Step. Clang. Step. Clang. Step. Clang.

Ed was starting to get irritated. He was walking down a road that was pretty empty, heading to the rendezvous spot with Ling and their special hawk eyes. He knew Al was right behind him but what could possibly be making that much of a racket in his little brother's body?! He turned sharply to him with an annoyed scowl. Al looked around in confusion, was Edward glaring at him?

"What is it brother?" Al asked nervously.

"What is that in your armor? It's loud!" Al looked down to his chest plate.

"In my armor?" He looked around, happy that no one was watching he lifted the plate and pulled out Maka's book. "Oh! I forgot that was in there." He handed it over to Ed.

"'The Basics of Alchemy'? Where'd you get this? I thought it was Maka's." Alphonse nodded.

"It is, but I found it when Ling and his gang kidnapped her. I must've forgotten to return it." Ed blinked and his face split into a grin.

Soul walked down the road, his eyes scanning the area around him. They had already killed around 54 of the 118 afreets that had crossed over. There was still a ton more but right now they needed to find their boss. The last thing they needed was a kishin in this world. But he doubted that could happen. As he walked he noticed a few little things, empty trash cans, strange familiar marks on doors, and a steeple in the distance. This place was huge but it had to be only one country. When he and Maka had first arrived they thought it was just another defenseless place like any other country in their world. But, surprise, it turned out to be pretty bad ass. With those alchemy guys and metal arms, it had fully caught Soul's attention. But that was besides the point. Right now he was currently walking beside his meister with Black*Star and Tsubaki in the lead.

"Yo! Maka! Look, it's a book! You want it?" Black*Star said, the tease not hidden in his words. Maka rolled her eyes.

"Har har. There's no books in the middle of the road."

"Actually..." Tsubaki said, moving aside. Maka stared at the pedestal before her. It was precisely her size and held her book! The one Soul had bought for her while she was in the hospital. How did it get there? Black*Star gave a loud hoot.

"Ha! I bet you feel stupid now!" He grinned and snatched up the book. As if a switch had been flipped, or more accurately a trigger had been pulled, a gunshot sounded and Black*Star jumped back. The bullet hole in the ground smoked slightly. They all stared at it, in complete befuddlement. It was probably a full ten seconds before another shot fired, this time at Maka's feet. She yelped and jumped.

"There's a sniper!" Tsubaki yelled, ducking as a bullet sailed past her head.

"We have to get out of their line of sight!" Soul yelled, nearly falling over himself as a bullet pierced the cement a centimeter away from his shoe.

"Hurry up! This way!" Maka yelled, running down the alley way, the others followed when the next shot clipped some of Black*Star's hair. He shouted for revenge at that but was pulled to follow by Tsubaki. It took a long while to lose the sniper, it seemed to be able to follow them! Every time they tried to turn into a different direction they were shot at and forced to turn away.

"I think we lost them." Maka panted as she leaned against the wall. Black*Star stood tall so Tsubaki could rest against him, he didn't even seem phased by the sudden workout. Soul tried to calm his aching lungs.

"What the hell was that?!" He shouted to the best of his ability. "Why were we being shot at?" He glared.

"How should I know?" Black*Star scoffed, "I can't wait to see who thinks they're so big they can shoot at the great Black*Star!" He huffed.

"Do you think Ed and the others sold us out?" Maka asked. The one question was answered by a sudden flash of light on the ground and the ground began to morph around them. They were all pushed back into each other and when the commotion died down they saw they were in an extremely tacky cage, compete with a strange demon on the top. Two ninja's jumped down on either side of the cage, their masks covering their faces. Then a tall teen stood on the top of the cage, smirking down at them.

"Maka Albarn and Soul Eater!" A familiar voice called, a familiar head of golden hair showed from an alley way, his golden eyes squinted in a grin.

"You two are now considered under arrest!" Another voice called, the unforgettable silver armor that accompanied it stood next the his brother.

"Ed! Al!" Soul shouted. After all this time, now they were getting arrested? Fan-fucking-tastic.

Hawkeye walked down the hall of the martial building, holding a few files concerning Reaper. She was still getting the files for that case even though Roy had passed it on to Edward Elric. Speaking of which he hadn't given any progress reports concerning the murderer. She didn't even want to entertain the thought that he had been injured. But knowing that boy he'd be too stubborn to die. Just like the Colonel. She sighed and looked down towards the paper, she had to get as much work as possible done before Colonel Mustang returned from one of his "dates". 'Last Known Siting, Possible Perpetrators, Motive' the sections on the files blank. She just couldn't grasp it, it was impossible for anyone to not know anything but rumors about Reaper. "Nothing is impossible Lieutenant" The younger alchemist's words echoed in her head.

"Lieutenant! Lieutenant Hawkeye! Over here!" Speak of the devil and he shall appear. She turned to look at the brothers as they rushed to catch up to here.

"Oh, Edward. I wasn't aware you were in the area." She said, only a slight amount of surprise in her voice. "Did you bring a report on the capture of Reaper? You could have just called."

"No no Lieutenant." Ed straightened himself up, Alphonse looked around as if he was searching for someone else.

"Is the Colonel around?" Al asked curiously. Hawkeye shook her head and Ed straightened himself out.

