Night Four: Train Rides

"Hey Hagrid... How does all of this 'magic' work?" Allen asked as they headed to their next destination, Flourish and Blotts. "Well... Its magic. It just... works I suppose." Hagrid replied with a shrug. Allen sighed clearly not happy with such an answer, though he let it go.

The walked into the book store and Allen smiled a bit. He really did like books, though he rarely had time to read them. With the Earl, Noah, and Akuma to deal with really who could find time to do anything enjoyable? He rarely had free time at all.

He looked around at the massive piles of books for a second before following Hagrid to the front desk bumping into a girl knocking her to the ground. "Oh! I'm sorry!" He said as he helped the girl up and started picking the books that she had been carrying off of the ground.

The smaller red haired girl blushed slightly. "I-Its fine." She said looking to the ground a bit as she took her books back from him. "I'm Allen Walker. Its was a pleasure meeting you." He said as he left to go to Hagrid's side. Ginny Weasly blushed, she hoped she would see him at school. She thought he was almost as cute as Harry.

Hagrid grabbed the stack of books off of the counter. Allen followed him out of the shop as they quickly finished the rest of their shopping and headed back towards the Leaky Cauldron. On arrivle the inn keeper Tom lead them both towards a room. "This is where you'll be staying Master Walker. Your room has already been paid for." He added. "Well Allen. 've got to go 'nd pick up someone else. So here take this." Hagrid said handing him a small pouch of money used in the wizarding world. "You can explore Daigon Alley just don't be goin into Knockturn Alley. This is where you'll be stayin for the night tomorrow you'll be headin for Kingcross station and platform nine and three quarters. Transportation will be provided." He said before heading down the hallway.

"Thank you Hagrid. I suppose I'll be seeing you at the school." He said waving as he went into his room. He wanted to go through the file Komui had given him. He'd only a few minutes to read it after all. And it was a rather thick file as well. He sighed, as much as he liked reading he'd rather not read something as dry as a mission file. He enjoyed it more when a finder would read it and give him a summary. He sighed as he lied back in his bed and started reading the mission file.

Fourteen hours. Fourteen hours on a train. Edward sighed looking out of the window. Even back in Amestris he'd never sat still for so long. He really was beginning to hate trains. The seats were never comfy either. Even in the first class car they were in the seats were still hard.

Alphonse sighed as well wondering how his brother had survived through the long train rides they had been on before. Being Armor had excluded him from feeling how hard and uncomfortable the seats had really been. He stared out of the window as well before glancing at his brother. "Edward? Do you think this magic really exists?" Alphonse asked with a small sigh. Somehow he was doubting the existence of such a thing and that they would be able to do Alchemy any where within the world they now lived within.

"This magic... has to be a bit like alchemy. I mean it can't just pull things out of the air. Equivalent exchange is needed to do anything. Somehow and someway everything balances in the end." He said with a nod. "I'm sure it has some way of equaling out if it does exist. Though I think this 'magic' does exist. How else would this dumbledorf guy find us? I mean even dad doesn't know where we are currently. We have been moving around a lot lately." He said sighing and leaning one of his elbows on the wall of the compartment and putting his chin in his hand.

Alphonse nodded a bit. His brother always had a way of lifting his spirits with his explanations. Even though he knew his brother didn't know everything he knew quite a lot.

Soon Edward had fallen asleep in his upright position. If Al was a bit eviler then he would have drawn all over his face though Alphonse held himself back from doing so. He didn't want Edward making too much noise. He was a rather loud person when angered after all.

The train was slowing and Alphonse smiled a bit as he started waking Ed up. "Edward. Niisan... Wake up we're here." He said sighing as Edward almost falled to the floor still not waking up. "Wake up Ed!!" He said shaking him a bit. "Huh? Where's the 'ire?" He said in a slurred and tired voice rubbing his eyes.

The train pulled to a stop and Edward stood up immediately. He grabbed both suit cases and quickly got out of the compartment he'd rather not stick around. He wondered where they would be going now. Well he knew what the place was called where they had to go but... well getting their was a different matter.

Edward got off the train with a deep breath. "Ah! Fresh air!" He said loudly as he let the breath out. Really the train smelt quite musty. "Niisan." Was all Alphonse had to say while shaking his head a bit a smile still upon his face. It reminded him of days back in Amestris. Edward seemed to be quite a bit happy then as well as now. Even though they had been through so much both brothers found reasons to smile.

Someone ran into Edward causing him to fall backwards barely managing to keep himself from falling to the ground. "Oi! Watch where your going will you-" Was all he got out as he stared up at the giant who had run into him. Alphonse couldn't hold back a snicker as he saw Edwards face drop. Truly he felt short. Very short at that moment.

"Ah sorry 'bout 'at." The giant said, "Do you 'appen to be the Elric brothers?" He asked looking at the two blonde boys. Alphonse answered "Yeah, we are."

"Good. It's a pleasure to meet ya. I'm Hagrid. I'm 'ere to take you to the Leaky Cauldron." He said with a smile plastered on his face. "Thank goodness." Alphonse whispered to himself. Really Edward wasn't great with directions and they had the general area of where the place was but... well Edward would probably have gotten them lost if they went alone.

"What was that Al?!" Ed asked his brother his brow twitching a bit. "A-Ah nothing brother!" Al said with a laugh rubbing the back of his head innocently. Hagrid took a look at his watch. "Well we'd best be goin now. I 'aven't not much time. Got some official Hogwarts business to attend to after getin you to The Leaky Cauldron." He said with a nod. "Well follow me." He said walking out of King Cross Station.

Author Notes: Well that was rather short. Mainly because I thought it would be a good place to stop for a new chapter. Though now that I look at it... its much smaller than all of my other chapters... .

I'll upload another chapter or two today to compensate for the shortness.

Uggh. I promised this like two and a half weeks ago. Though I've been a bit busy with the end of the school year coming closer and closer. Plus I was trying to figure out what to wear to Tekkoshocon. Its an anime convention in Pittsburgh where my relatives live. It was my first time actually going to the convention though. But it was awesome. Plus I got to see my aunt and uncle too. Apparently Gaia goes there but its not on the Kiki's roadtrip thing or anything. Still I won a Water Meat! I had to stuff plain seaweed in my mouth and eat it before three other people. Twas fun though I tasted seaweed for about the next two days after it. xD but it was fun and such.

Well any way, Thanks for reading up to this point! I do hope to have another chapter posted up soon. This time with Harry, Hermione and Ron. Maybe Lavi will come into the story in the next few chapter too! Twill be fun...