InuYasha Fan Fiction / Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ Tomiko's Journey ❯ Mustang’s Plan and Tomiko’s Alchemy ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimer:

Turtlequeen2: Hey, I’m back sooner than expected because I had not much of a writer’s block! Thanks to my friend, vbollman for the support!

Tomiko: What the hell? Kept us all waiting?!

Turtlequeen2: You are almost as impatient as Inuyasha.

Inuyasha: What the hell is that supposed to mean wench?!

Turtlequeen2: *rolls eyes* Nothing…I do not own FullMetal Alchemist…only Hiromu Arakawa does. Same for Inuyasha; Rumiko Takahashi owns it all. I only own this story and Tomiko. This is for my friend, vbollman, who recently discovered her obsession for a certain colonel. *cough*Mustang*cough*

WARNING: FLUFF BETWEEN INUYASHA AND KAGOME!

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Last time on Tomiko’s Journey:

******Tomiko’s POV******

“Hey, aren’t you going to ask my name,” I questioned.

A drop of sweat appeared on Kagome’s brow. “Oh yea…sorry. What is your name?”

I took this time to smirk. “Halter, Tomiko. Also known to my friends as the Pure Alchemist.”

This time on Tomiko’s Journey:

Chapter 1

Mustang’s Plan and Tomiko’s Alchemy

******Tomiko’s POV******

Kagome and the hanyou just stared in confusion at my alias. “Maybe we should discuss this more with the others,” the young woman said to the boy next to her. He only grumbled and nodded.

“Try to keep up, wench,” he growls, picking up the girl and running off with her. Damn was he fast! I hastily picked up, running after him at my top speed.

After they stopped, I was clutching at my chest breathing hard. We arrived at a village with even more people dressed up in old style clothing. This time period was definitely not mine. There were small wooden huts everywhere. There were no cars! The people used horses and carts to push their goods along the dirt road. The two continued walking on until they saw people they knew. Wow, even more weirdoes! Me, Ed, and Al would fit in just fine around here!

“KAGOME,” came a shout as the young kitsune-child (I guessed that it was youkai) jumped into Kagome’s arms.

“Shippou-chan! I missed you and the rest so much,” Kagome said back. “Look in my backpack. I brought some things for you.” The little boy, now known as Shippou, squealed happily as the girl set down the bag on the ground. He rushed towards it, jumping out of Kagome’s arms and opening the bag.

“Crayons, paper, and Pocky! Arigatou Kagome,” Shippou shouted, his eyes twinkling with joy. She only smiled back. Inuyasha huffed and crossed his arms, not liking the attention Shippou got from Kagome.

“Kagome-chan,” came the voice of another woman.

“Sango-chan! I’m so glad to see you again,” Kagome said, embracing her friend. I was staring in wonder at the big boomerang strapped to the woman’s back. How could she carry that?! This would impress even Major Armstrong!

“Kagome-sama, Inuyasha, I see that you’ve returned. Anything interesting happen,” a male with short black hair asked. He wore purple robes, with a staff in hand, and had a perverted glint in his eyes. I admit that he was cute, but for some reason he reminded me of someone I knew back in my world.

The couple blushed and Inuyasha shouted,” It wasn’t nothing like that, you perverted bouzu!”

The man ignored his insult when he saw me. He ran over to me and grasped my gloved hands into his. “Ah, and who are you? What is your name, fair maiden,” he asked smoothly.

I tried to hide a blush. “Um…my name is Tomiko,” I stutter out.

“We are trying to ask Kaede-obaa-chan about what to do about her. She fell through the well, but she’s not from my time or world,” Kagome explained. The monk nodded, not taking his eyes off of me.

“Tomiko-sama, I am truly saddened about your situation,” the perverted houshi said, with what appeared to be concern, shining in his eyes. This only causes more crimson to ting my cheeks.

“Oh…t…thanks,” I stutter out.

“My, you are a beauty beyond compare,” he pushed, making me turn redder by the second. I think the woman called Sango was getting jealous, by the angry look in her eyes. She looked ready to strike Miroku’s head in with her boomerang. Inuyasha grumbled something about perverted bouzus and Shippou and Kagome sighed. Even this weird looking cat, which just appeared, looked annoyed. I didn’t think it was a good omen.

“You don’t have to say that,” I say, trying to look away. I personally didn’t think I was that appealing for certain reasons.

“But you are. Tomiko-sama, would you do me the honors of bearing my children,” Miroku asked, casually, as if he asked it more than once.

My eye twitched. “Are you serious,” I demanded. He only nodded meekly.

“In that case no, because I don’t even know you,” I said, glaring at Miroku. Now I knew who he reminded me of: Lieutenant Havoc! Always asking for dates and always got turned down.

