Hello there! We've made it to 15 chapters...that's pretty good in my opinion haha. I'd like to thank all my lovely reviewers, and readers, and watchers! You're all beautiful!

So, I didn't take nearly as long as I usually do to update. I'm pretty proud of myself.

I guess I'll just let ya'll read...

Disclaimer: Must I always repeat this? Sadly, I'll never own FMA...

*Unbetaed because this has been an absolutely terrible week for me and my beta's had some problems too*

And away we go!

Chapter 15: Lost in a Dream

"Remind me why we're doing this again?" Edward asked Al in irritation, kicking a stone away from him. "We've been looking though the warehouse district for the past three hours and all we've seen is a dog and some hobos."

"Hobos? Has Alice been teaching you words from her world again?" Al replied, looking down at his brother as they walked.

"...Shut up. That's not the point here." Ed muttered, stuffing his hands in his pockets.

"Well, to answer your question, we're here because Colonel Mustang told us to come here. But I think you may be right. If we haven't fond him yet, we probably won't."

"Then why don't we leave? Maybe if we're lucky, Allie will be home by now."

"Oh? Are you worried about her, Brother?"

"N-no! I just don't want to waste time searching the city for her!" Ed exclaimed, turning on his heel to leave.

"Heh, sure, whatever you say, Ed." Al muttered, chuckling as he followed his brother.

~X~

The sun was bright and reflected off of Henry's perfectly white teeth with a blinding intensity. His hair blew gently in the breeze; his soft, pink lips up-turned in a smile. Alice held on to his hand tightly, overjoyed that she got walk with him like this. They had yet to reach their destination but Alice didn't mind. She felt that she could walk with Henry like this for the rest of her life.

"You seem awfully happy, Miss Allie. Does this mean I'm succeeding so far?" Henry asked, turning to smile down at her. Alice blushed a bright red, her green eyes meeting his similarly green ones and making her forget how to breathe for a second.

"Ah. Y-yes. Very much so. I-I mean, yes, you're doing g-great, Henry." Alice stuttered, her blush deepening. Henry laughed a beautiful sounding laugh, leaning down and giving her a soft kiss on the cheek.

"You're absolutely adorable when you blush, Miss Allie!"

Alice smiled in embarassment, leaning into Henry's side. Walking with Henry like this was so perfect, she didn't have a care in the world. She still didn't know where they were going but it didn't really matter. Henry was the love of her life, should it matter where they were, as long as they were together?

Something in the very back of her mind said, yes, it should matter. It was a tiny voice, one that had refused to shut up since she had gone off with Henry. It was slowly but surely getting softer though; it wouldn't be long before it was gone completely and Alice could truly enjoy her time with Henry.

"We're here, Miss Allie. What do you think?"

Alice looked away from Henry to find that they were standing in the middle of the prettiest garden she had seen in her life. The lighting was perfect, the path made of old stones. Roses and lilies lined the path, leading to a small clearing that contained Cherry Blossom trees in full bloom. Under the trees was a white table set for tea, two white chairs on either side. The whole place smelled like a wonderful perfume.

"It's beautiful..." Alice whispered, trying to take it all in.

"Just like you, Miss Allie." Henry said softly, leaning down and giving her a kiss. Alice felt that it was the most wonderful thing she had ever experienced and wished that it would never end.

The little voice piped up again, even softer than before. Wasn't there someone else? Someone that Alice desperately wanted to kiss? Someone that she loved? Someone that wasn't Henry?

Of course not! She told herself. Henry was the one for her, there would never be anyone else and that voice was insane for thinking differently.

Because honestly, there was no one else. Alice couldn't for the life of her remember ever caring for anyone other than Henry. Or even knowing anyone other than Henry. She didn't even know what she had been doing before Henry offered to take her to this amazing garden. Did it matter? Henry obviously hadn't been there, meaning it probably wasn't worth remembering. She had probably just been wandering around in a daze, waiting for her lovely Henry to find her.

