Her Protecter

Ch. 1

Lt. Colonel Edward Elric

" Wait a minute brother. I think I heard something moving in that corner. Over there," Al said pointing to a corner in front of Ed. " What are you talking about Al?"

" Right over there! There was a shadow that just moved from the corner!" he said as he saw a black figure move real quickly from the corner. " Al, I think you saw a little too much action for one night because I can't see any--" Just then he heard a gunshot and he turned around to see no other then Al laying on the floor with a pool of blood surrounding him. " Alphonse!" Ed screamed as he ran towards his body. Just before he reached his brother someone shot him in the back.

" Ahhh!" Ed screamed as he awoke. " I guess I had that dream again. Of that same fateful night," He said to himself and pulled on his covers. He got up from his bed and put some jeans, a white shirt, and a leather jacket on. " I guess maybe i'll just go for a ride." Right before he went down the staircase of his small townhouse he stopped in front of his brother's room. He took a look around the room and quietly said to himself, " I should've listened to you, Al. If I did maybe this wouldn't of happened." He could picture Al in front of him giving him a warm smile. A small tear rolled of off his nose and whispered, " I'm sorry." With that he closed the door and went down the stairs into his garage. He took the helmet off the handle of his harley and rode into the distant darkness of the nightime streets.

As he was riding he kept saying, " It's only been a few months since you died but it feels like it's been years since I've heard your voice."

He was about to just go back home until he heard someone scream. He looked on the sidewalk to see a girl trying to struggle away from a few guys.

" Let me go!" The girl cried. " Sorry, you're to valuable to let go of just yet." Suddenly they heard a clap from the distance. " Hey Dan, take the men and get them down there to investigate. I'll take the girl to the boss." After Dan and the rest of his men went to go investigate Ed decided on doing a little investigation of his own. He followed the man and the girl being as quiet as possible on his motorcycle but of course being as clumsy as he is he made a little too much noise.

" Hey! Who are you?"

" Uh-oh."

The guy took a gun out from under his coat he had on and pointed it at Ed. Suddenly he saw the man get punched continously and finally backed up against the wall. He could've sworn he had seen Al fighting that guy but in his human form but quickly brushed that aside and focused on the girl. He drove up next to her and said in a commanding voice, " Get on! Hurry!" The girl was to shocked to actually hear him so he just grabbed her arm and helped her on the bike. He took one last look to the guy. He was on the floor knocked out. Then he looked to the side to see a faded body of Al with a thumbs up. His eyes widened immediately and he quickly turned away and drove off.

" Is this your house?"

" Yeah. Thanks for saving me Mr. umm..."

" Elric. Edward Elric. And you are?"

" Winry Rockbell."

Ed stuck out his hand and said, " Well nice meeting you, Ms. Rockbell, but I better be on my way." Winry smiled as she spoke, " Well, nice meeting you too, Mr. Elric. Maybe we'll be able to see eachother again someday."

--

Ed was sleeping soundly until he heard someone speak. " Good morning, brother." He quickly shot up and looked around to see no one there but he knew someone was.

" Al?" No one answered. Instead the phone started ringing. He shook his head and got up to go get the phone. He went to his door and saw that the phone was at the other end of the hall. " Forget it. Whoevers calling will just leave a message. If it's important enough."

" You'd better go get it."

" Why don't you get it Al," He said as if on instinct. After he realized what he had just said he seemed suspicious about something but brushed it aside and went to go answer the phone.

" Hello?"

" Lt. Colonel Edward Elric?"

" You know you can just call me Ed."

" Sorry sir. That's the rules."

" What rules?"

" Sir Brigidear General Mustang wants to see you immediately."

" Fine. Tell him i'll be right there."
" Will do Sir. See you at HQ."

" Yeah, Yeah." With that he hung up the phone.

He went to the bathroom and took a bath. Then he went to his room to put on his military uniform. After he got all that done he slid down the rail of the stairs and to the garage where his motorcycle stood.

--

When he arrived at headquarters he parked his bike in his private parking space and then headed to Roy's office. As he headed up the steps in front of the building to the door two soldiers opened the doors for him. " Good morning sir," said the soldiers together. " You too." On his way to Mustang's office he passed Havoc. " Hey there Mr. Elric," he said as a cigarette dangled in his mouth. " You know Havoc, one day you're gonna die from lung cancer," Ed said with a straight face as he kept walking.

He walked into Roy's office and said, " So what is it this time Mustang?"

" Look Edward, I know you really haven't recovered much from your last mission but I have another task that only you can do. Because it has to do with high school."

" High school?"