CHAPTER TWO-CAUGHT:
"STOP!" Ed yelled at the girl as she entered his sight. The girl looked over her shoulder and to Ed's surprise she started to slow down and then came to a complete stop.
"Well about time!" Ed huffed as he slowed his pace, Al following close to him.
"Not by a long shot…Shorty!" the girl snapped at Ed. Even at the distance between them she could see she had hit a nerve.
"What?" Ed says. A loud clap surprised him. He watched the girl, confused at what she was going to do. She knelt and pressed her hands on the ground. A blue light appeared, creating a large rock wall that was about two stories high and so long that from were they stood they couldn't see the end. Ed and Al stood there shocked.
"Brother…" Al said, standing behind him, just as stunned as Ed was.
"Ya, Al I know. Now I'm even more curious about who she is." Ed replied, stepping forward. He clapped, the same blue light appearing, and pressed his hands to the wall. A door formed big enough for Al to fit though. By now the girl had reached the top of the hill. They both took of up the hill trying to catch up to her. It took a while until they caught up to her.
"I said STOP!" Ed screamed as he lunged, catching the girl by the waist with enough force to send them tumbling down the other side of the hill into a clearing.
"Brother!" Al said sliding down the hill behind them. Ed hit the bottom still trying to get a good hold of the girl. She buckled under him until his grip loosened and she jumped up out of his grip. They quickly got to their feet and faced each other. Al stood back behind the girl, just incase she tried to make a run for it. She clapped and pressed her hands to a steel band on her wrist. The band turned in to a steel blade that she balanced in her hand, she stood their tense waiting for Ed to make his move.
"I don't want to fight you." Ed said as he clapped the same way she did and pressed his left hand to his right arm. A blade formed in the top of his arm. She realized his arm was automail. Ed watched her face the whole time he did it. He watched as surprise, sadness and confusion crossed her face all at once before she forced her face blank to not show what she was feeling or thinking.
"You're not one of them…" She whispered so quietly only Al noticed. Ed charged her. She stood her ground until the last possible second. Then she turned to her side and stuck out her foot, tripping Ed. He stumbled but stayed on his feet. He turned on his heel and came at her again. She turned her blade to the side and caught Ed's arm/blade and pinned it into the air. He tried to punch her but she caught his fist in her free hand.
They stood there looking each other in the eye in a battle of wills. Something crossed her face that Ed couldn't read. She decided then to knee him in the stomach. It caused him to grunt and send him to his knees. She tuned to run when Al came up from behind her and grabbed, pinning her against his chest. The sudden force caused her to gasp and drop her blade.
She started to squirm. She flung her head back and head butted Al, causing his helmet to fly off. She saw that the armor was empty with only a blood seal inside. She froze, starring the seal.
"Are you ok Brother?" Al asks in a worried voice.
"Ya…I'm fine Al." Ed said in an angry voice. "I can't believe she got me." He grumbled to himself.
"Is that…" She whispered so quietly that Al almost didn't hear her say anything. He looked down at her and was surprised by the look on her face but it was gone before he could figure out what it meant. She turned around and faced forward her eyes searching for a way out. Her gaze finally fixed on Ed, she watched him get up and walk back to them. Ed looked her right in the eye with a very serious look on his face, she stared back blankly.
"Ok," He said "who are you?" that surprised her.
Do they not know? She thought but didn't say anything.
"We are not going to hurt you." Al said, still holding her tightly. She moved around to study them both. She decided that, besides Ed's fuming, that they weren't going to attack her again if she didn't attack them.
"Then put me down." She said slowly. Al loosened his grip and she slipped out. She stepped forward and picked up her blade. They both tensed. She changed it back into a brace and slipped it on to her arm. She turned and watched as Al turned to go pick up his helmet and put it back on his head.
"So who are you guys?" she asked, crossing her arms and leaning back against a tree.
"Wait, shouldn't we be asking you that?" Ed said.
"I'm Alphonse Elric." Al said "and this is my brother Edward." Ed looked at his brother slightly annoyed. She looked at Ed for a moment, studying him then looked back at Al.
"HE is the FullMetal Alchemist?" she asked Al with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"Hey, what is That suppose to mean?" Ed said but was blown off.
"Yeah…"Al said with a smile in his voice.
"STOP ignoring me!" Ed practically yelled. They both looked at him.
"Who are you anyway?" Ed yelled. His anger flattered once he realized how much he was yelling.
"Claire…Claire Baisley." She said. Ed watched her for a moment after her hesitation.
"What are you guys going to do know?" She asked, watching them intently. Ed looked up at the sky.
"Well…I guess we are just going to have to camp here for the night." Ed said. He was right, the sun was setting fast they probably had and hour or to before it was completely dark out.
"I'll go get some wood so we can build a fire." Al said, turning away and jogging out of the clearing.