Me no owny FMA.

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"So, why are you kidnapping me?" I asked the three black clad men. Being me, I had been compliant enough that they felt no need to tie Blackjack, Lisa or me up.

"You will be sold as a nanny of sorts to the Yao clan." So they where Xingese…

"Yao clan!?!" I gasped. "Who will I be babysitting?" I sighed; knowing nanny is just a fancy word for around the clock babysitter.

"Prince Ling Yao, twelfth son of the emperor." One of the men stated. I gaped at him.

"How old is he?" I questioned the man.

"He is six." The man stated. So I had fallen nine years into the past of FMA. Great.

"Why does he need a nanny?" I questioned, feeling put out.

"His mother died recently and he needs someone to watch him." Black clad man one stated.

"We have a question for you." Black clad man two stated.

"Yes, why can you speak Xingese?" black clad man three asked.

"I'm speaking Xingese?" I stared at them.

"Yes, you are." Black clad man two assured me. Lisa was completely silent.

"Why are you allowing Lisa to come?" I questioned.

"She can act as a playmate for the prince." The three men said in unison. I sighed.

It was four days later that I was brought into Xing and sold, along with Lisa.

It was the next day that I met six year old Ling. I had been given a shower and change of clothes, though I absolutely hated the clothes, they accented my height challenged-ness, and made me look girly, which ticked me off. Lisa was also given a shower and change of clothes, though hers made her look cute.

When it was found out that she was a chimera, it was kept a secret, and she was given a het and long jacket, stuff that wasn't so torn as what I had given her.

We were brought before Ling, and I stared a little at him. Small Ling was so adorable! Like hug him adorable. I saw Fuu and Ranfan standing behind him, Fuu dressed in his guard clothing, though he looked a bit younger than in the manga, and Ranfan was dressed like any little Xingese girl.

I bowed, as did Lisa, and even Blackjack did the cat equivalent of a bow from where he sat on my shoulder.

"Hi, I'm Ling!" little Ling said with a big grin. "And this is Ranfan." He motioned to Ranfan, who blushed and looked down at her feet.

"And I am Fuu." Said Fuu.

Feeling obliged to "This is Lisa, Blackjack, and I'm, uh Mouse." I said, giving them my nickname rather than my real name.

"Mouse?" Ling asked.

"My parents had an odd taste in names." I shrugged.

"Well I'm bored, you're both going to play with me." Ling stated, grabbing Lisa and Ranfan and dragging them with him outside.

I grinned. "Now I can tell he's a prince." I stated, suppressing a giggle.

"Yes, his highness may not act like it, but he doesn't take no for an answer." Fuu stated before following the three children outside. Having nothing better to do, I followed as well.

I settled into the routine around the palace quickly, it was easy to adjust to. Get up, find Ling, and watch him all day. Simple as that, being a nanny was easy; it was when Ling got sick or whatever that annoyed me. It was also my job to make sure he didn't skip out on his tutoring.

It was late, around one a.m and I had just fallen asleep, when I heard the door to my room open.

"I opened one eye. "Yes?" I asked Ling.

"I had a bad dream." He whimpered, looking scared out of his mind.

I grabbed a match, struck it, and lit a candle, being too lazy to turn on the lamp in the room.

"What was it about?" I asked him, sitting up, making my neck crack.

"I dreamt that my mother was alive again, but she was trying to kill me." His voice was so quite, and he looked on the brink of tears.

"Come here." I said, and hugged him when he was close enough. "You can stay in here for a little while." I told him. I gave him my bed, and I sat on the floor, with my back against the wall. I blew out the candle.

I sat there, and it was half an hour later that he was snoring softly. I stood and carefully picked him up. I carried the six year old to his room and put him in his own bed.

I padded to my own room, and was asleep before my head hit the pillow.

This was how I lived, taking care of Ling. The odd thing was, I and Blackjack didn't age, and no one noticed but Ling and Ranfan, but they never said anything about it.

It was roughly seven years later that I actually began aging, making me about a year older than Lisa, and two years older than Ling and Ranfan, looks wise anyway.

It was Lings fifteenth birthday, and nothing interesting was going on. Ling had received presents from most of his clan, which made for a lot of gifts.

"Mouse?" he asked, approaching me. I was reading a book of Xingese poetry. I had spent so long here that I even had a Xingese accent.

"Yes Ling?" I answered, not looking up from my book. "Why didn't you age at all until two years ago?" he asked me.

"I don't know Ling, I don't know." I shook my head. "Alright." Ling said and walked away. I turned back to my book.

It was two weeks later that I got the news. "The prince and his guards are gone!" Came the shout.

"What!?!" I shrieked. Ling had gone looking for the Philosopher's stone. "No!" I screamed, took about five minutes to pack a bag and grab Blackjack before taking off.

I had studied Xingese martial arts and how to sense the 'flow of chi' while I was here, so I made my escape without being detected.

I ran off towards the desert, before hearing someone behind me. "I'm coming." It was Lisa. She long since stopped wearing her coat and hat, revealing for all her being a chimera. But now she had donned a new hat and jacket, once more hiding her ears and tail.

"Ling's like my little brother, I'm coming." She stated.

"Then let's go!" I said, and we entered the desert.

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