Disclaimer: I don't own FMA.

It's been a week. A whole week.

I had already searched the surrounding area multiple times, but I couldn't find Scar. And now it was starting to get urgent, because the military was moving in.

It would only be a matter of time before I would get mixed in the fight between Scar and the military while trying to get some information from him.

Aw jeez.

Currently I was atop a three-story building overlooking the incoming troops. My long-distance vision wasn't very good, since I've been holed up reading books almost all my life, but it's not like I could get any closer without being caught.

"There are so many of them..." I murmured to myself, "If I get caught now, I'm screwed." I was pretty much right. The homunculi would find me too much of a bother to keep, and since I didn't have Gracia or Elicia holding me back here, I could resist the military all I wanted. Roy would probably take care of all the stuff coming for the Hughes' family anyway.

But that's when I saw him.

Dressed in his red coat, with his tall armored brother beside him. My heart jumped, and adrenaline ran through my veins. I definitely didn't want to encounter them. My heart was obviously not ready to handle it yet. But for some reason, I couldn't pull my eyes off him.

I slapped myself lightly. No, you have nothing to do with them. They're strangers. Your mission is to get home. Remember, you're the anime-loving Lynette. Nothing more.

Okay. Getting a handle on myself, I crawled on my knees to the other side of the building, and moved stealthily across the ramp to the ground.

I pulled out my small notebook from inside my shirt, glancing at the map of Baschool I had sketched. I was going to find Scar myself.

And so I started off.

My weapon boots softly padding on the ground, I smoothly jogged down the street, making a right turn, going away from the soldiers.

Meanwhile…

Ed and Al had escaped from their guards and soldier squad, looking for a place to hide. They decided on an out of the way glass-less windowed building.

When they reached a higher-up room that overlooked Baschool, they found something.

"Brother! Could this be Scar's hideout?" Al said as they both examined the place. A bearskin was hung up with long strips of meat, and a small shelter was made by the bearskin.

"He took out a bear? That's surprising." Ed said as he glanced at the magnificent pelt. "But it doesn't look like Scar's been here."

"Maybe we can find some clues to where he went." Al said, and Ed nodded in agreement.

"I'll check the rock tent." He said, walking over to the closed-up rock fort. While Al went to investigate the other side of the room, Ed clapped his hands to the tent, opening up the rock only to reveal a two bulging suitcases. One looked familiar, but from what, Ed couldn't remember.

So, being the nosy person he is, he opened up the familiar suitcase.

To his surprise, he found an impressive array or weapons lining the bag. From that, he knew it wasn't Scar. But it gave him an idea who it could be. No, it's impossible, He scolded himself, there's no way she's here.

He grabbed out a small, hidden notebook tucked in the bottom, flipping through it.

A diary.

Curious, he opened up to a middle entry in the diary, sitting down and reading it.

Being stuck in Gluttony's stomach sucks.
It's all bloody and gross, and I'm stuck with Envy and Ling.
Crazy morons.
At least Ed is here with me too. He may not be the sweetest person, but he's still more amazing than I'll ever be.
Now the voice is back. GEEZ! It keeps saying I'm in love with him. I mean, sure he's hot, sexy, adorable, an unbeatable fighter, and the most wonderful person ever, but that doesn't mean I'm in love with him... I'm going crazy.
Okay, maybe I DO think about him a BIT too much, but hey. Being surrounded by attractive people is hard, especially when I'm close to him. I probably have a crush on him.
It's been so long since I've had this feeling. My heart flutters every time our hands accidentally touch, and I get butterflies in my stomach whenever I'm near him. Actually, forget butterflies. It's more like a zoo that's going for a romp in my gut.
ZOO~
I'm trying really hard. My best to help him to make things easier on him. But I guess I got caught in a trap along the way.
Oops.
But I've helped him and his brother. I know I'm risking my life, but I can't help it.
Even though I've been betrayed before, I can't help it.
He's my crush, after all.

Ed had obviously realized who this belonged to. Ed, Envy, Ling, Gluttony. In the stomach with them. Lynette must've written this.

