Battle Over Flame

[Elizabeth Suzaki]

((You posted and I am not going to sleep anytime soon so I will continue. My bed plan went bye bye. XD))

Eli let out a small whimper at the loss of Ed's arm. She was a person that, because of her past, didn't trust many. But she also longed for contact from those she trusted, especially when she was worried. But Eli knew that Ed was one who now that there was something wrong, would stop at nothing to find out.

Eli snuggled closer to Al and gave Cathy a sad look, scared for both her safety and Roy's. "It is about Roy but we cannot talk about it here. It involves...It involves my past..." Eli's gaze fell to the ground and shuddered.

'I hope that the rumors are wrong' Eli thought 'I don't want Roy to be hurt and Cathy either. I love them both and I know Ed, Al and Ayumi are going to get involved as well. 'I do not want to get anyone I love to get hurt because I was too weak to finish a mission and get close to people.'

Al frowned, sending a warning glare to his brother. Ed meant well but at times he forgot that others do not deal with problems with anger and zeal. Eli needed support in the form on human contact, despite and perhaps because of her past. He took Eli into his arms and felt her trembling slightly as she spoke.

'You'll be okay Eli. Brother will not let anything happen to you, the Colonel or Cathy. He loves you two and respects the Colonel despite what he says' Al thought 'We will get through this just like we got you out of that hell you called a life.'

((Angst...*cackles* We need some angst!))

[strawberry-chan]

(Nng gomen nasaii guys, computers been off kilter latley -_- baka thing. anyway I am here...for the moment)

Nyx had decided to take a nap on one of the roofs of central after being seriously bored, but she didn't count on the loose tiling on the roof, and unforntently she rolled off it mid dream into a alley way. "Ow!", she said landing on something,

[Elizabeth Suzaki]

((that's okay strawberry-chan. just remember to find your way to the group unless you wanna be part of the rescue mission later.))

[Edward's Alter Ego]

In Ed's place Cathy took both of Eli's hands to reassure the girl. "Why don't we head into HQ then. We can talk about it in the break room. I can reserve it for us once we get there," she said and smiled, masking her worry now as well.

[red]Ed shrugged, forgetting that not everyone was as strong as he and his brother were. "Alright, then let's go..." he said and looked down the street to see HQ not too far ahead.[/red]

[Elizabeth Suzaki]

Al nodded, looking from Ed to Eli, who was looking at her hands being held by Cathy. "Come on Eli. We can all go and talk. We all know about your past and we will do whatever we can." Al wrapped his arm around Eli's shoulder's "And we can tell the Colonel about your past so that he will take us seriously when we talk to him."

Eli's eyes widened in shock as she looked at Al, fear in her gaze. "No! He can't know! I do not want him to know how I came to know all of you...He can't know why I was sent to Central...But let us get to HQ before we talk about telling anyone anything." By the end, Eli's voice was quiet and defeated. 'I love Roy. I do not want him to know that I came to kill him." Eli thought. She sent Ayumi a pleading look, knowing that the other girl knew both her feelings for the dark haied Colonel and the reason she had been sent to Central by her "father".

Eli gave Cathy's hands a squeeze before letting them go, sending Cathy a smile. "We will keep Roy safe no matter what though" Eli said, her voice now stronger "We are all awesome alchemists and Ed can kick Roy's ass easily so he can handle anything!"

Al was startled by Eli's desire to keep her past away from the Colonel, a man he knew she respected. He became even more confused at the look Eli had sent Ayumi. 'I guess there are things she wants to keep hidden from Roy. I know Brother would have kept our secret from Roy had he not already known about it. Al shook his head, knowing that Eli would tell them all soon enough. However, he had to grin as Eli got her emotions under control and had to smirk at her words.

"And we will be here to keep my dear older brother from blowing the entire city sky high as well as saving his sorry ass." Al laughed.

((I am assuming only Ayumi knows I love Roy at this time and that Cathy suspects. Ed and Al are boys so they don't know. But I will tell you all at HQ if we ever get there!))

[strawberry-chan]

(alright)

Nyx groaned, "Oww. What the hell did I land on?" she looked at the pile of scrap under her." Figures." She sighed, getting out her watch to check out the time," What? It's that late already?!? As much as I hat this I gotta report to hq or else that idiot's going to have my head on a platter!" she said brusshing herself off and setting at a furious pace twords central hq.

[Edward's Alter Ego]

[red]Ed shot Al a glare at his last comment. "I'm not going to ruin the city!!" he yelled, then shrugged. "Okay, well there was that one time... and then that other time...and then the time after that---SHUT UP!!" Ed yelled and went red in the face as if his brother just proved him wrong without even saying anything. He then spun on his heels and began marching down the street toward Central Command without another word.[/red]

Cathy couldn't help but burst into a fit of laughter at the brothers. She then wiped away a tear and smiled, linking her arm with Ayumi's. "Alright, let's go then."