Fullmetal Alchemist: Alchemy & Automail

Chapter 17 - Her Regret

A/N: Well... Really long since I updated. School is coming fast and I need to get ready so if updates are laggy, that's why..

It became so hard to write anything now! I don't know, but I heard something about writer's block and I think that's happening to me... *Flips table* [ (╯°□°)╯ ┻━┻ ] XD! Were that come from?...

Anyhow, let's get on with the story because I have to finish this story by the start of school..

R&R...

"The Soul Shifting Alchemist..."

"S-Soul S-Shifting Alchemist... That's actually a good name for the boy."

"Indeed..."

Meanwhile...

Back at the field, Al was still uncomfortable about having Mei and Julia glaring each other like this. They could feel the tension rising in area. He was speechless, but had to speak.

He coughed and wiped his forehead, "Mei, this Julia and Julia, this is Mei."

Mei and Julia shook hands and exchanged glares that made Al want to leave this moment. Al wanted to run away because he never had to deal with this. Al could see Ed holding in laughter and glared at him. Winry punched him in the stomach and his laughter was replaced by coughing. Finally, Julia and Mei started speaking to each other and Al quickly gestered his head at them..

"Glad to meet you!"

"Ditto..."

Al wanted something, anything to seperate these two now. They constantly kept exchanging glances and just stood there shaking hands. Finally, the referee started talking again.

"The second round of the Alchemy Tournament Finals will now begin!"

He picked out two names and read them...

"Mei Chang vs Jade Domino!" (GirlvsGirl... Go figure! Lol)

"Thank you!" He screamed at the tip of his lungs and it catched everyone's attention. It came out louder than it had meant to. Actually, it wasn't supposed to come out of his mouth because it was a thought. Al paused and gulped at the view of both Mei and Julia staring at him.

"Why did you-"

He immediatly shoke his hands and didn't let her finish her sentence. "Haha, don't worry about it! Just go fight, Mei! We believe in you, haha!" For the first time Ed had seen Al be a total wreck. He was nervous and confused. If the referee didn't speak, Al would pop. He decided to help him out as well. "Yeah, Mei, go fight on!"

Mei growled and walked over to the battlefield. Al sighed and took deep breathes. Ed walked up to him and put his hand on Al's shoulder. "Your welcome, Al! You seemed like a nervous wreck, so I helped you out!" Al could hear the chuckles from his brother and glared at him.

"Thanks, but it's not funny, brother!"

"Whatever."

Both Mei and Jade stood a safe distance from one another and in seconds the match would begin.

"Mei, are you ready?" She nodded.

"Jade, are you ready?" She nodded as well.

"Begin!"

The cheers resumed from the audience..

Both girls sprinted at each other and kicked and punched. They were holding back on using their alchemy as they knew martial arts as well. Interceptions and attacks were all in this battle as Mei could hear her team cheering her on in the backround. Even more in the backround, she heard the loud screams from the crowd. She had a trump card just like Al did, one that could win her the match. What could go wrong?

She heard Al and Julia cheering for her. The only two voices she could hear at the moment. Why? She didn't know, but she could escape the voices. Their voices were in sync and that saddened her. She was in a dark room and when she looked behind her she could see Al and Julia laughing together and running off.

"Wait.."

They were getting farther and farther away. Mei was running, but she didn't seem to go anywhere. Just like that, they were gone and in upcoming moments so would she.

Ed noticed Mei wasn't doing alright and seemed off, distracted. Her moves became slower and she was barely even moving a muscle. She was shaking and grinding her teeth. Ed was getting worried, but when he looked over to Al, he could tell Al didn't notice. He noticed the Furher, Hawkeye, and Mustang was staring at him and then stared back to the fighting. Ed did as well and noticed Mei slowly turning his head at them.

Mei slowly turned her head and looked at the direction of Al and the rest...

"Why..."

Mei started having thoughts of Al and the wench he calls Julia. The thought of that girl being in a relationship with him made her sick to her stomach. Of course, she broke up with Al, but she had a reason. She couldn't be with him because she was leaving Amestris. A massive part had hoped that one day she would come back and see Al again and start their relationship over again, but it became smaller after Julia's arrival.

"Did..."

Mei would had loved if Julia would had fallen for Edward, but she can't cast jealousy and despair on her best friend, Winry. She knew she couldn't be selfish either. She couldn't leave for who knows how long and expect Al to stay alone. She couldn't had wanted him to stay alone for his life. She cursed the people at Xing for telling her family to come back. Her expressions went back and forth with every passing thought that raced threw her mind.

"This..."

Mei had noticed that she was sweating bullets and her breathing was getting deeper and harder. Her vision started to become blury and she was getting punched and kicked, but didn't feel anything. Mei suddenly collasped onto the floor. All she could hear was the sudden gasping and the worry yelling from her teammates. She slowly closed her eyes and went into uncousious slumber. Before that, she saw her teammates arriving next to her and she mumbled the last word of her unfinished sentence.

"H-Happen..."

A/N: Yeah... Not much of a match, but it wasn't suppose to be a match... Mostly a event that so happens.. I'm actually working on the last chapters for this fanfic so I am actually writing little by little each day!

Now if you can excuse me, I have to go pick up a certain table from the ground before anyone sees it! XD

R&R...