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Peaceful Watcher Soul

Truth and Lies

Calista

"Get them off! Get them off"

"Damn it!" Sugi yelled. She then raised her arms slowly despite the tiny black hands clinging to her and shoved me into her bed. Then-

I gasped and bolted upright.

It's just a nightmare. It's just a nightmare. It's….

My thoughts broke off as I looked around and realized I had no idea where I was.

"Oh Lord! Where the hell am I?"

"An Ishvalan refugee camp."

I screamed. I hadn't been expecting an answer. I turned my head to look in the direction of the voice. Sitting there was a young woman with red-brown skin and whitish hair that reached her waist. The same length as Sugi's hair….

I lowered my gaze to my lap at the thought of my best friend. Where was she right now? Did she end up here? Most importantly; what the hell was going on?

This couldn't possibly be real. Ishvalvans were from the Fullmetal Alchemist series. Oh if only I had paid attention when Sugi was ranting about how "awesome Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood is". But it's just so damn hard…those rants got very annoying very quick.

"Um, excuse Miss?"

I blinked and looked up at the woman. She seemed nervous. Why? I was no threat. And they must have brought me here, so why would she be freaking out now?

"Yeah?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.

"…I have some food for you… if you'd like it…."

As if on cue, my stomach grumbled. My face flushed and the woman gave a small laugh as she offered me a bowl of soup and a spoon.

"Thank you."

Without wasting any more time trivial words, I started shoveling the soup into my mouth, eating over the bowl so that any spilled soup wouldn't dirty the blanket. The soup tasted good. Too good for soup in a dream… I had never been that creative.

Dropping the spoon into now empty bowl, I leaned back, resting my head against the wall behind my makeshift bed.

"So," I started, sliding my dark green eyes to meet the red ones of the women. "I'm Calista, and you are?"

"Samoa." She smiled.

"It's a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Samoa." I offered a small smile back, though I knew it didn't reach my eyes. "Now, you got any idea when I can get outta here?"

"I suppose you can leave now if you wish. You weren't injured when we found you."

Not injured? But if I'm really in the Fullmetal Alchemist world, I must have passed through the Gate. Passing through the Gate always has a toll. So what was taken from me?

"Then I'll take my leave. I have places to go." I had to find Central. Sugi was one for danger and excitement. Where could you find more excitement than with the Elric brothers?

"Good luck on your journey! Be safe, Calista!" Samoa said as I walked past her and out the 'door', which, in reality, was a blanket.

"You to, Samoa." I called back.

Walking on the dirt ground, I realized something that made me stop.

"Wait a minute… who am I kidding? Sugi's not going to find the Elric's!" I deadpanned. "She'll go for Greed. Maybe I should go to Dublith…?" I heaved a sigh before I started walking again. "Choices…choices…. Oh painful choices…."

Well, whether I liked it or not, I was going to Central.

I had realized, fairly early, that I had no money from this world.

Yes. I was excepting that I was in another world that was an anime and manga in my world. It was just easier this way.

Anyways, as I was saying before: I had no money –cens, I think Sugi called them- but I desperately needed to catch a train to either Central or Dublith, preferably the later.

But of course, by the time I had practically dragged myself to the nearest train station, which wasn't very close, mind you, the train to Dublith was long gone, and the one to Central was leaving in a few minutes.

I wasn't waiting in a train station like a dumbass for the next train to Dublith. I liked Pride for a reason (besides the fact that he's utterly adorable).

So when the train pulled into the station, I was already in place. As people boarded the train, I watched. Too many people to show off my brother's skills.

Once the last person had walked on, I waited some before quickly hitting one of the 'Pain Points' on the man that was making sure that no one like me got a free ride. It didn't seriously hurt him, just made his knees buckle, but that was all I needed to sneak on.

The train was pulling away as I saw the man stand up. I smirked.

Lucky for me, I didn't have a stupid cloak or anything like that, so it was safe to say that I looked like a normal passenger. But I had to find a place to hide where I could still hear so I didn't miss my stop.

I yawned, stretching my neck until I heard a satisfying crack. I sun was already setting, and some of the last remaining rays of light were casting a soft glow on the people of Central.

"…Why does everything so beautiful have to be so far away..?" I mumbled to myself, reaching out as if to grab the setting sun. It seemed so close.

Sighing softly, I lowered my arm and started to wander around Central as the sun sunk lower on the horizon. Eventually darkness had settled in, the breeze turning cooler than it had been before.

Suddenly, flashes of bright red light shooting up from the spaces between some buildings caught my attention.

"What the…?" I asked aloud. The ground started shaking, and I grabbed onto a nearby lamp post to keep myself from falling over. "What is going on here?"

I glanced around and my eyes widened at the sight of a giant. Moving.

Ice cube.

Oh, no, wait. It's a giant wall of ice.

With a madman ontop of it.

…What kinda messed up country am I in?

Then a frail rock platform grew out of nowhere, and when it broke, and short kid in a red coat landed on the giant ice wall behind the madman. A suit of armour soon followed.

Then they started battling with alchemy, and completely lost my interest.

Yep… if you couldn't already tell, I didn't have the big of an attention span.

Oh well.

Since the ground had stopped shaking, I turned away and walked off.

"Well, this isn't my problem. Maybe I can find I tree to sleep in…."

[Author's Note]: So, yeah. Calista's kinda a deadpan character. She doesn't really have an interest in much.

Anyone wanna gues what was taken from her? (Minus Izumi, since she knows)

I'd like to give a huge thanks to:

Timewriter -For being the first person to Story Alert "Truth and Lies"

Animals are my Life - For being the first person to add "Truth and Lies" to Favourite Story

Cata-nee - For being the first person to review on "Truth and Lies"

On another note:

-Hyperventilates-

OH

MY

GOD

-Bows down to Cata-nee-

YOU'RE MY IDOL!

Like, no joke.

No matter how weird that sounds.

I love both your stories! They're awesome!

~R & R~