"We were wondering if you were off tomorrow." Riza rose a brow in confusion but crossed her arms.

"As a matter of fact, I am. Were you hoping to catch some lunch with me?" Her suspicion rose when he nodded.

"Maybe not lunch specifically but, a small job request from friends." She tried to study his eyes. He knew something, but only she could know about it.

"Will the Colonel be told about it?" She asked glancing down at the file.

"No." He said it so firmly that she couldn't help but pay attention.

"All right. What am I doing?" She asked in perfect seriousness.

And that's how she ended up in a steeple on her free day. It had been a while of cross referencing sightings to find this girl named Maka. Plus her Ishbalan friend named Soul. She looked through her scope and watched Ed and Alphonse set their bait. That being a book on a pedestal. Then she started organizing her clips for her rifle. Though she didn't understand why she had to do this mission she figured that it was about trusting her.

"We're going to set a trap and we need you to shoot at the girl or guy that takes the book." Ed said. Al nodded his helmet.

"But specifically a blonde girl and a white haired boy." Riza nodded her head and let the boys explain further. They had relocated to a small cafe for Riza's lunch break. Ed had gotten a sandwich and offered her one but she had gotten a coffee instead.

"We just need you to scare them towards us. Just try not to hit them." Al said, lifting a finger. Hawkeye nodded in understanding and sipped her hot drink.

"If this is just a scare tactic I can do that. But why those kids? Are they related to the Reaper case?" She stared with completely neutral eyes.

"Yeah. They do!" Ed said nervously. Something she noted, "We have reason to believe they have an affiliation to Reaper!" He said with a nod. His eyes meeting hers head on. She narrowed her own to study his expression. He definitely wasn't lying as far as she knew but there was also something he wasn't telling her. She sighed reluctantly.

"Alright Ed. I'll take the job. Just tell me where to go."

She stared through her scope with determined eyes as she saw a kid with shocking blue hair. It was hard to ignore but she didn't need to. Her targets were right behind him. They stopped and the blue boy called the attention to the green eyed girl. She didn't seem to appreciate it. Then the tall Xingnese girl moved aside to show the bait. The blonde seemed baffled by the book. Riza relaxed her arms and took a breath as the blue haired boy snatched up the book and declared something. She fired and the shot just missed his toes. They stared at the bullet hole as she re-cocked her gun. She aimed at the blonde this time and fired. The girl almost fell over.

The raven haired Xingnese girl exclaimed so she was the next target, this bullet skimming past her hair. Next was the Ishbalan boy, she aimed for his foot so he wouldn't be able to run. She quickly stopped herself and shot at the ground in front if him. Instincts didn't stop so quickly though and the bullet almost pierced his toe. They made a run for the alley way, though she took one last shot next to the blue boy's head, a little closer than intended but she mostly just cut off some of his hair. Then he shouted at her which shocked her thoroughly since she could hear him.

"I swear...Big mistake!...A god like me...Consider...Dead!" He called, She shook off her surprise to lead them down one alley way to another. 'Almost there', she fired again and they disappeared behind a wall. Out of her sight and hopefully close enough to the Elric brothers to be caught. She stayed for a minute, watching where they disappeared. A flash of light shined and she smiled in content.

'Mission Accomplished' She thought to herself. She turned the scope ever so slightly and noticed a man. If it were any normal man she would've started packing. But something kept her staring. She narrowed her eyes and watched him unsheathe a sickle blade. Must've come from the North. He seemed to stalking something. It was... a woman. The sick grin that accompanied his face gave away his less than innocent intentions. Riza quickly reloaded her rifle, the fresh set of bullets ready to be fired.

The shabby man followed the woman before cornering her. He lifted his sickle and grinned wide. She didn't hesitate. The first shot tore straight through his hand and the woman let out a scream. She was able to escape since the man keeled over to cradle his arm. Suddenly he stood up and looked straight at her his grin still plastered on his face. There was no way he could see her. It was impossible! She held his gaze until he took a bow... Like he had just put on a performance. He then picked up the sickle from the ground and with one fluid motion, cut off his own hand. She could already feel her stomach flip. Then using his teeth he pulled the handle off the sickle and forced the blade into his bleeding wrist. So he now had a hook for a hand.

She reeled back and nearly emptied her stomach into a corner of the steeple. She had to get out of there. If she was spotted, she would be hunted for sure. She quickly packed her gun and recklessly started running. Her heart thudded in her ears, she felt like she was being watched. But that had to be her imagination. Right? She thought back to the now sickled handed man and felt her stomach turn. Something about him... It wasn't normal. She promised the Elric brothers, but the circumstances had changed. She had to tell Colonel Mustang.

So this chapter is a little longer and a little darker than I originally planned but I couldn't help myself. I saw the opportunity and I took it! So I hope you enjoyed it. I think I'm really improving in writing. Don't forget to review! If you have any questions, just ask and I'll answer in the next chapter. Speaking of which, I'll try to update this story weekly, (meaning every Sunday) so look forward to that. Anyhow, hope you enjoyed! WolfGal out.

Question for you:

Would you like to eat a soul? They look like they would feel like jello to me.