"Come. Let's have some tea," Henry said, pulling Alice from her thoughts as he led her to the table beneath the Cherry Blossom trees. She blushed again, taking a seat and smiling at Henry as he sat down across from her.

"To us!" He said, raising his tea cup.

"To us," Alice responded, a smile on her lips. Wonderful, just wonderful.

~X~

"Brother, I don't think punching the wall is going to make Alice come home faster."

"She should be home by now! It's been hours and hours! Who takes that long of a walk? Something must have happened to her, she must have gotten lost, or hurt, or kid-"

"Edward, calm down. Let's just call Mustang and let him know she's missing. Then we can go out and ask around. Maybe someone's seen her."

Edward took a deep breath, letting it out in a whoosh. Why was he so worried? It was true that he considered the otherworldly girl as a friend now, but did friends usually get this worried about other friends? Maybe he was just on edge because of what had happened to Emily...

But honestly, as terrible it sounded, he was just glad it hadn't been Alice.

Blushing, Ed stalked out of the room, his golden eyes burning. He snatched up the phone, dialing the Colonel's number.

"Yes?"

"Alright Colonel Useless, we have a problem."

"Fullmetal? What problem? Have you found our man yet?"

"No. I'm more concerned about the problem than about that."

"Then tell me what the problem is!" Mustang snapped, sounding irritated.

"I would if you'd let me speak!"

"Just tell him already, Brother!" Al exclaimed in experation.

"Alright, alright. Look, Allie's still missing."

"Oh? Alice is still missing? How did this occur? I'd love to know."

"This isn't a joke you bastard! Alice could be in real trouble!"

"And what do you want me to do?"

"I don't know, look for her? Do something! You have more pull than I do!"

"I don't think pull is going to help here."

"It could! Just, help me find her okay?"

"I suppose I can send Hawkeye and few others out to look for her. But that's it considering she isn't offically missing."

"Fine. Contact me if you find her." Ed snarled, hanging up before Mustang could respond.

The two brothers stood in silence for a few minutes, before Al decided to speak up.

"Are you alright, Brother?"

"...I'm fine. Come on, let's go find, Allie."

~X~

"How is your tea, Miss Allie?"

"It's wonderful, just like this garden," Alice answered, blushing again. She seemed to be doing that a lot lately. "I had no idea Central had places like this."

"You just have to know where to look." Henry replied, winking.

The two fell into a comfortable silence, sipping their tea and listening the nearby birds sing. Alice couldn't believe how lucky she was, getting to have tea with Henry like this. The thought made her giggle, her hand shooting up to cover her mouth. Henry looked over at her with a confused smile, his head tilted slightly to the left. It made him look absolutely adorable to Alice.

"What's so funny, love?" He asked.

Alice blushed again, smiling as the nickname. "Nothing really. I'm just so happy."

"I'm glad." Henry responded, his smile growing. "Say, do you wish to try something really fun, Miss Allie?"

"Fun?" Alice asked, brightening up even more. "Of course! What is it?"

"It's an old game I used to play with my brothers growing up." He began to explain, getting up and offering her a hand. She took it with a smile.

"It's a very simple game really. A game of endurance. All you have to do is close your eyes and sit in a chair while I do different things to try and make you laugh. Would you like to try it?"

"Y-yes! It's sounds like fun!" Alice cried, smiling as she followed Henry over to a chair placed in the middle of the garden. Henry helped her sit, pulling out a blindfold and placing it around her eyes.

"Don't be frightened, my love. This is only to make sure you don't peek."

Alice nodded. How could she be afraid of anything Henry did? He would never hurt her.

"Are you ready, Miss Allie? Let's begin."

~X~

Edward let out a groan, slumping down onto the bench. Al took a seat next to his brother, worry somehow radiating off of him. They had been out for Alice for almost an hour and so far not a single person they asked had seen her. They hadn't recieved any word from Mustang either, leaving Edward in a very pissy mood.

"Why haven't we been able to find her? Surely she wouldn't wander off that far..." Ed muttered, chewing on his lip as he slid down either further. "Asking random people is a waste of time!"

