"It's coming! It's coming!" a voice echoed through the village.
A moment of panic swept everyone up. Soon the streets were deserted, all the people had run to the nearest building to hide inside.
Ed and Al were reading and laughing in their room when the silence fell.
"Al. Can you hear that?"
"I can't hear anything brother." he said listening hard, "Why what can you hear?"
"Nothing Al. It's silent."
The two brothers ran to the window and peered out into the now empty streets.
"Al, I think the boys back." Ed said, a determined look on his face.
"Let's go then brother." Al said running towards the door.
"You're not coming Al." Ed told him, "You're going to stay right here so I know you're safe. I don't want you to get hurt again."
"But brother..." Al pleaded.
"Don't Al! I'm not changing my mind! Stay right here, this shouldn't take long!"
Ed walked out onto the balcony and leapt off before Al could stop him.
"Please be safe brother." Al whispered to himself.
"Where are you hiding jerk!" Ed yelled as he wandered round the village in search off the small boy.
"I will find you! You can't get away that easily!"
The streets were silent. The only sound surrounding him was the whistle of the wind and the faint whipping of the dirt on the solid ground. Soon footsteps could be heard from further down the street. Ed readied himself.
"What do we do if no ones out?" a voice asked.
"Find someone."
The first voice was definitely the boy but... the second voice was not as familiar.
Ed hid behind a group of barrels next to a tall wooden barn.
"What if they all try to kills us? I don't want to die." the boy asked with a shuddered in his voice.
"Stop worrying Fin. I'm sure that it will be fine." the second person said reluctantly.
"If you say so." the boy replied, his voice shaking a bit.
As the two people came closer Ed could make out who they were.
There was the small boy with greasy black hair. He was accompanied by a stout man who was constantly licking his lips. This was obviously Gluttony.
"What are you doing here Gluttony?" Ed shouted emerging from his hiding place.
Gluttony span round at the sound of Ed's voice.
"It's you." he said astonished, "Lust told us to get you."
"Well I'm a bit busy so maybe some other time."
Ed ran at the two boys.
"Gluttony!" Fin shouted. Panicked he grabbed a handful of sand and threw it at he approaching boys face. The sand grains dug into Ed's eyes.
"Damn it!" he shouted rubbing his eyes, "Damn you!"
Ed once again flung himself at them. In an attempt to hit them he swung his arm above his head and threw it towards the ground. His arm connected with the boy's shoulder. Fin jumped back in pain. His arm hung loosely by his side. The wind made it flop around while he held the joint in a fist.
"Give me back the pieces of my brother!" Ed demanded plucking the child from the ground by the collar of his shirt.
The boy squirmed but he couldn't escape.
" Gluttony! Help me!"
Gluttony was long gone. He'd run back down the dirt path towards his cave hideout.
"Gluttony?"
"It's just you and me now."