Hiyas~! Well, here's another new story that Kit-chan and I created. It's very self-explanatory, so even if you don't know Higurashi (Trust me. When we first wrote this, Kit-chan only watched a few shows and I had only read the first book. Now, only I had read all the books that came out in America), it's very self-explanatory, like all the other Higurashi settings. Okay, full info:

A new student came into Hinamizawa. Everything was so peaceful after Rika and Hanyuu have finally broken the chains of fate that had shackled them for so many years. All thanks to their friends -- all the support they have given them. However, Rika is just as pessimistic as ever -- she doesn't trust this new student. He has bright, gold eyes, a big grin, and not a care in the world. What would be wrong with him? On the night of the Cotton Drifting Festival, Hanyuu has finally given in to Rika's persuasion -- they were to murder this boy. What dark secrets would unravel in this once again dark, cursed night?

Notes for those who read/watched Higurashi: All righty, this takes place after the Higurashi group broke the time-loop, broken through their fates, learned the truths, and made their own miracle. As you can tell, this is a FMAxHigurashi cross-over, but for those who don't read FMA all that much (I know you're out there!) this arc doesn't have all that much FMA. This is formated like the Higurashi manga, in which the first is the question arc, and the second is the answer arc. Yes, no happy ending here. But, I suggest you to read this first, or else the effect I want won't work. But, if you clearly want to read Kai, and not Ni, I'm not stopping you. You have free will, so use it. The difference from Kai and Ni is that Kai has a happy ending, and the two has different POVs. This one's POV is Rika's and her friends, but there are some Edward POVs here.

Notes for those who haven't read/watched Higurashi (I know you're out there, too!): This is very self-explanatory. The only thing you need to look up are canon-character profiles, and that might be it. There may be some confusing parts, but they aren't important. Okay, this is formated like the Higurashi manga, in which it begins with a general "quote" and has a sequal, Kai. This is Ni, in which stats a question, and that readers are surrounded by "keys" hidden in this story to answer this question. Then Kai stats the answer. If you had read the Notes for the people that know Higurashi, well, yeah, there is no happy ending. But I still suggest you to read this first. But, I'm not stopping you from reading Kai and not Ni, you have free will, so use it. Unfortunately, this Q arc doesn't have all that much FMA, but only because it's on a different POV. I hope you enjoy!

Wow, this is a VERY long Writer's Note. O.o Okay, on with the story!

Disclaimer: Kit-chan and I don't own FMA or Higurashi. Only an OC that will appear later on in this story.

Enjoy . . .

And feel the curse of Oyashiro-sama . . .

Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni: Ungranted Wish Arc

I trusted you, and if I stabbed you in the back, I'd cry . . .
I trusted you, and if you stabbed me in the back, I'd forgive . . .
I trusted you, and I watched you stab someone in the back; I stayed by your side . . .
I trusted you, but you won't let me say my wish . . .
I trusted you, but you won't keep your promises . . .
I still trust you, but you won't tell me anything.

"The New Student"

(Have you read the writer's not above? Please do. It will clear up a few things, even though it's VERY long.)

"Tell me again why I'm teaching you two?" a boy asked the two girls who sat in front of him, both scribbling away in their books as he himself was holding his own copy of the workbook. The boy had brown hair, and brown eyes which just seemed to spark with joy. One of the girls had short, red-brown colored hair and bright, light blue-purple eyes. The other had a long, green hair tied in a ponytail, and a big, mischievous grin across her face.

"'Cause you're smarter than us, Kei-chan!" the happy brown-hair girl replied, grinning widely.

"But, shouldn't you be happy that you're tutoring two girls?" the other girl replied, her already mischievous grin seemingly had gained an evil glint.

Keiichi Maebara sighed. "But, Mion, isn't it sorta sad that you're being tutored by someone who's one grade below you?" he asked, already knowing the immediate response.

