Edward's POV:

"So what'd you need me for Roy, I'm all ears!" I say with my feet propped up on his desk while lazily sitting back in the wooden chair. In an annoyed tone Roy replies "-ahem- Yes I do in fact need you to do me a favor but I'm not sure you'll exactly like it but I need you to do an undercover mission. It's out of town at a high school university and I'll be sending you there to... what you may call 'spy' on this so called Night class they have I believe this may be harboring something not human." My eyes widen at his statement causing me to straighten up and I say "What exactly do you mean by 'not human' you don't mean homunculi do you?" His expression softens and he replies "No if I knew what they were I'd tell you and instead of just you going it'd probably be sending most of the state alchemist. I need you learn the secrets of this academy and once you do please report to us immediately then it should all play out from there on. During the time you're there I don't want you saying a thing about the military or alchemy. Do you understand Ed?" I ask "When do I leave, and is Al coming?" Roy sighs and says "I'm sorry Ed but Al would cause too much attention he cannot go but you will be leaving tomorrow." Standing up I say "Okay I'll just go get my stuff ready for tomorrow, I suspect I'll just come here tomorrow morning?" He nods and at that I turn my back to him leaving his office. This will probably be the first time I will be far from my little brother for a while but I'll have to deal. I can cope I am the fullmetal alchemist after all I can do something such as this easily.

"Edward you are home!" Al says to me while I throw my jacket to the floor still slightly irritated at Mustang for making me do this mission but I shake it away and say "Hey Al." I go towards the closet grabbing the first suitcase I see grabbing it and start stuffing it with clothes and other necessities I might need, truly I don't know how long I will be there I just wanna get the job done. "Brother where are you going, why are you leaving?" In a monotone voice I say "I am going on a mission for the military I don't know when I'll be back but I have to go alone due to dangers of being revealed, can you understand that? I'm leaving tomorrow so I'll be here for the remainder of the day." In a worried tone Al asks "Where are you going brother, is it dangerous?" I reply "I'm going to some sort of academy that Roy is suspicious about nothing more but it isn't exactly close by from what I can tell." He sighs and it's silence from then on, it's just the sound of me packing most of my belongings. "Be careful brother okay, take care of yourself and... and don't break your auto mail and...and," I interrupt him "Alphonse I'll be just fine you have no reason to worry I'll come back in one piece just the same, okay?" He nods and asks "Promise?" I nod back and in a confident tone I say "Promise."

~Next Day~

"Brother be careful, don't hurt yourself, and come back as soon as possible, and take care of yourself, and-" Al starts and I chuckle interrupting him "Al this won't be any different I'll come back safe and sound, we talked about this yesterday." Rubbing at his neck he says "Yeah I know I just can't help but worry about you since you'll be so far away." I smile up at my brother and reply "Well don't worry you have no need to, just find ways to entertain yourself and such until I'm back and we can resume right where we were okay." He nods and at that I get in the car and it starts driving away as I wave goodbye to Al and Roy who are watching the car ride away from Central. Sighing I roll up the window and just stair off into space. I wonder what this 'Cross Academy' will be like and what dangers I might end up facing, I hope to come back safely for my brother's sake. I don't know how Al would react if I didn't come back safely and truly I don't wanna know.

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Cross Academy, what I see is a gated and protected school with a community of students separated by two categories; the Day and Night classes. The night class apparently filled with inhuman beauty, well you know what inhuman my ass I already can tell they ain't human! While walking towards the headmaster's office I saw the most ridiculous thing possible. Thousands of squealing girls in black uniforms watching a group of people in white uniforms. Probably the Night class from what I can tell. Once things calmed down and the students where gone I shrugged and started for headmaster's office again. I was just about to when I hear a high pitch voice yell "Hey!" Turning around I see two day class students with arm sashes coming my way. The boy with silver hair complained "Yuki slow down no need to be so rushed!" The girl stops right in front of me and says "Sir this is academy property and unless you're registered here or have business here I must ask you to leave or it will be accounted as trespassing." Smirking I say "I am actually a new student starting today I will be attending the day class," she replies with surprise in her voice "Oh well I can show you to the headmaster's office to get checked in and all. Zero come on we gotta show the new student the office, besides we gotta talk to headmaster." The boy groans and follows right behind us as we head for headmaster's.

"Ah yes Edward Elric your senior Roy talked to me just yesterday I'm glad you got here okay. Zero I want you to show the young man to his dorm room and could you also show him around and help him out tomorrow?" Zero says "Sure." And Headmaster continues "Here is your schedule Edward and handbook, I hope you enjoy your time here! Just come find one of us here if you need anything." Grabbing my stuff I say "Thanks." And at that I head for the door with Zero following behind me. Right when we get outside Zero says "What's that clicking I've been hearing that's been coming from you Ed? Are you hiding something, as the discipline committee it's my duty to keep all students safe after all." It must be my auto mail but I sure ain't telling him anything. Letting out a nervous chuckle I say "oh it's nothing probably just my suitcase!" There's a short silence before he says "I get it, it's private I won't bug you over." Stupid auto mail breaking right when I get here at this rate I'll have to call Winry. Or maybe I can find a mechanic in the area but truly I trust Winry most with my arm and leg, she is the best after all.

