Ha. Hahahahaha. HA!

I've got some funny reviews lately. Hahaha. XD So funny I can't stand it, oxygen! I NEED TO BREATHE! XD

First, no, Reincarnations ain't even close to finishing. It just started rising into the climax, that's all. I bet that the least this fanfic will extend to is about...12 chapters...probably more...no, most likely more...

Next one. I'm usually against pointing people out, unless they want to be pointed out, but some person like The Real Hagane Fanatic gave me a funny...I guess you can call it a mini-flame. Basically, they hate this story cuz they think I inserted myself into it.

HAHAHA.

-once again- Ayumi is not me. Not even close. She's alot cooler then I am. :P I swear, when I created this, I was just so out of it that I made her have the same name I do, and if it was possible, I'd change her name now if I could think of one and if everyone wasn't already used to Ayumi being Ayumi. But please, should I listen to that one mini flame that the person wasn't even brave enough to sign in to post (and that I could delete if I felt like it), or should I listen to...all the others? Hmmm...XD

In fact, I bet the miniflamer didn't bother to read it, and just saw the summary and miniflamed. Hahahaa

And as for the Mary Sue question, you'll have to look at the Fanfic Guide I'm writing for that answer. n.n I'll be writing about Mary Sues chapter 10, alright?

Last one, I swear. Someone PMed me (not advised, email doesn't work) and asked how does Ayumi go to the bathroom when Ed freaks out and stuff? -Excuse me as I laugh- I have no freaking idea, but I will answer that at the end when I'm adding in bonus chapters for no reason X3

(Oh noes, I'm following Sister's example in the original and making my author's notes way too long! x.x;)

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Gold is such a pretty color. Especially as an eye color. It looks so cool and...intense! I had planned on getting gold contacts when I got older once my mom actually lets me, but ever since that transmutation, I guess I don't need them anymore! (Assuming this change is permanent) I had taken a break from being freaked out by FMA stalkers on the internet and went to the bathroom. Now I was leaning on the sink, staring at my eyes in the mirror, while Ed insulted me in Amestrian. Bastard.

The white bathroom door knocked, and before I could actually reply, the door swung open, and both of my sisters walked in. "Ayumi, we have to talk to you." Kiyoko said.

"Brats! Wait 'til I answer before coming in! I coulda been naked for all you know!" I scolded. Ed got all embarrassed again, ranting in a rushed way in Amestrian (grow up Ed, everybody's naked under their clothes!) Okay, just because I spoke it once doesn't mean I understand it...

"Well, you weren't." Rei noted, blinking her brown eyes. I rolled my eyes. "Fine, whatever."

"Ed told us about the website. We wanna see it." Kiyoko told me. I blinked, sending a mental glare at Ed. "Why the hell did you tell them?"

"They asked." Ed replied simply. I sighed. "Fine, whatever." I said again. I strolled across the bathroom and pushed past my sisters, which I think annoyed them. I led them back to the computer and clicked the icon to go back to the homepage of the site. 'The Secret to Full Metal Alchemist' flashed up.

"So. Where's the circle? We thought that we might get somebody too if we look at it." Rei said with a smile. I knew she was hoping to get Hughes or something. Fat chance.

"It's not that simple. You have to be born with that matching spirit." I answered, only repeating what Ed told me to say just a second before.

"Yeah, yeah, stop wasting our time and show it to us." Kiyoko muttered. I shot her an annoyed glare and scrolled down until the picture of the transmutation circle filled the screen.

"Woah, cool!" Rei gasped in awe. I looked at Kiyoko for her reaction. She just stood there completely frozen, staring at the transmutation circle with a look of horror in her brown eyes. The picture flashed for barely a millisecond. Kiyoko suddenly clutched her head in pain and slumped to the ground unconscious.

"Kiyoko!" Rei and I both yelled. Rei rushed to her side as I glanced uneasily at the picture. Rei grabbed Kiyoko's shoulders and shook her hard, only to have her head loll around limply. "Wake up!" She whined, slapping her face a couple of times. Kiyoko's eyes snapped open. She sat up, brushing Rei's hands off her and smacked Rei across the face hard. I blinked, trying not to laugh as Rei yelped in pain.

"That's for smacking me." Kiyoko muttered. "What happened?" I asked.

"I...don't know..." She said slowly, staring at the computer screen. "...there's a voice in my head!"

"Answer it!" I instructed quickly, biting down some wisecrack about her being crazy. She nodded. Her eyes got a sort of distant look to them, like she was really spaced out. I guess that's what I look like when I talk to Ed.

"Who do you think it is, Ed?" I asked.

"I dunno." Ed answered quickly. There was an edge in his voice. I couldn't tell if it was excitement or nervousness.

"You're...Edward, right?" Kiyoko suddenly asked. Her voice had the same Amestrian accent as Ed's! I blinked and nodded. "Who're you?"

