(A/N: Here's chapter six! Enjoy! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, favored, and followed this story so far!

SunniKing: Thanks for reviewing! Yeah, I thought that would be her biggest blunder. Unfortunately, Orihime hasn't meet another alchemist until the Elric brothers.

zrocker119: Really appreciate the review! Sorry, for not answering your review last chapter. I had a lot on my mind. I'll give you my opinion now. I'm glad you agree that Orihime is special in her own way! It gets frustrating at times when people point out at how 'supposedly weak' she is because she isn't a combat-oriented character. I'm really happy to find someone who agrees with me!)

Orihime's Phantastic Adventure

The Elric brothers could only stare somewhat dumbfounded as Orihime gazed around the train in absolute wonder and awe. They sat across from her as they watched her twist and turn in her seat, almost like a child giddy with excitement.

"Have you never been on a train before, Orihime?" Alphonse asked her.

Orihime blinked, innocently at him. "Oh, no. This is my first time." She tapped her finger to her chin thoughtfully. "I mean, I did have some trains back home, but I never really got on one."

"What do you mean 'back home'?" Al questioned, his head tilted in confusion. "Don't you live in Greia?"

"No, not really," she answered. "I ended up being lost and stayed there longer than I intended to." She knew she was technically lying, but there is some truth to her words. She ended up lost when she was mysteriously transported to this world, and Rebecca was really nice to let her stay in her house until she figured out a way to get home or her friends come to get her.

Edward watched the girl suspiciously through the corner of his eyes with his elbow lazily propped up against the bench under the window and his chin resting on his fist. He didn't trust the girl before him. Her powers… They were a mystery to him. And he did not like unsolvable concepts. It goes against his nature as a scientist.

'The power of her will'? He scoffed at that. It was obvious that the excuse was a blatant lie by the uncertainty in her voice.

The blond alchemist watched as his brother talked animatedly, or as animatedly as a suit of armor could, with the eccentric girl.

Orihime yawned, as she was feeling a bit sleepy. Judging by the view outside the window, it was pretty late by the way how dark it is.

"Go ahead and get some sleep, Orihime."

"Oh, no… I shouldn't," Orihime denied. She noticed that Edward had already drifted off to dreamland. "I don't want to be rude."

Al chuckled a little. "Don't worry about it. I'll wake you up when we get to our stop."

The ginger haired girl still seemed unsure. But he was right. Her eyes started to droop and her eyelids felt heavy.

"Okay…" She got into a comfortable position and let her mind wander to sleepy town.

It was late in the afternoon the next day when the trio made their stop. Orihime was thankful that Alphonse was kind enough wake her up that morning and share some of his breakfast with her, which consisted of a couple of warm biscuits.

"Alright, we'll stop here for lunch and make it back on the train in a couple of hours. We should be in East City the day after tomorrow," Edward announced. He glanced over at Orihime to see her cheeks puffed out and face turning a light shade of red as if she was holding her breath. He raised an eyebrow at this. What was going on in that whackjob's head now?

Unfortunately for him, he got his answer as the ginger haired girl let out loud, piercing, vibrant scream, causing the Elric brothers to jump back in surprise and people around them to stare at them with startled expression.

Ed quickly slapped a hand over her mouth to get her to shut up. He dug a finger in his ear as if trying to figure out if he had any hearing left.

"What the hell was that?" he asked her incredulously. "Are you trying to make me go deaf?"

Orihime slowly blinked her eyes and let out a sheepish laugh, her cheeks turning a light dusty shade of pink in embarrassment. "Sorry, Edward. I just feel so excited!" she squealed, jumping up and down, her excitement made pretty clear.

Edward face palmed by her actions. "God, this girl was so damn eccentric," he thought, his hand slowly sliding down his face. He's never been with someone with this much energy.

The trio made their way out of the station. They were currently in a small town called Aswell.

Edward glanced around, trying to figure out which direction to go. "Now, where should we go, Al?" he asked his brother, only to find him looking around frantically for something. "What's the matter?"

"Um, Ed? Where's Orihime?" Alphonse asked, nervously. This caused the blond alchemist to widen his eyes for a fraction of a second as he, too, began to wildly look around for the girl they were suppose to be babysitting.

