(A/N: I'm back and with another new story! *sigh* Here I go again. The plot bunnies are relentless. The main reason I've decided to do a FMA crossover with Bleach because after learning that the Philosopher's Stone is creating using thousands of human souls, I couldn't help but to think of Bleach. Souls, Soul Reapers, Hollows, etc. Yeah, probably doesn't explain much. And seeing as the last anime I watched was just me re-running through all 366 episodes of Bleach [just a few months ago], you can't blame me of thinking about Bleach when I hear the word 'souls'. However, I figured that Orihime is the only person that can be in FMA without being so overpowered that she plows through the problems of the series with minimal effort. Because, face it, any other Bleach character, even Chad and Uryuu, will be ridiculously OP for the FMA universe, unless I make them weaker and more incompetent than they actually are [I sometimes can't stand stories that do that]. So here we are. Enjoy the story!

Warning: Slow Burner

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach or Fullmetal Alchemist.

Beta'd by AwesomeA909.)

The Healer Enters Amestris

"Where am I?" Is the first thing Orihime Inoue thought when her big, gray eyes fluttered up. The first thing she noticed was unfamiliar figures hovering over her.

"Look! She's waking up!"

"Someone get the ambulance!"

All the voices talking at once was giving the burnt-orange haired girl a headache, but she was too polite to say anything about it.

Instantly, a shiny orange dome covered her and she began healing herself of her migraine any other unknown injuries she may have.

"Aw! Look at that!"

"Is she an alchemist?"

Once finished with her healing, Orihime sat up, stretching her tired limbs. Her gray eyes looked around, groggily. "Where am I?"

A girl about her age with short, black hair and brown eyes spoke up, tentatively. "You're in Amestris."

(A/N: That's end first/prologue chapter. I know this isn't much. This is just let you know there's new story out. Man, I wish there was a fan art of Orihime and Edward. At first thinking adding Orihime going through the Gate meeting Truth and then waking in the FMA world, but then I thought, do I really need to repeat the same cliche that most FMA stories have when it involves an OC or a character of another universe entering their world? I would add it, but it'll be seen in a flashback later. Don't need the same cliche starter that all FMA stories have. Before we get more into the stories, I feel like there's a few things I should say.

The first should be pairings. At first thought about doing an Ichigo/Orihime pairing where after learning Orihime has disappeared [yet again], Ichigo tries to regain his Soul Reaper powers so he can go after her and save her from whatever universe she's trapped in, like he did when he rushed into Hueco Muendo. But then I thought about how cute and original it'll be to pair Orihime up with Edward. And then all kinds of cute and fluffy ideas starting popping up in my head. So an Orihime/Edward pairing it is! Hope there's no objections. Of course, it's going to be a rough start with Edward's attitude and not getting how Orihime can be so kind, caring, and compassionate to both allies and enemies alike, but it'll get better. I figure any person who doesn't know Orihime would be confused and/or frustrated with her behavior, but still find it admirable and endearing.

This traces back to the pairings issue… Since this an Edward/Orihime pairing, meaning there's no Edward/Winry. And no Orihime/Ed/Winry either. You guys know me, I don't do that! So sorry, Ed/Winry fans. Honestly, I always found the relationship between Ed and Winry to be more brother/sister than that of a romantic one. And seeing as I watched 2003 version of FMA [planning to rewatch before I go too far into the story] before Brotherhood [where there is some romantic moments for Ed/Winry], you can understand this, can't you? And that's saying a lot seeing as I first watched 2003 FMA when it aired on Toonami when shows like the original Naruto and Inuyasha were also on and I was pairing couples like Inuyasha/Kagome, Inuyasha/Kikyo, Miroku/Sango, Sakura/Naruto, etc., like crazy when I was kid, seeing as I shipped everything at that one point of my life [obviously my opinion on pairings have changed drastically since then]. And not being the least bit interested in Ed/Winry and finding it nothing more than a brother/sister relationship is saying a lot! And I still find the relationship to be like that till this day. Although now, I'm less interested in pairings and more interested in the story/plot of a series. If my favorite OTP of that particular anime doesn't happen, oh, well. It's still a good story, regardless of pairing [unless the pairing destroys the character's development/image in any way].

Now for timeline, when it comes to Bleach… This takes place six months after Ichigo defeats Aizen and loses his Soul Reaper powers, and before the Elric Brothers head to Liore in the Fullmetal Alchemist timeline. I haven't decided if I should include other Bleach characters later on. The thought did cross my mind a couple of times, but then it was always rejected it.

I think that's it in regards to the context of this story, but I feel like I'm still forgetting something. If I remember, I'll just post in the author's note in the next chapter.

Anyway, I'm not expecting much from this chapter since it's mostly just a really long author's note, but you can give me an opinion of what you think about Orihime entering FMA and the Ed/Orihime pairing. I will try to post the next chapter the beginning of next week. Thanks and goodbye for now!)