(Bree)
It was warm. What was I laying on? The warm metal frame of the window or something? Well whatever it was I like it. I just wanna stay here for a bit longer…
"Guys wake up! We're almost there!" Was that Al? Slowly, I open my eyes to find Al shaking me awake. But why was he sideways? And was I laying on some kind of fabric? Still foggy with sleep, I turn my head to find Ed staring down at me with a dim expression. We stay there for a moment, and then we both flip out. I snap up and press myself against the side of the car, looking at him in shock. He does the same, but he ends up falling over into the aisle with a loud thud. When did I fall onto Edward's legs?! I breath heavily, my face probably bright red.
"What the hell!" Ed yells, sitting up still on the floor.
"That's my line!" I screech back at him.
"I'm not the one who fell asleep on my legs!"
"Then why didn't you push me off or something?!"
"Al wouldn't let me! I wanted to!" I close my eyes and take a deep breath, getting control of the situation.
"Ok, I'm sorry that I fell into your lap. Can we just stop fighting?" He just stares…
and stares…
and stares…
"What!"
"Did you say…you were sorry?" he asks in shock.
"YES! If you don't want my apology then I'll take it back! Sheesh!" Men could be so weird sometimes!
"Hey, look! We're pulling in!" Al exclaims, trying to lighten the mood. I glance back and see that the train was pulling up on the station. And you know what, I'm starting to get sick and tired of these old buildings. Mostly everything was made out of red bricks! Where's the color?!
"So what now?" I ask as we walk around the station for no apparent reason. Well, at least to me.
"The colonel said there would be someone here to meet us…" Ed trails off, looking around. The station was surprisingly full of people, so it was kind of hard to find a specific person. Sticking close to the Elrics, I look around for a blue uniform as well; feeling the claustrophobia overwhelming me.
"Chief!" Someone in the crowd shouts and in seconds, Brenda is pushing past people. I sigh in relief that we can finally get out of here. "Hey chief! Who's the girl?"
"Someone we have to keep under surveillance. Nobody important." Ed replies, while waving me off. I huff at him in irritation, crossing my arms.
"Ok…um…so let's go I guess," Brenda says awkwardly, leading us through the crowd to the front of the station. And waiting outside is an old fashion black car. Like the cars in car shows. But will Al fit in there? It's kind of small… All I know is that I'm so not getting stuck in the back with him.
"I call shotgun!" I smirk at Ed. Just a moment's eye contact sends us running for the privilege up front. We push and shove, but I was able to slip in and buckle the seatbelt. "Ha, get in the back, shorty!"
"I'm Not Short!" he growls, slinking into the back seat with Al and Brenda following. I prop my knees up on the dashboard, resting my elbows on top. Al and Brenda slide in, deciding to stay silent and not say anything to us. Brenda starts the car, and we're off…with me in the front and Ed in the back being squish.
Walking up the walk way, I at last understand how big the Tucker house is. It was at least three stories! And everybody thinks that my house is that big, well then they need to come over to this side of the gate and see for themselves what 'big' looks like. It looks like some type of castle or something.
While Brenda knocks at the door, the rest of us stare in awe at the place. I didn't even notice when a big mass of white fur jumps on Ed who was beside me, taking both of them to the ground. I look down at the dog and the flattened alchemist, laughing. Alexander got the idea that that meant to jump on me next.
"W-wait, down boy!" I stumble as he pushes me to the ground. Landing on my butt, he starts licking my face.
"No, stop it!" I laugh as I rub his soft head, which he answers with a woof.
"Daddy!" I look to the door to see Nina, "There are people out here. Look!" Tucker comes up behind her as Alexander stopping his licking attacks on my face.
"Nina, this is why we keep the dog tied up." he sighs, giving us an apologetic look. A sudden urge to kill him washes over me. I tense up, trying to contain my thoughts and emotions. What am I thinking? Any FullMetal Alchemist fan would want to kill him but not literally! Was it the stone? Does it want me to kill him?
"Don't worry, it's cool." I tell him, hiding my hatred as I stand up. Don't get me wrong; I really, really hate Tucker. I mean, who wouldn't hate somebody that uses his daughter for a science project just to keep their authority. It's sick and twisted. But enough to kill him? I think not! Or maybe it would be a convenient turn in the story?
"Ok, let's go inside. Mustang is already here." he waves us in.
"Well I'll see you boss," Brenda dismisses himself and drives away as we walk through the door. But Alexander would have none of that. He throws his head between my legs, causing me to slide onto his back.
"Whoa! Alexander! What are you doing!" I yell as we take off around the side of the house, with Nina laughing in the background. Grabbing his collar for support, I now notice how big he was. He's huge! If he was big enough to play horsey with me then he's freaking enormous! I can't even touch my feet to the ground! On T.V, you can't really tell how big things are and get the proportions right. But now I'm here…At the back of the house, Alexander stops suddenly, causing me to fly through the air. I eat it on the ground, letting my body flop to the earth.
"Really?" I growl at him, lifting my head up off the ground. Sitting down, he wags his tail at me looking as innocent as possible. Nina comes running around the corner, laughing as she sees me. "Thanks Nina… That's one way to get my confidence up…" I grumble as I pick myself up.
"How did you know my name?" she asks as she points to herself.
"Uh, your daddy called you that right?" I stumble, scratching my head.
"Oh…Ok!" She beams at me. "Daddy said he's going to talk to those people and said we can play together!" Jumping up and down in excitement, she leaps into my arms. I never really liked little kids; I just don't know what to do with them! Somehow it always ends up me getting hit by something over and over again for their entertainment.
"Al-alright…" I say unsure. Looking up at me, she giggles. Oh, this is going to be a while…
"Hey Bree! You want to…" Al calls out, only to find me under a dog. "Are you ok?" I shakily give him a thumbs up, pushing Alexander gently off of me. What's with this dog and jumping onto people?!
"So what were you saying Al?" I ask, pulling myself into a sitting position.
"I was wondering if you wanted to see Mr. Tucker's lab and library. But if you're busy here…" Of course! He has a library, which means that he could have information on my stone or something!
"Yeah! I totally want to come!" I exclaim. Then I remember Nina… "Uh…" I look over to her.
"That's ok! I'll just play with Alexander!" She hugs her dog in the cutest way possible.
"Well ok, thanks Nina," I give her a hug and run inside to find the gang waiting for me. We walk down a flight of stairs to his lab full of chimeras. Jars line the walls with different chemicals and fleshy things inside. Cages were littered around on the floor with mutated animals inside, screaming and chewing on their cages. I squat in front of one in particular. A weird monkey creature with three heads, biting one of the poles of its cage.
"It's kinda embarrassing. I'm widely regarded as a specialist on chimeras but lately it hasn't been going very well…" I shiver at his voice. This is just leading up to Nina and Alexander getting transmuted together…
Tucker opens the big double doors to his library. Turning on the lights, the room was lit and it was freaking huge just like the rest of the house! And the books! I was in heaven! I love to read, ever since I was little. I guess I sound like Sheska but it's the truth.
"Wow! Amazing!" Ed exclaims.
"This is my library, feel free to look around." Tucker says. Ed and Al almost run towards the book shelves.
"Alright let's get started, I'll start with this shelf!" Ed says, taking a book down.
"I'll start over here!" Al exclaims, walking over to a corresponding shelf. I slowly walk in and take a look around, dismissing whatever Mustang was saying. Walking down the aisle, I look for any title that would give clues to anything like the philosopher stone. Man! This is going to be a long day…
A/N: I'm so sorry that i didn't update sooner! It wouldn't let me upload this chapter and i have no idea why. Well, at least now it's working :D
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