A/N: So, ummm… I think I need to pay more attention to smaller details in the story.

Pumpbie: "I'm impressed, you didn't have another writer's block."

Purin: "Actually, I did… I just manage to push myself further…real further…" *smiles brightly* "Also, I'd like to thank all of you who have supported me through reviews! They're like my source of strength! BWAHAHAHAHA!"

Pumpbie: "Sure they are…"

Purin: *pout*

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Chapter 15

Ed blinked, "She's gone?"

Roy nodded with the least possible amount of interest in his expression. He glanced up from his work slightly and gazed at the blonde haired boy, "She said she had some unfinished matters to attend to and that she won't know when she'll be back." He looked back towards his paperwork and sighed, "Oddly enough, Seth didn't come along with her on this one."

Al hummed, "I wonder what's going on that she won't even tell Seth…"

Roy shrugged. "Oh, I almost forgot," he placed down his papers and opened his drawer before he began rummaging through its contents. After another minute of what seemed to be a slightly endless search, he pulled out a small piece of paper before bringing it up from the brothers to see, "Here, she left this for you, Edward," he said as he placed the paper on his desk and pushing it towards the two.

Ed took the paper without a word before opening it and gazing at the writing. He blinked, 'Her writing is a bit messier than I thought…' he thought to himself as he continued to read.

"She wrote it in a hurry," Roy said, "her writing is normally really well written, but looking at those ones…she might have been chased by a pack of wild hounds while writing it."

He sweat dropped, "Yeah, but… What the hell is this?"

Organize the old manuscripts on my desk

Clean the mess from your last visit

Take care of the case files on my desk (they're all from the troubles you've caused so I'm not going to have anything to do with them…)

Make sure nothing happens to the experiment in my office

If anything happens to the contents of my office…I WILL KILL YOU.

Al gazed at the writing before giggling at the end of the message, "You know, Brother, in a way…you two are very similar to one another."

"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked as he gazed at his brother bitterly.

"You're both hotheaded," Roy pointed out. He smirked, "I read it as well, seems like she's beginning to take your rank as her slave seriously. In case you can't figure it out…those are the chores she wants you to finish before she comes back."

Ed's eye twitched, "…She's…" He crumbled the piece of paper and glared towards an invisible wall at his left side, "She's treating me like I'm her personal helper!"

"Technically you are at the moment."

He stiffened. He sighed before looking back down at the writing, "Darn it, I can't really finish this whole thing right now…or start at all." He narrowed his eyes, 'I was actually going to ask her to come with us this once…just to ask her a bit more about the Philosopher Stone and Human Transmutations.' He blinked and looked back towards Roy, "Oh, yeah, does that mean Seth is still around?"

A Little Later

"What? Come with the two of you? Why would I do that?" Seth asked. "And didn't Alice left some chores for you to handle, Edward?" he added.

The boy was apparently doing some chores Alice had also left for him to do at the apartment. She asked for him to clean up the apartment because she said that it had so many similarities to a junk alley now and it was his fault, which, of course, he denies.

"Because…" Ed began rubbing the back of his neck, "your sister isn't around and my only option left is you."

Seth blinked with a dumbfounded look plastered on his face, "So I'm your last resort?"

"Pretty much."

He chuckled, "I'm honored." He looked back down towards the papers in his hand, "Listen, Ed, I'd love to go but, I have some of my own things to take care of…" he looked up slightly from his work, "but just out of pure curiosity… Where are you going?"

He looked to the side and avoided the boy's gaze, "…Well…"

The Next Day

"I can't believe you're honestly going to come along," Ed said as he gazed at the dark haired boy that now stands before him.

Seth smirked, "Well, it just so happens that I have some business in the area around Dublith. So I don't see any harm in tagging along with the ride."

Al hummed and gazed at Seth from his seat. Seth always seemed like a hard character to read, just like his sister, but he never really put that much thought into it. They both seem to like disappearing a lot and making others worry before coming back and acting as if nothing significant happened and in time… The idea of them disappearing all of the sudden was a normal thing, but they both seem to carry their own secrets. There's very little the army knows about them.

Alice is a great researcher and her analytical skills are amazing, but Seth once said to him that her body couldn't survive fighting that much because of a certain trauma that involved their father. He also said that she actually had a soft spot for a couple of things, things that if they knew they'd probably be able to get through her easier. She's also skilled in altering weapons or even creating them herself, and she can also handle the housework. Seth said that no matter how her sister seemed… She's always hiding.

And then there's Seth himself. His brother's theory of how Seth might have transmuted his father wasn't impossible, but it wasn't exactly a strong theory either. Seth might seem like a strong person, but he doubt that the guy actually had the heart to do something like that. Also, whenever he watched Seth fight with Alex, he always had an odd feeling… Like something wasn't quite right about his way of movement, it almost seemed inhuman. Even though he's a state alchemist, he barely ever uses alchemy in battle and instead stayed with his fist and weapon.

