Sorry for the wait guys...but I've had homework, and I came back from Mexico about 3 weeks ago AND...I had a MAJOR writing block. It sucked. But I finally got the idea for the chappy and i typed it all down...so get reading.

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Chapter Three Last Time in Xenotime

"Here you go, Ed!" Claira said cheerfully as she handed the excited Edward a bowlful of ramen.

"Thanks, Claira!" Ed said as he grabbed a fork and began eating like there was no tomorrow. Claira smiled and turned to Alpohonse who was sitting patiently at the other end of the table.

"Al, I'm guessing that since you're an attached soul you won't be eating anything." Alphonse answered her question with a simple nod before Claira retook her original seat. Just as she was about to eat Ed's hand shot up in the air, completely empty, and he shouted,

"MORE PLEASE!" Claria stared at him, shocked that he could eat the entire bowl so quickly, and then she took the empty bowl and filled it up once again for Ed.

"Brother, don't you think it's a bit rude that we barge in here without an invitation and then you keep stuffing your face, too." Alphonse whispered to Ed and glanced up at Claira to see her still filling up Ed's bowl.

Ed waved it off. "Chill out, Al. We asked for permission before entering and she's the one who let us in. Now what would be rude is if we just knocked down the door and I took the whole pot of ramen. But that didn't happen. So relax." Ed said in a relaxed voice. Al sat up straight as Claira walked towards the two smiling happily.

"I've never have met someone who's liked my cooking more than Ed. That's a fact." Claira said as she set down the bowl in front of Ed.

"You cooked this?" Ed asked sounding surprised. Claira nodded and sat down once more. "No wonder it tastes so good. You're a great chief, Claira." Ed's compliment made Claira blush a light shade of pink. Al noticed this and thought,

'Does she like Ed? No. Couldn't be. Could it?' But then shook his head and concentrated on something else. Like the fact that they all have to go to Xenotime again. "Brother. Do you think we'll see Russell and Fletcher again?" Al asked completely changing the subject of food.

"Yeah, probably." Ed mumbled and continued eating his food.

"Who are they? Fletcher and Russell?" Claira questioned the brothers slightly confused. It seemed to Claira that Alphonse was about to answer but Ed spoke before Al could say anything.

"They are two guys we met when we went over to Xenotime. They were using Al's name and mine, too. So when we got there all of Xenotime thought we were lying." Ed said in an annoyed and angry voice.

"Why would they do that?" Claira asked. Ed was about to speak once more but Al cut in.

"They were using our names to be able to work at the lab and save the town. They didn't have much gold and thought that if they made the Red Stone they would be able to do that." Al said. To Claira this seemed to be the nicer version than what Ed would've said.

"That isn't so bad." Claira said with a happy/confused look on her face. Happy because she knew the other brothers were trying to help the town. But confused because she didn't understand why Ed would be so angry.

" 'Bad'? What they were doing wasn't so bad?" Ed asked his voice rising towards the end. He set his empty bowl on the table and clenched his fists. "They were using red water to create the stone at the expense of the people in the town."

"What are you-" Claira began to ask but Ed spoke again.

"Because of them the entire town got sick and had terrible coughs. Some babies died when they were barley born. And they didn't care." Ed said trying very hard not to yell at this point. "If we didn't go there then the entire townspeople would probably be dead."

"Ed, you shouldn't go so hard on those two. I mean, they were trying to help." She said arguing against him. But she quickly decided to say something different to help him get calmer. "But...Then again...They should've... I mean...uh..." But couldn't come up with anything. "Did you two manage to stop them before it got outta hand?" She said, and waited for an answer.

"Yeah, we managed." Ed said stiffly.

"Well then everything should be better when we get there. I mean, if they did stop doing that research." Claira said on a happier note. Ed and Al looked at her to see her smiling. Instead of arguing about Russell and Fletcher they nodded and sat down in complete silence until Claira finished her food.

"Claria..." Ed began and Claira turned to look at him. "Why do you want to go to Xenotime anyway? There's not much there." Claira shrugged. "Dunno. Guess I've just been drawn to that place. Almost as if there's something there that's important for me to find. Ever get that feeling?" Claira asked the boys, who shook their heads 'no'.

A little later...

"Well, thanks for the food, Claira." Ed said after he helped her finish the rest of the ramen, leaving nothing for the Colonel to eat when (and if) he came home. Ed and Al were standing by the open door, about to walk out but Clira called to them, making them stop and turn around to look at her.

"You guys are staying at that military hotel, right?" Claira asked the two brothers. They both nodded their heads and waited for the girl to continue her thought. "Why don't you guys spend the night and then we can go to Xenotime together from here?" She paused and looked at the two brothers waiting anxiously for their response.

"Sure. Why not?" Ed said after a brief disscussion with his younger sibling. Alphonse nodded in agreement. Claira squealed and junped up then ran over and flung her arms around Ed who turned redder than his coat. "Come on, guys!" She said releasing Ed and standing back up with a smile on her face. Ed and Al followed her up the stairs and to the rooms where Claira stopped and opened the doors to the rooms.

The rooms were pretty simple.. They each had a bed and a desk at the end of the room, opposite each other. It had another door that lead to the bathroom. Simple. Nice and simple. "If you want anything to eat, Ed, go ahead and raid the fridge if you'd like." Claira said as Ed walked inside the room in where he would spend the next two nights. "Just make sure not to empty it." Claira added remembering how he had stuffed his face earlier that afternoon.

Ed turned a bright red (out of embarrassment) and said: "Okay." Then saw her smile. "Goodnight, then, Ed." Claira said as she stepped back and gave him a two fingered salute. "Night." Ed said walking towards the door and closed it as he saw her walk down the hall towards the room next door and shut her own door. He plopped down on the soft, cushy bed and sighed. 'This is gonna be an interesting mission.' He tought before closing his eyes and drifting off into a dreamless sleep.

Meanwhile...

"Damn it!" A boy cursed and kicked the only bed in the room so hard that it flew up in the air for a minute. "Calm down, before you break my bed." Said a woman's cold and calm voice from the doorway. The green-haired boy turned to her, giving her a merderous glare, before crossing his arms and sitting down on the edge of the bed. The woman strolled across the (almost) empty room and sat down at a desk and stared into an orb.

The boy sighed and looked at the door before saying: "So when are they gonna get here?" The older looking woman tore her gaze away from the floating orb and towards the boy. He looked at her annoyance in his face. "Well?" He asked getting more and more irritated. The woman sighed and said calmly; "They'll be here in two days." She turned back in her chair and stared into the orb, once more getting lost in the image it was showing.

The boy opened his mouth to complain again when the woman spoke up once more. "Don't worry, Envy. I said they would come to Xenotime, and that's what'll happen." The boy named Envy smirked as he got up from the bed, feeling a little more enthusastic for what would come. "Two days, huh?" He bagan walking towards the door, transforming into a younger girl. "Let's see how much damage I can do to this girl's image before she gets here." Then walked out closing the door on the woman.

"Come, Claira Mustang. Come to Xenotime." The woman began, in a sing-song voice, her purple cat-like eyes not leaving the orb. "Come to me, my dearest. Come and meet your doom." And she smiled wickedly as she sang the song over and over to the girl being shown in the orb.

OMG! Who the hell would wanna kill Claira! And why is she involved with someone like Envy (no offense Envy fangirls)? And why does Claira even wanna go to Xenotime? Could it be that what she sensed was Envy and that woman or something else...or is this all a coincidence and something bad is gonna come out of all this? There is only ONE way to find out...Review (Im asking for five reviews people!) and I'll post ASAP!