Chapter 17 of "Fruits Basket and Fullmetal Alchemist Crossover" by Melinda-chan

Kyo looked at the silver watch like it was an alien with three heads.

"Year 11?" Kyo said. He then looked at it closer and then at all the buildings around him.

'Now that I think about it, I haven't seen a TV or a computer anywhere,' Kyo thought. 'Maybe I'm in the past.' He then decided to look for any sign of the present date.

'A newspaper!' Kyo thought. 'I know that they have them here!' He then went down from the building and sought to find a place where they either sell or read newspapers.

Kyo decided to search for general stores. An old lady guided him to one at the corner. He then went inside the store.

"Do you have a newspaper?" Kyo asked the man at the counter. He was smoking a pipe. When he looked to see Kyo, he became visibly frightened.

"Do you sell newspapers?" Kyo asked.

"Do you want one?" the man asked.

"Yeah" Kyo answered. "I need to read something."

"This isn't a library," the man grumbled. "If you just want to read it, you can go there."

"I just want to know the date," Kyo said. "I don't need to read everything."

"In that case, then I can tell you it right now" the man said. "It's November 15. Why do you need to know?"

"Well…" Kyo said. He then showed him the silver pocket watch.

"This must've been made four years ago," the man said. He then shut the lid and saw the State emblem on it. "Oh it's a State watch!" He then handed it back. "That's very interesting, but I assume that you aren't the owner?"

"No," Kyo said. "But do you know where I can sell this?" Kyo asked.

"I don't think you can do that," the man said. "Legally, that is."

"I thought so," Kyo said. "I'll just see what I can do. If you can't help me, I'll try somewhere else." He then left the store.

"I wonder how long it'll be until the MPS catches him," the man said. "1911…that's the year the Fullmetal kid became a State Alchemist. But why would anyone want to scratch their own pocket watch? I guess I should get back to work." He then did just that.

In another part of the city, a very concerned Al watched as his older brother fumed. They were sitting on a bench. Ed kept closing and opening his hand, as if he had something.

"Are you sure that he took it?" Al asked.

"Yeah, I'm sure" Ed said. He then closed his fist for the final time. "Let's go find him now."

An half-hour later, Ed was getting very, very angry while Al was getting very, very worried about his older brother. In other words, things were just normal for Ed and Al. However, Ed was getting more and more irritable.

"If I get my hands on that guy, I'll-" Ed then proceeded to mention various torture methods that would've made Kimbley blush.

"Brother, I know that the pocket watch is very important, but could you just get a new one?" Al asked.

"I don't know. I probably would be punished for losing the old one," Ed said. "In any case, I don't want to face the Colonel without my pocket watch. He told me to guard it with my life, so I don't even want to know what he'll say if he finds this out."

"But your pocket watch got stolen before," Al said.

"I know, and I don't want that to happen again," Ed said. "But I don't know how to stop him whether by alchemy or combat. I don't know even if the Major can get him or not."

"Yeah he can track him down, can he?" Al said.

"And beat him to a pulp!" Ed said with a cackle.

"I don't think he would do that, Brother!" Al said.

"Speaking of the orange-haired guy, there he is!" Ed said. Kyo almost went on their street but quickly ran to the opposite end. However, Ed spotted him in time.

"Al, round up as many MPS people as you can!" Ed yelled. "I'm going after him!"

"Um, oh, okay!" Al said. He then went off.

'I got to capture him!' Ed thought. 'Even if he resists, I will get my pocket watch! I got to!' He then ran faster. 'Dammit! I can't run as fast as he can! Damn my stupid short legs!' He then hit himself for calling himself short.

'I got the book, so I just have to get out of here' Kyo thought. All of a sudden, Kyo saw a big shadow come over him. 'What the-?' He then looked up to see a big stone fist coming down at him.

"Ah!" Kyo said as he dodged it. "Now I've seen everything!"

"You're not going to get away!" Ed shouted. "I need that book!"

"So do I!" Kyo said. "In any case, I'm not going to let you take the book away from me! I know what you did to your younger brother! I'm not allowing you to use this book for your country's twisted alchemy!" Ed was so stunned that he couldn't move.

'How did he knew that?' Ed thought. He then saw Kyo disappeared into the crowd and clenched his auto-mail fist. 'I can't let him get to me like that! Dammit!' He then saw a big suit of armour come to him. "Al?"

"Brother?" Al said. "Did he get away?"

"Yeah" Ed said. "We need to talk."

