The second Lieutenant's alarm echoed through the small void of her studio apartment. She turned over to see the ruby red numerals on her clock reading 0430. This would be her first day as Lieutenant Colonel Mustang's adjutant and bodyguard. She now had many responsibilities, which included picking him up from his home and escort him to the office. She rose out of bed and allowed the rough pads of her heels touched the floor. She wasn't sure how this day would play out, but she would assist Mustang in anyway she could.
After taking shower and washing her hair, she came to her closet to pick out her uniform. The bright blue cotton contrasted against the darkness of her closet. This was the attire she decided would be the best for herself. A sudden flash of screams and blood came into her mind as she grabbed it. Doing her best not to panic, Hawkeye simply exhaled slowly as she pulled her uniform out of the crampedness her closet. The nightmares of Ishval wasn't going to effect her on this morning. She wouldn't allow it.
Hawkeye carefully placed on her undergarments, and turtleneck. She looked over the royal blue pants that now laid across her small cot. She grabbed him firmly and pulled them over her legs. After she finished pulling her pants up, the blonde grabbed the heavy leather of her boots and placed them onto her feet. She laced them up and stood from her bed. The Second Lieutenant finally grabbed her jacket and departed from her apartment. She knew the Lieutenant Colonel would be expecting her arrival from five thirty.
She was a bit surprised when she pulled up to Mustang's apartment complex. His housing was much smaller than what she thought it would be, but figured there wasn't any point in getting too comfortable. Afterall with Mustang's ambitious, she and her superior officer would be moving quite frequently until he arrived in Central. She got out of the car and entered the building. Hawkeye remembered the Colonel mentioning his apartment was on the second floor towards the back. She walked down the lengthy walkway to stop in front of number two hundred and sixteen. Standing firmly she knocked on the door and waited for a response. The blonde hear foot movement from within and hoped this was the right apartment.
The door opened with Lieutenant Colonel Mustang greeting her with a sheepish eyes. "Good morning Hawkeye." he greeted. From his appearance, it looked to Hawkeye that the Alchemist had just woken up despite being completely dressed. She saluted Mustang with an serious expression. "Second Lieutenant Hawkeye arriving to escort Lieutenant Mustang to the office Sir!"
"Very good." he spoke as he walked past her, "We have plenty of work to do today, I hope you're ready Lieutenant." She paused for a moment before beginigng to follow behind him, "Of course Sir." she responded evenly as the two departed from the complex. This morning would be the first of many of this new phase of their journey together. They couldn't changed what happen in Ishval, the next best thing was to work for a future that would exclude that.
It often takes small steps in order to reach the top and Hawkeye was more than willing to be sure Mustang met his goals. Even if that cost was her life.