Two Worlds Chapter 6, a fullmetal alchemist fanfic

[GAH! I'M SO SORRY GUYS! SCHOOL IS GAY and there is my excuse for a slow chapter release...

Forgive me? Also, I've found Bluebird's Illusion which, despite being a lot of pictures talking, is oddly addictive :)

My beta reader was also a bit slow, but I'm not blaming her! Really! I'm not blaming you Rora-chan! Dx

My part is shit. That is all I have to say... ENJOY~]

Chapter6

The end to our first day here...

Alice's POV

"As if. And since you obviously don't want me around why don't you just go! Or better yet I'll go!" They were the first words that greeted me as I entered semi-conscious. Ouch, they were icy and sharp.

...There it was! The chocolate! I reached out for it and it danced away from me. It stuck its tongue out at me and I frowned.

"Why you little..." I murmured. I heard footsteps storming off somewhere in the distance. I reached again for the elusive chocolate. It was taunting me. Damn Cadbury chocolate.

Just a little further... YES! I opened the chocolate and was just about to take a bite, when everything faded and I was lying down on something hard and cold.

"Al, go after her." I heard Ed say. Well, he growled, he didn't say it. "If that colonel bastard, Mustang finds out that I haven't followed an 'order' there'll be hell to pay."

"Why don't you, brother?" Al asked, oh-so innocently. He's so cute! I kept my eyes shut. I wanted to see how this played out.

"Because, if I go, I'll most likely kill her. These two have given me more than enough stress today." He snarled. I flinched from the venom in his voice.

That hurt my feelings... Even if I'm not quite sure how...

I heard Al sigh and listened as his heavy, empty footsteps followed Momo's. I waited until I was sure Al had gone and sat bolt upright.

You know... classic Egyptian mummy style. Or, even better, Frankenstein style.

Ed jumped. I snickered. I think I scared him.

"Do not be afraid Earthling, I come in peace." I said in my best alien voice. He glared at me and I rolled my eyes. I brought my phone back out my bag and gave Ed a sly wink.

I wanted to creep him out big style. And I would try to do it with a song from the anime. I stood up and went through all the songs until I got to the song I was looking for.

"What the hell is that?" Ed asked, pointing at my phone. I glanced up from my mobile to look at him.

"It's called a mobile phone. Some people call them cell phones. It's the more updated version of the telephone that you guys here in Amestris have." He looked at me disbelieving and I rolled my eyes again. I was just about to press play when someone bumped into me, knocking me back down to the ground. I landed with an 'oomph'.

I looked up at the young man and he held out his hand to me with an apologetic expression. I grabbed his hand and used it to help myself up.

"Sorry. Didn't see you there. Are you okay?" He asked me. He was speaking to me like I was an eight year old. I glanced at Ed to see what he was doing.

...He was sulking... go figure.

I smiled at the man in what I hoped was a sweet and childish manner. "I'm fine! My name is Alice. What's your name mister?" I asked. Ed glared at me. I figured it was because I was acting so childish, even faking the voice to make me seem younger.

"Alice, you don't go telling strangers your name. Idiot." Ed said. I stuck my tongue out at him. The man looked at us with an amused expression, probably thinking we were brother and sister.

"It's okay. My name's Bryant. Bryant Step. Where are your mum and dad?" He asked. Still talking to me like I wasn't old enough to look after myself.

"Am I really that small I look like a child who can't look after herself?" I yelled. I'm not quite sure why I yelled it. I think I just wanted to shout. Bryant looked startled. There was movement behind him.

I looked and saw Momo and Al. Momo was laughing at something or other and it sounded like Al was too. I waved at them and Momo waved back. Bryant looked behind him and I stuck my tongue out at him, but then quickly stuck it back in as he turned back to face me and Ed.

"Who're they?" He asked. I looked at him blankly, leaving Ed to answer.

"That's my brother and a random girl." Ed pointed at me with his thumb. "Same as her." He paused. "WHY THE HELL AM I ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS?" He shouted.

"Rawr bitches, rawr." I said to whoever was listening. Momo and Al finally reached us, still laughing. I eyed her wondering what was so funny. I sighed and pressed play on my phone. Music started to play through the speakers on my phone.

Haunted by the past
A nightmare that seemed so unreal
I wish that I could turn back time
And spare the pain that we both feel
And now we've changed
Things will never be the same
(Things will never be the same)

Momo looked at me funny. Like she knew what I was trying to do. I laughed as Ed, Al and Bryant stared at the device in my hand with surprise and suspicion.
They cost you more than they cost me
(My brother…)

I promise you, there is nothing I won't give
To see this through
Return the soul to where it lives
I promise you, I'd go everywhere I've been
To find a way to make atonement for my sin and see
See your smiling face again

When we've paid the price at last
And we are whole once more
Life will be the way it was
The way it was before the day
She slipped away
Together we'll redeem that day

And I promise you, there is nothing I won't give
To see this through
Return the soul to where it lives
I promise you, I'd go everywhere I've been
To find a way to make atonement for my sin and see
See your smiling face…

Okay, so maybe it wasn't the best song to creep him out with, but I just wanted to listen to Vic Mignona's smexy voice. It was so very smexy.

