Ace: Another chapter up, and I still haven't solved thier problems or officially introduced our tormentees yet! *sigh*
Lela: It's okay, Ace.
Kayla: Everything'll get better eventually.
Ace: Thanks you two. Lela, would you mind?
Lela: Not at all. Ace5980 does not own FullMetal Alchemist.
Kayla: ENJOY!
2: An Error in Directions
Shit, Sonya thought, wings faltering again as the distinctive boom of a thunderclap resonated in her sensitive ears, I can't see a thing in this storm! Whimpering as she felt the wind whistle past her and the raindrops sting her bare flesh due to her blunder, she desperately opened her wings up in an attempt to glide on whatever air currents she could find. The winds instantly picked her up like a doll, tearing at her clothing and leathery wings before throwing her against the hard concrete of a roof. She cried out at the impact, sending out waves to "see" the roof as she did so and hoping to find something to hide under until her older sisters found her.
As it turned out, she didn't have to. The wind caught under her wings, this time hurling the girl into the freezing metal side of a water container. Forcing her now-soggy wings to lie shut flat on her back, Sonya crawled under the water container. Once there, she pressed her ears against her head, cutting off some of the outside noise of the storm, and closed her eyes, wanting to use every inch of her enhanced senses to detect someone's approach and hopefully their identity before she was discovered.
Kayla lay on the floor, happily curled up in a tight ball before a blazing fire. Her slitted yellow eyes gleamed in the fiery glow as she thought about her new friend, a friend she'd made without Lela or Sonya's knowledge or approval. He was an alchemist, so naturally, she hadn't revealed the fact she was a chimera to him yet. That didn't stop her from imagining what he would do to her right now if he did know though.
He would be sitting here beside her, letting her rest her head on his legs rather than on her paws. He would scratch behind her ears, laughing when her tail began thumping excitedly against his side. He would stroke her hair and cheek, perfectly fine when she would occasionally nip lightly at his hands.
Oh yeah, she thought, a contented hum emitting from her as her daydream turned to belly rubs, being a chimera may not be all that bad, no matter what Lela or Sonya think on the matter. She stifled a sleepy yawn, the warmth having a slightly sophoric effect on her. We get special abilities, have different tendencies on the matter of pleasure, and enjoy the benefits of human society. Better yet, I have a cute boy as a friend, a nice pack to live with, and a roaring fire before me. Life couldn't get much better than this. Feeling too good to justify what she considered "overly excessive movement", Kayla coiled herself into a tighter balled heap by the fire and closed her eyes, deciding a brief nap wouldn't be such a bad thing in a god-awful storm like what was going on outside.
Lela started from her slumber when a particularly fat drop of water fell onto her nose. Irritably washing the unwelcome liquid from her face, she pushed herself upright and set off to find yet another tree to cower under. This is ridiculous, Lela thought, settling down in a lower branch with more cover, At this rate, I'll never get home to Kayla and Sonya!
She glared at the rain, finding it responsible for her inability to return to her sisters. Stupid storm, with its inexcusable wetness! Still, I probably deserve it. Karma gets us all, and I've certainly done enough wrong in my life. Her green eyes slid shut in pain as a single tear dripped from the corner of her eye. After all, it is my fault we all became chimeras in the first place, even if Kayla doesn't want to admit it but Sonya does.
Lela's claws shot out at the mention of Sonya. She couldn't help it; her youngest sister just triggered the survivalist inside of her. I wonder how Kayla and Sonya are holding up right now.
Sonya was officially over thunderstorms. Every plink of the raindrops, every boom of thunder resonated in her head, messing with her "vision". Worse yet, her wings had a rather large tear in them, so even though they weren't spewing any blood, she couldn't fly away, storm or no storm.
In other words, the blind chimera girl was basically a sitting duck until Kayla or Lela found her, which wasn't an overly likely scenario anytime in the near future. She cowered a little closer to herself at yet another thunderclap, looking throughly miserable. Someone, please save me.
Ace: Oh, so that's where Sonya was.
Kayla: Yep!
Lela: I hope we get out of the rain soon.
Ace: I don't think you'll want to when you find out what happens when you get out.
Lela: *grabs rough draft* WHAT THE-!
Kayla: *takes draft from Lela and has instant nosebleed* I never knew I could be so dirty...
Lela: If you review, I will personally tell you what we saw that made us so upset.
Ace: Nope, 'cuz that would mean spoilers!
Kayla: Then we'll just have to give you a virtual cookie!
Ace: Much better.
Lela: What's a virtual cookie?