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SO SORRY that this is late! I meant to update it on Sunday but as you guys know now that it's nearing the end of the year it's EXAM TIME, so much fun! And plus studying for exams we have to do this assignments as well and I am dying. Of stress I mean, I'm not really dying. Actually after I post this I have to work on my French presentation. Ugh, I'm HORRIBLE at French. BUT I will try my hardest to get this chapters out but for the next three weeks if updates are a little late that's probably because I'm buried under a mountain of books.

Ha. Just like Sheska.

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I open my eyes to find myself in a white space.

TOO BRIGHT!

I quickly close my eyes, holding a hand over them.

"Ow ow ow!" I angrily mutter to myself.

What the hell is going on?!

The last thing I remembered was drawing some stupid Mary Sue and trying human transmutation.

I'm in a white room…oh shit. Oh shit shit shit!

I open my eyes, and squint in front of me. EVERYWHERE was white, everywhere.

"Geez, this place could use some redecoration…" I mumble to myself. I was sitting down on the floor and quickly tried to stand up. I stumbled a little but was able to stand.

I heard someone laugh behind me.

OHHHH SHIIITT!

I turn around and, yep standing right before me was Truth. A really creepy person, thing that was almost completely white except for an outline. And of course that really REALLY creepy grin.

"You're shitting me." I can't help but gasp.

I swear my jaw was on the floor, FREAKING TRUTH was standing RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

"I usually get a reaction like that, surprise, horror." Truth casually starts listing off people's reactions to him.

It was weird, I noticed that I didn't really feel any temperature. You were always a little warm, or cold, but not here. There was nothing. It was WEIRD.

"Y-y-you're REAL?!" I shriek my hands flying up to my mouth. "No nononono, a dream, this HAS to be some sort of wacked out dream!"

"Oh but it isn't." He laughs again. (It? She?)

I quickly decide that I really hate that laugh, and that grin, and pretty much him. It. Her. WHATEVER.

I also laugh, ok a nervous laugh but still a laugh. "Yah, suuuurrreee. Because a animated character can actually be REAL, uh huh. Where are the cameras? Am I high? Dead? I really hope I'm not dead… in a coma?" I start to guess all the reasons why I could be seeing what I'm seeing.

Truth just shakes its head. "You are neither dead nor dreaming."

I open my mouth to say something else but he cuts me off. "OR high as you so call it, or in a coma. This is all real."

I stare at him as the seconds go by. One, two, three, four, five.

"Well shit."

Truth laughs again.

"Does that…does… do I have to lose something?" I ask fear in my voice. The scene where Ed loses his limbs comes back to me.

Oh no I can't do that. No way, no seriously no WAY too painful… but if I successfully did human transmutation…

I felt fear choke my throat. I was scared, no TERRIFIED. I didn't want to lose a limb! I LIKED my limbs, and I was scared of pain.

"No you don't." Truth says in a voice that suggests he LIKED how scared I was, how I was almost peeing my pants. The asshole.

"…I don't? THANK GOD! Wait, not really if it's you…but then maybe because you aren't taking my arms and legs and stuff… but…"

I was successfully confusing myself. A slow clap for me please.

"Cori Rostel you must be wondering why YOU were the one to come through here, when many others like yourself have tried human transmutation."

Actually I was wondering whether or not you were god and if I should thank you. Wait shouldn't he know what I'm thinking? Because he's a 'part of me' of whatever? And because he's god?

I shiver at that thought, I didn't want Truth to be ANY part of me, thank you very much!

But something that he said caught my attention.

"What do you mean others have tried human transmutation? Like people from my world? Or Ed and Al's?"

Honestly I STILL wasn't certain I was dreaming, I mean come on, anime actually be real? That's nuts, but hell I WAS talking to Truth so… wait… if anime is real… then what about OTHER ANIMES?! Naruto? One Piece? Fairy Tail? That really terrifying show Higurashi? FREAKING CLANNAD?!

Stop Cori, calm down. We have to get through this first; you can have a meltdown LATER.

"I mean in yours, many other have tried for fun or curiosity, never excepting it to work. But yours did, do you know why?" I swear his grin grew even larger, if that's possible.

"Because… I am the chosen one?" I guess.

Truth just starts laughing again, that was seriously becoming old.

"Why would YOU be the chosen one?" He asks in a pretty damn haughty tone for a gender confused weirdo.

"Well why wouldn't I be the chosen one?! I'm pretty good at…stuff… and also… I'm… arguing with Truth about being a chosen one. Well why am I here Truth?"

