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For the first time in a while, I actually got some sleep!

That was the first thought that came to me as I gained consciousness.

I yawned, my eyes squinting against the brightly lit room. The white ceiling blinded me, reflecting the sunlight that streamed in through nearby windows. Birds were chirping, a soothing sound that reminded me of home.

And for a minute, I wondered if it was all a dream. If going to Amestris and meeting everyone was a dream. I sat up, rubbing my eyes.

"What an odd dream," I mumbled, staring at my hands. That's when I noticed that I couldn't see in one eye. "Oh shit, I'm still here." I took a breath, turning to get out of bed when a jolt of pain struck me.

I threw the sheets off my legs to reveal my left thigh was heavily bandaged. In panic, I checked the rest of my body to find that my right shoulder was also bandaged, and, probably worst of all, my torso was completely covered in bandages.

"… And who the hell changed me?" I sweat dropped. I mean, I wasn't wearing a shirt. Bandages were thickly wrapped around my chest, from my collar bone down to my hips, but that was it. And with that I wore fuzzy short shorts. It covered up enough skin for me to not feel disturbed, but it was still a bit revealing for my taste, so I snatched up the sheets from the bed and wrapped it around my shoulders, using it like a cape to cover myself.

With that, I carefully stood on my feet. As I tried to take a step forward, I almost tripped. It seemed almost like my legs were unused to walking as I tried to stumble over to the door. When I finally reached it, I leaned against the wall as I tried to open the door.

When my fumbling hands finally opened the door, I pushed it open slightly, limping out. I stayed next to the wall, leaning on it as I slowly made my way down a short hall to a flight of stairs. I cursed.

"Dammit," I muttered, "Stairs." So, thinking it out carefully, I sat down on the railing and slowly let myself start to slip down the railing, my feet barely brushing along the stairs.

When I reached the bottom, I cautiously stretched out my legs so my toes rested against the bottom steps, then slowly transferring my weight to my feet.

I staggered, almost tripping over the last step, but before I could fall, I held tight to the railing, clutching at it for dear life.

I felt like a newborn doe, stumbling around on new, shaky legs. The difference was, I was hurting, a lot, and if I fell, I'd probably reopen my injuries. I lowered myself to the floor, keeping hold on the railing so I wouldn't fall.

"Take that, stairs!" I stuck my tongue out childishly at the polished stairs, feeling prideful of my accomplishment. So, with my head up proudly, I staggered over to the door a few feet from the end of the stairs. Again, it took me a moment to get the door open, but when I did, I poked my head in the room curiously.

"Who's there?" A man's voice rang out. I flinched back, recognizing the lion chimera's voice. That's when someone opened the door fully.

Taken by surprise, I tripped, loosing my grip on the door. My knees buckled under me, and I yelped in the most girlish way possible.

But before I could fall and hurt myself, I was rescued by the person who opened the door.

"About time you woke up, moron." Ed said, immense relief clear on his face. Wrapping an arm around my waist, he steadied me, being careful not to hurt my stomach.

"Thank you." I said, smiling. "And good morning." He rolled his eyes at me.

"When did you wake up? And how did you even get down here?"

"I teleported." I said simply, making Ed give me a look. I laughed sheepishly. "I woke up a few minutes ago… How long was I out?"

"A week and a half." He said bluntly, catching my complete attention.

"WHAT?!" I was clearly startled by his statement. I was out… For over a WEEK?! I thought in distress. Truth laughed at me.

No wonder you felt rested, it commented in amusement.

"Don't yell so loud." Ed said as I started coughing. "You're still seriously injured."

"Thanks, Caption Obvious." I said in between coughs.

"The girl woke up?" Both of Kimblee's chimera men stuck their heads in the doorway. I gasped, pointing at them.

"ITS YOU!" I said in distress. Ed lowered my hand.

