Cerita Kami:Our Story

by Yolea Irk's

Sri is ordinary girl,who want to spent her last year in Nusantara High School with her 4 friends to German. But it become unexpected adventure yet a nightmare when they're throw to Fullmetal Alchemist world by Gate! Brotherhood! OCxOC Edwin Almei Royai!

7. Chapter 7

CERITA KAMI / OUR STORY

Disclaimer: I'm not owned Fullmetal Alchemist. They're always and 4ever owned by Hiromu Arakawa. I'm owned the OC's.

Author: Yolea Irk's aka irksraz ;))))))

Little chat: And...Seventh Chapter is here! I'm very sorry to take a long time. Thank you for everyone reviews in this story. I'm very happy whenever I found reviews and read them over and over again ( childish, isn't it? Sorry, I can't help it since I'm very happy). I can't help it but really grateful to them because I'm nothing of piece of junk without them. Anyways, this time thank you to little fireworks, ohmygod its a cookie, and Yuki-sama-13. Thanks for your reviews. If you want to critic me or have an idea, don't hesitate to tell me. And thank you for whoever has read, favorite, and reviews this story. Last word from the author, Enjoy this trip, Ladies and gentlemen. I'm waiting for the reviews. Flame, ideas, and critics also welcome in here.

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Chapter VII : Jiwa- Jiwa yang Kesepian…/The Lonely Souls…

I am sitting in soft sofa. Half dead panned. I'm letting out a sigh full burden I cannot let since hours ago. "So tired."

"Man..." Clark throws himself to the bed and huffed. His condition is not better from me. "That was pretty close..."

Right now, we're in boys room, judging their room is larger than our room. We want to discuss something. We want to discuss a whole battle we encountered before. And we better stay together for a while, as long as the situation tense. Maybe this will continue until tomorrow.

"This time," Sora face was showing great tiredness. "I must agree with you, Clark, especially about Ed and Major General." She claimed.

"You mean Ed and Major General hardheaded?" asked Abdul after he was lying in another sofa. "Oh, about them, are you really sure they're buy our temporary explain? They pretty tough to tried to drag out the whole truth we have. I'm enough glad Al was there to calm down his older brother temperament."

"I don't think they believe our story." I reminded them.

Saidi groaned from chair. "I don't think they do. I caught eyes with Major General Armstrong, and she still very suspicious to us."

"Of course they'll not believe us." Clark replied sardonic. "I mean, who will believe your story about us being a group of extraterrestrial beings which came to this world in order to researching human life, Saidi?"

"And glared by Ed and Major General as responses." Sora added. She's sweat drop. "Of course you said it was a bad joke after, and look what you've caused. You're lucky enough to have Abdul told them you have a bad habit for telling joke in wrong time. Plus me for promised them to tell them few of facts we hiding from them tomorrow. I wonder how you get that ridiculous story, Sai. Do you watching UFO and those aliens too much?"

"I'll call that was a lure, Sora. I'm lure to see their reaction. …Not a good sign since they not believe us." Saidi offended. "I knew the story very ridiculous. But as your note, our existence were also disbelieving as same as extraterrestrial being, or more. By the way, thanks for the help."

"You're welcome."

"I hope you'll have a more reasonable story to tell them, Sai. Or I'll let Sora tell them this time and for next future." Clark said sharply, don't know he's threatened or not.

"Nah, don't worry, Lark. I have a plan to leave it in Sora too. The Major General already can't trust me anymore for unknown time."

I smile wryly by Saidi act. "We know. She will interrogate us by herself tomorrow, before she goes down with Ed and Al to that tunnel. Ed and Al will be in there too because they want explains from our self."

"Demand." Sora is correcting.

"Yes, demand. And soldiers will guard the room, which Major Miles and Captain Buccaneer will come too, even Sergeant Knight who doesn't relate much. What a huge problem we have."

"Yes."

Abdul straightened his body to face Sora. "Actually, I'm a bit curious on your discussion with Major General Armstrong. How can she let go us as long we're not going out from Briggs except something urgent happen? She's hold Ed and Al in prison and place Mr. Falman under er…, some kind of custody."

Sora raised her eyebrows. "I warned her…a little."

Everyone frowned at her. Not exception me.

"You-what?" Clark face color goes white.

"I said, I warned her a little."

"You warned her? And yet she let go of us?" Clark voice is rising in disbelieve. "What did you warned to Major General!"

"You…" she started in low voice. "Are not going and want to know it, Clark."

I'm seeing Clark shoulders tense as he saw her eyes flash cool. I sweat drop.

"You did something to her, didn't you? What did you do, Sora?"

"I've told you, I just warned her, Sri." At this, I stare her suspiciously. "Well, I threaten her a bit in legal way for your knowledge." She added.

My eyes go wide. I almost lost my words. Did she just say…..?

"Masya Allah. You're really something, Sora. You threaten her!" I almost shouted.

"In legal way." She emphasized. "I've tried to convince her we're not a group of spies as she labeled to Ed and Al but she didn't fully believe to me and ready to use hard way to get out information from us. She even said she'll send us to jail if we insist to keep reality from her. You can imagine what way she'll use, seeing her status as Major General of Briggs. I don't want to have more problems with her. I have no choice but threaten her to don't dare and I'll let her know, tomorrow."

"You didn't do something dangerous to her, right?" I asked back with worry.

"No. Other than 'don't you dare to do that, Major General.' and letting my cosmo a bit, I didn't do anything to her."

I twitched. "Cosmo? Sora, I knew you don't have any choice, yet it doesn't mean you can use cosmo to normal human."

"Let, not use. Use cosmo mean attacking and defeat enemy, not threat. You don't know how hard to handle her when her stubbornness come out." I'm sighing at Sora antics. Sometimes Sora can acting like Ed, more and less in different way. Alright, at least she's calmer and tactic full than Ed.

"Is she's more stubborn than Ophiucus Shaina?" asked Clark.

"Equal. Izumi is more stubborn than her or you."

"Hey!"

"Nothing to worry however, I've met the far more stubborn than both women."

"You mean your older brother, Sora." I pointed as she laughed. She has an older brother with difference four years, name Kazuki, and he's overprotecting to Sora since they're only two siblings. I have met him and saw it by myself. Did you know I even got a threat from him to not hurt his little sister in our first meet? Abdul got it far worse since he's like…ehm, Kazuki beloved sister, who none other than Sora. Go back to the topic, okay?

"Even though they'll be alright, let them stay in jail for a night still made me worry."

"So was I, Sora." Saidi claimed. "I hope they didn't have a problem in jail for this night. More than hand cuffed and jail for temporary stay."

Sora has a big grin in her face, full with amusement. "What a scene they made in there."

"The one when Ed and Al were tied in waists by Major General? After they demanded us? Oh, that was…maybe you could call it a pretty 'awesome' scene." Abdullah slightly amused.

Saidi and Clark glance to each other then laughing.

I snickering inaudible. "I agree." I recalled the memory back from few hours ago.

Flashback

Clark is trying hard to hold his laugh.

Abdul snickering.

Saidi and Sora both are held a big grin.

Al looked uncomfortable.

And Ed...he's definitely not really happy.

Moreover with Major General Armstrong. Her face was almost showing no mercy. Pissed off (maybe) in other words.

I burst into a laugh. And I can't stop it for next two minutes. The others can't resist their laughter either and laughing hysterical too.

"Dammit! Don't you dare to laugh! This is not funny!" yelled Ed who now tied along with Al by Major General Armstrong. In their waists. Falman also met a same fate with them. His waist was tied up. His condition is not better from them. His expression can't be categorized as 'happy' definitely.

Too bad it's ended quickly by the time they're brought go by soldiers and The Major General herself.

End of Flashback.

Clark laughter was gotten loud. His tears going out when he's struggle not no laughing so loud.

"Stop it!" he said between his laughter. "You made me remembered that scene again!"

"You are the one who laugh, not me." I defended. But I do chuckles.

His laughter soon died. He panted and coughed. I bet his tongue is numb because laughing too long. "Too many things happened today…"

"It's a thrilling adventure from my opinion. There's more for next days." Abdul declared.

"It was…" Saidi voice is holding a smile. He lifted his hand to hide his yawn. "Well, I guess this is the right time to take a rest."

I am rubbing my right eye. He's right about rest. We'll have a lot of things to do tomorrow.

"Good, cause I began to think to sleep earlier." Clark commented.

"Yes, you're right." Abdul slightly amused.

"Sleep well, okay Guys?" Sora straightened from her chair. "I kind a have feeling tomorrow we'll go through more things than today."

"Ah, you're right. The interrogation..." Abdul voice is flat.

Clark snorted softly. "Like I can forget…."

I got up and following Sora to the door.

I gave them a wave goodnight. "Good night, everyone. Hope you got a nice dream."

"Night, Sri. You too." Saidi replied.

"Yeah maybe you should pray before sleep or you'll get tied by General herself." Clark was joking. He paused as a frown grows on his face.

"Wait, Why I suddenly think I'll get a weird dream at least, rather than nice dream?"

