Everything was silent. The dim moonlight was just bright enough for two pairs of eyes to realize what time it was. "I think we should go back to sleep, it's 1am and someone could hear that we're-" "What!? No way I'm going back now! We've come so far, I won't give up! Mom and dad are fast asleep, they won't notice us." The little girl with long dark brown hair looked up at her brother's words. "If you say so. If we get caught I can just blame everything on you, since you are older than me and supposed to be more reasonable, you know? " and for a moment the boy was stunned by his sister's answer. Why am I surrounded by women who always have to have the last word? Without even trying to contradict Amber, he turned around to focus on their way trough the hallway. It was the most dangerous place to sneak around at this hour because their parent's room was located right next to it and their mother was very strict with the house rules. But to get to the entrance hall, Danny and Amber had to pass their room. On tiptoes they started walking towards the entrance hall, as the siblings heard something shifting trough the half-opened door and they immediately froze at place. Ready to be scolded for being up so late Danny and Amber looked into the room and when they saw the source of the noise, both of them let out a relieved sigh. Black Hayate was laying on the ground, looking at the children and weakly wagging his tail as a sign of happiness. He surely wasn't the young and observant guard dog he used to be, since the years passed by had left their marks, but everyone loved him and treated him like a real family member. After Danny reassured himself that his parents were still asleep and his 'mission' was not threatened to be blown off, he quickly took his younger sister's hand and ran towards the front door. Now everything had to go according to plan. They put their shoes on, grabbed their jackets, then escaped through the front door and ran trough the front yard, when suddenly someone pulled them back behind the next dumpster. Before the siblings could take a closer look at the person who captured them, they knew who he was by the heart-warming hug he was giving them. Not many people ever got the chance to meet the Fullmetal Alchemist, but the Mustang children of course even got to be one of the few people who got a hug from Edward Elric. "Now-Just what do I have here?" Edward said with a mocking look on his face. "I actually expected you two to be here ten minutes ago, where is your good behavior?" "You're the one to talk. We had to be extra cautious today and Amber wasn't really helpful either" Danny said and shrugged his shoulders. That earned him an angry "Watch it!" from Amber and slight chuckling from Edward. The Fullmetal Alchemist hated not being around them so often anymore but he had moved on and just started a family on his own, living in Resembool together with his wife Winry, their little child and with another one on the way. " As much as I hate to interrupt your little rivalry-" "WHO ARE YOU CALLING SMALL?!" came back in a chorus and Edward suddenly understood why Colonel Mustang found so much joy in teasing him - pure delight. But before Edward let his good mood being ruined by thinking about Roy's questionable attitude towards him, he reminded himself of the fact that Danny was so much like him, it must have been a really unpleasant throwback in time for Roy, when one day, his son found out he could actually contradict him in an argument

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Riza shifted in bed, turned her face towards the man laying next to her, as her eyes started to adjust to the darkness in their room. "Did you hear something Roy?" she asked her husband, but all she got in reply was a tired "Hmpf...no?", mumbled into one of the pillows. Riza rolled her eyes and decided to go back to sleep. After all, tomorrow was the day she finally was allowed to work under Roys command again.