A/N: All who despises writer's block raise your hands!

Purin: *raises hand in desperation* "I'm so screwed… It took nearly all the contents and dedication in my whole body to get this chapter done…"

Pumpbie: "Want me to tell you how long your writer's block was?"

Purin: *sniff* "No… Please forgive me…"

Pumpbie: "Prepare for the disciplinary of your life!"

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Chapter 14

"Say it," Alice mumbled as she continued to write down in her note book, not bothering to lift her gaze.

Ed's eye twitched slightly as he felt a vicious growl escaping his lips, "…Shut up…"

She sighed and closed her book before looking at Ed, "Hmmm, let's see. I told you to be careful and actually considered offering you my help if needed, but the next day I found you here in the hospital after sneaking around in an abandoned laboratory, which you managed to blow up in the process." She smiled darkly, "Of course, Edward, I won't say a thing about this- Say it!"

"There was no prove that I was the one that blew the building up!" Ed grunted and looked away, "You were right, happy?"

She smirked before leaning forward and grabbing the basket of fruit she brought him earlier, "Quite." She took out an apple before biting into the fruit's soft flesh, making crunching sounds in the process.

"Hey, what the hell?"

She scoffed and looked away, "You didn't listen to me, so I'm taking one of my apples back. Besides, I haven't had breakfast," she took another bite from the apple and pouted, "or dinner."

"Hell if I care! Give it back!"

"Sorry, it's already in my digestive systems, Edward! If you want it back, you'll just have to cut me open!"

"I'd be happy to if I wasn't stuck in this damn bed!"

"Heh, your loss…"

Winry smiled happily and muttered a small giggle as she gazed at the two in amusement, "They seem like little kids playing in the play ground, don't they?"

Seth nodded with his arms crossed over his chest, "Yeah but, is it really alright for them to be causing this much noise? There are other patients in this hospital, right?"

She nodded, "That's true…"

"Say, where's Al? I haven't seen him," Seth asked, creating a silence in the room.

Ed raised his eyebrows slightly, "Well, I was told that he got a lecture like I did, other than that, I don't know."

Seth hummed and nodded. He clapped his hands together, "Well, this was a pleasant visit, but I need to go now," he said as he stood back to his feet.

"Me too," Alice said picking up her bag and throwing the basket of fruits back to Ed, who caught it with two hands. She glanced back at him and smirked, "Try to actually use your time in the hospital to get better instead of coming up with another suicide plan, alright, Edward?"

He scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest, "Since when do I have to listen to you?"

Alice walked over to her brother before glancing back at the boy with a wider smirk, "Since it's been proven that I'm right and you're wrong."

Seth chuckled, causing Ed to growl, "And I guess you find this amusing?"

"Yeah, how did you figure that out?" he said with a sarcastic tone and an amused smirk. He chuckled again when the boy pulled out another outburst before calming down to the sudden shot of pain after his movement.

Alice sighed and looked away, scratching her cheek uncomfortably, "This doesn't look good…"

"Ah… Did I upset the injured little boy?"

"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL HE'D GET SQUASHED BY A RAT?"

Moments Later

"You know it wasn't wise to insult him like that in his condition," she glanced to the side, "or in your current physical condition."

Seth chuckled, "Right, right, that's rich coming from someone who'll collapse after five minutes of using her own alchemy." He looked at his sister as his gaze softened, "And you haven't told me how you managed to stay in your fight with Ed for that long… I could only come up with one explanation and I didn't like every point of view of it."

Alice turned quiet for a moment before scoffing, "Well judging from how you say it, what you have in mind is probably the answer…"

Seth sighed, "That explains your streak of nightmares these days. I know that because you keep sleep talking."

She blushed, "What do I sleep talk about?"

"You know the usual, mom, dad, that night," he paused, "Ed and Al. Seems you've turned quite attached to them, Alice." He smirked, "Want to talk about it?"

She blushed and looked down to her feet, "Maybe… LATER."

"You know, you are in your time for puberty, maybe there's something else on your mind-

"DON'T GO THERE! I WILL NOT HAVE THAT SORT OF DISCUSSION WITH YOU OF ALL PEOPLE, BROTHER!"

Seth merely chuckled. Alice sighed and looked towards her left, raising her eyebrows slightly as she gazed at the sight. Her steps stopped, catching Seth's attention, "What's wrong?"

"…Seth, why don't you go on ahead?"