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Next morning or today I woke up, no nice dream or weird dream like Sora said last night. Except for the part Clark does has a weird dream (he doesn't want to tell me what kind of WEIRD dream he has last night), everything is fine. After we got dressed and eat something, we're escorted by Sergeant Knight and Captain Buccaneer to the said room. They do not full believe us, so don't shock when we're guarded tightly. Each second, one from soldiers will eyeing us, incase we're want to run or do something. I know they're hiding their guns behind their black coat, even I can't see them. They can shoot us if we do suspicious move. But it's not what made me feeling uneasy today. Yes, I do feeling that the guard was too much. It's the stares what I'm talking about.

It's quite made me uneasy since we were staring by other soldiers during walk. They're various. Mostly they have a suspicious or curious. They have some weights you can't describe. Wherever it was, it's not a good thing to us. Definitely after the event –incident, Sora commented- involved homunculi -or homunculus, think they're same meaning. I prefer homunculi to describe that Sloth is alone, homunculus for group- and surely the Elric Brothers. Sometimes I spotted fear in them too. I'm smiling bitter. I recognized those staring too well. I feel so isolated. Alone in crowd of peoples. I feel... lonely.

My heart is hurt, like being cutting by invisible swords. It's so hurt. Do you have experience it at least once? Feared because you're have a unique power and different from normal peoples? Even feeling you shouldn't or mustn't in here, but somewhere far from current place? I'm had passed through those feeling a lot. Not always nice memories. Even after I have met and befriends with the others.

I don't need to look at the others because they must have same feeling with me.

A hand landed in my head, patting me. I turned left to see Saidi understand expression. He's hurt by those staring too.

"Ignore them Sri. We've get use the worse than this, right?" he cheer me.

"Yes, we have..." I not focus to him. I'm thinking something else.

"Hey, Saidi."

"Hm?"

"Will they accepting our existence and our powers one day just like Seiya, Saori, and their other friends?"

He doesn't give his answer immediately. He's look thinking hard.

"It's depending to us. It's not easy to find person like that in today. Many factors specify on this."

"What about Ed and Al? Not to mention Big Brother, Mrs. Riza, Mr. Hughes, Mrs. Hughes, and Elysia. And many I can't say it one by one." I added. "Do you think they'll accept us as we are?"

"That's why I said we have many factors in it. For them, the normal humans, they maybe not accept us easily. Everyone behavior in addressing this problem is different. Truthfully, I'm not sure about Mrs. Hawkeye and the others reaction." His eyes then change soft. "But for Colonel Mustang, if he's really cares to you as a little sister, he must be ignoring your originality. He did call to you few days ago, risking his neck for your safety sake. He's under Pride and Wrath watch. He did ignore it, he was far more concerned about you. Same go to Ed and Al. They're our friends, and this is our duty to tell them these whole things, to assure them we're not enemies. Now the problem is can they take up the whole secrets we have? I have sense it's not wise choice to retell them all at once. I'm skeptical toward their brain's ability to accept things that do not make any sense. Listen, they're alchemists and alchemist always thinking and acted basing logic. Scientific explains everything when fairytale, myth, and legends are laughed. You know what I mean, Sri." And he's then let go his hand from my shoulder, concentrating in walk.

I digest Saidi's words slowly. I nodding acknowledge. "You're right. I doubt they will take our secrets in one day."

I wonder about Ed and Al. The jail where they're stay is pretty far from our rooms. And after these whole things I really don't think Major General will let us meet them. Yet, they're my friends and still. Finally, I decide to ask Sergeant Knight.

"Sergeant Knight?" I call him who walking on my right side.

He's facing me. "Yes?" he asked back gently.

"Can I have few questions? If you don't mind."

He's nodding. "Sure. Shoot."

"Where're Ed and Al? Aren't they will come too?"

"Oh, the Fullmetal Alchemist and his brother? They're in way I guess." He said acknowledge.

"Oh…."

"Are you worried?"

I stare him quite long. "I am. They're my first friends while we're clueless in Central and had no one family or relatives in Amestris. We're from another country, remember?"

"Yes. I'm remembering." He replied. He has a small pause. "I heard they're fine."

"Really? Then I must check them."

"You should. I bet they'll tiding up again. Not in their waist but they're including hands and their bodies." Clark said.

"What drive you thinking that way?" I choked.

"I don't know. Perhaps it's fun to see?" He said in fake innocence.

"...You're crazy, Clark. Do you want to kill by Ed if he hears this?"

"…No. But I have a feeling they'll. Somehow."

I give him a raise eyebrow while he smiling Cheshire cat to me.

I turned to Sergeant Knight and gave him a apologize look. He chuckling soft and lift his hand, signaling to easy and don't worry at all. I sigh relieve and nodding thanks. He nodding back and turned back his face to the corridor. We continue to walking for next ten minutes until Sergeant Knight stopped behind Captain Buccaneer. He turned to us and smiling.

"Here we are." Sergeant Knight stated as we arrived in some corridor which I not recognized. Sometimes, I thinking, this place held surprise and confusing places more than I thought. Then I saw two so- familiar-figures.

Ed and Al were in there, Major General and Major Miles with them too. I relieved to see them fine. Before I'm sensed something not in place. I wonder what it is. I take a look closer and realize what is not in place two seconds later. Oh don't think negative earlier, I mean, both of Ed and Al really fine. Well, except both of them were...tied up again.

I go blank. All words I'm prepare to greet them suddenly lost.

I…I don't know how I should act in this early seconds.

I mean, O-oh. I feel like a fool.

Clark assumption was true. Got worse since this time not in their waits, it's including their hands too. It's quite weird because from I'm read in manga ( and watch the new anime) they're only tie in waits again before they go down to the tunnel with Major General Armstrong. Perhaps it's happening since the five of us are interfered this world? Preventing Mr. Hughes who supposed to be death? Went to the Briggs and stay in Partenkirchen village? Or the part where Sora, Clark, and me battle with Sloth as baits? I'm so confuse. Not only this, there are more scenes or peoples who supposed not appear in manga or new anime are appear from nowhere.

Sergeant Knight for example. I'm blinked. I didn't recognize him until Major Miles ask his opinion in first day we arrive in Briggs. Neither in manga and anime there's no sergeant name Knight. He's supposed to not even exist, like us. Partenkirchen village, Lelouch, and his family were another example. Do they exist because we came to this world? Disrupt the flow of space and time?

A slight pang comes to me.

Hold on, there must another reason. I can't think one of them. I make a note in my mind to have a talk to Sora. A long talk if we need. She's smart and I hope she has an answer for this. Hopefully Saidi, Abdul, and Clark can discuss this too. Too many things I can't understand even after what we had through when we're stuck in this dimension or world.

Back to Ed and Al conditions. Seeing them tie like this make my lips almost twitching, again. It's not a right time to laugh. But seeing them tied again made them pretty worthy enough to laughing at.

Sora was blinked few times to them, before she approached them, and shoots them a question.

"What's going on in here? You're tiding up again?" she asked. "Are you two really okay going anywhere with those ropes, tide not only your hands but also your bodies, Ed?"

He scowled low. "No, Sora. I'm not okay. Heck, I'm even not enjoying this. Not a bit."

I hide my grin with ask them. Besides it's not the time for laughing them.

"Eng…Good morning Ed, Al. Are you both are fine? Other than," I cough once in carefully manner. "Tiding like that with the of rope hold by Major General?"

"Oh, hi Sri. Good morning too. We are fine." Al answered. "Other than tiding." He muttered uneasy.

I smile wryly and patted his arm. "Be patient okay? Everything will fine in end." I try to cheer him. I paused. "Maybe?" I whispered not sure. Sometimes situation can change to unpredictable, you know.

"Ed, you'll not tie like this while you're in interrogation room, aren't you?" Sora raised her eyebrow quizzically. There's a disbelieve emotion in her tone.

Ed about to protest it seems, but Sergeant Knight had cut the golden haired boy.

"Of course they aren't, Sora. Are you thinking they'll tie like that for day?"

"Eeerrr, no. I'm just worrying something which probably will make Ed mad. Uh, never mind. Just a nonsense worry." Sora retorted quickly.

I heard a weird noise from Clark and Sora turned her back to glare. "Don't laugh, Clark. This- isn't- the right- time." She's threatening.

"Yes, Big Boss." Clark replied as the noise died. A smile goes in his voice.

Saidi pulled him closer and whispering between us 'I hope you don't laugh again. We're in serious situation. Got it?'

Sora eyes meet Major General eyes. She lowering her head as she greet her.

"Good morning, Major General." She greeted. "Perhaps we can start all this interrogation earlier since Ed and Al already arrives too."

No one opened their mouth. All eyes pointed to Sora. Sora lips curled, full of meaning.

Major General had this strong stare to her. Her voice low a bit. "Let's go to inside. We'll do our business in there and get it done."

I gulped. Here they come.

I hear vague complaints from Clark.

"Indah sekali, hai nasib….1.)"

