Thanks to all that are reading. I'll place this here, since I've got some good hits for this story. Dont own Full Metal Alchemist, no sueing. k?! Christina and Christian Clark are my characters. Please show some love, comment. Let me know how you like it.
Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. This is Alchemy's first law of equivalent exchange. In those days, we really believed that to be the world's one, and only, truth.
For the Love of Alchemy
Chapter 4:
My Blood, My Brother
"Hello boys, how have you been?" Gracia Hughes led the boys in and had them take a seat in the living room.
"We've been good, how about you and Maes? It's been so long since we've been here." Alphonse spoke up since his brother had gone very quiet. The rainy days always seemed to drag him down.
"Oh we've been good as well, would you like for me to get him?" Gracia gestured to the stairs and Al shook his head and whimpered.
"Actually I was wondering if we could talk to…" Ed didn't look as he spoke but examined his gloved hands.
"Christina?" Ed nodded and Al just looked around.
"She hasn't been here since yesterday night. She left early this morning. I was expecting her to show up two hours ago but she hasn't." The room went silent with the only slight noise of the ticking clock. Ed could feel his brother's eyes on him and he simply stood.
"Thank you Gracia, Tell Maes we said hi. Good night." They both turned to leave without getting a reply from her.
Christina was on her knees at the same corner she has stopped at. Her body was shaking, not only from her wet clothes but of the memory. Her eyes were closed tight and she flinched at what she saw on the inside. It just played over and over making her shakes increase.
The design she had on her back seemed to glow and Christina gripped her body tight. Her mouth opened but no voice joined. She kneeled forward so her head rested on the cement. Her face turned red as again she tried to yell.
"So this is what that charm reduces you to." A black form slithered like a snake behind her. It came to stand and cast a dark gray eye on her.
"Christian sends his wishes to those who remember him…" Christina's eyes snapped open and they blazed with anger. She lashed at the figure but it jumped away.
"Now, now little Alchemist, take it easy."
"Give him back!" She pulled her jacket off to reveal four transmutations circles on her arms. She ran her right hand down her left arm and each circle lit up.
"Give him back!" All four circles disappeared and her arm extended out, a sword formed and she pulled it out from the skinned sheath.
"Where is he!!??" Christina held the sword in a charging stance and focused her eyes on the shadow. Lights from houses that were dark were now springing to life to figure out what the commotion outside was.
"Now, now little Miss Alchemist, think twice before you attack in…"
"Clark!" She didn't turn her head or lower her sword at the sound of Ed's voice.
The figure stepped back and Christina pushed it.
"Give him back!" She charged and the blade lit up as the rain hit it. Hissing sounded and steam came from the blade. The shadow moved faster and Ed clapped his hands in the background.
"You two aren't the only ones that can use Alchemy!" Shouted Ed, Christina kept her eyes on the shadow. As she got closer, she was conscious of Ed's incoming Alchemy behind her. Using his Alchemy as a lever, she jumped off the ground and rose up as the shadow was hit with Ed's Alchemy spikes.
"You're mine Cutter," Yelled the shadow as it was hit as Christina brought her sword down. But the shadow was gone, bringing his sword down upon her.
"Christina!" Alphonse yelled and it was too late, the sword tore open her back and Christina let out a horrifying yell.
"Christian, I guess that's her answer." Christina looked up blocking out the pain as she lay on the ground, Ed and Al stood on either side of her just watching the scene. What wasn't there before was there now.
In the middle of the street a 13 year old boy sat. Wings spread out and tail swishing with the water on the ground. On his right wing near his back it was bandaged. He wore a grey bandana with a pair of goggles on his head. His kacky pants and blue shirt stood out on the dark night.
He wore a pair of black boots and a pair of fingerless gloves that came up to the middle of his arm. His fingers were linked together and his honey green eyes were hiding behind his blonde bangs.
"Christian!" She tried to get up but the pain ran all around her body and she sank back down to the wet cement. Ed watched in awe not only at Christian's distorted body but at the marking on Christina's body. It was the same design on her jacket but embedded in her back.
"We'll meet again Miss Alchemist." The shadow dropped down to Christian and cased his coat over him; with a final glare at the three they were gone.
"No Christian!" Again she yelled and pounded the ground, tears ran down her face and Ed helped to put Christina on Al's back.
"To Mustang's; the Hughes don't need this." With that they hurried to the colonel's house.