"Because this old man wants to be with you," Mion replied, her green eyes had a sudden glint that told everyone that no one would get out of her little pranks alive.

"Good job, sir!" a blue-haired little girl said, patting Keiichi's head kindly. "You get a gold star! Nippaah~!" She smiled, applauding Keiichi's noble "feat" of teaching both Mion Sonozaki and Rena Ryûgû.

"Now, now, class, please settle down," the teacher said, clapping her hands to get the children's attention. "I have an announcement to make.

Immediately, the students slipped into their seats and became quiet. There were fewer than twenty students in this room, and yet there were students from all age groups attending this school. It was a lot like one of those one-room schoolhouses in the past. The class waited patiently for the news, watching the teacher smiling at them. She was satisfied how they were all acting.

The teacher clapped her hands together one more time, and grinned. "We have a new student, Edward Elric!" she announced, her words were half-singing. She gestured towards Keiichi, taking him completely by surprise. (1)

"Huh?!" Keiichi jolted up. He glanced to the right. He glanced to the left. He stared at the teacher. Then, he finally looked behind him. What he saw let him relax. So he wasn't crazy after all.

There was a small, blonde boy sleeping on the chair. His hair was long and was braided in the back. He wore all black, and had long sleeves along with white gloves, which was uncommon during the summer days. His legs were propped up on top of the desk in front of him, and his stomach was showing.

"Hmm? What grade is he?" Keiichi asked, pointing.

"Oh, he's around the same grade as you. He's fifteen," the teacher replied. (2)

"Wait, what? Him?" Keiichi gaped, surprised. "But, the guy is so small! He can't possibly be fifteen—"

The boy's eyes flew open, revealing piercing, gold eyes. Before anyone could react, and before Keiichi realized what was going on, the boy's fist made contact to Maebara's face. "WHAT ELSE ARE YOU GOIN' TO CALL ME?! HUNH? PIPSQUEAK? PINT-SIZED SHRIMP?! TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN UNDER A MICROSCOPE?!" Edward roared, fuming and ranting on.

All of the students stared at the scene, completely shocked. Keiichi laid a couple meters away, with two toppled desks in his wake. The boy was dazed as the blue-haired girl, Rika Furude, and a short yellow-haired girl, Satoko Hôjô, stood on either side of him.

"You lost, Kei-chan!" Satoko sang, holding back laughter.

"Oh, shut up," Keiichi groaned, only making the blonde girl laugh more.

"Do you want an ice pack, sir?" Rika asked, crouching down and rubbing Keiichi's head.

The boy nodded, holding his throbbing head as he slowly sat up. Rika stood up and walked out the door to get an ice pack for Keiichi's head.

Edward Elric stood there, fuming, and red in the face. "That's what happens if you EVER call me 'SHORT'!" he shouted, holding up his fist. The boy's yellow eyes sparked angrily, just daring Keiichi to call him "short" again.

"Hauu! Omochikaieri! Omochikaieri!" Rena squealed, stampeding into the unsuspecting teenager. "You're so ADOWABLE! I wanna take you HOOME!" She picked up the teen, twirling around and around. "He's so ADOWABLE! He's small just like Rika-chan and Satoko-chan!"

"What was that?!" Ed snapped, pushing himself out of Rena's grasps.

"Kya! That angry face makes him look even more ADOWABLE!" Rena squealed again, once more picking up the boy and hugging him close. "Omochikaieri!" Once she had announced that she "was taking him home (3)," she quickly ran out the door of the classroom, Edward still in her arms.

"Oh, boy . . ." Keiichi laughed cautiously, the tip of his smile twitching slightly. "Not this again . . . Wait, Rena!" He quickly ran with his best friends following close behind him.

"Oh, I'm alive!" Edward gasped, lying on his back. "I started to think I wouldn't get to see tomorrow!"

"What do you mean?" Rena sniffed, kneeling on the grassy ground. "You kicked me, E-Ed-chan!"