He heaved a sigh and let go of my hands. “Well it was worth a try.” I flushed red in anger when I felt his hand grope my ass. Oh no he didn’t! I think I have something in store for this lecher…

“Oh Miroku-sama,” I say sweetly. He smiled at me. I smirked, clapped my hands together, and pressed it against his body. The group looked confused for a few seconds until they say the blue electricity flowed from my hands to his body, making him fly back a few feet and crash to the ground, yards away from us. “If you ever touch me again, I’ll do more than just shock you,” I yell at him as he starts to get up. The whole group tried to hold in laughter at his expense.

“What the hell did you do to him,” Inuyasha demanded, his expression more of a smirk than anger.

“I only gave him a little bit of static electricity. It was only enough to scare him. By the looks of it, I think it did its job,” I explained.

“Is that a miko ability,” Kagome mused.

“No, but I’m an alchemist. Alchemy is the science of manipulating matter by the law of Equivalent Exchange,” I responded. The group looked floored. Shippou had swirly eyes. I think it was too complicated for him to understand…

“I’ve never heard of this Alchemy,” Sango mumbled,” but it’s more effective than my hiraikotsu.” She smirked at the still shocked houshi. (A/N: Yes, this is meant as a pun.)

“Remind me to never make her angry,” Shippou mumbled to Kagome.

“Keh! That lecher got what he deserved,” Inuyasha comments.

Miroku started walking toward the group, earning glares from both me and Sango.

“Tomiko-chan,” Sango smirked,” I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”

“I would have to agree, Sango-chan,” I replied. The monk cowered behind Inuyasha.

“I’m so misunderstood,” Miroku sighs. The rest of us roll our eyes.

An old woman is spotted, making her way up to us.

“Who might ye be child,” she asks with an aged voice.

“Halter, Tomiko,” I responded, smiling.

******At Central HQ******

There were a lot of commotions at Central as usual. Whether it was Ishbalans, homunculi, chimeras, or the like, the military always had to solve the problems. The Fuhrer was doing his usual business, probably overseeing everything. But the main man in charge was Colonel Roy Mustang; the black haired man whom many women pined for.

The Colonel was currently sitting at his desk, pondering over his many stacks of paperwork. His eyebrows knitted together in frustration. ‘Damn, what’s with all of this work,’ he thought sourly. All of the sudden, the phone started ringing and he rushed to answer it, hoping it could take his attention from his papers needed to be signed. A blonde haired woman; Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, was at the side of his desk, curious to know who was on the other line.

“This is Colonel Mustang speaking,” Roy said into the line. He smirked when he knew who was calling. “Fullmetal, nice to talk to you again.”

*****Ed’s POV******

I finally arrived to the train station and found an available phone to use. I dialed the number to Central and waited for the person on the receiver to pick it up.

“This is Colonel Mustang speaking,” I heard Mustang say from the other end of the line.

“Hi Colonel, this is Ed Elric,” I say sarcastically.

I could practically hear the smirk in his voice when he said,” Fullmetal, nice to talk to you again.”

I roll my eyes. “Yea, yea. Listen, we have a situation here,” I respond, getting serious.

“What kind of situation,” he asked, also getting serious.

“Tomiko is missing.”

“WHAT?! How did this happen,” he practically screamed into the phone.

“We walked by this well and she fell in. I went in after her, but there was nothing there. It was almost like she disappeared in thin air. Me and Al were hoping that you could send someone out to help us,” the last part I almost whispered. I hated on relying on the military. I wanted little to noting to do with the government.

“So the Great Ed Elric can’t watch over a little kid,” he demanded, but sounded more like a taunt.

“Shut the hell up! You know that I wouldn’t call you if I didn’t need to,” I yelled back into the phone. I hear him sigh.

“Alright, alright. I’ll send someone out there right away, but you and Al stay by the well until help arrives.”

“Right,” I say and hung up the phone. I wonder who he’ll send over? I ponder that while I run back towards the well where Al was waiting. I hope nothing bad is happening to Tomiko.

******With Roy******

“What’s going on, Colonel,” Hawkeye asks, after she sees Mustang slam down the phone and stand up behind his desk.

“It seems that the Pure Alchemist went missing. I want Lieutenant Colonel Hughes, Major Armstrong, Lieutenant Breda, Lieutenant Havoc, and Sergeant Major Feury in my office now,” Roy commands, his face stern and serious.

“Right away sir,” Hawkeye replied. She gave a military salute and ran off to find Mustang’s team.

A few moments later, all of the people he called for, were in his office awaiting the news.

