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Chapter Seven

Confusion

As Ed and Al ran off teasing eachother, Miroku and Shippo stood there, confused.

"Why do they play by saying things that upsets the other?"

"I have no idea; you and Inuyasha fight like that though. I think it's a brother thing."

"Do you think Inuyasha thinks of me as a brother?" Shippo didn't have a brother, he had always wanted one though, and he had thought of Inuyasha as a brother, but he didn't think Inuyasha thought of him that way.

"I definitely do, he jokes with you, he protects you, he doesn't kill you when you embarrass or anger him, and let's you hangout with Kagome. You don't see him letting me that close to her." Answered Miroku, like an idiot.

"That's because you're a lecher!"

"Oh, and he won't want me spoiling his chances with Kagome, besides, he's probably afraid that I'll go farther with her than he will, or isn't too afraid to." He didn't notice that Inuyasha was right behind him. Inuyasha punched him so hard, that when he woke up he was unaware of what had happened; that Inuyasha was behind him, why he had the bumps on his head, and he was completely unaware of why Inuyasha kept glaring at him, but he did notice that every time he smiled and waved innocently that Shippo would laugh hysterically.

Back with Ed and Al, Ed had his eyes completely fixated on the slow moving water of the large creek, he didn't even look up when Al started to ask him questions.

"Why did you want to go for a walk alone?"

"I don't know, probably just to think."

"Can't you think when I'm around?"

"It's not that. I was going to think out loud."

"And say what?"

"…Nothing"

"Liar."

"I know."

"You …wait... What! Did you just say what I think you said?"

"Probably, what of it?"

"Well, nothing. Wait, were you going to talk about Winry?"

"Yeah."

"And say what?"

"You know... Things."

"What type of things, Brother?"

"…"

"Brother! I won't know unless you tell me!"

Back at Central… Mustang's Office

"What do you mean you still can't find the Elrics?" Mustang yelled while standing up, knocking papers off his desk. "I want them found. So, you still have no word on the homunculi either? No? Okay, call me if you get any word. Okay, Thank you, Good bye." He returned to his position in his chair while a knock sounded at his door. "Come in."

Riza Hawkeye came in with a solute. "Colonel, Winry Rockbell is on the phone, sir."

"Patch her in."