"Well, you're the random idiot who decided to 'take' me 'home'!" Edward lifted up his head, glaring at the brunette.

Rika smiled, patting Rena's head. "Don't worry, sir. Edward-chan sir will say 'I'm sorry,' right Edward-chan?" Rika turned to Edward, smiling. "Nippaah~!" she sang.

Edward glared at the blue-haired girl, huffing grudgingly. These crazed people had just met him, and they were starting to call him –chan! He was practically fuming from the ears. Not only does the honorific "-chan" supposed to show endearment and cuteness, but it was commonly used for girls, people who are close in relationship, or towards little kids! "Why should I? She was the one who attacked me!" Ed said, sitting up and turning away.

"Well, you should sir!" Rika begged, turning up the charm. "Rena's feelings would be hurt."

Edward huffed again, crossing his arms.

"Say 'I'm sorry,' sir," Rika repeated menacingly, adding a little "Nippaah~!" that sounded haunting. Her smile was malicious and would easily scare the wits out of any inexperienced persons. In fact, her whole countenance told everyone that she wasn't going to repeat without some sort of shedding of blood.

"Okay! Okay!" Ed said, waving his hands in front of his face. "I'm sorry, Rena," he muttered, slumping back down.

Keiichi laughed a bit. He just loved that defeated expression, partly because Rena's infamous "ADOWABLE!" mode was starting up again, and partly because it showed that it was going to be fun teasing the blonde boy. Keiichi turned to Mion Sonozaki's twin sister, a girl that looked a lot like Mion, except she wore her hair down with a little bow behind her head. "Hey, thanks for saving the kid when Rena was in her 'ADOWABLE!' mode, Shion," Keiichi said, smiling.

Shion laughed. "Yes, her notorious mode. It's fun to watch her literally try to take anything that's cute in her line of vision all the way to her house," Shion giggled.

Mion, who was stood right beside Keiichi on the opposite side of Shion, said, "We're going to have a club meeting soon, wanna come?"

Shion's face lit up. "Of course, Onee! I wonder who will win this time?" she replied, looking at her sister evilly with a hand under her chin. She was laughing as Mion glared competitively back at Shion, almost sending sparks into the air between them. Eventually, the two Sonozaki twins ended having a glaring contest, making the air around the two fired up.

"O-ho-ho-ho!" Satoko laughed mischievously, as if she was invulnerable and absolutely invincible. "Then all of the club must be prepared for the traps I have set!"

"Oh! Yes! Club!" Rena cheered. "Can we bring Edo-chi? He can be my lucky charm! Kana~(4)!" she squeaked, dashing over and hugging Edward.

"Don't talk as if I'm some sort of object!" Ed fumed, trying to push the girl away from him.

"Yes, sir," Rika replied, standing on tiptoe to pat Rena's head again. "Nippaah~!" Rika sang again, beaming brightly which caused Rena to go into an even more crazed "ADOWABLE!" mode, and Rika was also picked up by the overjoyed brunette.

The group of children was back in school. The club members sat around a group of desk, playing a classical game of crazy eights, along with a lot of cheating from the members. Shion and Mion were competing fiercely, screaming at each other about how they were going to beat each other to pulp and make their opponents play the embarrassing punishment game. Rena was crazed, still in her "ADOWABLE!" mode, and she was clearly going to come just behind the Sonozaki twins. Keiichi was daydreaming as he played, wanting all the girls to wear an embarrassing outfit and act like maids or little sisters for the cost of their punishment game. Rika was playing, smiling the whole time making Rena play even viciously, fired up by the goal of bringing the Furude home. Satoko played calmly, laughing. She kept sneaking peeks at Keiichi's cards when he when he sighed, a perveted thought inching its way into his made-up fantasy causing him to not notice when Satoko switched one of her cards with Keiichi's.