"DAMMIT! WHERE THE HELL DID SHE GO?!" Edward roared.

It wasn't that difficult for Edward and Alphonse to find Orihime. A girl with orange colored hair was pretty easy to track down.

"There you are!"

They found her standing in front of a sweets shop.

"Oh?" She finally took notice of them. "Hey, guys!"

"Don't 'hey, guys' me," Edward grumbled. "What were you thinking wandering off like that?"

"Sorry, but I wanted that donut there," Orihime explained, as she pointed to a chocolate frosted donut.

"Did you bring any money?"

"Well… No…"

"Then forget it."

"Brother!" Alphonse exclaimed at his rudeness.

"What, Al?" Ed said exasperatedly. Why was his brother taking her side? "If she wanted some donuts, then she should've brought some money to buy it."

Golden eyes glanced over the burnt-orange haired girl only to be meet with the look of hunger and the silent begging in her gray eyes. The puppy dog stare she gave him didn't help matters either.

The blond alchemist turned his head away uncomfortably. If he stared at her any longer, he'd give into her wordless demands. It was almost like a young puppy waiting for treats.

No! He could handle this. He's faced worse hardships. A girl pleading for food is no big deal. He'll just enforce that he's the one in charge!

Edward steeled himself and glanced at her again. However, only to find looking at her more painful than it was five seconds ago. Did her eyes just get wider? And what the hell was up with that sparkling glow surrounding her?

Yellow eyebrows began twitching awkwardly as the boy's resolve was starting to diminish. Finally, he caved in.

Ed sighed. "Fine."

The trio were now walking down the streets of the city. Orihime was happily munching on a box of donuts in her hands, humming in delight as the sweet delicacy entered her mouth.

She fell behind when the brothers started talking about something she had no business listening to. As soon as she heard the words 'Colonel' and 'superior' from both Elrics' mouths, she tried to tune them out with distractions of children running around, happily playing, and adults going on with their everyday lives.

But the burnt-orange girl couldn't help but to think why would these two, underage boys for that matter, joined the military. Although, she was no better and neither were any of her friends back home. They were all underage kids who are, technically, part of a military. A supernatural, fantasy military at that. Well, they are not part of it, but they are called to do certain tasks in times of an emergency.

Something caught her eye though and snapped her out of her musings. Curiosity getting the better of her, she trailed after it.

"This babysitting job is just a waste of time," Edward grumbled. "We should be looking for the Philosopher's Stone. I'm tired of all these detours!"

"You shouldn't say that, brother!" Alphonse scolded. "Orihime isn't that bad. She's a nice girl."

Ed scoffed. "I don't trust her."

If Al had eyes, he would roll them with disapproval at his brother's pessimistic attitude. He always seemed to see the worst in people, whether it's his own delusion or not.

"You're always so negative, Ed."

"I'm not negative!" the blond growled. "I'm just realistic!"

The armor ignored him. "Don't mind him, Ori-? Huh?" He glanced behind him to find that the girl was missing. Again.

Edward seemed to sense his brother's distress. "What's wrong, Al?" He, too, turned his body around to see what was the cause of his younger brother's distraction. His reaction to finding out that Orihime had disappeared again was not a pleasant one.

The blond alchemist clenched his fists as several tick marks appeared on his forehead. With his fist shaking in anger, he raised it threateningly in the air.

"That girl can't sit still for one minute!" he shouted furiously. "When I find her, I'm going to clobber her!"

Orihime knew she felt a weird spirit energy coming from a bake shop nearby. It was actually the same sweet shop she entered earlier that day to buy some donuts. Well, Edward bought them from her after much probing.

The bakery was closed for the time being. The owner must be on a lunch break. It was then she heard a quiet sobbing sound. She turned the corner to find a little girl around the age of ten crying her eyes out. She seemed to be glancing at the building with such sadness, it made Orihime's heart wrench.

She slowly approached the girl, trying not to startle her. The girl seemed to notice footsteps approaching her and spun her head towards the sound, her brown pigtails swirling along.

Orihime now noticed that the girl's figure was a little transparent. Does that mean she's a spirit? If she was, then where was her Chain of Fate? It should be attached to her chest, if she was a plus soul. Maybe ghosts in this world were different.

