(Disclaimer: The Fullmetal Alchemist Characters belong solely to Hiromu Arakawa and any other Fullmetal Alchemist makers I don't know about, but Patricia Kansas and the other unknown characters I am writing about belong to me. If this disclaimer is wrong, then please do not sue me.)
KChan: This will take me awhile to get another update up because the real story is finished. Anyway, please review this story.
Chapter 10: Just a Rumor or Not
Patricia and Edward left the military base and walked to the nearest car. Edward hopped into the car and asked, "Would you rather walk?" Patricia shook her head.
"The Kansai District is all the way out of Central to the next town and I want this mission done as soon as possible," said Patricia as she sat at the driver's seat. Edward looked at Patricia and asked, "Do you have a license?"
"As military personnel, I am allowed to drive any vehicle."
"Then can you drive?" asked Edward. Patricia nodded and turned on the engine. Patricia stepped on the accelerator sending the car rushing out of its parking space. Edward was forced against the back of his seat.
Edward looked at Patricia as she drove and saw the glint in her eye as she made a sharp turn. Edward gripped onto the door on impulse and screamed, "Slow down you crazy woman!" Patricia just smirked and increased the speed sending dust flying all around. Edward screamed wondering if he would be alive by the end of the ride.
Two hours later, Patricia slid the car to a stop near the Kansai District in the town. Patricia chuckled and stated, "That was fun." She looked at Edward and saw him slumped over the car door.
"You OK?" asked Patricia. Edward's head shot up and then glared at Patricia.
"Where in the world did you learn to drive like a maniac? I really thought I was going to die!" exclaimed Edward. Patricia grinned and stated, "It wasn't that bad and you are alive." Edward groaned and jumped out of the car.
Patricia stepped out of the car as well and looked toward the Kansai District. The Kansai District was filled with people either going into a store or asking for loose change.
Edward and Patricia entered the district cautiously. The minute they were in, Patricia felt a chill run down her back. Edward noticed Patricia's reaction of a chill and asked, "Is something wrong?" Patricia suddenly pulled Edward in front of her making Edward gasp in surprise.
A woman clouded in black jumped out of the shadows and embraced Edward tightly. The woman had a blissful look as she exclaimed, "Patrick, you came back!" Edward pushed at the woman as Patricia backed away with horror written all over her face.
The woman finally noticed that Edward was in her arms and flung him away with an angered expression.
"How dare you deceive me!" yelled the woman. Edward collided into a wall of a house and looked at the woman completely confused.
The woman wore a completely black dress. Her hair was long, curly, and raven black. Her lips were a deep red and so were her eyes. Edward pointed at the woman and asked, "Who are you?" Edward couldn't put his finger on it, but she looked familiar to him. The woman scoffed and said, "I don't have to tell a liar pipsqueak like you." Edward growled and was about to run at her, but Patricia grabbed his hand and said, "Let's get out of here."
Before Patricia could take another step with Edward, the unknown woman embraced Patricia making Patricia cringe. The woman rubbed her cheek against Patricia's with a blush.
"Do you know how much I longed to see my beloved Patrick?"
Patricia tried to pry the woman off, but to no avail. Edward saw the desperation in Patricia's face and asked, "Do you know this woman?" Patricia nodded.
"Her name is Lust," replied Patricia. Lust hugged Patricia tighter and added, "I'm also Patrick's lover." Patricia shook her head saying that it was a lie. Edward choked back his laughter at Patricia's troubled face.
Lust looked at Edward and said, "You seem to know my Patrick, so tell me who you are." Edward pointed at himself and said, "My name is Edward Elric: Full metal Alchemist…number two, Patricia's new partner." Lust narrowed her eyes. She looked back at Patricia, who was almost free, and asked, "Is this true Patrick?" Patricia pushed Lust away and said, "It's true and for the hundredth time: my name is Patricia Kansas."
Lust chuckled and said, "Come on now, you will always be Patrick to me and you should tell me when you get new partners." Patricia groaned and pulled Edward to her chest making Edward's eyes widen.
"It is none of your concern," stated Patricia. Lust glared at Edward and Edward could have sworn that Lust was surrounded by black flames. Lust jumped onto a roof and looked back down at them.
"You must have only come here for a mission to be with that partner of yours, so finish that mission and come see me," said Lust. She blew Patricia a kiss and then ran off.
Edward looked at Patricia and saw the disgust in her face.
"Was Lust the one you didn't want to meet?"
"She was one of the people I didn't want to meet."
Edward rubbed his chin and said, "She's a homunculus right?" Patricia nodded. Edward sighed and said, "She's different from the Lust I know from my time."
"How are they different?"
"Well Lust is always trying to kill me and Al. This Lust seems a little less hostile," stated Edward as he remembered the Lust from his time. Patricia sighed and told Edward to follow her. Edward did as told.
As they walked, Edward looked at Patricia. Patricia noticed Edward's stare and asked, "Is there something you want to ask?" Edward nodded.
"Why was Lust saying that you two were lovers?"
Patricia sighed.
"That's her own delusion," said Patricia. Edward noticed Patricia's pale look and asked, "Did Lust do something to you in the past?" Patricia's face turned red and nodded.
"When I was on a mission at age eight, when the military still thought I was a boy, I met Lust. Apparently Lust took an instant liking to me and…"
"…and what?"
"…she kissed me on the lips."
Edward blushed and asked, "Are you serious?" Patricia nodded and added, "It was traumatizing to have my first kiss stolen by a woman and she harassed me every time we met." Patricia felt herself shake at her traumatizing past with Lust.