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I see Abdul took Sora right hand and holding it as if want to comfort her. I'm no better from her. I too deep breathe and puffed it out over and over again. Not helping since the tense wouldn't go. The last thing I ever choose was trapped in here. Questioning by Major General, demanding by Ed and Al. Ed and Al had freed from their ropes. They're sitting in our right side. Oh, a little correction in here. It's only me, Sora, and Abdul who took the chairs. Clark and Saidi prefer to stand, leaning on wall. Major General, with her sword, is sitting in front of us. Her figure is pretty threatening. Major Miles and Captain Buccaneer are waiting in outside, keeping the door along their subordinates. And as for Sora, she's keep her face straight to Major General Armstrong since her chair position along Abdul are facing the General. Sora rests her left hand in table, while the other one was held by Abdul. I myself was facing Ed and Al. Saidi and Clark stood behind me. I clasp both my hands like a desperate girl praying to Allah. In fact, I clasp my hands to easy myself. I try to calming myself. Please don't laugh or mad to me, this not kind of situation I wanted.

Sora was huffed a long sigh, not too long as she looking at Major General in determined face.

"We're here, as I promised to you, Major General Armstrong." Sora said calm.

"I see you're holding your promise, Sora Hoshino." She began. "And I hope you'll hold it, for next time."

"You don't need to remind me. I'm honest in promise matter."

I caught Major General was smirk ghostly and she's covered it in her 'usual' face. "…Enough with this little talk. We'll talk more lately. Now," she began. "Care to tell us what happening in here?" Major General questioned in stern voice.

I grimaced. My cousin was right about her titanium attitude. Yes, titanium, the one of hardest metal in world. Very strong and cold. She said, careful to her if you don't want to dead. But hey anyways, do you find the more acute than this? I have, twice.

"I'm care." I answer. "We care. Seeing what happening from all time, we doubt you can take these kinds of realities easily. And Major General Armstrong? We're definitely not spies, even though we are their friends so they're not spies too."

"Can you approve yourself that you're not a spy or an enemy?" She replied cold.

"If we're spies plus your enemies, you're dead since beginning, Major General Olivia Milla Armstrong. You have seen our powers with your own eyes. You can guess what damage we'll cause in true force if you're my enemy. All of we want just a place to stay in village and we have agree, together in this. You let us stay in village and as equivalent exchange we're training weapon in Briggs. So do not accuse us just because we didn't tell you almost everything. We want to let you know these, but we can't do that simply." I shot back steadily.

"Why you do such a thing like hiding these?"

"For some reason which we'll tell us next hour."

"Then why you didn't tell us what's going on?" Ed is staring hard. "You're lying to me."

I took aback. "Lying? Ed, look. I'm not lying to you. It's..."

"We are going to tell you today, this minute, this second in this room. I have promised you three, don't I?" Sora cut.

"Then you better have a good explanation, Sora." He snapped.

"Of course I have, Edward Elric. I see you have realized this has a connection with the big guy encounter."

Ed is glaring to her. "Don't tell me you're homunculus." He hissed, gritting his teeth. I go closer to Sora in worry he'll attack her at any moment. Glad he doesn't do it.

"Ed, calm down. I'm not homunculus. We aren't." Sora stated in calm.

"Then who you are?" Ed half shouted. "Human? Your ability to move that huge sword and move in lightning speed is impossible done by human! So were Sri and Clark!" He pointed out.

His golden eyes shoot to us.

"Brother, calm down!" Al seemed worry of his brother outburst.

"Calm down?" Ed voice rose. "How can I'm calm down when she's hiding many things from me!"

"Edward, calm yourself." Major General Armstrong said in cool tone. "They're not finish yet. Thus, they need time to this. Think, Edward, if you also have a same position with them, what will you do? Or I must remind you you're in same situation?"

Edward not responded, instead he's fisted his hands, gritting his teeth. General words affect him a lot.

"Brother…" Al is looking at him worry.

"Edward..." Clark muttered uncomfortable behind me. I'm feeling same too with him.

At that time, Sora leaning forward, she's place her right hand to Ed's forearm careful and steady. "Edward." She calls him and had his attention right away.

"There's no point to continue this if you continue to anger. First, I need you to calm down. I want you to try breathing slowly. Slow, no need to rush. Okay, Ed?"

"I have told you I can't..."

"Do it, Ed. Or your uncontrollable emotion will ruin this interrogation and no more talk. Please?" She half force in irrefutable tone.

Ed gave up and sighed. "Fine, Sora."

"Good." We're watching Ed doing what she's told. After he's calmer, Sora was continuing her words. "Feeling better?"

Ed is glancing to her directly then nodding once.

A meaningful grin formed in her lips. "See? You only make yourself tiring by anger and anger. Once again there's no point to continue if you can't control your emotion." She's release her grip and sit back.

"Listen Ed, I'm really, really sorry we not telling you anything to both of you and everyone. We have… a lot of problems since we arrive in Amestris. We do have imagination how different citizens in this country from our country citizens. They are. Along their culture, behaviors, and more. We know nothing of this country. We don't get how citizens behavior and act in here. I do know kindhearted peoples always exist, in return, no doubt there're bad peoples."

Ed blinked, but still keeping quiet. I can't read Al's mind. Judging from his state he's keep his ears as he's listening Sora, as well as Major General.

"The law in this country is hard and strict. Not mention this country always have war with another countries. It's causing a labile situation. Unsure safety, great loss of dead family, corruption, and massacre. Moreover labile situation can drive peoples insane, Ed. We can't guess exactly where the bad guy or the nice guy is. If we stumble to wrong person, they can sell us to black market as slave, or to sell our organs after we're killed. There're many dangers, for that we must very careful to unknown peoples. Foreigner is the perfect victim in many crimes, I mean, look at us. We're young and seemed non experience. And remember, we do stay in Amestris for the first time."

"Then you're keep your mouth shut?" Major General tapped her finger to table.

"More or less."

"Don't mean you'll keep these forever from us, Sora." Al's telling her in soft voice.

"Al…"

"Sora, Al is true. Please don't hiding these from me or Al. I…, no, Winry, Al, and me already consider you as our friends. Yet, you're hiding these from us? You're fought the homunculus and marveled him easy!" Ed sound disappoint yet concerned, hiding between his loud sentences.

"This boy is right." added Major General Armstrong. She's had her face half turned straight to my direction. "Those abilities you had show back there... it's even can't defined as normal abilities. How can you have such a power those can surpass human strength easily when you appearing like normal teenagers? If you're not spies too, then who you are?"

Here they are. I groaned in my mind. "I'm really ordinary girl, Ed." I stated. His eyes are twitching.

"But the event from yesterday..."

"And yes, I'm not normal in good ways." And next second, he dropped both his hands to the table, hard.

"Don't joke to me, Sri!" Ed is yelled. "It's obviously that you're more than ordinary! I can't see the difference between 'ordinary' and 'normal'!"

"It's...very hard to explain." I replied and stole a glance to Sora.

Sora throws a stare to Ed, to Al, to Major General, then back to Ed. Her eyes slightly shadowed by sadness.

"...Do you really want to know?" she asked in soft voice. There's a hidden voice 'and not regret it?' and seeing from Ed expression, he heard it. The General and Al must be heard it too since he opened his mouth and beg to his brother.

"Brother, stop it." Al said in begging tone. "You push them too much."

"Al," I'm calling him as I get his attention. "It's up to Ed and Sora. Maybe for you, this matter can wait a while." My eyes focused to him. "In same time, Ed and Major General Armstrong didn't think the same. It's yours and Ed's choice, along with Major General. It's you who decide this, Al. Either you want to know or not, we'll accept your choice. Nothing to worry, Al. Trust me for this one. It's your choice after all."

Al seemed reluctant, yet he managed to calm down and trusting my words.

"Okay." He said firmly. "I'll trust you for this one, Sri." Finishing, I look at the general. She realized I'm waiting her choice as I keep looking to her. Finally, she's opened her mouth.

"You have known my answer, Sri Cahya Dian. Do I need to say it again?"

I smile. "No." I said to her. "I've guess it."

Saidi is looking to Ed. "So? Major General has given her answer so was Al. What about you?"

He's not giving his answer quickly. The first thing he does is looking deep to her eyes. Sora is keep silence. She's not saying anything but her sky blue eyes do. More or less, I guess she's waiting for his answer. Whatever it is, she'll accept it. She leaves the choice to Ed.

Ed took a deep breath and nodded decisive.

"Yes."

Ed has given his answer. I can see Abdul squishing Sora's hand from this side. They're staring at each other, and Abdul has this soft eyes pointed to her own, as if he encouraging her. Sora closed her eyes as she sighed in understanding.

"Alright, Ed. But don't hope too much. I can't tell you everything about us yet. No. All of you even aren't ready to step to that area. Sorry, Ed, for now I just want you three to know the basics." She said firmly.

My prediction became reality. Ed eyes widen as Major General did the same, although she doesn't fully showed it. Al startled but doesn't say anything, even he has quizzically and concerned stare.

"What are you talking about, Sora? You have promise to let us know!" Ed demanded. I have a feeling he's struggle to resist his burst to her. I pray to Allah with all my heart hopefully he's can resist the burst.

Sora blinked as if he's growing extra head. "Ed, I think you get wrong the idea. Yes I want to tell you, I had promised. I am. But I'm not promise to tell you everything we have in hour. You'll get a gap and huge confusion if I tell you all. Not to mention you'll risk your head more than you're having now."