"Never mind that. Activate the circle and redirect the energy towards me." Kiyoko ordered, clambering to her feet dizzily. I clicked my tongue in annoyance of being bossed around by my younger sister, even if she was being possessed. (Wow. Nothing surprises me anymore. How sad. ) I went back to the computer screen and stared at it for a bit, realizing I had no idea what I was supposed to do. "Help?" I asked sheepishly.

"Hold on." Ed transferred into control. I shuddered out, wondering how Kiyoko felt. She had just gone through her first transfer, right? Ed clapped my hands and placed them on the screen, which I thought didn't work, but now that we're sure about alchemy I guess we could. Kiyoko touched her fingers onto the circle. Th screen went white and glowed brightly. I heard Rei go "Ooooh" like the immature kid she is. White sparks traveled up Kiyoko's arms and passed through her skin. She was blasted back, crashing to the floor a few feet back with a startled yelp.

"Oh, that's gotta hurt." Rei commented with a really immature giggle.

"You okay?" Ed asked, shooting a glare at Rei.

Kiyoko just nodded, pushing herself into a sitting position, covering her face with one of her hands. With her other hand, she aimed two fingers at Rei. Rei blinked, tilting her head curiously. Kiyoko smiled under her hand. Her nails suddenly extended, both shooting past Rei, almost grazing her neck. They stabbed into the wall behind her. Rei froze, a small squeak escaping her. "Hey!" Ed shouted, jumping up from our seat.

Kiyoko chuckled evilly, withdrawing her nails. She uncovered her face. Her eyes had turned red and cat-like, her hair grew longer, thicker and darkened into black. Her skin was now deathly pale (or as pale as a black girl can get, which in this case was really pale). And because she had been wearing a low-cut sleeveless brown shirt, we could see the ourosboros on the center of her chest.

"Lust?" Ed said in shock. Kiyoko sneered. "Nice to see you again, Fullmetal."

"No way! I'm sisters with a homunculus?!" I shouted excitedly. I mean, yeah, I knew that Kiyoko was completely boy obsessed, and she acted like Lust on several occasions, but I never thought she would actually be Lust!

"That's impossible. How can you be reincarnated if you have no soul?" Ed demanded angrily.

Kiyoko sneered in a very Lust-like way. "It's true that I'm lacking the soul to fully possess this girl's body, but its her spirit that's allowing me to stay." She folded her arms in front of her chest and smiled. "Surely you've figured out that your spirit matches this girl completely." She closed her eyes ands sighed. "And besides, without a soul to push my host's soul away, I won't be damaging this body."

"Ed, what is she talking about?" I asked slowly. Ed gritted my teeth and ignored me. "Shut up, Lust. Jus why the hell are you here in the first place?!"

"If I remember correctly, I was on your side last time." Lust answered coolly. "Unless...your memory hasn't returned yet?"

"It hasn't. But if you know so much, you can just tell me!" Ed said, narrowing my eyes. Oh great, now he's excluding even me from the excitement. He's acting like his old self now, instead of calm and polite like he was now. (Good thing too.) Lust shook her head, opening her eyes to stare at us. "You know I can't; she wouldn't like that."

"I don't give a damn what she wants! She took my brother away from me!" Ed shouted, balling my hands into fists at my sides. I was, for once, glad I bite my nails. I swear, otherwise, my palm would be bleeding. "Who the hell is this girl you keep talking about?!" I demanded, just to be ignored again.

Lust sighed, bowing her head. "I'll just let you know...your brother is safe and has already found himself a body."

"Really?! Who's?! Is it someone we know?" Ed asked quickly. I could sense the anxiousness behind his voice. It unnerved me, somehow I kinda forgot just how important Al is to Ed.

She just shook her head dismissively and looked up. "She went back." She said in her normal voice. Ed cursed to himself, and sighed.

"K-Kiyoko...?" Rei finally stuttered, staring at her. Kiyoko blinked, glancing at her. "What?"

"No fair! How come everyone but me gets to be possessed!?" Rei complained, the fear leaving her eyes. Kiyoko blinked, then smiled tauntingly. She lifted a hand, showing off the fact that she could extend her fingernails.

"Hmph." Ed sat back down, clicking on the link to the list again. When it popped up, he scrolled down until the red font popped up with Kiyoko's name behind Lust's. "I knew it." He murmured.

"Ed, you're hiding something from me." I growled. I thought I would be able to at least search his mind but somehow he closed it off. "No, I'm not." He answered dully.

"You are too." I muttered. Ed just shook his head and transferred out of control without me telling him to. I blinked, staring at the screen in confusion. "Why'd you-"

"Girls! Go to sleep! We're waking up early tomorrow!" My mom called from her room.

"Why does everyone think I'm a girl?!" Ed demanded. "And...why're we waking up early?"

