"So all I have to do is kick your ass and then I'm in, right? Wow this thing sure got easy." Sarah said pointing a finger at the black haired boy in front of her.
"Well that's one way of putting it. But make no mistake I'm not going down easy."
"That's what I'm counting on, Nathan Mustang." She grinned.
"Well at least you know my name."
"Your name isn't the only thing I know, for example you don't know how to snap therefor you had to modify your fathers technique so you changed it to a clap. Isn't that right, The Fire Cracker Alchemist?" His grin turned into a scowl."So I'm correct? Good. You see you tend to do some research before a fight such as this."
"Just fight already." Somebody screamed from the bleachers.'Sophine' She thought annoyed. He toke a fighting stance, clapping his hands together creating friction and releasing a flame straight for her.
"What you didn't dodge or anything? Well that was easy."
"Don't count me out just yet." When the smoke cleared from the blast he saw her standing there with her arm stretched out. Her right hand seemed to form a triangle like blade."Ugh and I had to ruin my gloves to. No worries." She toke the glove off of her hand which turned to it's normal form. She put it between her hands using her Alchemy to repair it. Then she tucked them in her pocket."Now ware were we? Oh yay me kicking your ass." After processing what happened he finally regained his composure. She looked at ware he was staring "Just like a robot, right?"
Six years ago...
Dad sat on the bed crying. Repeating over and over "What have I done to you?" I smile putting my small hand on his.
"It's okay dad. This wasn't your fault. I'm alright. See I look just like a robot." He looked at her.
"Honey it's okay to be sad."
"I don't need to be sad. I have nothing to be sad about. I have you and mommy. I'm fine daddy."
"That arm, that Alchemy. You committed a human transmutation."
"Yes." He nodded understanding now. He clapped his hands together again. Causing another blast in her direction. She used her arm to block it causing the blast to ricochet back to him knocking him off of his feet. He got up getting ready to strike again but she put her hands against the ground causing the earth to attack him. He used his feet to jump of the earth heading towards him and send another blast her way. She blocked it with a earth wall sending earth her way helping her jump back from the explosion that resulted. He clapped his hands again causing some fire to hit her arm. She held it.'Shit he got me.' She tried to move her arm but only made a burst of pain flare through her arm.'I can't use my arm.' He ran towards her she pulled up a earth wall to block his next attack. Using up the last of her strength in her arm. She backed up, backing up into him 'He snuck behind me!' He picked her up by the shirt caller.
"You pass." He said letting her go. She just kept running this through her mind trying to process this. She did it. Shes a state Alchemist!
"You did it!" Sophine cheered. "I thought you were gonna die out there but you didn't!" She hugged her tightly.
"That's nice and all, Soph .But could you stop squeezing me? If he didn't kill me you sure will."
"Oh sorry." She let go of her smiling.
"Thank you. I didn't think I was going to make it out of that either."
"But you did like always."
"How are you always so happy?" The question she has asked many times to her and she always got the same reply."Why do you think?" Something she could never figure out. She got a different answer this time.
"The same reason you are. Because I have my parents and you as a friend, cousin, and sister!" Sarah smiled at this response.
The speaker turned on "Next up is Sophine." The person on the speaker called.
"It's my turn now."
"Good luck." Sarah gave her a thumbs up before she left the bleachers and went on to the field.