"A gap? Huge confusion?" His face was deep fluster. "Can you please not circling! I don't understand what you want to say!"

Sora is staring deeply to him and Al. Three seconds full of tense before she opened her mouth.

"I'm not human or homunculus, Edward. I came from different kind race you'll never expect to exist in this universe." She calmly told them.

She got various responses in this room. At first Ed face was blank. In next second, his face changed from blank to what people maybe said as bemused.

"You're...not a human race?" Ed repeated. "And you're not homunculus too?"

"I'm not. I'm neither from human or homunculus." Sora assured. "Same goes to Abdul and Clark. Saidi and Sri are human, but they aren't normal. That's all I can say to you, Ed. I forbid myself to tell you two more than that."

"But why?" Al so confuse. "Why you don't want to tell us? I know all of you aren't a bad guy. Why?"

Sora eyes clouded. "Because seeing from you eyes, we're nothing but 'demons' and freaks', Al..."

And with that she's let go Abdul hand, stood up, opening the door, ready to leave.

Startled, Abdul stood to chase her immediately. "Sora! Wait! Where are you're going?"

Sora turned and half smile. "Looking for the fresh air. Don't worry. I'll be back in hour. You can explain to them. Aren't you good in telling stories as same as the others?"

"Can I trust your word, Sora Hoshino?"

Sora turned her head on Major General. "And your point, Major General?"

"Don't misunderstand me, I don't want you to run away from here when you had become one of important persons who know something about yesterday." Major General asked her. Sora shows a reassure smile as response.

"You can. I'm different from human. As an Ilmorian, I'll keep my words until dead." With that she's completely gone from this room, leaving the rest of us. I glance to Al, Ed, and Major General Armstrong. My eyes stayed long on Ed.

"I hope you not tell this to everyone, Ed. For you, Al, and Sora sakes. And for everyone, including you too Major General." I informed to them. "Don't be mad. This is just temporary. We don't want anybody, except you three- okay you can tell Major Miles and Captain Buccaneer, General, are heard about this. The current situation is so chaotic and unstable. Our bad guys can use this to search about us, doing something that can cause…more chaos than yesterday."

"How you're so insisting to keep your secret?" Al asked in concerned. He has a worry tone in his voice. "I don't understand this. You can trust us, Sri. You don't have to worry. We're friends, aren't we?"

I inhale in burden. "Al, we're friends. We're friends. No lies between us." I paused. "However this is..."

Abdul cut me and said straight forward to him.

"We have to do this, Al. Not everyone can accept our existence, even there're kind human like you or Ed outside there." His voice has hidden pain. "Know this, Ed, Al. Ever since we born to this world, we already have these powers. Some people call it 'gift', others call it 'curse'. These were causing two reactions to us. In one reaction, people have some respect to us. They see us as 'lucky persons', 'the gifted one', sometimes few peoples call us 'superhuman' or 'god'. This term not true since some of us aren't human and we still have our limits. Sora, Clark, and I are come from entirely different races which truly exist in this universe. However," he gave an emphasis in end word.

"In another side, the stronger we are, the more fear and hatred we gathered from normal peoples. Let's say between the five of us, Sora hold the most incredible power. Because her power too, she once had many enemies. She has through a lot of hard times before she met us. Also doesn't mean we don't have enemy. Clark, Saidi, me, and even to Sri, we have our own enemies. So many of them with one goal, to after all of us. Peoples chasing our powers both for use us or take our powers with force and let us die. It's recently happening in our place." At this Ed's eyes widened while Al gasped and Major General eyes narrowed in thoughtful.

"Happening recently?" Al repeated in his horror. "You mean you have nearly killed more than once because of your powers!" he continues.

Abdul nodding reassured. "Something likes that."

Al looked disturbed. "That's so sick! Why would they wanted to take your powers! And let your died? How could they…!"

"Believe me, Al. The worst part not ended in here. Amestris also isn't exception. They're peoples who after us too. The most troublesome, they have authority in this country and they have more control than ordinary peoples. They're our true enemy." I continue.

"Who?" Ed asked hard.

"A place you're working as a State Alchemist. Military main base or people call it as Central Headquarters. Fuhrer King Bradley is the one who behind this."

This moment, Ed can't deny the shock which appear clearly from his face. Even Al and Major General have same expressions.

"But…How you…" at this Ed realized what I want to say. He's balling his right hand. "No way."

"The military began to search us, Ed." Saidi continue. "I suspicious this has something to do with Mr. Hughes and Mr. Mustang cases."

Ed blinked and then shouted. "What!"

"We're telling you more, later. Don't ask why again, we our self aren't getting it why the Fuhrer gave an order to search us, there are many possibilities for that. In short story, somehow he does manage to find out about our powers. We must escape from Central and go to Briggs because his power doesn't reach in this place. The cranes Sora and Sri gave to Mr. Mustang and his subordinates before we went," Saidi said. "It's not ordinary cranes. Both Sora and Sri have filled those with their powers. Sora filled those with 'distortion' power and Sri's 'wind'."

"Distortion and wind?" As realized something, Al then beamed to me. "So it was your power and Sora!" he exclaimed. "No wonder Lust can't touch us back there, it were yours powers which helped us."

Ed turned to his brother, confuse. "What do you mean, Al?"

"The cranes, Brother. There have Sora and Sri powers. It's them who saved us from Lust so we're having almost no damage except a bit of my body."

Next five minutes, Al was retelling the whole event to us. Everything he told to us was same from the manga and the new anime, except for the part where he and Mrs. Riza met with Lust. Obviously after Lust claimed that he had murdered Big Brother and Mrs. Riza nearly lost hope, he and Lust got fought. He was about to recessive by her before the crane Mrs. Riza gave to him was fall from his armor without he realized, reacted to Lust. The next thing he knows, couples of air blasts hitting Lust, made him to covering himself. Not long, the blasts were gone and he's got Lust already badly injured. The strange thing which bothering him is a lot of deadly cutting flash is existing in her body. To his surprise the crane was glowing in silver, send her more wind blasts. As if not giving the homunculi a chance to heal herself, he said. That's when he realized the wind blasts were came from the crane. Of course she's angry and tried to attack Al and Mrs. Riza with her nails.

This time, he said, the crane Mrs. Riza have glowing in light blue and a blue transparent like wall appear around her. The nails were blocking by the wall and as the nails were appeared from another side, hit back Lust, made both Al and the homunculus shock. The situation got worse. The homunculus went to rage mode and ready to finish Mrs. Riza.

In critical moment, Big Brother and -to my surprise- Mr. Havoc came to destroy her. They did it. Of course Mrs. Riza and Al very relieved that Big Brother and Mr. Havoc still alive, and only have few injuries. But what made them don't get it why they're still alive when Lust claimed she had murder Mr. Havoc and Big Brother. Big Brother still got an injury in his stomach but not as bad as I guess, he doesn't need to burn his own skin to close the wound. They then showed what causes them keep survive. The cranes they have half destroyed. There are holes in them. It turns out, they're saved shortly when Lust attacked both Big Brother and Mr. Havoc, the origamis powers were activated in critical time. When Lust nails pierced through their bodies, the cranes reacted immediately and distortion the nails to another dimension, so even Lust had did stabbed them with her nails, the injury wouldn't bad because they're hit right in the cranes and the distortion halt the nails in their way to cause more bad injury. They can prove these, since they didn't feel anything after the cranes active. Not after Lust stab them with her nails.

"We brought them to the hospital and you've guess what happen next."

"Despise how intensive your battle was, all of you managed to survived." Clark huffed.

"How about Big Brother?" I half demanded.

"He's fine, besides the injury he has from Lust."

"And Mr. Havoc?" Saidi asked.

"He does fine."

I pretty glad when I heard they're fine.

"Well, they're very lucky to have Sora power. Sora has control and ruler over 'space'. Space distortion is one of them." I explained.

"Space distortion? She can manipulate space as her wishes?" Ed guessed.

"Uh-huh."

"How strong her power is?" this time, General asked.

"It's hard to know how strong she is. She's pretty sensitive about her power. However it's clear she can make the whole Amestris extinguish from this world. Not destroy it. It's more like she can send this country to another space. Another dimension. Maybe another world. Along with the citizens. She's trying this once at our homeland. Training for smaller scale. She did it to our school warehouse while we have long vacation where all students and teachers stay in home, and she made it for nearly two weeks."

"Two weeks?" Ed shouted loud. "SHE SENT YOUR SCHOOL WAREHOUSE TO ANOTHER SPACE FOR TWO WEEKS!"

"More or less."

"What happened to the building then?" General asked.

"She managed to bring it back before everyone realized. If vacation was more than two weeks, probably she'll hold it longer. She was training her technique and her power. She told me she can't fully control her power to bring something into another world. She's more loss frequently than getting it back to it's original place. Not something important. Some of them usually small object from rock or dust. It's the main basic material in order to transfer thing to another space in Sora race." Abdul explained.

"No way!" Al said. "It's hard to believe it."

"Hard to believe, huh?" Clark challenge. "Just because you not see her whole power, you can't claim her power is impossible. Imagine if she uses it in larger scale and trapped the region in other space, forever."

