Hello! For those of you who kindly decided to stay with the story...are always count as wonderful people in my book! In any case, this chapter already brings us to the present, and by that I mean there's Ed, Al, and others you'd recognize from the anime.
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Chapter 2
Ed sighed deeply before throwing himself comfortably on Roy's couch, "That was tiring!"
"You always say that as an excuse to barge in to my office" Roy said, clearly annoyed by the blonde haired boy's presence.
He smirked, "Yeah, can't argue with you there"
"So, how was it? Was it real this time?" Roy asked without looking up towards the boy and placing all his attention to the paperwork that's been piling up in his office since the last 10 hours he spent taking care of some other business Ed managed to get for him.
Ed sighed in annoyance, "No… The philosopher stone's supposed to be perfect, the one that guy had, broke into tiny little pieces just because it fell!"
"…That's a disappointment" He said without even showing any interest in the topic.
Ed banged his head against the small table in front of him and grunted, "When the hell are we going to actually find some clue about that damn stone! It's not like it's that hard to find the ultimate alchemical discovery, is it?"
'When is this boy going to stop bringing me into his business?' Roy paused in his movement before something appeared in his head, a thought, one that he wished he never thought of.
Of course, Ed noticed when the colonel suddenly stared into space and decided to ask, exactly what the man was afraid he'd do. "Is there something in your mind, Colonel?"
"…No, it's nothing"
Before he knew it, Ed was already standing in front of his desk with his arms crossed, waiting for the man to answer, "C'mon, Colonel, you wanted to say something, didn't you?"
"No, I didn't" He defended himself, poorly if a point has to be made.
Ed sighed again, "Fine, then I guess I'm just going to stay here…and bother you until I'm bored" He said as he leaned back against the man's desk and tugging on the stack of paperwork that's itching to fall off the surface of the desk.
Roy stiffened before pausing. He placed down his pen and sighed before he looked up towards Ed, "Do you remember that state alchemist I mentioned to you? The 'Crimson Eyed Alchemist', the one named Seth?
"Oh, yeah, the guy's supposed to be three year older than me" Ed answered as he recalled the memory.
"Yeah… There's a reason why he was given that title" Roy tapped his finger against his desk as he recalled the Fuhrer's words, "He was skilled in transmutation, and was taught how to do successful human transmutations by his father...who is currently dead"
Ed raised his eyebrows slightly, "So, this guy's supposed to know something about human transmutations?"
"And the Philosopher Stone" He added. "Though I doubt you'll be able to get the information out of him, he doesn't really open up much"
"Heh, don't worry about that. I can manage" He narrowed his eyes before his smirk widened, "Just tell me where this guy Seth's supposed to be"
The boy leaned back against the wall behind him while his eyes were locked to the alchemy book in his hand. He was wearing a long brown coat and was bringing a suitcase with him. His messy dark hair was shadowing his forest green eyes as he gazed down.
He narrowed his eyes, "Damn it" He cursed before he searched through his pocket and pulling out a small piece of paper. He unfolded it and read the horrible hand writing before sighing, "I forgot to get Alice that special part she needed for her experiment. She's going to be pissed when she finds out…"
He crumbled the piece of paper in his grip, and opening it again to reveal a neatly folded origami bird. He shrugged before letting the paper be blown by the breeze, 'Hope she doesn't mind'
He stood straight and turned to leave the station...after a short visit to the café to buy breakfast.
Seth munched on the piece of bread as he continued to walk down the street, still completely focused on his book, makes you wonder how he doesn't bump into anyone without even looking at the road. He munched on the bread before muttering a person's name that was written on the book, "Dr. Marcoh" He swallowed the bread before smirking, "So this guy knows about the Philosopher Stone, huh?"
He stopped in his step before turning, a public telephone caught his sight. He walked towards it and walked in before dialing the number. The tone was stable and short before someone on the other line answered, "Hello?"
"Yo, guess who?"
The sound of the girl's giggles could be heard from the phone, "Am I talking to my stupid, idiotic, reckless, and lazy brother? Who was supposed to be here hours ago…?"
