The Mercury Alchemist

Chapter 3 - The Mercury Alchemist

'Here I am doing something that I need to do.... 

so I can go home... 

but do I really have to....? 

There are things a normal person wouldn't understand... 

especially if it's a place like this...'

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OP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeSXTeTfuWE

-Me-

I'm finally going to take the state examination starting tomorrow! Mustang had told me that he'll take me and the Elric's to Central tomorrow. They were suppose to leave a week ago but something went wrong with the train tracks so it took awhile for it to be fixed. 'Geez.... all that worrying was for nothing...' I thought a little disappointed. 'I was freaking out for nothing! And all that took to get Mustang impressed was that I had guts to actually want to be a dog of the military and have high skills, that little stunt I did must've made Roy think I was a huge knuckle-head. And isn't Al suppose to be in Resembol? Did my presence change something here?' All this thinking was making me regret my actions even wanting to fight. I was so lost in my thoughts that I accidentally bumped into something, something made of metal. My face collided with the object. "Yeow!" I cried out, feeling my nose throbbing and nearly broken from the collision.

Backing away, I looked up while holding my poor curshed nose to see what I hit. All I saw was a huge object that nearly blocked the sun from my point of view. It turned arounf to reveal it was Al. "Catherine!" he gasps in surprise, realizing it was me. He fully turns to me and started asking me with concern, "Are you okay? Did you break your nose?" I waved my hand up while the other stayed on my nose replying, "It's ok Al... Accidents happen...." It slightly helped him calm down but it wasn't enough for him to stop looking at me to see if it was true. "Who is it Al?" I hear his brother ask from behind Al. Al stepped aside to reveal Ed who looked over his shoulders to see what was wrong. "You're that boy who helped me!" I exclaimed trying to pretend I don't really know him. I'm only good in acting when I'm in a death situation and this counts as one!

"Oh yeah... your that reckless girl!" Ed blurts out. That struck an arrow into me straight into me heart, I was expecting that kind of impression from him, but that really hurt alot more than I thought it would. "Brother don't be mean! Besides you two are gonna take the exams together so don't judge her like that!" Al defends me, except I was already in my own little world so I couldn't hear him. "Sorry about that Catherine," the armor apologizes with a small bow. "It's alright. Besides I'm always reckless," I reassure at the same time thinking, 'Well I can't change anything now.' Sad to know that the very person you've always wanted to meet has an impression that you're always reckless, maybe also thinking you're stupid. I don't want to get those thoughts into my head but it was like as if it was echoing inside of me like someone shouted into a never-ending cave.

"I never got your name by the way."  

"Edward Elric, Al's older brother."

I pretended I was shocked at this and started having a laughing fit at his reaction to see how surprised I was. "What's so funny!?" he yells in a very pissed off tone, raising a fist at me. I clenched my stomache from the pain and wiped a small tear away breathing, "Sorry... but it's so impossible since you're so...." I continued my laughing fit. Even though I wanted a good impression from Ed, the urge of wanting to make fun of him was knocking at my door so I had to do it. "Who are you calling a pip-squeek midget!? You aren't that tall yourself girly!" Ed retorts at the same time trying to get out of Al's grip to not strangle me. My laughing fit stopped, a dark aura started to form around me along with my face turning dark. "Are you implying I'm short...? And who are you calling girly...?" I ask with venom in my voice.