"Calm down, they're with us." He said, but I narrowed my eyes, looking back and forth between both of them. I gave them the most menacing look a seriously injured thirteen year old girl could before looking back at Ed.

"I'm hungry." I said, dumbfounding everyone. They all sweat dropped at my random announcement.

"I'm going to bring her back upstairs. Can you get the doctor?" Ed asked the chimeras, who shrugged and disappeared. I sighed.

"Do I have to go all the way upstairs?" I whined, "It was hard enough for me to get down…" I was about to say something else, but I was swept off my feet. Ed held me up, his cold automail arm touching my bare legs and his real arm wrapped gently around my back.

"Come on. You walk like a drunk! Do you think I'd let you try to climb the stairs?" He snorted as he started up the stairs, and I huffed.

"You suck." I scoffed, turning my head away.

"I love you too." Ed remarked, and I gave him a look.

"Anyway," I started as we reached the top of the stairs, "How did I survive with these kinds of injuries?" Ed winced at my question.

"I don't know," He replied truthfully, "The gorilla and lion carried us both here." I pursed my lips thoughtfully as Ed walked through the open door and into my room.

"So what now?" I asked as he set me down on my bed. He shrugged.

"I don't know, but we can't stay here for long…" Ed said, and I nodded. That's when I remembered something.

"Ed, are you fully healed?" I asked, "You got hurt really bad, didn't you?" Ed avoided my eyes.

"I'm fine." He assured me, but I stared at him.

"You did human transmutation again, didn't you?" I asked bluntly to Ed's shock.

"How did you.."

"DAMMIT ED! DON'T DO STUFF LIKE THAT!" I scolded harshly, "That's your life that you're playing around with!"
"What else was I supposed to do?" He shot back quietly, "I was going to die anyway." I held my head in my hands.

"I swear to god, Ed," I muttered, "If you do that again, I'm gonna make you wish you died." Ed sweat dropped and sighed.

"I'm fine," He repeated, leaning against the wall next to my bed. "I don't know what we're going to do about you, though."

"What do you mean?" I furrowed my eyebrows, puzzled.

"The Promised Day is coming soon, and with the shape you're in, you can't fight." Ed said, and I snorted.

"Uh, correction, you're gonna get your ass killed if I'm not with you." I said, "These aren't a big deal." I motioned to my injuries.

"Lynette, you're half blind, and you can't even walk right. You've nearly been killed more times than I can count! You're a directionally senseless, clueless girl that was pulled into this mess, and I don't want you to get involved. You'll just be a burden." Ed pointed out, a bit coldly. It was hard not to get offended by his words, and even worse, he had a point. But that frustrated me even more.

"Okay, then, where am I supposed to go?" I snarled, "I can't go home. I tried. And, if I'm as helpless as you say, I can't go anywhere. If I'm as fragile as you say, I won't survive anywhere. Not the blazing desert to Xing, not the harsh chill of Drachma, not any country bordering Amestris. Am I really that delicate to you?" We stared at each other intensely, both too stubborn to give in. Tears of frustration welled up in my eyes, and I looked away.

It was about time you got in a fight, Truth said, I'm surprised you made it this far.

Shut up, Truth, I snapped, furiously wiping away the tears that slid down my cheeks. After a bit of just sitting there, I finally lay down and pulled the covers over my head, trying to calm myself down.

"Lovers quarrel, eh?" I heard a woman say as more people walked into the room.

"He's not my boyfriend!" I yelled stubbornly.

That was low, Truth said as I sat up, regaining my composure.

Exactly, I replied as I saw Ed stomp out of the room, past the doctor and his wife. I sighed.

For once, I didn't know what was going to happen.

After the doctor checked my breathing and pulse, he left the room so his wife/nurse could change my bandages.

"It seemed pretty tense between you two." She said, unwrapping the bandage on my thigh. I sighed again.

"He's just extremely unreasonable." I said, "It's all because I got hurt, he's saying I can't do anything."

