The Hooded Alchemist (A FMA fan-fic)

Chapter 15 The spar

" You two are expelled." Izumi said.

" Why?" Ed asked.

" Because I didn't teach you alchemy so you could try to bring your mother back. Now leave." She said.

" But." Al said.

" No she's right Al come on let's go." Ed said and walked outside.Al and me followed. I looked back.

" Bye Miss Izumi." I said and then turned around.

We walked to the train station and waited for the next train. Sig came over.

" You know now that you aren't her apprentices you can talk to her as equals." Sig said.

" Crap. Al why did we come here in the first place?" Ed asked.

We were soon running back to Izumi's. The boys were a few feet ahead of me. Now I know how Tim felt whenever I raced him. When we got there Ed was welcomed by a knife almost to the head. I looked at the knife noticing how close Ed had come to getting a knife to the head.

" Teacher do you know anything about the philosophers stone?" They asked.

"Get out." She said.

I looked at the boys they are stubborn but so is Izumi. This arguement went on until we were allowed to spend the night. We ate dinner. I looked at the vegetables I had cut up. They still looked perfect. When we finished dinner I sat and talked to Izumi.

" Do you have any children?" I asked.

She looked sad at the question. " No."

" I'm sure Sig and you would make great parent's." I said.

She looked sad still.

" So how did you and Sig meet?" I asked trying to get her mind away from that subject.

" I was 18 and I had just spent a month on the Briggs mountains. I had a dead bear and I ran into Sig. I apologized and ran off. He returned the dead bear I had dropped and our hands touched and we knew instantly that we were perfect for eachother." She said. She was happier now.

We continued to talk until midnight. I walked to the room I was sleeping in and jumped onto bed. I didn't have pajamas so I just wore my clothes to bed.

I woke up and looked around. All of it was a dream I thought. Then I remembered this isn't my room. I sat up. I still wake up just about every morning thinking I'm at home. I got up and went to my bag and grabbed my clothes for today out. I changed and ran a brush through my hair. It's getting so long. It reaches the bottom of my shoulder blades. I decided I wanted to do something diffrent today and threw it in a ponytail. I walked out looking almost the same as yesterday and the day before that and the day before that. I walked into the kitchen to see Ed already shoveling food into his mouth. There was a large plate with just bacon on it. I grabbed a plate and put some on it.

" So you finally woke up." Ed said.

" Well I didn't go to sleep at nine." I said.

" Well maybe you shouldn't of stayed up so late." He said.

I stuck my tongue out at him and laughed. Sometimes he reminded me of how Tim used to be. Being blind had made him like an old man. I put some bacon in my mouth."This is the greatest bacon I have ever had." I said. It might not be true but I don't have bacon often so it tastes better than what I can remember what it tastes like.

" I'm glad you like it that much." Izumi said.

I looked over. I hadn't noticed her.

I started shoveling bacon into my mouth too. We eventually had eaten the whole plate.

" You two have a large appetite." She said while grabbing the large plate.

Ed grabbed my plate and followed Izumi. I wouldn't of known where to put it anyways.

I looked at Ed. If he was going to eat that much and not exersize he would get fat.

" Hey Ed want to spar?" I asked.

He looked at me. " If you think you can take me on."

" Of course." I said with a smile.

We walked outside. Izumi and Al sat near the door to watch.

" Go!" Al said.

Ed transmuted his arm into a blade and ran at me. I dodged and tripped him. He fell to the ground but before I could get to him he was back up. I transmuted a sword from the dirt and blocked his blows with it. He managed to cut my arm a bit. I tried to kick him but he grabbed my foot and threw me to the ground. Ed looked down at me.

" Keep practicing." He said.

I got up and looked at the cut on my arm. It wasn't bleeding a lot. We went inside and I washed the cut.

Ed came over to me while I was looking at it.

" So I actually cut you." He said.

I nodded " You'll pay for this someday." I said with a smile.

Ed smiled back. " You better practice a lot if you're gonna do that."

" I will practice! A lot!" I said confodentley.

Suddenly Ed's face was filled with worry. " Crap! I forgot I need to turn in a report for this year."

He ran off and started packing. He soon returned. " I'm off." He said.

" Wait can I come with you? Now that I'm a state Alchemist I should get to know the buildings" I asked.

" Sure go pack quick." He said.

I ran to the room and grabbed my bag. I'm suprised I didn't have to argue with him. We went outside.

" Bye." I said amd we ran off to the train station.

When we finally got there I was out of breath. Ed bought two tickets then we were ofd to Southern command.

Ed was looking out the window. " I kind of wanted you to ask if you could come. Just so I could torture you with waiting." He said with a large grin on his face.

" I know you would miss me." I said and started laughing.

" Of course I would. Without you I have no one to torture." He said.

We laughed and joked the whole ride there.