(Thanks for still reading the story! I am posting this chapter earlier than planned because i am going on a trip. sorry its shorter then normal, but in my opinion, it has more humor the then previous chapters! the next update will be in around 10 days, i am very sorry! R&R)

Russell and Al ended up walking to the library side by side, Ed and Fletcher already striking up a conversation, both talking excitedly about their favorite type of alchemy. The two younger siblings didn't notice the awkward silence happening behind them. Al was still pissed, while Russell just didn't know what to say. Finally Russell sighed, shoving his hands in his pockets. He looked over to Al, who in turn had already looked at him from his movement.

"Look, I really didn't mean to be such a jerk earlier. I don't know what got into me, but I am sorry and I can promise you that it won't happen again." Russell said, albeit a bit sheepishly. Al just looked at him for a few moments, and then let out a sigh of his own.

"It isn't me who you should say that too, but I guess we're good. For now." He said the threat clear in his voice. Russell gave a small nervous laugh, taking the threat very seriously. I mean, if Al was better than Ed that means the he should be very, very scared. The two boys' attention was drawn back to the siblings ahead of them, Fletcher calling out after Ed as she ran ahead at a very fast speed.

Al cursed under his breath, dashing after her. "Sorry, give me a second!" he yelled as he passed Fletcher. All they saw when he caught up to her was Ed bouncing on her heels and giggling (much to her later self's grief). Al smiled a bit, shaking his head. He took her arm and led Ed back to the brothers. "Uh…she is just really hyper right know, sorry." He said, holding her arm so that she wouldn't take off again. The brothers nodded, figuring it might be a side effect of the medication.

"Aaaal, hey, hey Al, can we do something?" Ed asked, clearly showing that Al was correct, the short blonde was clearly very hyper. "I honestly don't think I can read right know, ya' know? I am all, all, all…jittery? Yeah, that's it, jittery…I think?" she said, confusing herself. "Or maybe nervous, wait…. Why would I be nervous? Huh, so that can't be it. Oh! Maybe I-" she was cut off by Al, who was trying hard not to laugh at her mindless blabber.

"Race you to Mustang's office!" he yelled, dashing towards the main building.

Ed and the others blinked, before the short blonde let out an excited blurp of laughter, running after him. The brothers looked at each other, and then they grinned and ran after the two newbies, Fletcher yelling out a loud 'wait up!'

All the soldiers stared as the four teens ran down the halls, nearly hitting walls as they made sharp turns. Their laughter rang threw the air, making many smile at how lively it was compared to the usually dull work days. Ed was slowly catching up to Al, she being only 3 meters behind him; the Tringham's only a little ways behind them. Saying Mustang and his men were shocked when they barged in was an understatement, they all jumped in their seats and Fuery gave a small squeak.

"I win!" bellowed Al, he gasping for air and laughing.

"Damn it! I was so close!" panted Ed as she skidded in behind him.

"Ha! You were miles behind me!" said Al.

"Jeez, you guys run fast, holy crap!" Russell said, gasping for air, Fletcher doing the same as he bent over with his hands on his knees.

Ed ignored him, responding to Al. "I was not! I was right behind you and you know it!" she shouted, glaring at her brother playfully.

"Sure you were." Al smirked.

"I was! Ask them!" she said, pointing to the Tringham's"

"Shit no, leave me out of this!" said Russell, raising his hands above his head in mock surrender.

Fletcher laughed at them all, the adults still getting over their surprising entry.

"…"

"…the hell?" asked jean, his brows furrowed at the teenagers antics.

That caused the teens to pause, and then they all doubled over into laughter, filling the room with the sound of their joy.

"Well, I think Ed is feeling better now, from what I can see." said Breda, grinning as he chuckled.

"How wondrous, this is a true show of the friendship of youth!" cried Armstrong, crying tears of joy as he ripped off his shirt, flexing his muscles and showering everything in sparkles.

"…the hell?" Ed said, stealing Jeans line from earlier.

"Get used to it, he tends to do that a lot." said Havoc, speaking around his cigarette with a smirk.

"Oh how the newest additions bring such energy!" said Armstrong, him running towards Ed with his arms open. Ed gave a small shriek as she ran away, trying hard not to get caught by the giant.