The ginger haired girl also wondered why she didn't feel the girl's presence before. She must've been distracted. Being escorted to a military station, foreign one at that, does take a lot out of a person.

The girl stifled a sniffle as she tried to keep herself from shedding anymore tears. Green eyes glanced up at the older girl, but she didn't say anything.

"Hello." Orihime was the first to speak. The ghost girl glanced around to see who she was talking to. When she found no one nearby, confused, she pointed to herself.

The burnt-orange haired girl smiled at her. "Why are you crying?" she asked.

"Y-you can see me?" the girl questioned, bewildered.

"Of course! Can you tell me why you are out here crying?"

"My mom…" The ghost girl bit her lip to keep the sobs at bay. Orihime took a seat next to her, as she listened to the girl's tale. "My mom has been really sad lately."

Orihime felt for the girl. Gray eyes simmered with sympathy at the crying girl before her. "Why is your mom sad?"

"After I died, mom has been unhappy," the girl said sadly. "I want her to be happy again. But I can't tell her that! No matter how many times I try, she can't hear me! She can't even see me!" the girl wailed, bawling her eyes out once more.

Orihime tried comforting the sobbing ghost girl by pulling her into a hug and rubbing soothing circles on her back.

"It's okay. It's okay."

A few moments later, the girl's sobs started to quiet down.

The burnt-orange haired girl released the girl from the hug.

"There. Better?" she asked gently.

"Uh, huh," the girl hummed, wiping the rest of her tears away.

Orihime smiled softly. "What's your name?"

"Mary. Mary Junaberg," came the quiet response.

"Well, Mary, how about we work together to make your mom smile again?"

Mary brightened up at this, looking at the older girl in both amazement and bafflement. "You… You'd really do that for me?"

"Sure! You're not going to pass on until you see your mom smile one more time, right?" When she got a nod of confirmation, she stood up holding her hand out to the girl. "Then we are just going to have to make her give one of the biggest, brightest smiles she's ever given!" she exclaimed enthusiastically, causing the little girl to giggle.

Edward and Alphonse have spent quite some time searching for Orihime. Apparently, from a tip they received, she headed to that bakery shop they just left.

"Why the hell would she go back to that shop? I already bought her damn donuts," Ed grumbled bitterly. He's still upset with himself for falling for her cuteness. He immediately mentally smacked himself for thinking she was cute.

"Maybe she forgot something and went back to get it," Al suggested. Edward let out a snort of disagreement.

The Elric brothers arrived at the sweets shop, only to find the shop closed and Orihime nowhere to be found. They did come upon a note, however, stuck to the side of the building.

Edward peeled it off, golden eyes scanning over it. He clutched the paper, causing it to wrinkle, his whole body shaking.

"What does it say, brother?" Alphonse wondered, confused. What was written on it that caused Ed to let out growls of anger.

Gritting his teeth, the elder Elric glanced up at his metallic brother. He began reciting what was written on the note. "'Edward and Alphonse, I have a errand to run. Sorry!'"

Ed furiously ripped the note into pieces. "I'm definitely going to kill her when I get my hands on her!"

Orihime sneezed unexpectedly.

"Big sister, are you getting sick?" Mary asked, concerned.

The ginger haired girl rubbed her nose soothingly. "I don't think so. I had a funny feeling, that's all." She looked down at the little girl. "You got any ideas that would make your mom happy?"

The ghost girl's lips formed into a pout as she was deep in thought. "There were really pretty flowers I wanted to give for her birthday. You see, my mom's birthday is today, and want her smiling on her big day! I wanted to get her these purple flowers." Her expression turned sad. "But they are pretty rare and hard to reach."

Orihime hated seeing this girl sad. She had to make her happy, no matter what. She wouldn't be able to live with herself, if she couldn't get Mary to pass on peacefully.

"Well, do you know where we can get these purple flowers?" Orihime inquired.

"Yep!" the girl nodded. "Follow me!"

The ghost girl ran off, leaving the older girl racing after her.

Half an hour later, the two girls came upon a huge cliff with a gorgeous waterfall. Orihime took a moment of awe to admire the scenery.

