I ran for my life through a dark alleyway. I panted with each step I made and my breath seemed to draw in air strangely and raspy. My lungs felt like they were on fire for the lack of oxygen. It seemed as though each time I took a breath, they burned even more. I paid no mind to my aching lungs and only focused on running to get somewhere. I looked behind me to find two sinister red eyes beading down on me, seeming to move every time I did. It didn't take long for me to put one and one together: I was being chased. By whom…I don't know. My main intent was to stay alive so I ran forward, taking a turn once I saw fit. My eyesight was blurry and I couldn't make out much of anything. I looked back in search of the glowing eyes for my shoe to slip on the floor below me. I gasped as I let out a small scream as I fell forwards.

"Get up."

I got up quickly as I started running forward again, ignoring my legs that ached in protest. I swallowed as I looked back to not find the glowing red eyes again. I stopped running, thinking that I had lost it finally as I panted heavily. I turned forward again, relaxed. When I turned, I saw the faint red eyes again. I yelped as I fell backwards. I couldn't get up, my ankle didn't allow me to. I cursed under my breath realizing I must've broken it. I scrambled backwards, anywhere away from those eyes. When my hand reached backwards, it landed in a watery substance. My eyes widened as my nose was filled with a sweet but bitter smell. I looked back slowly, with my eyes widened, horrified. I lifted my hand up to my eyesight in hopes to see in this blurred vision. When I lifted my hand I saw a bright crimson color. I screamed as I scrambled to the other side only for my hand to fall in another liquid. My nose filled with the scent of overwhelming blood as I shut my eyes tight. I didn't dare look at my hand in fear of my theory being right.

"Seiren…"

I opened up my eyes, the horror still evident in them.

"Seiren…you've got to get up."

Get up? Get up for what?

"Seiren!"

"Hey! Seiren! Rise and shine sleeping beauty! Get up!"

Something jerked my shoulder causing consciousness to come to me again. I blinked my eyes slowly, trying to wake up from my nightmare. I got up from my sleeping position and blinked my eyes, quicker this time. My nose immediately caught the scent of such a sweet, compelling, and bitter smell. I didn't need to open up my eyes to see who it was. The tang of metal filled the air and I also heard the clanking of metal on the floors. It was Alphonse and Edward.

"What shorty? What ya want?" I asked groggily as my eyes still drooped from sleep. It was morning time, and, well…I'm not a morning person.

Ed fumed at my words as he lunged at me, prepared to strangle me. That's when Alphonse (bless his heart) wrapped his arms around Ed's waist, restraining him from hurting me. I still couldn't quite comprehend what was going on because I was still in sleep mode so I just sat there yawning, not caring what was happening.

"WHO YOU CALLING SMALL!" Ed shouted as he thrashed in Alphonse's hold.

"Brother! She didn't mean it in a mean way! She's still half asleep!" Al cried, trying (desperately may I add. And not winning.) to keep Ed from tearing my throat out.

I yawned as I rested my head on the palm of my hand, trying not to go back to sleep. "Sheesh…*yawn…If you're that upset with me, I won't call ya short again….*yawn….s…sor…" I trailed off as I dozed off back to sleep, falling to the side of the train seat. I must've rolled over and fallen off of the seat because I felt the sharp pain of landing on the floor. I paid no mind to it, as I drifted back into blissful sleep.

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"Ahhh! Seiren!" Al exclaimed as he drooped down and picked up the sleeping girl from up and off the ground. Seiren's head titled backwards as she seemed to go into a deeper sleep than before. Al sweat dropped as he stared at the girl before putting her on his back, and now giving her a sort of piggy back ride until they reach Central HQ. Thankfully, she rested her head on his back, rather than straining her neck from tilting it backwards. She shuffled a bit on his back but then found a comfortable spot enough and stopped moving. Al let out a relieved sigh as he turned to his elder brother who was giving him an annoyed look.

"Why are you doing that? Why not just wake her up? She has two legs doesn't she?" Ed asked annoyed. He obviously wasn't in a good mood today either.

"Brother, she's dead tired. Hawkeye told me that she's been working extra hours and hasn't had much sleep. Just let her sleep for once, and besides. She ran all the way to the train station yesterday," Al prodded his brother in an effort to make Ed take it easy on the poor girl.

