Hey people! Laski here with chapter two in tow...here, you'll see Amber in action and Ed's wierd relationship with her starts up. I believe that there isn't anything else left to say so...go on and read!

Last note, I don't FMA...just the idea forthis fic and Amber...

Chapter Two
Fighting without a Reason

Down on the field, Roy slipped on his white gloves as he waited for Amber to make her appearance. He looked around and frowned slightly at the sight of a nearly empty field. He noticed a tent with the Fuher(who ironically, was already in the area) and shook his head, not understanding why he approved this assessment. He shrugged it off, preparing himself for a battle that he got the distinct impression that would be an easy win. He watched as the Elric brothers made their appearance and settled into one of the corners while the few military personnel that were in the area gathered around as well. Riza came and settled into the center of the "battle arena" and he smirked. Amber should be coming down any moment now...

"All right!" a female voice cried in the distance. "I'm here," it continued as the owner finally became visible. Sure enough, it was Amber as Roy had predicted. She walked into the arena and stood in the corner opposite of Roy. "Look," she began, firmness evident in her tone. "I'm not going to take this very seriously...I'm only doing this to renew my State Alchemist Certification and that's it..."

"That hurt Amber," Roy said teasingly.

"All right then," Riza began. "I want a clean fight you two...now get ready...fight!" Amber quickly clasped her hands together and Roy prepared to snap his fingers for the first flame attack.

"Cool it," Amber said as she placed two of the fingers on her right hand on her lips. She then moved them forward and blew a cold breeze that once came in contact with Roy Mustang...turned him into a human ice statue.

"I don't need to say it..." called out the Fuher's voice from the tent that had been set up, Amber had been completely oblivious to his presence. "Well fought Element," he continued, smirking at the teen girl.

"Thank you Furher Bradley," she replied while moving over to Mustang. She clasped her hands together and rubbed them slightly until a red, fiery light came from them. She separated them and placed them on the ice, on the area near Mustang's chest. The ice slowly began to melt forming a puddle of water at their feet. Once that was done, Roy began taking in heavy breaths as he recovered from being a human icicle.

"That was fast..." Roy gasped out.

"I try to be," Amber said as she eyes focused on nothing in particular. "I'm going home..." she said coldly as she made her way over to Edward and Alphonse. "Try not to judge people so much. By the way, if you keep underestimating me, I'll turn you into a human popsicle and leave you that fat homunculi!" she said sharply. "We meet tomorrow at the northern East City limits," she finished saying as she walked away.

"I told you not to be mean brother!" Amber heard Al cry as the sound of metal hitting skin came to her ears. She chuckled slightlyand made her way home, deciding to not look back at her partner nor anyone else. She walked the halls by memory, not bothering to look ahead nor anywhere else. She tripped with someone and fell, the contents of other person's arms spilling on the tiled floor. Instinctively, her barely used helpful nature kicked in and she bent down to help the person out.

"You all right there Amber?" she heard Havoc's voice ask. She looked up to meet said person's aqua eyes and smile. "You seem to be falling apart this afternoon."

"I'm fine H," she said while handing Havoc some of the documents she picked up. "I'm just a little under the weather, is all."

"Yeah," Havoc said as he received the documents and decided not to sort them out. "You seem fine to me in the health issue so I really don't know where you get that from..."

"You really need to get a girlfriend Havoc..." Amber said as she continued to walk towards the exit. Havoc decided to tag along for a while, thinking of a way to cheer her up just slightly.

"What can I do when the love of my life is nearly half my age?" he joked, causing Amber to look up to meet his gaze and playfully punch his shoulder.

"You just had to say that," Amber said while smiling slightly.

"Did it work?" Havoc asked, sadly noticing that the smile wasn't pure.(A/N:This will be cleared up in later chapters...)

"Yeah...it did," she finished saying as she kept walking the halls alongside Havoc. They finally reached the front gates and on cue, thunder boomed on the outside. "Figures," she said, mildly irritated.

"Need someone to walk you home?" Havoc asked as he noticed the coming storm.

"Nope," Amber said while forcing a smile. "I'll be fine H...see ya!" she said as she pulled up the collar of her blazer and walked out into the rain. Havoc did a quick u-turn and proceeded to walk to Roy's office, worried about how Amber was doing.

Next morning...
Northen East City Limits

Amber was up bright and early, waiting for the Elrics to show up. They day was rather clear compared to the night before, yet the path was slightly muddy which was something that she didn't mind. She also had a distinct feeling that Edward was going to spoil the on foot journey for something of his own preference. Her hair was up in a bun similar to the one she'd worn the previous day and she wore a blue skirt with a yellow top and her black and blue blazer tied at her hips in case of a cold breeze. Her messenger back was slung over her shoulders as usual while a small black suitcase stood at her feet.

"Amber!" she heard a voice call out. She turned around to see Alphonse running and Edward right behind him, dragging his feet. "Before we leave we need to head over to our hometown for a few days, brother wants to check his automail..."

"All right then," Amber said while picking up her bag. "I had the feeling you were going to do this on purpose Fullmetal," Amber said as she made her way down the road to the station. Edward smirked at her irritated face and could help but laugh evilly on the inside.

"Could you cut the formalities?" Edward cried as they made their way to the station. "It makes me feel old!"

"I'll call you any way I want to shrimp now keep walkin'," Amber said sourly.

"Don't call me small!" Edward cried on cue. "Look who's talking! You're just about my height!"

