A/N: I only wished that I could claim to have been apart of making Fullmetal Alchemist...but since I don't own it or have any partnership, I can't say I do.

"People cannot gain anything without sacrificing something. You must present something of equal value to gain something. That is the principle of equivalent trade in alchemy. We believed that was the truth of the world when we were young." -Alphonse Elric

Alchemy: the science of transmuting matter from one form to another. Edward and Alphonse Elric thought they'd learned enough to bring their mother back from death, but the laws of nature demand a heavy price. Edward, with an arm and a leg of metal, and his little brother Alphonse, whose soul is now encased in a living suit of armor, begin a journey to restore their bodies by finding the legendary Philosopher's Stone, which holds unlimited power. But they're not alone.

Intro: That was more than six years ago that one night when Ed and Al tried to bring back their mother. Now in search of the coveted Philosopher's Stone, Ed(15) and Al(14) have to pass many problems that stand in the way of them finding the stone. Along their journey, the two young brothers come across Serena, an injured girl that they help. Now traveling along with them, the three uncover secrets that may have been best left unknown, and Ed and Serena develop a relationship that may tests Ed's ability to love, forgive and forget, and come to cope with the un-fairity of this world.

An Injured Angel (Part 2)

Last time: …Ed and Al stumbled upon a girl with angelic like wings and rush her to the hospital. Once they wake up, they find her missing. Now they are chasing after her.

"Damn, I can't see a freakin' thing! Al, put me on your shoulders."

"What?" Al looked at Ed like he had lost his mind. "Brother I don't think…"

"Just help me up!" Once Ed was on Al's shoulders, Ed looked over the heads of everyone in the crowd. "Ah ha! I see her! Over there." Ed got down of his shoulders and ran to the corner.

The girl was resting against a wall, panting. Ed began to rush to her. The girl, cupping something in her hands, saw Ed running to her. She began running again herself.

"HEY WAIT!" Ed ran faster.

"Brother why are we chasing her!" Al tried keeping up with his brother.

Ed was in about arm's length of the girl. "Hey please! Wait!"

Ed heard some men yelling behind them. The girl turned around, her eyes widened as she saw then turn the corner, though they still hadn't seen her yet.

"Oh shoot!"

Ed grabbed the girl and pushed her into the nearest alley-way. There they both ducked into a brick doorway. Ed held the girl close to his chest, waiting till he heard the men's voices fade away. Ed began to notice how pretty she really was. She had long brown hair, some strands in braids, some strands curly and some wavy. She was Ed's height, skinny, and she had purple eyes. She was wearing a short skirt, with a long tail of fabric that trailed behind her. She also had on a black top that had one shoulder strap on her left shoulder. It seemed to have been custom made to fit for her wings to come out in the back, since the fabric in the back swooped down to the small of her back and wrapped around to the front, but left her back pretty much open. Ed noticed a small star tattoo under her right eye, and a gold locket hung around her neck.

He breathed. "Well, I'd say that you owe me two thanks for saving you twice." He looked around, and saw the girl running up the alley-way. "WHA? HEY YOU!"

"Brother!" Al yelled after his brother, then sat in the doorway. Screw it.

Ed caught up to the girl when she tripped on the cobblestone street because of her clunky black thigh high boots, and caught her from falling. "That's three." He smiled at the girl in his arms.

"Off!" She pushed him, and Ed fell back. "What do you have some super hero complex?" She stood up and dashed herself off with her free hand.

"EXCUSE ME! Well do you have some getting-in-trouble complex?"

"That is your comeback, please." She chuckled, placing her free hand on her hip.

"Why you!" Ed rolled up his sleeve and lunged for the girl. Al came up behind him and grabbed him in mid-air.

"Brother! Mother always told us to never hit a girl!"

"She's not a girl! She's a…"

"Obnoxious, arrogant person with a getting-in-trouble complex?" She chuckled again. "I could say the same for you."

"I was gonna say a thief, but O.K."

"Really? A thief? Well, then you and I have a different definition of thief." The girl slowly opened her cupped hand

"Yes we do have a different definition. My definition is…" Ed's mouth hung loose as he looked at the girl's hand.

"AWW! IT'S SOO CUTE!" Al scooped up the little puppy, that was the size of his hand, in the girl's hand, cooing and stroking it gently.

"A…a…a puppy!"

"You have a problem with that, hero complex?"

"But…a puppy?"

"Yes. God, boys are dumb." She walked over to Al and took the puppy gently. "This little guy was the runt of the litter. He's probably only about six weeks. They were gonna kill him anyway."

"So why chase after you?" Al looked at her.

"Well…" She smiled slyly, and opened her carrier bag. "There was the fact this pup would need milk and something to eat." She closed her bag, and cradled the puppy gently. "Now boys, if you'll excuse me…"

"Na huh!" Ed jumped in front of her.

"What?" The girl shifted to the left, and so did Ed. She shifted to the right, Ed followed. "What! What! What do you want?"

"A thank you."

"For what!"

"Oh I don't know, how about rushing you to the hospital after finding you in an open field, miles from the city. Oh, and there was saving you from getting caught by those guys back there and stopping you from smashing your face into cobblestone."

The girl got on her knees and grabbed Ed's hand. "Thank you kind sir. I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't saved me all those times." She stood back up. "Because, ya know, those seven years spent on those streets never taught me anything relevant to dealing in this situation that could possibly help me." Suddenly her wings retracted ad disappeared into her back. She threw a black, purple lined cape over her, and placed the hood over her head. "Good day boys." And she walked away.

A/N: I was sooo thrilled that this got such fast reviews! I really started to sit down and work on my ideas for the characters in this story. You'll end up liking the girl, believe me. So what did you all think? Hope you liked it!

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