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"Who are y- LYNETTE?!" A voice cried behind me. I jumped to my feet and spun around, only to be tackled back down in a giant hug, luckily not falling on any of the guys. But, of course, with the person's loud voice, Ling, Ed, and Envy were now conscious, and staring at me, who had fallen to the ground with someone hugging me.

"OH MY GOD! KATYA?!" I yelled, hugging her back. I rolled her off me and got up, helping her up too so I could look at her. Same waist-length hair, same adorable childish face. And lit with a smile I hadn't seen for months.

"What happened to you?! And who are they?" Katya asked, squinting at my companions. Her eyes widened, and she started," They look a whole lot like…"

"May I proudly present," I said, going over and helping Ed to his feet. "Brace yourself," I whispered to him, before I turned back to Katya, "Edward Elric right from FMA."

"It's really him?!" Katya gasped in shock. I nodded, then quickly got out the way as Katya came barreling toward Ed and glomped him.

"OH MY GOD ITS EDWARD ELRIC FROM FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST OMG THIS IS SO AWESOME! KYAAA!" Katya squealed, freely fangirling over Ed. It kinda pissed me off, but she had a right to fangirl. She had been a fan of the series way before I was introduced to it. I walked over to Envy, who had already stood up.

"Hey Katya," I called, getting Katya's attention, "This is Envy." Envy glared at me, and Katya let go of Ed to squeal even more as she stood in front of Envy.

"NO WAY A REAL HUMMONCULUS?! THAT'S AWESOME! AND MY FAVORITE HUMMONCULUS TOO! I WOULD HUG YOU BUT YOU WOULD KILL ME SO I'M GOOD BUT KYAAA YOU'RE REALLY HERE!" Katya fangirled, not daring to touch Envy. With good reason too.

"And Ling, the Xingese prince." I said, approaching Ling. Katya ran up to him but stopped right in front of him.

"Are you Greed yet?" She asked, her eyes all sparkly. Ling looked at Katya weirdly before shaking his head. Katya sighed, disappointed.

"Oh," She scowled. Ling looked insulted.

"I am the twelfth son of the emperor of Xi-"

"Yeah, yeah, can it Xingese prince. We all know by now." Katya retorted, leaving Ling dejected. I patted his back.

"You are still matter to me." I said, glaring at Katya. She huffed, and I saw, just out of the corner of my eye, Ling's cheeks lit up ever so slightly. I saw Ed fume on the other side of my vision, and I laughed.

"Katya," I said, and she looked at me. "Our clothes are all filthy and stained, so can we change in your house?" I asked. Katya nodded.

"My mom took my brother back to Russia to stay with some family, and my dad has a business trip and won't be back for at least two more days. We're all good. And I think my cousin left some of his clothes the last time he visited, and I'm pretty sure it'll fit the guys." Katya said. I smiled at her.
"Thanks!" I said, dragging Ed, Ling, and Envy behind me as we walked to the house, which was a few yards away from where we had ended up.

/

"Okay, guys." I said, staring everyone down. We were standing in the small front room of the house, and Katya had gone in search of her cousin's clothing. I pointed to a spot on the ground. "Drop your weapons here." And so, Ling dropped his sword, Ed put down his gun, and Envy didn't have to put down anything because he usually used himself as a weapon.

"What about you, Lynette?" Ed asked. I sighed.

"Fine." I mumbled, unbuckling my gun harnesses. I dropped my gun sheaths and both guns into the pile, then proceeding to move to my shoes. I removed two kuni and four blades from my shoes, before taking off my shoes themselves. I pulled a knob on the bottom of both shoes, and knife tips stuck out from the bottom of my leather shoes. All the guys sweat dropped as I placed my shoes in the pile. I then moved to my legs, rolling up my pants to reveal the inside was line with knives of all shapes and sizes. I shook them out, and then reached in my pockets to pull out two more guns in gun holsters. I placed them on the pile, before lifting ms shirt up to reveal my heavily scarred stomach, and a leather belt was wrapped around my middle, holding a variety of knives and kuni. The guys sweat nervously, even Envy, as I proceeded to take off the leather belt and all the knives with it, dropping it into the growing pile. I put my shirt down then removed two daggers, twelve kuni from my left arm sleeve. My right arm sleeve was rolled up for my cast, and I looked at the guys with a pout.

"I have to remove me cast too?" I asked sadly.

