Chapter 10: An Unsung Hero
Charlotte woke up in a cold sweat, she had that dream again. The dream where she was shot, द्वारा a blonde boy who looked eerily like Edward. It seemed like death was surrounding her, she died in real life, her dreams, and now a serial killer who could be her twin is on the loose. Xing was not a great place for her right now. It was around four in the morning when she woke up, Edward had crashed at the small तालिका, टेबल in the corner of the room, while Ling had fallen asleep, legs crossed अगला to her bed. She saw no reason to stay in the room, so she slipped on her shoes and exited the hotel room silently.
"Lust." The beautiful woman leaned on the guard rail of an abandoned building. "Yes Gluttony?" came her rich voice. "I smell the blonde girl. She's near." The obese man let drool run down his large chin. "You can't eat her just yet. Since she's got a philosopher's stone buried in her chest, she will be an important asset." The dark haired woman who resembled Charlotte in और ways than one, patted Gluttony on the head with her gloved hand. "Let Envy know about her."
चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट passed through the town, the streetlights spilling illumination onto the pavement below. That was the only स्रोत of light besides the full moon. "Xing's a dead place." Paper littered the streets, mostly napkins and wrappers. They didn't take very good care of the town at night. चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट passed a store with a banner scrolled across it: "General Store". She stared at her reflection in the dark glass. Did she really like what she saw? The green-eyed teen sighed and pulled Edward's जैकेट tighter around her small form. "It's dangerous out here." A raspy voice called to her, she looked back up into the glass to find a face staring back at her. "You could be kidnapped." It smiled devilishly and launched its body at her with full force. चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट turned and ducked just in time for the mysterious person to send their fist flying through the खरीडिए window. "Oo. Your fast. But I'm faster." The sounded as if they had just gargled gravel, their voice so gruff and hoarse. चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट had managed to run about half way down the stretch of road before being cut off द्वारा the person pursuing her. "Leave me alone!" she caterwauled as she slugged him right in the chin, forcing his head upward. "Why so violent Charlotte?" He stepped into the सड़क, स्ट्रीट light that illuminated his face. It had bizarre hair, mossy green and long spikes protruding from his head. बैंगनी, वायलेट eyes stared back at her. "I just want to get a better look at your symbol there." Envy crept toward Charlotte, she turned and ran once more, loosing her shoes in the process of bolting back toward the Hotel. "You like run huh? Well it just so happens I like chasing." Envy leapt up into the tops of buildings, antagonizing चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट द्वारा leaping across the street, building to building as she ran.
After about a two मिनट barefoot sprint, she skidded to a stop when Envy jumped right in front of her. "End of the line kiddo." He smiled evilly. चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट slammed her eyelids closed and clamped them tighter; she didn't know what kind of pain she was going to endure.
"Back off the girl." कहा a casual voice. She opened her eyes and followed a shadow that was cast at her feet to a blonde boy, cloaked in a blue कोट much like her own. " Ha! Who do आप think आप are?!" The blonde boy cracked his knuckles and chuckled. "It won't matter where I'm sending you!" He clapped his hands and created a spark, sending the road in front of him up into the air and made a rolling hill, sending Envy airborne. He did a flip and came down onto his feet safely. "An alchemist. Heh." Envy spat. The mystery boy clapped his hands once again and from the torn up concrete rose a large scythe blade. "I'm gonna tell आप one और time." He swung the large blade at Envy, slicing him across the abdomen. "LEAVE HER ALONE!" The blade flew back at the boy, who caught it effortlessly with one arm. The blade was outrageously large, about as long as he was tall. "You bastard!" The spiky-haired homunculus roared as he covered his deep gash. Envy turned and sprinted away from the scene of the would-be kidnapping. "I'm not finished with आप yet!" With that, the blade he held lit up with an electric charge as he leaned back and threw it with every ounce of strength he had. Envy leapt just fast enough to avoid the blade, taking off into the shadows of the night. He blade instead returned to the boy, just as a boomerang would. He caught it and transmuted it back into the concrete, returning it just as it was found. "You alright?" He asked Charlotte; as she stood in awe of him, shaking in her pajama shorts and green tank चोटी, शीर्ष the matched with her eyes. "I...I think so." She looked at the ground and played with her hands. "I don't know how to thank you." He walked to her and stuck out his hand. "Don't need to. The name's Mason Elric." Her eyes shot up to him faster than her head could follow. "Elric? I know two Elrics." He smiled coyly, his सोना eyes lighting up. "You've met my siblings." She still couldn't see him very well through the dawn of morning, as far as she knew he was dressed in the same attire as Edward, besides the blue coat. He was blonde, with सोना eyes, his hair short and spiked in the front. Finally, after her observations, he stepped into the light. "You're- from m-m-my dreams-s...." Mason cocked a brow and laughed lightly. "I've been told that I'm pretty good looking but this is absurd." She narrowed her eyes at him. "Not what I meant." Mason stopped his giggle fest and smiled. "I'll take the compliment anyway." चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट suddenly collapsed to the pavement and skidded her knees, making them bleed. "Ugh, my feet." she looked down to find that they too, like her knees, were scuffed up and bleeding from her पूर्व barefoot chase. Mason bent down to examine her feet. "Yea, आप won't be able to walk on these until they heal." He swept her up in his arms and continued down the road. "Let's get आप home. Where do ya live?"