As the song came to an end, it was quiet. I was pretty sure, by the way Ed was staring at me, that he had heard and understood the lyrics I smiled at him and put my phone away. Momo laughed and spoke.

"Well Alice, I never expected you to do that! You know if we give away too much, bad things will happen." She warned with a grin. I grinned back.

"What, you mean like the butterfly effect? I wasn't giving away anything. I just wanted to listen to Vic's smexy voice." She facepalmed playfully and held out her hand for my phone.

"What other songs have you got on there?" She asked. I bit her hand just because it was there. I always did it. If someone's hand or finger was anywhere near my mouth, I'd bite them.

"Hey! I'm still here you know!" Ed said a little annoyed. Everyone looked at him including me and Momo. My mouth was still biting her hand. "Give what away?" He asked. I released Momo's hand and spoke.

"Give away just how much we know." I said glancing at Al. Bryant was still here. Why won't he go away?

There was silence, until Momo spoke.

"Who's this hottie anyway?" She said jerking a thumb at said giant. I watched as he blushed. It was barely noticeable in the dark, but I have eyes like a cats. I can see in the dark! :D

Or is that eyes like an owls? Meh, whatever. I eat carrots anyway.

"I'm Bryant Step." He said and then he cleared his throat. "Where are you guys staying? I can walk you there if you want." There was something suspicious about the way he said that, but I didn't care, I let someone else answer.

I'm not quite sure what happened, but everything around me went black and then reappeared. Bryant was saying something.

"Oh! I'm staying there too! Looks like we'll be walking together after all." Ed growled something and Al laughed nervously. I shook my head and looked towards Momo who looked as confused as I felt.

I wonder what happened. How much did I miss?

Momo's POV

I like Al. he's definitely the nicer of the brothers. After my little freak out, I guess Ed sent him to come after me. Probably a smart move. We would've killed each other.

I don't even remember what Al said, but he managed to make me laugh. I applaud him for that.

I still can't believe that Alice played that song though. I mean, yeah it was funny, but it also is risky. I'm not sure what will happen with us here interrupting the story line…

Right now we were all walking back to our hotel. With the tall guy, Bryant. I still don't get why he's with us now. Hmmm

(Flashback)

"I'm Bryant Step." He said and then he cleared his throat. "Where are you guys staying? I can walk you there if you want."

"Hi! I'm Morgan but you can call me Momo. We're staying at the Ramada. What about you?" I didn't notice Ed's furious glares in my direction telling me to shut up. Or Al's nervous glances at his brother.

"But I'm sure that's out of your way. We'd better be going." Ed stepped in, getting ready to haul us off. Bryant smiled.

"Oh! I'm staying there too! Looks like we'll be walking together after all." Ed just looked pissed while Al laughed nervously. I was confused. Why was it such a big deal? Alice looked as confused as I felt. Did she even pay attention?

(End flashback)

Oh right….that's why he's with us now. Oh well. I didn't really mind. He was quiet for the most part and tall; like I mean six friggen feet tall. Which is so unfair in my opinion. I hate being short. The worst part about it is definitely when tall people stand beside you and either says that you're so short, or pretend they can't see you (yes this has really happened to me :( )

Moving on…we all walked to our hotel. As it turns out, Bryant was staying in the room right next to us. Go figure right? And, as it turned out, he had an extra bed in his room, and a couch.

It was decided by common agreement that the brothers would bunk with him and Alice and I would share the other room. (Okay so it was Alice and I who decided this, all the guys were kind of against it, but whatever). I thought this was a very good idea as we unceremoniously kicked Ed and Al out of the room and shut the door.

Yay, I would have the bed all to myself tonight. ^-^

It was already pretty dark by the time we were both ready for bed, and neither of us really wanted to sleep.

"Hey Alice?"

"Yeah Momo?"

I bit my lip and rolled over on the bed to look at her. "Do you think we'll ever get back home? I mean to our world?"

There was a long pause before the younger girl spoke again.

"I don't know."

We were both really quiet then and I got bored and climbed out of bed and over to the window.

It was so beautiful here. Back home, you could rarely see the stars because of the city lights. Here, everything was so much nicer, without all the pollution. They were by no means perfect and slowly creeping their way up, but still nowhere near as bad. I smiled.

"The stars are so beautiful, no matter which world you're in."

I heard the other bed creak as Alice slipped over to join me.