"Well, when you put it that way, I'm not sure either to say 'yes' or 'no' but, yeah, sorry about that" He said while rubbing the back of his neck. "Listen, there's something I want to know about. It's a guy that used to study the Philosopher Stone some time ago, Dr. Marcoh"
"Dr. Marcoh? I think I've heard of him before, he left Central a long time ago… What do you want to know about him?"
"Everything" He said in a normal tone as if it was a light request.
"…That's so expected of you" The girl sighed at the other end of the phone before she spoke again, "Fine, I'll have the documents ready by the time you're back"
"Thanks, bye"
"Bye…"
The boy sighed before he hung up on the phone and stepping out, back on the crowded streets. He rubbed his head before turning back slightly, he sweat dropped when the sight of a giant armor hiding in the bushes was in his vision. "What the…?"
"See brother? I told you I'm too big to hide behind this bush! You're just so small so you can actually hide your entire body behind the-"
"Shut up, Al!"
Seth raised an eyebrow when the blonde haired boy finally stepped out of the bushes, his arms crossed and a very pissed off look on his face. He looked at them questioningly, 'Who the hell are these two?' He furrowed his eyebrows, 'And that blonde kid is…a runt'
He looked at the boy questioningly when the…blonde runt looked at him with narrowed eyes, "Are you Seth?" He hesitantly nodded when he realized something awfully familiar about the boy.
"Is there something you need from me?"
Roy made his way through the hallways before stopping in front of a door. He knocked on it softly before taking hold of the handle and opening the door. He narrowed his eyes when some of the dust managed to enter his nose, 'How can that girl work in this place?'
The room was large but thanks to all the mountains of books and papers there, the room seemed so small. The large window that nearly took over one of the walls was also not helping since all the light was just being blocked and in result giving the room a slightly poor effect.
Roy's eye twitched slightly, "Alice, are you even in here?"
He sighed when he didn't receive any respond, 'So she's out. Wonder where, maybe she already went home' He thought to himself before turning around and leaving the room, closing the door shut behind him. If he had stayed longer, he would've heard the soft mumbles coming from the other side of the room, and he might catch a glimpse of the person waking up.
The girl rubbed her tired eye before sitting up, the books falling slightly when they were tugged. The small girl yawned and stretched up her hands before looking to the side with a sleepy look, "Was that Roy?"
Roy walked through the halls again as he made his way towards his office while rubbing his temples as he lost himself in his own thoughts, 'Was it wise to tell Fullmetal about Seth?' He narrowed his eyes, 'Well, as long as he doesn't know about Alice…it might be alright'
He looked up and raised his eyebrows slightly when a familiar boy walked up towards him. The boy also raised his eyebrows at the sight of the man, "Roy"
"Seth"
There was a moment of silence before Seth sighed, "You told Fullmetal about me?"
"Yes" Roy answered simply.
Seth rubbed the back of his neck before looking back at Roy with a dumbfounded look, "Do I want to know the reason why you told the guy who's crazy about the Philosopher Stone about me? Which might end up with him knowing about my sister as well?"
Roy sweat dropped, basically the reason he told him was so that he could get some peace from his constant complaints, that's not a very good reason, is it? "…Probably not" He thought for a moment before looking back at him, "I'm guessing you already met him" He nodded, causing Roy to furrow his eyebrows, "What did he say?"
He smirked and scratched his chin, "Well, he didn't exactly waste any time, he just asked me straight forward what I knew about the Philosopher Stone" Roy sighed, it was so like him. Seth continued, "I didn't exactly tell him much, I just told him I got everything I know about the Philosopher Stone from my father…and my little sister"
Roy widened his eyes, "Y-You told him what? I thought you said you didn't want him to know about her!"
"Calm down Roy" He said while holding out both his hand with a casual look. He grinned, "I did say that but, basically it would be interesting for her to actually meet someone like that shrimp. Besides…" He scratched his cheek and looked away, "I doubt he'll be able to recognize Alice as my sister. Just as you weren't even able to tell either when you first saw her"
"…True"
The girl staggered slightly before standing up, placing both palms on the table to stable her. She yawned before finally standing straight, she scratched the back of her neck before looking towards the window.
"Brother…" She narrowed her eyes as a dark look appeared on her face, "What kind of trouble did he drag me into this time?"
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