Hi everyone. I havent posted in like, two years. It's quite sad. Well, lets see how long I keep this up.

In the next few days I will be fixing my zillion errors in this story. i just finished watching the Fullmetal Alchemist series, and the movie, and im keeping up with the manga, although in the way, the manga is like a totally different version of the story. Anyway, so I may actually know what the hell I'm talking about this time around. I've finally gotten a feeling for Ed, and Ed and Al's relationship and dedication to getting their true forms back...and after watching the movie, I'm quite sad with how everything ended. But not completely unsurprised. Anyway, new email is you kno if u wanna email me. 3s

A Proposition

Serena's staff light went out. The red and yellow light flooded over them again. Ed felt the air next to him move. Serenity was already long gone. The light flashed over again, and this time held on his profile.

"You there! State your name!"

"Edward Elric. The Fullmetal Alchemist."

Men in black uniforms stepped into the street lamp's pale yellow light. Edward moved toward them.

"Oh!" Both men saluted. "We're sorry sir. We were on our routine patrol and heard voices." The men looked down the alleyway. "Wasn't there someone else with you?"

"Nah," Ed said, smiling and scratching his head. "Just me talking to an alley cat."

"Brother!" Ed turned to his left to see Al running down the street toward him.

"Hey Al, what's up?"

"Brother you never came back to the hotel. It's late. I was getting worried."

Ed's ears perked up.

"Yeah, I honestly thought he'd be a lot taller." One of the patrolmen whispered.

"WHO ARE U CALLING A PINT-SIZE PUNK THAT U CAN HARDLY SEE WITHOUT A MAGNIFIYING GLASS!?"

"BROTHER! They didn't say that!"

"NO SIR! WE DIDN'T."

"AL! LET ME GO! I'LL SHOW THEM SIZE DOESN'T MATTER!"

Serena watched from above as the very amusing scene unfolded below. She watched as the two patrol men scampered away and as Al reprimanded his older brother, showing his maturity level was quite higher than Ed's.

"Funny, isn't he? The little one."

Serena wiped around to face the voice that was behind her. In the pale moonlight, she could make out the outline of a woman sitting on the ledge, across from her. Serena didn't like being snuck up on.

"He wouldn't like it if he knew you'd called him that."

"No, I guess he wouldn't." The woman stood up and walked a few feet closer. "So you're Serena Kagin."

"Yeah, what of it?"

"Don't worry. I haven't come to harm you. I've been following you the past few days, watching your abilities. You are quite unique, you know."

"Who are you?" Serena stepped forward, trying to make out the woman's features. She had long black hair, high thigh boots, a low cut black dress, and milky white skin.

"I, my dear, go by the name of Lust."

"Lust? What type of name is that?"

"It's the name my master appointed to me. And he," Lust pointed to the shadows as a very large, very short man hobbled out into the light. "…is Gluttony."

"Like the seven deadly sins." Serena muttered. What person would name their children after the seven deadly sins?

"We have a proposition for you."

"Really now?"

"Yes. We know your greatest desire is to become a full fledge human, is it not?"

Serena stared coldly at the woman, crossing her arms and tapping her foot. "Go on."

"And that you are on the search for a Philosopher's Stone."

Serenity's heart sped up. "Continue."

"We also know that you can perform alchemy."

"Some, yes."

This answer troubled Lust. "Some?"

"There are some things far too advanced for me to perform. Is there a point to this conversation?"

Well, that's changes a few things." Lust pondered over this bit of information. "Nevertheless, we want you to befriend and travel with the Elric brothers."

"And why should I do this?"

"Because they are searching for the exact same thing as you are. And are closer than you may think."

Ed…Al...searching for the Philosopher's Stone? But why?

"By traveling with them, you will learn all there is to know about the stone and how to create it. And you will come one step further into completing your task."

"Well, that was very nice of you to bring this my attention. I'll consider doing this. Now, exactly why would you want to help me out?

"Just a fellow brethren trying to help each other out."

"Excuse me? Brethren?"

