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Now this has to be one of the longest chapters i have ever written and don't ask me why my brain won't let me cut them Down most of my recent stories have a 1,000 Words this have over 3,000.

Oh well, more of the cannons from the series are introduced in this and a bit onesided love but you'll see.

Paces to East City

A year later.

Lucia came off the train in Central in time, "I so hope, I'm not too late," she looked at her bag, where a thick report on her recent findings in Medical Alchemy was and she had used some of the methods, she had learned, but it had been hard, some of it had bordered on the side of Human transmutation, however she had managed to find the middle path. She only hoped that, this was enough to allow her to keep her in the State Alchemists, "Next I'll look into Healing bones, that should at least narrow it down a bit."

"Miss Lucia Misère" a voice said behind her, while she was thinking.

"Yikes!" she screamed jumping. She turned seeing a soldier, whom she recognized as one of them, who weren't specifically happy for her and disliked her with all means, knowing the feeling was mutual, "tell me do you enjoy scaring the lives out of people!"

"If only, you are waited for the assessment examination. I was told to come and get you," the soldier scowled at her. Lucia knew better than to say anything else, she had come to have some second thoughts about becoming a State Alchemist, but her thoughts stayed in; this was one of few of her chances to find out about her Foster Father, even if she hadn't found traces of his research, she knew the stonewalled feeling when it happened and it had happened many times now.

"Alright then, let's not stay here any longer" she found herself saying.

.~*~.

Lucia stood in front of the Assessment Committee nervous, "and these methods have not been described in any earlier materials?" a General said, as he looked up at Lucia, who shook her head.

"No sir, I have been through the Central Library, before I left" Lucia said just wanting to leave. She was finally able to go and read up on a few things, she had come across. But she held her ground, as she watched the Generals, who were reading her material.

"People can be saved with these, are you sure; they aren't part of Human transmutation?" another General said, stopping at a technique, Lucia knew all too well.

"No sir, if applied while the person is still living and breathing, there is still talk about Medical Alchemy," boy was she nervous and she didn't like the suggestive tones. She wanted to tell them, what she had discovered using it on herself, but then the question, which she couldn't answer, was how long?

"The Report is satisfying and to be expected for a State Alchemist" the general said, mentioning for Lucia to come forward, "congratulation, Medical. You are still a State Alchemist"

She fought hard not to breathe out in relief, but bowed after receiving her watch, which they had held onto while the Assessment was going on. Her eyes went wide as she recognized one of the Generals, as the one who had learnt about her over a year before, but he made no motion to show that he knew her.

She came out through the doors, saying nothing. She saw a few Alchemists eyed her, as she came out, she placed her hands in her pockets, she actually wanted someone to celebrate with or at least drink a cup of tea with to ease her mind a bit.

She looked to the skies, as she came out of the building. She knew, where she would be spending the time now, "back to the History" she mumbled.

.~*~.

Lucia came into the General Library, finding the books she needed, she was so into her searching for a special book, that she hardly noticed a suit of armor next to her, before she bumped into it slightly with her head, rubbing it with closed eyes, "oh sorry"

"Oh, it's quite alright," a voice came, Lucia blinked looking up at the armor, "what are you looking into?"

"History of Amestris, special happenings, stuff like that…" she answered, spotting a book in front of the armor, she reached in, "excuse me; I have to get that one."

"Oh, let me," the armor reached up taking the book for her. She took it before bowing going over to a long table; she had set herself up on. In the end of the table, a golden haired boy was sitting, deeply concentrated, reading some heavier books than her, she took him in before outright blushing.

He was cute that much she could see, but a shyness for talking came up, so she turned her gaze to the books, she was reading. Her gaze however returned to him more than once and soon her curiosity was at its peak, who was he?

This wasn't the first time, she saw him, but she noticed quite a lot from just observing and when questioning around, she learned his name to be Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist, and the armor, she had meet was his brother Alphonse Elric.

Lucia just didn't know how close she would come to him, as her secondary research brought unwanted attention to her. Not that she knew, but even if she had connected the dot, she had discovered something that wasn't meant to be found out.

"Even if she is to be a crucial part, she can't learn the truth under any circumstances"

"What do we do about her?"

"I'll have her transferred to someplace, where she won't have the time"

"Where?"

"East there's always some trouble there, she won't have time to research history while there"

"That's where the Fullmetal pipsqueak is assigned?"

"yes, then we have a knowing of where they are, when the time comes"

.~*~.
Lucia stood still looking around at the passing soldiers, she had stood there for quite some time. She recognized someone down the hallway, which she had seen and talked to many times before; it was Basque Grand. The one she had been serving under ever since she had become a State Alchemist, their fields of Alchemy was different, but that had been of little interest to them they were officer and subordinate. Lucia had taken a bit interest in the others Alchemy but never interfered.

"I've got some orders for you," Basque said, as he came walking spotting her. She turned towards him with curiosity, normally she was left alone; only researching her field, so this was a surprise to her, and she only rarely got missions.

"Oh?" Lucia was confused, she had been told to await someone there, but she hadn't suspected it to be Basque.

