Hey! I luckily got this in sooner than I thought I might, but I've been so frustrated with myself lately, not being the best with due dates and all, even though I'm the one who set it up, and probably the only one freaking out about it. -_- Um, after finishing FMA, I started listening to Asian Kung-Fu Generation (because they do the last opening song "Rewrite," and I just love it, along with the other ones. :3), and today my friend and I discovered that there are some manga and other graphic novels at my high school's library! *scream* And they had some Fairy Tail books! There's some at the local library too, but the only ones I've seen so far start at least at, like, the 20th book! D: But at my school, the first 4 were available! I squeed internally and was pretty much jumping around with joy as I checked out all 4 at the same time and ran to my next class. Already half-way done! XD I might end up turning them in tomorrow...

On with the story!

It took a few days more, but the Elric brothers had finally read through the file on every single person on the list of escaped prisoners with at least a small amount of knowledge on alchemy, and what was the result? Nothing. It was obvious none of these people had the ability and probably never will.

Edward and Alphonse left their work space, not even bothering to clean up at the moment, to go sulk in some food. It was about one or two hours later when their bellies ached so much, they felt even worse. Ed carried his sibling back to their inn room lethargically, as apparently his change of body made him lazier, like some house cats we know. They fell asleep immediately, their visible over-eating lulling them to their dreams.

Edward screamed internally when a tiny rough tongue once again met with his cheek, jerking him to a sitting position with wide eyes and breath held in. Glancing over, and noticing it was once again Al's doing, he groaned and let his back drop back down onto the mattress.

"Geez, Al, I seriously wish you'd stop waking me up like that! A mini heart attack isn't going to help anyone, especially ME."

Before he knew it, he had slipped back into his dream. Al, now standing on the floor next to the bed, gave an irritated sigh, as this kind of thing happened WAY too often. He learned from past experience that even jumping on top of him wasn't enough to get him up, as once Ed was in deep sleep, it is near impossible to snap him out. His new technique, as proven just a few seconds ago, was starting to wear off in effectiveness.

Finally snapping, the kitty stood up on its hind legs and clapped its two front paws together, slamming them onto the edge of the mattress. Blue alchemical light surrounded the bed, and suddenly the mattress jolted up diagonally, throwing Sleeping Beauty head-first towards the wall. Edward had the blessing and curse of a literal hard head, and after jumping up onto his feet, he faced the cat who tortured him so. After a few curses and other random ramblings, he finally said something loud and clear.

"You have become a LOT more violent, you do realize that, brother of mine?" Venom poured out of the last words, and they both knew a battle was to ensue.

Forgetting their location, and the fact that Edward's hair was still loose and his feet still bare, it began. The older brother attempted the first attack with a clap and a smack to the ground, starting an earthquake underneath the furry opponent. The animal was jerked around, having a hard time balancing due to its weight. It stopped a few seconds later, and the victim took no extra time to prepare a comeback of his own. Two small pillars formed underneath the human's feet, and enveloped around them. Quickly, the pillars flew apart, throwing the feet in opposite directions, forcing Edward to do a full split. He could barely contain his cry of pain, and bit his lip to keep it in and he fought back.

Their exchange of alchemy did not go on for long until someone barged through their door, yelling at them to repair the mess they did to the room, especially the floor, which they complied to. ...But not before the wood from the bedroom door smacked Ed down like a fly-swatter.

"Once again, you win."

They both cleaned themselves up a little before leaving the inn, although Edward ended up with a bandage or two, and walked nonstop to Command, as there was still some food within their stomachs. The duo walked into the office of Roy Mustang and his team, who once again seemed pleased to have the 'little ray of sunshine' brighten up their day, hopefully. They immediately noticed the pissed-off look on the blondie, which seemed to not only be directed at their boss.

"Fullmetal, what did you get into this time?"

"Don't be so surprised, Al did this."

"Wow, Chief, you got beat up by a cat." Havoc let out a lopsided smile, as having a cigarette in his mouth was going to make it harder to do a normal one.

"As I've told all you guys before, he is NOT as innocent as you think. And it became a lot worse once he got into that new body of his." A few of the adults glanced over to the cat, and became a little surprised when they saw what seemed to be a smug look on his face.

"Just give me a report, Fullmetal. What did you do besides fight with ALLIE?"

"Well, Colonel, we checked out every single person on that list, besides Teacher, although I'm still trying to figure how she got there in the first place, and looks like it isn't any of them."

"Guess we'll now have to try something else, then. I'll try to get another list, and meanwhile, you two do your own searching." Ed turned on his heels and walked out, and Alphonse nodded his head politely before doing the same.

They exited the building, and stood on the steps, not knowing where to go.

"What should we do, Al? There's not many places to go to for information."

The only response was a shrug, and a few seconds later the shrug was returned, and they seemed to get a mutual agreement to just wander around and see what happens. They eventually ended up at a park, and they continued on their walk until a stray kitten ran up to them. Al apparently recognized it, and paused to listen to what the fur-ball had to say. His eyes went wide, and suddenly the cat ran back the direction it came from, with the younger brother right behind. Ed yelled for an explanation as he followed the two felines, cussing that 'there better be a good reason for this.'

His pursuit ended several minutes later, as he saw them leap into what looked like an abandoned building. He stepped inside, and briefly looked into different rooms before going to check the rooms on the second floor. He finally found Alphonse, who stood frozen on a desk. He sneaked quietly to the desk and leaned over to see what was found. It was a few pieces of paper with scribbled notes on them, with handwriting that made it impossible to know what it even said, and scattered among the words were quick doodles of blood seals, including Al's.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW SNAP! I've pretty much figured out the character they are trying to find in "Ed the Cat," whom I hope surprises and pleases you all, and I'm getting a background on the antagonist in "Al the Cat," but I still don't know the motive! D: Unlike Barry the Chopper, this guy is actually supposed to have one, as said at the very beginning of this story.

I'd like to know about how long you guys think this fic should last. I don't want to accidentally make it too short or too drawn out, and I can easily do both. So maybe about how many more chapters you think it should take to find the culprit? That would be greatly appreciated. (So is cheerleaders finding my typos, although at the same time they make me want to hit myself for being so stupid ;-; I know, I KNOW, that the "too" last chapter was a "two" when I wrote it! *mini rage* Gosh, I hate my brain sometimes...)

K bai!