Author's Notes: Okay. Sorry that it took my a long time to post this chapter. But i had a writers block. so, ya.

umm...i had 2 reviewers 4 my first chappy. Yay!so here are the rewie responses.

NiokiKiato- thanks.i do try to do descritptions for people who are barely getting into FMA. hope u continue to read the fic.

Anicka- like they say. great minds think alike. its kinda freaky- the whole sixth sense kinda thing.i have 1 too. but doesnt everybody. Anywayz thanks 4 the review.

Ch. 2 Two Painful Pasts

Edward and Claira were both in the cafeteria eating some lunch and talking. "So, Ed. Tell me a little bit about your past. I mean, why do you have auto mail limbs?" Claira asked him. Ed gasped. "How did you know about that?" Claira looked at him and sighed. "Dude, my dad is your superior officer. And most of the time he complains about how you and your brother keep using the military funding for wild goose chases about the philosopher's stone. And the fact that when you and him battled against each other I saw your right auto mail arm. Not that hard to miss." she said smirking.

"Oh...really?" He asked a little embarrassed. She giggled and nodded." So are you gonna answer my question or not?" She said. Ed blinked and sighed." Well I lost my arm and leg because of a failed human transmutation. And my little brother, Alphonse, lost his whole body and is attached to a suit of armor. That's pretty much the whole story." Claira nodded understanding what he meant. She gasped as she remembered something. "Your brother? I think I saw him earlier." Ed stared at her." When?"

"When I was going to my dad's office. I saw a suit of armor that was walking on its own. Now I know that it's your brother." She said smiling. Ed blushed. He liked the way she smiled. It seemed so innocent. "Dude, why do you keep blushing?" Claira asked bringing him back to reality. "Huh?" He whipped his head to the side so she wouldn't see him blushing. She sighed and shook her head. She continued to eat. Ed turned to look at her. "How about you? Why don't you tell me about your past?" He asked.

She put down her fork and sighed sadly. "There's nothing to tell. I just live with my dad and I'm a state alchemist, just like you. Nothing else." She said. Ed didn't believe her. "You're not telling me everything. What happened to your mom?" Claira got up with her lunch try and left. Ed got up quickly and followed her. "Tell me." He said, almost whining. "Leave me alone." Claira shouted angrily. Ed kept up with her. "Will you just leave me alone!" Claira said sounding a little hurt. "I'm not leaving until you tell me about your family." Ed said standing his ground.

"Persistent little shrimp." Claira said with a smirk. "DON'T CALL ME SMALL ENOUGH THAT I COULD EASLIY BE EATEN BY A WHALE IF I WENT SWIMMING!" Ed shouted angrily. "AND YOU SHOULDN'T BE INSULTING MY HIEGHT WHEN YOU'RE SHORTER THAN ME!" He continued. "ARGH!" Claira exclaimed. "Geez sorry. And I never said that." She said. "Pft." was all Ed had to say.

Claira sighed and continued walking around. She was still being followed by Ed. "Sorry."Ed blurted out. Claira stopped and turned to look at him in complete shock. "What for?" she asked. He looked at her. "About making you tell me about your family when you don't want to." He said sadly. She looked at him and sighed. "Fine, I'll tell you. I just have a question I wanna ask you first." He looked a little bit happier." What is it?" He asked perking up. "Well you said that you lost your limbs during a failed human transmutation. Who did you try to bring back?" She asked. "My mom." Ed whispered sadly.

Claira looked at him with sympathy. "Oh, I'm sorry." Ed looked at Claira. "Thanks. So..." She sighed knowing that he wanted her to tell him about her past. "Alright. Settle down pipsqueak." Ed growled. She sighed and put on a sad face." Well my mother died the day after she gave birth to me. The doctors said that it had nothing to do with the pregnancy. They just said that she died of natural causes. So after that my dad had to choose to either put me up for adoption or raise me. I'm happy that he chose to raise me. He taught me alchemy since I was eight and I had learned to control my psychic powers, too. Eventually I was able to take the exam to become a state alchemist." She said smiling a little.

Ed started to smile when suddenly Claira collapsed to the ground crying. He ran up towards her and wrapped his arms around her. She sobbed into his chest. "Shh. Claira, it's okay." He cooed rubbing her back. Claira's crying softened and now she was only sniffling. When she got quiet Ed pulled her away just a bit so he was able to see her face. He noticed that she was fast asleep. He smiled. 'She seems so peaceful.' He thought happily as he kept staring at her.