"Shit, shit, shit! Alphonse, god damn, save me!" she yelled to her brother, who was currently laughing again, along with everyone else in the room. She then dove behind Russell, pushing him towards Armstrong. He ended up getting the hug instead of Ed, much to the girl's joy.

"Ahaha, my brother was used as a sacrifice!" called out Fletcher as Russell was behind suffocated by the scarily large muscles.

"I…can't…breath!" he choked out, struggling against the hold. Ed was holding back laughter again as she stood next to Jean, who was doing the same thing. Al and Fletcher were trying to get Armstrong to let go, giving Russell a little mercy.

"Major, I hope you don't plan on killing the poor kid." said Mustang, smirking as he paced his chin on the palm of his hand, it holding his head up.

Ed finally took a deep breath, her laughing fit gone as she sighed. She leaned on Havoc's desk, look at said man. Ed cleared her throat, gaining his attention. "Uh, I wanted to say sorry, for, ya know, the whole clinging thing. I can't really control it when I am out of it so….yeah." she finished, rubbing at her arm awkwardly.

"No problem kid, I'm just happy I was able to help." He said with a genuine smile. Ed smiled a little in response, and both were unaware that Hughes had taken a picture, smirking as he pocketed it.

They looked back to the others, seeing that Armstrong had finally let Russell go. She gave a small 'eep' as his glare turned to her. "I am going to kill you, you little brat!" she said.

Everyone jump when the outburst came, none of them (besides Al) had expected it, and he even plugged his ears with a grin.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A MICROSIZED PIPSQUEACK YOU ASSHOLE?!" Ed yelled as she ran forward, kicking his shin in a childish manner.

"Owowowow fuck that hurt!" Russell hissed as he jumped up and down on one leg, holding his knee.

"Oh, I'm sooo sorry; I guess I accidently used my Automail foot, my bad." Ed said in a sickingly sweet voice.

Everyone looked at the door when they heard a new laugh, it being Ling and Lan Fan. "That was a little harsh, don't ya think, Ed?" asked ling, him smirking.

"Hell no, he called me little." She huffed, crossing her arms.

"A little height sensitive, are you?" asked Mustang with a smirk.

No one missed the slight frown on Al's lips, and Mustang flinched after he remembered that it was a side effect of those horrible things. They all saw as her past on a scowl to cover the hurt. "Shut up." she said, blowing a raspberry in a once again, childish manner.

Mustang chuckled at her antics, relieved that she was dropping the subject. He stood up, pushing his chair back with his legs as he did so. "Well, it will be a little late, but how about we all go to the mess hall and get some lunch, hm?" he said, looking around the room.

Ed's eyes lit up at the mention of food. She ran to Al, he already knowing what she was going to do. He turned around and she leaped onto his back. "To the food my trusty steed!" she yelled, pointing towards to door. He laughed and began walking with the rest of the group, them having started to fill out. Hughes took the chance to once again snap a picture, planned to tell his little Elysia all about his day once he got home.

They chatted amongst themselves on their way, it being on the other side of the building. Jean slowed down so that he was in the back with the siblings. "So Ed, Al, what's your favorite food?" he asked casually.

"Stew." They replied in unison. Jean laughed, shoving his hands in his pockets.

"Hm…what's your favorite color?"

"Red." replied Ed.

"Green." said Al.

Ed giggled at that. "Al, we secretly love Christmas without even knowing it. Al laughed in reply.

Jean laughed too, smiling as he pictured Ed and Al sitting under a Christmas tree.

The whole team tensed when Ed gave a cough, turning her head away from Al and shielding her mouth with her elbow. She cleared her throat, turning back to her brother. "Hey Al, do you have a couch drop?"

"Crap! I knew I forgot something…" Al growled.

"Uh, I have one." Ed looked over Al's shoulders to see Fuery holding out one. She smiled and nudged Al, him setting her down.

"Thank you very much!" she chirped, taking the offered cough drop. She popped it into her mouth, smiling at the glasses wearing soldier.

"You're welcome." He smiled back.

