Chapter Three: A Mother's Wish

I dropped my arms on either side of me and walked torwards Trisha's grave. The headstone had her name on it and the date of birth and death. She seemed pretty young to have died and the fact that she had sons that are still living sort of sparked my curiousity.

" So you want to see you sons? "

" Yes. "

" Do they not visit you often? " I asked gesturing to the withering flowers resting in front of her grave.

" Yes, they do but its not as often as I wanted. " She looked down sadly. I was starting to feel sorry for this spirit but more over, I felt sorry for her sons since they were probably at a young age when she died.

" So...You're sons...Would you care to describe them? " I asked.

" Well...I've only seen one recently then the other, he is the oldest of the brothers...His name is Edward Elric and over the past years I haven't seen much of him or his younger brother until Edward came to visit recently. He's grown so much to be a handsome young man..." She trailed off, a small smile creeping on her lips.

" Really? So how old would they be now? "

" Around 15-16 or so years I believe..." answered Trisha in an estimate. Kazumi smirked and leaned closer to my ear and said in a hush whisper.

" Why? Interested in checking out guys already? I never thought you'd be the type. " Her voice was smuggly and I knew she was teasing me. I turned and glared at her though I felt my face heat up briefly but luckly it was dark enough to conceal the redness of my face.

" So why linger around here any longer? You should move on. " I said. Trisha sighed but shook her head. What do you gotta do to make a ghost leave already?

" I can't, I would feel terrible for leaving them. They must've had a rough life with me gone and I never really got a chance to watch them grow and... " There she goes, trailing off again. But she must really loved her sons that much to still stay. This was going to be harder than I thought.

" I don't mean to be rude or anything, " started Trisha, looking directly at me, " But how is it that you can see me...? Is it some sort of a sixth sense? "

" No, I'm a Soul Reaper. I guide spirits from this world to the Soul Society where they may rest in peace and be reborn. "

" Oh...is that so? "

" Yes, and I'm also here to prevent spirits from turning into hollows. "

" Hollows? " Trisha asked with a confused face.

" Yes, they devour wholes, spirits such as yourself and they take on a form of a monster. That is why it's important to leave as soon as possible before it shows up. " I said while looking around the area to make sure that there were no signs of a hollow. Trisha lowered her head a bit, her eyes held sadness in them. I sighed, I don't know what makes this spirit so special but I can't help but feel sorry for her. But still, Kazumi and I needed to prevent the hollow from eating her. A deep howl erupted around the forest that surrounded us, I glanced around; it sounds near. The earth shook beneath our feet as it became louder and closer. I placed a hand on the hilt of my zanpakuto.

" You need to leave Trisha, it's coming near and if you get eaten, you'll be turned into one of them. "

" But-.. "

" Go! Before it finds you. " I shouted at her. She looked hesitant but nodded anyways and disappeared torwards the forest behind me as the hollow from before appeared in front of me. It growled at me but I was unfazed, it was then that I pulled out my zanpakuto and prepared to fight.

" Alright hollow, let's end this. " It charged at me, along the way attempting to get around me probably to get to Trisha's spirit. I slashed at its leg and it howled in pain, stumbling back before charging at me again. Again, I swung my zanpakuto in one fluid movement and jumped. I got it on its side and its blood splattered the ground.

Ed's POV

We just finished dinner and Al was helping Winry do the dishes. Pinako, I don't know where that old hag is but she said something about working in the shop or what not. I was just lazing around in the living room, staring out the window into the dark night where the moon faintly lit the sky.

I finally decided to get up and maybe head out for a walk or something because I was absolutely bored out of my mind.

" Hey Al! Winry! I'm going out for a while. " I called to the kitchen.

" Ok! Don't be out late! " was the reply from Winry. I took that as my cue to walk out the door. I started to walk down the dirt road path, to who knows where I guess but I let my feet take me where it wants. My gaze was casted downwards, the silent night was peaceful except for the few chirps of crickets in the fields. A sudden shake in the earth below disrupted me from my trance as I looked back up. Smoke rose not too far up ahead. I ran torwards it and the closer I got to where I saw the smoke, the more I realized that it was coming from the cemetery.

' Oh no...Mom! I hope nothing blew up near her grave... ' When I arrived I was greeted with a sight that left me awe stricken and stay rooted to the spot. I don't know if it was either the girl that was fighting the monster or the monster itself...Wait, scratch that, maybe it was the monster...

I stood still, just watching them fight in a battle. But then I realized that it was the same girl I had seen before; where the old swing set used to be. What is she doing here now? I still couldn't force my body to move but when I finally did, the girl with the sword finally had the monster sliced in half and it disintergrated into thin air. She landed gracefully on the ground again and sheathed her sword back into the case. It was then that I could bring my body to move forward.

" Hey! You there! Stop! " Again, she side glaced at me like she did last time and proceeded to walk away but I was getting suspicious so I had to question her. I ran up to her and blocked her path.

" Hold it right there, I've seen you more than once. Tell me just who are you and what was that thing you just killed? " She stared at me with an expressionless face, even her eyes were emotionless but still she continue to walk as if I wasn't there.

" Hey! I'm talking to you! " I was beginning to lose my temper with her, its as if I'm invisible to her. She didn't even give a second glance before she jumped up into the trees and disappeared into the darkness. I narrowed my eyes at the place she disappeared, something fishy was going on and I don't like it. I went over to mom's grave to see if it was ok. I was glad to find there wasn't a single scratch on it but something red and glowing was perched on it. It was a butterfly. It flew once it caught me staring at it and took off torwards the forest and soon even its luminous glow disappeared in the forest's shadows.

' Something's going on here...And it has something to do with that mysterious girl...I have a gut feeling that I'll be seeing her again..'

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