She lay purring on the floor. The metal boy was being questioned by Greed.

Finally, Greed turning to me. "Roa tells me you know him?"

She nodded, starting to write in the dust on the floor. Dolcetto, Roa and Greed came and stood over her as she wrote.

"Ah, so he was at Lab Five."

"Hey, how did she know that? I've never seen her before!" the boy, Alphonse, cried.

"Kyu escaped from Lab Five when it was collapsing. She saw you and your brother standing outside when she escaped with her little friend, Hiss. Kyu knew she couldn't fit in among humans, so hid. When you guys took the train, she tried to follow you, but you got off a station or two before she knew and she lost you. Dolcetto found her, and I reeled her in." Greed grinned.

"She was a test-subject at that lab?... For how long?"

"She was picked up as a babe. Then they mixed her with a tiny kitten. She came out almost perfect. Only with the exception of her vocal-cords being screwed up."

There was a little more chit-chat, and then Bedo left to get the boy's brother.

"Kyu!" she mewed.

"Sure, you can go too, Kyu." Greed shrugged.

Purring, she rubbed against him before bounding after Bedo, Hiss wrapped around her arm.

Apparently, the boy had gone wandering off, so she was needed to track his scent. When they found him, he was pissed. He beat up Bedo and chased her to the Nest.

"Wow, well done, Kyu!" laughed Greed as she darted behind him and peered out at the furious boy.

"Brother! He's a Homunculus! They're Chimera!" Alphonse cried.

"Ky-kyu!" she chittered.

"Really..."

"And the one you chased in saw us at Lab Five!"

The boy turned to look at her. She squeaked and fled to behind Roa. He was better for hiding behind!

"Oh, really?"

But right about then the fighting started. She obeyed Greed and ran, but she stopped following the others after a few meters and went back. Her loyalty sure could interfere!

Greed was now facing two opponents. The boy and a woman. And he was faring badly.

Hissing, she launched herself onto the boy.

"Gah!" He went down as she clawed and bit at him. She was tiny, and he was expecting her to be larger, so his blows and attempts to throw her off all went over her head.

"Edward!"

The woman pulled her off of him.

"Kyurem! I told you to run with the others!" Greed snapped.

"Ky-k-k-kyu! Kyu kyu kyu!" she mewed, standing beside him. Again, she felt her eyes were different. No longer baby-Kyu again. Her tail lashed, and she almost... felt it growing. Same with her ears.

"What the...?" the woman gasped.

She knew what the issue was.

And now she knew what 'construction-flaw' the scientists had always spoken of.