(Yet to be named)

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Ed sighed. "I can't tell you how. I don't even have the phillosopher's stone! And there's no way I'll tell you what we tried ourselves..." he said, turning away. "Just move forward. Living in the past won't do anybody any good. I learned that the hard way..." he said, starting off once more.

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Anna looked down in despair. "You don't understand. I can't move on. I can't go back to how my life was." Tears were coming to her eyes as she said these words.

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Ed stopped once more, but didn't turn. He gave a long drawn out sigh. "Well...I guess.....You could come with me for a while. As long as it takes for you to realize that what you're looking for probably can't be done..." he said, in an annoyed, but also sympathetic tone.

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Anna looked up. "Thank you. As hopeless as my goal may be, I still have to try."

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Ed shook his head, laughing quietly. "Right." Stretching, he glanced back at her. "Well, come on, then.." he said, starting to walk off yet again. "Al should be happy to be around somebody other than me." he said.

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Anna started walking behind Ed. "Who's Al?"

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"He's my brother." Ed replied. "But...Umm...He's not like most people. Just a little warning...He doesn't have a body." he said, a little anxious about the reaction.

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Anna tilted her head to one side. "Alright then." She was a little confused, but didin't let it show.

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Ed laughed softly."Well, you'll see what I mean when we get there." he said. After a little while longer of walking, they'd arrived at a hotel. Not a very fancy one, but it wasn't to shabby either. "We made it." Ed said flatly, pushing open the front door and waiting for the girl to follow him.

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Anna went into the hotel room. "So this is where you're staying?"

Elsewhere, on the other side of the city, Catherine was cursing at herself for falling asleep in a park and getting lost. "I thought I was the one that was supposed to have the good sense of direction! Well, I'd probably remember how to get back if I hadn't fallen asleep." Sighing, she said, "Where am I?" She looked around for something familliar.

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Ed nodded. "Yeah. We shouldn't be here too long. We're almost never in one place for more than a week or so." he said. He led her up to his room and opened the door. "Ed! You're back--Oh. Hello!" A small and friendly voice echoed inside a rather large suit of armour. The one who'd just spoken waved cheerily at his brother and the girl he'd brought with him.

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"Hello," Anna replied smiling but still kinda wide-eyed. Is this what Edward was talking about?

After a few minutes, Catherine finally found something that looked familiar and was able to determine which way she should go. "Yes! I knew I'd find my way...eventually."

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Ed grinned, motioning to his brother. "This is Al. And Al, this is...uhh--" Damnit...I forgot to ask her name... "Uhh...."
Al laughed lightly. "Hi..Nice to meet you." he said.

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"I'm...Anna," she said, still a little confused as to who these people were and how they had come to be how they were.

Catherine was only a few blocks away from the hotel. I hope Ed and All are there.

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"Err--Anna...." Ed finished his earlier sentence. Walking in a little further, he closed the door. "Anyway, she's going to come with us for a while, Al." he said, a more serious expression now on his features.
Al nodded. "Ok.." he said. "Why do you want to go with us?" he asked, a little confused.