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"We are from Amestris and we came here to investigate on this substance called Innocence" Kurai said as she showed us a silver pocket watch. I sighed and looked at my brothers.
"Why can't we have something like that huh?" I whined as I pointed Kurai's watch. It bugged me to not know what time it was. And I never knew what time it was…
That's when Lavi made the link.
"Wait wait wait wait!" He said.
"Waiting…"I replied as I looked at my arm, hoping a watch would have appeared. Of course it didn't. So I looked at my imaginary watch. Damn I needed one...
"I finally remember it! That alchemy thingy!" He said with a grin. I laughed. So proud for remembering something…
"My old Panda once told me that we know very little of that art called Alchemy. He said it was a mix of science and magic, said mix is done by Alchemists, the rightful owners of that knowledge!" He explained.
I just stared at him, like everyone else.
"Let's just pretend I understood everything kay?" I said. I was impressed though. I wished I could have his super memory, his experience as well and his…Laviness! But it seemed I was the only impressed one because Kurai replied:
"Is that all ya know?" She asked with an arrogant tone. I glared at her. No one talks to my brother like that…
She looked at me, her eyes saying "Bring it on". I didn't move an inch, daring her. Lavi also glanced at her.
"What do you mean?" He asked as politely as he could.
"Well, I meant that you are completely wrong."
"Then go ahead! Explain to me what your precious Alchemy is! "Lavi replied. I could tell he was mad now… I shivered. That girl had no idea of what a mad Lavi looked like…Then she started.
"Alchemy is a science, first of all, not a mix of what you weirdoes call magic!" She began.
Wait a sec… Is it just me or she called me a weirdo? My arm was seriously hitching. And I could see that Lavi and Allen felt the same way. She continued:
"It's also based on one found principle: Equivalent exchange." That's where I stopped listening. I could predict the rest: Lavi and Kurai arguing and I would get bored. Anyways, it was Lavi's speciality to learn on the battlefield. He would listen during hours, sometimes not even saying a thing. He was patient and never loses his temper. Another quality I envied him. I sighed and sited on the ground. I stretched my arms and waited. And waited.
And waited.
Patience definitely was something I had to work on…But as I looked around, I noticed that even Allen wasn't listening. I looked at my non-existent watch. Okay, now, I had enough.
"Hey Allen?"
"Food.." He sheepishly said. I laughed. It kind of woke him up.
"Sorry…What's wrong?"
"I need that weapon of yours" I whispered as I pointed his sword. He had a suspicious look on his face.
"I won't hit anything with it! I promise!"
"For some reason I doubt you…"
"Well, is the ground considered a thing?" I innocently asked. He smiled.
"Ya gonna end this huh?" I nodded. He smiled again and patted my head, as he would a always do when I was acting childishly. I sticked out my tongue. He handed me his sword and I thanked him.
I looked at my surroundings. There was a tree above Lavi and Kurai. Its branches seemed solid enough. I silently climbed the tree under Ed's curious gaze. I stood on the branches, not moving an inch. I held my breath and jumped, rising the sword high above me.
As my feet touched the ground I brutally lowed down the sword. It hit the ground with such an impact that it made a deep hole in he ground and dust raised in the air. Lavi and Kurai jumped back. I grinned at Kurai's expression. Lavi though, gave me that "tut tut tut" look, typical for a big brother. I didn't care about it tough. I had what I want: Silence!
I stood back up and threw the sword at Allen. He catched it and desactivated his innocence.
"WHAT`S WRONG WITH YOU?" Kurai shouted.
"Look who's talking" I replied. We crossed our arms and stared at each other at the same time. After a moment I raised my shoulders and sighed, something was telling me that Kurai could last all day like that…
I sat and lay on the ground, in the hole I created. I crossed my arms behind my head and closed my eyes. Lavi laughed.
"Hai hai…Sorry Hikari." He said with a smile. He sat too. Kurai was speechless. I grinned at that.