"Yes dear, you're exactly like us… You're a …"

"A homunculus? Like Lust, Envy and Gluttony?"

"Exactly like them Al." Edward paused. "But…not quite exact."

"What do you mean, Brother?"

"I mean all the homunculi that we've come into contact with have tried to use us or hurt us. She didn't even attempt it. I'm not sure she even knows what she is."

"But Brother, how could she not know what she is?"

"I don't know Al, I just get the feeling that she's just…lost."

"I'm nothing like you!" Serena yelled. "And I don't need your help!."

Serena turned to leave, extending her wings out. In an instant, a sharp, horrible pain shot through one of her wings. Serena cried out in pain and fell to her knees. She turned to see Lust's fingers extended through her white wings, soaking them in blood.

Lust looked puzzled again. "Red blood."

Serena whipped her arm around, and using a knife she'd just transmuted from the roof's gravel top, she sliced Lust's fingers off. Lust screamed, retracting her fingers back. Serena bit back the pain as she extracted the remaining digits in her wing. When they fell to the ground, they wiggled, then slowly decayed to nothing but dust.

"What the hell was that for?!"

"I did that to prove a point. Look." Lust motioned with her head to Serena's wounded wing. "You've already healed yourself."

Serena turned. This was nothing new. She knew she healed easily as long as the object that hurt her had been removed.

"Your point?"

"You've healed fast, just ask I have."

Even in the moonlight, Serena could see that Lust's missing fingers had grown back. Serena wasn't sure that even she was capable of that.

"What are you?"

"I told you already. We are homunculi. Born from our master's will."

"You mean created as your master's puppets!" A voice from the dark yelled out.

Suddenly, Ed appeared, hopping over the right wall ledge, and stood in front of Serena as a shield.

"Oh great, more guests." Lust muttered. "Long time no see, Fullmetal."

"Yeah, not since Laboratory Five."

"Oh my, was it that long ago?" Lust smirked. "Miss me?"

"Not in the least. So first you try to use me to sacrifice a roomful of Ex-cons, and now you're tormenting a helpless girl?"

"Helpless?" Serena glared up at Ed from where she still sat at her knees.

"Lust." Gluttony tugged on her dress. "I'm hungry."

"Not now Gluttony." Lust looked to her right. "Envy, come out and play now. Your favorite playmate is here."

"Hello Fullmetal pip-squeak." Envy jumped out from the shadows. "Care to continue our fight from Lab 5?"

"Gladly." Ed said, as he transmuted his arm into a sword and ran towards Envy in full force.

"Gluttony, go play." Lust commanded.

Gluttony smirked and lunged toward Al. Serena got up, transmuting her knife into her staff again, as Lust rushed toward her. Serena blocked Lust's fingers again with her staff, and ran backwards as Lust flew at her. Serenity pushed her back, and then rushed forward, her staff pointing toward Lust's chest. Lust jumped up and flipped backwards.

"Watch it. You might ruin my favorite outfit."

"Lady, get a new stylist." Serena ran toward Lust at full speed now, having her flushed up against a wall. But just as Serena thought she had managed to finally corner her, Lust sliced through her staff, grabbed Serena by the throat, and spun her around. Then she plunged her fingers on her free hand right through her back. Serena gasped, hearing the sickening wet sucking sound that came from the puncture. She watched in horror as Lust's fingers came out thru the middle of her chest, the moonlight dancing in the drips of the red blood.

"You're not playing with an amateur little girl. And we're not asking you to do what we said. We're telling you. Lead the boys to Yock Island. Or we will kill him." Lust nodded toward Ed. "And I doubt you want that." Lust retracted her fingers. Serena slumped to the ground.

"Serena!" Ed yelled toward her.

Envy took this time to slice Ed's left shoulder. Ed swung back, hitting Envy in the stomach.

"That's enough! Gluttony, Envy! Let's go." Lust turned and started to walk away. Envy and Gluttony grumbled and walked to Lust. They all hopped over the ledge to the adjacent roof.

"But Lust, I'm still hungry!"

Coming soon: The next chapter. haha...tell me what u think.