"We're lost, you bastard."

"We are not lost, Fullmetal."

"Yeah we are." Ed pointed to the claw marks scoring the wooden support beam. "We've passed this twice. Twice. Shit, I knew you were useless without Hawkeye."

"You can't be serious, every beam in this place looks the same. Even," his voice raised to forestall the argument written all over Ed's face, "The one's that have been clawed by chimeras."

Ed scowled and peered into the darkness barely being held at bay by the small circle of light their lanterns gave off. The claw marks did look the same as the ones he saw awhile back, but they also looked the same on the other hundred or so beams they'd passed. Who the fuck dumps chimeras in a mine anyways?

"We've been here before you shit, you're leading us in circles. I know you're leading us in circles - "

"Edward."

"You know you're leading us in circles - "

"Edward"

"You're just too much of a proud bastard to admit it."

"Fullmetal!"

"What?"

Ed whipped his head around with his eyes narrowed in his best cowing glare; Mustang just gave him a disgusted look and motioned for silence.

A barely audible click of stone echoed softly in the mine shaft, the only warning they received.

Ed was halfway into his fighters crouch when the chimera leapt for the back of his neck. He sprang sideways, slamming his hands together and drawing forth three feet of deadly steel before twisting his body to face the cat-something hybrid. It was prowling at the edge of the lantern light, tail lashing, looking like it hadn't eaten in a week.

Roy's eyes flicked to Ed's for a moment. "Fullmetal. Eyes."

"Wha—"

The tunnel lit with fire, screaming around the leaping chimera, hot enough to incinerate flesh.

When the fire cleared, Ed was doubled over on the floor, pressing the heels of his hands into his eyes. "Ow. Shit. Ow, Mustang."

"I did warn you."

"Well next time warn me more. Shit, ow."

Sun spots danced in front of his eyes, making it hard to see. Mustang was in front of him somewhere, and he was pretty sure the chimera was completely gone.

"Is that what you did in Ishbal?"

Silence.

Shit. Al was always telling him he needed to think before he opened his fat mouth.

"Yes." Ed still couldn't see Mustang, but the words came forced and clipped. "Let's go."

"Go where? You got us lost, remember?"

"No, you only think we're lost." The clipped tone was still there, but fading into irritation. "Are you coming or not?"

"Hey, what? Wait up you fucker! I still can't see!"

"Hurry up Fullmetal."

"You're just going to get us lost again."

"We're not lost."

Ed smirked at Mustang's back. They were so lost. He knew exactly where the exit was, but hell if he was going to tell that to the bastard, this was way too hilarious. He was never going to let Mustang live this down.