Me: YEAH! This is so sweet!
Ed: When do Al and me come in?
Me: Later.
Al: You know you're really putting Scar out of character.
Me: I'm allowed to have my own thoughts and theories. And theses are my thoughts and theories.
Scar's fangurl: I forgot to ask you in my review. Since Scar and Maria had … (Ok, can't write it…) is Maria going to have a baby? I hope she does! That would be SOOOO cute!
Other reviewers: It's 4 in the damn morning! I'm sorry for not mentioning everyone; I'm just really tired. But I've got to say one thing.
IntoTheWakingDawn: Someone pinch me! The author of one of my favorite stories reviewed my humble story! I can't believe it! I must be dreaming! Hiei: (Slaps me) Shut up woman, you just want the bloody author to update. Me: WAAAAAAAAAA… ok that's true, but also I can't believe it, I mean, Child Of The Forest is a great story. Kurama: Yeah, and I get a girlfriend. Me: WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE? GET BACK TO MY OTHER STORIES! MUKURO! HIEI IS SKIPING DUTY! Mukuro: HIEI! Hiei: Shit, bye. (Disappears).
Disclaimer: Don't own.
Chapter 5: On The Road Again (Ok, dorky title.)
A week later, Scar was healed and ready to go. It took one day for it to become common knowledge that Lila and Scar was a pair. A lot of girls felt jealous because Lila got the best looking guy ever.
They spent the days together, catching up on what they missed. And they had missed a lot.
After a week, they were loaded up with the supplies needed. Each carried a backpack with food, clothes, and other needed supplies. They had to travel as light as possible to make the trip quickly. Scar didn't tell Lila where they were headed, because even he wasn't entirely sure.
"Good luck," Kathy called as the two walked off down the road.
Lila waved back, smiling. "Will do. See you later." She turned back to face the road. They had a long walk ahead of them and who knew what else.
Scar reached over and grabbed her hand, still looking ahead.
"We'll be in central by tomorrow," stated Scar as they pulled out their blankets.
Lila had hers set up near the fire, and was ready for sleep. They had walked all day except to eat. They had spent two days already on the road. They would dump their stuff before they got to central, and then blend in. Easy, all you need are sunglasses.
"Good, maybe we can sleep on a real bed," Lila muttered, lying down.
Scar put his right behind hers, and laid down, wrapping his arms around her thing waist and pulling her close. "What, afraid of roughing it?"
"No, I just like sleeping on a bed," Lila replied, yawning, her eyes closing.
"Good point," replied Scar, closing his eyes as well.
In a moment, both were fast asleep.
The next morning, Scar was up first. He put out the fire, got out some breakfast, and two sunglasses, and then hid his stuff along with Lila's. After that, he woke her up, and gave her breakfast, and then they left.
Not ten minuets later did they spot Central with it's tall buildings, and busy streets.
No one seemed to notice two people slip into the crowd. They took notice of the amount of military men around though. They'd have to be careful.
As they rounded a corner, Scar in the lead, something ahead made him stop.
Lila, not expecting this, crashed into him. "Hey, give a little warning."
Scar quickly pushed her to the other side of the street, watching a few figures. Ed, and Al were talking to Mustang, and Havoc.
"What's wrong," Lila asked, confused by his actions?
"Alchemists. Can't do anything in this crowd, too dangerous," Scar whispered in her ear, watching the four people.
Mustang suddenly looked around, and spotted Scar. Even with the sunglasses, he knew what Scar looked like.
'Shit.' Scar grabbed Lila's hand, and raced off as soldiers closed in.
"Scar what…?"
Scar pulled her into an alley. "My face is well known to alchemists, sunglasses or no sunglasses, we've got to run."
"I can't run fast, you know that," Lila hissed.
Scar smirked, and picked her up bridal style. "Problem solved." He sprinted down the alley and turned, running away from the soldiers closing in on the area.