"Your cast…?" Ling asked, and I pushed a button hidden in my cast only to have two daggers pop out of the sides. Even Envy seemed a little frightened at this point. I sighed and removed my cast, wincing as I placed it in the large pile. Now I only had a thin wrapping around the wound Lust had given me. And so, my left hand went to my hair, which I had tied in a bun, and took out six kuni, a small dagger, and three knives. I placed them in the pile and looked at everyone.

"I'm clean." I sighed. The guys sighed in relief.

"How do you even move without getting yourself injured by all those weapons?" Ed asked.

"They all had sheaths, except the kuni, but I only use those for alkhestry purposes." I said to Ed and Ling's surprise while I moved all the weapons into a box. Before they could ask anything, however, Katya walked in with a small pile of clothes in her arms.

"Lynette." Katya said, and I looked at her, "I was planning to take a shower today, too, so two of us," Katya said, referring to our little group, "Will have to take a shower together." Ed and Ling's face lit up red, Envy raised an eyebrow, and Katya and I looked at each other.

"We can." I said, putting an arm around Katya, "So, guys, stop getting ideas. We'll go last, so Ling, Ed, Envy, which one of you wants to go first?" I asked. Envy rolled his eyes.

"I don't need to take a shower," He said, shifting form into Frosty, "Don't mind me."

"So it was you all along." Ed muttered darkly, pointing accusingly at Envy, who laughed mockingly as he walked away to explore the house. I laughed.

"Ling, you wanna go first?" I asked, turning to look at him. He shrugged, and Katya led him to the bathroom upstairs, informing him he could only have a ten minute shower, leaving Ed and I alone. We looked at each other.

"You must be happy you're home." Ed said. I sighed.

"Can't blame me. I was torn suddenly from my home, and wasn't even able to say goodbye. I grew up here as an outgoing person, but I've been stuck in this town my entire life before I disappeared. Everybody knows everybody in this town, so I pretty much have the same friends I had nine to seven years ago. But at least I could be friends with you. It's nice." I said, smiling at Ed.

"You may be violent, loud, and meddling," Ed started, and I sweat dropped, but he continued, "But you're always trying to make things better for other people, and you're brave enough to stand up and fight. You make the room just a little brighter when you walk in, and you readily share other people's joy and sorrows, even if it brings back bad memories for you. I'm glad I met you." Ed said, and I blushed. I always thought I was being obnoxious, I thought, and all this time, I was actually pushing the brothers forward. It's very nice of him to say. I heard the voice in my head laugh. JUST QUIT DENYING YOURSELF YOU LOVE HIM! The voice squealed. I smiled slightly. Maybe so, I thought. YOU DO LOVE- Wait, WHAT DID YOU SAY?! The voice yelled. I admit it, I might like him more than just a crush, I thought to the voice. You're finally accepting reality, the voice said, sniffling. Maybe so, I thought, maybe so.

"So, Ed," I said, nudging him with my elbow, grinning slyly, "You have a crush on me yet?" Ed's face lit up cherry red.

"A-actually, I-" Ed started, but was interrupted by Katya walking in. He shut his mouth and looked away, and my face was dusted with pink. What was he about to say? I thought nervously. It looked like he was either going to say he really does like you or that he actually likes Winry. The voice said. I sighed. Winry's got the better chance.

"What a tense atmosphere," Katya stated nonchalantly, making Ed and I blush more. I sighed and looked at Katya.

"You were in Amestris this whole time, weren't you." Katya asked bluntly. I nodded sheepishly.

"Yes."

"Well, your mom went crazy with the searching. She even had a private squad of police search the entire town for you. You were on the news and everything." Katya said, making me pale, "She even got you on the front page of almost every newspaper in the state." I went sheet white.

"Can you…. Not tell her that I'm here?" I asked. Katya looked at me.

"You're not going to stay here?" she asked. I shook my head.

"I can't. I have too many things to do." I said.

"Take me with you." Katya more like commanded than asked. I shook my head.

"Have you seen what happened to me while I was in Amestris?" I asked. Katya shrugged.

"A broken arm, so what?"

"A broken arm? More like someone stabbed my arm and ripped a bunch of muscle tissue. Hurt like hell! And you don't even know the worst part." I said, then pulling up my shirt once more to reveal my heavily scarred stomach.

"WHAT HAPPENED?!" Katya yelled. I put my shirt back down.

