Author's Note: This is my first fanfic, but fill free to give me any pointers! So… uh… here ya go.

Declaimer: I DO NOT OWN FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST!! SO PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST ME! ALL I OWN IS AYSA LOCKHART!!

Chapter one: The Meeting

"Aurgh! I am so late! Mustang told me to meet him at HQ by 12:00 and it's already freakin' 12:05! Now I'm gonna hafta listen to him lecture me over and over about being on time and- oh, just forget it!"

An angry and nervous brown haired girl with a gray beanie tried to calm her nerves down by taking a slow and deep breath. Once she was through, she took a moment to examine her surroundings: alot of cars, alot of buildings, alot of people. Only one place fit this description: Amestris. She took out a map from her pocket that was given to her by Mustang, who knew she would need it.

"Ok, lets see... I made a right already, so now I make a...left? No, right, right? No! That's not right! It's left, then left again, and then - aurgh! I give up!"

The girl angrily balled up the map and unexpectedly threw it at the head of a middle aged man walking by.

"Hey!"

"Oh!" the girl waved her arms in defense, "Sorry, my bad!"

With a final glare from the man, he walked away. The girl heaved sighed. Aysa Lockhart, A.K.A, the "Floral Blossom Alchemist," was queen of no sense in direction. Tell her to go four blocks away while giving her the exact directions in literally how many steps she should take, and chances are she would end up in some random place that is atleast five miles away from where she should be. But that wasn't all she was pathetic at. Math is considered a foriegn language to her, she doesn't like alot of sweets, and her hieght - well, lets just say it wasn't the height of a normal thirteen year old. But that didn't bother her one bit, actually. The only thing that bothered her right now, was the fact that she didn't know where the heck she was. All Aysa knew, was that she was somewhere in Amestris... atleast, she hoped she was still in Amestris. Asking for directions was definately out of the question. Last time she came here (and of course, landed in this same situation), people kept on walking by and minding thier own business.

Aysa crossed her arms in deep thought for a moment, until her head slumped down in defeat, "I'm having a bad day."

She stayed like that until her eyes were caught on a beautiful velvet rose tucked carefully in her pant's pocket on the opposite side of where her map use to be. She took it out and held it in front of her steel blue-gray eyes, murmuring low enough for no one passing by to hear, "Times like this, I wish you were here, mom." Aysa was very protective of the rose, rarely letting anyone touch it. Common sense told her to be cautious, though, because it was the only thing left of her mother. Reality kicked back in as she realized she was running behind schedule.

"Alright. Unless I want to hear one of Mustang's lectures, I better think of a way to get to HQ. And fast."

Aysa gently tucked her rose back into her pocket and went into another deep thought. She thought until after moment, she finally had an idea! She mentally kicked herself for not thinking of it before. Typical Aysa! She snapped her gloved fingers, "I've got it!" She ran to the edge of the sidewalk and held out her thumb,

"Taxi!"

Thirteen year old Edward Elric walked down Eastern Headquater's hallway with hands in his pockets and looking irratable. Beside him was his brother, Alphonse, who - being that his soul was in a suit of amour - clanked with every step he took. It had been two months since Roy moved from Central to Eastern Headquaters, and in response to his order, the Elrics had come to meet him in his office.

"What does he want with me now? Doesn't he have anything better to do besides hitting on women and harassing me?"

Al tried to compose his brother before it got any worse, "Brother, calm down. He probably just wants to give you another assignment."

Ed and Al stopped when they arrived at the door to Mustang's office.

Ed took in a deep breath, "I highly doubt that, Al. Highly doubt it." And with that said, Ed knocked on the door. Second's later came a reply,

"Come in."

Like an obedient dog of the Military, Ed opened the door and walked in, followed by Al. A young man with raven hair looked up from his paper work as Ed and Al strolled up to his desk, a sure sign of annoyance written all over Ed's face.

The man just smiled cooly, "Ah, Fullmetal. I've been expecting you." Roy Mustang used his nonchalant tone, and in response, Ed used his aggravated tone,

"Cut the crap, Colonel. What do you want?"

"Brother!" Al spoke, but Roy raised his hand, reassuring him that everything was under control,

"It's ok, Al. It's partly because of that attitude that I've decided to take this action."

Ed raised an eyebrow at this comment, "What 'action?'"

Roy rested his chin on his palm before he answered, "Fullmetal, in order to keep you better in line, I've decided to assign you a partner."

A freaky moment of silence filled the air, until...

"WHAT?!?"

Rage formed from the bottom of Ed's boots, and traveled a short distance to the single strand of hair sticking up from his head.

Al sweatdropped, "Brother, please."

Roy on the other hand, saw this as an amusing sight. He smirked calmly, "You heard me Fullmetal. I think it's a good idea."

"What in the world made you think that giving me a partner was considered a good idea?!"

"You'll be surpised in how many things you and Aysa Lockhart have in common. One is that both of you are the same age, and the other being that both of you have automail. Besides, she just joined the Military as a State Alchemist and I think it'll be good for her to have someone who's been in for a while to show her how things work."

Ed concentrated on the part where a girl's name came in and blocked everthing else out, "Aysa? You mean a GIRL?!"

"Come to think of it, she should've been here by now." Roy mumbled to himself, not caring that Ed was just about to jump over Roy's desk in anger and do heaven knows what, had it not been for Al holding him back.

"WHAT THE HECK WERE YOU THINKING PARNTERING ME UP WITH SOME ROOKIE ALCHEMIST, BETTER YET, A GIRL THAT PROBABLY DOESN'T EVEN KNOW SQUAT ABOUT ALCHEMY!?!"

"Brother! Stop it!" Al tried in vain to cool Ed down. It wasn't until when a knock came from the door did Ed stop his rantings to turn his attention to the entrance as did everyone else.

"Come in." Roy answered.

The door opened and Ed and Al examined the girl that came into the office. She had peach skin with steel blue-gray eyes. Her short brown hair was slightly flipped, and she had a gray beanie on her head. She wore a white tank top that slightly showed her stomach with a sky blue tank top that was a little less shorter than the white top. A gray mini jacket was the final layer of clothing on her torso. From the waist down, she was dressed in sandy colored cargo pants with a white belt that was tilted and didn't go through any of the pant's loops.The girl had on black boots as the last thing she sported. At a closer glance, the Elrics noticed that a velvet rose in full bloom was placed in the girl's pocket as she marched forward. She had the same irrated look Ed had as she came up to Mustang's desk.

"Mustang, we need to have a talk about your map skills."

Authors Note:Well, there's the story for ya. So, how was it? Like I said, please fill free to give me some pointers. This is my first fanfic, and I need a little help. Just please don't be mean about it.

Atlgurl gone and out! ;P