"Here, directly from the Führer"

"Huh?!" she opened the envelope with utter Surprise and read it; she looked up at Basque in confusion. He frowned at her look, "I'm being transferred. To Eastern command in East city"

"I see… just remember this is the first of two, you will be given. The second is being formed for you to give upon your arrival, a copy of it will be sent to the Eastern Command to tell them you're transferring," Basque said, as Lucia, who had lost the look in acceptance, looked up at him with some regret, she wouldn't be so close to the Central library, so she could read up on Amestris History, as she wanted to.

"Oh, looks like some is being placed in the end station" a soldier remarked to his companion, as they passed. Lucia looked after them with slim eyes, but said nothing at first, before she smiled wicked.

"Well, an order is an order and who knows, perhaps I'll rank higher than someone when I come back" the Soldiers stopped in their tracks, turning to look as she left. Her hair swinging from side to side, while she was only looking over at her shoulder to honoree Basque, who placed his hands on his hips, offering a smile in return to her, before barking at the soldiers to carry on.

.~*~.

Central Station, 2 days later.

Lucia looked at the second order sheet to deliver when she arrived, she had got looking rather confused and looking at her ticket which said east "I should be transferring east, why does this say west then? Lacuna Miserere?" Lucia had opened the Envelope at the station, to make sure everything was alright, but she soon saw that it wasn't.

"East, I was going west?" a female voice came sounding, as confused as Lucia felt. Lucia turned spotting an older woman, she had some armor on her not much, but enough to make Lucia curious, "Lucia Misère?" the woman was really confused.

Lucia looked down at her letter, then at the woman, "you must be Lacuna" she said, walking over the woman looked at Lucia.

"And you must be Lucia," the two looked at each other, "well; our names are close in the letters."

The two laughed a bit before trading letters. Lucia then realized that their orders would have been sent wrongly as well.

General Grumman was reading a letter, that had come in when it knocked on the door, "enter!" he called looking up, he saw a man in the soldier uniform and patches on his shoulders that told he was a Colonel, he had short black hair with equal black eyes.

"You wanted to see me sir?"

"Yes, Colonel Mustang. We have a new one coming in," Grumman gave the letter to his subordinate, who frowned as he read the letter, "an interesting one"

"Lacuna Miserere, the Medieval Alchemist never heard of her," Colonel Mustang said, his black eyes showed no hint of recognizing the name, "who is she?"

Mustang placed the letter down on the table in front of Grumman, who was trying to place the name, while looking at the letter, trying to place the name from the few times, he had been at Central, "No idea, the Führer sent her here. Apparently they want her out of the way and this is where some of these cases end up" he finally answered.

Mustang looked at the letter, "she will arrive today, and do you know what she looks like?"

"I must admit no idea. It's a new alchemist, who has been around for a year, she apparently passed her Assessment examination," Grumman replied, "send Havoc and Fuery down to pick her up."

"Yes sir" Mustang Honored and left the office to get the requested officers to get the Alchemist.

.~*~.

East Station, 5 hours later.

Havoc looked around trying to find the person, who was being transferred to their post, "I wonder how she looks" he said.

"I don't know, all I know is that she's not here and we have little to go on," Fuery looked around spotting a younger girl looking around, while looking at a watch in her palm, "all there is, is that one over there and she is hardly of age to be a State Alchemist?"

"The Chief would be her age," Havoc said, beginning to get into the car, "come on, she's a no show" Fuery was watching the girl, who suddenly noticed them. She seemed to grab a bag slinging it over her shoulder while walking over to them, "Fuery get in"

Fuery got in getting his eyes of the girl, who realized that they were leaving and began to run, "yeah right, I wonder why she didn't show up?" he said.

They drove off leaving the girl to look incredulous after them, but sighed deciding to ask around. First time she came; someone would get her that was what she had been told in the first letter, "yeah right" she said flashing her blond hair, "now to see if someone knows. It's not like I have been here before"

.~*~.

"She didn't show up" Havoc said with his arms behind his neck, looking relaxed as he and Fuery reported, that the Lacuna person had been a no show at the station, "all there was, was some girl, but Lacuna is hardly a young girl I suspect."

Fuery was however thinking of the girl; the watch she had been looking at could it have been a… He looked over at the Colonel, he had a watch, which could be the same, but Fuery had been too far away to judge the watch, so he dropped the subject.

"So we might have a deserter on our hands," Mustang said with a sigh, "I'll file a report, which will most likely lead to a Court-martial, in the end which means more paperwork for us"

Later Havoc and Fuery were leaving for home, talking about the girl, whom they failed to see come walking, it had seemed to take forever to find someone, who had known the direction or had been willing to tell her.

"What a coward not showing up, when she was transferred here. Properly hiding somewhere in Central pretending to be on her way here," Havoc said as they passed.

"We don't know the circumstances of the situation," Fuery said, looking like an excuse for the missing Alchemist.

The girl looked after them, as she had stopped at Havoc, calling someone a coward, "medieval Alchemist what kind of alchemy is that?"

The girl cringed, "oh, shoot"

.~*~.