Ed couldn't register what was going on. Lynette…

"AL!" Ed croaked weakly, calling his brother's attention. Al rushed over to Ed, who had frozen, staring at the entry.

"What?" He said, poking his head through the opening in the fort. Ed looked up at him.

"I know who was here." He said simply, showing Al the weapon-lined briefcase. For some reason, he didn't want Al to see the diary. He didn't want anyone to see until he figured out what she meant.

Al gasped.

"She was here?! That means… SHE KILLED A BEAR?!" Al exclaimed, getting out of the tent to look at the bear pelt. Ed stayed inside, getting a hold of himself and flipping to the next entry.

Back home!
So stress relieving. I can't believe I got to see Katya again!
She's so grown up now! So mature, more aware, and I could tell she hadn't been very happy lately. I think it was because of my whole disappearance, she must've been more unsettled than I was.
Thankfully, I'm pretty sure she knows. Yes, I freely admit it. I'm in love with Ed.
It hurts, because I know he's going to end up with Winry. I love him, and I love him enough to let him do what makes him happy.
But anyway, I can't believe he's here! In my world! He looks simply drool-worthy in modern clothes. Modern FASHIONABLE clothes. Her cousin who left the clothes was from France, after all.
But the sleeping arrangements! AH! I'm gonna die…. Am I really going to share a bed with him AGAIN?! I'm kind of intimidated…. But he's really warm, like a heater. I'll have to stay away from him for now if I'm going to wrap myself up in a blanket so we won't make contact.
And yes, Envy is going to be my teddy. His fur is so soft, and I can squish him as much as I want, because he'll just come back to life if I kill him by accident. IT'S AWESOME~
Anyway, I want to tell him soon. I just need to come to terms with myself first and make sure I'm really in love.
So I guess I'll ask Truth later.

Ed's eyes widened in disbelief.

Lynette had loved him, more than he ever knew.

And he had hurt her, more than he could ever know.

He needed to talk to her.

She must be here somewhere.

"Who?" Winry's voice came from inside Al's armor.

"Lynette was here." Al said, and a gasp came from inside his armor.

Ed, still in shock, flipped to the next entry.

I messed up.

The page was stained with blood and the ink was blurred with what he could only think to be tears.

That was the last entry.

Ed was about to say something when a yell came from down the hallway.

"ALPHONSE~!"

Of course, May had found them.

Man, this was taking a while. I sat down, sighing and ruffling my electric blue hair. I didn't bother covering it, since that would make me uncomfortable, so I just let it loose. It's not like I could tie it up anyway.

Biting my lip, I glanced around. From the piercing silence, you would never be able to tell that this town would host a fight. I had to get to Scar before that happened.

Shela had gone off on her own after I told her about what was supposed to happen. We had said our final goodbye's, knowing that we probably wouldn't see each other after this.

It was hard. I had come to love having her by my side, even though I knew I'd have to eventually say goodbye. And now was the time.

My final goodbyes.

If anything, I hated goodbyes. Goodbyes meant leaving, and leaving means forgetting, and it's sad to cross paths with someone you'll never see again. I wasn't simply moving far away. I was going to a different WORLD. I couldn't take every friend I made here with me, so I'd have to leave. And never, ever come back.

My jaw clenched. I never want to forget anyone, but I want to spare myself the pain of remembering. All I can do is keep these memories locked away until I'll be able to look back at them peacefully.

I pushed myself to my feet with a heavy sigh.

I'm so close to a philosopher stone… yet why do I feel regret? Before I could brood on that question, however, an explosion went off in the distance, startling me out of my deep introspection.

You all know the flight instinct, right? Where, when there's an explosion or something, you're supposed to run away? I guess this shows just how screwed up my mind is, because I ran the opposite way, toward the explosion.

Pushing myself as hard as I could to reach that building before the military did.

It took me awhile to arrive. Well, the building was on the other side of Baschool. I don't run fast, and I'm no where near to having enough stamina to sprint that far without stopping.

Out of breath, I stopped and leaned on the building, gulping down air. The only thing that had gotten better from running is that I recovered quickly. I mean, I wasn't going to burst in on Scar while I was out of breath, now would I? That would be a sure-fire way to get me KILLED!

