(A/N: Here's chapter seven! The homunculus start to enter. Let's just say, for the sake of the story, Ed and Al have already encountered the homunculus once already. This isn't the most creative title I've created, but I couldn't come up with something better. Well, enjoy!

victimsofrage: I appreciate your opinion, but sorry this is going to be an Orihime/Edward story. Case closed! As I said before, I only see Edward/Winry as a brother/sister relationship. Not to bash people that support this pairing, but I honestly don't see the appeal. All they do is yell at each, and she bashes him on the head till the point where it looked like he could actually die, if it wasn't for comic relief. Where's the romance in that? Unless, you call abuse romantic. Hey, I'm all for tsundere characters, but there's only so much physical abuse one could take. And on second note... Orihime paired up with no one? Do you mean no one from the FMA universe, or do you mean no one in general, not even Ichigo [who she is paired up with canonically]? If it's the latter, I could already sense that you have an extreme dislike, borderline hatred for Orihime.

ShinyKyu: Thanks for the reviews! I've enjoyed them. I'm sorry to say this, but there won't be any Bleach characters entering the FMA world for a LONG time. Not until the Promised Day. I've already got that fixed. And yeah, I'm curious to see how they'll react to Orihime's powers as well. Especially, as her healing go so far as reviving the dead! But I feel like once people know about it... They are either A{try to force her tell her secret, which she can't. Or B{try to steal her powers from her, one way or another. I'm not sure, just a feeling. You know how greedy humans can get once they discover something 'out of this world'. And now for the next point... I'm an Ichigo/Orihime fan too! Loved them to pieces! So glad they became canon! Honestly, this was at first going to be an Ichigo/Orihime pairing, like I said in my first author's notes, but then I figured out I try something new and original. Edward/Orihime seemed like a pretty cute couple [at least in my head, not sure if everyone agrees with me], and there's so many cute and fluffy moments I have planned for them later. But I'm still die hard Ichigo/Orihime! Just because Orihime isn't paired up with Ichigo in this story, doesn't mean I still don't love the pairing. And now point three... It's pretty simple. Orihime didn't know they could see her powers, as the Shun Shun Rikka are only seen by people with high spirit energy. And it seems that everyone in the FMA universe has the potential to become alchemist. It just that some are more gifted andintelligent than others. Like seriously? You have to be so smart, you could be ten years old and pass off as a high school or college student, intellectual wise. That's how smart you have to be. *groaning in agony* Too much, man. Just too much. I could see why most people quit, and only few are alchemists, and even fewer are State Alchemists. I wouldn't be an alchemist either, if being super smart was one of the requirements. Plus, I hate science!

animagirl: Loved the review! Yes, some people forget that Orihime has a lot of issues, both internal and external. During the Arrancar arc, it's heavily implied that Orihime has a crippling sense of self-worth and also has low self-esteem, no matter how happy she appears and it's made even more apparent in the Huecho Muendo arc. She does get better during the time skip though. However, since this is before the seventeen month long timeskip, more accurately, eleven months beforehand, Orihime still has psychological issues to deal with. Being kidnapped for one thing... People don't recover from those in a day. It takes months, possibly years to recover, and sometimes you still don't. I guess, people are so used to Orihime being this weird, cheerful, ditzy character that they don't see a lonely, depressed girl trying to deal with her self-esteem issues. It's impossible for them. And I can't blame them. Orihime hides it really well. Either that or the author simply just ignores the problem. So really... Expect quite a few PTSD moments from Orihime.

SunniKing: Thanks for reviewing! Yep, Orihime is not weak! Some characters are just more powerful than her, too powerful.

Kairi671: Your review got me thinking. Orihime seems like the type that knows love, but at the same time oblivious to it [sometimes, well, when it's directed at her]. Because I remember there was this one episode where a guy asked her out, but she didn't know he was asking to go on a date with her. I figured she'll be oblivious to Mustang's or any other guy's advances, depending on how subtle it is.

And this is for anyone who is still curious about the Edward/Orihime or when it's going to be official in story. I actually don't know when it is. I haven't thought that far. It could be after the incident with Lab Five or it could be after the Briggs arc or it could be at the end of the story. Haven't decided yet. The reason for that is because... There's still the matter of Orihime being in love with Ichigo for one thing. I feel that Edward would start to fall in love with her, but at the same time feel like...second best because of his jealousy towards Ichigo and how much Orihime loves and admires him [even if he won't meet the guy for quite a long time]. I mean, who could forget the famous 'five lives, one love' confession of Orihime's? Truly beautiful and heartbreaking, by the way. But I also don't want Orihime to end up with Ed because Ichigo ends up with someone else. See? Lots of problems to deal with before Ed/Orihime become official.