He just smirks. "What you didn't wasn't an actual human transmutation, tou just were at the wrong place at the wrong time." He replies.

Well that clears EVERYTHING up.

"Bullshit!" I snarl. Ok probably stupid to swear at Truth, but half of me still thought this wasn't real (come on who would believe it, this is nuts!) and the other half was SERIOUSLY NOT HAPPY.

"YOU control the gates or whatever so YOU brought me here!" I rant as I point at him, a hand on my fist, glaring.

He stared at me, not grinning for the first time. "Not exactly. I did have something to do with you coming over, but it wasn't all me."

"…huh?" I ask completely confused. "W-what? But YOU are the only one who can control the gates, how…" My pointing figure droops as I stand there trying to figure everything out.

His mouth twitches, then he full blown out grins. "Oh don't worry, you will find out the truth soon enough."

I can't help it, I laugh, and not a nervous one this time. (Though it did sound a little insane.)

Truth actually looks confused as he stares at me; I grab my stomach and bend over bursting into laughter.

Seeing his confused face I stand up straight, still chuckling.

This is just…INSANE.

"Oh don't worry." I mock using his own words against him. "I already know the truth."

He actually looks surprised, I surprised TRUTH.

"The truth is…" I point at him (again) a giant grin on my face.

"YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!"

Truth looks completely flabbergasted, even a little annoyed. But that didn't stop me, I was on a roll!

"Seriously WHAT is your problem?! Dragging me over here, AND what you did to Ed and Al, damn man! NOT COOL!"

"They got what they dese-" Truth started to say in a harsh voice

"HELL THEY DID! They were trying to bring back their MOTHER. You could have just made it so it didn't work! Just sent them back saying 'Sorry not going to happen.' But noooo you just HAD to take Ed's limbs, AND Al's body!"

I was angrily taking steps towards Truth, completely furious. When I get mad, REALLY mad all my common sense goes out the window.

"And secondly-"I was going to continue ranting but suddenly I feel something grab my arm.

What the-HOLY!

My jaw is open as I stare in horror at the black….thing that is latched onto my arm, just below my elbow. It was an inky black and it had a…head?

It looked up at me, and I have to choke back a scream. The thing had eyes and a mouth, and it was grinning at me.

"NO!" I wave my arm around but the creature just clutches on tighter, there's a trail of blackness attached to it, and when I turn my head I see to my horror the gate behind me about 10 feet away. The door was cracked open a bit, and I could see inside all this…eyes.

I angrily turn around glaring at Truth. I could already feel more of the things latching on to me, my arms, and legs.

Truth was just watching the scene unfold as I yell and struggle trying to away from the creatures.

"What strange one, I wonder…" He smirks.

"Let go off me!" In desperation I bite one of the things, it just laughs.

I knew what they were, obviously. I had watched the show, both of them actually. But it was just common sense, my instincts screaming at me to get away from the things.

"Will you survive?" Truth continues speaking as I get dragged closer and closer to the gate, my sneakers squeaking as I try to stop myself from moving.

"And will you find out the truth?" His smirk had turned out into a full evil grin.

"But I already know it!" I yell almost at the gate, they were creepy creatures grabbing my entire body now. Tears were streaming down my face as I saw the gate coming closer and closer.

This is scary, I want to wake up! Please, PLEASE!

"The truth is friends are more important than Alchemy!" I yell desperately, I was getting pulled into the gate. I remembered that bit from the FMAB anime.

"For Edward Elric yes, but for you my dear, the truth is quite different, everyone is different. They have to figure out their own Truth for themselves. "

I was completely inside the gate now, eyes on either side of me. The gate started to slowly close.

"Here a hint." I hear Truth say; somehow I could still hear him clearly even though I was a bit far away from him now.

"Not everything is as it seems."

And with said the door slams shut leaving me in darkness except for the eyes.

"AAAAAAAHHHHEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIII!"

A horrible scream rips through the darkness, and I suddenly realize the person who's screaming is me.

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I gasp in terror my eyes snapping open. I find myself lying on the couch, I stay still for a few seconds stunned, my mind still reeling and for a second I don't realize where I am.

Why are the colours so bright? Where am- oh right…

I eventually realize there's a blanket on top of me, which defiantly wasn't there before. Actually I'm pretty sure I fell asleep next to Al on the floor…

I sit up, noticing my sketchbook lying on the ground next to the couch.

"Terri?"