Suddenly there was a little cry as Ling glomped Ed, her giving a squeak of surprise. "She is adorable!" he said, rubbing his cheek against the top of her head.

"Young lord," Lan Fan protested, seeing Al glare.

There was a yelp as Ling leapt away from her, holding his arm with a mock hurt look. "She bit me!" he yelled.

"Do that again and I will draw blood!" Ed hollered, her face a bright red as she hide behind Havoc and Al, creating a human wall between herself and Ling. Lan Fan sighed, dragging a pouting Ling to the front of the group to keep him safe from the murderous glare coming from Alphonse.

The group finally made it to the cafeteria, they having to put tables together to make enough room for their large ensemble. Ed sat in between Al and Havoc, Russell and Fletcher to Al's right. Russell noticed something, and he decided to bring it up.

"Ed, why aren't you drinking your milk?" he asked.

Ed stopped chewing, slowly turning her gaze to Russell. "I am not drinking it because its gross." She stated bluntly, poking the tiny milk carton away with her fork.

Russell raised an eyebrow. "It would help make you tall-" he was cut off with a milk carton hitting his face.

"Shut up, I'm not short!" she yelled at him, standing up.

"Would you stop hurting me?!" he yelled back, also standing.

"I will stop hurting you when you stop being an ass!"

"I wasn't even doing anything!"

"You were calling me short, damn it!"

"I was saying it would make you taller, the word short wasn't said once!"

"But it was intended!"

They were so busy arguing that they didn't see Mustang come up behind them. He grabbed both their heads and bonked them together, then let them go.

"Ow!"

"Fuck!"

"As entertaining as your arguing is, it is causing unwanted attention." Mustang said smirking down at them. Ed and Russell glared up at him, Ed even going as far as sticking her tongue out at him. Roy chuckled before sitting back down.

Ed was the first one to finish eating, and she tugged Al's sleeve to show him. He nodded at her and dug in his pocket, handing her something under the table. She got up and walked out without saying a word.

"Alphonse?" asked Hughes.

"Eheh, well, she has to do something after her meal." he said sheepishly.

"Is it more medication?" asked Fletcher politely. Al sighed and nodded, slouching in her chair.

"This one is only supposed to be taken once a month; we planned it to be today a while ago, so no worries. Usually it's only when she wakes up and at 2 o'clock." Al said.

"And if she doesn't take it?" Lan Fan asked him, her brows furrowed.

"Well, let's just hope you don't find out. The one that adults saw was a very mild attack and they happen a lot, even if she takes the medication."

The explanation was cut short when raised voices were heard just outside the doors. The group looked at each other, than shot out of their seats and towards the door. Al was furious at what he saw, Havoc not far off. A large soldier was holding Ed up by her neck, clearly causing her to struggle for breathe. She was clawing at his wrist, trying to kick out. There were soldiers trying to get him to stop, but he wouldn't listen.

"You little brat!" he growled, "I don't know why you're here, but I should kill you!"

"Fuck….off!" she choked out, spitting on his face.

The man gave a roar, throwing the girl at the nearest wall, she landing with a smack.

That was the biggest mistake of his life, for the next second, everyone on Mustang's team had pulled out their guns, and Mustang held his hand posed to snap. But Al, Al didn't hesitate. He ran forward, kicked the man behind his knees, and when they guy bent backwards; Al grabbed his neck and pushed him to the ground, holding him there.

"What the hell do you think you're doing to my sister?!" he bellowed, glaring with pure venom down at the soldier. Al was pleased when he saw the terrified look the guy had, he having noticed Mustang and his men.

While Mustang went over and re-asked the question, Jean and Hawkeye were kneeling by Ed, Hughes right behind them. "What happened kid?" Havoc asked with his concern plain as day.

"Bastard groped my ass, the fucknut." She growled, holding her neck where they could already see the bruising of fingers. Russell and Fletcher looked at each other, both wanted to kill the man that Breda was handcuffing. Hawkeye had a frown as she reported that to Mustang, he in return scowled at the man. Mustang, Breda, and Hawkeye went to report him in, leaving the group to try and break up the crowd.

Maes kneeled down by Ed, placing a hand on her shoulder. "And what did you do after that?" he asked.