"I'm sure we'll find someone who saw her. We just have to keep asking." Al replied, looking around. "Why don't we go ask that little old lady? She might know something..."

"Probably not."

"Well, I'll just go talk to her by myself." Al said, getting up and heading across the street. The old woman looked up as he drew near, giving him a small smile. His armor didn't seem to bother her.

"Excuse me, ma'am, but did you by any chance see a girl today about...five and a half feet tall? Long brown hair, with highlights when the sun hits it? She has green eyes...and she was wearing khaki pants and a black shirt."

"Ah, yes actually. I saw her this morning! She looked very, very upset. Did you upset her my boy?" The woman inquired, looking up at him.

"Ahahah, no. My Brother did...could you tell me where she went? Did she talk to anyone? Go into any stores?"

"No stores but...ah yes! A handsome young man with blonde hair went up to her. I remember they spoke for a while...and then they left together."

"Do you remember where they went?"

"Ah...They went north I believe. I think they turned left at that intersection up there."

"Thank you very much, ma'am!" Al exclaimed, giving the woman a wave as he headed back over to Ed. "Brother! I know what direction she headed in."

"Eh? That old lady actually knew something?" Ed asked, sitting up with wide eyes.

"Yes! Only a direction, but it's better than nothing. Come on!"

Ed leapt up, hurrying after his little brother. Maybe they'd find someone else who had seen her. He hoped so. Something inside him was terrified of Alice getting hurt. He needed to make sure that didn't happen.

~X~

Alice was doing her best to keep a smile off her face Henry walked around her, occasionally reaching out to tickle her. So far she had managed not to laugh. She was winning.

"You're doing great, love." Henry said from somewhere on her right. "Now it's time to get serious. I will win this game, Miss Allie."

Alice once again fought to join Henry in his laughter. His laugh was just so wonderful to listen to. Like bells or a-

What? For some reason there was a pain in her right arm and she grimanced. This game wasn't supposed to hurt, was it?

"Sorry, love. I did not mean to hurt you."

Ah. It had been an accident. Of course! Her Henry would never hurt her. He loved her too mu-

Again. This time on her left arm. And again on her right shoulder.

Henry did not apologize this time.

Just what was he doing? It felt like he was slashing at her with something sharp...A rose? Would a rose hurt that much?

Alice flinched as he slashed at her more, trying not to panic as warm liquid ran down her finger tips.

There was no way that could be a rose. It had to be a knife or something. But why would Henry use a knife? Why was Henry hurting her?

He kept slashing at her, no apologies, no reassurances. The voice was back, screaming at her to fight back, to run.

But she couldn't do that. She couldn't hurt Henry, even if he was hurting her. Surely he had a good reason? If she could just get herself to ask him, he'd explain and everything would be fine.

"Henry?"

"Hush, Darling. I'm only helping you. This is all part of the game."

More slashing. This couldn't be part of the game, it just couldn't. She bit her lip, unable to fight back the tears that escape her eyes. It hurt. Had Emily felt like this in her last moments? Was this how she died?

...Who was Emily?

Alice couldn't remember and at the moment she didn't care because Henry had just gone a step further. There was a sharp pain in her abdomin, caused by the knife that Henry had just stabbed her with.

Would this be how she died? Stabbed to death by her love?

"I think that's enough. Just one more cut...and it'll all be over."

No! No no no. She didn't want to die! She didn't care what Henry would think or say; Alice wanted to live!

"GET AWAY FROM HER!"

That voice...it was so familiar...where did she know it from?

There was a loud, echoing crash to her left, followed by yells and curses. Echoing? But weren't they in a garden?

Someone was yelling her name but she didn't have the strength to answer them. The black at the edge of her vision was so inviting...

"Alice! Allie!"

So familiar. But the black was so nice looking...

So Alice let it take her.

Cliff hanger!

I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist ORZ

This may or may not be one of the longest chapters I've ever written...and it jumps around a lot... Sorry about that =3=

More EdxAllie stuff in this chapter! Whoo! And alot of other stuff...That whole thing with Henry? Don't think I've ever really written like that before...Hope it was okay.

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