I am so so so so so so so so so sorry! Truly I am! I started writing like 4 other stories that I need to upload. Also I just didn't know where I was going with this at first. I think I have an idea of how I want it to go no though. I'll try to update more frequently from now on because I know how frustrating it is when people don't update. Anyways I have kept you all waiting long enough, here's the next chapter.

Chapter 4

Baka! Why couldn't you tell him your own name, and why did Colonel Bastard have to make it sound like I'm such a burden. Ugh I'll get back at him for that later I suppose. I thought furiously to myself. I could still tell that everyone in the room had been aware of my… emotional state at this point. Though I still wanted to bolt out of the room and find some secluded, dark place to let my tears run free in, but I was better than I was a few minutes ago.

Also Ed Elric was standing right in front of me. THE Edward Elric the "hero of the people", the Fullmetal Alchemist! He was a real person. I couldn't act weak in front of him. He had gone through a lot worse than me, right? So in reality I have nothing even worthy of getting upset over. I had to suck it up and keep moving forward… metaphorically that is because I couldn't actually walk on my own any more.

The entire room had gone quiet for a longer amount of time then was considered comfortable silence to most people. Not that the silence bothered me ay seeing as I didn't talk much anyways, but I could feel the tension in the room rising buy the second.

I was still turned toward Ed and Al; silently studying Al's armor like if I concentrated hard enough then maybe I could see through the metal and see the legendary blood seal. I wasn't actually sure if it was legendary, but it was to me. Not that I made my staring noticeable buy any standards.

"Why didn't you to just go to a hospital or something. Don't you know that East headquarters is a military, well headquarters? I'm actually surprised that the Oh-so-great-and-powerful-colonel here hasn't locked you too up for trust passing or for something even stupider like eating with the wrong assigned fork. Ha-ha" was Ed's only response to Mustangs explanation. He was looking at me when he talked so it was obvious who he was directing his sentence toward.

His comment however only was answered by a small smirk that appeared on my face, and a deep frown that seemed to form on the Colonel's. It was funny but the colonel seemed to take offence to it, oh well that's too bad for him.

"Fullmetal, if you don't mid leaving now so that I can finish this interrogation." Mustang said to him sternly. This caused Ed's laughing smile to drop and his face harden a little.

"Well actually there's something I think I want to talk to the girl about. So I think I'm going to cut your intarigation with her in half." He said to mustang in a serious tone.

Why was he helping me? Could he tell that I wanted out at all costs? But I still don't understand why he would help me. He doesn't even know my real name. All he knows is that something happened and my brother won't say what it is. So why? I was beyond confused in my head and I started to wonder if he was joking or not, but my mind was pulled back to reality but the sudden absence of the chair under me.

At first I was about to freak out about the chair being gone randomly but then I realized what I was missing before. I had been so deep in my thoughts that I hadn't noticed Ed move further into the room and pick me up off the chair.

"You couldn't even find a simple wheel chair for her, Mustang, sometimes you're a real fail." He said while walking toward the door. Once we were out the door he looked down at me suspiciously before asking "do you even eat! You weight like nothing."

I just looked down at my stomach and, away from his face in embarrassment.

He just sighed and continued walking till we reached to roof of the building where he put me own so that my back was ageist the wall and he sat down next to me.

"Thank you," I said really quietly. As my gaze shifted from the stone tiles floor of the roof to his face.

Ed's P.O.V

"Thank you," the girl spoke as she shifted he gaze to look at me, "for getting me out of that room." Her voice was so quiet and soft, almost like she was afraid that saying anything at all could scare me away from her. He eyes held so much sadness like before. She reminds him a little of himself, that's the reason he helped her. It was mainly so he could figure out why he felt that she was like him.

What exactly happened to this girl to make her so sad and breakable looking? Usually he would tell someone to just look forward in this kind of situation but he couldn't bring himself too. For some reason he felt like she was already doing this to the best of her ability

"I had a feeling you wanted to get out of there." I replied nonchalantly. So what really happened to you anyways? I mean I know your brothers not going to tell anyone. And I know u probably don't want to talk about it to Colonel Bastard down there or anything, but you could tell me riggggght?" I asked her leaning back up ageist the wall with my hands folded behind my head, while watching her out of the corner of my eye.

She seemed to have a mental battle about whether or not she should tell him anything. "But, m-my brother might get angry at me if I say anything."

Was she scared of her brother? As soon as the though crossed my mind I felt a sudden urge to punch him in the face, very very hard, with my auto mail hand, while I had my blade… what the hell's wrong with me! I though after realizing that I was actually thinking that out.

"I promise I won't say anything, and I never back down from a promise, ever." I stated reassuring her that I wouldn't tell, "us cripples have to stay together you know."

She smiles slightly at my joke then seemed to decide on what to do. "Okay how bout ill answer any question you ask as long as you breathe a word of it to know one." Her voice being a little louder than it was a few moments before like she was getting more confident.

"Deal," Hmmmm where to start? I asked myself before asking her the first of my long list of questions.

"What's your name?" I asked her, "and don't say metal because I know that's just a nickname.

She hesitated for a minuet seeming slightly fumbled that he knew it wasn't her real name but promptly answered the question. "My full name is Meredith Ann Mac Lean, but people used to call me Dith."

"See that's a normal, nice name. I think its way better then you allies or whatever, anyways question number two…, what happened to your leg?"

"Car crash, my leg got caught in between the seats and was too badly hurt to be saved."

"Who's your brother, and why do you seem to be so scared of him?" She looked a little shocked by this question, but she still answered non-the less.

"His real name is Aaron, and ever since the accident he has been acting really strangely. It's actually sort of starting to freak me out." Her voice was softer again.

Damn, don't go and close up on me! I still have more questions! I though hurriedly before asking my final question for the time being. "Where are you from exactly?"

She bitt he lip and sat there for a good minuet or to before answering, "I was going to just give you a random town name, but that wouldn't do anything but make you suspicious," she stated quietly causing me to raise an eyebrow at her in question. She sighed deeply before continuing, " you probably won't even believe me and you will most likely flip one over, but believe me I'm not lying to you when I say that I'm from," she hesitated "the other side." She said in such q whisper that I could just barley hear her.

She didn't have to elaborate on this. I know immediately what she was talking about and my eyes opened up wide in surprise. I wanted to yell at her, say she was lying, but her tone of voice was too sincere. I know that she was telling the truth, I could just tell.

So I responded with the only thing that I could think of saying, "WHAT!"

I tried extra hard on this chapter because I haven't updated in a while, so I hope you guys like it. I promise that I will try to update sooner for the next chapter.

Madacat153: thank you for being the only person to review for chapter three. You get a free cake!

*holds up a huge thank you cake above her head before almost falling over*

Ed: ha-ha you couldn't even hold up that stupid cake!

EDWARD! GET BACK INTO THE STORY! AND STOP CALLING MY THANKYOU GIFTS STUPID!

*Ed slowly fades away while freaking out about becoming transparent*

Well that took care of that see you in a second, or in a day or two. I guess it depends if you're reading this while the next chapter is already updated our not. Anyways I have a lot of editing to do so that I can post this chapter so see ya! \ (^o^)/