Lila closed her eyes, her hands gripping his jacket tightly. She flinched with each sharp turn Scar took. She could never run very fast even if she had fast reflexes. She didn't enjoy going too fast either.
"Why is there always a chase," Ed asked as the streets cleared quickly, the people running inside buildings to safety?
"Don't know, but we'll catch him this time," Mustang said, determined.
"Is he holding something," Al asked? Normally, Scar would have hit them with something by now.
"Good question."
Scar ran down an alley only to find it a dead end. "Shot," he muttered, looking back only to find soldiers and alchemists there. Lila was hiding behind him now. He told her to keep quiet.
"So, we've got you again," Mustang chuckled, walking forward, his hand ready to snap just incase.
Scar glared at him, if he didn't hit the ground fast enough, Mustang would start a fire, with him behind the wood. He took a few steps back, pushing Lila into a corner and standing in front of her, making sure no one saw her.
"You're only trapping yourself more," Mustang chuckled.
Scar smirked. "Not so." He slammed his hand to the wall before anyone moved. The red electricity flew from the wall, breaking the ground and throwing everyone else back. He slammed his hand to the wall behind him, creating a clear path. "Let's go," he hissed, pushing Lila through. He noticed the shocked and terrified look on Lila's face when she looked at him.
Deciding to care later, he scooped her up and continued running. He was almost to the street when a wall jumped up.
"I'm sorry Scar, I can't let you go this time. I've done that enough times in the past." Ed walked forward, his arm out and ready.
Scar quickly pushed Lila behind him, ready to attack if need be.
"Who's that behind you," Ed asked? "A friend?"
"None of your damn business," Scar hissed. He put his right hand to the wall quickly, and watched as a wall appeared. He slammed his hand against the one Ed made, and scooped Lila up again, running away quickly.
"Oh shit."
Ahead were about six alchemists, and a hundred soldiers. He turned around only to find the same. They were surrounded. Scar put Lila down; keeping his left arm around her and his right out, ready to attack.
"Hey, isn't that the girl from your locket," Hughes asked from next to Mustang?
Scar narrowed his eyes, but didn't answer.
"Ok," Mustang said, walking forward. "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way."
Scar sweat-dropped. Ok, that's old.
He sighed, and lifted his right hand up, removing his sunglasses as well. "Ok, I'll…" He smirked. "Take that hard way." He charged his glasses and threw then up. They exploded, covering the area in smoke.
Swiftly, he picked Lila up, created a hole in the ground to throw off their scent, and raced off.
When the smoke cleared, they took the bait and went under while the two were safe and sound in a hotel, resting.
Lila stared at her feet, her arms wrapped around her legs. It didn't make sense. The Scar she knew would never use alchemy, he didn't want anything to do with it. All of a sudden, she felt like she didn't know him. It just wasn't him anymore.
"What's wrong with you," Scar asked, lounging on the sofa?
Lila was silent for a moment then replied. "You used alchemy… the Scar I knew would never use alchemy."
Scar understood now why she had looked at him like that. Sighing, he got up and walked over. As he sat down, he put a hand on her shoulder. "I didn't want this." He removed his jacket and showed her the markings on his arm. "I didn't want it. My brother gave it to me, before he died. He had the markings all over him, but he only put it on my arm."
Lila sighed, and gave him a halfhearted smile. The look of fear was gone. She nodded, and leaned against him, closing her eyes. "Ok, I guess I have to accept it. I guess… you still are the same boy I knew." She smiled a true smile as he wrapped his arms around her, leaning against the headboard. "Night."
"Night," her boyfriend replied, turning off the light, and pulling the blanket over them.
Lila couldn't sleep. After an hour she was still up. She was tired but couldn't sleep. She sighed and turned over, putting her head on the young man's chest, listening to his heart beat. He was still the same, just older, with a curse he didn't want, and people he needed to avenge, otherwise, nothing had changed.
She sighed again, and pulled the blankets up more. After thirty more minuets, she fell asleep.