Phew! All that rambling done. I feel like this already took up one-fourth of the overall chapter. Yikes! Better let you read the chapter already. Enjoy!)

Orihime's Lunch of Uplifting Spirits

The train ride back to East City was quiet with most of the passengers, including Ed, were sound asleep. Orihime stared silently out the window, gazing at the city lights that were glowing under the darkened sky.

"Why don't you get some sleep, Orihime?"

Orihime glanced towards Al, who was staring at her, expectantly.

The ginger haired girl shook her head. "I'm fine, Alphonse." Her stomach growled, loudly. She hasn't any ate anything before Mary's dilemma. She blushed in embarrassment. "Though I am a bit hungry."

Al chuckled. He pulled out a small box and opened, revealing different assortments of donuts inside. He handed them to her. "Here."

"Uh, thanks," she replied as she took the box of donuts out of his hands. She began munching on a glazed one. "Aren't you going to have one, Alphonse?" she asked, mid chew.

The suit of armor held his hand behind his head, nervously. "No, um, I already ate before, so…"

Orihime stared at him for a minute, making him even more nervous. Then she smiled. "Okay." Alphonse let out a sigh of relief. She shouldn't know about Human Transmutation.

The girl continued to eat her glazed delights.

"Uh, Orihime?"

"Hmm?" Gray eyes stared at the armor, attentively.

"I've been meaning to ask you. Why were in town like Greia anyway?"

The girl paused for a sec, her brows furrowed in thought. "I was...traveling," she said, simply.

"But why?" Alphonse inquired. "Don't you have family back home? I'm sure they must be worried about you."

"Oh, don't have any family," Orihime replied, chewing on a strawberry glazed donut.

"Oh… So your parents are dead?" Al asked, his voice holding such sadness and grief. He was thinking about his own deceased mother and the failed transmutation of her afterwards.

The auburn headed girl shook her head. "My parents aren't necessarily dead. I just don't know what they look like. My big brother has always taken care of me until recently." She continued once she saw the questioning gaze on Alphonse's face. "Well, according to my brother, my parents were very abusive. My mom was a prostitute and my dad was a drunk. He said if we stayed there any longer, there was a good chance they'll kill me. So, when I was still just a baby, he took me and ran away from home. Of course, once he was legal enough. You see, he was eighteen by the time he left and I was still three."

Alphonse choked back a sob. He could never understand parents who beat their own kids. Mothers are supposed to love and nurture them while fathers are supposed to protect the household and provide for them. Parents who turn their backs on that are just...awful! The worst!

"What happened to your brother?" he asked, hesitantly.

"He died in a car accident about four years ago," was the girl's simple reply.

Alphonse didn't say anything, his eyes downcast in sorrow. He really felt sorry for the girl in front of him. She's been through a lot, from being an unwanted child suffering from abuse to having the only family member that actually cared about her die horribly.

Orihime placed her hand on Al's knee when she noticed the miserable look on his face. "Don't feel bad." She smiled. "See? I'm not sad. Not anymore. Besides, I have lots of friends. Friends that are like family to me."

She yawned quietly, getting into a more comfortable. She handed Al the box of donuts, which he took. "I'm going to sleep. Goodnight." Leaning her head against the window, she closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep.

LIttle did she know a pair of golden eyes cracked open.

A sudden explosion startled Orihime out of her dreams. Groggy eye gazed around to see Edward already awake and the train had stopped moving. There seemed to be smoke coming from the outside though.

"Attention, passengers. There's going to be a short delay. Attention passengers. There's going to be a short delay. We are having some...technical difficulties. Please exit the train."

"What the hell? I'm tired of all these detours," Edward whined. "We are supposed be in East City by tonight."

Orihime blinked. "Tonight?" She looked out the window to see it was morning with the sun barely shining over the horizon. Must be pretty early then.

"Hey!"

The ginger haired girl turned her head to see that Edward had already grabbed his suitcase, and he and Al were ready to go.

"You coming or what?"