"Secret!" I squeaked quickly. Kiyoko sighed. "We'll have to tell your mother about this." She told us, her voice sounding Amestrian. "Lust?" Rei asked, sounding fearful again.

"What is it, brat?" Kiyoko smirked, turning on her heel and walking down the hall.

"When did she-" I started but cut myself off. "Alright Rei, let's go to sleep!"

"But I wanted to watch anime..." Rei complained, frowning. "I still don't get why we have to wake up early to go to the-"

"Hey! Mom gave an order!" I interrupted quickly and louder then I had intentioned. "What are you trying to hide from me?" Ed asked suspiciously. "Nothing!" I snapped. Obviously, Ed didn't believe me (shame, I'm such a good liar outside of my mind) and actually tried probing my mind for the answer. I quickly countered by reciting the Japanese hiragana chart, picturing each character in my head. Ed hissed out a curse.

I smiled in victory to myself, ushering my sister downstairs with me. Most of my family, it seemed, have grown accustomed to sleeping on couches, like we did every summer. Ed kept pestering me about what I was hiding for him. I ignored him the best I could, finishing off the hiragana and moving onto katakana. He gave up after I started reciting kanji. Which was good because I didn't know that much of it.

I plopped onto my couch, suddenly feeling exhausted. Being stalked online and finding out that Lust was now my sister can really wear a person out. "Remember...leave my body alone!"

"I know." Ed answered. I frowned. I could tell just by his voice that he was pissed at me and List. I tried to shrug it off and kicked most of the couch pillows to the floor, spreading myself around the long couch. I sighed into the cushions. Ed had no right to be mad at me hiding things from him, since he was hiding loads of stuff from me! It's equivalent exchange!

I groaned. The idea had just reminded me that I haven't updated any stories for a while. Being in the hospital really ruined my schedule. I cursed, closing my eyes and letting sleep take me.

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I didn't sleep for long though, maybe for about 4 hours or so. The sun was just barely breaking the bluish-black sky. I wondered for a millisecond why the hell I woke up, then I remembered. This whole time as I slept, I felt bothered. Like when I didn't do a project due the next morning. It made me feel uneasy, then I realized it was coming from Ed.

"Hey...Ed...you alright?" I asked cautiously. It was silent from his end for a long time before he spoke, and I almost missed it because he was speaking so quietly. "It's just not being able to sleep...I guess that I just never completely realized how long the nights were...and I remembered, every night, Al was alone with his thoughts, every single night for so long..."

"Oh..." I managed to make out, unable to tell if the sadness was coming from him or me. "You miss him..." I whispered, reading the thoughts he allowed me to see.

"Yeah." Ed admitted sadly. "And what if Lust was lying? What if Al's..."

"Out of all the homunculi, Lust was the most human in the end, right? She knows what it feels like to lose somebody. She wouldn't play with your feelings at a time like this." I mustered up a small smile. "Besides...she has my sister's heart now. And Kiyoko's not that evil..."

He chuckled a bit, slightly reluctantly. "You're right. Sorry for waking you."

"Nah, it's fine. Who needs sleep?" I asked, unconvincingly as I yawned seconds after I said that. I cursed the timing as Ed laughed softly. I sighed, still feeling his sadness.

"Goodnight, Ayumi." Ed finally said. I nodded slightly, racking my mind for a way to cheer him up in the slightest way at least. And me doing something weird and unexpected usually helped.

I took in a breath and concentrated on Amestrian. Harry's been able to force Parselmouth, so why couldn't I? "Gati..." I started, trying to think for the words and make them sound Amestrian at the same time. "Gati Nicht..." I hitched my voice up until I was sure it would match. "...Brother..." I finally finished in my best imitation of Al's voice. Assuming I usually sucked at copying guy's voices, I did it pretty well.

Ed was completely silent again, and I couldn't tell if it was a good or bad silence. Just when I started thinking that maybe that was stupid, Ed burst out laughing. Okay...so it was stupid. He didn't have to laugh though...

"Thank you." He said in between laughs. I smiled until he teasingly added, "You weirdo."

"Yeah, I'm a weirdo for trying to help." I muttered sarcastically, closing my eyes again. Ed laughed again. "But seriously, thanks."

"Yeah, yeah." I said dismissively, feeling tired again. Ed said something else to me that I never got to hear, because I had fallen asleep.

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Agh, it feels like my arm's falling off! x.x This chapter was a pain to type...and it's so hard to read my handwriting! XO For some reason, I keep thinking I'm making Ed act like Edward from Twilight! (But that's way too much a coincidence...I mean...both named Edward...both with golden eyes...both hot...there MUST be a connection!!!)

Translating the Amestrian; Gati Nicht (even though it's kinda obvious) is goodnight. XP

Reviews will be greatly appreciated (and will secretly delay the next chapter if I don't get enough) X3