"Okay," Al said. Ed then took him to an outside diner.

"We need to make a new plan," Ed said. "All of the reports say that he's quick, agile, skilled in martial arts and can summon cats to do his bidding. We have first-hand proof of that now. We just have to find a way to capture him."

"I know that cats can't do anything to me, but I'm worried about you," Al said. "I'll do anything to help you, but I can't do that if I have to fend for myself too."

"We'll not give him a chance," Ed said. He then grinned. "Leave it to me!"

"Why did I have a feeling that you were going to say that?" Al said. But being a good little brother, Al agreed to go with his plan.

Kyo in the meantime was back at the Xingese restaurant, slurping on more noodles. Cats were at his feet.

"More food for you!" the Xingese man said, putting a bowl of noodles in front of him.

'Even if I can't taste this, at least it's food that I know I can eat' Kyo thought. He then picked up his chopsticks and was about to dig in when he heard heavy breathing behind him. The cats started to growl. Kyo turned his head.

"What do you want?" Kyo asked the petit State Alchemist, who was still breathing very hard.

"I want my pocket watch back!" Ed said. "I know that you took it from me so I want it back!"

"You want your pocket watch back?" Kyo asked. "Give me back my book then!" Ed then looked at the book in his hands. It was an almost impossible trade: which is most important to him? His pocket watch, which is necessary for a State Alchemist to have for identification purposes or a book that may help him and Al find the Philosopher's Stone?

"Fine" Ed said. He then went to Kyo. "I'll give you the book but only if you give me my pocket watch back."

"It's a deal!" Kyo said. He then pulled out the pocket watch from his pocket. "Now give me my book!"

"Alright," Ed said. "Why don't you come closer and get it?"

"Why me?" Kyo asked.

"Because your cats are scaring me," Ed said.

"Oh," Kyo said.

'Brother finally admits that he's scared of cats,' Al thought.

"Oh fine. At least you're man enough to admit it," Kyo said. He then got out of the chair and got closer to Ed. Ed then grinned.

'He fell for it!' Ed thought. He then raised his voice.

"Al! Do it!" Ed yelled. Kyo then saw a big shadow come over him. He looked up to see Al ready to attack. Kyo then looked at Ed, who was already ready to run at him.

"NOW!" Ed shouted. Both of them then proceeded to jump at him, hoping to capture him and take him back to Central HQ and resume their search for Scar.

Kyo did what most people would've done if they thought about it. He simply moved out of the way. Ed was too late to change his direction.

"BROTHER!" Al yelled. Ed slammed right into him, knocking himself out cold. "BROTHER!" Al then grabbed him. "Brother, are you okay?"

Al was so focused on Ed that he didn't notice Kyo had quietly picked up the book and after taking one quick look at them, walked away. Al was still shaking Ed trying to revive him. Kyo then placed Ed's pocket watch on the ground before he disappeared. Al never even noticed as he was now screaming for help.

"Where's the Colonel?" Al asked, talking to the only available public telephone in the hospital.

"He's um, out for the moment," Fury said. "Do you want to take a message?"

"Well, uh…" Al said. He then told him about what happened that day.

"I'm not a commander, but I think that to do an ambush, you need to cover all four sides," Fury said.

"So what do you think I should do?" Al asked.

"Um, I'll have to speak to the Colonel before I can say anything else," Fury said. He then paused. "How long is he supposed to be in there for?"

"Well, this is Brother we're talking about," Al said. "He'll probably be out sooner than he should."

"He's so like the Colonel," Fury said, sighing.

"Speaking of him, how's he?" Al asked. "We met Breda and Falman but we haven't seen Colonel Mustang in a while now."

"Um, well, he's quite busy," Fury said after seeing Breda gave him a zip-it sign with his lips and finger (I hope you know what I mean). "Do you have anything else to say?"

"Oh no!" Al said. "I'm sorry for disturbing you!"

"I wasn't doing much anyway," Fury said. "In any case, I'll tell the Colonel as soon as I can."

"Okay!" Al said. "Thanks anyway!"

"See you later!" Fury said. He then hanged up. "Now that I think about it, the Major is also at the hospital. Maybe he'll see both of them after all."

Back at the hospital, Al had just hanged up the phone and walked back to Ed's room when he saw Major Armstrong was there, looking at him.

"Major Armstrong!" Al said. "How come you're here?"

"I was visiting a friend," Armstrong said, hoping that would be enough for him. He then looked at the door beside Al. "Is Edward in there?"