Edward Elric, however, didn't join in the fun and sat in a desk outside the huddle of club members. He really didn't want to play, but he was still dragged back to the school due to stubborn Rena wanting to use him as a "lucky charm." He huffed, his chin and mouth was covered by his cupped, gloved hand supporting his head. The boy's eyes stared outside, watching the birds tweet and fly in the calm, serene airs of Hinamizawa. He glanced at the group, watching a strange, light-colored purple-haired girl running around Rika, cheering energetically and ranting non-stop.

"Rika, Rika! Club, club! Fun!" the purple-haired girl ranted. She wore a Miko outfit, and she had two horns, in which one was chipped. She was probably around the same height as Rika, and also had bright lavender eyes. The girl kept cheering, and ran around Rika and pulling at her sleeves. "What're you guys gonna do? I wanna watch. I'd rather play, but watching is still pretty fun! Are you going to wear a duck on your head again when you lose? RIKAA!"

What's that girl DOING?! Ed thought, and his gaze reverted back the scene outside the window. He slowly slipped into his own world, thinking.

"Hey! New student! Aren't ya gonna plaaay?" the strange girl appeared right in front of Ed's face, upside-down. Her face that had a giant naïve smile plastered on it was close to his.

"BWAH!" Ed screamed, flipping backwards on his seat; his legs flipped over the desk in front of him.

"Onee, I think you scared him," Shion stated, standing over her sister.

"Y-yeah, I-I think I did," Mion replied. On top of her was the desk that Ed accidentally hit over.

"What the—!" Ed shot up, glancing around for the strange girl that had surprised him so he could give her a piece of his mind. He immediately stopped himself when he couldn't find the girl. "Huh?"

"What?" Mion groaned, pushing the desk off of her. She stood up, and dusted herself off after she had righted the table.

Ed's eyes searched around the room, but still, he couldn't find that strange horned girl. "I swear I saw a purple-haired girl . . ." he muttered to himself, scratching the back of his head.

"What 'purple-haired' girl'?" Satoko said indignantly, grinning mischievously. "This student is hallucinating! He's on drugs!" She laughed. Her evil, plotting mind sorted through all of her plans of booby traps for Keiichi and her newfound victim.

"Hmm, maybe I was hallucinating . . ." Ed muttered, looking around the room once more. "She just popped out of nowhere right in front of me and shouted, 'Hey! New student! Aren't you going to play?' or something like that . . ." he trailed off, finally picked up his fallen chair and righting it back up.

"Ed-chan, are you feeling all right?" Rena asked, worried. "Mion was the one who popped up in front of you. She has green hair, not purple."

"Maybe I just thought that the green was purple," Ed murmured more to himself, rubbing his eyes that seemed so tired.

Rika stood up and began walking out of the classroom. "I'm going to the bathroom," she announced as all eyes averted towards her, "wait until I come back, please, sirs. Nippaah~!"

"Awight!" Rena shouted after the little girl, waving energetically and standing on tiptoe. "And then I can take you home, right?"

"Okay," Rika replied, her giant smile immediately making Rena excited to take the little girl home.

Rika kept her head down as she speed-walked down the corridors. She veered left, rounded another corner, and finally went into a one-person bathroom. "Hanyuu?" Rika whispered, carefully shutting the door behind her.

"Yeah, Rika?" a purpled-haired girl piped, popping up right behind Rika. She was about as tall as Rika, and had a horn on each side of her head – in which one of them was chipped. She dressed in a Miko outfit, and her bright purple eyes sparkled happily. (5) She looked like any normal person, except of her uniform, horns, and the fact that she was almost transparent, like a ghost.

". . . What's going on?" Rika asked bluntly.

"Huh?" Hanyuu stared at Rika with a confused expression for a few moments, until she remembered that event in the classroom. She snapped her fingers with realization, her gaze reverting a little upwards instead of directly at Rika. "Oh, you mean when that new student had seen me for a split second?"