"Maybe he's just concerned." The woman said, removing my bandage to reveal a nasty blue and purple bruise. I cringed. "And that's exactly why."

"But if he was concerned, why would he want me to go away?" I asked, and the woman raised an eyebrow.

"Is he involved in something dangerous?" She asked, and I gulped. I couldn't give away too much.

"Yeah… You could say that." I said quietly, and the woman nodded, understanding I couldn't say any more.

"Then it's probably because he's afraid." The woman said, starting on the bandage that was wrapped around my shoulder. "He seems like he's lost someone before, so he might be afraid to lose you too." I glanced over at my shoulder as the woman took the bandage off. My eyes widened and I looked away, feeling nauseous.

My entire shoulder was covered in stitches, as if it had been torn apart and sewn back together. It didn't hurt, but it was probably one of the most frightening things I've ever seen.

"And after he woke up," The woman continued, unfazed, "He spent most of his time sitting next to your bed, waiting for you to wake up. He didn't eat for the first two days because he refused to abandon you." My stubborn expression softened.

"Really?" I asked softly as the woman started unwrapping my bandaged torso.

He blamed himself for you getting hurt again, Truth said, why don't I show you?

My vision flickered as Truth sent me the memories.

~Flashback~

I saw myself laying in the same bed I woke up in.

My body wasn't moving. I was barely even breathing. My face was relaxed, and I seemed so peaceful that it looked as if I wasn't even breathing at all. My head was heavily bandaged, along with my arms, but that's all that was visible.

Ed sat in a chair at my bedside, holding my hand between both of his.

That was the first time I had ever seen him look that scared.

~Flashback End~

I blinked.

"Are you alright?" The woman asked, worried, but I waved my hand, assuring her I was fine. The woman then continued to unwrap my bandages as I spaced out, staring at the wall and talking to Truth.

Why was he so afraid? I wondered, I've had worse injuries…

You saw that doctor, right? Truth said, He's just a small town doctor. He's no where near the skill level of Central Hospitals' surgeons. You had quite a lot internal injuries when you got here, especially inside your rib cage, so the doctor couldn't do anything except tend to the external injuries.

My eyebrows furrowed. If the doctor couldn't do anything, does that mean…

Yes, Truth said, He expected you to die within the week. My eyes widened.

But I'm alive! How am I alive, then? I asked frantically.

The doctor overestimated the seriousness of your internal injuries, Truth said, Just a few broken ribs, but they didn't hit any vital organs so you're okay. But it did give Ed quite a scare when the doctor told him that.

Oh god, I thought, He must've been freaking out.

That's an understatement, Truth chuckled, but I was in deep thought by then.

Its a few weeks until the Promised Day, right? I asked.

Yes. Truth replied, and a smile grew on my face.

Ed was worried because he thought I was dying, I thought, excitement building up, But I'm okay, and my other injuries will pretty much be healed by that time, so I can FIGHT! I need to tell him!

Nice problem solving, Truth commented, and I smiled wider.

Thank you, Truth, for the information. I said.

No problem. You ARE my helper, after all, Truth said, and everything is going according to the timeline, and I think it'd be entertaining to see what you'd do during the big fight. I sighed and snapped out of my daze, just as the woman finished wrapping my torso in a new bandage. I waited patiently for her to rewrap the other injuries so I could leave to talk to Ed.

"Oh, and Miss?" I asked, right before the woman left the room. She turned back to look at me.

"Yes?"

"Can you get me a shirt and some decent shorts?" I asked, and the woman nodded.

"Of course," She said, leaving the room.

After the woman had brought the clothes and helped me change, I stumbled over to the door, holding on to the woman's arm. She was very helpful, especially as she helped me down the stairs, obviously experienced with people who struggle to walk.

But when we reached down stairs and into the living room, only the doctor and the two chimeras remained. No Ed.

"Darius, Heinkel, do either of you know where Ed went?" I asked. To their surprise, I actually remembered their names, but they brushed that surprise off, glancing at each other.