Ed groaned. "No wonder she doesn't want to tell me. It's too risk."

General tapped her forehead with his index finger as she folding another hand. "Mind to tell me what these Ilmorian things are?"

"I can't say much since the one who become Ilmorian doesn't in here." I paused. "But from the basic story, Ilmoria Race is one kind from many 'Beings' that scattered among the universe. They're exist before human appear, long time ago. They're original still unknown, which happened because they're use to be wanderers in past. They jump from one dimension to another dimension until they're arrived in one planet and decide to stay. However, something terrible happened short after they're stayed and now their population far less than before. In order to survive, the remaining Ilmorians decided to live in shadow of world, not dare to show up again."

"What had happened?" Al asked.

I'm staring hard at him. "Massacre. The other 'Beings' in completely different breed worry the Ilmorians will destroy them. They feared Ilmorians power and they don't like them. They thought the once wanderers race will take out their control for humans. In fact, the Ilmorians even didn't think about taking power. They just want to stay and live with humans who they assume 'interesting'. It's too late however. They're had genocide against Ilmorian race. To warning the remains, they sealed the dead Ilmorians souls and powers in place named 'Tartarus', in other words, 'Hell'."

The room was fallen to deadly silence. I can't help but pity to Ed and Al. Both of them now totally lost words and expression. General's usual cold expression also replace by deep frown. Poor of them, they must be can't hold this kind of secrets. I always thought this will be a very awkward time. And it was as my imagination.

"So annoying, isn't it?" Abdul asked Al with soft tone. "They will appear and appear as long we're existing. Maybe even after we died, they'll after our souls. Military isn't either. Once they've know our locations, they'll capture us in many ways and bring us to Fuhrer Bradley. And this is the hard part for Sora. It does remind her of her own race. So were Clark and me."

Al is speechless. None of them said a word when Abdul keep continue his story. "Sometimes...I'm thinking I'm better didn't have this kind of 'gift'...I'm even prefer to born as a normal human if I can." He holds a sad smile. "Ironically, it's our powers which keeps us survive. It's our powers which allowed us still alive in this place until now."

Major General was rubbing her chin while she is thinking something. "No wonder all of you so insist to keep your secrets." She claimed. "You're all targeted by military."

"Yup." I replied. "I guess there'll be no more peace in this vacation of us. All because of damned military. No, I not hate you Edward, or General Armstrong, but..."

"Fuhrer Bradley." Major General finished it. "He's gave you quite trouble isn't it?"

I grimaced at her claimed. "U-huh."

"I would say it's a miracle since the five of you can go out from Central before he's completely realizing your powers. A wise move I see." She paused a moment. "But that doesn't mean he'll not search to Briggs."

"We have recovered that problem. Remembering he's the current Fuhrer now, he'll do everything to get us back to Central." Saidi said.

"Except we defeat him first." added Clark.

"Hold on. Is this means Sora does..." Ed cut.

"She does aware this too. This was the main reason why she doesn't want to tell you the whole truth. Imagine if Fuhrer realized we have a connection between you two, he'll use both you and Al to bait us. Or worse."

"You ask me the worst probability? He can use you both to trap us and if fail you two or your close persons will become hostage to force us back." Saidi continue. "Telling you about our powers will mean risking your life too. You either die or choose to stay away. Fate had decides to doom us alone. Peoples who close to us will not have a peace life definitely. Keeping many deadly secrets like this is not an easy task for us. It's so hard whenever we're in the middle of normal human life. None from our normal human friends ever realize this."

"Saidi."Al said. "You just said none of your normal friends realize this. What about your families?"

"Except Saidi and Sri, our families had predicted these matters and willingly covered these for us. Not surprising since they're power were just woke up after they meet us." Clark now replied.

"Are you said that Saidi and Sri were completely normal humans before they meet you?" Ed suddenly asked in hurry.

"They were."

"Were?" Ed then shot to Clark. "So in other words, they're didn't know about their powers until they meet you?"

"Surprised?" Clark found it amusement. "They really didn't know at first, yes. At beginning, Saidi and Sri also didn't know the three of us were not human. Besides that, they're not care and persistent to become our friends. We relented and made friends. Perhaps they can continue their normal lives as normal human…if we're not got stuck to that tragedy."

I flinched when he's mentioned 'tragedy' word and darkening. It brought me back those sorrowful memories and remembered me of those who died in battle more like tragedy.

Ed is narrowing his eyes. He's caught Clark solemn tone.

"Clark?" he's called. "Are you alright? You're not well."

"Ah, don't worry. I'm bit worn out. Many crazy things happened and truthfully, sometimes I can't hold this anymore." He's forehead wrinkles. "I miss my home and my life in Indonesia. They don't have any wacky things such this country."

"Me too. And I badly miss my little sisters along my dad." Abdul commented. He smiles wide from ear to ear. But it's filled with miss and sad.

Saidi is chuckling soft. "…Same with here. I wonder what Father and Mother doing. Hey, Sri, do you have any idea what maybe your mother doing?"

I set my pair eyes to Saidi. "You know, I kind a hope Simbok is fine with Lik Fatimah. She's a mother who worried easily for her only daughter." I tell him. "And I worry to her too. It's already more than two months since we left Indonesia. It got bad because we don't know how to contact them, seeing how far Indonesia from here. Impossible to make a contact you see."

"Even with letter?" Ed asks incredulous.

"Yes. Even with letter, which I doubt will arrive in month or so." I said. 'Or even not arrive forever….' I added in my mind.

Once again the whole room falls into concrete silence. Okay, I grew tired of this. Sometimes it's better to switch the topics with another topic. If you can, take the more relaxing one. I choose to ask Ed about…

"How's your automail? Does it hurt, Ed?" I asked him careful.

"You mean this?" he lifted his right arm. "It's still aching sometimes, but I'm alright."

"You're not damaged it, aren't you?" asked Clark skeptical.

Ed is silent.

Clark blinks furiously. "Seriously? Isn't that arm was made by Winry?" he shouted. "Oh God, Ed, Winry will kill you and buried her wrench into your skull."

"Shut up, Clark." He warned in low voice.

"I hope Winry is here. She's can change your automail you know." Saidi commented. "Too bad she isn't here."

"How did you know Winry was the one who made it?" Ed eyes focus to Clark.

"We exchange our stories when we're in Central. When you must repair restaurant stove."

Al voice went softer. "Ah, that one. I remember that very well." Al sounded amused. "It's very funny you know. Glad we can help the owner."

I am smiling. "We are."

I got up from my chair, straightening my back. Abdul also got up from his chair, take his thin jacket from top of chair. We're wearing back our hiking clothes, knowing we'll leave this place and travel which requires us wearing right clothes. We choose hiking clothes, it's comfortable to move in cold weather, besides concise. In order to make our moves easier we didn't wear many clothes to keep our bodies warm. Usually, people wear triplicate. We only two, even Clark is only wearing double single. Wakh! I idly wondered if he does can resist the cold air of north Amestris.

"Wait, where do you go?" Ed was about to halted me. "You're not finish telling your story."

"We must go. Sora is waiting us in somewhere inside this Briggs. We'll tell you more." Saidi paused. "After you two and Major General Armstrong go down to tunnel and back safely." At this Ed groaned and slammed his head to table while Al laughing nervously.

"Moreover, with our withdraw, you can contemplate these all undisturbed. No need to rush, Ed. You can discuss this along Al. We're all here after all. If you have decided to believe us, you can come whenever you want, deal?" Abdul joined me.

Ed and Al are keeping quiet. No sign they'll answer or interrupt us. "Well, Major General, will you excuse me." He half bowed.

"Alright." Her voice little softer than the normal tone she's use. "You may go now. I still have a business with the kids."

"Good luck then." Abdul smile as he pushing me out from the room.

"See you again." I wave to Al and Ed and Abdul closing the door when all of us in outside.

He sighed long and faces us.

"Let's let them a while. Now, is there anyone from us who want take a break at least half an hour before we find Sora?"

I, Clark, and Saidi lifted our hands as response. Abdul grinning. "O…kay. We drink coffee and milk then."

All of us held bright grins.

"Sure. Why not?" I replied back.

---

We take rest not far from mess. We not dare to stay close with soldiers. They're still staring us with…same kind stare we've got from this morning. We don't want getting our self into trouble we probably can't break up. Finally feeling enough rest, we out from big corridor to move. We explore around the place we use for stay and training. But we had none of her presence. Time keeps moving until…..

"Dear God. Where the heck is she go?" Clark whined.

"Please don't whining, Clark. You can make us more panic if keep whine." I warned.

"Yup, besides, why you don't track her by her cosmo?" Saidi is questioning.

"She's hiding her cosmo, Sai. No use."

"Oh….."

"Where do you think she went?"

"Don't have an idea. She can be everywhere in Briggs." I bewildered.

"Having her lost in Briggs is the worst nightmare I ever had." Clark said in matter of fact.

"Don't be hyperbolic. She'll not lost, her memory about Briggs structure is good, although it can't be compared by me and Sri. I more worry if she's meeting with General Raven or peoples from Central HQ. Fuhrer does give an order to search us, not impossible in case they know that order." Saidi defended.

