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The cold air stung my face. Yep, we were outside again. The blizzard had stopped a while ago, and now our little "group" was standing outside. From what I could hear, the soldiers where getting split into groups.
I sighed and crossed my arms. Geez, it is cold out here… I thought, cracking my neck. By now, I could obviously feel Ed's eyes boring a hole in my back, and it made me a bit uncomfortable.
My weapons had been confiscated, and it really sucks because I didn't have that many on. I couldn't have any metal against my skin without getting hypothermia, so all the weapons were outside my inner layer of clothes. It didn't help that I was patted down for weapons, which was really awkward, not even considering that Ed was glaring daggers at the guy who searched me.
I sighed again and peeked over my shoulder to see that, in fact, Ed was staring at me the entire time. I facepalmed.
Stop it! I mouthed, but Ed ignored it and kept looking.
Why did you get caught? He mouthed back, and I facepalmed again.
"Idiot," I mumbled, turning my back to Ed and pulling my jacket tighter. What I didn't get was why Kimblee took my outer jacket. Apparently he was "worried" that I was harboring more weapons, but I think he just wanted to torture me a bit.
And it was working.
The part I hated the most, though, was Kimblee assigned Hunter to watch me specifically. I seriously hate dealing with arrogant people, and the look Hunter had on his face didn't help. He looked so smug that I just wanted to strangle him.
This really sucks.
A little while later, we all separated into different groups.
And I was stuck with Kimblee and the two chimera guys. Hunter had gone off to do other stuff, but I didn't feel any better.
"You really suck, you know that, right?" I growled quietly at Kimblee, who laughed at my attitude.
"You won't be this harsh when it's the homunculi that you're talking to." Kimblee chucked, shooting me an amused look.
"You're right. I'll be even nastier." I snarled back, crossing my arms. Even though I was scared for what might happen next, I was in one of those kinds of moods that made me want to throw a tantrum. I know, extremely childish and shallow, but that's seriously the only thing I wanted to do at the moment. That, and bite Kimblee's head off. Then I would feel better.
"Search the entrance to the tunnel. If there are multiple sets of footprints, then there's no doubt." Kimblee instructed the two chimera soldiers. We had paused, and it seemed like Kimblee was sending off the chimera soldiers.
Even if they were on Kimblee's side, I didn't really want them to leave. If they left, that means that I'd be alone with Kimblee, and I was really afraid of that. My hands started sweating as I glanced around nervously, looking for a route of escape.
"Yes sir!" Both chimera soldiers saluted Kimblee before walking off. A plan was building in my head, and I was about to put it into action when I heard footsteps behind me.
When Kimblee turned to look at Ed, I instantly moved to run away, but Kimblee apparently anticipated that, so he tripped me. I fell face-first in the snow, cursing.
Ed sweat dropped as I got up and brushed myself off.
"Kimblee, if you're going to check out the tunnels," Ed said, as if I wasn't here, "Shouldn't you leave that to the Briggs soldiers? It runs pretty deep in there."
"The fact that you're intentionally stopping me proves they're here." Kimblee noticed, and, without thinking, I facepalmed for the umpteenth time, forgetting that my face was still soar from crashing into the snow.
"What do you mean? I want to get Scar as fast as," Ed was interrupted by Kimblee.
"Or are you buying time until the snipers get into position?" He said, a knowning smirk on his face. Ed's eyes widened in surprise, and I sighed in disappointment. Everything was going fine until he showed up and made it obvious.
"You knew about that?" Ed said as if he couldn't make it more obvious. I shot him a look, and he threw me a brief, confused look.
"With as much bloodlust filling the air around us, I knew. I didn't survive the Ishvalan War because of my good looks." Kimblee said.
"You got that right, ugly." I mumbled, earning me a look from Kimblee.
With that, he raised his arms and it was obvious what he was going to do next. Eyes wide, I screamed and dove forward just as the ground exploded beneath me.