"I think he went into town to get some groceries." Heinkel said, and I face palmed, glad my face wasn't as bruised as it used to be.

"That idiot..." I mumbled, and then turned to the doctor. "Would you happen to have some kind of dye by any chance?"

"Dye?" The doctor said, confused. I nodded, and he pondered it for a moment. "There is some bleach, but dye…?"

"There is some red dye I save for wool, but other than that…" His wife said, and I looked at her.

"May I use some of it?" I asked, dumbfounding them all.

"Sure but why…?"

"I'm gonna go after Ed." I said, looking at the two chimeras.

"It's about time I get some fresh air."

My disguise was complete. Dark red hair, knee-high cargo shorts, a black tank top and a nice dark green scarf to wrap around my shoulders. I mean, it was spring, so I didn't want to put on a sweater, and I needed to cover my shoulder, so I went with the scarf.

As for walking, I transmuted a cane for myself. A small, wooden one with a dragon head, but of course, with me being Lynette, that wasn't all it was. The cane could come apart to reveal a steel katana I chose to include with the cane, just in case.

I wandered around, not worrying about getting lost because this town was very small and I could easily wander my way back.

So for the moment, I focused on walking straight. The cane, as I thought, was a big help. It helped me with my balance, and since I walked around a bit earlier, my legs weren't as clumsy as they were right after I woke up. I just had to train myself to walk again and build up the muscles in my legs.

I got lots of weird looks, too. I mean, a thirteen year old with dark red hair wearing boy clothes and using a cane. It's a bit odd, but no one really thought big of it, so for that, I was thankful.

The town was a very nice, rural town. Tons of nice little shops dotted the road, and it took a lot to not get distracted from my task.

Being able to walk peacefully like this gave me more freedom then I've had in months. Being able to go around, walk on the sidewalk like a regular person, not feeling threatened, it was amazing. I had almost forgotten what regular walking was. I was always running, but for once, I got a break.

Or, so I thought.

"AH!" I yelled as someone ran into me. I fell to my knees, cringing, and the person quickly helped me up, apologizing briefly. The person had a smooth voice, almost familiar. He walked off after helping me up, not concerned about me at all. I tried to regain my balance, but my ribs burned with pain, telling me that I had probably disturbed one of my broken ribs.

I got a lot of concerned stares from passersby, but that wasn't the thing on my mind right now. I knew what might have happened, and I frantically reached in my pocket, searching for something.

It was gone.

My eyes widened. You're probably thinking, oh, it was one of my weapons or something? It must not be that important. But, it just so happened that the item that was stolen…

…Was the philosopher stone I stole from Kimblee.

HI GUYS~! OHH A CLIFFHANGER!

Okay, you're probably wondering, how did she get the stone?!

Well, I was too lazy to try to fit that in this chapter, since it's already a longer chapter, so I'll tell you here.

The nurse found the philosopher stone clutched in Lynette's hand when the doctor was examining her after the chimeras brought her in. The nurse later handed Lynette back the stone and Lynette took it and kept it with her to make sure nothing would happen to it.

So now, the stone was STOLEN! Those of you who know the plotline well; you must know how bad this is.

What's going to happen next? Will Lynette catch the pickpocket? Will the plotline finally get screwed up? Who is the pickpocket?

I'm an evil author lady MUAHAHAHA I like cliffhangers XD

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Well, actually, with that, I have an announcement. I've been watching the series, and I really hate to say this, but this fanfiction is approaching its end. WAHH NOOO!

You guys have been so wonderful, though, I think I might do a sequel. Right now, I think I can finish this fanfiction a bit sooner than I planned, and since it's so close to ending, I think I can find little breaks from now to the summer, since I DID pass my last semester assessment with flying colors... So I can skip a bit of studying XD And I did already get into the Gifted and Talented program, so I'm good! YAY!

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