Walking in Shadows, Seeing the Light

Author's Note: Nothing to say, it's very hard to write and sing and tap your foot to the beat of the music all at the same time… I hate McDonalds…. Bleh… I feel like being out of order today…

…blood on her skin, dripping with sin

Living Dead Girl, Rob Zombie

Summary: Past meets present the clash of a haunting past lingers overhead as the Elric brothers attempt to find peace. Can an angel who guards the gate help them discover the secrets of her past as well as theirs? EdxOC and AlxOC

Disclaimer: I do not own FullMetal Alchemist

Chapter: Truth

Ed stared at the ceiling in their hotel room. He was lying on his back, his arms folded behind his head. 'Could she really be telling the truth?' He pictured their conversation earlier.

"I'm not human." She whispered. Ed leaned forward.

"You're joking." He laughed but she still looked serious. "Or are you?"

He sighed and closed his eyes. She mustn't have been lying. She couldn't be… He rolled over and looked at her, she was curled up in a little ball on the other bed. He stood up and walked across the freezing cold floor. He rubbed his dock placidly. Although his arm could not feel the nerve endings throbbed as the metal dock became cold. She wasn't so… he stopped his train of thought as he smelled something coming from her. She smelled… like a field of… roses? He sat down on the edge of her bed. Her skin looked so soft and supple. He reached out and then slapped his right hand and pulled it back and looked at it.

"What exactly do you think you're doing huh? You can't feel idiot. Dumb arm." He muttered to his hand. He reached out his left hand and his fingertips brushed against her soft tan skin. She felt like a rose petal. Her shoulder was so silky soft that without realizing it is hand traveled up her shoulder blade and her neck. She shivered under his touch and he was shocked back into reality.

'WHAT IN THE HELLS IS WRONG WITH YOU NOW EDWARD!' He shouted at himself and dove back into his bed.

"So you figured it out." He heard her voice from across the room. "I even feel like a rose." She mumbled and sat up. Her hair was pulled up into a ponytail while she slept. She wore a black tank top and her underwear which were black lace boy shorts. She stood and walked over to his bed. Sitting down on the edge she beckoned to him. "Come here." He gulped and scooted over to her. The 20 year old, as sad as it may seem for him, was still a virgin and had never experienced the feel of another's skin… much less seen a girl in her underwear and no bra.

"What is it?" He asked, acting as normal as possible. She reached over and pulled his left hand towards her. She pressed his palm against her chest. Ed's face turned red.

"Do you feel a heartbeat?" She asked him. 'No but I feel your breast… wait… no?' He blinked. She wasn't human at all. She didn't have a heartbeat. She pressed his hand against her face and he felt a very… almost too familiar tightening in his loins and he hoped that she would let him go soon before his hormones kicked in.

"No." He replied. Her eyes grew sad.

"My heart doesn't beat. I cannot live. I am merely a flower."

"But you have feelings and emotions and-" She put her finger on his lips.

"They're only artificial." She looked sad, her entire body drooped a little.

"Then how is it that you can use Alchemy?"

"Because I am not a homunculus. I am closer to human than that." She looked into his eyes.

"What can make your heart beat?" Ed asked earnestly and she laughed at him.

"Love."

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Hugz,

Ringo.