"Oh, sorry!" Orihime quickly grabbed her pink bag and followed after them.

"Man, I'm so hungry," Edward whined. The trio booked a room in a hotel in a nearby city.

"It's pretty early. I doubt any of the restaurants are opened," Alphonse said, gazing at his brother who was lying lazily on the couch. This little information caused Ed to whine even more.

"I can cook."

Both boys turn to see Orihime shyly glancing back at them.

"You can cook?" Ed was the first to speak. It seemed like he was almost hesitant to ask.

The girl pouted, almost feeling insulted. "Of course I can!" She went to check the fridge that the hotel provided them with, only to find it empty. She turned back towards the boys with a lopsided smile. "Unfortunately, there's nothing in the fridge to cook with."

"Ugh!" Edward groaned, slumping against the couch in disappointment.

"Don't be so disappointed, Edward," Orihime assured. "I just need some ingredients to cook with."

"Whatever you need, Orihime, we'll get it for you," Alphonse piped up.

Orihime clapped her hands together. "Great! First, I'll need to make a list." She went over to the table where her bag was lying. She zipped one of the side pockets open, and pulled out a small notebook and a pencil. She ripped out a piece of paper from the book and placed it back in her bag. She jotted some things down on the paper. It's a really good thing she was adept at the English language. Once she finished, she handed the slip of paper to Alphonse, who gladly took it.

Al took a minute to glance at the note. "This sure is a lot," he commented.

The burnt-orange haired girl laughed sheepishly.

"C'mon, Ed," Alphonse called out to his brother.

Edward grumbled a bit before hopping off of the couch.

The giant armored boy headed out the door. "See you later, Orihime."

Ed gazed back at Orihime, golden eyes glaring sternly at her gray ones. He pointed a demanding figure at her. "You better not leave this room!" He didn't want to go through another goose chase.

"Hehehe." The girl scratched the back of her head skittishly. "Don't worry, I won't."

The blond alchemist kept his gaze on her for a moment before nodding his head, accepting her declaration.

Once both brothers were gone, Orihime let out a soft sigh. She didn't know riding on trains could be so tiring. Not to mention the fact, she hasn't showered in two days now. She definitely needed to take a shower. She sniffed her clothes. Unfortunately, the smell caused her nose to wrinkle. She needed to change her clothes. Can't be wearing smelly clothes.

"I'll go get the bath started," Orihime hummed to herself as she raced off to the bathroom.

Edward and Alphonse were walking back to their hotel room with bags filled groceries, which include chicken, shrimp, an assortment of fruits and vegetables, different seasons and sauces, some dough, a box of rice, and a packet of bread crumbs.

"Is that everything on the list?" Edward asked, rolling an apple in his hand.

Alphonse held the small note and read it thoroughly. He mumbled to himself a bit, listing off the things on it. "Yep, that should be everything."

There was silence between the two brothers. After a few moments, Al broke it. "What do you think the Colonel would do with Orihime?" he wondered.

The elder Elric shrugged his shoulders.

"I mean, her powers are incredible! We've never seen anything like it, brother!" he rambled on.

The older brother was completely silent, his own thoughts swirling, trying to make sense of the girl's abilities. But the only thing that came to mind that it had something to do with the Philosopher's Stone.

"Brother!"

Edward jumped, completely startled out his musings. "What?!"

Alphonse stared at him expectantly. "You're still thinking Orihime has a Philosopher's Stone, aren't you?"

Golden eyes stared at up at the armored boy. "You still can't doubt the possibility, Al?" Ed chastised him. "Just because she hasn't shown it, doesn't mean she doesn't have it. Or something related for that matter." He let out a small huff. "If only I knew more about bio-alchemy, I could have a better understanding on how her 'alchemy' works."

He faintly knew that it had something to do with bio-alchemy, but he didn't have the slightest understanding of that field. If only he could figure out a way to study biological alchemy, then the blond alchemist could have a better comprehension of how the girl's healing alchemy works. Maybe there was something missing that he just wasn't seeing.

Ed and Al entered the hotel they were staying at. After waving hi to the receptionist, they headed to their room, which was located on the third floor. The room the boys shared with Orihime, of course.

Shifted the bag of groceries in one hand, Edward proceeded to open the door, only to freeze in his tracks when the sound of sobbing could be heard on the other side.

"Orihime, don't cry!"