"What the hell were आप doing out here? "Mason looked down at her. He was strong for his age, and his height. "I could ask आप the same thing." She came back with that sly remark. "Yea, but the men aren't being targeted. Young girls like आप are." She turned back to watch the sun rise, her arms looped around his neck. "You know, I saved your life, and आप haven't told me your name." She pointed her finger down a सड़क, स्ट्रीट and he turned. "Charlotte Wintercrest." Mason walked up the steps to a large hotel and kicked in the door. The group consisting of Ed, Al, Ling and May were bolting for the door when they stopped in awe of the duo. "There आप are!" Mason gently let चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट down, her feet touching the floor softly. Edward was the first to react to her. He wrapped his arms around her. "I thought I लॉस्ट you...." His face was touching her's, cheek to cheek. He had gotten slightly taller, he was now about the same height as her. She could have sworn she felt a cool tear trickle down his face.
Charlotte woke up in a cold sweat, she had that dream again. The dream where she was shot, द्वारा a blonde boy who looked eerily like Edward. It seemed like death was surrounding her, she died in real life, her dreams, and now a serial killer who could be her twin is on the loose. Xing was not a great place for her right now. It was around four in the morning when she woke up, Edward had crashed at the small तालिका, टेबल in the corner of the room, while Ling had fallen asleep, legs crossed अगला to her bed. She saw no reason to stay in the room, so she slipped on her shoes and exited the hotel room silently.
"Lust." The beautiful woman leaned on the guard rail of an abandoned building. "Yes Gluttony?" came her rich voice. "I smell the blonde girl. She's near." The obese man let drool run down his large chin. "You can't eat her just yet. Since she's got a philosopher's stone buried in her chest, she will be an important asset." The dark haired woman who resembled Charlotte in और ways than one, patted Gluttony on the head with her gloved hand. "Let Envy know about her."
चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट passed through the town, the streetlights spilling illumination onto the pavement below. That was the only स्रोत of light besides the full moon. "Xing's a dead place." Paper littered the streets, mostly napkins and wrappers. They didn't take very good care of the town at night. चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट passed a store with a banner scrolled across it: "General Store". She stared at her reflection in the dark glass. Did she really like what she saw? The green-eyed teen sighed and pulled Edward's जैकेट tighter around her small form. "It's dangerous out here." A raspy voice called to her, she looked back up into the glass to find a face staring back at her. "You could be kidnapped." It smiled devilishly and launched its body at her with full force. चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट turned and ducked just in time for the mysterious person to send their fist flying through the खरीडिए window. "Oo. Your fast. But I'm faster." The sounded as if they had just gargled gravel, their voice so gruff and hoarse. चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट had managed to run about half way down the stretch of road before being cut off द्वारा the person pursuing her. "Leave me alone!" she caterwauled as she slugged him right in the chin, forcing his head upward. "Why so violent Charlotte?" He stepped into the सड़क, स्ट्रीट light that illuminated his face. It had bizarre hair, mossy green and long spikes protruding from his head. बैंगनी, वायलेट eyes stared back at her. "I just want to get a better look at your symbol there." Envy crept toward Charlotte, she turned and ran once more, loosing her shoes in the process of bolting back toward the Hotel. "You like run huh? Well it just so happens I like chasing." Envy leapt up into the tops of buildings, antagonizing चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट द्वारा leaping across the street, building to building as she ran.