Ed pondered on the thought for a while before shrugging and walking off of the train. "C'mon Al. Let's get this mission over with as quickly as possible."

Al sighed. "He never changes does he? So impatient…" Al muttered as he followed after Ed.

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"Morning Aunt Riza…time to head over to HQ again…?" Seiren muttered as she shifted slightly.

Al glanced behind him in an effort to see Seiren. "Seiren? You awake yet?"

"No Auntie Amber…no, I do not want marshmallow shoes…"

Al sweat dropped. "I'll take that as a no…" Al muttered.

"Al? Who are you talking to?" Ed asked.

"Uh….no one! Just talking to myself!" Al said while laughing nervously.

Ed blinked his eyes. "Okay…"

The walk towards Central was a fairly silent one. The only noise accompanying the two Seiren's rhythmic breathing and the wind. Ed found it strange on how she slept so soundly in the morning even after being woken up. She just drifted in some different deep sleep that engulfed her all over again in an ever ending pattern. She'd open her eyes slightly, almost not even opened, and then go into another form of deep sleep. Alphonse didn't seem bothered of the unusual tendency and rather ignored it. Ed was about to voice his questions when they reached HQ. Ed decided to keep his questions to himself and decided to get the mission over with.

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Ed approached the main desk along with Alphonse who had to bend down in order for the attendant to see him from the ceiling. Ed placed his State Alchemist watch so the woman could see and addressed his code name. After reciting it, the woman nodded.

"Ah yes. Fullmetal sir, your file is right here," the woman said and turned to the back to retrieve the papers. She stopped abruptly as she turned back to the brothers with a puzzled expression on her face. "Oh yes. I was informed that a Ms. Seiren Smith would be accompanying you on this mission?"

"Oh!" Al said as she turned around to show Seiren's sleeping form. "This is her. She's asleep at the moment."

"Then may you wake her up?" the woman asked. "I have matters to inform with her before she is able to go with you two."

Ed and Al exchanged confused looks. Ed shrugged as he jerked his head in the attendant's direction. Alphonse understood the gesture and set the girl down, helping her stand until she woke up. "Seiren…" Al urged as he shook the girl slightly.

"Hey cat ears," Edward said as he put a hand on the girl's shoulders. She reacted quickly, forcing her enclosed fist in the boy's stomach.

"Who?" Seiren asked sleepily as her fist hit Edward in the stomach. Ed winced at the girl's strength as he put a hand over her wrist in an effort to ease her hand away. Seiren's body jerked suddenly as she opened her eyes quickly and covered her mouth with the hand that had punched Ed. Her eyes widened in shock. "Oh…Oh my gosh. It's a reflex. I am so sorry," Seiren apologized sympathetically.

Ed put a hand up to stop her. "It's alright. I understand," Ed stated without leaving room for a response. He pointed in the attendant's direction and urged Seiren towards her. "She has something to confirm with you about or something like that."

Seiren nodded, as if she anticipated that she would be asked something like this. She turned to the attendant who smiled in return and gestured Seiren to follow her. Seiren complied, almost instantly, and walked over to where she was motioned. Ed stared at the two in curiosity as he moved around in an attempt to see them clearly from behind a plant that was blocking the view. He shifted the leaves of the plant in order to see Seiren speaking with the attendant. He couldn't hear what was being said and only saw Seiren nodding her head periodically after each thing that the attendant had said. At one point, the attendant left Seiren to get something. Seiren looked down slightly as she pushed her raven hair from behind her ear. Seiren turned her head slightly and Ed was interrupted as something took hold of his shoulder.

"What are you doing brother?" Al asked as he jerked Ed away from the plant and unable to see anything.

Ed sighed with relief of seeing his brother's hand on his shoulder and turned his head to the side to hide a blush of embarrassment. "N-Nothing Al…" Ed said, trying to hide his embarrassment.

Seiren came back soon after with a thick folder in her hands. She still held the expression of profession that one would normally never see. She pushed her hair behind her ear as she held up the yellow folder in eyeshot. "Got it," Seiren said shortly.

Al stood up straight. "What is it?" Al asked.

"It's the missionary documents," Seiren said. She opened it as she skimmed through it. "We're to stay at the Kline Hotel."

BN: Sorry for not updating! Had al lot to do in the past week. Sorry. Well, here's the chapter!

Until Next chap! =:D