Full Metal Wo Sagashite

Hi Again! Sorry this chapter's so short. I'm amazed at how many people like this story. It's only been up for a two days, and I already have two reviews, three story alerts, and around thirty-two people have read it. In case no one has figured out yet, this is a Full Moon wo Sagashite and Full Metal Alchemist crossover. I'll introduce other Full Moon characters(hopefully) and I'll try and explain more about them as I go, for those of you who don't know what Full Moon wo Sagashite is. It's strangely unpopular, and there are barely any fanfics about it. Also, if anyone wants to know why I picked Izumi as the shinigami, it's because he also had something important happen with his mother. But I'm not telling:P P.S. I want to pronounce Ae-kun as A E kun.

Chapter 2: The Promise

"Alphonse Elric will die in a year's time. And there's nothing you-or anyone else-can do about it."

Ed felt numb with shock. Al die? No, he thought with determination, I didn't-we didn't go through all of that just so some…guy…can waltz right in and say Al will die. I won't let him!

"No way!" he said with conviction, "There's no way I'm just going to stand by and let you do this!" Izumi gave him a small smirk, and Jonathan chucked, the sound resonating in the silent room. Al seemed to be in shock.

"This must be the resistance the Death Master was talking about," Izumi remarked lightly, "Do you really think you can change anything? His fate is already set in stone. And before you decide to do senseless things like challenging fate, you should think of the countless others who have died. Why is your brother so special that he is the only one who gets to live past his time?" Izumi's cool manner was beginning to remind Ed of a certain annoying Colonel.

"Because he's my brother! He's the only family I have left!" Ed shouted. Izumi raised an eyebrow.

"That's a very selfish way of thinking," he commented, "Why, I could name a million other 'sad' stories like yours. For example, what about Miki? The boy she was in love with had moved to America two years ago, and she has given her all to find him, only to realize that he died before he could even get there. Doesn't she matter? As shinigami, it is our eternal punishment to gather the souls of the dead. And I will make sure to get Ae-kun's soul as well." It would have been a powerful speech, Izumi was sure, if it hadn't ended with Ed's laughter.

"Ae-kun? Is that supposed to be Al?" Izumi frowned with irritation.

"Of course it is," he snapped, "Who else would it be." Ed smirked.

"What kind of nickname is Ae-kun!" Jonathan laughed as well, still floating around Ed's head.

"Izumi-kun likes nicknames," Jonathan explained. Izumi twitched in annoyance.

"You will kindly stop your rude comments," he said icily, "unless you want to spend the rest of the year as Chibi-chan." That shut Ed right up. But, unfortunately, it was only for a little while.

"Oh no. You did not just call me short." Ed glared.

"And what if I did?" Izumi shot back. Ed started fuming, but was stopped when Al placed a hand on his shoulder. Ed looked up at his brother.

"Niisan," he said softly, "Let's talk about it tomorrow. Eat your dinner."

"I'm not hungry!" Ed snapped, then he stomped angrily up to the roof. Al sighed, and Jonathan decided that it was the perfect time to explore the inside of Al's armor. Silence returned to the room, only to be broken by Al.

"So…" he asked nervously, "Do you two know how I'm going to die?"

"No," Izumi answered, "We don't really know. I just remove your soul, but I guess that something might happen to cause it. For Miki it's a throat tumor. It's probably different for each person."

"Who is Miki?" Al asked, "You keep talking about her."

"She's going to die in a year, just like you. But the shinigami in charge of her is Me-chan and Ta-kun."

"Oh," Al said lamely, "I'm going to rest." Well, technically he didn't sleep, but he wanted to have some time alone to mull over the turn of events. Izumi just nodded, as Al walked into his and Ed's shared room.

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Ed was upset. Who wouldn't be in his situation? But he had concluded that just whining about it wasn't going to help. He was going to take action. He wasn't going to let Fate have its way this time.

"I promise," he said out loud, "Nothing will happen to Al, and by the time this year is over, he'll still be alive. And Izumi can't do anything about it."

Chapter 2: End