Disclaimer: I dont own FMA
okay i just thought I'd make this clear before i get on with the chapter. there is a soft moment where Ed and Al are talking but it is NOT, repeat, NOT Elricest!! I am very against that, so please do not twist it as such! that is all, now enjoy the rest of the story! :)
The day ended for the twins uneventfull for the rest of the day. Aside from Edwards little encounter with Envy, he did accidently hit the little boy in the face with a ball during gym. It ended with Izumi pulling the boy off of Edward and getting both of them to appoligize to the other. Of course the boy never did appoligize, just ran off fter Edward did. Of course, Edward couldnt help but notice the similarities the boy and the person he had ran into earlier, had. Edward and Alphonse ended up walking home in silence with Winry walking slightly behind them. the only time either of them said anything was when Winry went seperated from the two of them to head to her house. The walked a little farther in silence before Alphonse stopped walking, causing Edward to turn around to see what why he had stopped.
"Something wrong, Alphonse?" Edward asked quietly. Alphonse looked up at his older brother before looking down and walking over, taking Edwards hand in his own, holding it tightly. Edward was a little shocked by this. They hadn't held hands since they were kids so why was he doing this now? Edward then noticed that his brothers hands were shaking slightly turning his confusion into one of concern. Edward took his free hand and placed it on both his and Alphonses clasped hands, bringing them up towards him.
"Alphonse whats wrong?" He asked gently.
"I...I don't...no it's silly..." Alphonse said quietly.
"Just tell me Al," Edward said, "I'm not going to laugh I promis." Alphonse bit his lip before looking up at his brother and responding.
"That boy...he was one of them right?" He asked, "He was strong...it took everything Sensei had just to pull him off of you...and...and you said you met the other one...he didn't try to hurt you as well did he?" Edward looked at his brother for a moment before smilling. Pulling his hands free from Alphonses grip, Edward placed a hand on his brothers head and gently ruffled his hair.
"Don't worry Al, I'm fine." Edward said, "The boy didn't do anything serious, and as for the one I met earlier today, all he did was try and scare me, but he made no move to attack."
"But I don't like it..." Alphonse said his eyes straying down to the ground, "Last night...i did a little more research on the school...the creatures Winry was talking about...they're..."
"They're what Al?" Edward asked. Alphonse bit his lip before looking his brother strait in the eye.
"It said they're Homunculi..." He whispered. Edwards eye's widened at this. There was alot of talk about Alchemy in the old days around the time that Risembool had been created. Now-a-days the science of Alchemy had been so corrupted that it was no longer in use, but their dad had some of the original texts so the boys knew some Alchemy but hid it from regular people. Edward took a deep breath and slowly turned around.
"Let's go home...perhaps...perhaps dad can help..." He said, still a little shakey from what Alphonse had just told him. Alphonse nodded slightly and retook ahold of his brothers hand, but this time Edward didnt ask any questions. When they arrived back home their mom and dad were both outside, Hohenhiem sitting on the porch reading a book while Trisha was busy pulling down the now dry sheets that she had put out that afternoon to dry. She smiled when she saw her two boys walking up to the house but a look of concernn formed on her face when she saw the two holding tightly onto the others hands. Ever since they were little everytime they came home holding hands that usually ment something bad had happened. Putting the last sheet into the laundry basket she ran over to them as they walked through the fence.
"Did something happen you two?" She asked. They looked up at her and then at each other before turning back to her.
"It's something we'd rather discuss with dad." Edward said.
"It has a little bit to do with Alchemy..." Alphonse whispered. Trisha frowned slightly but nodded in understanding.
"Alright, but if there's anything I can help with please tell me, okay." She said. The two nodded before letting go of the others hands and running over to Hohenhiem. Hohenhiem looked up at the two boys when they arrived by him.
"Welcome home you two." He said with a smile, "How was school."
"Can we ask you about something Alchemy related?" They asked at the same time. Hohenhiem looked at them a little confused but nodded slightly.
"Alright, what is it?" Hohenhiem asked.
"ROY!! Hey Roy wait up!!" Roy Mustang turned around at the sound of his name being called, as he walked down the raod from the school towards his house. Roy was a striking young man with dark black hair that fell just infront of his eyes, which were inturn, also a deep black colour. The person who had called out to him was his close friend Meas Hughes. Hughes wore glasses and had combed his black hair back, but it of course didnt stop the stray piece of hair that often fell forward. Hughes was known to brag about his girlfriend. Alot. Sighing Roy stoped and waited for Hughes to catch up to him before starting to walk again.
"What is it Hughes?" Roy asked as he started walking with Hughes next to him, "And please don't start bragging about your girlfriend again!" Hughes laughed and patted Roy on the shoulder.
"Well there is that but I actually have some juicy information," He said, "Did you hear about the two new students who came today from East City?"
"All I know is that they're a grade below us, why?" Roy asked.
"They're Twins." Hughed said. Roy stopped walking at this and turned suddenly to Hughes.
"Are you kidding me Hughes?!" He snapped, "This better not be some new kind of joke!"
"Easy Roy, I'm not kidding," Hughes said, "They're nieghbors with Winry Rockbell, you know who she is right?" Roy nodded and started walking again, "Well they walk to school with her every morning, we can catch them then if you want. That or we could go for a direct confrontation." Hughes pulled out a folded piece of paper out of his pocket as he said that. Roy smirked and took the paper from him.
"You never cease to amaze me Hughes," Roy said looking over the piece of paper. On it were the boys Address and Phone Number. "How'd you get ahold of this anyway?"
"Well when I heard that they were twins I knew you'd want this info, and come on, hacking into the schools database is childsplay." Hughes said. The two of them arrived at a bridge and stopped walking. Roy pulled out his cell phone and started dailing the number.