'They're both so mysterious… And their pasts are even harder to understand than ours…' Al thought. He glanced up towards the sky and sighed, 'I wonder… Why are they both hiding? Who are they hiding from?'

"Hey, Al!" The suit of armor looked straight ahead and saw that Ed and Seth were both looking at him while standing in front of a train. Ed raised an eyebrow, "What are you doing? Get on the train before it leaves!"

"O-Oh, alright, wait for me!"

Meanwhile with Alice

Alice furrowed her eyebrows as she gazed at her own reflection. She was holding her eye patch in her left hand and gripping it tightly. Her right eye glow a dim color of lavender and her left eye was still closed. She took a deep breath before slowly opening it, it was only halfway opened before she felt an unbearable pain shot up through her veins and quickly fell to her knees with her hands holding on to the left side of her face.

She whimpered as she gazed at the ground, "…It still hurts…" She gritted her teeth and curled up into a ball, closing both eyes tightly, "…Daddy…I never…" She looked back straight ahead with her right eye now open and it glistened, tears threatening to form, "…I never wanted to be an alchemist… Why couldn't you understand that?" she shuddered with a shaky voice.

She glanced down to the floor and before she realized it… A drop of tear rolled down her face.

At the Same Time, Elsewhere

Seth's eyes snapped open as his breath heightened. He turned to his side and watched the scenery continued to change as the train moved. He could see his reflection in the glass… His face was pale and his eyes were wide with fear in them, cold sweat rolled down his face.

"Hey, Seth," Ed called as the boy continued to gaze out the window, "you okay?"

He gazed at the world outside before his right hand moved on its own to grip his left arm tightly. His eyes narrowed dangerously and he gritted his teeth, '…Alice…'

Ed blinked and gazed at the boy's hardened expression. He was about to speak before sealing his mouth shut when he noticed something different about the dark haired boy. His teeth were sharp and similar to canine's fangs and his hands looked more like claws than hands by this point. He furrowed his eyebrows as he noticed the terrified look in the boy's forest green orbs, '…What's wrong with this guy?' "Hey, Seth, you still with me?"

The boy blinked before looking back at Ed, "Uh, yeah… What was I-" he paled, "Ukh… I think I'm going to be sick…" he mumbled before passing out again while leaning against the side window.

Ed sweat dropped, '…Yeah, I guess he's fine…'

Back with Roy

The dark haired man narrowed his eyes as he continued to scan the rows of books and files. His eye twitched before he sighed in annoyance, "Maybe I should ask someone to organize these alphabetically," he said bitterly to himself. His fingers stopped once he spotted the file labeled 'Seth Lockhart'. He smirked, "Good thing their files aren't separated."

He brought the group of files back to a table before he began reading through them. He narrowed his eyes, 'If I'm not mistaken, the military has more information on Seth than it does on Alice…' He looked up from the boy's files before pulling out his notebook and writing down the date, month, and year.

"Your suspicious about Seth?" Roy asked the girl in absolute disbelief.

She nodded as she crossed her arms over her chest and gazed out the window behind her desk, "There's something bothering him and he's not telling me, that's the real reason I'm going on this trip. I told him that I was going to check out some town up East, but I'm going back to our hometown to do a little investigation."

Roy blinked, "You have a theory?"

She narrowed her eyes and gazed down at her lap, "I do but, it's not really something I'd be proud of saying. I already feel horrible for doubting him in the first place." She looked up towards the man, "I'm pretty sure Edward and Alphonse are going to do something crazy again, and I'm almost certain that they'll be bringing Seth with them. During their absence," her eyes narrowed dangerously, "I want you to do some research on Seth's and my father's files. I'm sure they're still around somewhere…"

He looked up and gazed towards the open window in front of him. The sun was beginning to set and the sky was painted in a mix of red, orange, and yellow. "A bond of distrust between those two of all people," he smirked, "I never thought I'd live to see the day."

A/N: Well, now… That wasn't so bad, right?

Pumpbie: "So, you're nearing the part where you're going to tell Seth's secret?"

Purin: *hum* "Yeah but, am I making it too obvious? I think I am… If everyone already knows it then there's no fun in it anymore! TT_TT" *weep*

Pumpbie: "Nice."

Purin: "Oh, that's right I almost forgot! Okay, I'm thinking on putting up a drawing of Alice I managed to make (after many failed attempts and Pumpbie's never ending nags). Now, is it better for me to make an account in devianART or just put it at my profile? Please answer everyone!"

Pumpbie: "I personally think you should just make an account."

Purin: "I know, you've already told me, remember?"

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