The next thing I knew, Ed's arms were wrapped around me, protecting me as the debris whistled by us. Snow made the air thick and hard to see through, but we recovered just in time to see Kimblee standing at the entrance to the mine, throwing a smirk back at us.
"KIMBLEE!" We yelled together, scrambling forward.
But right as we stepped forward, something came out of the fog, slashing at us. Well, I was in front, so I jumped away, right into Ed. Right as he tried to catch me, a punch came flying toward us from behind. Ed blocked it, throwing us both back.
Ed's feet skidded against the ground, but I ended up falling over. I pulled myself up just as Ed stopped, and we stood together to look at our opponents.
From the thickness of the fog, I could make out two very big figures, both too big to be human.
Chimeras.
Very big, buff chimeras.
Oh dear.
Ed and I looked at each other, and looked back at the chimera figures, but they had disappeared.
"I got your back." I said, back-to-back with Ed.
"That's nice to know." He said, and I knew he rolled his eyes.
"Just be careful." I said, my head whipping around to my left. But before I knew it, Ed disappeared. I whipped around only to see him being held up by the neck by the lion chimera.
"Come quietly, Fullmetal Alchemist." He said as Ed struggled in his grasp. "You can't escape from our sharp noses in this poor visibility." While he was talking, I knelt down and clapped my hands to the ground, drawing up a ragged dagger.
"Do I seriously have no presence?" I snapped, appearing under Ed and reaching up to drive the dagger through the chimera's arm. He withdrew his arm as Ed came crashing down behind me. Just as he landed on his feet, I noticed something big coming down toward me, intending to smash my head like a watermelon. I dodged it, sliding out of the way, away from Ed.
I could see Ed block a punch from the gorilla chimera, so I was taken off guard as the other chimera grabbed me by the waist, lifting me up with one hand and throwing me away.
"GAH!" I screamed as I flew through the fog, passing over Ed and the other chimera.
"LYNETTE!" Ed yelled, but he wasn't able to come after me because of the gorilla chimera. I just kept screaming as I felt myself falling, closing my eyes and bracing for impact.
It took a bit longer than I imagined, but I crashed through a roof, slowing me down as I hit the ground. But the impact still hurt like a bitch.
I clenched my teeth in pain as I sat up. I felt like I had broken every vertebra I possessed, and to make it even worse, one of my legs was twisted a bad way.
"This sucks. So. Much." I muttered, taking a deep breath. I was about to take another breath when someone else came crashing through the roof.
Of course it was Ed.
"DAMNIT ED!" I yelled, and he flinched as he sat up. I coughed, my chest aching from yelling so loud.
"Are you alright?" He asked, worried, and I coughed again.
"I'm fine," I lied, "Just go and do your thing." I motioned to the boxes of dynamite, which attracted Ed's attention.
"Good idea." He said, turning to the dynamite and crawling over to it. While he did that, I turned away and coughed a bit more.
Blood dotted the snow beneath me as I coughed. My eyes widened in alarm as I quickly covered up the bloodied snow, making sure Ed couldn't see.
"Oh shit." I whispered to myself, "Not again."
That's when I saw the two chimeras jump down. They JUMPED. And landed without hurting themselves.
Oh, the things anime characters can do.
"Don't come to close!" Ed said, holding up some sticks of dynamite. "You know what this is, right?"
"You idiot!" The gorilla laughed.
"That stuff if damp! It's useless!" The other chuckled, but Ed's grin only widened.
"Well, do you know what dynamite is made of?" He asked smugly, and the chimeras looked at each other stupidly.
"Nitroglycerin?" The gorilla said unsurely.
"Nitroglycol, wood flour, ammonium nitrate, and so forth?" The other one, the lion, said.
"Okay, and what is the ammonium nitrate made of?" Ed's grin grew even wider as he started messing with the dynamite while the chimeras where pondering his questions.
