A new chapter! Actually, I rewrote the whole thing, if you didn't see. If you haven't already, go back and reread the first two chapters. It doesn't change the update date when I interchange documents which kind of sucks. Ah well. Once your done with that, Here you are!The 3rd installment. I like this rewritten version so much better.
The three days passed quickly. I did what I usually did; helped out with what I could. Winry helped me pack a few of my belongings in a bag and let me take some of her old clothes. The morning we left, I stood in front of the house in my long trench coat and bag.
"Goodbye!" There was a round of goodbyes, while I fiddled with my shoes. I had discovered that I could barely sense anything with my shoes on. I could only see insanely blurry blobs.
I walked behind the fixed Alphonse with one hand on his armor. Alphonse didn't seem to notice me and Ed and Armstrong were in front of him.
At the train station, I bought a ticket with some extra money from the necklace. I got onboard after Al, once again holding onto him. They got to a row of benches and I sat down with them across from me. I got the window seat though it was a wasted view.
"So, why are you guys so eager about getting back to Central so soon?"
"We want to get to Central's first branch library." Alphonse explained.
"I see." Not really, but year. I felt Armstrong get up and leave. Suddenly a question rang out.
"Adrianna, are you blind?" Alphonse asked sensitively.
"I'm not blind, I'm visually challenged." I defended myself again the word. "but yeah, I guess I am."
"You guess?" Edward asked.
"Yeah, it's still pretty new to me."
"How can you walk so well. You usually walk like you can see."
"Haha, well that's a funny story. Actually, not really more weird."
"Try us."
"Well, when I found out I was blind I went outside with barefeet and I could see everything. Not everything, I mean, I can't see colors or things like words printed on a page. I sort of sense the vibrations, I think. I can see physical objects and things like that."
"When you found out you were blind? How did you become blind?"
"Well, I was in my hometown, reading in the park when something happened and I ended up in a white space. When I woke up, couldn't see anything. I don't remember that much but I guess I ended up in Risembool where some guys found me and took me to the Rockbells. They fixed me up and helped me out." I pulled up my sleeve to show them the automail. "That was also taken. I'm going to Central to see if I can try and find a way home."
"So your arm and sight was your price but you can still see…"
"Well, it's always a little blurry. I see very blurry blobs with shoes on." I rambled on.
"That's interesting." I sat back on the bench and closed my eyes.
"Hey, do you think in Central, there is a place where I could buy sunglasses or something?"
"I'm sure that there is." Alphonse assured me.
"Cool."
"Huh?"
"it means that its great or good."
"oh."
I leaned back on the bench against the window and fell asleep.
"Hey Adrianna, you awake?" I felt someone nudge me and my mind woke up.
I stretched and yawned. "Yeah, am now."
"We're pulling into the station." Alphonse commented.
"Great." Minutes passed and we were finally able to leave the train. On the way off, I held onto the hood of Edward's jacket, almost pulling it off of him a couple times.
"Hey Adrianna, just hold onto my sleeve." Edward finally said as I partly pulled it off for the third time. I didn't want to get lost in the huge crowd at the station.
I followed his directions and grabbed onto his arm, probably giving me the look of an obsessed clingy fangirl. Oh gosh, I hope I don't turn into one… I guess we made it to the outside of the station because I heard Armstrong say. "I must go to Central command to make my report. These two will take you where you need to go."
I then heard two different voices say. "I'm Sargent Brosh" "I'm Second Lieutenant Ross."
"Well, I'm Edward Elric, this is my brother Alphonse and our friend Adrianna. Let's go to the first library military branch."
"Uh, sir?" But Edward cut him off by jumping into the car. I knew that because his arm disappeared from my grip. I felt my way into the car and squeezed in with Alphonse on the other side of me. I was essentially sitting on them.
I tried not to squirm uncomfortably. We finally got there, which I knew since Edward let out a big, "What!?" We all piled out of the car where Ed freaked out. I listened to the two officers explained what happened with a man named Scar.
Finally things calmed down. I quietly asked Lieutenant Brosh if there was a convientient store around.
"Oh yeah. There is one down the street."
"Hey Ed, I'm going to go there and find what I need."
"I'll go with you!" I head Alphonse say.
"We'll all go. We can go to the other branch that isn't burned down."
"Uh, ok." I spoke unsure.
I once again grabbed ahold of Ed's sleeve, and we began to walk down the street.
I didn't know where I was going until I heard a ding, a "hello" and a change in temperature when the dun didn't shine down on me.
"Can I help you?" I heard a man ask.
"Yes. I'm looking for a pair of sunglasses." I felt a hand on my back and him lead my somewhere.
"Right, over here. We have a good selection." His arm left my back. "I'll be at the counter, when you're ready to buy something." I heard footsteps walk away.
"Do you need help?" A voice made me jump.
"No!" I reached forward to a glasses stand and pulled one off it, shoving it onto my face. "See!"
I heard laughing from Edward. "You have them on upside down, and they're too light." I pulled them from my face and handed them to him, calming down a bit.
"Here" He handed me a pair of glasses and I put them over my eyes, right side up.
"How do they look?"
"cool." I laughed. "What?"
"You didn't even know what that meant until like two hours ago."
"Just be quiet." I laughed again.
"How much are these?" I asked and they were snatched from my hands.
"I'll pay for them. Winry didn't give you that much money."
"Oh, sorry."
"Don't worry about it!" He walked away. A couple minutes later he returned and set the glasses in my hands. I thanked him quietly before he told the other three that they were leaving.
The five of us piled back into the car, and they began to drive to the other branch of the library. I slipped on the sunglasses while I waited in the car for them to talk to the librarian. I was sad because of all of the books that were burned were burned in the fire. It was really a shame. I leaned back and massaged my shoulder, ignoring the slight pain of it. I tried to remember where I was before the light. A knock brought me out of my thoughts. I listened and made my way towards the sound. After fumbling with the door handle, I got it open, a wave of fresh air flooded towards me. I stepped out.
"Yes?" I asked whoever was there.
"I just wanted to make sure you were alright. You looked like you were dead or something." A voice of a young woman explained.
"I'm alright." I stumbled around the open car door. "I'm Adrianna, I'm just waiting for my friends to come out of the library. I'm a civilian, so I'm not supposed to be in there."
"I see, I'm—"
"Major Alexander. What are you doing here?" I heard Alphonse comment.
"Oi Al, Ed! Fancy meeting you here!" I didn't know what was going on.
"What's going on?" I asked quietly.
"This is Major Alexander, the Storm Alchemist. She works under the same guy I do. But what are you doing in Central? Did he send you to babysit me too?"
"No, I'm here to help an investigation. Gosh, Ed, you're not the most important person in the world." She joked. "Maybe the smallest…"
I laughed at Ed's pain and outburst.
"So I hear that you needed something from the first library that was burnt down."
"Yeah, a research journal, but we think that we might have found someone who can help us?"
"You did?" I asked.
"Yeah, let's go." We said goodbye to the Major and piled back into the car, again, for the third time.
"So where are we going now?"
"There is a lady who used to work at the branch we need to find out if the book was even there in the first place."
"What book are you looking for?"
"It's a research journal by Dr. Marcoh. He told us that it was there."
"Oh, ok." The ride as silent until we reached the apartment. I sighed. I just wanted to take my shoes off so I could see. I didn't want to rely on others to be my eyes.
I hope you enjoyed it! I'll continue to keep writing and try to get the next one out as fast as I can! Please review! :3
