Who Needs a Brother Like You?

Chapter Three – Do You Hate Me?

Edward Elric walked the streets of Central dazed and lonely. The harsh words of his family and friends replayed over and over in his mind like a broken record. "Where am I going to go now? How am I going to do this...what do you think Alp-..."

He glanced over expecting an answer from his brother but he wasn't there. Edward stopped walking and saw his reflection in a small shop window. He was slumped over and old tear stains were on his face. "D-damn it...why is this happening to me?!" he sniffled. That's right his brother wasn't by his side at all. He and everyone else were against him. He began to hiccup a sob and fell to his knees. Then his voice shot out. He screamed and released his anger and sadness all at once while beating on the sidewalk his Auto-mail hand.

"What's wrong? Are you alright?"

He stopped and lifted his head slowly. The image of the evil girl he had met earlier flashed in his mind but then was replaced with a girl his age. She had dark brown hair that came down just below her shoulders and had light purple eyes. "What do you want?" his voice became muffled when he sank his head into his lap. On the sidewalk, he had noticed he had left a hole from where he had hit it so hard.

"You look upset..." she leaned down at him but he still didn't move. She sighed, stood beside him, and then let herself slide down the window until she was sitting beside him.

"You gotta name Crybaby?"

"...I'm not a Crybaby..."

"Then why are you crying Crybaby?"

Edward sighed and grunted a little, then rolling his eyes while raising his head and looking at the girl. "What the hell do you want? Why are you bothering me?"

"Well, I'm concerned about you. Anyone would help a boy out if he was crying hard like a newborn in the streets at a late hour." She smiled slightly but then looked away at him and up at the starry sky. Edward let his eyes slowly drift over. The girl was smiling which made him blush a little. He jerked his head away and scratched the tip of his nose. Still with a frustrated look on his face he muttered "My name...its Edward."

"Huh what'd you say Crybaby?" she blinked a couple of times and tried to keep herself from laughing.

"I said my name is Edward..." standing up he and let his hands fall into his coat pocket trying to relax. For once he was grateful to have it with him. He had wished that he had brought along his black coat so that he could be extra warm. The girl stood up as well and lifted his hood over his head. She was wearing a purple and black hoodie but with short sleeves from where it looked like it had been ripped. She decided to put her hood up as well. "I'm Venllie. But you can call me Ven."

"Ven huh...well really...I've been meaning to drop my real name...I want to start a new life and leave my past behind." He sat back down. His legs were just too weak to carry him anymore. "I've had a rough past too...mind if I hear your story first?"

He smiled at her, letting his bangs fall and hide half of his face. This girl actually wasn't that bad. She understood him...and so that's why he decided roll up his sleeve and show her his Auto-mail. She gasped and backed away from him a little "Wow! Incredible! Are you the..."

"Fullmetal Alchemist...yeah I was...but not anymore."

~ Central Headquarters Colonel Mustang's office ~

"I hope you find the stone and get your body back and live a happy life. I'm sorry for being a terrible brother. Goodbye...Alphonse Elric. Edward..." Mustang placed the note on his desk. "You mean to tell me that Fullmetal has completely disappeared?"

"Yeah..." Winry took the note from Mustang's hands and sighed. Alphonse had been quiet ever since they arrived at the Colonel's office. "Something is wrong Colonel. He was acting fine the other day...he was happy and laughing...and when we returned after going to the market and a few stores this morning we found this and his State Alchemist Watch."

Winry gently handed him the watch and he gripped it tightly. "I knew there was a reason I stayed at the office tonight. I'll call Lieutenant Hawkeye and tell her to send out a search party."

Alphonse understood but still didn't respond. Memories of him and his brother kept playing in his mind.

"Hey Al..."

"Huh? What is it?"

"You know...I'll always be by your side right?"

"Yep! Brother , you and I are family and we have to stick together!"

Alphonse lowered his metal head a little more to the ground. He could feel his soul aching with sadness. "Brother..."

"Don't worry Al! We'll get our bodies back soon! I swear it!"

The pain...it hurt so badly. It felt like his life was about to end. He could feel his armored body getting heavier and heavier each second.

"Al...do you blame me...I gotta know...do you blame me for what happened?! Do...do you hate me?!"

"No!" Alphonse screamed and jolted up from the ground. One of his metal hands was reached out in front of him, like he was reaching for Edward. Winry and Mustang looked at him, shocked to see that he was speaking again.

"Alphonse are you alright?" Winry approached him slowly. "I don't blame him!" he cried "I don't hate brother! I don't! I don't!" he screamed. Mustang tried to tell him to calm down but he wouldn't. It was really a bad sight to see. If anything had ever happened to one of the brothers...they would act far worse than this. Even Mustang would lose a part of himself...and that was why they had to find Edward Elric.

~ ? ~

"Well, how did it go?"

"Good, they're separated now. I told you this was a great plan! We should have done this a long time ago~!

"Lust...I'm hungry! When do we get to eat?"

Lust, Gluttony, and Envy all three faced each other with darkness behind their backs. "The Fullmetal Idiot fell right into our trap. Now all we have to do is let our plan carry out. We just have to make sure we keep the brothers away from each other and not let the other idiots figure out the truth." Lust explained. The other two agreed and sat down. "So, one of us should watch her to make sure she's following orders." Envy said flipping his hair and flashing his crooked teeth. Lust agreed, she still didn't trust her. They knew little about the girl and needed to gather more information about her.

"Envy, you should take Gluttony and spy on the others. For now I'll stay with the Fullmetal Runt." Lust ordered. Envy spat and crossed his arms "Who the hell made you leader?"

Lust rolled her eyes at him "Do you want your plan to unfold perfectly or not?"

Envy rolled his eyes at her too, called Gluttony, and left without another word. Lust stood in the darkness by herself once more, "Evillie...you better not fail..."

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To Be Continued...