"What was that huh?"
"I can't stand fights"
"…"
"YOU JUST JUMPED FROM I DON'T KNOW WHERE AND ALMOST HIT US WITH A GIGANTIC SWORD!AND YOU DON'T LIKE FIGHTS?" She yelled.
"Yup." I simply said.
"What do you want now?"She asked.
"Lavi knows. Just give us the definition on Alchemy. Please." She sighed.
"It's a science that allows you to turn things into something else. Again, it's based on Equivalent Exchange, which means that in order to gain something, you got to give something with an equal value. That's the first rule of alchemy. As long as they follow that simple rule, Alchemists can do whatever they want." She explained.
I sat up.
"Is that all?" I asked.
"Well yeah…" I smiled. I stood back up and stretched a bit. Lavi and Allen did the same and started walking.
"We shall take our leave then." I said as I followed them.
"What? Hey! Wait! Wait!" Kurai shouted as she ran after us. Ed followed too, confused as well. We stopped.
"Yes?" Allen said. "How can we be of any used?"
"Why are you guys leaving?" Edward asked.
"Well we were on a mission too." I said as I took the file from my bag and showed it to her.
"Find information about Alchemy. That was our order. And you just gave us all the infos we needed. Our mission is over. We're going home." Allen finished. I smiled at that. Home…
"Wasn't there something else we had to do?" I asked.
"True… We needed samples…" Lavi said.
"Yeah! That!"
Kurai and Ed tensed up. I waved my hand.
"Don't worry. We are not supposed to take humans by force. We aren't that cruel you know." I said with one last smile.
"Good luck." I wished them. I turned around and followed my brothers to the river.
"Thanks… but why?" Kurai asked. Her arrogant tone was gone now. Hehe…
"Well, you said you were from Amestris right?" Allen said.
"And it happens that Amestris doesn't exist here. Now, how you got here does not concern us, neither does the way you'll get back to the place you come from. Try to survive here. Don't get killed." Lavi said as he got in the boat.
"Don't talk to strangers." I said with a mocking tone. As I got in the boat too, I faced them.
"Farewell then!" The boat started and I waved my hand in good bye. But as I looked at the coast, I saw a red flash. I grinned.
"Hehe…They're coming after all…" I whispered, loud enough for my brothers to hear me.
"She better not say I'm wrong again." Lavi said as he stopped the boat and stood up. He had his hammer on his shoulder, ready for anything. They jumped from behind the bushes, panting.
"So?"
"Grmbl…We're going with you. But only because it is our only option!" I smiled.
"Fine by me." I said with a smile.
"Jump in!" Allen shouted. Kurai easily jumped from the small beach and landed gently on our boat. But as Ed prepared his jump, a hand suddenly appeared on his shoulder, pulling him back in the bushes. He disappeared. Just like that…What the hell was going on today?
"Ed!" Kurai shouted.
"Guess we'll just bring one sample home…"Lavi said. I felt a wave of anger coming from my left, from Kurai's direction. I backed off. Such a killing intent…However, I wasn't sure of to who it was directed at. Lavi? Or maybe the thing behind the bushes? Both?
She didn't say a word though. She just stand up, and jumped again from the boat to the beach.
"Ah shit…What do we do now?"
"We have two choices actually. First, we go help them. Second, we let them die."
"Thanks for stating the obvious!.."
Allen sighed.
"I say we go. But only as back ups. We'll watch them. Lavi will analyse them and we'll help if it's getting dangerous. Everyone is happy now?"
"Guess so…" The three of us sighed at the same time. We jumped on the beach and hide through the darkest bushes. As we watched Kurai's silhouette, we saw a bunch of darker ones, bigger than hers. And at the bottom of the hooded silhouette, we could see a flash of silver, as a ray of sun passed. Swords, daggers, sharp thingies that I didn't recognize.
"Ah shit…"