The Furies of Paradise Chapter 3, a Fullmetal Alchemist + Wolf's Rain Crossover fanfic

The Furies of Paradise

By Shadow

Chapter 2: Unspoken Trust

Me: Aw geez, now I realize I forgot to put a disclaimer for Wolf's Rain in the last chapter as well. Damn it all!

Luna: Yeah, what the hell is with you Shadow? I mean, sure you can claim rights to your OC's but there's also my pack ya know. Toboe, Kiba, Tsume, Hige and Blue. None of them belong to you. Hell, if I had a choice I'd bite your face off for making me blush in that last chapter.

Me: What too afraid of a little love Luna?

Al: Hey guys did I miss something? Hey Luna why are you blushing?

Luna: Shut up Al! Anyway before my pride is ripped to pieces Shadow doesn't own Wolf's Rain.

Al: Nor the show where I come from

Me: Wait I need to make reading these worthwhile somehow. Looks around frantically for some sort of entertainment Ed your short!

Ed: WHOAREYOUCALLINGARUNTSOSHORTHECOULDLIVEINASHOE?

Al: Brother, she didn't say that.

Luna: If you two will shut it we can get on with the story; I wanna get to paradise already!

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"So what did you really fallow me for?" Luna asked suddenly. Her and Al had finished their conversation on Prosthetic limbs and Ed's mechanic. Luna in all honesty wasn't too interested, but she just didn't have the heart to tell Al to shut up. He was pretty convinced that Luna needed company.

After their conversation (or you could call it Alphonse ranting about how his brother really needed to ask Winry out already) he and Luna walked around the forest in silence. It was only now that the sun was beginning to set that Luna decided to speak up.

"You wouldn't bother walking with me for three hours just to rant about metal legs. Seriously, what is it you want?"

Luna's face whipped around towards Alphonse. Her gaze tore into his, and Al was scared to move. Taking a deep breath to calm himself down he told the truth, "I really want to know about that book," he started, "and you also shouldn't be running around by yourself, the Nazis are still around this area."

"I don't care about them," Luna said, "They aren't a threat to me. If they tried to catch me they'd have a death wish."

Somehow Al was pretty sure that wasn't a bluff. "That almost sounds like something Ed would say," He thought with a small grin plastered to his face.

"What?" Luna exclaimed noticing his smirk.

Al shook his head in response, laughing quietly. It was nice to be able to remember everything once again. The four long years they spent searching for the stone were the worst and best times of Al's life. Sure they were almost killed on a daily basis, but they learned so many things, and at the end, even though they were stuck in a war in another dimension, Al felt accomplished; he and his brother had gone passed the laws of Equivalent Exchange. They had their bodies back.

And yet life still was imperfect. He and his brother were still always on the run. Getting shot at by Nazis and trying their best to also find a way back through the gate. They had done it once before, and perhaps they could make it work again.

How? Well, that answer might be in the book with the transmutation circles on it. How often would you find something looking like that in a world where alchemy didn't exist to the average person?

Al stopped laughing, his face now holding a look of seriousness about it. He looked back at Luna, challenging her beastly gaze. This time it was Luna's turn to freeze. It wasn't even the fact that a human would dare challenge her, but that look of determination was so reflective of her own that it scared her.

Was this what she looked like? Is that how people saw her? Was that why the man thought wolves were messengers of death? Those eyes seemed almost beastly. Perhaps they even were.

Luna considered the option that maybe Alphonse was a wolf, but realized that they both would have known from the start that she was putting on an act. For a moment Luna wondered if his brother had those same eyes. The determined ones.

Luna finally closed her eyes smiling, "Heh, I can see you're as determined as I am..."

Al blinked. He hadn't said anything, but before he could ask Luna cut him off to continue, "That book. Its name is 'The Lunar Tome' also known as 'The Book of the Moon'. Inside it are the legends of how to get to 'Rakuen' or as you people like to call it 'Paradise'. I've heard a few other names for such a place. Eden, the garden of eternal life and knowledge, and Shembala, believed by Aryans to be the homeland of their God, but they're all the same place."

Alphonse's eyes widened, "Shembala…" he repeated quietly. That crazy lady that led party of Nazi supporters into his world had said something about trying to reach Shembala.

He needed to tell Ed. He turned around, not even bothering to say goodbye or thank you like he usually would. This felt so urgent. It was about time he found a way to repay his brother for returning his body.

"Wait," Luna said grabbing his arm at a speed so fast Al didn't even have time to comprehend the movement. Her grip was stronger than he expected and although he tried to pull away, he was held back.

"Alphonse, I warn you now. Don't get involved with that book. You'll become involved in something greater than any human would be able to accomplish. Paradise can only be opened by one thing, and that isn't you or I."

"Then who is it?" Al yelled at her. He needed to know, for his brother's sake.

Luna shrugged, "That's a good question."

There was no concern or curiosity to her voice, as if she knew the answer but didn't see the point in sharing it.

Al sighed. He knew that Luna wouldn't be willing to say what she knew. He looked up at the sky. The sun was just finished dipping into the ground and twilight was beginning to emerge.

Luna noticing the same thing said, "Your brother will be worried if we don't go back if what you say about him is true."

Without another word the two started to walk back the way they came.

As they trekked through the forest, Luna let her mind wander. Without wanting it she had come to respect a human for perhaps the first and last time in her life. Something about Alphonse was different.

Trusting was something Luna never was fond of doing, at least towards humans. That was why she had run away from her pack not two days ago. She didn't realize just how hard surviving was without humans getting in the way.

And yet, for some reason this young man had challenged her and gained her trust. Usually actions were the best way to gain trust when it came to the laws of animals. You fight for your pack.

And then there were words that were spoken. To live in a pack one has to know them like they are your family.

But this was new to Luna. She had never trusted someone just from looking at them in the eyes.

As Luna and Alphonse made their way back into the camp Luna realized that unspoken trust is sometimes okay.

Winry finally lifted her nose from the book. She really wasn't into books at all, but after her talk with Shezka she couldn't help but want to read the ever-mysterious 'Lunar Tome'

Plus it was a great way to pass the time when no one was in her shop. Winry sighed putting the book down. It was all very complicated and had alchemy weaved in and out of the legend contained within it.

Something about transmuting a flower…or…something!

Winry groaned in frustration. It was now that she really wished Ed was here. He could at least explain the damn thing to her.

Winry sighed. There she was thinking about Ed again. At least this time there was no doubt that he was alive.

Her attention was taken away from her thoughts as person, a very tall woman to be exact, walked into the store.

"Welcome to the Rockbell Shoppe!" Winry said enthusiastically, "Can I help you?"

The woman came over to the desk without even glancing at the automail displayed in the glass cases, "Yes, you can help me child."

"I'm not a child!" Winry thought but smiled through clenched teeth anyway, "And what's that?" Winry asked.

"I'd like to give you the opportunity to learn Alchemy by joining the military."

"WHAT?"

A/N: Well, well, well…what you all think huh? Plot twist to the max! Winry, a state alchemist? Wtf right? Maybe? Hmm? Well you'll just have to wait to see what happens.

And…in order to keep me motivated…REVIEW, just click that stupid little go button. I know you want to! D

Anyway, I'd like to know what you guys think of Luna, not to mention if Winry and Al are OOC. Anyhow, tell me what you all think!