"Well, the big scar extends further up my chest, ending a few inches from my collar bone, and the rest are burns and places my skin was pierced with glass. The big one is from a surgery where they had to stitch up my lung because Envy had broken a rib which had pierced the edge of my lung and almost killed me." I said, "And if I, one of the toughest and most skilled kids in our town, almost got killed, you wouldn't stand a chance." Katya looked so shocked I could almost see her soul rise out of her body.

"You almost get killed every other day." Ed protested, "Not to mention you were in a coma for around two weeks." Katya was horrified.

"You heard about that?" I asked, and Ed nodded. That's when Ling popped in the room, all showered and clean.

"All done." Ling said. He was decked in a sleeveless baggy green top that had some kind of sports team on it, and wore black basketball shorts. He had tied his hair up like usual, but I had to say, modern clothes made him much more attractive, and he had the muscle to pull off the sporty look. I caught myself nearly drooling over the gorgeous Asian my eyes beheld and straightened myself up.

"Your turn Ed." Katya said, dragging the jealous Ed upstairs to show him the shower. I looked Ling up and down approvingly as Katya and Ed disappeared.

"Wow, you look good in those clothes." I remarked when we were alone. "They fit you very well."

"Thanks." Ling said sheepishly, a slight blush dusting his cheeks with pink. I grinned.

"You seem much happier now that you're back." Ling pointed out. I nodded.

"I was suddenly ripped away from my home, so no wonder I'm happy to see the people I care about again."

"What about your parents?" Ling asked.

"They'll kill me, so I'm not sure I'm going to see them just yet." I said, "But I'll be back here in a few months, maybe a year. I'm going to go back with you guys, help the Elric brothers like I promised, and come back here to say my final goodbyes to the people I care about before taking my best friends with me back to Amestris. I mean, my dream was to become a famous model/singer/actor, but since my body is ruined with all the scars I sustain, I guess that dream is crushed. And I can always publish my own books in Amestris, so I'm alright." I explained. Ling nodded.

"I guess your life had changed since you came to Amestris." He said.

"Yeah, but at least I had the liberty of meeting you and everyone else in Amestris. I don't regret anything." I said. Ling grinned.

"I'm back, again." Katya said, walking in.

"So how long are we going to stay here?" Ling asked. I thought for a moment.

"How about we'll leave tomorrow night. Katya, can we stay over tonight?" I asked. She nodded.

"But my parents locked their room, so if you, Ed, Ling, Envy, and I are sleeping, two of us will have to share. I have a two person bed, my brother has a single person bed, and there's the couch in the living room." Katya said. I narrowed my eyes.

"Well, since its that tight, I'll sleep in your bed with Envy and Ed, you can sleep in your brother's room, and Ling can get the couch." I said. "I absolutely don't want Katya sleeping with any of the guys, and it'd be awkward for all the guys to share, so the arrangement is fine. Envy usually sleeps on my bed anyway when he's in cat form, and I've shared with Ed before, so it's fine." Katya looked at me suspiciously and Ling looked surprised and extremely pissed off, but he hid the emotions well.

"You've shared a bed with Ed before?"

"Yes, when Ed and Al kidnapped me from the street after Mustang had introduced us to each other. I don't really care, but I think that's the best option." I said. Katya shrugged

"Ask them first." Was all she said as Ed walked in.

"Done," He said. I bit my lip so I wouldn't drool. He was wearing gray skinny jeans that fit him perfectly, with a tight-fitting white wife beater that showed off his toned chest, and over that he wore a baggy stylish gray sweater that was half zipped-up. His hair was tied up in a pony tail instead of the usual braid, but he was dripping pheromones. My heart thumped loudly in my chest as I looked at Katya, who was staring at me with a sly look. HE'S DRIPPING SEXIENESS~ The voice squealed. YES TOTALLY~ I agreed.

"Ed, Lynette has a question for you." Katya volunteered me, pushing me toward Ed. I laughed nervously.

"Hey, its not that big a deal, I can ask after we take a shower. Okay we'll be back!" I said, dragging Katya away.

"You guys can sit on the couch in the living room!" Katya called as I dragged her away and up the stairs, causing both guys to sweat drop.

/

"Are you sure these are the only clothes that'll fit me?" I asked Katya as she walked into the living room while I hid behind the doorframe.

"Yes, those are the only clothes you left behind that'll fit you." Katya sighed.

"This is too revealing for my taste."

