- Created By AnataNoKokoroNi
Chapter 3:: A Memory Emerges
Sakura flipped absently through the book, not actually reading any of the pages. She was more caught up in the strangely familiar feeling she got when she held it.
She was wearing a new outfit consisting of a blue dress with white sleeves that buttoned all the way down and had a white ribbon around the waist, along with matching blue flats.
"Alright, here are the rules," Edward began just as the train they were on started moving slowly, "We get into some dangerous situations. If I tell you to do something like get away, do it. No questions asked."
Sakura frowned. "Relax, mother. I won't cause any trouble." She sighed. "On one condition: tell me why exactly you're searching for this Philosopher's Stone."
Edward and Alphonse exchanged unsure glances. "It's...a really long story. We'll tell you some other time." Alphonse murmured.
Sakura nodded. Right now, the group was on their way to a town called Martris, where more rumors had appeared on the stone. Sakura sighed and settled into her seat, flipping the book open to the first page and actually reading.
After a few moments of silence, Edward asked, "What are you reading?"
"Just a book I got from that shop." Sakura replied distractedly.
Edward and Alphonse exchanged confused looks. "But I never saw you buy anything." Edward pointed out.
"You didn't...steal it, did you?" Alphonse whispered.
Sakura hesitated. "Not really. Some creepy mystery person gave it to me." She answered.
"What's it about?" Edward pressed.
Sakura was quiet for a moment as she turned the page. "I'm not entirely sure. It's about some weird thing called Ketsu-" She cut off suddenly and her eyes glazed over.
"Ketsutaken, ma'am?"
"That's right. Everyone has the ability to use it. You do, too."
"But I've never heard of it."
"I know! I'll introduce you to the members of the Agency. Maybe one of them can train you."
"But...are you sure, ______-sama?"
"Of course. You know, Sakura...I think you'll turn out to be the most powerful of us all."
"Sakura!"
Sakura blinked and quickly looked up to see the brothers looking at her worriedly. "What's the matter with you? You just zoned out." Edward said.
"I...I think I just remembered something." The girl murmured, holding her head.
"Really? What was it?" Alphonse asked happily.
"It had to do with whatever's in this book." Sakura whispered. "But who was that person who gave it to me? And who was that woman in my memory? And...why can't I remember her name?"
"Maybe you'll remember soon." Alphonse suggested. Sakura smiled at him.
"Yeah. Maybe."
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"Did you give it to her?"
A person sighed as he threw off his cloak. "Yeah, I did. I still don't see why, though."
"Because she's important. Apparently her soul is nothing to underestimate." Another woman purred.
"But...I want to eat her. Can I eat her, please?" A third man groaned.
"No. We need her. However...once her soul is ours, I could care less what happens to the brat." The woman said.
"So now we just wait for her to remember, right?" The first man asked.
"That's right. Keep an eye on her, would you?" The woman instructed.
"Sure. Whatever."
Fan-fiction?
So I wrote a fan-fiction! 8D -awaits applause-
Zakuro:...no dip, sherlock. We gathered that from the title.
Me: -mocking- No dip sherlock blah blah blah. Must you always crush my dreams?
Zakuro:...-smirks and starts to say something, but is elbowed by Sakura and shuts up-
Sakura: Soo...are you gonna let us read it or not? ^w^
Me:...yeah...I'm not sure how. I mean...do you post each chapter as a seperate post and make it post type "Fiction"? Or do you do what that paragraph above the post box says? The thing about page break. Do you put a page break in between each chapter? SO MANY QUESTIONS!!! 
Zakuro: Why don't you just go ask one of your friends?
Me:...maybe I will. Until then, whoever it is that actually reads this stuff can be satisfied with a...PREVEIW~! -insert confetti tossing joy here-
===PREVIEW===
Sakura sat on a high branch of a tree a little over a mile away from the Rockbell home. She stared blankly at the sunrise, her mind a torrent of thoughts.
'Sakura? Are you going to be okay?' Kokoro's voice asked.
Sakura didn't answer for a while. Finally, she murmured, "I don't know where I'm going. I don't know what I'll do when I can't travel with Ed and Al anymore."
'We'll go home. To Aossin. And you can move on with your life.' Kokoro suggested.
"I won't be able to move on normally. The man I loved was a traitor, and now I'm becoming close friends with people in this world. I'm...not sure I want to go home." Sakura replied. She sighed and hugged her knees tight against her chest. "Anyway...what is a home?"
"Your home is where you know there are people who are waiting for you. People who love you." A blonde alchemist answered, staring up at the tree.
"So I have no home, then? I have no idea what's waiting for me...there. I can't remember." Sakura muttered. Her eyes narrowed a bit. "And in the end, probably the only people who would wait for me around here is you and Al."
Edward frowned. "What about Hughes and Elicia? Or Mitzi? Or Karrie? Or the hundreds of kids back in Martris? You saved their lives. I don't think they would just forget something like that."
Sakura remained quiet for a while. "And none of them even know my name." She whispered. "Who do I have left? My friends back wherever it is I came from? Who says they even exist? If they mean so much to me, why don't I remember them?"
"I don't know how to answer that. But...why does it matter how many people you know, as long as you at least have some that you know care about you?"
Sakura blinked and turned to look down at Edward. He smiled softly. Sakura hesitated, but finally returned the expression. "You know...you're right. Thanks, Ed. I needed that." She murmured. "Now...catch."
Edward's eyes widened when Sakura giggled and fell backwards off the branch. He quickly ran over and caught her bridal-style.
"Idiot. What was that for?" He asked, setting her down.
"It's called the trust game. Congratulations, Ebi-chan. You pass." Sakura chirped before skipping away.
"Ebi...?" Edward repeated quietly.
"It's Japanese for 'shrimp'!!" Sakura called. She then screamed happily and began running as fast as she could to avoid being killed by an enraged alchemist, just as the golden sun spread a warm light over the town.
End