He gazed at his sister for a moment. Seeing the odd look at her face, he shrugged before walking away, "Don't stay for too long," he said as he rounded a corner.

Alice took a deep breath before walking down the dark, shadowy hallway. She stopped once she neared the end of the hallway and furrowed her eyebrows, tilting her head to one side, "Alphonse? Is that you?" she asked as she gazed at the large figure hidden in the shadows.

"…Hey, Alice…" he mumbled softly.

She was about to step closer before getting a sickening feeling in her stomach that told her to keep her distance as they were. She stood straight, "Is something bothering you? You've been acting weird since you and your brother came back from the 5th laboratory." Her gaze hardened slightly, hearing him twitched at the mention of his brother and the 5th laboratory, "Did you see something?"

He stayed silent for a moment before looking up at the young girl, "…Alice…can I ask you a question?"

"Mm?"

Later that Day

Seth gazed at the crumbled area of what used to be the 5th laboratory with a distasteful look. He began sniffing the air and held back a cough before he pinches his nose, holding in his breath, "Ugh… Those homunculus were definitely here alright," he mumbled as he shoved his hands back in his coat's pocket.

Alice furrowed her eyebrows and glanced around. She looked back towards her brother with narrowed eyes, "Can you tell who they were?"

He shook his head, "Nope, the scent is too mixed with the ruins. It's almost impossible for me to determine it in my condition." He grinned, showing canine like fangs that looked sharp enough to bite of someone's hand, "But I can bet my entire pay check this month that there were two of them," he paused, "and another two that smelled just like Al."

She hummed before looking down towards her open palms. She kneeled down and placed her hand on the ground. She narrowed her eyes, "…How much would you bet that one of them was Envy?"

"Hmmm… Let me guess, his partner in crime was Lust?" he asked, though it was more of a statement than a question.

"…So they're not only after Hohenheim, they're also after Edward and Alphonse."

Seth sighed and rubbed the back of his neck before looking away, "Man, this puzzle just keeps getting more and more confusing every time, it's giving me a headache…" he glanced at Alice from the corner of his eyes, "you still keeping connection with that guy?"

She nodded, "He understands my alchemy and now I can't cut my connection with him."

"Figures," he said numbly.

The two began going their separate ways to investigate the scene, each with their own things to search for in those crumbled ruins. Seth's thoughts were set on the two other people that accompanied the homunculus and the person Alice had been forced to stay connected to, while Alice's thoughts…were set on some people in particular, two of them having the need to spend some time in the hospital, while the others she has no clue as to their whereabouts.

Seth placed his hand on a broken down piece of wall, humming. He pulled back his hand and gripped them into strong knuckles before bringing them forward in great speed. He smirked when the concrete began crumbling as his gaze was cleared to what appeared to be a large paper stuck on yet another piece of concrete. He studied the picture carefully before his eyes widened, green orbs suddenly filled with fear, 'T-These are…'

"Father, what is that?"

"Oh this? This circle here…is what's going to change our world forever."

Seth gulped as a drop of cold sweat rolled down his face, "…Father…"

A/N: I am so touched that a lot of you guys stayed with the story TT-TT And some of you have really cute pen names, heheh…

Purin: "So, this is the 14th chapter, I wonder when I can update the next one, hmmm…"

Pumbpie: "You sure you're not going to have another writer's block after you update this one chapter?"

Purin: "I'll try my best!" *raises hand in determination* "I'll do everything in my power to keep going to the end! Oh, and in this chapter, I started to show hints to Alice's alchemy and Seth's little secret… Anyone who can figure it out first is awesome in my book!"

Pumpbie: "Right…"

ADDED PART OF THE AUTHOR'S NOTE

Ehm, okay, so this part isn't going to be regularly added, just when I want to. So, to make things clear, I am in my exams time and won't be able to update often, but I will not, I repeat, I WILL NOT ABANDON THIS STORY.

Now then, what else was I suppose to say here?

Oh yeah! For all of you who have some questions or wish for some spoilers in some sort, please feel free to contact me through Private Messages. And, I guess I should post a picture of Alice, huh? Well, I'll try…but the last time I drew her was…last year… I just hope I can still draw her.

And just for added information, Alice's alchemy is very sensitive when it come down to offensive uses, so she might not be able to join much of the fighting scenes. And just for future references, is anyone here against my character 'Seth Lockhart', any hating or something around that?

Well, that's all I wanted to say…

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