"Hey, its fine."

"But there are guys in the house."

"You're being overly self-conscious."

"No, I'm being conservative."

"It doesn't matter, does it?"

"I at least want to be decent."

"Just come on." Katya growled, dragging me into the living room. The guys stared at me as I tried to resist Katya's grip.

Well, lets say I was a little uncomfortable. I was dressed in a black crop top which revealed my scarred stomach, and some short-shorts that barely covered the top of my legs. I had let my hair down and it cascaded just over my shoulders. Even if I had gotten model-skinny, it didn't mean I felt comfortable wearing stuff I usually never wore. I mean, I've seen other girls slightly chubbier than me wear these sort of stuffs out in public, but I was raised to be more conservative and old-fashioned.

"Ed, can you please hand me that blanket right next to you?" I asked, spotting a folded cotton blanket resting on a side table next to Ed. Ed snapped out of his daze and retrieved the blanket for me, and I swung it over me, covering my entire body in the big blanket.

"Thank you." I said, glaring at Katya, who stuck her tongue out at me. I scrunched up my nose at her before sitting in between Ed and Ling on the couch, all wrapped up in my comfy blanket.

"Oh, right," Ed said, turning to me, "You had a question for me?"

"Uh, yeah." I said uneasily, my eyes unconsciously drifting back over Ed's outfit. HORMONE ALERT! I thought. Nah, he's just unbelievably sexy, The voice said dreamily. Well, I'm probably going to be sleeping in the same bed, so if you keep thinking that all night, I'll die of bloodloss. I retorted.

"Well, since we're already here, we might as well stay tonight. We can leave tomorrow night, okay? I just have some things I need to get and some people I need to see before I leave." I said. Ed sighed.

"Al's gonna kill me, but alright." He said. I hugged him briefly.

"Thanks!" I said gratefully. Katya cleared her throat.

"Then, sleeping arrangements?" She said. I let go of Ed and hid my blush my covering my face with my blanket.

"Well," I said, my voice slightly muffled by the blanket over my face, "We only have a couch, a one person bed, and a two person bed. There are five of us including Katya and I, so we need to figure something out. I think it'd be awkward for the guys to sleep together, so that's out. Three people will have to sleep on the two person since the couch and one person bed are too small to fit an extra person, so I was thinking Katya could get the one person bed, Ling could get the couch, I could share with Ed and Envy can stay on our bed in his cat form, since that worked when I stayed with Ed and Al. Is it okay with you guys?" I asked, extremely embarrassed.

"Works for me." Ling said.

"I'm okay with it." Katya said.

"As long as you don't squeeze me to death like a teddy bear, Lynette, I guess it's bearable." I heard Envy say.

"It's fine. Lynette?"

"Then its settled. Now, it's getting dark, so Katya, is there anything you can make for dinner?"

"We have lots of left over corned beef my dad made. I think there's enough for all of us, since Envy doesn't eat." Katya said, walking out of the room.

"Aren't you going to help her?" Ed asked, but before I could reply, Katya's voice came from the kitchen.

"I DON'T WANT HER TO BURN DOWN THE HOUSE, THANKS!" Katya yelled from the other room. I grumbled while all the guys laughed,

"KATYA! I'M GOING TO USE THE COMPUTER, KAY?" I shouted to Katya.

"ALRIGHT!" She shouted back. I looked at Ling, Ed and Envy with a smile.

"I am now going to show you guys how I know so much about you." I said, walking out a different door than Katya walked out. They followed me, and I soon found myself in the computer room, sitting at a chair with Envy as Frosty on my lap and Ed and Ling standing on either side of me.

I turned on the computer, and all the guy's eyes were fixated on it as the screen lit up. I typed in the password, making sure the guys weren't paying attention. I quickly got to the internet, where I proceeded to go to google. I could tell Ling and Ed and Envy were mesmerized by the high-tech computer, and I bit my lip on a grin as I typed in the search box, "Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Episode 1 English Dub". I scanned through the results, locating my favorite website to watch anime on and clicking on it.

I enlarged the screen and skipped the intro, waiting for the real stuff to start. Of course, it started off with Ed's adventure in Liore. I patiently sat through it, wincing sympathetically and laughing at the appropriate moments. When it was over, I went back to google and looked at Ed and Ling to judge their reactions. Ling looked greatly surprised, but he didn't really know what happened in the episode. Ed, on the other hand, had a pleasing reaction. His jaw dropped, his eyes wide, his face sheet white. I tried to not laugh as I glaced at Envy, who had pretty much the same reaction. Envy was in it, after all.