"That's what I'm also thinking, Sai." I commented.

"We should change our strategy, then." Abdul recommended.

"Change strategy? Ah, we can try that one!" I claimed in hopeful.

"Let's see. If we become Sora, what kind place you'll visit first to brood? And it's must a hidden place, thought out, and definitely easy to reach. Months training in here, I'm sure she has found her secret place."

"Secret place, huh? I wonder where it is."

SING!

Everyone is silence. Try to search any possible cross in their mind. So was I. I placed my hand under my chin. I could feel my forehead wrinkles. Okay, remember Sri, try to remember, she's want to be alone, she's want to release her sad and upset feeling. Not in hard way. She's more like to hear the sound of wind, or rain than sparring or training.

"…Hey, maybe we should check out to roof. She's like to see sky when she's in emo and stay for hours. I heard in radio today the weather will nice until afternoon. She's probably in there." I suggesting.

"Good idea. Yet, I doubt she's still in the roof. This almost lunch time, this make a possibility she'll go down to mess." Saidi reasoned. "Any idea?"

"Check the mess will not hurt, I guess. Maybe we should part into two groups. You go to mess with Sergeant Knight, while me, Sri, and Clark go check in roof." Abdul pointed his index finger to above.

"Alright. Contact me if you find her. You have the radio, right?"

"Sure thing."

With that Saidi then took a different corridor, accompany by Sergeant Knight.

"What radio he's talking about?" I asked after we were not seeing Saidi anymore.

"This." He then takes out a small communicator from his pocket. I recognize it.

"Ah, that one…How could I forget? I brought it too. It was left in my bag."

"Have thinking this far day. So I always bring the radio inside my pocket."

"Oh…" I am nodding.

"Can we just go now?" Clark is cutting. "Sorry to interrupt, but it'll waste time if we not keep moving to find her."

"Nah, relax Clark. If she's not in roof she'll be in mess. Simple, isn't it?"

Clark shrugged. "I hope you're right."

---

I'm almost about to pull back my assumption. Almost. I am staring at the nervous soldier in front of me. What I mean is, my assumption is correct. She's in here. Five hours ago.

"She doesn't in here?" I stare to the man who now taking shift to guard roof.

Currently, we're now in the roof. As I predicted, the view from roof is beautiful. Everything is covered by whiteness of snow. There's a bit green of pine in here and there. Clear blue sky lie above the snow land. A good place to be alone and enjoying the beautiful of the nature. Unfortunately, we caught up too late.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, she was. She did come and stays for one hour. Then she's left without a word. Perhaps, she's in mess now?"

My jaw dropped.

"You mean, she's has gone?"

He was nodding. "Yes."

My face must be priceless since Clark beegin to laughing.

"Oh my God. Sri, your face….. is so priceless!" He said as he continues to laugh.

I am rolling my eyes at him. "Why can't I hate you instead, Clark?"

"Because this is Clark, Sri. We can never really hate him, even he's laughing to you right now." Abdul claimed in amuse. His eyes flashed fad. "Thought, I'm curious what will happen if Aji is around here."

I saw Clark mouth opened wide, a wide one which a fly even can enter without difficult. A horrified expression sat across his face. I struggle to not laugh. His face is priceless.

Aji is my cousin. He's first son from Lik Fatimah. We only different few months which make us close like a childhood friend. With his brownish red eyes, black long hair reaches shoulder and tall figure, he's look like a normal boy you see in school. Believe me, it was just his 'skin'. He's good in martial arts, his specialist is Tae Kwon Do and he's now holding black belt. Tough we're only cousin, he's protective to me. Sometimes a little much. Clark had experience this. Once I made a mistake, not fatale, it's enough to make me embarrassed to death, while Clark's laughing. No, it was normal, besides he didn't mean it. That's when Aji threatening him with everything he has. Clark apologize to me five times, even I had already forgiving him. Since then, Clark was careful whenever Aji is around me, he didn't want to be threat by Aji. Again.

"Ah man..." he groaned and holding his head with both his hands.

I burst my laugh. Unstoppable laughing for thirty seconds before manages to composure.

---

"Man, she's fast walker…" Clark commented and sighed.

"So roof is out." I claimed. "She'll never be in same place for today. Have you contact Saidi, Abdul?"

"I tried. The connection seems not quite good. I will try it later." He answers as we through big corridor.

"He's busy I guess. No use to contact him except it was himself who initiative." Clark was folding his arms behind his head.

"Remembering how Saidi will do his duty until finish, he will not answer us until he does found her." I commented. "He is a serious type of duty."

"It's good characteristic. The negative is, Saidi usually too concentrate and ignore things around him that might endanger him."

"Sometimes his power of concentrate makes me shiver." Clark nodding acknowledges.

"He has you to skip such kind situation, Lark. You're his best friend who closes to him most all time. Your home in Jakarta is next to each other."

"Best friend? Don't joking at me! He's caring to me like a baby sitter! I mean, come on. I'm not his son. I've grow up!" Clark is blushing.

"He's still treating you as his little brother?"

"What the?" Clark gaped as he saw both me and Abdul chuckling. "Dammed! Don't do that!"

"Do what, Clark?" Abdul teased.

"Chuckling at me! It's not funny!" His face goes red tomato.

"Oh come on, Lark. It's not that bad!" I defend. "You're lucky to be his 'little' brother. Besides, he's the oldest between us."

Ah right. I haven't revealed this part to you, guys. Saidi is the oldest in our group. Abdul is the second oldest, following by Clark, Sora, and finally me. He's always treats us like his own siblings. We all understand his reason. Once he told us, Long time ago, he lost his little brother in accident. It's got worse since the baby even wasn't born yet. He died in her mother womb. Complication, they said. The mother was saved and she can still pregnant again. But the pain doesn't completely heal from both his parents and Saidi. He has a little sister now, ten years younger than him. He's love her of course. Yet, he's still want a little brother, probably for cure his pain for being loss. Since Clark is childish and pretty stubborn, perhaps he was reminding Saidi of his deceased brother. Who knows.

As we're laughing and gasped, his lips forming a smile. It's growing bigger and bigger and at last, he's laughing with us like a crazy man.

"Yeah right. Older brother. I knew it since years ago." Clark still laughs. "I don't mind, despises how he's treating me like a child."

"Good to you, Lark." Abdul claimed.

"Oh no, don't start that again, okay?"

Abdul lifted his shoulders, teasing him again from his movement.

"Sri, warning me if Abdul show suspicious moves." Clark said to me.

"Aye, aye, Captain." I salute him.

"Man, you're nothing better than Abdul." He's smirk as we entering one corridor.

Clark cheerful expression change by a big frown when he turned back to front. He then growled lowly.

"Oh shit." muttered Clark under his breath. "Enemy in 12 o'clock."

I glance to front corridor and narrowing my eyes in great annoyance when in same time I spotted something. Someone in fact. 'Astagfirullah! Not him!'

Guess who stood in our way.

White clothes. White hat. Black hair in long tail. And that fake smile.

He's Zolf J. Kimbley, The Crimson Alchemist.

Abdul stop few steps from him and shield us, while Clark keeps me. Kimbley notice our arrival took some steps until he's right in front of Abdul.

"Hello there." He greeted. "It's quite bad weather outside Briggs, isn't it?"

Abdul not respond, but from the tense of his back, I knew he stay alarmed and fight him if he's attack us.

"Ah, how rude I am for not introducing. My name is Zolf J. Kimbley, The Crimson Alchemist. Nice too meet you." He bowed a little. "What are your names?"

Abdul was not showing any response as he still shielding me.

He smirked. "Doesn't want to introduce then? Well, it's a bit disappointed. Yet I thinks it's okay."

He has a look as if he's examining us. "I see you're not from here. Are you a new soldier? Or...Major General Armstrong guest?"

I'm narrowing my left eye. "None of your business."

He was responded it with small chuckles. "What a high spirit lady." He's commented.

"Then you're never seeing the more spirit people than me, because you know what? I'm think I'm not that spirit." I snapped.

"Sri," Abdul called me from beside me. "Let's continue to search Sora. Remain in here will waste our times."

Kimbley eyes narrowed. "Well, are you really that busy to have a little talking to me, even?"

I turned to see Abdul eyes flashed. He's smile coldly to him. His gesture showing warning before he stepped, approaching Kimbley as my eyes and surely Clark eyes following him.

"I'm apologizing for the rudeness, Mr. Zolf." He started in extra polite voice. "Due to important reasons, we can't tell anybody about what happened between us and Major General. Sorry to disappoint you but we must go in no time. If you excuse me, Mister."

He's about ready to pass Kimbley when the once military man did unexpected move to Abdul. He stop Abdul by grip his left shoulder.

I can't hide my startled emotion. Clark sudden stop breath indicated he's shocked too.

"Abdul!" I called him.

Abdul didn't say anything, but I recognized he's must be really annoyed right now. He's face to face with the Crimson Alchemist.

He's grip Abdul shoulder tightly. He's smiling. And I can say to you it's fake. A really fake and disgusting one.