Anyway, once I composed myself, I snuck into the building, making sure there weren't any soldiers on the street.

The inside was completely dusty, and it was all I could do not to sneeze. Holding my nose, I made my way up the cracked, old rock stairs to the fighting and shaking coming from upstairs.

I found the room, and, not even checking to see what was happening, I walked in.

"Scar~ YOOHOO~" I called, carelessly walking in.

I froze. My sudden calm left as suddenly as it came.

Both of the chimera soldiers where lying unconscious on the ground, with Scar facing the Elric brothers. They all turned to look at me, who stood unmoving by the door.

"Oh shit!" My eyes widened. I couldn't get caught by the Elric brothers. And seeing Ed, staring at me with wide eyes and pure shock, just made my heart drop all the way to my toes.

Before anyone could react, I clapped my hands and touched the wall next to me. Rock walls built up around the Elric brothers, sealing them in. It was an unconscious gesture, but I knew I shouldn't look at them. It'd just cause me more problems.

"LYNETTE!" They yelled from inside the rock. I forced myself to roll my eyes.

"I don't know you." I replied, walking over to Scar, standing beside him while keeping a yard's distance from him.

Ed and Al burst from the rock, both standing and staring at me. My gaze shifted between Scar and the brothers, not wanting to let my guard down.

"I'll get straight to the point. I need a philosopher stone. If you guys know where I can perhaps acquire said object, I recommend you spill it since I'm too lazy to wash any more blood off my clothes." I said bluntly, tapping both my heels on the ground to trigger the knives. When there was no reply, I started to get irritated. I wasn't going to put up with any more insolence after all I had been put through.

"Tell me!" I growled, taking out my twin handguns. I flipped the safety off, aiming one at the Elrics and another at Scar.

"Lynette? Why…?" Ed's voice came out. Hearing his voice made my knees weak, and my lip trembled. I guess I wasn't over the rejection as much as I had thought.

"SHUT UP!" My voice shook slightly as I shot at their feet. Startled at my sudden violence, they jumped back a little.

"Lynette, calm down…" Al said, trying to soothe me. I looked at him, straight in the eyes.

"I don't know you." I said, this time more emphasized. I looked at Scar before realizing something.

I was approaching the wrong people. Kimblee was isolated from the homunculus, a perfect target right now. Even if he scares the shit out of me, I can just borrow it momentarily from him.

Flipping on the safety, I tucked the guns back in my pocket, scolding myself.

"I'm such an idiot." I stomped my feet, earning myself some weird looks. "I should've thought this through." I tapped my feet, withdrawing the blades. "I'm not good at tracking, and now I have to find the guy who scares me the most out of you freaks. I apologize for my intrusion." I bowed quickly, scampering over to the window in attempt to escape through it.

Before I could slip out the window, I was grabbed from behind.

Scar.

We swung around with Scar's arm locked around my waist, his other hand covering my mouth. He was looking directly at Ed and Al, who stared back in distress.

It was clear what the message that passed between them was. If Ed and Al pursued Scar, he'd kill me. Simple as that. I thought by now he'd just kill me, but it seems he hadn't figured out my identity as a state alchemist yet.

"She's in my way." Scar said, making the Elrics even more scared for me. But I had other plans.

I bit Scar's hand, stomping on his feet. With his grip loosened, I back kicked him in the shin and pushed him away from me, kicking furiously.

"I TOLD YOU I DON'T WANT BLOOD ON MY CLOTHES!" I snarled, frantically wiping off the dark spots on my blue sweater. I really was tired of blood on my clothes. It was dirty and that was unappealing to me. "Geez, everyone's a bunch of crazies today…" I muttered, quickly backing away from Scar.

I paused to glance around for any possible exits that weren't guarded.

That's when a rock pole slithered around me at lightning speed, restraining me so I couldn't move to undo the transmutation. I looked up only to see Ed and Al fighting Scar.

While the fight went on, I struggled to escape, but the rock had crept up my arms like vines. I was frozen in mid-air, only being able to move my head, neck, fingers and toes. Nothing else.