"Are you convinced, or should I move on to episode 2?" I asked, trying not to snicker. None replied, just stared and gaped at what they had just witnessed.

"In this series, it rolls out what you have done and what you will do, so I know every move each of you will make for a long time. But this is only one anime series. There are two anime series and one book series based off of your little conspiracy. Oh, I forgot, I need to log in to fan fiction." I said, googling fanfiction and logging into my account. I checked my favorite stories.

"FanFiction? Like the thing you told me before?" Ed asked. I nodded.

"Ahh~ So classic~" I drawled, before shutting down the computer.

"COME GET YOUR FOOD!" Katya yelled. I got up with Frosty in my arms and walked out of the room with Ed and Ling behind me, still in a state of shock. I whistled happily to myself. I wish everything would stay like this. I thought.
/

"Ahh~ So tired~" I yawned, walking into Katya's room. I came in to see Ed had taken off his sweater and replaced his jeans with baggy lounge pants. I still had my blanket wrapped around me as I climbed on to the left side of the bed, my favorite side. I sat up, looking at Ed who was just standing by the window and staring off into the darkness.

"Lynette?" He asked suddenly.

"Yeah?"

"Katya told me you tend to hug people in your sleep."

"….. I brought an extra pillow to hug, so don't mind me."

"Do you know why you sleep hug people?" He asked curiously.

"I guess," I said, "When I was four of five, I got my own room with my own bed, so I started sleeping on my own. I was always a prideful and independent child, so it bothered me to go and sleep with my parents. I felt like I was a coward when I did that, so I just sucked it up and slept on my own, even if I was dead frightened. I think the sleep hugging developed when I would hug my pillows. It always made me feel a bit safer when I hugged a pillow," I said nostalgically, "Because I figured if any monster tried to attack me, I could just beat the shit out of them with a pillow. And thus my habit developed." I finished.

"So you were always like this." Ed sweat dropped. I nodded.

"The most prideful child there was. I was always one of the top people in everything, from sports to academics, but I guess that's why my personality lacks." I sighed. Ed came over and sat on his side of the bed, leaning toward me.

"You can rely on others sometimes," He said, tucking a lock of hair behind my ear, "You can trust me, you know." I blushed and gulped, my heart pounding so loud I felt like Ed could hear it from where he was sitting.

"L-lucky for you my trust is easily given." I said nervously as Ed leaned in so he was only inches from my face.

"You've earned my trust and respect, which I don't give out to just anyone. You're a special girl." Ed said, and I could feel his minty breath on my face. We had just brushed our teeth, so we both had miny breath. I felt like I was going to faint any minute, but then again, I already felt like I was dreaming.

"I'm only me." I protested weakly. Ed smiled, and a blush coated his cheeks, and I could tell he was struggling to keep his voice smooth. It was adorable.

"You underestimate yourself. You are very special, to all of us, and also to me." Ed whispered, his fierce golden eyes staring into mine. I felt like I was going to melt into a puddle under his shy yet steady gaze.

And yet again, he was leaning in. My heart just about stopped as I closed my eyes. Well, I guess it was really too much for me, because that's when my body gave out on me, making me collapse on the bed. I was still awake, mind you, but it didn't occur to Ed that I was.

"Geez, you….." He mumbled, and I could see his face was purely red. "And just as I got enough nerve to try to kiss you…" He brought the blankets over me, and laid down next to me, wrapping his arms around me and bringing me close to him, my arms automatically wrapping around him.

"I guess habits come in handy," He murmured. I was so embarrassed I was surprised my nose didn't bleed by now, but his warmth lolled me into a gentle, dreamless sleep, and I slowly faded away and into the darkness of unconsciousness.

[EXTRA]

Envy, disguised as Frosty, pushed the door open and snuck into the quiet room, closing the door behind him. He climbed on the bedside table, and looked at the bed.

They took up most of the bed, Frosty thought, torn between sweat dropping and sighing.

But at least Lynette is happy.

/

Hey guys! OMG THIS TOOK ME SOOO LONG! I rewrote this chapter twice! But this time it turned out good. So, what do you think? KYA ED AND LYNETTE ARE GETTING CLOSER~ ADORABLE~!

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