"I suggest you to come back. You and your friends had impressed Fuhrer with your powers. And he's wanted to see you all." He said in low and sweet voice that's too far-fetched. "Not a bad invitation, isn't it?"

Abdul glared cold to him and grip back to his arm. He's smile full of mystery. "Sounds like a nice invitation."

Abdul eyes change to yellow and from his neck to his cheeks appeared a vision like stained glass. His glare changes so deadly.

"Too bad we can't fulfill his invitation, Mr. Crimson Alchemist."

Kimbley eyes go wide as he saw the change of Abdul appearance. Abdul use this chance to lifted Kimbley arm from his shoulder and throw it with force. This action made Kimbley lost his balance and hit the wall hard along a loud bang voice. We get closer to each other. I saw Clark about to take his gloves from his jacket when Abdul hold his hand in front of us.

"Let me handle this one." He responded coldly. The stained glass was now more visible. Colorful and formed as like the stained glass from Nasir-al-Mulk Mosque, became one with the skin of his neck to his face. Smooth and real and mysterious like the famous Leonardo da Vinci paints. Probably my description not making any sense. Believe me, that were the thoughts I always had everytime I saw him in this form.

"Are you sure! You will destroy at least this whole corridor!" I horrified.

"Very. And do you think he'll let us go without use force?" He answered in abnormal calmness as Kimbley stood back and face Abdul.

"Make sure your statement are true, Abdul." Clark commented, pulling me to keep away from their stance.

As for Kimbley, he's once startled face has repliced with that smile again. Yet the gleam in his eyes has changed. This one more…cruel. I will lie if I'm not scared by that kind of gleam. It's has bloodlust and I'm sure he'll not hesitate to hurt or even killing.

"Well not bad, Kid. You got an amazing surprise in there. And I admired it. Just as Fuhrer told to me." his smile gone to nothingness. His eyes were growing dark. "I'm trying to nice and suggest you to coming back. But it seems you're more stubborn than I thought. So I think I'll use little force. I wonder how strong you are, Kid. Are you stronger than me?"

"We'll see about that, Zolf. J. Kimbley." I hear Abdul answering icily and I can feel his cosmo increasing.

The Crimson Alchemist smirking in whoever it is, it's- not- a- good- thing- to-you and he's also prepared to fight Abdul. The air became very tense and they can clash to each other any time given. They're glaring each other. Time keeps running and neither of them even moves.

My head is ache. To be honest, I'm not thinking this is a good idea. I afraid the battle between them will cause many damage in Briggs, if that really happening. And facing the angry Major General is not what I want. This is still her kingdom. Her base. Her domain and risking this place will cast not small cost. Somehow I must stop them. I'm looking frantically. No one there except us, which mean our situation can go to worse way. Dear Allah, I also dislike Kimbley but fighting him in Briggs is the last choice I'll ever decide. I can't hope so much to Abdul either. He's a kind and soft boy, but forget this when he's got pissed off. Especially when it's comes to protecting friends. Like now. I need a distraction. Distraction, obstacle, anything to stop them, and keep Kimbley away.

At this state, I really frustrated. Hope is thin to me.

Then it came. It's very far. Each second pass, it's getting louder and louder.

"..."

"...!"

"...ra! Sora! Where are you!"

"Sora...! Hello! Where are you?"

I stare each other at Clark. I can't believe this. Alhamdulillah, my wish came true as in right moment, I heard some steps come to us direction. In end of corridor, in front of me, Saidi and Sergeant Knight voices was familiar in my ears, shouting Sora name. And some voices I don't familiar. Looks like they're accompany by the other soldiers.

Abdul must heard it too because he's go back to his normal stance and the stained glass is disappeared from his cheeks. His yellow eyes change back to green. Gone his fighting stance, the Abdul I see is now the usual Abdul who became my friends since little.

"…Guess we must cancel this fight, Mr. Zolf." He stated cold.

Kimbley sigh and back to his normal stance, as the tension slightly loosened. "Too bad. I want to test your power actually. We battle in the wrong time aren't we?", "Oh and don't forget, this nor over yet. I want know how strong you are."

"Huh. Don't underestimate Fangire. What you see is not even a tip of my real power."

"Ah, really? I should be careful then. I'm not young anymore, so you should have a little pity to me."

"Little pity?" his eyes are flashing in anger. "Don't make me laugh. Your reputation in Ishbal Civil War had made me sick of you. You can kill many peoples in Ishbal there without mercy. And now you want me to have a little pity to you? I can't understand your way of thinking, Mr. Zolf."

Kimbley smirk appear at the end of Abdul words. "You don't have to if you want…"

"Which I choose not to, rather than yes." Abdul replied blandly.

He's inaudible chuckling. "You're an interesting kid despise you're not human. May I know your name?"

"No need to. We'll not meet again for long time."

"Hah…that's a bit cruel for a young man like you. Well, never mind. May fate let us united again, one day."

He's stepping away to opposite way, retreating.

He passes me and Clark who put his body beside me. I eyeing him not fully trust so was Clark. He chuckled at us, I knew he's laughing our attitude to him. He enjoyed this. I'm not. My dislikes to him grow bigger and there's possibility it'll keep grow. Ergh, I'm really sorry for whomever fangirls like him, but right now only hate I feel towards him, I'm very serious.

"See you again in future." He said and gone from the corridor. Not long, Sergeant Knight figure has appear with Saidi and few soldiers following behind him.

"Ah, Abdul, Sri, Clark! What are you doing here?" he approaching Abdul. "Do you have found her?"

"...No." Abdul short replied. He's not fully release his battle mode, even he's not use his Fangire form anymore. I have no idea what he's thinking right now. Better I don't need to, he's already enough disturbed with Kimblee presence. I caught him glance to where Kimbley gone, in small opportunity. One last stare full of reassurance. To make sure the Crimson Alchemist will not back in short time before he's focus to Sergeant Knight.

"No, we haven't found her yet. We're keeping looking her. How about you?" He back asked.

"Not find her. I'm sorry." Obviously, he doesn't concentrate to answer Abdul. Sergeant Knight was raising his eyebrow. "Why your faces are tense? Has something happening?"

"Uh-huh. We meet someone unpleasant. It got our nerves." Clark pouted.

"Who?"

"Kimbley. Who else?"

Saidi frowned. He turned to Sergeant and asked permission to have a little talk to us, which Sergeant gladly accepted it with condition for three minutes. He then brought us away to corner and facing us in worry expression.

"So it was true." He said. "I heard a gossip while we were looking for Sora. The gossip says that Crimson Alchemist came here almost same with the arrival of General Raven. If you meet General Raven, it should be no problem." He paused. "But if you meet Zolf J. Kimbley, this will be a different story. You don't confront him, right?"

I grimaced. "Almost. And believe me, it was he who did start it. You know, Abdul was pissed off because of him."

Saidi is eyeing Abdul from the corner of his eyes. "Is that true, Abdul? It's not like you. Usually you don't lose your control so easily. What happen?"

Abdul sighed. "He's quite annoying when it's came for us. And he pissed me off for reason. He's already knew it, Sai. He's knew our presences in Briggs. He's even gave us a message from Fuhrer."

Saidi face darkening. "What he just said?"

"He said Fuhrer is interested to us." I said.

His eyes muddy, yet he still doesn't comment. "And?"

"He wanted to see us. Kimbley even said he does want suggest us to come back."

Saidi was massaging his forehead and sighed harsh. "...Oh my God. I wish he's come a day late. I have to wish Sora not accidentally walk to him or the opposite."

"So with us." snapped Clark. "Now I wanted to find Sora immediately and have a talk. If wee need, we'll talk until no question."

"What you want to discuss with her, Clark?" I asked him.

"How the hell we can get out from him and Briggs as fast as we can. Now let's go and find her. More long I stay in here, my nausea might relapse again."

"I thought Sora has given you 'Neutral Stone'." I startled.

"Yes, and you forget one thing in here. The tunnel's now open because of Sloth and it allowing the negative aura comes out from tunnel. Peoples may not sense. I'm the exception." He applied with disgust expression.

I understand that expression. "Ah, I see…"

"Don't mind. At least I can breathe freely this time. The training had a biggest help to me for controlling my senses. There's still much things to do, however."

"Yes." Abdul said. "There's much things we must do today."

"Oh, before I forgot, have you find her?" Saidi questioned.

"No, how's your?"

"She's just out from mess. Sergeant Knight is contacting his friends. Let's pray he has good news."

We went back to where Sergeant Knight waiting. And continue to search Sora. That's when he told us something during walk.

"I've check to others friends in telephone. He said he saw a girl who matching your friend physic has came to his place around ten minutes ago. Not far from here. He said she's accidentally walked to blonde girl guarded by scary peoples from military and recognize each other. She looks so happy and now talking to her, he's claimed in incredulous. Before she meets the blonde girl, Sora seemed to very upset. From what he's heard the blonde girl is the mechanic from Fullmetal Alchemist. Do you know who the blonde girl is?"

I blinked hard at Sergeant Knight. He said Sora was happy to see a blonde girl who guarded by military men. Moreover, he does say the blonde girl is Fullmetal Alchemist mechanic. This can be only one certainty.

"We are. She's our friends and Ed and Al childhood friend."