“What’s the news, Colonel Mustang,” asked Hughes, with an unusually serious face on. It was odd because he would usually go off and brag about his daughter all day…

“You are all going to be my new search party to help find Tomiko Halter, the new alchemist that Fullmetal said went missing recently,” Roy explained.

“What,” came shouts from all of the men.

“I want you all to leave immediately. We don’t know who is responsible for this yet. Lieutenant Hawkeye, I want you to go with them also,” the Flame Alchemist explained.

“Yes sir,” Riza responded, with determination showing on her face. She was going to protest, but knew that he was stubborn to break.

“Where do we start looking then, Colonel? It is my duty as an Armstrong to restore order and rescue damsels in distress,” Major Alexander Armstrong stated, stretching his limbs.

Completely ignoring Armstrong’s actions, Roy explained,” Ed and Al are already by the site she disappeared at. He said they are by an abandoned well near the train station to here. I want you all to start your investigation there. If worst comes to worst, I’ll have to go out there myself.”

All his men nodded and raised their hands for a military salute. “You are dismissed,” Mustang said, saluting them back. Everyone filed out of his office and ran out, except Hawkeye. She glanced back at him and he called out,” Lieutenant, stay here for a moment.”

“Uh, yes sir,” Riza said obediently. She stood straight as Mustang walked towards her.

“I want you to make sure that they stay under control since you seem to do that so well,” Roy said rather calmly and smirking.

She smirked back and replied,” I’ll try my best Colonel Mustang.”

“Good. Now go,” he commanded, his face serious, but his eyes gleaming with worry. She nodded and ran out the door to join the rest of her group. She pulled out one of her guns. ’I think I’ll have a little fun with these boys,’ she thought to herself, sneering.

******Tomiko’s POV******

After the old woman, now recognized as Kaede, greeted us, we went inside of her hut to explain my situation.

“I have seen ye’s abilities,” Kaede said, breaking the silence that settled after the story was finished.

“Oh, you saw that,” I responded, blushing.

“Aye, perhaps ye are a miko?”

“As I’ve told them before, no I am not a miko, I’m an Alchemist.”

“An Alchemist,” Kaede mused,” I have heard of such skills of those in Europe.”
“I don’t know what Europe is, but you’re the first one I talked to here that knows of it,” I say, smiling.

“Is it not the art of turning metals into gold?”

“Well, it’s not only that. In my world, with Alchemy, you can manipulate all matter into your liking, following a balance.”

“Is that not playing God,” Kaede asks shocked. The monk also gasps.

“Some people may think so, but I don’t believe in tales of the divine. Though, the one thing science cannot do, is bring the dead back to life,” I say sadly.

“Humans have attempted such a taboo,” Miroku asked.

“Yes and there are big prices to pay for such an act. People often loose limbs, their lives, or worse…” I trailed off.

“What’s worse than loosing your life,” Shippou wondered.

“Creating something that isn’t even human,” I reply. “Can we talk of something different?”

“Of course,” Kagome exclaimed, trying to change the dark mood into a good one. “So Kaede-obaa-chan, how do you think that Tomiko could have gotten through the well?”

“I have no idea child. Perhaps Tomiko has a destiny to fulfill. Like ye have with recollecting the Shikon-no-Kakara.”

Shikon-no-Kakara? What the hell was that? Was it like the Philosopher’s Stone?

“I’m sorry to interrupt, but what is the Shikon Jewel shards,” I asked.

Kaede then proceeded to explain the origin of it. How it was the soul of Midoriko and how Kagome broke it up into shards. The group all had their troubles to blame on the Sacred Jewel.

“That sounds like the Philosopher’s Stone I have in my world,” I mused out loud.

“What the hell is the Philosopher’s Stone,” Inuyasha demands, finding interest in the conversation.

“It’s like the Shikon Jewel in many ways. The only known way to create a Philosopher’s Stone is by human sacrifice. It amplifies an Alchemist’s powers, making it able to break known laws of Alchemy, such as Human Transmutation. I have joined up with Ed and his brother Al to search for an alternative way to create the stone, without human sacrifices. They want to change their bodies back to normal.”

“I take it that they tried to bring a human back to life,” Sango observed.

“Yes. Their mother. Ed often tells me how nice and caring she was for them when their father abandoned them to become part of the military. He often said that he used to think she didn’t deserve to die, so when she did by illness, they got into studying Alchemy to bring her back to life. In doing so, Ed lost his right arm and left leg and his brother Al, has his soul encased in a suit of armor. He lost his whole body. That is why Ed joined the military, to get their bodies back by finding the Philosopher’s Stone. Ed’s alias is the Fullmetal Alchemist because of the metal ligaments he has on his body.”

The group was saddened by this story. Inuyasha looked troubled and went outside without a word.

