Chapter 3. The Abandon House.

Hope Keishi

(ok so in this chapter during graces part and then hopes part after graces part is how I originally planned to make the elric's and the keishi's meet. I appreciate all of the review I get tho they arent many im just glad some people like my stories haha. ENJOY! )

After running for nearly an hour we came to an old broken down abandon house. Out of breath we stumbled up 3 rickety stairs and onto it front porch. Grace collapsed onto the old damp wood, as did I.

"I think its safe to assume that they wont find us…" I mumbled as I got up slowly, tugging on Grace's arm as she got up as well.

"that's what we thought last time remember?" Grace opened the rotting door of the house and stepped inside. "so the same as usual?" she asked with an exhausted smirk.

"of course dear sister." I replied with the same exhausted smirk on my face.

"whats for dinner?" Grace began walking farter into the house, beginning to disappear into the darkness.

"whatever I bring back." I turned to walk away into the forest. It would be dawn soon, I would have to be quick.

Grace Keishi

As I walked through the house chills ran up my spine, it was dark, my hand tracing the wall, trying to find I light switch. My hand touched something cold, but it was just an old time light switch.

"please let the lights still work… PLEASE." I begged to no one as I flipped the switch. I heard the soft rumble of a generator begin then moments later a dim light filled the house. I looked forward, infront of me were stares. The floor creaked as I walked to them slowly, taking the first step, not knowing what was upstairs. I looked at the wall next to me, there was a picture, all covered in dust. I wiped away the dust and looked at the picture closely. It was a family. A mother holding a young girl, and a father to her left with an older (buts still young) girl on his back, her head on his shoulder, they were all smiling so happily. "why couldn't we be like that…" I said quietly as I held the picture and thought about my own family. Hope, are father and i… but no mother, she had left us when I was 1 years old, Hope was 3. Still holding the picture I walked all the way up the old stairs. The only thing at the top was a room, the door decorated with paper flowers and hearts. The sign on the door said Alisha and Hellena. I turned the glass knob and opened the door, what was seen in the room terrified me. Blood everywhere, and on the bed… 2 dead girls.

"they were like that when we got here…" a tiny familiar voice spoke softly, I jumped at the sound of the unexpected voice, it was that Al boy, in the suit of armor. "The whole family was dead when we got here, looked like a murder… we buried the parents in the back yard but my brother left to get supplies before we found these two."

"please just leave my sister and I alone…" I whispered, knowing they had probably followed us and came in the back.

"we aren't going to take you in. Colonel Mustang has other gloves, he will be fine." AL spoke softly.

"where is your brother anyway…" I prayed he wasn't going to the same market hope was going to.

Hope Keishi

My leather skinny jeans were ripped and my tube tope was filthy but some how my black cloak was ok, I put my hood up as I walked into town, knowing the military would probably be there looking for Grace and I I grabbed a basket from the corner of a small market stand full of fruits, vegetables, and meats. Everything we needed. I began placing the food into the large basket until It was full, and then I began walking away.

"3…2…1"

"HEY STOP YOU DIDN'T PAY FPR THAT!" and man yelled, that was the signal to run like hell. I got good speed up but just before I got into the forest I smacked into someone, hard.

"HEY! Watch where your goi- YOU!" I looked up and saw the short blonde boy pointing at me.

"ugh, don't you ever go away." I looked at him then snickered. "haha even when im on the ground im almost as tall as you, small fry." I smirked and got up as anger flew to his face. Gaurds began to circle us. "see what you did. Now I have to hurt them." My life went slow motion as the closed in, only a few feet from us now. As I threw the basket into the far off bushes I spun, doing a round house kick on a few of the gaurds faces. Instinctively I took one of the almost knocked out gaurds by the arm and shoved him into the others. "we have about 3 seconds to get away!" I yelled as I grabbed the blonde boys arm and tugged him into the bushes. I grabbed the basket as we ran. "we have to check on my sister now."

"what makes you think im on your side." The boy smirked

"cuz since you were in that guard circle you're an accomplice to a burglary." I giggled softly.