Mary pointed upwards towards the cliff. "The flowers are supposed to be at the top." Her green eyes were downcast in sadness now. "I tried to climb it once, even though I knew it was dangerous. I slipped and fell and now my mom isn't happy anymore."

The ginger haired girl affectionately rubbed the girl's head. "Don't worry, I'll get it!" she declared proudly. She proceeded to head closer to the cliff and started to climb up. Climbing up a cliff isn't so bad. After all, she's faced worse. And she's always got her Shun Shun Rikka to protect her should something go wrong.

"Damn that girl," Edward grumbled for the dozenth time in a row. "The train leaves in less than twenty minutes. Where the hell is she?!"

Alphonse only sighed at his brother's impatience. But he was right. Where was Orihime? He hoped she wasn't hurt.

:"Let's go ask that guy over there if he's seen Orihime," Al suggested, pointing to person sitting on a bench, drinking a cup of coffee whilst reading the newspaper.

Before his older brother could reply, the armor jogged up to the man.

"Excuse me."

The man glanced up from his papers and almost freaked out at the sight of the giant metal man standing in front of him.

"Y-yes?" he responded shakingly.

"Have seen a girl with orange hair nearby?" the younger Elric asked.

The man shifted an eyebrow in thought. "Hmm, I did see a glance of that girl with that description. Orange hair is not hard to miss," he added as an afterthought.

"Great! Which way did she go?" Edward demanded, after overhearing the conversation.

The startled man pointed a finger. "She was headed that way. There's waterfall beside a cliff over there. Weird girl, I might add. She was talking to herself."

Ed crossed his arms. "So she's a whackjob that talks to herself," he muttered to himself. "Another thing to add to the list of weird things about her."

Edward and Alphonse wasted to no time in following that man's directions. It wasn't long before they made it to the supposed cliff that Orihime was headed towards.

"Ed, look up there!" Al shouted, pointing to the top of the rocky front. Up, at the near top of the cliff, was Orihime.

"What the hell is she doing up there?!" Edward yelled, almost appalled at the girl's actions. Was she insane, climbing up a steep cliff like that?

They watched in horror as rock under her foot gave out. The girl gave a small squeal of surprise. She was desperately hanging on for dear life.

"JUST STAY RIGHT THERE, ORIHIME! WE'RE COMING TO GET YOU!" Alphonse screamed, loud enough for the burnt-orange haired girl to hear.

Orihime perked up when she heard a familiar voice called out to her. Gray eyes cautiously glanced down to see two figures below her.

"Isn't that your friends down there?" Mary asked, pointing a curious figure at Ed and Al.

"Uh, yeah…," Orihime answered nervously. She knew that she was in trouble. But she wasn't ready to go back yet. She hadn't finished what she set out to do.

Just then a flash of blue light caught her attention. "Alchemy?" she thought to herself. However, that thought was cut short as pillar rocks were starting to form.

The Elrics started climbing their makeshift stairway to get to her.

"Tsubaki," the ginger haired girl whispered. As if on cue, the tiny spirit sprang to life and destroyed the pillar Ed and Al was standing. She gave them an apologetic smile as she witnessed them plummet down to earth, Edward giving a short scream of disbelief.

The ginger haired girl felt sorry for hurting them, but there's still a task at hand that needs to be done!

A small thud sound could be heard from where they landed. Green eyes looked down at the duo in concern. "I hope they're alright?"

"There's no need to worry. They're...durable," Orihime reassured, although there was a hint of worry in her voice.

With a steady grip and sturdy footing, the burnt-orange haired girl managed to reach the top of the cliff.

Gray eyes twinkled in fascination and awe at the scenery laid before her. A small, luscious, green forest met her with the sparkling lake that trailed down overhead that made that waterfall. She had never seen anything so breathtaking in quite awhile.

"This is beautiful," Mary muttered, her own astonishment showing.

Orihime's senses shot up in surprise when she felt a familiar spiritual pressure. Her eyes widened in shock, her lips quivering uncontrollably, small lines of tears streaming down her face, whether from joy or sadness, she wasn't sure. Could be both.

No doubt this is Ichigo's spiritual pressure!

It was very faint, but, at the same time, it was so close. Almost like he was behind some invisible wall that blocks out spirit energy.

