Danced along the road outside the window were leaves blown by the wind. They Went from one side of the road to the other. Al watched as he wrapped his metal arms around Emrie, making Edward grimace in disgust. Emrie yawned softly stretching her back And extending her arms.

She stood. "I have a surprise" for you to" she grinned proudly.

"Sure" Ed said passively seeming bored " whatever."

Al blinked " Emrie, you didn't have to"

Emrie rolled her eyes "yes , I do. Now close your eyes" Both closed eyes and wondered, what she could possibly be doing. Emrie gently held their hands and focused on their human form. Completely. Flesh, blood, and . A flash, and Ed and Al opened their eyes inspecting their limbs in perfect flesh.

"Emrie" Ed said softly, his view of her changing dramatically looking up to see a quivering form of Emrie,possibly whimpering, crying tears of pain.

AL ran to her side holding her. " she's so cold" panic drenching his voice tears spilling over his newly recovered eyes.

Ed ran over to the two. " give her here" he said, picking her up gently and running to Roy's office.

Roy looked up " I thought I said not to come near me for at least a week FullMetal" he snapped then his eyes then fell on Al. Then Ed's arm and leg. "How...did you" but trailed off, his eyes snatching on Emrie like a sweater on a nail. Emrie...Emrie. "lay her down on the couch" he urged quickly feeling her temperature. " She's as cold as ice." His voice shook "I'm going to get Hawkeye to take an early lunch, to take her home. Will you two take off to watch her? "Of course" Ed said softly. Roy ran off to get Riza. Roy raced up to Riza, and looked at her.

"I need you to take Emrie home." He said.

Riza softened "is she ill?"

"You could say that"he mumbled

"What is it then?" She asked her eyebrows furrowed tightly."

"She practiced Human Alchemy...again" he said tightly.

Riza paled instantly. " she needs to learn to stop doing that" she said as though it's change that she'd already done it.

" I know, if King Bradley finds out. I could lose my job." He grunted. Riza's hand collided with Roy's cheek with red hot rage. Cold magnum rage bubbled in her eyes. How could he possibly care more about his job, then his daughter?! " In all due respect, sir, I was not concerned about your job. I was concerned about your daughter." She snapped. In the end of things. She considered Emrie to be like a daughter, at the very least, a sister.

Roy touched his cheek in shock. "Riza." He whispered softly, taking her hands in his. "You are right, I was in the wrong. Now, could you please take her home? I am afraid ..she just needs to be home."

"Of course Roy. "She blushed slightly taking her hands away.

"Thank you Riza. I appreciate it a lot." Roy smiled. Walking in the other direction. "Of course" she smiled, then softly added " I love you Roy " Emrie was laying in

Alphonse's arms on their couch, looking peaceful, but her dreams were a never ending horror show. The Elric brothers doing human alchemy. When they were trying to bring back Mother.

"No!" She screamed heavily running, grabbing Alphonse gently "please. Stop this" she said.

"Ed, I think we should stop this" Al said softly " I have a bad feeling about this " Al said.

"It'll be okay" Ed said. The Emrie watched them be destroyed.

Riza ran to Roy's office. "Get her in the car" she said softly. Ed nodded gently grabbing her and ran to Riza's car. Gently putting her in the back seat, Al getting in the back seat, resting Emrie's head on his lap. Ed got in the passenger seat. Riza got in the driver's seat. "So...why isn't Roy coming?" Al asked softly.

"Roy...Roy, well. He cares about Emrie in his own way. He loves her, but he doesn't know how to show it. His father and mother sent him to a boarding home when he was seven. So when he's surrounded by her being hurt. Or ill he can't handle it. It hurts him more each time." Then realized what'd she had said "you can't let it out...Okay? About him being her father?"

"Of course not!" Ed said softly " we have a debt to her. We can't betray her."

Gluttony whimpered " so we can't even have a tiny nibble" he mumbled.

"No, of course not" Envy snapped slapping the back of Gluttony's head. " we need her to conform to us."

"And if, she doesn't" Lust asked, raising a perfectly trimmed eyebrow.

"Then I'll make her pay" He snarled, showing his teeth in a monstrous grunt.

"She is just a child" Lust pointed out.

Envy smirked stretching his back and rolled his head back, clearly losing interest in what she had to say.

"Lust I'm hungry" Gluttony whined softly, looking down juding his bottom lip out. "Well then, we will have to get you to something to eat then, won't we?" She smiled weakly.

After two hours, Emrie coughed weakly, her eyes flickering to the left then the right weakly. Al was quickly by her side.

" Emrie. You scared me" he mumbled.

"You barely know me" she mumbled. Looking at him pointedly.

"That doesn't change the fact that I am utterly infatuated with you" he mumbled into her hair separating his lips from her neck.

A faint pink hue danced onto the cheek. "A-Al " she mumbled.

"Please. Please be my girlfriend" he whispered.

"Are you in love or in lust?" She mumbled.

"Love. Absolutely totally love" he said "I love how your voice is soft like the summer breeze. I love how you would do anything for your family. I love how you put up that wall so my brother and Roy could get along. I love how you did what you did for me and Ed. I just love you" he crawled up on her bed kissing her lips tenderly tilting his head. She deepened the kiss gently tilting her head in the other direction, only pulling away to whisper "yes."

Ed walked in with a bowl of hot, water, which gave steam generously, and a white washcloth swimming in the water.

"Brother in the room."he coughed, a small smirk faintly on his mouth. A small blush on his cheeks. "Any way, can I talk to her, alone Al?" Al nodded scampering away, more than red.

"You've seen the gate. Haven't you, Emrie?"he asked kneeling on her bed and dabbling her forehead.

Emrie blushed at the attention, she swatted his hands away weakly, but he persisted. "Yeah" she mumbled.

"When?" He smiled weakly, assuming, she'd found out like he had.

"When haven't I" she mumbled weakly. Pale at the thought.

" How?" He chuckled.

"In my dreams mostly. I've been able to practice human alchemy ever since I can't remember when."

Ed blinked stopping, slightly unnerved. Fearing her, to say the least. "What...are...you" he trembled whispering weakly.

"I...I don't know!" She cried out whimpering. "Ed, I'm scared! I have no clue what I am" not the slightest bit of irony in her voice.

"It'll be okay" he whispered.

"Don't tell Al." She mumbled.

"Never" he answered, now rest. She nodded curling back into bed happily. Sleep soon came to her, soon did her color, but agonizing dreams of gore, blood and, worst of all... The gate ...

Roy came home soon walking in quickly pouring scotch, as Riza rushed into the room. "Is she okay?" She asked worryingly.

"Her temperature is normal... and she has her color back... but she keeps saying things like" Ed trailed off, looking away. " Well, what kind of childhood did she have?"

"She keeps saying things like ' Don't let the gate, take me' and ' No...no...not the lost souls of the forgotten'...right? She's said it for as long as I can remember" Riza said. " As for the child... Well... you know Roy... Her bed time stories revolved around the revolt of the Ishbalan."

Ed blinked forgetting how to breathe. " And what is she... human, homunculus...or...or what?"

" My daughter is human" Roy butted in gritting his teeth darkly narrowing his eyes.

Izumi lay dying on the bed. She looked up at the ceiling trembling and whispered " Ed, Al...please be safe" then her breath left her body, and she was gone.