"Ugh! Man up, woman! This is no time for tears. So suck it up!"

"Tsubaki! You are an insensitive jerk!"

Edward couldn't understand what they were saying. They were all speaking some kind of foreign language. Were they speaking Xing? No, it felt little different than that. More distinctive.

He glanced up at his younger brother to find that he was just as confused as he was. A question rang in both brothers' head... Who was in the room with her? Spies? Friends of her?

There was a soft sniffle.

"Sorry to worry you guys."

Although, her voice sounded a little different, a little less forced and albeit gentler than when she was speaking Amestrian, there was no doubt that was Orihime's voice. But he still couldn't make out what was being said!

"It's just that… I heard Ichigo's voice the other day. I know I've been here for a little over a month now, but I have never felt so homesick until that day. I have to wonder if Mr. Urahara has found a way yet to send me back home?"

"Orihime…"

That was it! Edward was getting increasingly frustrated. He could not wait here any longer, just listening in, unable to comprehend what was going on. With a twist of the knob, he threw the door open.

"Brother!" Alphonse yelled out, scowling at his brother's lack of tact.

The blond ignored him, golden eyes scanning the room suspiciously. There was no one there except a wide eyed Orihime staring at him in surprise. He must have startled her when he suddenly barged in without warning.

Ed opened his mouth to question her, only to close it when he noticed there were still tears brimming in the corner of her gray eyes and her face was a little puffy. She must've been crying for quite awhile.

He wanted to yell at her, question her, demand answers from her about who she was talking to and what's her affiliation with them, but the moment Edward saw her tear stricken face, all thoughts boiled down. He was never good in front of crying women, okay?!

Meanwhile, Orihime raised an inquisitive eyebrow. Edward was about to say something to her, only to suddenly stop short. He was looking at her rather awkwardly, shifting from one foot to the other, uncomfortably.

"Are you alright, Orihime?" Alphonse asked, staring at her worriedly as he stepped inside the room, closing the door behind him.

"Oh… Oh!" Gray eyes brightened up as the ginger haired girl leaped off of the couch. "I'm fine!"

Al seemed hesitant. "But… But you were crying!"

She clasped her hands in front of her. "Well, that was just because I was staring at the sun for too long. You know how looking at the sun for too long makes your eyes." She tapped the end of her chin thoughtfully. "Why is that though? Maybe the sun's just that bright."

The Elric brothers could only stare at her dumbfounded as she continued to ramble.

"Oh, good! You brought the groceries!" Orihime exclaimed happily, taking the bag from Ed's arms. She headed towards the kitchen, which was conjoined with the living room through a very narrow hall.

She started unloading the bag, dumping all its contents on the counter. Al followed her example placing the materials from his bags on the counter.

"Thanks, Alphonse," she smiled. Gray eyes turned towards the blond. "You too, Edward. I really appreciate you getting this for me."

The blond alchemist's face turned a light pink in embarrassment from the appraisal at doing such a simple task. He faced away from her, grabbing a book lying on the coffee table. He slouched against to the couch and began reading it.

Orihime glanced towards Al once more. "You can go join your brother, Alphonse."

Al looked unsure. "Don't you need help?"

She waved him off dismissively. "I could cook this myself."

"...Okay." Alphonse went to join his older brother in the living room.

Gray eyes stared at all the ingredients placed before her on the counter, as they filled with glee and excitement. "Now… Let's get to work!"

Edward tried to concentrate on the book he was reading, but the smell of cooking oil and spices were starting to call to his attention. Although, his book wasn't a good read anyway. It was just some random fantasy work. Not really much for an active cognizant analysis. And his growling stomach weren't helping matters either.

The sound of giggle caught his attention. The blond alchemist glanced at his metal suited brother. "What are you laughing at, Al?" Ed asked, curiously.

"You're drooling, Ed!" Al claimed in between giggles. He laughed even harder when his older brother's face turned a bright red before he furiously wiped the drool forming in the corner of his mouth away.

"Hmm? What's so funny?" Orihime asked from across the kitchen.

"N-nothing!" Edward sputtered out. He almost sighed in relief when her attention averted back to the task at hand.

"So?" Alphonse egged on, teasingly. "Orihime's cooking smells good, huh?"

"Shut up, Al. I wasn't thinking about her cooking," Edward denied, although, his growling stomach betrayed him. Al only laughed harder at his brother's humiliation.

