So, when it's out, skip to chapter fifteen if you wanna get past everything that's in the manga. Though, chapter twelve is going to be pretty important for the story.
Chapter Three
Ed and Al stood in the phone booth, desperately waiting for Winry to answer the call.
"Ed? Well, this is a surprise. You didn't break your automail again, did you?"
"What?! No! I'm calling...because...is everything all right? Have you noticed anything weird? Like any suspicious people following you?" Ed growled. She didn't always need to break her automail to call her friend.
"Well, Ed," Winry spoke in an astonished tone.
"What is it?" Ed asked hastily.
"You're creeping me out."
"WHAT'S CREEPY?!"
"It's just...well, it's actually pretty rare to get a call from you," Winry said. "I've never heard you worry about me. This is weirder than a snowstorm during the summer."
"Well, fine! Maybe I won't worry!"
"Thank you, Ed. Really, thank you. It means a lot."
"Uh...sure...And you're sure everything's okay, right? Yeah, kay, bye." Ed and Alphonse both sighed in relief. "She's still safe for now.
"You know, it's that kind of desperate worry they're gonna manipulate you with," a familiar voice spoke.
"Ling!" Ed exclaimed.
"No, it's Greed, still," the homunculus said, holding his hand up to reveal the Ouroboros symbol on his hand. "Here," he said, handing over a strip of cloth with foreign lettering.
"What's this?" Ed asked.
"That friend of yours told me to give this to you," Greed said. "He said to give it to some girl."
"Lan Fan?" Ed asked. "Is this a trick?"
"I have a rule to never tell a lie," Greed said. "But, hey, it's your call," he said as he walked away.
"Hey, wait, Ling!" Ed called.
"It's still Greed, kid!"
"God dammit..." Ed trailed off.
"Brother?" Al asked.
"We better get this to Lan Fan," Ed said. "If Ling wants her to have this, it has to be important. Just because we can't read it doesn't mean she can't. It's probably in Xingese."
"All right, brother."
Short chapter is short.