"…I called him a fucknut, what else?" she asked as she crossed her arms. Jean laughed at that, patting her back.

"Ed, are you okay?" asked Alphonse, her taking her hand and pulling her to her feet.

"Yeah, I'm fine." she said smiling reassuringly.

"Perhaps I should take the young ones back to the house." Armstrong said, getting nods from everyone. Jean smirked and asked Al something in a whisper, Al laughing in return, giving a nod. Havoc then kneeled in front of Ed, Al picking her up under her armpits and placing her on Jean's back. She instantly wrapped her arms and legs around him as not to fall off.

"What the fuck?!" she hollered, looking at Al for an explanation.

"Come on Ed, we both know you love to be carried, so just relax. It's not like he'll drop you." Al chuckled as a blush rose to his sister's face. Armstrong and the teens, plus Jean, went to the front of HQ, there being a limo waiting for them.

"Woah, are you rich or something?" Ed asked Armstrong.

"You could say that." Russell replied.

Ed didn't understand what he meant until they got to the mansion. It was huge, the house being 3 stories tall. The girl gawked at it, her eyes wide. "This is bigger than the library! Holy fuck!" she said.

"Ed, watch your mouth, you swear too much."

"Yeah, sure, kay!" she said, bolting towards the back of the house, Al just noticing the large grouping of trees.

"Aw shit! Ed, get back here!" he said, chasing after her as she gave a squeal of laughter.

"And you told me not to swear, you hypocrite!" she yelled back at him.

Russell, Fletcher, Ling and Lan Fan followed after. Armstrong just laughed and went inside. He was happy to see all the energy, for before the Elric's came, the other teens weren't very lively.

Lan Fan and Ling easily caught up with the girl, they running side by side. Ed saw this and gave another laugh, speeding up. "What are you doing Ed?" asked Lan Fan.

"I am sooo going to climb the tree's." she said happily. "Rush valley barely had any, so it's been a while!" with that, they reached the tree's. Everyone thought the same exact thing when she started to climb.

She looks like a monkey.

They all stopped and looked to Al for an explanation.

"Ahaha, you should see your faces!" he laughed. "She has many animals like characteristics. Like, she really doesn't land on her feet, she is fast, and she can climb really well. And don't tell her I said this, but you can catch her napping in a patch of sun a lot." he said, smiling up at her. It took a sad edge when he figured he should tell the others the story. So he told them about their father, and about the animal jeans. Ed didn't hear any of it; she was busy looking around from the top of the tree. Al then noticed how high up she was. "Edlyn Alexis Elric! What do you think you're doing?!" he yelled up at her.

"Climbing? Duh!" she called back, giggling as she saw him scowl. "Don't be a worry wart, I'm coming down." She then proceeded to jump from branch to branch with an inhuman amount of balance. From the last branch she jumped onto his back, having on a huge smile. "That was fun." Al rolled his eyes as everyone laughed, besides Lan Fan, who was just smiling. Ed jumped off all, only to be attack rather playfully by a dog, she ending up on her but.

"Den, don't just jump on people like that!" yelled a blonde girl with her hair in a ponytail. She ran up and bent over, catching her breath. "I am so sorry, usually she isn't this bad, I promise! I am Winry by the way." She finished, smiling down at the girl who was now laughing and playing with the dog.

"It's nice to meet you, I am Alphonse, and that's Edlyn. And its okay, Ed loves animals." Al said, smiling down at his sister. "Hey, does Den have Automail?"

Winry beamed. "Yep, I made it myself!"

"Would you like to take a look at Ed's Automail?" Al offered.

"She has Automail?!" Winry yelled, causing Al to jump back.

"Yeah?" he said nervously.

Winry dove for the short blonde, grabbing her wrist and begun to drag her into the mansion, Den barking happily as Ed stared at Al with confusion.

"…Did I just get my sister kidnapped?" he asked, his brows furrowed.

"Yep, you sure did!" Ling said happily.

"It's normal, Winry is a machine junky." Said Russell with a sigh, shrugging.

"Why don't we go inside too? To make sure that Winry doesn't take Ed's Automail and take it apart." Everyone besides Al laughed, he worrying about his sisters safty.