"Lunch is ready!" Orihime called, saving the blond alchemist from further embarrassment.

Sending his younger brother a glare that said 'I'll get you back later', Edward got up from the couch and stalked towards the dining table. However, he froze at the sight before him.

Everything looked so...foreign. There was a plates of seasoned rice topped off chicken smeared in some kind of mirande sauce, something that looked liked a deep fried loaf of bread placed at the side, a side of steamed veggies, and finally what seemed like shrimp wrapped in a ball of rice and seaweed.

Ed had to wonder what he was looking at. He never seen foods like these before. Was it poisonous? No, it didn't smell like it.

Golden eyes glanced up at the burnt-orange haired girl when he heard her giggling. He rose a curious brow. "What's funny?"

"Y-you make funny faces," Orihime laughed.

The boy didn't know whether to feel angry or embarrassed or give her a questionable stare. He awkwardly took his seat. Alphonse sat next to him and the auburn haired girl took a seat across from them.

The golden haired boy poked at his food with a fork, almost expecting it to explode or dissolve or something grotesque along those lines.

"It's not going to hurt you, Edward," Orihime reassured, smiling at the boy.

"Excuse my brother, Orihime," Alphonse spoke up for his behavior. "We… We just never seen food like these before. It's a little...surprising."

Gray eyes widened a bit. She should've known. Since this doesn't seem to be a Japanese-esque country, of course foods like this would seem unusual for the boys.

She needed to quickly cover up her blunder. "Um, I come from a foreign country, so I eat foods like this almost all the time."

Al nodded, accepting her response, although Ed looked a tad bit suspicious.

"What country?" he followed up.

"Japan!" Orihime piped up. She quickly closed her mouth. Shoot! She keeps messing up. "Uh, it's very, very far away."

"Wow," the suit of armor whistled. "You must have traveled a long way from your hometown."

"You could say that…," she inwardly thought, popping a piece of sushi in her mouth.

Edward, on the other hand, took an experimental bite of his rice. He almost hummed in delight at the taste. It was actually really good!

"That explains your weird outfit," he commented in between bites.

Indeed the ginger haired girl was wearing her Karakura High uniform, which consisted of a white buttoned up shirt with the red bow at the base of the neck, a gray blazer, a gray mini skirt, white, thigh high socks, and brown shoes. However, the design, although simple, was more intricate than any of the clothing found here.

Orihime had no choice but to put on her school uniform because this was the only outfit she had available besides a light blue sleeping gown, and her other outfit was drying now after she finished washing them.

"This may look weird, but it's really good!" Edward praised, gorging himself in the meal as if he hadn't eaten in weeks.

Orihime laughed. "I'm sure your mother's cooking is great as well! I'll love to it sometime," she proclaimed, spreading some homemade red bean paste onto her curry bread.

The silence that followed grew very thick as an awkward, disturbing atmosphere ensured. There was a sorrowful aura surrounding Al and Ed's body tensed as his face was shadowed by his bangs.

The ginger haired girl frowned at the change of atmosphere. Something happened to their mother, something really awful. She watched sympathetically as Edward's teeth grinded together in what seemed in a mixture of grief, anger, and guilt as his golden eyes took a swift glanced at his younger brother.

"Um, Orihime," Alphonse choked out, the pain and anguish evident in his voice. "Our mother is-"

He was cut off by the sound of a chair scraping against the floor as the aforementioned girl rose up from her seat.

The Elric brothers watched, confused as the girl headed into the kitchen. They heard the sound of what seemed like an oven opening and then closing moments later.

Orihime walked back into dining area holding a bowl of colorful, circular biscuit like cookies, a bright smile plastered on her face. "Look! I made macarons for dessert!" She was hoping to diffuse the suffocating atmosphere as she placed the bowl on the center of the table.

Edward stared at her for a minute before shrugging his shoulders and grabbed Alphonse's plate, knowing that he couldn't eat in that body.

Alphonse panicked. Doesn't Ed realize Orihime is sitting right there? She's going to wonder why he wasn't eating and why his brother is eating for him?

To his utter stupefaction, she simply offered him a gentle smile and resumed her own meal. He bent his head down, trying to keep the blush from forming.

Everything became more relaxed as idle chit chat began filling the room. After they finished their meal, Orihime collected the dishes and threw them in the sink. The Elric brothers went back to the living room, absorbed in their conversation.