I grudgingly gave up, deciding to watch the fight. But by then, the Elric brothers had already managed to catch Scar and pin him down with alchemy. And so now they were just panting, staring at Scar as he tried to wiggle out.

"Bro, I tried. It doesn't work." I called over to Scar, attracting attention to myself.

Leaving Al behind to watch Scar, Ed strode over to where I was held by the transmutation.

"Lynette…" He made a rock pole to get up to my level, his eyes meeting mine. He stared at me, almost relieved. "You're still alive…"

"I don't know you. Stop acting like you know me." I said, my heart pounding at his closeness. If I wasn't restrained, I would've slapped myself for feeling this way.

"Why are you being like this? I just want to talk." He said, his golden eyes sober and more mature than I've ever seen him. But I couldn't give in. He couldn't just act like nothing happened. It doesn't work that way.

"I don't know you. Please let me go." I said, trying to ignore my pounding heart. My face flushed with embarrassment.

"Maybe this will make you remember." Ed said, looking deeply into my eyes with his fiery golden ones. Then, he did something that threw me off.

He kissed me.

He leaned in, his soft lips touching mine. My eyes widened, and I gasped, but that only gave him a chance to deepen the kiss. It felt like forever, but he finally pulled away, going back to stare in my eyes with a foreign emotion burning in his eyes.

"I'm sorry." He said, and his voice was fully sincere. "I wasn't thinking. I don't want you to hate me, because… I love you."

Those three words.

Three words I felt that I've been waiting for my whole life.

His words left me speechless. I didn't know how to react. Just a minute ago, I had my gun aimed at him, and now he was confessing to me?

What. The. Hell.

"I'll make it up to you. I won't ever do that to you again. I'm sorry." He promised. I stared at him, my eyes as wide as they could go. Thoughts ran around crazily in my mind.

WHAT. IS. FREAKING. HAPPENING. One part of me exclaimed.

YOUR FIRST KISS! Another part fangirled.

DID HE JUST KISS YOU?!

WHAT?!

NO WAY! THIS IS UNEXPECTED!

Then, somewhere underneath all the loud thoughts, the logical part of your brain muttered, I'm surprised he's even romantic…

After a moment, my reaction finally came.

My eyes started watering.

Tears slid down my cheeks as I speechlessly gazed at him. Fierce emotions attacked me. Unwillingness, resistance, surprise, happiness. But most of all, it was relief. I cried in relief.

I wouldn't be plagued with misery and regret. The nightmares would go away.

I'd finally sleep peacefully.

"Ed… I..." I choked out, still stunned. I guess I had kind of alarmed Ed with my crying, but I had no other way to react. I shook my head and smiled. "You finally chose the right words." I said, and Ed looked surprised, as if he thought it wouldn't work.

"You'll forgive me?" His eyes glittered with hope as I brought myself to grin.

"Only if…"

"If?"

"You say you love me one more time." Ed rolled his eyes at my cheesiness.

"I… I l-love you." He said, this time blushing furiously. I sighed good-naturedly.

"Okay, I accept your apology. Now get me down from this freaking thing. It's tickling my sides." I said, and Ed quickly obliged. We both got down to the ground, staring at each other awkwardly.

We stood there silently for a moment before we heard someone else approaching.

General Armstrong's right hand man, Miles, burst in with a few soldiers, taking over the situation. I sighed.

I guess its back to the military for me.

HI GUYS! OMGOMGOMG!
FINALLY! OMGOMGOMG! I'm totally in fangirl mode right now….. I'm happy that I finally got around to this chappie sometime! I bet you're all happy too, right?
ACTION! SUSPENCE! ROMANCE! AND BEST OF ALL, REUNITING!
It was epic, right?
So epic.
At least that's how I felt.
Anyway, for the contest mentioned in the author's note of the last chapter! The one who gets the oneshot, and reward for funniest story is….. BADABABA!

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Look forward to a oneshot dedicated to you soon!
Okay, now over with that. I'm going to Boston for about a week, so it may take me a while to post the next oneshot and chapter, but I hope you'll all wait patiently! (I have a life too ya know) ^.^
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