"Brother, are you sure about this?" Alphonse Elric inquired nervously. Alphonse was a young boy of about fourteen years old, with brilliant short golden hair and eyes, with a smile to match. He was a kind soul who always tried to see the best of others. You could say that he was the far more optimistic of the two.

"Yeah, Al. I'm sure. They won't find us that easily here. It's easier to hide in a crowd, after all." Edward Elric assured his little brother, though he wasn't sounding entirely convinced himself. After all, they had found, and nearly caught them the last time they thought they were safe. Edward was just a year older then Alphonse, so he was fifteen. He shared the same bright golden hair and eyes with his little brother, however, his face seemed to be set in a permament scowl most if the time, and his hair had been grown out, and tied back into a braid. And woe to the idividual who called him a girl. He was blunt and cynical with a short complex, and was easily the more pessimistic of the siblings, a contrast to his younger brother's personality.

After all, someone who had seen the horrors and harsh truths of the world will end seeing the world in a different light, rather then someone who had protected and sheltered from the truths, as Edward had tried to do for Alphonse, but who knows how long Ed was going to be able to keep it like that?

The building that stood tall and proud before them seemed slightly imposing, and perhaps a little irritating.

Amestrian Middle School 310.

Three months ago, if someone had suggested that Ed and Al were going back to school, the former would have scoffed, and probably asked what shit they had smoking. Who did they think they were? Idiots who needed schooling? Bah! They were child geniuses for heaven's sake!

But then again, Ed would endure school all over again if the situation called for it, like it did now.

After all, he couldn't let himself get caught, just to leave Al alone. He couldn't. He had to keep his little brother safe. That's what older siblings were for.

Ed frowned darkly, deep in thought about the reasons that caused him and Al to keep on moving from state to state, country to country, using different identies from time to time. The only bright side Ed could think up of was that they were able to learn many languages, and had a good grasp of most of the languages. Amestrain, Xingese, Cretan, English, Drachman, German, Russian, French, and many others. They were useful if they had go into a foreign country, and had no time to learn.

But Ed really didn't know what had possessed him to come back to , the very place where this mess started. Then again, it had been four years since they last set foot in Amestrain grounds, and it was highly unlikely that their pursuers would think they had come back here.

Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, Ed made his way to the door of the school building with Alphonse following closely behind.

He sighed. 'Alright, let's get this over and done with.'

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The office had a rather nice clean and neat feeling to it, with everything in place. Or rather, that was how Alphonse thought it felt. To Edward, the neatness felt like it was just a show of how uptight these people were, which annoyed him greatly.

The lady at the reception only seemed to further enforce Edward's impression of the place, with a stoic look on her face and a air around her that clearly stated she meant business. She had long blonde hair that was clipped back neatly, leaving a lock of hair falling across her forehead, slightly covering one of her chocolate brown eyes.

"Excuse me ma'am ," Alphonse began politely to the lady. He and Ed had come to an agreement that Al would do the talking, since he was far more polite then his brother. Ed always had the knack for getting themselves into trouble with his rudeness. "I'm Alphonse Heiderich and this is my brother Edward Heiderich. We just transferred here." Alphonse smiled brightly.

The lady's mouth twitched up slightly as she nodded her head. "Yes, I was informed that the school would be getting new students. And please, call me Ms Hawkeye."

Edward glanced around the room, scowling slightly. He hadn't been here fir more then five minutes and already, he wanted out. Who's bright idea was it in the first place to come here, anyway?

Edward paused in his thoughts, before having the decency to be embarrassed. Oh, right. It was his great idea.

Just then, Alphonse and Ms Hawkeye were just settling the remaining paperwork before he and Al were officially enrolled into AMS 310, before Hawkeye handed them their timetables.

"Mr Heiderich?" Edward looked up. "You will be placed in class 2-1. Your younger brother will be in class 1-1."

Edward absentmindedly nodded his head, giving a grunt of adknowledgement as his eyes scanned through the timetable he was given, displeased to find that there was only an hour worth of sciences for his classes, before he mumbled a thanks, pulling his brother out of the office with him.

Oh, what had he gotten himself into?

[A/N Yep, it's one of those AU stories I've been hooked onto lately. Pity most of the good ones have been discontinued or placed in hiatus. Oh well. Anyway, please tell me if you want me to continue this. And review please! I love reviews! Heck, I practically thrive on them. So yeah, please.

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