Somehow, I managed to write this, even though I'm uber busy with Nanowrimo. -.-; Anyone else doing it? It's hard...T.T But no school tomorrow, whoot!!! -dansus-
And btw, alot of people thought that the explosion was caused by Kimbley. I never thought of that actually, but the reason I can't use him (besides the fact that I didn't think of that) is cuz he's dead. .o. (Yeah, so is Scar, Lust, etc but nobody cares about that minor fact anyway)
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People were screaming and running in the opposite direction that Ed was trying to run towards, which naturally made things harder. Al and Winry somehow had gotten ahead though. "Now, shouldn't we be running away from the explodey-ness?"
"I recognized that explosion. It's the same as when Scar would use his alchemy!" Ed snapped. He broke free from the mob of people and headed for the room where smoke was billowing out. He ran through the doorway, and al of a sudden, someone roughly grabbed my arm and slammed me against the broken wall, and a hand covered my face.
"I'll give you a moment to pray." Scar growled. (Not really the time to say this, but he has a more heavy accent since he's Ishbalan. Kinda like Amestrian mixed with Indian/African. Weird.)
"No, please, don't kill me, I'll do anything!" I squeaked frantically. He laughed and let go. " Moron," He muttered, the accent gone, and walked away chuckling.
"What the..." Ed muttered.
"That is one...sexy...hobo." My sister muttered with a sick grin and an amused laugh. Ed jumped back, and in my mind, I screamed in alarm. When the hell did she get there?!
She looked at me with that annoying Lust smirk. "You're late. Everyone else showed up before you did." She grabbed my arm and pulled me further into the room, where I noticed everyone else there, plus two others I didn't know, but were obviously Riza and Havoc. I wanted to go talk to them, but Kiyoko dragged me away to the front of the circular room and shoved me next to Al and Winry before going back to be with Scar.
"What's going on?" Ed asked them. Al shrugged, looking at the front of the room distractedly. Ed followed his gaze to the front of the room. I just noticed the chair in the front, and the person sitting in it with her head propped on her arms. It was Hiromu, and she looked depressed.
She looked at me and frowned. "So, you finally came."
"What's this about, Arakawa?" Ed demanded, almost angrily, but he sounded more concerned and upset then furious. She sighed slowly. "Something's changed. Father found out about the...counter transmutation. The transmutation for the Stone will be set off in an hour. Not even."
"What?!" It sounded like everyone in the room echoed that reaction. I glanced at some of the others, just seeing terror etched into their expressions. "How'd he find out?"
"I'm not sure. But there's not enough time left. We'll have to start drawing out the transmutation circle now, before it's too late." Hiromu glared at the ground. "Dammit. This might not even work...we don't have everyone we had last time. We might fail this time."
"Shit," Ed muttered. Someone chuckled behind me, and Ed lashed around to glare at them. It was Riku, but his eyes were back to being violet. Oh, crap.
"I guess you all are starting to realize how pointless this is. Just give up." He smiled maliciously. The memory of my mom crying before filled my mind and before I knew it, I had tackled him to the ground and pinned him down by sitting on his chest, punching him across the face with my automail arm. I wasn't even sure if it was me hitting him or Ed. Maybe it was both of us.
"Stop it!" Someone yelled, who I assumed was Winry. I ignored her, punching Envy in the face again. "Do you have any idea what you just did?!" I screamed angrily, hitting him again.
He smiled; his nose bloody but already healing itself. "Of course I do, why do you think I did it? So many humans are gonna die soon, and they don't even know it. And whose fault will it be? Yours, and everyone else here!" He laughed, halting only when I hit him again, harder. Something cracked and he yelped in pain.
"Bastard! I - hate - you!" With every word I screamed, I punched him harder and harder, until just as I raised my bloody fist, it stopped in midair. I looked up at it, seeing the shadowy hand wrapped around it.
"There's absolutely no time for this, Edward. I understand that you're angry, but this can still be reversed." Hiromu whispered grimly, a shadow of anger casting onto her face. "Don't call me that, you know that's not my name. I'm Ayumi, damn you!" I yelled at her. I tugged my arm free and almost got to hit him one last time when someone pulled me off him and slung me over their shoulder.
I protested immediately, flailing my arms and legs as hard as I could. Envy staggered to his feet, small sparks jolting from his repairing skin. He looked at me with his eyes blue-gray again, full of despair and desperation. Then it was gone, and he smirked, dashing away. "Let me ho!" I shouted.
"Let her go, Havoc. He's gone." Hiromu sighed. Oh, so that's who he is. Havoc let go and smiled apologetically. "Sorry, Chief, but you were really freaking out back there.
I stared at him in disbelief. "What?! I was freaking out?! Are you blind, didn't you hear that he-"
"That's enough." Hiromu growled; impatience and malice dripping from every word. I shuddered. "We have to get started now. Roy, Riza and Jean, evacuate this place. I don't want anyone in the way. Winry, Lust and Scar, come with me. Edward, Alphonse and Izumi, stay here." She ordered and turned, a door appearing behind her. It opened by itself, leading into a room of darkness. Winry glanced at me and Al before following her., Scar and Lust right behind her. The door shut with a slam. Havoc sighed. "Guess I better go. Nice meeting ya, Ayumi."