“Where’s he going,” I asked.

“I don’t know, but I’m going to go after him,” Kagome said, getting up.

“Did I say something wrong,” I pondered.

“He maybe was reminded of his mother,” Miroku responded.

“Oh, I should apologize,” I said.

“Nay, ‘tis no one’s fault. Ye did not know any better,” Kaede replied. I nodded sadly.

******Kagome’s POV******

I was deeply moved by Tomiko’s stories of her friends. I think they got to Inuyasha too, however. He ran out of the hut with no word to anyone. I ran out to the Goshinboku. He usually goes there when he’s upset over something.

When I arrived there, I called out,” Inuyasha?”

“Keh,” replied Inuyasha. I looked up at him with caring eyes.

“What’s wrong? You walked out of the hut all of a sudden.”

“Nothing’s wrong, wench,” I heard him reply, gruffly. His eyes were closed as he leaned against the tree trunk.

“Don’t lie to me Inuyasha. I know well enough when something’s bothering you. Don’t you trust me enough?”

“It’s not that. Just…it’s nothing,” Inuyasha trailed off. I resisted my urge to sit him. I knew I couldn’t do that to him when he was upset, even though he was so stubborn!

“Was it because Tomiko mentioned Ed’s mother,” I asked. I heard him sigh.

“I guess.” He jumped down and sat beside me in front of the Goshinboku. “That guy’s mother sounded a lot like mine. He was stupid enough to try to bring her back to life, but I think I would’ve done the same thing if I had the ability to.” I was surprised at this. My eyes started watering out of sadness for my friend.

“Inuyasha…”

“Hey, you don’t have to cry. My mother died a long time ago. You know that,” he said to me, with sadness in his golden eyes.

“I know, but to sacrifice your own life to bring back another’s is horrible to think about. I don’t know if I would be able to do it. You know if I died, you should never kill yourself to bring me back to life. I would want you to live on,” I say, smiling sadly.

“Kagome…” he trailed off. Before I knew what was happening, his arms wrapped around me tight. “Baka! Don’t ever say stupid shit like that! I’m never going to let you die. I’m going to always protect you,” he whispers. I smile through my tears, for I didn’t realize that I was crying so much.

“I’m sorry Inuyasha. That was stupid of me,” I blurt out in his chest. I look up at him to see his eyes showing care and worry for me. When I looked at him and how close we were, I couldn’t help, but blush.

“You’re damn right it was,” he said. “C’mon. I guess we can head back.” He offered a hand and I took it, him helping me up. I could tell he was blushing too.

******No One’s POV******

When Inuyasha and Kagome returned, they found Tomiko talking with the rest of the group, trying to get to know each other better. Miroku and Sango told her about Naraku and what he did to them. Kaede told her about Kikyou and how Naraku made the miko and Inuyasha betray each other. Tomiko in turn, told them about Alchemy and some of the things about the military.

“Inuyasha,” Tomiko said, smiling at him. He looked away from her, still unsure of what to say. “I’m sorry for talking about that. I didn’t know…”

“Keh! It’s nothing,” he said rather gruffly.

“Kagome, why don’t ye take Tomiko-sama to the well and see if she can get back to her time,” Kaede suggested.

“Hai, Kaede-obaa-chan,” Kagome responded, nodding. “Tomiko we’re going to see if the well will let you travel back to your time,” she explained to the alchemist.

“Ok,” Tomiko said, getting up and following, Inuyasha and Kagome out of the hut. The rest of the group goes after them.

After they all arrive at the site of the Bone Eater’s Well, Kagome explained that she only needed to jump in.

“Be careful, so you don’t break nothing going down,” Kagome instructed.

“Alright,” Tomiko grinned. “Thank you all helping me out if this works.” The group all nodded. She carefully jumps down into the well and waits for something to happen. Unlike last time, she hit solid ground and no light surrounded her. “Anyone up there,” she called out.

Her greatest fear came true when she heard Kagome’s voce call out,” You’re still down there?”

Tomiko climbed out of the well with a heavy heart. “I don’t think it’s working for me anymore.”

“THE WELL DIDN‘T WORK,” exclaimed the group.

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To be continued…

Well what did you think? Hopefully I got Roy Mustang in character…

Translations:

Arigatou - Thank you

Bouzu - Insulting term for a monk

Houshi - Priest

Hai - Yes!

Next time on Tomiko’s Journey: Ed returns to Al, knowing that Tomiko hasn’t returned yet. Roy’s crew arrives and they begin their investigation. Meanwhile, in the Sengoku Jidai, the gang decides to take her along with them on their journey to gather the Shikon Jewel shards. And who is that they see?

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Ja ne!