"Fullmetal." He heard someone call him. He turned to see that Lieutenant Havoc was standing right behind him. "Oh, hi, Lieutenant." Ed saluted him with his free hand. "Hmm..." Havoc noticed a sleeping Claira in Ed's arms. "Do you mind if I take her off your hands. I think I should take her to her house." Ed looked at him then down at Claira and blushed."Yeah, sure." Havoc picked up Claira and took her to his car. "Umm...Lieutenant?" Ed spoke. Havoc turned to look at him." What is it, Fullmetal?" Ed shook his head."Nevermind. See you later, Havoc." He said and turned to go back inside the Base. Havoc shrugged and then drove off with Claira sound asleep in the back seat.

Claira's Dream

She was running through a forest. She was unfamiliar with it yet she seemed like she knew where she was going. She heard footsteps right behind her and she looked behind her. There she saw Ed and the suit of armor, which she knew was Alphonse, running with her. She was about to ask what they were doing when she stopped when they had arrived at a clearing. She looked around. Suddenly she heard someone else's footsteps walking through a different area of the forest. Two people appeared from the opposite end of the forest. One of them had long green hair and purple eyes. He was wearing something that looked like a shirt and a tight shirt and had the biggest grin on his face. There was a woman next to him. She was taller than him. She had long black hair that went down to her waist. Her eyes were also purple and she was wearing a long bluish-black dress. There was something very familiar about her; she just wasn't sure what it was. "Hello, Claira." She said. She immediately recognized the voice. It was...

End of Claira's Dream

She woke up gasping for air. She found herself in a car. "Good, you're awake." She looked to see that Havoc was driving the car. "Oh, hello, Havoc." She sighed in relief. 'What was that? Who was that woman? Could she really be...?' Her thoughts were interrupted when the car pulled to a sudden halt. "Well, here's your stop, Claira. Home, sweet, home." Havoc said smiling. Claira looked up at him and smiled. She got out of the car and shut the door behind her." Thanks for driving me home, Havoc." She said looking at him through the open window. He nodded. "Well, good night, Claira." He said. She nodded and waved him a short good-bye. He drove away after he made sure that Claira had gotten inside her house.

She took off her boots and walked to her bedroom on the second floor. She opened her door. Her bedroom had red walls and a hardwood floor. She had a desk in the corner that was covered with scribbled pages and notebooks. There was a bookcase filled with books on alchemy and a psychic books, as well as music books. She sighed and collapsed on her bed. It was a canopy bed with red covers. She flipped over on her back. 'Edward Elric.' She said picturing him in her mind. She loved his golden eyes and secretly wished she could just stare into them forever. "Argh! Why am I thinking that? I barley know him." She sat up and shook her head.

She looked around her room. She went to her desk and picked up a note book. She started to write. After she finished she got up and looked at her clock. It said that it was barely 5 o'clock, and yet it was dark and clouded outside. Claira figured that it would rain soon so she went and closed up all of the windows. She sighed. "I'm starved." She walked into the kitchen and took out some stuff and started to cook some ramen. She had just finished making the food and was about to eat when the door bell rang.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT? I WAS EATING MY FREAKIN' DINNER!" She shouted as she opened the door. "Hello to you to." Ed said standing there. Claira blushed." Sorry about that." She apologized. She looked to see that Ed was not alone.Alphonse was standing right behind him. "Hi." Al said cheerfully. Even though she knew that Al was an attached soul she couldn't help but be a little afraid. She had never seen one this close before. "Mmm...Something smells good." Ed said happily, sniffing the air. "Can we stay for dinner?" He asked. "Nii-san. I don't think so. We don't want to bother her." Alphonse said. Claira smiled. "It's okay. You guys can stay." She said opening the door allowing them to enter. "Yippee!" Ed exclaimed and both of the brothers entered her home.

A/N: well there's the second chapter as promised. (sp?) and i have some bad news ppl. im going to Mexico at the end of the month and i'll probably be there until the end of August or a little before that. So I'll try to post the next chapter before I leave. But until then this will have to do. So please R&R. Thanx