"Yes, I thought no one could see you . . ." Rika muttered under her breath. She was clearly suspicious of this new student. He seems normal enough, but Rika just couldn't shake the feeling that this boy was . . . something different from normal. But that was to be expected in the town of Hinamizawa. However, the time-loop of fate has finally been eradicated. Gone. Forever. No more unhappiness, right?

Hanyuu sighed, and put on a giant smile, kindly nudging Rika, even though it had no affect on the little girl. "Well, why should we worry? Maybe, the boy is slightly color-blind and can't tell the difference between purple and green! Plus, we broke the chain of fate, and created our own miracle!" Hanyuu said, thinking very positively.

"Color-blindness is more like not being able to tell the difference from green and blue," Rika stated in a matter-a-fact tone, emphasizing the last word. ". . . Either way, be careful around him. He stinks of ill fortune and misery," Rika ordered.

"B-but, you're judging him! You stink of bad luck and stuff, too, and you aren't bad!" Hanyuu stated.

"You're naïve for a god," Rika muttered hurtfully.

"But, Rika! You can't judge a person if you don't give him a chance to show who he truly is!" Hanyuu said, having a slight whining tone in her fierce claim. "You don't know what will happen anyways! Just give the new student a chance!"

"But, if something bad happens, it would be too late to prevent OR fix!" Rika snapped harshly. "It will only bring more sadness and sorrow! We must prevent it from happening, or else it would erase all our hard work to obtain the happiness we had lost so long ago!"

"B-but, Rika . . ." Hanyuu began. "Can't we just . . . wait?"

"No, there's no time to wait! I don't want— I don't want the time-loop of sorrow to begin again!" Rika said, raising her voice dangerously. She stood her ground in her side of the argument, not even thinking twice about wavering in between choices. She and her friends couldn't POSSIBLY lose all they have done so long ago: breaking the fate, stopping the flow of tears from sadness roll down their cheeks, and preventing the bloodshed that had splattered the ground and stained the river red. Those things had happened too many times, before when they had stopped it. Erasing all that hard work would bring so much . . . pain. Too much suffering to endure once again, over and over.

Hanyuu felt so small compared to this blue-haired youth, whose voice seemed to tower over her. What if Rika was right? She didn't want all of the people of Hinimizawa to suffer again. No, not again -- not ever again. "Fine, Rika," Hanyuu sighed, finally giving in. "But, we can't kill him automatically. The Cotton Drifting Festival is coming up shortly, and we can . . ." Hanyuu gulped. She just hated the next word. She loathed. It was such a dangerous word that only brought the sadness and sorrow that Rika was so afraid of. "K-kill . . . him then . . ."

Rika sighed, glad that the purple-haired girl had finally given into her wishes. Though, Rika was upset that it wasn't now, but it was good enough; after all, the Cotton Drifting Festival was just around a week away. "Fine. But we must do it at the night of the festival. You can't run away from it," Rika muttered, knowing how much Hanyuu hated doing this. But, it was all for the safety of her friends, her happiness . . .

And their happiness.

. . . . Geez . . . Sorry for the shortness . . . Okay, done with this. I hope you have enjoyed this. Pity that I didn't edit it as much as I would like . . . but . . . . Oh, well. ^_^

(1) For all those who know Higurashi, yes, this was the first "spook."

(2) Yes, this is the first story that Kit-chan and I DIDN'T decide to shrink our little Edward-chan.

(3) Omochikaieri literally means "I'm gonna take you home with me!" or "I'd like a take-out!"

(4) Kana is just something that Rena sometimes adds at the end of her sentences. It is actually the Japanese sound effect for a cicada's cry.

(5) Yes, redundant, but this way, I would be sure that some readers would know that the girl who ran around Rika and Hanyuu were the same exact person. ^_^" Did it because I sometimes have trouble with deduction alone. O.o Oops.

Please review! I want to know what you think of this! If you have any questions, feel free to ask.