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Chapter 8
Late that night, Winry tossed and turned in her sleep, she could not shake the feeling that her friend, Lira, was in danger. Haunting dreams came to her throughout the evening, one's where a giant dragon consumed Dante's body and rampaged through Tokyo. Winry sat strait up, drenched in sweat, out of breath, as if she had been running all night long.
"Can't sleep can you?" came Edward's gentle voice.
"Oh Ed," Winry said as she gripped the blankets tighter, "You can't sleep either?"
He nodded a no in reply, "Does this have anything to do with what that Falman guy said?"
Winry thought for a moment, if she told Ed that was what was on her mind, it might worry him. "Oh it's nothing, just not used to the weather here, keeps me tossing and turning all night long."
Ed frowned and pulled Winry into his arms.
"What are doing Ed?"
"You're a horrible liar Winry, if you're ever sad or worried, let me hold you in my arms and try to take the pain away." Ed pulled Winry closer, then the two shared a passionate kiss; that was abruptly interrupted by the rising of the sun and Armstrong's rendition of It's a beautiful morning.
The two headed into the kitchen for breakfast. Shortly after she had finished eating, Winry snuck out of Ed's house and headed to the enemy nation of Leto; she had a feeling that is where she would find Dante; after all Falman told her about the enemy nation the previous night…
"So Falman, that man was from a place called Leto?" asked Winry.
"That's right, and there's bound to be others that will try and stop you from summoning the beast god. However there is one matter that has been troubling me; if they have their own priestess now, why wouldn't they focus more on summoning their own god? Of course their fuehrer, Cornello, is a rather strange man."
"You say they're found their own priestess? That would mean another girl from Winry's world is here." Edward pointed out…
It was only natural that Winry would assume it was Dante, after all, they first entered the book together. When she arrived at the front gate, she immediately noticed how different this country was. A religious broadcast was playing from all the radios in town. The town seemed peaceful on the outside, almost too peaceful, as if some dark secret were being hidden from the people's eyes.
As Winry proceeded to the front gates of the palace, a character on a horse approached her. At first glace one could not determine whether the person was male or female, but at a closer glance one could see the slender figure of a young boy; with palm tree-like hair.
"Hey who're you?" asked the boy in a rather demanding voice.
"Oh umm I'm the uhh priestess… of Seiryu."
"Orly?" said the boy with a smirk, "then fallow me I'll take you to the emperor."
Winry soon discovered that this nation's Fuehrer was not as young and handsome as the blue eyed honey haired Jen Havoc. Nope, this guy was a regular fatass…
"Ahh the priestess it is such a please to be in your eminence," said Cornello, "I always hoped our priestess would be a blonde…"
"Your majesty, I think now's a good a time as any to bring you the other girl we found. May I introduce the real priestess of Seiryu," said the palm tree.
A girl with short brown hair in a square cut walked into the throne room escorted by several soldiers.
"Dante!" gasped Winry.
"Oh and we also picked up this mouse earlier today," added the palm tree as a rambling Ed was brought in by two large guards.
"WHO'RE YOU CALLIN A MIDGET, HALF-PINT, PIPQUEAK, RUNT WHO'S SO SMALL HE MAKES WEE MAN FORM JACKASS LOOK BIG."
In unison the room replied, "we didn't say that Ed…"
"Wait a moment, then the blonde's not ours, that sucks oh well… I'll give her a choice join my harem or die." Cornello said.
"As if that's a choice; hell no I won't join your harem." Winry spat.
"Very well then, Envy take her out back and execute her."
As the words left Cornello's lips Armstrong and Falman came in through a hole Armstrong made in the wall, grabbed Winry and made a run for it. As soon as they were a safe enough distance away, Armstrong asked Winry…
"Are you alright your eminence, we came running as soon as we saw you were missing."
"I'm alright…"
"Hmm, why do I have the feeling we're forgetting something?"
"Oh no Edward!"
(Back in Leto)
Dante examined Ed, "Hmm, well Winry's bound to come back for you, so we'll just use you as a bargaining chip."
"huh what, I thought Winry was your friend."
"She was, until she ditched me and I and I… oh what's it matter, I'm just gonna drug you and make you into my slave so mmm." She stuck her tongue out.
Ed sweatdropped.
"Let me go back Armstrong, we need to help Ed."
"Winry calm yourself, right now we can't help him, all we can do is look for the other warriors."
"Hey guys I think we should get out of here you know?" --
"Why Falman?"
"Because you're in my turf now, " came a voice fallowed by a snap and flames.
"Who are you, " Winry demanded.
The figure jumped down from a cliff accompanied by a woman with blond hair in a bun.
"I am Roy Mustang, and one day I shall become Fuehrer and require all female personnel to wear tiny miniskirts."
"Nice entrance, sir," Hawkeye commented.
"You're guarded by the star Tasuki aren't you?" Falman asked.
"Wha—how'd you know," Roy questioned.
"Because you have fire alchemy… oh and you move rather quickly which is what Tasuki's actual power is."
"Does this mean the blonde's the priestess and I gotta protect her?"
"Yepp."
"Then who's going to guard my army of miniskirt wearing soldiers?"
"I wouldn't mind sir," Hawkeye said.
"Very well Hawkeye, I'll join you, but only because this story will get more reviews if I'm in it."
"Not sure what you mean by that, but welcome to the team." (Sparkles) Armstrong held out his hand in a friendly handshake.
"Don't worry Ed, I will come and save you, I promise…"
"Don't worry fangirls, I have enough miniskirts to go around."
"Hey this is my story! I'm the only one who gets an inner monologue."
"But you're all mushy and boring."
"Hey what about me? Dante's gonna drug me."
"Well too bad for you shortie that's how the anime goes."
"Why I oughta—"
Wow I actually updated. I was on a drawing kick for a while (www.swirlydragonfly. But now I'm on a writing kick. So I should be updating my other stories shortly. Later