Suddenly, Orihime felt a spike of unfamiliar spirit energy. No, it wasn't just a single energy, it felt like a cluster of entities combined and mingled into one.

At first she thought that it was Menos Grande, since they are made of a cluster hollows fused together. Then she quickly retracted that thought because all the spirit energies of the hollows combined to make one unified entity.

But this… But this was different. Way different! This spirit energies were clustered, huddled together, like atoms, refusing to meld together, unable to synthesis under a common ground. The energies were simply a congregated, disconnected mess.

"Edward, Alphonse!" the ginger haired girl called out to the boys.

"Yes?" Al lifted up his head to regard her whilst Ed just grunted in response.

"I'm going out for a little walk. I'll be back in a couple of hours," she announced.

The blond boy immediately craned his head to face her properly, a stern expression on his face. "No way!" he objected, vehemently. "You stay right here! I don't want to go through another hellish, wild goose chase!"

Orihime let out a sheepish laugh, rubbing the back of her head. "Sorry about that Edward, but I promise to come back. I did last time."

Golden eyes glared at her, scrutinizing her, checking for any lies on her person.

"Fine," he grunted. "But you got two hours. If you're not back by then, we'll come get you, kicking and screaming if we have to, got it?"

"Brother!" Al chided, hitting his older brother on the back of his head. Couldn't he be a little bit nicer?

Orihime giggled at the brothers' antics as she left the hotel room.

Orihime walked down the streets, waving at all citizens that greeted her, even if they were busy working, taking care of their young ones, or simply enjoying a nice day.

She traced after that weird spirit energy she felt earlier. It was fairly easy to pick since the person doesn't seem to hide their presence. Either that or they didn't know how to.

The burnt-orange haired girl came across a dark alleyway. Okay, this seemed like the most obvious yet suspicious place that the mysterious entity would be.

But she felt the hairs at the back of her neck stand on ends. The aura was coming from here, and it was pretty powerful than she first perceived it.

The sound of chewing bones meet her ears. Reaching at the collar of her blazer to make sure her hair clips were there, Orihime took a confident step forward to investigate the sound.

Gray eyes finally meet a large, very chubby, bald headed man. He was wearing a simple black outfit and his back was facing her. He seemed to be chewing on something. When she noticed it was a deformed corpse of a human, the burnt-orange haired girl's eyes widened in both fear and disgust. Her nose crinkled as the putrid smell of rotting flesh wafted into her nostrils.

The sounds of her footsteps finally caught the man's attention. He turned around and she was meet with beady, white, soulless yet hungry eyes. He smiled, showing his many razor sharp teeth.

"Oh, goodie!" the chubby man spoke in a guttural yet childish tone. "A tasty, little girl!"

Orihime took a stance, placing a hand over her clips, ready to call out her powers at a moment's notice when the fat man stood up, back hunched over, ready to pounce.

"You can't eat this one, Gluttony," a silky, elegant woman's voice chided. Out of the shadows came a very slender woman wearing a very sexy black dress and long black gloves. There seems to be a red tattoo in the middle of her chest. She had long, black, wavy hair, purple eyes, and deep red lipstick. "This one is a very special sacrifice."

The man named Gluttony moaned in disappointment as he sulked childishly in the corner.

"I am curious. How did you manage to find us?" the woman asked. It was such a simple question, however, it held so much malice.

Orihime stared down at the woman fearlessly. "I could sense your auras from miles away," she answered confidently. She switched the words 'spiritual pressure' with 'aura' because she figured it'll be easier for people of this world to understand. "You don't exactly hide it very well."

"In that case, you are going to be more of a problem for us than the Fullmetal pipsqueak," an unknown voice announced from behind her, almost startling the ginger haired girl.

Before she could react, she was struck in the back of her neck.

"I-Ichigo…" she muttered to herself as her whole vision faded to black.

(A/N: That's the end of chapter seven! I hoped you enjoyed it! There's nothing really much to say, except that I'm really enjoying the Elric brothers and Orihime bonding moments. Really fun and heartwarming to write. And I hope the homunculus are in character so far.

The next chapter would have Edward and Alphonse discovering the nature of Orihime's powers. Well, part of it.

Well, thanks for reading and please leave any comments, questions, and suggestions you have in a review!)