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DISCLAIMER: If I owned FMA, it wouldnt be nearly as good. So be glad that I dont.

Chapter One:

Rainy Days Are No Excuse

Edward tromped down the hallways, in a foul mood. Everyone knew that he was pissed because he had yet another meeting with "Colonel Bastard". And it didn't help that he didn't have Alphonse there with him, Al packing his brothers belongings for their trip to Risembool, for the anniversary of theirs mothers death, which was today. Ed tried taking the day off, but the Colonel would have none of it. So here he was, Central headquarters. Depressed and angry.

Arriving at Mustangs office, Ed promptly kicked the door open with his automail leg. Pleased with the loud BANG that echoed through the office, he marched forward, a scowl prominent on his young features.

First Lieutenant Hawkeye simply sighed, used to the antics of the fifteen year old state alchemist. Fullmetal marched forward, his scowl deepening.

"Hey Colonel Bastard! I'm here! Now hurry up and read my damn report." Ed yelled at the Flame alchemist. Throwing the messily, poor excuse for a report about another failed lead on the Philosopher Stone on the Colonel's desk.

Roy sighed, he was in a worse mood then usual, with it raining."Sit down Fullmetal." Ed grudgingly obliged. Roy picked up the report. He sighed again, Roy was constantly sighing when the weather was like this. The report was exactly like he expected. Short, poorly written, rambling, complaints, insults and to top it off, the paper was crumbled.

"You're going to have to redo this report, Fullmetal." the dark haired man said in monotone. Ed practically jumped of the couch.

"AND WHY THE HELL IS THAT!" the blonde alchemist screeched. Roy continued to sigh and folded his hands together.

"Because Fullmetal. One. I said so, and as your superior officer you must follow my commands whether you want to or not. Two. This so called report is sloppy and almost as short as you."

Ed's golden eyed twitched and he screeched "WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SHORT THAT YOU COULDN'T SEE ME EVEN IF YOU WERE SITTING ON THE GROUND AND I WAS STANDING ON A LATTER IN STILETTOS!" (A/N Stilettos are really high heels.)

Roy raised his left eyebrow before stating "You."

Edward sat back down on the couch. "Ill have you know that report is perfectly fine." Ed grumbled. "Besides I hate writing the damn reports on another mislead on the Philosopher Stone and you damn well know that, you bastard"

Roy's left eyebrow twitched in annoyance 'How dare this little brat call me a bastard! AND HE KNOWS DAMN WELL THAT I'M IN A BAD MOOD ON RAINY DAYS!'. With that thought, Roy decided to set the kid straight about reports. Roy glared at the small teen with fire in his eyes. Roy didn't know why he was getting so pissed off about being called a bastard, that was a usual and expected occurrence. The Colonel blamed it on the weather.

"Well, Fullmetal its your own damn fault you have to write the reports in the first place, if you hadn't done the damn transmutation, that may I remind you, you knew full well was forbidden, and for a reason I might add, and then put Al's soul in that armor, You wouldn't have had to join the military to search for the damn stone to set your stupid mistakes straight!" Roy yelled in the young alchemists face.

The inhabitants of the other office, every one of Roy's subordinates was standing there, having heard every word of the Colonels. Some eyes where wide with shock, grief or even anger in Riza's case.

Roy knew he struck a cord there. But what he wasn't prepared for was the golden eyes to widen in fear and fill with tears. The boy immediately started sobbing, falling to his knees. Ed had always blamed himself for what happened with his brother and mother, but to have it so cruelly pointed out like that was to much for the teen.

Roy was not expecting his youngest subordinate to break down like that, and that's when he realized exactly what he said. He knew Ed blamed himself. And he yelled at him like that anyway. He couldn't blame that on the weather. There was no excuse for the act of cruelty he just committed. The Flame alchemist wasn't sure whether or not to go and comfort the broken boy or to continue standing behind his desk like an idiot.

He wanted to do the first but acted on the later. All the meanwhile the blonde was still choking out heart wrenching sobs. But Edward shakily stood up, tears still streaming down his cheeks. Roy was expecting to get punched or screamed at, but none of that happened. Instead, Ed stood up and walked towards the door, which his subordinates cleared a path for him. All the same time not making eye contact.

The doors closed quietly then ever before and the other inhabitants of the office all turned to the Colonel. Havoc was shocked, Breda was concerned, Fuery was crying for the poor boy, Falman face held pity for the young boy and Hawkeye looked seriously pissed off.

Riza was the first to speak up, well, more like yell "HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO THE POOR BOY! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT TODAY IS?!" She looked as if she was really considering making his death slow and painful, very painful. It was unlike Riza to yell at him like that, so he knew he did something seriously wrong.

Roy shrugged, much to Hawkeye's fury. "TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR MOTHERS DEATH!" She was glaring harder then he had ever dared to witness. Roy was taken aback. 'So that's what the kid wanted the day off for, why or why didn't i just give it to him? I could have spared myself a great deal of pain.' Roy thought self pityingly. Truth is, and as much as he didn't want to admit this, it was true. When he saw Ed crying like that, especially because it was his fault the blonde was doing so, Roy's heart broke, and its all your fault. That little voice whispered in his head.

"Boss, how could you do that to the chief?" Jean's voice broke him out of the thoughts in his head. Roy knew this matter was deathly serious. Riza yelled at him and Jean wasn't smoking! Oh my. He knew he really screwed up this time. Kain was still blubbering for the poor kid.

Roy made up his mind. He needed to go find Fullme- Edward. He just hoped it wasn't to late.

Rainy days were no excuse for this.