Disclaimer: *sigh* I hate doing these. They're so depressing. Okay, here it goes. *deep breath* I do not own FMA. It belongs to Arakawa-sensei.
The men under Roy Mustang's command jumped as a scream echoed from the nearby facilities. They jumped again as the giant, clanking suit of armor that was Alphonse Elric burst in.
"Lieutenant Hawkeye, something's wrong with Sister. She screamed then, yelled for me to come get you. She won't tell me what's wrong." The panic was clear in the twelve-year-old boy's voice. Hawkeye hurried behind Al and ran into the bathroom, where the boy's sister sat crying in the corner.
"Ed! Ed what's wrong? Is everything okay?" Ed shook her head.
"Th-there's b-blood…"
"Where?" Ed pointed to a small, bloody heap. Hawkeye stood and looked at the clothing, then sighed in relief. She took a deep breath to steady her nerves.
"Ed, look at me. It's okay. It's just a part of being a girl." Ed continued to sob, shaking in fright. Hawkeye went on to explain what had happened anyway. When she finished, Ed looked up at her with red eyes.
"S-so, i-it's natural to bleed like that?"
"Yes. There's nothing wrong with your body."
"B-but there was so much."
"It won't be quite so drastic as you get older. Eventually, you'll be able to predict when this'll happen and you'll be able to take care of it and your clothing."
"What about right now? I have a change of clothes, but they're out there with Al and I am not putting those back on."
"I'll get your clothes and talk to the colonel about letting you use the personnel showers. You need to clean off before getting dressed. I have something you can use to keep your underwear clean." Ed nodded.
"Thanks, Lieutenant Hawkeye."
"You're welcome, Ed."
After everything was taken care of, Colonel Mustang called Hawkeye into his office.
"Lieutenant, is Ed okay?"
"Yes, Sir. It's simply very scary to someone who's gone through school and knows what's going to happen. Ed's never really had that kind of relationship with any woman, so she was utterly terrorized. She knows what's happening now. She's truly becoming an adult now." Mustang nodded.
"Yes, she really is. Thank you, Lieutenant. Dismissed." He mentally tried to prepare himself for this new Ed Elric they would soon start having to deal with.
I only hope she doesn't try to kill us all.
A/N: This came to me when I thought about the first time I had my period. It scared the crap out of me. I started to wonder how Ed would handle it and produced this little fic. Before anyone asks, I do mention how old Ed is. It says Al is twelve and Ed is one year older, making Ed thirteen. I hope you like this story. Please r&r. (Read and review.) They're what give me the courage to keep posting my random ideas.