Kirsten and Vanessa's Theme Challenge
Book: RoyxEd
Edward was in the Central Headquarters Military Library. Roy almost snorted, for a fifteen year old, he was quite the bookworm.
It was exactly 2:41 a.m., meaning that the pipsqueak had been there for almost 12 hours, reading like there was no tomorrow.
Words were starting to scramble up in the tiny alchemist's mind, merging the text until here was no way to decipher it.
Dammit! Edward cursed mentally, as he wiped his eyes with gloved fingers. His arms stretched backwards, as he sat on a lazy stance, gazing at an open book he could no longer understand.
The hammering stride of two steady boots echoed in the wooden floor, breaking the now absolute silence.
"Fullmetal. " A velvety, male voice said.
"Mustang? " Ed's voice came out low, distorted by pure astonishment.
"In the flesh. "
"What the hell are you doing here? "
"Come with me. "
"What for? "
"I found a book that may be of interest for you…"
"On the Philosopher's Stone? "
The Colonel nodded, dead serious.
"Follow me. "
Two fingers snapped, and a gas lamp was suddenly lit.
The Alchemy wing of the library was completely empty, as was supposed to be at that hour. The wind howled, hitting the crystal windows.
"Here. " The Colonel said, pointing to an empty space in one of the many shelves.
"But there's nothing…"
"Shut up, kid. "
Roy Mustang pushed Edward Elric hard against the shelf and slapped him across the face.
"From now on, I ask the questions. "
Violent, gloved fingers ripped the boy's cape and proceeded to untangle the braid ribbon, as Edward stood before him, like an open book.