I look up startled by the voice, Al is sitting in his chair reading. Though I think it's a different book this time.

"Al? Oh…geez." I put a hand over my heart, it's beating like crazy.

What the hell was that?! A dream…or a memory?

"Are you alright?" Al asks concerned.

"Yah I just had a bad…dream. Also how did I end up on the couch?" I ask.

"Oh I put you there after you feel asleep." Al coughs, scratching his head looking a little embarrassed.

I smile feeling a little better. "Thanks…" I lapse into silence just staring, thinking.

That scream in my dream was the same I heard on the train…maybe it wasn't a dream. Maybe on the train I was remembering something. The dream could be a memory. And if so…that mean that this is real.

"Oh my goddddd….." I groan and bring my knees to my chest.

"Um…are you ok? Was it the dream? Do you want to talk about it?" Al asks.

Yes

"No it's ok but thanks." It's not like I could tell Al about my possible memory dream thing. I would then have to explain where I'm from and…

No WAY would they believe me! I hardly believe it myself.

I grab my backpack from where it was lying on the floor and open it up looking for my phone, my belt with the knives was packed inside it and I considering whether or not to wear it.

Eh I'll wear it when I change.

I could hear birds outside chirping, though there wasn't a window in the living room so I couldn't know if it was morning or not.

I finally grab my phone and check the time; it said it was 6:51 AM.

Well I'm defiantly not getting any more sleep.

I put my phone back in my bag in the small pocket at the front, and collapse back on the couch. I wasn't feel so good, my stomach was cramping.

Great just what I need. Probably from the stupid grapes.

For some reason I felt like I had forgotten something. I suddenly pause in my thinking as I hear a strange noise.

Scratch

What was-

Scratch!

"Al? Do you hear that?" I turn my head to look at Al who seems a little panicky.

"Uh… noise? What noise? The wind?" He babbles.

"The wind? You don't hear it? It's-"

Meow

"…Oh… I get it." I mumble to myself as I stare at Al who is quietly shushing his stomach.

"Al is there a cat in your armor?" I ask my arms crossed.

"Um…no of course no-"

Meow!

If I was able to raise one eyebrow I would be doing it right now.

Seeing my disbelieving face Al finally caves in. "Ok I do have a cat but I found her under a seat at the train and she looked so cute and…"

I suddenly start as I remember something that had happened at the train station.

"Sorry we were all ready to get off but Al suddenly said he needed to do something and went to the other side of the train car." Raven shrugs.

I look curiously at Al who strangely enough looks… nervous.

"I-uh had to check something." He says as he scratches the back of his head.

So that's what happened! And he must have hid the cat from Raven.

I suddenly snap out of my musings when I hear Al talking.

"And I just couldn't leave her all by herself! Could you please not tell brother or Raven? Brother doesn't like having pets because we travel everywhere and I don't want Raven to know because she might tell him." He continues

"It's fine I won't tell anyone, think of it as a repayment for not tell them about the cut." I answer.

"Look here she is…" Al had turned around for a few seconds and I heard some clinking, when he turns back round his breast plate is closed and in his arms is a black cat with a tiny white splotch on top of its head.

"Awww! She's beautiful." I coo, petting the cat who seems content. She's probably happy to be out of Al's armor.

"I know." I'm pretty sure if Al could he would be smiling right then.

"Are you going to call her anything?" I scratch behind her ears and she starts to purr.

AWWWWW!

"Hm… I don't know… I haven't really thought of giving her a name I've just been thinking of her as Ms. Cat. Besides it's not like I could keep her anyways…" Al's head droops and he suddenly gets depressed.

"Oh it's ok it's ok!" I frantically start waving my hands and darting from side to side. I don't like a sad Alphonse!

"We can try to hide him for as long as possible, I'll help. And if Ed finds out… I could say he's mine. It's not like he could stop me from having a cat." I say determinedly.

Al raises his head and looks at me. I have no idea how but I was pretty sure there were tears in his eyes.

"Thank you so much Terri, but if Brother finds her he wouldn't believe she was yours. You didn't have her with you on the train." Al says glumly.

"Well… we'll cross that bridge when we have too. For now let's just pick a name."

For the next few minutes we brain storm names for the cat. Some suggestions Al made was Ms. Mittens, Ms. Paws, and Ms. Whiskers. I have no idea what's with him and the 'Ms.' thing.

Some suggestions I made were Lulu, Sophia, and Anastasia. But in the end we happily agreed on the name Coraline. I had picked the name because it reminded me of the black cat in the movie Coraline. [1]

I smiled happily as Al hugged Coraline.