Lt. Riza Hawkeye and Colonel Roy Mustang were some of the last to return home, when Riza noticed the girl come walking towards them, beginning on passing them, "Excuse me, this is military headquarters, you can't just come here."

The girl stopped looking at her with wide, but tired eyes, "actually I can" she said, coming closer. Mustang frowned looking at her, "I was told to come here."

"For what reason?" Mustang inquired, taking her in; she was wearing a long blue jacket with a blouse underneath it, she wore boots and had long pants on. Her eyes were a clear azure and her hair long and blond, but he noticed that her hair from the sides and top were gathered in a small ponytail, while the rest was cascading down her back.

The girl reached into her pocket, finding a few papers forward, Riza took them reading them, "You are transferring here?"

"Yes, my name is Lucia Misère," the girl replied.

Mustang gave a wry smile, "that can't be, we are awaiting a Lacuna Miserere"

Lucia blinked, before sighing, "the wrong letter" she said beginning to clap her pockets of the jacket, before finding what she was looking for, "the one, who wrote the second orders, got me mixed up Lacuna is being transferred West. I am being transferred East our names look similar, that was why I found out, when I met the person and we discovered the problem."

Mustang and Riza looked at each other, "you can't be a state alchemist, you're too young" Riza said, Lucia sighed again, reaching into her pocket producing a silver watch, "that can't be"

"it is I'm Lucia Misère, the Medical Alchemist" Lucia said, placing the watch in her pocket again, "my orders are to report today, but I was never picked up at the station. The soldiers I wanted to ask drove off on me," Lucia looked up at the Command buildings, "and since all are more or less heading home, it looks like I must come here tomorrow," she yawned a bit, "and now I must find a hotel to stay in"

Mustang and Riza looked at each other, "let us take you to one, you must be tired," Mustang said with a gentle voice, Lucia looked at him.

She gave a smile and a shake off her head, "Look, it's very kind of you but… I can't impose" Lucia turned walking back towards the city. "I'll see you tomorrow"

The two watched her leave, before turning their heads, "this looks like it's going to be interesting," Mustang said with a smile watching Lucia vanish, "she was gentle none the less 'Can't impose'."

"She's nothing like Edward Elric; I wonder what her story is?" Hawkeye said, getting in behind the wheel, while Mustang sat in the back.

.~*~.

Mustang and Riza had gotten to the Headquarters earlier than usual, wanting to see the expressions on the Faces of the rest, when they saw Lucia.

"Sir, you are awfully early" Warrant officer Falman said, as he arrived too.

"Yes, Officer Falman, there are some papers needed to get looked at this time of day," Mustang said, noticing a small figure come walking towards the headquarters, "and we have visitors at this time too"

The figure came close to be revealed as their late hour Visitor, Lucia, who looked at Falman for a second before turning to the others, "I was afraid, no one would be here this early" she said, still with her hands in her pocket, looking rather casual and relaxed.

"Can we help you with something?" Falman asked, looking at Lucia, who turned to him again.

"No, Falman. This is the transferred Alchemist, this is Lucia Misère, the Medical Alchemist" Mustang said with a slight smile to his lips, Falman looked between them.

"But it was a…"

"Lacuna?" Lucia said with a shrug, "Names so similar… that they wrote them wrong"

"how can you be a State Alchemist, you can't be more than 12"

"I am actually 13, but no matter… I'm short for my age" Lucia said, not blushing or saying anything else about her size, she was aware of it, "I would like to report to Grumman, if he's here"

.~*~.

To say that Grumman was surprised was an understatement.

Still claiming she should be older and not the Medical alchemist, she managed to close his mouth with her first orders to report to the Headquarters, as well as the second with a confirmation of the transfer and both with the Führer's signature.

"So she has come?" Havoc said with a smile, "why didn't she come sooner, we were there"

"Oh, so was she, but you took off on her and being unknown she got lost," Mustang said, as he for once was with all the troops.

"She's properly an ugly person, that's why she came so late" Breda said, laughing his head off at the thought. Falman wasn't saying a word, just looking at Mustang, who was having a hard time not saying anything.

"Everybody" A elder voice said, all sprang up standing tense and at attention, "at ease everybody, I want you all to greet our newest member welcome," he said to someone behind him, "you will respond and report everything to Colonel Mustang, that is the Guy over there" the Door hit the person, which only Mustang and Riza were able to see.

But the faces of them all, when Lucia came in, made the day; jaws were dropped, as she was revealed. She turned her head, looking at them all, but Fuery was pointing at her, "you're the girl at the station" he said Lucia looked at him.

"I was at the station yesterday, but you took off on me, before I could get to you" Lucia said, "it took a few hours to find someone willing to talk to a stranger here, without me having to show the watch"

"But… but… but… but… but… but… but…" Havoc said, pointing at her too. He was too disappointed to say anything else; he had expected an older woman, not a teenager!

"People, this is Lucia Misère, the Medical Alchemist. She was transferred to us as of yesterday, so let's greet her properly," Grumman said with a smile, as the remaining males and newcomers was trying to pick their jaws up from the floor, while Lucia calmly stood watching them do so.

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