w00t! I already have four reviews! –does happy dance- Thank you all! Well, school starts tomorrow, so I may not be able to update as much as I'd like. I really don't want to go back to school. The teachers are all evil, especially the Science one that I might get. I really hope I don't get her. Well, enough with my ranting, here's the second chapter, but first some replies to all those that reviewed.

To The Teenage Writer: I'm glad you like it so far. Hopefully I won't ruin it later on.

To crazyanimefreak15: Thanks for your kind comment. I feel all happy inside now.

To Elric329: Thanks and here's an update for ya.

To Firey-Moonlight: Wow, I can't believe I left so many unanswered questions there. Well, I'm not so sure about putting pairings in this fic because I have this feeling that I'm going to completely mess it up, but I may decide to, which means that I probably will anyways. I'm glad that Ed isn't OOC so far and that my grammar isn't too bad. I try to pick out as many errors as I can, but I sometimes miss a few.

I send out another big thank you out to all my reviewers and you all get a cookie –hands out cookies- Well, on with the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Full Metal Alchemist, but I do own a sock, so there!

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Crimson Sin

Chapter Two – Empty Mirror

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Ed groaned as he slowly cracked open one sleepy eye. The golden rays of the sun hit him directly in the face, making him quickly shut his eye once more. It felt as if he had been hit by a large truck and then trampled over by a herd of horses. Actually, make that two trucks and a herd of elephants. His entire body was sore and there was an annoying pounding inside his head that seemed to get worse whenever he opened his eyes. He rolled over so that his back was facing the sun and opened his eyes once more. Even with the sun's merciless glare behind him, Edward had to squint because it was so bright.

What happened last night? And how the hell did I end up here? Oh yeah, that creepy shadow thing bit me and I guess I bit him back. Heh. Serves the bastard right for biting me.

The young State Alchemist then sat up and touched the spot where the creature had bitten him the night before, only to find a thick layer of dried blood covering the wound. He could barely feel to large punctures beneath all the dried blood. Ed grimaced when he removed his hand and saw that some of the dried blood had come off and now clung to his white glove.

Better go wash all this off before someone finds me here…

He then got up and turned around, covering the wound and blood with one of his hands while using the other to shield his eyes from the sun's rays. Squinting, Edward began to walk down towards the now busy streets.

Cars rushed by and people crowded the sidewalks, but none of them seemed to be affected by the sun in the same was as Ed. All the noises seemed to be louder as well. The footsteps made by all the people rang like thunder throughout his ears and the smells all around him were stronger as well, making his headache even worse. Edward quickly maneuvered through the crowd and continued on his way towards the Military Headquarters in Central at a jog.

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It took Edward far less time than he expected to reach his destination and he had barely broken a sweat. Thinking that he had only gotten stronger during all those missions the Colonel sent him on, Edwards quietly slipped through the large iron gates and towards the dorms, being careful that no one saw him.

When he was directly under the open window that he thought led to the room he usually occupied with Al, Ed jumped up and grabbed hold of the small window ledge and hoisted himself into the room.

Edward immediately felt his cheeks heat up when he saw Jean Havoc in a lip-lock with none other than Cain Fury. "Sorry!" he squeaked and quickly jumped out the window.

"What's with him?" Havoc said when he saw Ed sprinting away as fast as he could, which was actually really fast. "Pretty fast for a shrimp though," he said when he blinked and Ed had already disappeared.

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"Okay, they're not running after me, so that's a good sign, but god dammit Havoc! Now I owe Breda twenty bucks," Ed grumbled to himself as he peered out from behind a tree. "Better go find my dorm room and fast!" He then quickly ran towards the other side of the building and looked for the right room.

During his quest to find his room, Ed managed to find himself in one of the female officers' room. The way he could tell that it belonged to a woman? Bras and underwear that definitely didn't belong to one of the males littered the floor. Edward quickly left that room, thinking that one Colonel in particular, meaning Roy, would've enjoyed that greatly. It took him about half an hour to finally find his own room.

Maybe next time I should leave a sign outside that says Ed's room. Wait, then all those psycho killers could easily find me, so maybe it's not such a good idea, Ed thought as he flung himself onto his bed. Hold on a second. I was going to go wash all this blood off and the bathroom is on the other end of the hallway…

A loud 'dammit' rang throughout the building as Ed kicked open the door to his room and stormed down the hallway towards the bathroom, making almost everyone within earshot, which meant the entire building, look up from what they were doing.

This day had gone from bad to worse rather quickly for Edward Elric. Waking up in a deserted alleyway wasn't the best start for a day and then walking in on two men kissing, wandering around looking for his room for half an hour, and then having to walk all the way towards the bathroom, which was on the other side of the building, weren't the best follow-ups. Though that trip into the female officer's room hadn't been all that bad.

Ed turned on the shower; not even bothering to take his clothes off, the blond-haired boy let the warm water drench him, washing all the dried blood off in the process. He stood in the shower for a good fifteen minutes before he turned the water off and got out, making puddles of water on the floor. Ed was about to go grab a towel from the rack when he caught sight of his reflection in the fogged up mirror. Thinking that it was only the fog, Ed walked up to the large mirror and wiped away some of the fog. Edward gasped at what he saw in the mirror.

"Wh-wh-where is my reflection?" Edward said to himself as he stared into the empty mirror. The glace showed no signs that he was even standing there. "What is happening to me?"

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Okay, chapter two is finished! Oh and just so you know, Ed can walk around in the sunlight, well for now anyways. It's just really bright and gives him a headache, so he doesn't like it. Anyways, Ed has realized that something is wrong with him and about that FuryxHavoc thing, I just couldn't resist as they are my favorite pairing after all, but you won't be seeing much more of that though. I'm thinking about adding some pairings after all; so just tell what you'd like to see. I'm leaning towards RoyxEd actually, but I'm not sure. Roy will come in soon, so just be patient with me. Oh and don't forget to review!