"That's easy. Nitric acid and ammonia." After they said it, they knew something was wrong. They glanced at Ed in shock as he grinned evilly at them.
Even I, who majorly lacks common sense, was smarter then the chimera. And I, being the one that referred Ed to the dynamite, knew he was going to make a stink bomb. So of course I already had makeshift nose plugs in.
"AMMONIA?!" The chimeras yelled in alarm just as Ed blew up his little bomb. I shielded my eyes as a stink cloud passed over me, and I felt Ed grab my arm. Ignoring the pain, I let him lead me through the cloud, until he finally paused. I heard a loud thumping noise, which I could only guess to the two clueless chimeras.
"What's that smell?" Kimblee's voice. I opened my eyes in alarm only to find that we were inside the entrance to the mining tunnels.
"Ammonia. Having too sharp a nose can be a problem, too. These guys aren't of any use to you now." Ed's voice was easy and undisturbed, surprisingly calm, especially since if was Kimblee he was talking to.
"This is what happens the moment your hostage concerns are gone?" Kimblee smirked, and Ed started walking toward him, dragging me along.
"Whatever do you mean?" He asked, "I'm just trying to get you to spill everything you know."
"Well, well, aren't you a hot-blooded one?" Kimblee said, "Facing a youngster like you while I'm on the mend will be quite taxing."
To me, it seemed like one of those conversations where the men were trying to intimidate each other with their pride. I nearly facepalmed again but then remembered that my face was kind of hurt, so that'd be painful.
Ed had stopped by now, and I was awkwardly standing next to him, his grip on my wrist so tight that it felt like it was bruising my wrist.
"I don't have time to mess with you, either." Kimblee said, and he held up his hand. "Why don't I use this?" My eyes glittered in intense need as I caught sight of the philosopher stone he held.
I glanced over to my right, and saw Ed's eyes narrow in concentration. I knew what was going to happen next, and I was ready for it.
Ed dashed at Kimblee, faking a direct attack then darting around him, about to knock the philosopher stone out of his hand...
That's when I snatched it, right as it left Kimblee's hand. I didn't catch it myself, but I extended a rock hand out to snatch it before it fell down the mineshaft. I made the hand toss it back to me just as Ed slashed Kimblee's hand, obstructing the transmutation circle tattooed on his palm. And, luckily, neither of them seemed to notice that I possessed the philosopher stone.
I clutched the stone tight in my hand, out of view from Kimblee and Ed.
"You've won!" Kimblee's voice pierced the silence. "That's what your thinking, right?" His voice brought chills to my spine. There was an edge of insane smugness in his voice, a bit more than usual.
"The resolve not to kill." Kimblee continued, "It is a fine policy. However, on the battlefield, it's something that can be taken advantage of. You should have finished me off just then." Ed's eyes widened as Kimblee opened his mouth wider to reveal a second philosopher stone. "That sense of mercy will be your defeat."
And as soon as the philosopher stone touched down on his uninjured hand, the ground exploded beneath us.
And everything went black.
HI GUYS~!
Okay, so most of you are probably wondering why I'm posting again. Well, I passed my semester test with flying colors, so I wanted to celebrate by taking a short break to write this chapter~! YAY~!
Well I might post another chapter today or tomorrow, I don't know. I'm gonna be busy this weekend but I'll try to fit one more chapter in just for you!
Okay, well, from now on, I might update every month or two until the fall if I find times where I can sneak in a break from studying!
Part of this chapter might seem a bit negative because I was REALLY pissed off yesterday. My friend was being a bitch and I couldn't stand it so I was really upset and yeah. But I feel better now YAY!
Ok, from now on in the plot, I get a bit more room to do my thing… FLUFF! Yay XD More romantic and funny stuffs! If any of you guys have some ideas for fluff, please help me~! I'm not really good at romance-y kind of stuff (I'm forever alone) so your ideas would really help!
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