Um, yes. Another fic by me. I'm sorry! I just keep getting these ideas...and I have to get them out sometime...but don't worry, once I find motivation for my others, I will update them ASAP! I just really never have time to write stuff anymore...
And yes, I changed my pen name again. I'm sorry! But I'm 95% sure I'll be sticking with this one for a long while! For those of you who don't know, I used to be Pervy-Soulmetal-Alchemist.
Oh, and please read the author's note and the end of this fic! I have an important announcement that I would like you to hear!
Well anyways, here is my new fic, which is my first Fullmetal Alchemist fic that's not a crossover. I hope I did well!
Disclaimer: If I owned Fullmetal Alchemist, which I don't, Winry would barely be part of the anime.
Forever Gone
Full summary: Roy sent the Fullmetal Alchemist, along with his brother, to investigate an incident with Scar. When the Elrics don't return when they were told to, the colonel starts to worry. Three days after the deadline, Roy ventures to the brothers' dorm to see if they did return. But what Roy finds at their door was something he would never want to see...
Focus(es): Parental!RoyXEd, character deaths, and other angst-y things that will probably earn me some flames.
Chapter 1: Prologue
He couldn't take it any longer. The pain, the guilt, it all overwhelmed him. He felt weak, utterly, undeniably weak. He just wanted it to end, all of this suffering.
What did I do to deserve this? Where was the Equivalent Exchange in all this? Why does it have to be me?
Because you ruined lives, and broke promises. Because of you, there are others who suffer and—
Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!
He fell off the bed he refused to leave for days, frantically arguing with some unknown voice in his head.
Face it, you are the source of everyone's problems. People die and suffer because of you—
I said SHUT UP!
He covered his ears, trying to get the voice to stop. But no matter what he tried, it wouldn't shut the hell up.
Please…go away…
He choked on a hidden sob.
Please…
His eyes started to burn.
I'm sorry…
He curled into a ball on the hard, wooden floor.
Please…I'm sorry…forgive me…please…
The tears flowed, and he did not try to stop them. The soft wails of never-ending pain and sorrow came out. He deserved to be weak. He deserved to suffer.
I deserve to die.
Read. Scribble. Swipe. Repeat.
Read. Scribble. Swipe. Repeat.
The routine continued in a never-ending cycle. And even though hours passed, the stack of dreaded papers with words never seemed to get smaller.
In fact, Roy could've sworn it got bigger.
And it only adds to his problems. The biggest having something to do with a certain blonde-haired, short, stubbo—
SNAP.
"Dammit!" Roy shouted, throwing his hands away from his desk and the ink that leaked everywhere on his desk. Who knew he had the strength to snap a pen in half? The black ink spread around his desk, and ruining quite a large number of paperwork.
"Sir," Hawkeye spoke, "I'll make some copies of your paperwork. Just please get a towel to clean this up." She walked over to his desk, picked up the papers that weren't contaminated by ink, threw the others in the trash, and walked out of the colonel's office.
The black-haired man let out an exasperated sigh, then made a move to stand up when his phone went off. Another sigh was let out, and he picked up the phone.
"Colonel Roy Musta—"
"Have you seen our new family pictures yet? Elicia looks so cute in her new dress!"
Roy's eyebrow began to twitch. "Hughes. You better be calling me for a good reason, or I swear—"
"Relax, I have some information related to Edward's absence."
Roy blinked a couple times. He sent the Fullmetal Alchemist on a mission to East City relating to Scar. He was supposed to do an investigation, and then come back in three days. But Edward and Alphonse haven't showed up, and it's been three days past their deadline. "Lay it on me."
"There was a part of East City that was completely destroyed. Looked like there was alchemy involved. There were pillars of stone everywhere, plus a large amount of broken metal in places. There was also blood…" Hughes started to trail off.
"What else was there?"
"Well, we found Scar. But he was dead, colonel. Completely mutilated. I'm surprised they were able to identify the body."
Scar is dead? That was something Roy thought he would never hear. "And no sign of the Elrics?"
"Ed's jacket was found, torn to shreds. But that was it."
"It sounds like they battled out there. And you said there were bits of metal in some places?"
"Yes."
"It could've been Ed's automail…" Roy trailed off, running many ideas of where the brothers could be through his mind. They could be as Resembool, but I already tried to contact the Rockbells earlier today. They said that they haven't seen them around, so that crosses that off the list. Roy couldn't think of anywhere else they would be, except back at their dorm. Maybe they just got back today, and forgot to call or something…no, Alphonse would call as soon as they got back. But…
"Hughes, I'm going to go to their dorm. Meet me there." Before he could get any reply, Roy slammed the phone onto the receiver. He grabbed his black over-coat (usually he wouldn't bring it, but it was raining and just being a little wet made him feel so goddamn useless) and made his way out of Central H.Q.
Just a few more steps. Roy thought to himself as he made his way to the Elric brothers' dorm. Those damn kids better be there.
When Roy reached the door, he knocked a couple times.
"Fullmetal, it's the colonel. Are you in there?" No answer. "Fullmetal?" He knocked again, and still received no answer. He tried the doorknob and found it unlocked. "Alright, I'm coming in." Mustang turned the doorknob and stepped into the dorm. The light was off, so he flicked it on.
It was surprisingly tidy. Roy was half expecting for it to be a mess, but then again, Al is sort of the organized type. If it was just Ed, maybe then it would be a bit messy.
Even for a dorm, the living room was quite spacious. It had a three-person sofa and a recliner, with a stand and lamp is between. On the other side of the chair was a bookshelf, chock full of books, probably alchemy books, and a couple more books lying around. Covering most of the hardwood floor was a grayish-white rug that every dorm had. On another wall were two doors, one probably being a bathroom and another being a bedroom.
Since the lights were off when Roy walked in, he figured no one was here. So much for that, he thought bitterly. Roy was about to turn around and leave when he heard a noise coming from another room. It sounded like something fell and hit the ground.
The colonel figured it came from the dorm next door, so once again he shrugged it off. That was, until he saw a familiar blue light flash from under the door on the right. Roy then knew that he wasn't alone in the apartment.
Mustang stepped quickly to the door and didn't hesitate to open it.
But as soon as he opened it, he wished he hadn't.
I ended on yet another cliffie eFTe Man, I seriously like to make you guys suffer, don't I? Don't worry, I'm already starting on the next chapter. I just want to make a cover picture for this fic first, since I already have it drawn out eue If you're lucky, the next chapter might be up tonight.
Also, I have a very important announcement. I'm going to Shuto Con at Lansing, MI in April with IwubSoulEaterEvans. I really wanna meet some of you guys IRL, so I can chat about whatever comes up and stuff! So seriously, if any of you are gonna be there, look for me! Or look for the 5'7" Edward Elric (thats me XD) walking around with Maka Albarn. XDDDD
Alright, laterz~