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"Thank goodness we found where she's." I said as we walking down to where she's spotted last time. "I almost die in worry."

"It's fair. Who want her walking to Crimson Alchemist or General Raven? None of us wanted it happen." Saidi said. "This situation really desperate me a lot."

"Yeah, I got more stress today." Clark is scratching his head in frustration. "Moreover we took more than quarter a day for searching Sora. Not mention this walk took half an hour." He sighed long. "I hate wide place."

"Hey, if I say we'll eat something in mess and forget the earlier events, will you want it?" Abdul asked in offer tone.

"Again? We've just drink in there." I stated.

"This time we eat."

"I will be more than very happy to accept it, Abdul. Thank you." Clark answer, changing mood.

"We shall engage Sora, then. After we find and meet her." I paused. "Can we invite Winry, Ed, and Al as well?"

"Depends. But that doesn't mean it's impossible to take them eat lunch with us." Abdul grinning. "Somehow, I have a vision Sora will force them to lunch with us."

Clark was burst out laughing. "Oh, she will. If the case is extreme, she'll force us plus Winry to go down to jail only to accompany them and lunch."

I am laughing. "Not ordered anything even, we are also going to get there in the event they can't go out from their jail."

"Ah…..To get them lunch with us?" Saidi eyes twinkles.

"Yes, to get them lunch with us."

We're laughing hard. So hard until we draw attentions. Never mind, it's our talks, our time. Who cares about the others when you're sharing things to talk to your friends? After the intricate hours, I'm now at easy and joy. Look at them too, their face did looks trouble, the next minute they're smiling and jokes and laughing. Despise the troubles we face, I'm glad few important things never change, such as they're here. I'm praying from my heart that our friendship stay strong, even after we trapping in different universities. I hope they're thinking the same.

"Hey, we're talking so long. We're in here." Clark drives our attention.

I focused. I huffed relieve. "And look who we got in here." I said in amuse.

In near windows, a black haired girl, tall and slim, definitely Sora, is backing us facing someone else. Sora is talking to the other girl who wears white coat, orange scarf, and black boots. She has a long hair tied in ponytail. Her eyes are icy blue. And her hair color is blond lemon.

I quickly recognize who is the owner of the beautiful lemon hair who talking to Sora. I approached them with excitement. I miss her and I knew I will meet her in Briggs, in here.

"WINRY...!" I yelled.

Both girls turned around. Sora was having a bright smile on her face. Winry's eyes widened, surprised. Her face is quickly decorating by happy smile. She's run fast to reach me.

"SRI...!I miss you so much!" she squeaking as she hugging me tight.

"Me too. You don't have any idea how I miss you." I laughing, hugging back.

"Hey, Sri." Sora is greet from beside Winry. I'm glad to see her condition back normal. "How did you find me?"

"Thanks to you, we're must running to all place and helped by Sergeant Knight while you're having fun with Winry." I half scolded.

"Ah, sorry about that. I promise I'll not do it again."

"You better, Sora."

"How are you? Are you fine?" Winry said after she's release the hug.

"I'm fine, thanks." I replied. "And I guess you've got information from Sora why we're in here."

"Yes, I've heard it. That was sucks. Running into military was something you hadn't expected to vacation with friends. Are you still in one piece, Sri?" she examine me, searching a part that not in place.

"I'm fine, Winry, still and always in one piece. There's a misunderstanding but we had passed it and they're accept us as well as treating us."

"Those were bad lucks, Winry." Abdul responded as he approached us. "Other than the accident, we've a lot of funs." He smiled.

"Abdul! It's been a while, you look a bit taller than last time I see you." She exclaimed with happiness.

"Thank you." He smiled sheepishly. "Sora, glad to see you fine and cheer. Are you fine now?" He's smile warm.

She gave an equal warm smile. "Very. I'm sorry for making you worry."

"Yo! Winry!" Clark gave greet in enthusiasm. "Long time no see, hey."

"Hello Winry. We meet again." Saidi greet calm beside Clark.

"Saidi, Clark." Sora seemed satisfied all of us reunited.

"Hadoooooh! Nih anak dari mana aja, sih? Jangan pergi sendiri, dong!2.)" Clark lecture Sora as he's holding Sora head full affection.

"Ehehehehe. Sorry about that." She laughing as if enjoys it.

"Clark! Saidi! You're both are here too." Winry is excited.

"We are." Saidi expression is meaningful. "Surprise to you, Winry. You never guess we stay in a village not far from here right?"

"I guess I never." She laughed joyful. "Have you meet Ed and Al? I'm here to meet them and change Ed's automail." She lifted her case to show us.

"Ah, I see. Automail for north region. I heard Ed need a new one to move easier in the cold and snowy region like Briggs."

Winry nodded agree. "I hope he's alright."

"Yes, seeing how stubborn your boyfriend is, it's natural to worry." Sora teased her.

"He's not my boyfriend, Sora! We're just friends!" she's denied as her face dusted by pink blush.

"Yeah, whatever your say, it wouldn't change the fact you're like him."

"Sora!" Winry's blushes more noticeable.

"Right." Abdul agreed. He eyes focusing to behind her and go blank. "Speaking of friends, who are those peoples behind you?" he then pointed to four big men, clad in military uniform and black coat.

I eyes follow to where he's pointed and...I see the four chimeras, Kimbley subordinates. They're Zanpano, Jelso, Heinkel, and Darius. Four of them and totally complete. Few feet from our positions, they're eyeing us in some kind of stare I can't describe. Suddenly I'm anxious a little. Think, if they're were Kimbley subordinates, there are high possibilities they're know Fuhrer's order, okay?

"Military men, huh?" Sora commented. Her voice holds dagger tone. As always, she does discover it too. "You know what, from the first time I spotted them, I not really like them, somehow." And fastest too.

"Ssssh…" I shushes her quickly, hopingly they're not heard her statement. I give Winry a silent apologize when she's eyeing Sora in confusion.

"Oh, right. I'm sorry. It's just my opinion." She added equally rapid. "They must be nice because they do their duty to guard you."

"If you're looking Ed and Al, I think they're in custody. Other than that, they're fine." I tell her.

"Custody?" she snapped in worry. "What are they doing this time?"

"A lot of misunderstanding. Due their safety, Major General has thought she'll let them like that for unknown time."

"Miss Rockbell." I heard a heavy voice coming from the chimeras. Lifting my head. They state were same. And it's clear they're running out of time.

"Forgive me for interrupt you. We must go immediately."

"Eh, I'm sorry, Sir. Just wait for a moment." She answered.

"Already go, Winry?" Saidi opened his mouth.

"Yes. I'm really sorry, guys. I must go." She is looking apology to us.

"Hahahaha. Relax, Winry. We still have much time. When you have finish, you can come to us and we'll talking more." Sora cheers up.

"Time keep flows. Go, Winry. Ed needs you." Abdul was gently pushing her shoulder.

Winry looks reluctant for brief second.

"Don't worry about us. We're fine. Now go to your boyfriend place and meet him. I'm sure Ed will be please." I add.

Once again, she's blushing and yelling to me. "I've told you he's not my boyfriend!"

I am snickering at her act. I wave her goodbye before she replied me and gone with the chimeras. Long moment to watch her sign gone from our eyes.

After none but us – Sergeant Knight waiting in some place- in here, Sora turning and her eyes are gleamed. I was about to grinning.

"Let's…" she's grinning, definitely planning something. Good things is, this was the moment we're been waiting.

"Start our 'matchmaker' game, Ladies and Gentlemen."

"Aha," I enough exciting. "About time."

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Next in Cerita Kami/ Our Story…

We're spying Ed and Winry who sitting face each other, waiting for us in awkward silence. The pillar and wall shield us from them, so we're safe to look at them.

"They're pretty shy and nervous. Shall I help?"Saidi is offering.

"We'll see next two minutes. If she or Ed doesn't move and talk." Sora said. "Then I'll out and make sure they realize their feelings."

oooooo

"I'll show you…" Saidi snarled dangerous. He raises his twin big gun. They're sealed by thin chain around gun barrel.

"To not ever mess with 'Sweeper'!"

oooooo

I am staring deep into his blue azure eyes. He's back stare to me with strange yet very nice emotion, mixed in worry and concerned. That sudden burst cosmo around him… I knew that cosmo. And I finally realize it. The reason why I feel like knew him. His stare, his voice, and his cosmo were exact same with him. Suddenly the world like stopped around us. No way. My mind is whirling. I knew this feeling. I recognized this feeling. Those stare, that voice. His cosmo. But it can't be…

He's disappeared from my eyes and never came back since then. Their faces are also different. But those eyes. Those eyes which staring at me with softness and warm I very know …Could it be?

"…Hyperion?"

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Footnote:

1. "How beautiful, hey fate." In Indonesian. Usually people use this word to represent ironically when they're have trouble.

2. "Hadoooooh! This child from anywhere, anyway? Do not go alone, dong!"

Finally secrets began to reveal. At this chapter, Winry has appeared! Congrats! I am waiting for reviews and flames. Critics and any idea also welcoming. Don't hesitate, In fact I'm really want it! Okay, see you next time!