(Sorry about that, i edited some mistakes i looked at, and hey, we're all human here...it's just embarressing i didn't catch
that though...)
This popped in my head today when I was at my mom's work.
So what the heck...
Why not?
DISCLAIMER!: I do not own ANYTHING!
Introduction
Edward sat in the office's kitchen, minutes to pass before the work day began.
A rip of the string around the newspaper, and a few crinkles of the paper unfolding to expand on top of the table was heard in a split second.
'There's anything but unique. Everything's the same everyday.' Edward droned this phrase into every sentence and paragraph he read in the morning's paper. His morning cup of coffee didn't even that zing in his step anymore:
Everything was too perfect, and normal; nothing out of place.
"What in the world are you doing?"
Edward was caught sipping his cup of morning coffee when his co-worker, Amara, saw him in the staff kitchen.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" Edward remarked. 'I only do this everyday.'
"It looks like you hadn't met our new co-worker; Mustang just recruited as of yesterday, he says." Amara grabbed Edward's arm, forcing him to leave his morning paper and cup of de-caf.
"What's the rush?" Edward complained, looking back at his mug he so sadly left behind.
"You have to meet her now! She's an old friend of mine I went to high school with."
'I could care less if you didn't go to high school with her or not, I just want my coffee, dammit.'
Amara came to a sudden stop in the entrance of the hall, of other co-workers were blocking their way, and they couldn't see a thing in front of them.
All the male co-workers were gawking, their mouths hanging in all their infamous glory.
"Everyone, I like for you to meet our new staff member, please, make her feel welcome." Mustang announced in a dignified manner.
A young women, close her early 20's stood in front of the staff members. Edward finally realized why the men were gawking in all their infamous glory.
"Nice to meet you all. I'm Kagome." She wore the military uniform like she was fit to become general, possibly Fuhrer even; she dressed perfectly. However, the men still found a way to look pass her outfit, and see she was fit, had all her curves in the right places and fine tanned legs.
"This is embarrassing." Edward mumbled to himself, eyeing his staff members' eyes grow ever so slightly. Really, he wondered how men can make an idiot out of themselves.
Still.
He looked at her again, and then saw why they couldn't take their eyes off of her (or at least one reason), pasted her exterior and looks: he saw personality and a sweet smile.
That's what attracted him: her wonderful smile.
"Edward."
That shook him out of thought, "What?"
"Take Kagome to her work station, she'll be next to yours from now 'till I say so." Mustang implied.
Edward walked through the crowd that blocked him to kagome, and along the way he could hear the mumbling complaints among the men that were his brothers in combat, along with a couple of glares towards Edward.
He didn't complain however.
Amara quickly followed suit right behind Edward, "Hey Kagome!"
"Amara!" both girls gave each other hugs, in which Edward would have been confused hadn't Amara told him their story before.
Although Edward knew, the others didn't, and men had questioning and shocked looks written all over the face.
"Lieutenant Colonial Amano, how do you know Miss Higurashi?"
Amara look up towards the crowd, "Simply put, Second lieutenant Havoc, I've been a friend of her's since high school." she smiled
"Oh." the other men seem to acknowledged this as well, for them to be alarmed, it seem stupid, though they wish they knew Miss Kagome in some form or fashion before she came to their department and office.
"So where will I be working now?" Kagome asked, indirectly saying this to Edward and Amara.
"Follow Edward." Amara instructed, leading Kagome right behind Edward.
Pass the crowd, the come to a enormous room in divided desks of different stations: communication and call on duty.
"Both Amara and I are out on the call of duty, when needed as State Alchemist. Full name is Edward Elric but my Alias is 'Full Metal'. Amara's is..."
"White Riddle." Amara proclaimed.
"I don't get that name." Kagome replied, "I can see why they gave Ed his Alias name...but you, Amara?"
"Actually, I think it's a perfect name. We really don't know what my alchemy is produced by; I don't need any proof of equivalent exchange, however the rule applies itself spontaneously in the mist of battle. We can't find the reason why I can ignore the rules. So until then, my name suits me fine.
And since when did you know Edward to be calling him Ed, Kagome? It hasn't even been an entire day!" Amara joked, acknowledging her comment before.
"Oh? I did? Well since it seems you know him so well, and I figured all three of us we'll be seeing each other more often, I might as well cut to the chase and shorten his name."
"At least it's better than Eduardo." Edward declared, facing Amara.
"What? I love your name in spanish! It's something different." Amara huffed. She turned back to Kagome, "So what Alias name did they give you, as far as I know you're enlisted as a Major."
"They gave me, 'Rosa der Geist'".
"An alias name in German?" Amara questioned, "I wish they could have put my name in a different language other than English, 'White Riddle' would sound so much better in french, or better yet Italian!"
"You're always obsessing over languages, I don't see why you couldn't work for something different other than the military, Amara." Edward nagged.
"We've been through this, and you know my answer will always be the same, Edward." Amara noted in a serious tone of voice.
Edward dropped the subject, he knew Amara only used his full name when she really meant it, and this one, she meant it.
"So it's Lieutenant Colonial Amano, and Colonial Elric, right?" Kagome guessed, observing their badges.
"Though the title Lieutenant Colonial is nice, I feel I hadn't contributed enough to be promoted, and Ed and I started at the same time too, however is more gifted than me, so no surprise to his promotion of two rankings to Colonial.
"Nothing has happen, much, nothing of military importance for state alchemists to investigate, so I feel I'm a bit rusty."
"I've been mostly as my desk for the past three months since my last big investigation, and but that case came up empty." Edward added.
"Let's just hope something good comes up again, one that can get out of this god forsaken department." Amara affirmed, as did Edward nodding his head.
"Full Metal. I told you to show Miss Higurashi her desk, I didn't say to start a conversation. Get back to work.
"'Rosa der Geist' your paper work is already on your desk, please start filing them," Mustang ordered.
"I feel like I'm at home already," Kagome blurted out loud, Edward and Amara hid a smile or two as they sat down for the remainder of the days work period.
I must says it's more developed than when I first thought of it.
I can't say it'll be long story to begin with but we'll see.
Comments and remarks are always preferred.
Seo-Chan.