"He's not badly hurt!" Al said. "I mean he did get a head injury but this is Brother we're talking about-"

"A head injury is nothing to joke about," Armstrong said. "I shall see him if he needs my help."

"No it's alright! He-" Al started to say but the Major was already in Ed's room.

"You poor thing," Al heard Armstrong say. "You are badly hurt. Let me help you get better."

"Huh? Major Armstrong? What are you doing here?" Al then heard Ed scream. "NO! WAIT! HELP! ALLLLLLLLL!" A cracking of ribs and another loud scream was then heard.

"I'm so sorry, Brother," Al said as he sat down on the floor and put his metallic gloves at the sides of his helmet. "I can't help you now." Ed continued to scream.

In the meantime, Kyo was looking for a new place to go as the sun begins to set.

End of Chapter 17

I hope that everyone enjoyed the last two chapters. I was holding my breath when I started writing them, as I was afraid of how people thought about how I portrayed Ed and Al. I do wish that people will still review- it's the only way I really know how readers feel. Review replies are below. Fruits Basket was created by Natsuki Takaya and Fullmetal Alchemist was created by Hiromu Arakawa. Don't forget to review!

As usual, I got tons of reviews to reply, so I'll get to them right away.

SakuraSagura: I like to thank you for your reviews. You've been one of the earliest reviewers still reviewing and I hope that this'll continue. I shall now respond to your other comments.

As you likely know by now, I based my story on the manga. Since the manga has already covered such places as Marcoh's village, East City and Central, I don't think a major description is necessary. The story's takes place during the manga run so unless I have to, I'll leave the places as Arakawa depicted them. As for people, I usually try to give a general description (hair, eyes, etc.) Sometimes I'll only give a vague description either because I don't want to reveal the person yet or it's not important. A few of my reviewers usually get who I'm talking about, so if you're not unsure about someone, my reviews should be the first thing to check. As for the weather, it's fall so the weather should be good. I know that it'll eventually be winter but I can ensure that if something important comes up, I'll make a note of it. I'm trying my best to keep in line with the manga, so you should be able to keep track that way.

As for your question about Ed's pocket watch, I'm sure that he might get in- the people there should know his face by now- but it would be impossible to get access to areas only restricted to State Alchemists and it's the only clear way for him to identify himself as a State Alchemist to strangers (as he has done a few times already). Plus, it's the only way to get his grant for his research. The pocket watch is very important, which is why he went to great lengths to retrieve it as he did in Volume 5. I don't know whether it can be replaced but I think that Ed would rather die than admit to Mustang that he lost it. I'm very sure of that.

Suiren-san: Thanks for trying to find a map for me! I had a really hard time myself, until I bought the Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Profiles Vol. 1 book. As for Kyo and Ed being friends, well, you have to wait to found out, but I don't think Kyo liked it when Ed tried to take the book from him. Thank you for continually supporting this fic!

Rayame 325: I hope I didn't disappoint you with the fight. I hope to hear from you soon. I always look forward to your comments! I'm glad that you enjoyed the Armstrong/Breda scene with the cats. It's amazing that Breda didn't have a heart attack, isn't it?

Peachcandy: I'm shocked that another person had spent a year trying to find my story. Please always login when you review a story and your review history will tell you when the story has been updated. Or you can put the story on Story Alert and you'll be automatically be notified when I update a story. In other words, if you signed your review with your login name, you wouldn't have this problem to begin with.

Dallas W: That was Envy of course. You're probably the last person to notice. The other person was Gluttony- Lust and Greed had already been killed off, Sloth and Pride haven't revealed themselves yet and I don't think that Wrath would appear with the other homunculus in public. So I think that Envy and Gluttony would be the most logical choice.

MeiFire: I'm so glad that you enjoyed Ed and Kyo's battle. Tell me what you think of how it ended, please!

Ccat 293: I almost always do research for my stories but for the most part I relied on the manga itself plus alchemy websites like Levity. I actually found the subject of alchemy fascinating and I hope to write more stories about it. If you want some links, please let me know!

I also like to thank the following people that read and reviewed my story so far:

Ex-Rose, eclipsedlight, Retasuika, Kaioma, , WildfireDreams, guest, Faws, Wandering soul, LostGryffindowFoundSlytherin, The-Living-Shadow and Annoying Little Twit. I also like to thank temariluv for her e-mail. I hope that you liked my last two chapters and sorry for the wait.

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