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Yumi had her arms crossed over her chest as Martel paced around her, inspecting her appearance critically. She noticed the tatoo of her right hand and narrowed her eyes. "What is that?"

"It came with her." Yumi murmured as she looked away.

"Came with who?" 'Looks like I was wrong.' Yumi thought as she visibly cringed away from her friend. 'It's not Olivier I should've been worried about skinning me alive. It's Martel.'

"Well, you see, erm, the father guy, kind of sort of put a Homunculus inside me or something like that." Yumi explained badly.

"What do you mean?"

"Well he put this philosopher stone in a wound I had and the next thing I know this crazy ass chick has control of my body.

"Love ya too, Yumi." She heard Misery say followed by a series of laughs.

Failure concentrating
Body/motor responses hesitating
Soul/ego shaking
Blur between daydreams and awakening
 Loss of control and perpetual
Sense that luck and light are fading
No more ruminating
Shake the strife off your life or keep on waiting

That's my situation
Can't escape 'cause to run is degradation
No expectations
Still I fight to bite temptation

Got to be brave as I unenclave
 Find the prize is my fixation, I'm
Still holding onto my pride, Oh

Is this the shine of a wine-toasted victory
Or is it just a sad bitter sigh of defeat?
I'll take it either way.
If fate is just a play
I'm tying the strings up starting today

Sound the chime, golden time
Steal perfection in its prime
Take your place, poker face
Ready for the race I will choose to refuse the illusion
And shatter the nightmare

Faking tame, pressure game
Win or lose it's all the same
Pay the fine, border line
Hapless to divine
If there's any how many and when
Will these games find an ender?
What's the last thing I want to surrender?

"Ah!" She exclaimed as Martel whacked her on the forehead with a glare. "What the fuck was that for?" She whined.

"For being an idiot!" She snapped before she stormed out.

"Oh, well that makes everything all right then, doesn't it!" She called after her. If she did hear her, she didn't care enough to reply.

"Well. She's as slippery as a snake." He said with a grin causing her hand to inch slightly closer to her gun. "Now that you're all caught up why don't we find somewhere more private to talk." He smirked. "I'm eager to discuss our business."

"So tell me, Misery, does Yumi ever take control?" Kimblee questioned causing her eyes to twitch.

"Yes. Who do you fucking think is in control right now!" She snapped causing the alchemist to blink in shock at her, "Honestly, how can people not tell us apart by our voices alone!?" She growled out in annoyance. "Is there anything inparticular you want from me?"

"I have a few jobs from you. Straight from the Fuhrer." She narrowed her eyes.

"Wrath, huh? I would've thought he'd just send somebody for Misery or some shit." Kimblee laughed.

"Oh no, I don't think it's gotten quite as bad as that yet." She scoffed at him.

"So what are these Oh so important jobs." She questioned as she leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms firmly over her chest.

"Firstly," He said as he held one finger up in front of her face. "He wants you to hunt down Scar." She raised an eyebrow at him.

"You mean that ishvalan bloke with the scarred face shit that was on that train doing that shitty alchemy shit with his shit." She said, basically speaking her own language.

"Uh...Yeah?" Kimblee said, not exactly sure how else to interpret it. "Secondly," He held up a second finger. "He wants you to find Doctor Marcoh." She narrowed her eyes briefly at him.

"Oh really? Are Marcoh and Scar some how linked?" She questioned as she leaned forward, placing one elbow on the table and flicking her wrist so that the back of her hand was flat and pointing upwards before she rested her chin on the top of the back of her hand.

"We have reason to believe that they are traveling together, yes."

"Why?" She narrowed her eyes ever so slightly.

"The only thing you need to worry about it finding them, I'll take care of the rest." He said calmly.

"Fine." She growled out through gritted teeth. "What's the third job?"

"He wants you to carve a crest of blood right here in north Briggs." Her eyes widened as she allowed her hands to fall into her lap before she glared daggers at him.

"There aren't any rules against using your blood for the crest, right?" Kimblee laughed loudly.

