Full Metal Alchemist: Ice Alchemist

Chapter Eight

The car drove through dark streets, passing destroyed buildings and cars that were smashed and a few burning ones.

They traveled down the dark all but abandon streets of London. For the longest time Faye just sat staring out the window at the dirty streets and the ruins that had once been peoples homes.

"What happened...where are we?" Faye asked weakly looking through the window. Alphonse didn't look away from the road as he spoke.

"This is London in England."

"London....so...this is what it looks like beyond the gate...its like a war zone..."

Alphonse turned a corner sharply causing Faye to fall againt him. She quickly got up both of them blushing deep red. Alphonse cleared his throat trying to break the tension "It is a war....they call it World War II. We're fighting a man name Hitler who wants anyone who isn't like him to go away."

Faye looked shocked at that. "Why don't they send in the state alchemist to stop him?"

Alphonse smiled slightly. "As my brother found out when he first came through the gate, alchemy doesn't work on this side of the gate..so no State alchemist I'm afraid."

Faye rubbed the back of her neck. "I..I don't understand why would anyone want to do that?"

He looked at her from the corner of her eye.  "You should know more then me, your one of them...well your other half anyway.."

She cocked her head to the side. "My...My other half?" She looked even more confused now.

"Let me see if I can explain...Your body is still inside the gate, but your soul has...well inhabited the body of someone on this side of the gate...someone who looks just like you...we all have another half that lives on this side of the gate. Your other half happened to be part of Hitter's group called

Faye seemed to pale at that, she looked very  upset and didn't say anything more the rest of the car trip.

Alphonse finally pulled up and stopped the car at a small run down dark red brick apartment building. He got out the car and went around to open her door but by the time he got around she had already stepped out. He smiled, he had never meet a girl like her. She was the kind of girl who took care of herself. Most girls in this time wanted to be treated like they were made of lace but not her. She didn't want people to open doors for her or treat her different,  he like that.

He lead her through the heavy wooden doors just as several bombs went out on the outskirts of town making her jump at it. He quickly lead her through the door and up the cramped hallway and up a small run down stairway to the second floor. Faye noticed that all the windows were boarded up and the lights flicked as the bombs hit. Alphonse unlocked a door and lead her inside locking the door with thick locks from the inside. He smiled sweetly at her taking her hand which made her blush lightly. She had never blushed in her life but now she couldn't stop herself. He lead her through a small hallway with peeling flower wallpapers, and a small table with some flowers in a vase. The hallway lead to a large living room well furnished, all the windows were boarded and someone had panted clouds and grass on the boards. There was a large open kitchen area and another hallway with several doors. The living room had two old mismatching couches and a overstuffed chair by a large bookshelf. There was boxes on both of the couches, both full of metal arms and legs. There was a grandfather clock againt one wall that clicked softly.

"Brother I'm home."

Faye went to the bookshelf looking at whats on it. There wasn't much on the bookshelf, a few dusty old books on alchemy, a few on the cult and some pictures on the top shelfs of Alphonse with a taller blond and a dark haired girl. Just then he heard the door slam and heavy footsteps coming towards them. She turned in time to see the boy from the picture standing there holding what looked like part of a leg. He was dressed in the same brown vest and long sleeve button up shirt as Alphonse, and his blond hair was pulled back into a ponytail. He looked at her raising a eyebrow and then turned to Alphonse.

"Alphonse, why is there a half naked women in our living room?"

Faye coughed slightly pulling Al's coat around her trying to hide the her nightgown she was still waring.

"Brother, Faye is from the other side of the gate brother just like us."

"So this is the famous Edward Elric, the full Metal alchemist and alchemist of the people." Faye thought to herself looking the tall blond over. He huffed sating the leg down on the table.

"Don't be dumb Alphonse, the only ones who's ever been able to go through the gate was our father.." He made a face at that name. It was well known even to her that he didn't like their father much. "Envy, you and myself and well that crazy women...but you know what happened to her."

Faye smiled slightly at that walking around him. "So this the alchemist of the people, the great Edward Elric who mustang is always talking about. He's suppose to be as short as his temper."

Edward growled lightly his left eye twitching lightly at that, which caused Alphonse to laugh lightly into his hand. Edward had learned to control his temper for the most part, but the short comments still got on his last nerves.

"Ok I get your point...what are you doing here?" Ed asked through clinched teeth.

When Faye shrugged he sighed and started to say something when Alphonse seeming to have a hyper moment intruding him.

"You know Mustang? How is he and Hawkeye? What's Winey doing? Do you know how teachers doing?" He was going about a million miles a hour.

"Whoo slow down. Yes I know Mustang, He's doing good, Hawkeye's taking good care of him. Everyone know there was a "Connection" between them so when they each got a letter asking the other out "randomly" She tapped two fingers together trying to look innocent but they all know she was behind it. "Well their engaged now, A lot changed since the Furher died."

Ed smiled widely poking Al in the side. "Well if we every go back through the gate we don't have to worry about money. I bet Havoc and Furrier a large amount of money that those two would end out together.

Alphonse laughed at that, then turned to Faye. "Hows teacher?"

Faye thought for a moment then her smile faded away. "I..I'm sorry Izuma passed away..Shortly after you left through the gate Alphonse. She died peaceful at home in her sleep."

Alphonse nodded weakly. The door opened and Noah entered carrying a large brown bag. Faye turned she had been holding one of Ed's automail legs she dropped it when she saw her. "Rose?"

She shook he head looking at Noah. Ed went to Noah taking one of the heavy bags from her. "Faye lee This is Noah..Noah this is Faye she came from the other side of the gate like us."

Faye smiled Politely taking her hand shaking it. Noah seemed nervine around her. It wasn't till later when Alphonse had offered to take Faye home that she told Ed why.

"You know who she is..."

"She's a state alchemist like me." Ed said sitting on the living room floor working on the leg Faye had dropped earlier.

"Thats not what I meant...She's one of them... I saw her just a week ago taking several Jews away to the camps."

She went over sitting beside him. "I'm scarred that they may come for me..."

He smiled softly putting the leg down pulling her close to him. "It'll be alright Noah I will always be here to protect you." He looked down at her and she looked up at him and he leaned in kissing her lightly on the lips as the bombs shook the apartment but all they know was that moment.

 What you think? I was listening to one of my FMA anime music videos to the song "Our Solemn Hour"  by Within Temptation and it seemed perfect. If you haven't guessed Al likes Faye lol. Try to get a new chapter of this one and my Naruto stories up as soon as I can but please remember to comment and let me know what you think...oh and if there's any artist out there who want to draw a fan art picture based off this please let me know I would love to see your artwork! Thanks again!