The three year old red-headed girl waited outside the Mustang mansion nervously. The huge oak double doors opened and a large man with black hair and onyx eyes walked out.

"Ah, you must be Sapphire. Your father said you would be along at some point today," the man said chuckling slightly as the red-headed girl stood to her full height and saluted.

"Yes, sir, General Mustang." Sapphire replied. General Mustang chuckled once more and motioned for Sapphire to follow him into the house. At the top of the marble staircase a boy of around nine or ten who looked more or less like his father watched as the fiery red-headed girl followed his father into the hall.

"This is my son, Roy Mustang." General Mustang said, gesturing up the stairs to where Roy stood looking over the top of his book. "Roy, this is Sapphire. General Delphine's daughter." He continued, gesturing to the three year old red head.

"Oh great, another midget…" Roy said, walking down the stairs and looking Sapphire up and down.

"Do not call me small." Sapphire said, her eyes flashing dangerously as a warning to him.

"I don't like your attitude." Roy said, glaring at Sapphire.

"What are you going to do about it?" She asked sweetly and bravely standing up to him.

"Let's take this outside!" Roy said with extreme agitation in his voice. General Mustang sighed heavily and followed the two kids outside.

Roy pulled on white alchemy gloves as Sapphire stood watching. As soon as he had his gloves on, he snapped his fingers causing a jet of flame to shoot at Sapphire. She jumped out of the way and narrowly missed being hit. Sapphire's violet blue eyes burned with anger as she snapped her fingers and sent a jet of water flying at Roy, hitting him dead on target and soaking him to the bone. Roy growled and snapped his fingers sending another jet of flame at Sapphire, who again dodged it.

"You know what goes well with water? Electricity!" Sapphire growled dangerously and snapped her fingers, causing a bolt of electricity to fly at Roy and hit him dead on again. He stopped in his tracks, blinked twice and crumpled to the ground in an unconscious heap. Sapphire immediately rushed over to Roy and started to heal him, taking away the worst of the damage that she had caused him.

Great! Just great! This guy is supposed to be looking after me and showing me the ropes of the military, and I've gone and fatally wounded him without meaning to! Why do I have such a short-fused temper?! I hate this! Why do I have to be in the stupid military anyway?! I'm only three years old!! I shouldn't have to do this!!

A few hours later and Roy came out of the mansion that was his home. He stalked right past Sapphire, not noticing her sitting under the tree which he climbed in to.

"Why does no one respect me?" Roy wondered aloud

"I respect you," Sapphire said, looking up at him.

"No you don't. You're just saying that to make me feel better," Roy sighed. Sapphire got up and climbed onto the branch and sat next to him.

"I mean it. You put up a good fight back there, I almost got fried"

"I wasn't good enough though, if I was, you would've been toast,"

Sapphire sighed.

"We got off on the wrong foot… I'd be glad if we could be friends…"

Roy looked over at the red headed girl, hopefully.

"You mean it?" Sapphire nodded to him.

"I've never had a real friend before…" Sapphire smiled at him.

"Well, that's all going to change now. I'm Sapphire Delphine, pleased to meet you" Sapphire held out her hand to him.

"I'm Roy Mustang, and the pleasure is all mine, Miss Delphine," Roy smiled and shook Sapphire's hand.

There was a snap as the branch started to break, Roy wrapped one arm around Sapphire's waist and used his other hand to grab onto the branch above them as the branch they were on snapped and fell to the ground.

"So, how do we get down?"

"We jump, of course," Sapphire laughed.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN FULL METAL ALCHEMIST OR THE CHARACTERS, I just borrowed them to put them in my story. Sapphire and plot details belong to me, steal them and you shall die a horrible, slow death. And on that cheery note, please leave reviews! If you're going to flame me, please make the flames constructive and make suggestions on how I can improve. Thank you!