I blinked. "Bye?" I replied questionably. He nodded and ran off, with Roy right at his heels. Riza was talking with Izumi for a moment. They embraced and she ran off. I went to her. "You know her?"
"Of course I do, she's my sister." She snapped and walked away. I went to Al and sighed. "Isn't this crap? I was gonna call my friends and tell them that I wouldn't...be seeing them anymore. Now they might not even know what happened."
"Yeah," Okay, so it was Melissa. It's still too damn hard to tell the difference. She looked behind me and pointed. "Ayumi...it's your mom."
"Shoot," I turned to look. She was right. Mom was standing on the doorway, leaning on the frame for support. Her dark eyes were slightly swollen and red from crying. I frowned, retreating to the back of my mind, forcing Ed to take control. He would've glared at me if he could.
Ed slowly went over to her, staring at the ground. "Um...I guess you heard...about what's happening."
"You...and my daughters...both have to go now, right?" She asked weakly, her bottom lip trembling. Ed nodded slowly, keeping his eyes on the ground. "I'm really sorry." He whispered again.
"You'll be saving alot of people. Why do you have to be sorry about that?" She replied, placing her hands on my shoulders. Ed looked up at her smiling face, before he was pulled into a tight hug.
"I know that you've been through so many hardships after your mom died. I really should be the one who's sorry...because I...never got the chance to remind you what its like to have a mother again. I'm sorry, Ed." She smiled, "I'll always think of you as my son, if that means anything at all..."
"It does..." He said with a faint smile, getting over the slight shock her sudden show of affection had made. He hugged her back. "Thanks...Mom." He mumbled, then gave me back control. I sighed sadly, hugging her tightly. "I love you, Mom."
"Love you too." She let me go and smiled sadly.
"It's time to start! Hurry!" Hiromu's panicked voice came from the dark room. I looked back at the door, dreading going in there and leaving my mom.
"Go on," She whispered. I looked back at her, seeing that she was close to crying again. "Bye," I whispered, turning and nodding at Melissa, who was watching me with a frown. Izumi went first, disappearing behind the veil of darkness. Melissa went next, and taking one final glance at Mom, I ran inside. Time to end this.
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Cliffhanger!!
-emos- In 3 weeks, it'll be over. The plot I mean, not the fanfic. Still! T.T Waah...anyway, reviews!
Skyler25- o.o; I made you cry...? XD; Sorry? And...let's see...-emo corner- Nuuu, I'm getting more requests...well...Reincarnations is already almost over, I'm not adding any more characters, and I'm really upset that I didn't get to add in one character I wanted. I'll get bck to you when I start the sequel n.n
demonic-shinigamikitsune- I probably spelled your name wrong again...oh well. I know, I feel the same way. I don't want it to end, but I can't wait for it to be finished. XO
wolfboy1021- Oh, really? I put you in here, but I don't know your name (haha) so I didn't put that in. XD; Gomen. You got flamed? ...fun! XD I bet it was funny, I love getting flames. Sounds good, I'll read it as soon as I can! X3 And of course, review, since that's equivalence.
Amaya24- I just noticed that we always discuss the fact that you're a vampire in these reviews and stuff...XD; Ew, math...o.o; Shoot, I have math homework too..nuuu!
Yakami- "Right, you are not you!" XD That made me laugh.
Amaris Sirtsema- o.O Really? ...geez, I'm making everyone cry, and that wasn't even full blown angst...
Ara Mei- Oh shoot! You figured out my logic! XO Curse you! Nah, the sequel's not called Resurrections, that's just a rewrite of Reincarnations with Ed's POV instead of Ayumi's. It'll be weird. All the dialogue will be basically the same and everything, it's just Ed's version. I haven't thought of the sequel's name yet...XD;
Shoushin- NU! That's a bad, BAD habit! I like that part though...I had planned for this story to get somewhat angsty in the end, but that part I added in because it was FUN!
SapphireElric- Yo! I lobve this story too...-huggles it- And yeah, I got it. n.n Arigotou!
agent000- n.n; Geez, make fun of me. I just happen to be straightforward, okay? And yeah, I know that technically they're dead, but they're also not. So ha. And don't freaking hit me with a wrench, how can I update 'soon' when you know I update on Mondays?? Geez!
UndeadTiger- T.T I want my aim back, cuz I missez you sooooo much!
Yami Hikari- .o. You really think this is teh best story on fanfiction? XD; Not even. Hehe. And the story's still going,it's just the plot that's ending. I'll be updating with random oneshots. Yay!
Half Human Homunculi- XD Yay, Emo!Ed pwns all!
Lobves you to all, see ya next Monday for the...uh...third to last chapter!