Edward burst out laughing. Patricia glared at him and said, "It's not funny."
"It's just that I have never seen you like this," said Edward between laughs. Patricia punched the side of his arm making him cringe.
Patricia suddenly took notice of the bar of Kansai District and began to approach it with Edward behind her. Edward rubbed his pain pulsing arm and asked, "Why are we going into a bar?"
"You be surprise on how many secrets are revealed when you go into a bar."
Patricia kicked open the door of the bar gently where men were drinking or gambling and women were flirting with men. Patricia entered the bar with Edward behind her. Edward looked around and noticed the glares of hostile looking men.
"Are you sure we can get information from here?" asked Edward uneasily. Patricia nodded. She stopped in front of the bar and hit her hand against the table to get the attention of the bartender.
The bartender, a woman in a short red dress, looked at Patricia and asked, "You want something?" Patricia nodded slamming five gold coins on the counter.
"Orange Daiquiris and a glass of milk for me dear friend."
The bartender nodded taking the money off the counter. Edward glared at Patricia and asked, "Is that milk really for me?" Patricia nodded. Edward was ready to go into a rampage, but Patricia stomped on his foot making him gasp in pain and clench the bar counter for support.
"You alone babe?"
Patricia looked to her side and saw a man maybe around his thirties smirking at her with a cup of imported beer in his hand. Patricia smiled at the man and said, "I'm here with someone but I can still talk." The man chuckled taking a sip from his beer.
Edward looked at Patricia with wide eyes as she seemed to flirt with the stranger. He tugged at Patricia's sleeve and whispered, "Do you have to talk with this guy?" Patricia glanced at Edward and said, "Try talking with someone else, NIGOU." Edward groaned fighting the urge to yell at Patricia.
Edward marched away from Patricia muttering curses under his breath. He spotted a man by himself and approached him in hopes of getting information out of him.
"Excuse me?"
The man looked at Edward and immediately said, "No kids allowed." Edward snapped pulling the man to him by the shirt. Edward then flung the man toward the pool table and screamed, "Who are you calling a kid?" The man slammed against the pool table snapping it in two. The men all glared at Edward making Edward gulp and regret his actions. The men ran at Edward ready to fight.
Edward managed to duck to dodge a punch and then broke a table leg to use as his weapon. He whacked and kicked the men coming for an attack.
As Edward fought, Patricia continued to secretly interrogate the man flirting with her.
"I haven't been out much, so do you know if anything new has come to the district?"
"Well a new restaurant called Wolf's Den opened up. You should taste their apple pies, they're the best around."
"Sounds great. When is the restaurant open?"
"It is open from 8AM till 5PM."
"They open late and close early huh?"
"That's right, but there's a reason for that."
"Reason?"
The man cleared his throat and said, "I shouldn't say, since you are part of the military." Patricia smirked tossing a strand of her hair behind her ear. She placed a hand on the man's hand making him flinch.
"I'm only part of the military for the thrill, but if I found something so much more daring I would quit in a blink of an eye," stated Patricia. Patricia leaned toward the man's face and then kissed his earlobe sending a chill down his spine.
"Are you daring enough for me?" whispered Patricia in a seductive voice. The main smirked and placed a hand on Patricia's thigh.
"I guess if it's you, I can say, but you have to meet me tonight at Wolf's Den for some fun."
"It's a date then," said Patricia, before removing the man's hand from her thigh. The man chuckled.
"Well I'm part of a group that believes in the end of the military. No offense to you, but the military are just a bunch of dogs. We plan to take down the military using the weapons we got from Xing."
"Weapons?"
"Alchemy weapons. We even have alchemists that believe in our movement."
"Sounds exciting, can I join?"
The man nodded and added, "As long as you quit the military, babe." Before Patricia, could say another word, a man flew over the bar making her groan. Patricia looked behind her and saw that Edward had beat up almost all the men around him.
"What the Hell happened to you?" asked Patricia. Edward glared at Patricia and screamed, "While you were getting information, I was fighting for my life!"
"Information?" asked the man with narrowed eyes. Patricia cursed under her breath and ran to Edward. Patricia grabbed his hand and said, "We should get going now."
Before Edward and Patricia could take another step most of the people in the bar had a gun pointed at them. Patricia cursed under her breath.
"I guess a military dog will always be a dog," stated the man with a sneer. Before the man could pull the trigger, Patricia clapped her hands together and then pushed her hands to the ground. The ground around Edward and her burst blocking any bullets that came at them.
"Let's go!" ordered Patricia as she pulled Edward along. Edward saw a woman pull the trigger of her gun and immediately clapped his hands changing his Automail arm to spear like weapon. He blocked the bullet and smirked.
Patricia and Edward ran out the bar and dashed down the road.
As they ran, Patricia glared at Edward. Edward glanced at Patricia and asked, "You have something to say?"
"I would have gotten more information, if you kept your stupid mouth shut!"
"Well I was already agitated from the fight!"
"Well look what happened now? We are running for our lives!"
"Well maybe you shouldn't flirt!"
"I was getting information, you two dimensional, short tempered, brat!"
"Who are you calling short, old hag?"
"You, obviously and don't call me hag!"
Edward and Patricia's began to escalate, but their argument was cut short when a bullet flew pass Edward's head.
"They're persistent," groaned Edward. Patricia groaned and pulled Edward toward an alleyway.
"Where are we going now?" asked Edward as he ran.
"Someplace I hate," stated Patricia. Patricia ran into a dead end wall, but to Edward's surprise, the wall flipped over taking Patricia and him into a darkened area and leaving the alleyway empty.