Heyas. I'm back.

No one ever saw it coming. Rei covered in blood, standing before a young woman no one had laid eyes on before. A young woman whose name meant life. Vida. Her powers could stop anyone, make anyone do something, just by saying it. Her voice could convince the world around her to crumble into ruin. The only thing she could not do was make someone fall in love, or bring someone back to life. No one expected the the very object of Rei's obsession would be her downfall. Rei would never have been so careless as to get hurt while saving someone. She always said that it was stupid to do that, because if you were hurt; you wouldn't be able to help them anymore. Everyone took the news a little differently than the rest. They either gave into their sorrowful thoughts or took action and blamed someone. Mustang was no exception...

He sat staring at his gloved palms, desperation written upon his face. Edward and Alphonse sat across from him, watching as his face changed every few moments. Vida leaned against a wall, covered in Rei's blood. She wrapped her arms around her chest and tried not to show emotion to these strangers.

"This is your fault." Roy moved his head and glared at Vida.

"What are you talking about?" She asked angrily.

"Rei was fine until you shoved your way into her fight. The only thing that ever gets Rei hurt is the stupidity of bystanders." Roy stood up forcibly and walked passed Vida.

"How dare you say that this is my fault! It's the milirary's fault! The military took Yoko away from me in the first place!" Vida shot forward and screamed at Roy, "Yoko may be one of the strongest people I have ever met, but she is not invincible! I bet you were the one who ordered her to fight the homunculi! You stupid moron!"

"No, miss. That would be my part in this." Vida turned around and saw King Bradley standing in the door way. He looked at the group sadly and wrinkled his nose.

Roy saluted him, while the other three watched him intently.

"I understand that you will want a few days leave to try and hunt down Major Glaciurs." King Bradley spoke to Roy.

"Yes I do." Mustang nodded and gripped onto the window pane behind him.

"But you must understand that only Glaciurs can escape her fate." Bradley sat down on the couch Roy had been sitting on. "That is why I respect your feelings, Colonel. But I cannot grant them."

Roy looked shocked. Everyone looked towards him to watch his expression turn into anger. "Major Glaciurs is the strongest alchemist in this building. How can you say that I can not go and help her? If the homunculi have her, then she must be in peril!"

"She is the strongest, I agree. Which makes it easier for me to say no to your intentions." King Bradley looked down at his hands, "Losing her is a tragedy, but losing a Colonel like yourself, Mustang, will be harder on everyone here. If she comes back; which I do believe she will, then we know she is strong enough to last longer in this military branch. Everyone is tested at some point in life and because Glaciurs is powerful in her alchemy, it means her test will be harder."

Vida violently shook as anger overtook her. "What is the name that you gave her as an alchemist?"

King Bradley looked at the blonde, "Clear-Ice." He stated simply.

"News flash: Ice MELTS, King Bradley. It doesn't last forever. Yoko may die because of YOUR stupidity, but I am not going to stand around and listen to your cowardly reasons for not going to save her." Vida stormed out of the room.

Ed looked over at Al, "I guess that means were going to go help. After all..." He then looked over at Roy, "You did say she is going to be our new teacher."

Rei opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling of her chamber. Her first reaction was to hold her throbbing head, but her arms were pinned down.

'Why am I here?' She asked herself frantically. 'Why are my emotions going haywire?' Normally Rei doesn't feel emotions or lose her sense of reality, but now she was panicing and in a lot of pain; things she hadn't experienced since she was a teen.

"The transformation is almost complete." A lone voice echoed throughout the room.

"Who are you?" Rei's voice came out raspy.

"That does not concern you right now."

"Why the hell not?" Rei yelled out to the voice.

"I applaud your father's research, Glaciurs. He was able to create such a wonderous being, easy to manipulate into a homunculus." It called out again.

Pain shot through Rei's heart as a red light emanated from a hole in the wall to her right.

"I am your creator, Lust." Three Philosopher's Stones floated into the room and landed in a triangle on Rei's stomache. The melted into her skin and started to change her form. Her bangs over one eye grew shorter to reveal a pupil common amongst homunculi, her hair became more messy, and her body shape became more curvy. She gasped at the pain the transformation caused.

'Roy.' Rei closed her eyes and imagined when they first met.

Rei lay on a hospital bed, an IV drip connected her to a bag on the hospital stand. She opened her eyes and winced at the white light that came through her dark bangs. She looked around when she heard another person's breathing.

"Good morning." A raven-haired man said. He sat next to her holding a notebook and pen. He wore a military uniform and had a bandaid on his forehead. "My name is Roy Mustang. You must be Rei Yoko Glaciurs."

Rei nodded, "Yes I am." She sat up and held her head, "What happened?"

"You were taking your fighting enterance exam for the military when a man ran up and tried to shoot King Bradley. You threw yourself in front of him and caught the bullet in your stomache. You subdued him before passing out." Roy informed.

"Oh." Rei sat still, awkward at how quickly the conversation ended.

"King Bradley sent me here to tell you that you passed the exam." Rei looked over at him. "What name did you want as an Alchemist?"

"Clear-Ice." She informed him.

"Well then," Roy wrote down a few things before he looked up and smiled, "Welcome to the military, Clear-Ice."

... Then her mind went completely blank, void of the pain that she had just experienced.

The restraints around her came apart. She sat up and looked around, taking in the new sight she held.

"Lust." The voice entered her mind.

"Is that my name?" She called back.

"Yes it is, my child."

"Father?" Lust called out as the door clanked loudly. The door opened slightly as clothes and boots were thrown into the chamber. Lust blinked and took off her military uniform to adorn the red and black leather. The black boots were skin tight as were the gloves.

"Test out your power." Another command came from behind the door.

Lust couldn't figure out what her power was. She stared intensely at the wall before she felt realization hit her. She pointed her finger at the wall.

"Bang." She said as her finger grew longer and pierced the wall.

That is what I have after all that waiting.