Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ Changes ❯ The news ( Chapter 2 )

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kate222: awwww, thank you. Well, yep, I'm writing more. Tell you what, since you're my first reviewer and it was nice, this chapter is just for you.


Chapter Two::.


I groaned as I loped back into my room, the clock on my wall reading 5:30 am. I flopped onto my bed, the warmth gone from it from being empty for half an hour. Kicking my shoes off and throwingmy jacket on the floor, I rolled into my covers, closing my eyes and hoping for sleep to take over again. But, as I closed my eyes, Ed's upset voice and expression entered my mind, making my eyes open again to see the white wall. I rolled over onto my stomach, reaching for a picture frame on the bedside table. The picture was kind of old, it was of my mom and Ed and Al's mom, they were smiling happily, Ed and I at three playing with each other, our little brothers in our mothers' arms. Mine was only a few weeks old, Al was almost one. Tears came to my eyes at my frail looking little brother, who, as I speak of him, was in the hospital at eleven years old, wheezing, coughing and ultimately... dying.
Placing it face down on the table I pushed up onto one elbow, rubbing sleep and tears from my eyes.
"Once you're awake..." I mumbled.
"You can't go back to sleep." jumping slightly, I looked to my door where my uncle was leaning against the doorframe. I let out a deep breath and he walked over to me, sitting beside me on the bed. "Serenity, what's bothering Full Metal isn't you and you know that. He cares about you a lot." I punched his arm, he only sighed, knowing I wanted to scream and hit and have a tantrum. But he also knew I wouldn't. Because we both knew I have to be an adult for me, for grandma, for him... for Ed and Al.
"But I still fell like it's my fault. I'm an insensitive creep..."
"Serenity Ryanne Mustang." he snapped, I flinched away, tucking some of my copper red hair behind my right ear.
"The look on his face, the way he said it... I wish he would have just yelled at me." I put my face in my hands, why couldn't he just yell at me when he was mad? He always did this, the montone look, his voice... ARRRGH!!! It pisses me off!!! Uncle patted my back and drew me into his chest,
"I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this then..." I blinked away tears, looking up at him.
"What is it?"


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"What's the matter with her?" I heard someone whisper at breakfast. I was slumped against my chair and just picking at my eggs with my fork.
"Didn't you hear?" another replied, I bit my lip and squeezed my eyes shut tight, I really didn't want to hear the news again. "She had a fight with Full Metal, now they have to go on a mission together..."
"That's all?"
"Uh-uh." a sigh, like they knew how this felt. "Her grandmother died... they were really close... now she can't go back to Resembool because no one over there has custody on her." I snapped, pushing away from the table and throwing a cup at the soldier's head.
"Will you stop talking about me and MY business like I'm not here?!?!" I screamed, they flinched away and my angry expression went into a pout as I stood and walked out the room with my head held high. Once outside I burst into tears. I tried to hide them when Havoc came out of the cafeteria.
"Serenity, it's okay to cry, kid..." I wrapped my arms around his waist and continued my sobbing, his hand patting my shoulder and my hair. "Don't worry... it'll all be okay..."
"N-No it won't!" I choked out, "I c-can't... can't go back! My grandma... she... she w-was the only one... the only one wh-who s-s-still loved me!" yes, I was ashamed of my tears. I'm a soldier for Christ's sake! But, I felt like there was no one left to love me... because Ed was long gone... and now she was too.


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I rubbed my temples, the sound of the train REALLY hurt my head, plus all that sobbing earlier. Al sat across from me, and mr. pouty face sat in another seat, even though the compartment was almost full.
"Brother, quit being a jerk and come sit over here. Serenity apologized seventy-three times." woah, he counted? Ed growled, but did as told and sat beside Al. Al picked him up and sat him beside me.
"Oh, c'mon!" he whined, I kicked his shin. "HEY!"
"Brother, she has every right. You're treating her really badly because she called you a name." he crossed his arms and huffed like a five year old.
"I suggest you get over it... we don't know how long it'll take to do all this crap uncle assigned us." I mumbled, leaning my head against the window.
"What do we have to do again?" Al asked politely.
"There have been frequent murders in this city-" Ed started,
"Town." I corrected, "Too small to be considered a city." he growled.
"TOWN then. But no matter, there have been frequent murders. But they're really strange..."
"Strange how?" Asked Al. I sat up,
"The victimes are always couples. They are also always stabbed fourteen times in various places or shot five times in the knee, neck, head, upper left arm, and stomach." he shuddered.
"Gross." I shurgged,
"Serial killer."


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TheLostElric: Well, there ya go, more angst, more creepy stuff yay!
Serenity: *twitches* A SERIAL KILLER?!
TheLostElric: *shrugs* Why not? Review pleases!