wait outside until it is midnight on the next night of a full moon." She gave him a vague smile before turning away and hearing the blonde boy wonder out loud why it always had to be a full moon. "I shall answer your question young blonde, it is always a full moon because everything will connect to one another on the full moon at midnight."

The four teens walked out after the last cryptic remark, and Quatre was still blushing from embarrassment as they left the tent.

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Roy couldn't remember hardly anything that had happened when he had escaped the apartment, except that he remembered seeing King or Fuhrer Bradley inside. Which didn't make any sense either... Why would Fuhrer Bradley be inside his apartment with that gas on? And not being affected by it?

The only tangible proof he had that the Fuhrer had truly been there, and it had not just been his hallucination, was the wound in his shoulder where a sword had tried to pierce him. That and the long mark it left behind all along his collar bone; luckily that part was a deep injury but result of Roy trying to escape. Thankfully that was the only thing besides him getting dizzy from all of that gas.

That's when his mind suddenly remembered the noises he had heard inside, the crackling of flames that were about to start a huge fire. He decided the only thing he could do was get someone nearby to call to put the fire out, since he was obviously in no shape to do it. He just hoped his neighbor wasn't going to keep their door locked because Roy was on the other side. Roy hoped that the man knew that his life would be in danger if he refused to listen.

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"Stop fucking around Duo... Force this guy aside and talk to me, so we can go back to how things were." Edward was wondering if Duo was even able to hear him anymore, it didn't seem to be the case as Greed just let out a low chuckle.

"Maybe you don't understand this Fullmetal, but this is my body now. That brat is just fortunate that I haven't completely shoved him out of the picture, but then again, he has a strong will that he denies what I want from him," the brunette grinned to reveal unnaturally sharp teeth, "but maybe he'll surrender if I kill his lover."

It was a challenge to fight him, and Edward knew it without even thinking about it. But could he really beat the living shit out of the guy he had fallen for? All he had to do was remind himself it was Greed speaking, Greed acting, and Greed playing with his mind and emotions. But it wouldn't just be Greed who was dealt the damage, it would be Duo too.

"I'm not gonna kick your ass... but that's only because I care about the fact that my lover is still there." Ed pushed off the ground and got to his feet, "I know he's there somewhere even if you want to pretend he's not."

It seemed that had irritated Greed into finally attacking first which Ed narrowly dodged as he ran past him, and going even farther into the unknown regions of the caves. He wasn't sure how deep or how far these caves would go, but he wasn't about to fight against Greed and his Ultimate Shield. That was practically a death wish if you weren't truly prepared for it.

"You can run pipsqueak, but you'll reach a dead end sooner or later." Greed's voice echoed off the walls and Ed had almost turned around at the pipsqueak comment; thankfully he had ignored it just this once. "That's when you'll get exactly what's coming to you..."

"DON'T CALL ME PIPSQUEAK!" Ed resisted the urge to clap his hands together and attack Duo's body as he continued farther into the darkness of the unknown. Not really caring which direction he took as he turned into a smaller tunnel, he hoped that this would lead to some kind of exit where he would be able to see again.

Greed chuckled darkly, slowly falling and making sure his footsteps were loud enough to be heard, "Come out, come out where ever you are... This will be quite an interesting game of hide and seek..."

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So what did you all think of the chapter? I believe that their quality is starting to improve a lot from when I first started writing. And I finally managed to update quicker than two or three weeks! YAY!

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Shari Maxwell