"I'm afraid that's not true." She glared him down, wanting nothing more than to rip him apart right there. But, no. She had to be patient if she wanted to succeed. He had a philosopher stone and even before that he was pretty dangerous. She on the other hand had two guns plus her alchemy plus a homunculus inside her. Hm. In her opinion that made the fight pretty even. She had to bide her time though. Bide her time, and he would soon be gone.

"Now you listen to me, Kimblee." She snapped, her whole demeanor changing in an instance. "I know I am not exactly one to judge. I mean, for I don't even know how long, I worked for them, technically. When Misery was in control she did their bidding, so to speak. But that was her free will, not mine. So just tell me this. Why? Why are you helping them on account of your own free will?" She questioned with a hard glare.

"I'm curious to see how the world will change." He said simply.

"What?"

"Both sides clashing. Will against will. Life versus life. Humans or the Homunculi. Which one will triumph? Which side does the world prefer?" Her eyes widened. "The Homunculi like to see themselves as the next step in the evolution of humanity." She narrowed her eyes and gritted her teeth. She couldn't argue with that. Though, Misery had never actually thought that, Yumi knew damn well that at least 4 out of the 8 homunculi had those exact thoughts.

"Have you lost all sanity? Have you forgotten that you, yourself, are human!? How can you take sides with them?" She snapped.

"Because they've given me complete freedom to use my alchemy however I want." He said as he held his hands up, palms facing her.

"You're insane Kimblee. But, then again, I already knew that." She spat out.

"My standards do tend to differ from society's." He commented as he placed a hand on his chest. "However, If I survive this battle then the world will have chosen my sanity over yours, and every other humans." Her eyes widened. "I state my being! The very core of my entire existence! That is what I am willing to bet on the outcome of this battle." She narrowed her eyes angrily for a moment before she ran her finger nails along the top of the table.

"Outcome of the battle, huh?" She smiled. "That's a oddly amusing notion in it's own way." Misery said with a grin before her eyes changed color again.

"I would like to consult with Martel." She said as she got to her feet.

"Oh? Why tell the chimera anything?"

"Do you think I'm stupid!?" She snapped, slamming her hands down on the top of the table. "You are using her as a hostage to make me 'behave'" She put air quotes around the word behave, sarcasm tripping from the word.

"Alright. But I'm gonna be there to make sure you don't tell her too much." She laughed.

"You don't have a brain in your head, do you?" She snapped.

"Hm?"

"She was working for Greed! She knows about Homunculi! She watched Bradley kill her friends and saw his tattoo! She saw my tattoo. She's not stupid. She knows quite a bit." She snapped.

"Hm... I still wish to be there." She sighed and allowed her hand to make connection with her face.

"Fine, whatever." She muttered and spun around, clearly still upset. "Oh and Kimblee?"

"Hm?"

"I will kill you one of these days." She growled out before she stormed out.

He smirked.

"I have no doubt in my mind that you will try. Doesn't mean you will succeed."

No matter how many times we're reborn
I want to meet you here again
I'll hold your hand so we're not separated

We talked until the sun came up in the morning
We held hands until the sun went down in the evening
Let's spend tomorrow and the next day like this too
 Shadows and light

Now I wonder
What do you carry in your heart
And what world did you live in?
You can't find warmth alone
Looking at the town with lonely eyes
When I met you I learned for the first time
Just how much strength love gives you

No matter how many times we're reborn
I want to meet you here again
I'll hold your hand so we're not separated
I can't sleep alone, because I can't dream
On starless nights, I'll keep shining on you
And take you to a place where no anxiety can reach you

I can go anywhere if I'm with you
Even roads that I couldn't walk alone
With you I can walk them, humming as I go
As long as you're here, I'm happy.

Well, there you guys go. Here's the next chapter, I hope it turned out longer than I originally thought. :) I'll be setting up a poll soon on my profile, so watch out for it and don't forget to vote.

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~The Goddess of Darkness.