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Co-Written by: EdElricFan1001 and Hawkeye17.

Based on a TRUE STORY!

Escaping Murder

Chapter 1:

Winry let out a soft sigh as she looked around the empty Bar & Grill. She had taken on an extra job as a waitress here to earn some extra money during the slow automail season. Her new best friend and Ex- Lieutenant, Maria Ross, came over and tapped her on the shoulder. Winry looked over and gave her a small smile.

"You're either thinking about Ed, or you know that it'll be a slow night too." Maria said returning Winry's smile. Winry's face burned bight red as she turned her head to hide it.

"I don't like him like that. Besides he always traveling, how would he even notice me? And it is going to be night. So much for making enough money to visit Central."

Maria frowned and nodded. Ever since she had been on blamed for the death for Brigadier General Hughes death she had been on the run from the military. As of now she was a waitress but she wasn't sure how this job would last without the military finding out.

She shivered as she remember the last disastrous attempt to keep her hidden. She had almost been caught. Colonel Mustang had just been able to get her out in time, but they knew her identity then. When she had finally been able to get away the Colonel had given her new birth certificate along with a new name, new look and new social security number.

Right now she was Marissa Jackson. She had waist length chestnut hair. Her wig was made so that it would stick to her head until she took it off. She had also been given special contacts that made her eyes a deep green instead of their usual chocolate brown.

Winry opened her mouth to speak again but never got the chance. At that moment a man walked into the Bar & Grill and sat down at one of the many empty tables and picked up a menu.

"You take this one, Winry." Maria said giving her friend a little push foreword. Winry looked back at her clearly confused.

"Why? He's in your section."

"Go ahead. You need the money more than me. I get weekly checks from Mustang. I can get the next one." Maria replied nudging Winry foreword a little more.

"Thanks." Winry smiled as she walked over to the table. Maybe she would be able to go to Central after all. "Hello sir. Can I get you anything to drink?" The man looked up and nodded.

"Just some coffee, black, please." Winry nodded and walked behind the counter of the bar and picked up a mug and filed it with steaming coffee. She picked it up and walked back to the table where the man had put up his menu and was staring out the window. She sat the mug down and pulled a small notepad out of her apron.

"What can I get you for dinner, sir?"

"I think I'll just have a loaded Baked Potato and a small Cesar salad."

"Coming right up." Winry walked away from the table and back into the kitchen. As she walked in she handed the order to one of the excited chefs who had been sitting in the corner playing cards with the other restaurant help. He took it and happily started making the potato. Winry grabbed a clean bowl and started on the salad. When she finished she picked up the plate and grabbed some silverware and a pot of warm coffee and walked back out of the kitchen and set down the salad and silverware before refilling his coffee mug.

"Anything else, sir?"

"Please call me Shou Tucker Miss…"

"Rockbell. Winry Rockbell."

"Miss Rockbell. You wouldn't happen to be the Winry Rockbell who is said to be one of the best automail mechanics in Rush Valley would you?" Winry's face lit up with a smile.

"Yes. That's me." Mr. Tucker smiled.

"You wouldn't mind keeping me company, would you?"

A/N: Yay! I'm back! This is a surprise story for everyone who had to wait a few weeks for me to update any of my stories. There's actually an interesting story behind this.

When we went to the beach I had to share a room with my eleven-year-old cousin (no complaints. We're like sisters.) And I am of course an anime and manga fanatic. When I let her see some of the FMA episodes and the movie and some of my fanfics, she became quickly obsessed with everything about it. She walked around for days humming "Ready Steady Go". Finally she asked me to use one of her ideas to write a fanfic. You see when her mom was working her first job with a friend she met this really nice man when she was waitressing and talked to him and really got to know him. About two weeks later she saw that he had murdered his wife and children and then killed himself.

So I sat down and wrote this. She loved what I wrote and wants me to keep writing it. The idea is all hers while the writing is mostly mine. Please read and review and tell us what you think. Flames are most welcomed and appreciated. Just keep the language to a minimum please, she is only eleven. Thanks in advance for reading and reviewing!

Now… on to my other stories!

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