After about a two मिनट barefoot sprint, she skidded to a stop when Envy jumped right in front of her. "End of the line kiddo." He smiled evilly. चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट slammed her eyelids closed and clamped them tighter; she didn't know what kind of pain she was going to endure.
"Back off the girl." कहा a casual voice. She opened her eyes and followed a shadow that was cast at her feet to a blonde boy, cloaked in a blue कोट much like her own. " Ha! Who do आप think आप are?!" The blonde boy cracked his knuckles and chuckled. "It won't matter where I'm sending you!" He clapped his hands and created a spark, sending the road in front of him up into the air and made a rolling hill, sending Envy airborne. He did a flip and came down onto his feet safely. "An alchemist. Heh." Envy spat. The mystery boy clapped his hands once again and from the torn up concrete rose a large scythe blade. "I'm gonna tell आप one और time." He swung the large blade at Envy, slicing him across the abdomen. "LEAVE HER ALONE!" The blade flew back at the boy, who caught it effortlessly with one arm. The blade was outrageously large, about as long as he was tall. "You bastard!" The spiky-haired homunculus roared as he covered his deep gash. Envy turned and sprinted away from the scene of the would-be kidnapping. "I'm not finished with आप yet!" With that, the blade he held lit up with an electric charge as he leaned back and threw it with every ounce of strength he had. Envy leapt just fast enough to avoid the blade, taking off into the shadows of the night. He blade instead returned to the boy, just as a boomerang would. He caught it and transmuted it back into the concrete, returning it just as it was found. "You alright?" He asked Charlotte; as she stood in awe of him, shaking in her pajama shorts and green tank चोटी, शीर्ष the matched with her eyes. "I...I think so." She looked at the ground and played with her hands. "I don't know how to thank you." He walked to her and stuck out his hand. "Don't need to. The name's Mason Elric." Her eyes shot up to him faster than her head could follow. "Elric? I know two Elrics." He smiled coyly, his सोना eyes lighting up. "You've met my siblings." She still couldn't see him very well through the dawn of morning, as far as she knew he was dressed in the same attire as Edward, besides the blue coat. He was blonde, with सोना eyes, his hair short and spiked in the front. Finally, after her observations, he stepped into the light. "You're- from m-m-my dreams-s...." Mason cocked a brow and laughed lightly. "I've been told that I'm pretty good looking but this is absurd." She narrowed her eyes at him. "Not what I meant." Mason stopped his giggle fest and smiled. "I'll take the compliment anyway." चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट suddenly collapsed to the pavement and skidded her knees, making them bleed. "Ugh, my feet." she looked down to find that they too, like her knees, were scuffed up and bleeding from her पूर्व barefoot chase. Mason bent down to examine her feet. "Yea, आप won't be able to walk on these until they heal." He swept her up in his arms and continued down the road. "Let's get आप home. Where do ya live?"
"What the hell were आप doing out here? "Mason looked down at her. He was strong for his age, and his height. "I could ask आप the same thing." She came back with that sly remark. "Yea, but the men aren't being targeted. Young girls like आप are." She turned back to watch the sun rise, her arms looped around his neck. "You know, I saved your life, and आप haven't told me your name." She pointed her finger down a सड़क, स्ट्रीट and he turned. "Charlotte Wintercrest." Mason walked up the steps to a large hotel and kicked in the door. The group consisting of Ed, Al, Ling and May were bolting for the door when they stopped in awe of the duo. "There आप are!" Mason gently let चालट, चार्लोट, शेर्लोट down, her feet touching the floor softly. Edward was the first to react to her. He wrapped his arms around her. "I thought I लॉस्ट you...." His face was touching her's, cheek to cheek. He had gotten slightly taller, he was now about the same height as her. She could have sworn she felt a cool tear trickle down his face.