"So?" Amber snapped without even bothering to look at Ed. "I don't complain like you do..."

"She does have a point brother," Al commented as he walked alongside Amber.

"Whose side are you on?" cried Ed.

"Nobody's!" Al cried as he offered to carry Amber's suitcase.

"It's all right Al," Amber said as they finally reached the station. "I can handle it."

"Amber," Al began. "I need some money for your ticket."

"Damn it..." she muttered under her breath. "Could you pay for me Al?" she asked. "I don't have much money on me now..."

"Okay!" Al said as he bought the tickets. Both brothers led the way to the proper train and Amber followed close by, unsure of what to do. Once inside a cart, they picked three seats together, the brothers side by side and Amber in front of Edward, by the window.

"I still don't understand why we're going to Resembool," Ed began, sighing as the train started to move.

"Well...you said you wanted to check up your automail before going anywhere..." Amber said while looking out the window.

"Yeah..." Edward said softly, he so hated being wrong.

"I can't wait for you to meet our teacher Amber! Me and Ed learned everything from her!" Al's voice escaped from his armor. He sounded really excited, he had never seen someone so skilled, hard to believe she was only about a year older than Edward.

"You've told me..." Amber said with a smile. He seemed really happy that she was their new partner and she wasn't going to complain...unless Ed does first...

"Oh great," Edward said with a tinge of sarcasm. "More fun."

"So Al," she began, changing the subject. "You owe me the second half of our deal..."

"Right!" Al cried. "I want to ask you something first..."

"Shoot," Amber said while looking at the hollow armor.

"How did you learn to do alchemy just like brother?" Al asked, recalling the events of the previous day.

"It's genetic," she answered quickly. "Both my parents were Alchemists, only my father was listed in the State records though."

"Oh..." Al said as he noticed the features in Amber's face tense up just slightly. "Now my turn!" he cried as he began to tell Amber everything he knew on the Ishbal massacre. She listened to every detail with open ears and only interrupted to ask questions. It was nightfall by the time they were done.

"Thanks Al," Amber said once he was done. Edward was off in cloud nine already and Amber was hesitant to fall asleep. "I do have this weird thought though."

"What do you mean?" Al asked as he noted the quizzical look in Amber's eyes.

"I'll tell you later...I have a feeling your brother might need to hear it too," Amber said as she lifted up the middle armrest to lay down. 'No matter how much he annoys me...' she thought as she finally let sleep overcome her tired body. Al watched them both with mixed feelings. He was sure that Amber and Ed would get along but somehow, they didn't want to...or maybe they think that they don't need to...

'If they don't get along soon, this is going to be a complete disaster...' Al thought as he watched his brother and new friend sleep peacefully. After a long silence, Al decided to walk around a little since he had nobody else to talk to for the time being.

Edward

I opened my eyes after what seemed to me, a good rest. I looked around and noticed that Al was out and Amber, my new partner thanks to Mustang, was fast asleep right in front of me. A stray bang made it across her face and her small from was cuddled up to conserve her body heat. Her face seemed less tense somehow, which I really find that hard to believe. Come to think of it...she doesn't look evil when she's asleep...

"Sleep well brother?" I heard Al ask as he came in and sat down next to me.

"Yeah..." I replied, looking out the window and seeing the rising sun. "Two more days in this heap of metal...I don't think I can take it...especially with her..." I growled.

"Oh, you'll get used to me..." I heard a feminine voice say. I looked at the chair across from us to see Amber still laying down but her eyes open.

"What do you know?" I asked rudely.

"Good morning to you to," she said as she sat up, completely ignoring my question. She stretched her arms and yawned before getting up. "I'm going to take a walk...later kid, Al," she said as she walked off.

"Why did you call me a kid?" I yelled after her, receiving no response what so ever. "Did you see that?" I asked Al. "She likes to piss me off!"

After two more days on that disturbing piece of metal and the wench named Amber, we finally reached Risembool and I thankfully made it in one piece. Al was telling Amber all about Izumi and how much he wanted Amber to meet her and frankly, I could care less.

"We're here," I said as we finally stopped at the Rockbell's house. I knocked the door without even bothering to look at Amber and see what she thinks. The door opened and Winry was there to greet us.

"Hey guys!" she yelled as she embraced me. "Oh...who's she?" she whispered as I'm guessing, noticed Amber.

"I'm Amber McLain," I heard Amber's voice call out. "I'm a State Alchemist as well, I was just recently assigned Edward as my partner."

"I think it was the other way around..." I commented with a growl.

"We're working together so same crap anyway you or I put it," Amber said as she waited for Win's introduction.

"I'm Winry Rockbell, childhood friend to these two and Edward's automail mechanic," Winry said as she left our hug and walked over to Amber.

"Pleasure," Amber said with a small smile. Oh great, she's polite now...

"Come on in guys..." she said as she made her way inside, us three right behind. "What brings you guys here?"

"Automail check up," I said quickly.

"All right then," Winry began. "How long are you planning on staying?"

"Your choice Edward," Amber began from beside me. "I have absolutely no say in this..."

"A couple of days," I said quickly, hoping Winry wouldn't ask anything.

"Then let's get you settled in. We can take a look at the automail tomorrow..." Winry began. "By the way, Izumi's in town..."

"Great!" Al cried. Oh boy...this is going to be really fun...

I just love that last sentence...the sarcasm is just oozing out of it...all righty then. Now that you're done, I'd appreciate it if you reviewed! Laters!