"Lets go with a direct confrontaion, shall we?" He said, not expecting an answer as he brought the phone to his ear.
"Ask for Edward, he's the older of the two." Hughes said. Roy nodded while listening to the phone ring on the other end. After about three wrings a women answered the phone.
"Yes Hi," Roy said, "I'm looking for Edward, is he in?"
"Yes just a moment." The women on the other line said before calling out for Edward. Roy heard the two conversing for a moment before Edward picked up the phone, "This is Edward."
"Hello Edward," Roy said trying to sound friendly, "I'm someone from school, I don't believe we've met."
"How'd you get my number?!" Edward snapped. Roy laughed slightly at this.
"Easy Edward I don't want to get into a fight alright," When there was no response Roy decided to continue talking, "My name is Roy Mustang, I'm in an older grade than you and myself and a group of friends are investigating this schools history. I'm sure by now you understand how the majority of the students feel about twins. We've gathered quite alot of information on the schools background, and half of this stuff comes from deep within the school itself."
"You want my brother and I to help you? Or do you want to trick us or something?" Edward asked, "Because we've already had, well I have already had a run in with TWO of those damn creatures." Roys eyes widened.
"Oh my..." He muttered, "Look do you think we can meet later tonight? I want to know more but I need to see you in person." There was a pause on the other line before Edward answered.
"Where and what time?" Edward asked.
"By the bridge. Think you can sneak out at midnight?" Roy asked.
"Yeah, thats no problem, but I warn you, try anything and I'll kick you to hell and back, got it!" Edward snapped. Roy laughed at the boy.
"Alright Ed, No tricks, promise." He said.
"See you tonight then." And with that Edward hung up the phone before Roy could say anything more. Roy laughed at this.
"Well, you failed to mention that the boy had an attitude problem Hughes." He said.
"Hey I'm not a stalker, I didn't know." Hughes answered, but all the while he had a smile on his face, obviously amused with the situation. Roy sighed and looked up smiling himself.
"Looks like I'll be seeing him tonight. Would you like to join me, or shall I get Hawkeye?" He asked.
"I think Riza should go, I have a date tonight with Gracia." Hughes said. Roy nodded then turned around.
"See you tomorow then, Hughes." He said. Hughes smiled and nodded before the two of them split ways.
Edward slammed the phone down and stared down at it. Exactly who was this 'Roy Mustang' and what was he up to. Either way Edward would find out later tonight but first he and Alphonse needed to have that talk with their dad. Walking away from the phone he went over to the study where Alphonse and Hohenhiem were sitting. Taking a seat next to Alphonse they looked over at their dad who was digging through some of his old Alchemy Books. When they had asked him if he knew anything about Homunculi and if there was anything related to them and this town a strange look had come accross his face but he didn't argue or anything.
"Ah, here we go!" Hohenhiem said, finding the part in one of the books he was looking for. He handed the book over to the twins and pointed to a section in the book, "This should have what you want to know about in it." Edward and Alphonse looked down at the book, Edward leaning over Alphonses shoulders and started reading the section outloud.
"In all of Alchemy's history the success of creating a Homunculus was never something that happened untill now. A small yet rich city on the Eastern borders of Amestria called Risembool has successfully created seven Homunculi. The Homunculi were created by the King and Queen of the country though their method is unknown, and they are unable to keep them under control. The Homunculi have attacked and killed many of the citizens of Risembool..."
"Thats it..." Alphonse whispered.
"That can't be it!!" Edward snapped.
"Ed there wasn't much information on this, so they couldn't write much," Hohenhiem explained taking the book from them, "Also the author wasn't well known in the Alchemic world so this story isnt at all well known." Alphonse looked over at Edward who was now looking down, but his fists were shaking slightly.
"Brother..?" Alphonse asked slightly.
"I'm going to bed." Edward said, getting up and walking out the room. Hohenhiem sighed.
"Why is he so upset?" He asked.
"Well..." Alphonse started then stopped. Edward would get mad if he told Dad what was going on, "I'm not quite sure myself..." He said instead.
"Wow...if you don't even know, then I'm definatly at a loss." Hohenhiem said. Alphonse laughed nervously then quickly excused himself to go check on Edward. He walked into their room to see Edward lying on his bed staring up at the ceiling. Alphonse walked over and sat on his own bed and watched his brother who didn't even acknowledge his presence. Eventually Edward sat up and spoke, but still didn't look over at Alphonse.
"I'm sneaking out later tonight, okay Al," He said, "Think you can cover for me?" Alphonse stared at his brother for a moment before responding.
"I guess I can but where are you going to go?" He asked.
"I got a call from someone at school, Mustang, who claimed that He and his friends are investigating the schools history. He wanted to talk with me." Edward explained.
"You sure it's not a trick?" Alphonse asked. Edward sighed.
"Of course I'm not sure, I don't even know how the Idiot got our phone number but right now its the only lead we've got in figuring this out," He said, "And don't worry, I can take care of myself if something happens. I'll take my cell and if I'm gone more than an hour I'll call you, okay." Alphonse bit his lip before slowly nodding his head.
"Okay but you better not let yourself get kidnapped." Alphonse said. Edward smirked.
"There are worse things that could happen, but don't worry. I won't" He said. Alphonse laughed slightly at that.
"Okay then" He said. Edward smiled then before lying back down. He still had two more hours to go before before midnight. It would take about fifteen minutes to get over to the bridge so he'd have to leave a little earlier in order to get there on time. Sighing, Edward turned over onto his side. It was going to be a long night.
did I fail to mention that Alchemy was still apart of this story? lol. sorry about that. Anyway I had fun writing this chapter for some reason, and I can't wait to write the rest of this story! theres so much going on through my head and it's just itching to comeout!!
anyway R&R please