You don't owe me one more minute of your wasted time.

I must be going insane because I swear to god I'm hearing destination. [2]

You act like it's all fine but all the years I gave you.

"Do you hear that?" Al ask me, pausing in his petting of Coraline.

Thinking that you knew that you wanted me. I wanted to believe.

"CRAP!" I yell startling Al and Coraline.

I've gotta make a destination find where I'll be loved.

I'm pretty sure I ran faster than I ever had in my entire life. Even faster than that time Ed was chasing me.

This time I've got no hesitation and I'll be movin' on.

The music increases in volume the longer it goes. I rush over to the couch and grab my backpack off the floor.

"SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP!"

(to where I belong) and I'll be movin' on.

"SHUT UP!" I scream as I grab the zipper and rip open my bag.

I'm tired of trying to describe what you will never see.

I start to freak out as I rummage through my bag.

"Where is it?!" I can vaguely hear Al in the background panicking asking what's wrong and what's happening as he stuffs the cat back in the armour. Though I can see that he has his back to me so he doesn't see that he is empty, but I can hear the clanking noises (plus the cat's hissing) so I can guess what's happening.

How that we could be, gave up and lost her.

A door creaks open and I can hear Ed holler. "What the hell is going on?!"

Now you're looking for a little grace, well look at my face.

"WHERE- Oh my god I'm an idiot!" I suddenly realize I had put my stupid phone in the small front pocket, not the large one.

I've gotta make a destination, fine where I'll be loved.

"You woke us up Terri!" An annoyed Raven shrieks but I ignore her as I finally grab my phone.

This time I've got no hesitation and I'll be-

"Shutting up!" I exclaim in excitement as I turn off my alarm clock.

So that's what I had forgotten, my alarm clock.

I sigh happily and slump to the ground.

"Whew…"

I suddenly sense a dark presence behind me.

Ah shit.

I turn around slowly and see Ed standing behind me with a dark cloud of anger surrounding him. In the background is Raven with her hands on her hips and a scowl on her face. Ed is wearing a black tank top and his usual black leather pants, while Raven is wearing a cut off pink tank top shirt and really short pink shorts. If Raven is wearing different clothes that means she must have changed. With. Ed. In. The. Room. Plus I was pretty sure she wasn't wearing a bra, I know it's uncomfortable to sleep in but seriously there were guys around!

Fan-freaking-tastic I bet Ed didn't do anything, he probably looked away when she changed but still. DOES SHE HAVE NO SHAME?!

"What was that?!" Ed points at my phone.

I sigh and get back to my feet. "I'm sorry it was my stupid alarm clock, I had forgotten that I had set it to 7."

"Since when do alarm clocks… sing?" Raven asks suspiciously.

I roll my eyes. "It's a… special feature my friend put in; he made it so I could program songs for it to play instead of the normal beeping thing it does." I say as naturally as I can.

"Did the same friend who made the feature was also the one who had a big brother who made that song you played for us?" Ed asks with his arms crossed.

Crap he's talking about Happy. Well when you say it that when it sounds really stupid!

"Maybe." I cross my arms and turn away. I stuff my phone back in my bag and turn around to look at the others.

"Now what?" I ask.

"Well since you woke us up," Raven says with annoyance.

God let it go it was an accident.

"I guess we can go get breakfast, we do have until noon until the next train to Laustel.

"Alright, everyone get prepared we're leaving in 5 minutes." Ed says with authority.

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[1] You know what I mean the movie about the girl Coraline and the button eyes and the REALLY CREEPY spider mom. I had actually re watched that movie 2 weeks ago and it came back to me when I was writing that scene.

[2] Destination by Nickel Creek

Thanks for another review Lunagale! So we both have friends who don't like FMAB *shakes head* And yah you called out the grapes beforehand actually, nice! And thx for telling me about the omake mistake I fixed it.

Thanks NorthernMage for the review, and yah the omake was… interesting. But yah everyone is allowed a little crazy in their fics. And who knows maybe those things that you want to happen to Cori will happen. *evil laugh*

Hey again lilaclily00 thanks for the long review! Haha I guess you right, to anyone who cares the last chapters ending sentence 'I want YOU to review' was an idea I got from one of lilacliy00 reviews. And yes Al's laugh is SO adorable! And I was listening to party rock and was like 'hey I should make an omeka!' so yah…

Thanks for the review Technochocolate and yah Cori is trying to get back at Raven a little at a time.

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