"Yeah, they are. I wonder if the constellations are different here." I paused, unsure. I loved stargazing, but I never really looked for the patterns. I was more interested in the planets themselves and galaxies and nebula than the shapes they made to be honest.

"I don't know, but they are still so amazing. It's so awe inspiring. I mean, each star is millions of light years away from us. Did you know that some of the stars we see right now, aren't there anymore? It's just the light finally reaching our eyes from so far away."

She nodded beside me. "Yeah I've heard that before. My dad teaches astronomy on the side." She grimaced. "He's mainly a maths teacher"

(I felt her pain, I really did)

It was my turn to nod as I looked out to the black vastness. There was something so….amazing about the night sky. You felt so insignificant compared to its enormity.

"Hey Alice," I asked softly, "Do you believe in God?"

She closed her eyes to think for a moment before opening them and looking out to the stars.

"No. I don't believe in God. If there is a God and we are all his children, why does he let things such as poverty and famine happen? I want to believe, but I can't."

Her view was similar to a lot of other peoples I know. In a way, I can completely understand. To be honest, I'm not sure a lot myself, yet there was a statement I had heard once before that always made me think.

"Sometimes I think he's looking down at us and asking the same thing."

"What?"

"I mean, we have the power to stop all those things and make this world a better place…but we don't. We just sit back and let it fall to ruins. We're letting people suffer, not him."

She was really quite for a bit before answering back. "I suppose so. But when I was at my lowest, God never did anything to help. Before that, I believed, but afterwards...I just couldn't bring myself to. If he's actually there, he could at least send a sign, or stop the idiots at school being such twats towards me. He could have at least showed he loved me like everyone says he does."

I couldn't do much else but nod. How do you tell someone God exists when you yourself aren't sure? Not to mention, then you sound like a fake preacher. Deep down, part of me agreed with her. I had been let down more times than I cared to admit…but unlike her…I couldn't bring myself not to believe. I couldn't lose all faith and hope. Not yet.

"Yeah, maybe your right…but," I looked out to the deep infinity, the stars twinkling down like they knew my inner turmoil, "maybe you're not."

I looked at Alice and saw she was gazing intently at something in the sky. I followed her gaze and saw a star pulse once, then twice before it exploded. Just like that, a beautiful addition had been made in the sky. We both gasped and I smiled and leant even further out of the window. I was vaguely aware of Alice reaching out her hand as if to grab the newly made nebula before pulling it back.

3rd person POV

"Hey, Alice" Ed was just about to barge in to get his stuff if he was to stay in the other room "Do you believe in God?" until he heard that. His hand rested on the door handle as he waited to hear Alice's answer.

"No. I don't believe in God. If there is a God and we are all his children, why does he let things such as poverty and famine happen? I want to believe, but I can't." Ed lifted his hand from the handle and leant his back against the door, still listening intently. Getting comfortable, he realised that he missed a few sentences of the conversation. He stopped moving, realising how much noise he was making and started getting comfortable again much more quietly.

"I mean, we have the power to stop all those things and make this world a better place…but we don't. We just sit back and let it fall to ruins. We're letting people suffer, not him."

"I suppose so. But when I was at my lowest, God never did anything to help. Before that, I believed, but afterwards...I just couldn't bring myself to. If he's actually there, he could at least send a sign, or stop the idiots at school being such twats towards me. He could have at least showed he loved me like everyone says he does." Ed frowned. Despite all that stupid cheerfulness, it seemed Alice and Momo were hurting, or had been anyway. Ed sighed and walked away, not able to understand why he hadn't just barged into the room. Not able to understand why he had stopped just to listen to an answer.

Al and Bryant looked at Ed's empty arms as he walked back into the room they were now sharing.

"Didn't you get your stuff brother?" Al asked. Ed looked up at his taller, younger brother (the younger brother that may or may not be taller than him. They wouldn't know until they got his body back) and smiled.

"Nah, it seems they were asleep and I didn't want to wake them. Damn females. I'll just get it in the morning." He walked to the bed that they had decided he was to sleep on and collapsed. "Night Al." He said and then remembered Bryant. "Night Bryant."

Bryant chuckled "Night Blondie." Ed ignored the comment as he remembered the girls' conversation.

Do you believe in God? Did he? He often told people that he didn't anymore. But when he was alone with Al, Ed said things that hinted that he thought He did exist.

Do you believe in God?

[There we go. I'm not sho shure about Ed's little bit at the end, but please tell me what you think :)

I'd love to know...

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And there we have it. Another chapter completed. Another day ended. I think I'm gonna do something really random next chapter. Like, make everyone eat chips (fries).

I dunno, I definitely know that something's gonna happen. Maybe something happens to Ed and we need to make a trip to see someone that Ed and Al know *hint hint* if anyone can guess what I'm trying to get at, you get free cyber... whatevers!

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