Bad Idea

A/N: Yet another new chapter, but this one comes with a new character. I do not own said character, it's my friend's OC, and it was actually made for another fic of mine, but I loved it so much that I HAVE to add it to all of my fics.

So anyways, this chapter is set right after Ali Ed and Al get off the train in Dublith. I hope you like it. Thanks for the reviews, and please review this chapies as well.

By the way, Ci is pronounced like sigh, and (if you didn't know) Ali is pronounced like alley. Just so you're not like "wtf?". Anyways, please enjoy and review.

Chapter 8: Back in Dublith

"So which way is your teacher's house?" Ali asked as they walked out of the train station.

"That way" Al said, pointing left. "It's a bit far, but not by too much."

"Okay," She said.

"I can carry your bags for you if you want." he said.

"Thanks, but I got it." she said with a smile.

"Ali? Is that really you?" They heard someone to the right of them say.

They looked to see who it was and saw a tall man that looked almost exactly like Roy Mustang, but had shoulder-length bleach white hair, a scar that went from the right side of his forehead to the left side of his jaw, and the iris of one of his eyes was red while the other was black like Roy's.

"Ci-ci!" Ali said, dropping her bags and running to him.

He laughed and gave her one of those lifts-you-off-the-ground-hugs.

"I didn't know you were still here. You should've told me!" Ali said, lightly hitting the man's arm.

Al picked up Ali's bags and followed Ed to where they were.

"Why the hell are you here, Colonel Bastard? And what kind of disguise is that?" Ed angrily said.

Ali hit him on the head. "He's not Roy, you idiot. His name is Cirus." She said.

Cirus laughed. "Colonel Bastard? Really? That's the best insult you got?"

"Brother be nice." Al scolded Ed. "I'm Alphonse Elric and this is my older brother, Edward." He said to Cirus, holding out his hand.

"I'm Cirus." Cirus said, shaking Al's hand.

"Are you related to Colonel Mustang?" Al asked.

"Yup, I'm his younger brother." Cirus said then looked at Ali. "So did you adopt them or something?"

"Oh that's hilarious." She sarcastically said. "No, I'm working with them."

"Really? Then how does no one know about it?"

"Protection, as well as some obvious reasons." She said. "So why haven't I ever heard from you since I left?" she asked, almost glaring at him.

"Whoa whoa wait, don't try to blame that on me! I haven't heard from you either." he said.

"Wait, so she used to live here?" Al asked Cirus.

"Yeah, for a few years. Then I started working with you." Ali said.

"Wow, do you know Teacher?" Al asked.

"Speaking of which, we need to get goin'." Ed said before anyone could say anything else.

"Right," Ali said. "Ci, do you wanna come with us? I was just gunna meet their teacher then go to the hotel."

"Sure, I'm not doin anything now." Cirus said with a shrug. "We can go see the guys too."

"Wow, good thing you were here. Otherwise Ali probably would've been bored." Al said

"Bored? She'd probably get into trouble again." Ed said a bit angrily.

"Still a troublemaker, huh?" Cirus said to Ali and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "So which way is you're teacher's place?" he asked Al.

"Straight ahead, left, then left again." Al said.

"I'll carry my bags, Al." Ali said.

"That's okay, I don't mind carrying them." Al said and started walking away before she could say anything else.

"So how've you been?" Cirus asked Ali as they followed Ed and Al.

"Huh? Oh, pretty good. I missed you guys though." She said with a smile.

"Trust me, we missed you too." He said with a slight chuckle.

"Central was pretty boring, but we went to other places like Resembool and Rush Valley too, so it hasn't been all bad." She said. "Anything new going on here?"

"Nope, it's pretty much the same as how you left it." he said. "So how long are you staying here?"

"We're not sure. It could be a few days or it could be a few months."

"Oh, well then we should have a party this week. We haven't seen you in about a year, and we can't have a party without you." Cirus said.

"I think that's exactly what I need right now. You have no idea how much I missed you guys." Ali said.

"A party, huh? I guess we could go." Ed said.

"Sorry kid, but this is an adults only thing." Cirus said to Ed with a slight smirk that looked exactly like Roy's.

"Ed, you and Al should learn as much from your Teacher as you can while we're here anyways." Ali said. "Sorry guys,"

"Eh, do whatever you want, but please let me tell Colonel Bastard about it." Ed said.

"Why bother telling him?" Cirus asked.

"Because he's Ali's new boyfriend." Ed said with a mischievous grin.

"What makes you think that?" Ali asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Gee I don't know, maybe the fact that you spent two days with him." Ed sarcastically said.

"Wow, I didn't know you missed me that much." Cirus jokingly said to Ali.

"That's what made you think I'm dating him?" Ali said with a light laugh.

Ed nodded his head.

"Whoa, wait, you did what now?" Cirus confusedly said.

"Ci, you of all people should know that your brother is the type of person I'd shoot just because they annoyed me." she said.

"True, he is an arrogant asshole." He said.

"Yeah, but I'd rather not talk about him. I'm more interested in what you and everyone else have been up to since I left."

"Well, I've just been doin the same thing as always. I haven't been hanging out with the guys much since you left though." He said. "I guess you really are the life of the party." He added with a laugh.

"What's your teacher's name?" Ali asked Al as they neared their destination.

"Izumi Curtis," Al said.

"Izumi is your teacher? Wow, how'd you live through that?" Cirus said laughing.

"Wait, you know Teacher?" Ed asked, dumbfounded.