"Ichigo! Ichigo!" Orihime called out, her voice radiating with relief and happiness. She didn't know if he could hear her, but it was worth a shot.

Unfortunately, after minutes of waiting, she wasn't met with a reply. Her head hung down in sadness. Should've known it was too good to be true.

She felt a tug on the hem of her skirt.

"What's wrong, big sister?" Mary asked, concern lacing her voice.

The ginger haired girl didn't reply for a moment. Afterwards, she glanced down at the ghost girl, giving her a faint smile.

"Oh, nothing's wrong," she replied, but she didn't sound too convincing. Although, it was convincing enough for the little girl, who smiled happily.

"Big sister, look!" Mary yelled excitedly, pointing a finger enthusiastically up ahead. Lying ahead were purple flowers swaying gently in the breeze.

Mary jogged happily towards them, motioning the older girl to come closer. Orihime smiled as she carefully plucked a few out of the ground. There were indeed beautiful flowers.

"Now, my mom won't be sad anymore!" Mary exclaimed, tears of happiness trailing down her cheek.

Orihime cheerfully clapped her hands together. "I'm so happy for you, Mary!"

The ghost girl nodded her head. "Yeah!"

As the girls headed back, a sudden, unfamiliar voice caused Orihime to pause.

"Ori...hime!"

It was really faint, almost indistinguishable, but it was there. It was Ichigo's voice! He was calling to her!

"I…save… Ori...hime!"

He was trying to figure out a way to save her. Again. It made her both happy and fearful at the same time. The burnt-orange haired girl was so happy to hear her beloved's voice again, but now she was scared that this was becoming like her stay in Hueco Mundo, where she was taken hostage for weeks on end.

She didn't want it to be like that!

Orihime clenched her fist. She'll make sure of it!

"Stupid whackjob!" Edward grumbled, now he really pissed off. "When we got there, she was nowhere to be found! Not to mention there's only five fucking minutes until the train is said to depart!"

The Elric brothers were right back where they started, aimlessly wandering around the city.

"I hope she's alright," Alphonse spoke, his tone laced with worry.

Before the older brother could offer an irritable retort, a feminine voice rang behind them.

"Hey, guys!" Orihime greeted the boys happily.

Ed gritted his teeth, pointing an accusing finger at her. "Where the fuck have you been?!"

She gave an apologetic smile. "Sorry, Edward! I had something really important to do."

Edward huffed, seemingly unconvinced as he crossed his arms. "Then what was so crucial that you had to suddenly drop everything?" he challenged, golden eyes glaring at her heatedly. Man, he was really pissed!

Alphonse, however, wasn't as angry as his brother towards the burnt-orange girl. Just worried. "Where have you been, Orihime? Are you hurt? What were you doing climbing a cliff?!"

Orihime beamed, finding it sweet how concerned he was for her well-being.

Her grin grew wider. "I just had one of the best days of my life!" Orihime exclaimed, waving her arms around happily.

Both the Elrics just stared her in utter confusion.

Ignoring their puzzled faces, the ginger haired girl raced off.

"Hey!" Ed shouted.

"C'mon, Edward, Alphonse! We're going to miss the train!"

Ed and Al ran after her. "And who's fault is that?" the blond alchemist retorted.

Orihime merely just laughed.

(A/N: That's the end of chapter six! Hoped you enjoyed it! You guys shouldn't think too hard about this chapter. I won't say it's filler, but I would say it holds no significant purpose to the overall story, except the part where Orihime sensed Ichigo's spirit energy. I found funny though that the famous Elric brothers can't keep track of one girl. And I left the ending of ghost girl open-ended on purpose. I figured it'll be more...entertaining that way.

Now, I got a question to ask. Do you guys what to see short, snippet chapters of what's happening in the Bleach world after Orihime's disappearance? It would eventually led up to how they figure out how to come to the FMA world during the Promised Day. Instead of me rushing a really long exposition at how they arrived when...well...when they come.

Well, two more chapters [three, if you guys what those snippet chapters] until Orihime enters East City and meets Mustang, Hawkeye, and others from the military.

That's really it, I believe. Thanks for reading and leave any comments, questions, and suggestions in a review and goodbye!)