Zero asks "So what room do you have I need to know where we'll be going?" Looking at the schedule sheet of paper I reply "Room 108 level 2 is what is says." An amused smirk shows on his face and he replies "You're in the same hallway as me so if you ever need me then I'll be in room 106 but if I don't answer quickly then come back later... unless it's an emergency or something." Folding up the paper I follow behind him towards the dorms. One thing I'm curious about is why would they separate the day and night class so far from each other. I can understand when I saw how crazy those girls were going over them but really? Roy did say he thinks they aren't human anyways so that's probably why but how am I supposed to get proof of what they are and if they're a danger. I just wanna finish this and get back home to Central. Before I knew it we were at my door and Zero says "Well here you are I'll see you tomorrow morning I'll knock on your door when it's time to go, your roommate will probably wake you up at the right time, good night Ed." He literally pushes me in my door and what I see enrages me as if there is a fire burning strongly inside me. Making the dagger come out of my arm I say in a confident tone "Envy, what are you doing here!" He looks up to me and with a devious grin he says "Look what we have here the Full metal alchemist, how sweet it is for you to be stuck in the same room as me. Now I will know every move you make and everything you do." Scowling I lunge towards him and scratch his face causing him to jump back and say "Nah-ah-ah we're on school grounds and if you touch me I'll go straight to the Headmaster then you'll be expelled for sure, don't forget that." I remark "Which means you can't touch me until we are off school grounds as well, do we have a deal?" Envy smirks and in a playful tone he says "No promises!" Sighing in frustration I put my suitcase on the empty bed and sit down on it. "I swear Envy if you even pick a fight you'll be dead in a split second." He snorts and says "As if you can do that."

I wonder where is a phone I think Roy would find it interesting that a homunculi is attending this school for whatever reason, it actually could mean that there is something going on at this school and the homunculi are going after it. While walking around the courtyard I just happen to run into the girl from earlier and she asks "Hey Edward what are you doing out here?" I reply "Actually I was wondering do you know where the nearest payphone might be?" She ponders for a moment before saying "You may have to go into town for that worst case I know some shops in town have some phones they allow people to use." Showing her a soft smile I say "Thanks I'll be on my way." At that I jog towards the gate and right when I'm far enough away I mutter to myself "I gotta get my own phone at this rate I'm not going to go all the way into town every time I have something to report to Mustang."
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It took me about half an hour to walk to town and 'wonderfully' another fifteen minutes to find a phone I could use, took long enough. Inserting my quarter I type in Mustang's work number and wait for him to pick up. "This is Colonel Mustang how may I be of your service." I reply "Hey Colonel it's Ed reporting in, I know it's so soon but I have some interesting news. A homunculi is attending the school in the day class and not only that in my dorm room surprisingly. It's Envy." I wait for him to reply through the silent until I hear him chuckle and he says "Well that sure is some interesting news, I'm sure Envy is there for the Night class just try not to do any extra damage because of Envy focus on the Night class." Sighing I reply "I'm really not sure how I'm going to learn anything about this Night class when I don't see them at any point of day and I can't just straight out ask someone." Roy replies "Just try your best as we need answers soon enough FullMetal." Ending the call I say "Okay I will talk to you later Colonel." and hang up the phone. Now then I need to work on looking for a phone I can just have with me at all times. Entering the nearest store I start my search for a phone.

From what I can guess it took me about another half hour to get a phone and set it up, they 'insisted' that I get it set up there so I don't have trouble right when I get home. Sighing I stick the phone in my pocket and head back for the academy, not that I want to have to be in the same room as... Envy but I'm forced to as he is my roommate and I'll have to cope. I took the long walk back and soon enough I was at the gates of Cross Academy, easier than I thought. It is pitch black outside now and from what my phone says it's around midnight just great that Envy is gonna jump at me just hoping to get a scare out of me isn't he. I wasn't even paying attention and soon I notice a figure off in the bushes and it has red glowing eyes. My first thought was a Chimera but I was way off. Out of the brush stepped a Night class student with red glowing eyes and a sadistic grin across his face. "What are you doing out so late boy you should be in your dorm where it is safe for you from predators like me." I back away from the him with a look of complete confusion and shock. "What the hell are you?" I question him in a stern tone, should I use my weapon? Roy said specifically not to use alchemy and such so I would be defying his order. No I'm not a military dog I need to protect myself or else I won't even be coming back at this rate. A punishment from Roy is better than being killed by a complete stranger! But before I even have a chance he is behind me and in a devious tone he whispers "To slow."