Why Me?

Hello! I know I just started writing Don't Break My Heart, but this idea came up to me for no reason before I went to church. I figured, put it up and see what happens. Well here goes.

RATE THE DISCLAIMER: I don't own FMA or the characters.

Chapter 1: The War

No one's POV

All of Amestris knew this would happen eventually. It was inevitable. Drachma was at war Amestris. The citizens were fearful of the Drachmans, which of course, stressed them out and put them on edge against the military. The military was stressed out as well. The whole place was in a panic. State Alchemists were all being shipped out to the north. This included Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist, and Roy Mustang, the Flame Alchemist. The State Alchemists had been given their letters only yesterday and today they all left to go fight the war.

Ed's POV

"I'm sorry Al but you can't come with me." I was being shipped out to Drachma, to fight the war and Al wanted so bad to come with me.

"Brother are you sure you'll be fine?" Al fretted. He twisted his hands back and forth in nervousness. Ever since last year after I got his body back, he had decided to stay in Resembool with Winry and Granny Pinako. However, when he heard I was to go fight in the war he came down as fast as he could.

"I'm totally fine Al. Don't worry. I have Mustang to help me if I need him." After I got Al's body back Mustang and I got along better. I didn't like having a dorm all by myself and Mustang took me in. I never realized it but Mustang was much more of a father than Hohenhiem was. I wasn't used to having a father and I really liked having Mustang as one. Al brightened at that though I knew he was still worried.

"All right brother. Be careful."

Woooh Wooh! The train blared

"Sorry Al I have to go! Bye I'll see you after the war!" I waved and ran into the train just before the doors closed.

I walked through the train till I found the seat Mustang was sitting at.

"Ah Ed." Mustang smiled "Come sit with me. It is your first time going out to war and this can be a hard experience for a 17 year old." I smiled and sat down next to him. I was almost as tall as Mustang so he couldn't do short jokes anymore, to my happiness and his disappointment. I was 6ft even and Mustang was 6ft3in.

"Here Ed." He handed me a flame alchemy book. " You may not be interested in this particular subject but I find that doing something helps distract you instead of thinking about war." I looked around. Many of the men were either doing something and looking relaxed, or fidgeting with nervous looks and doing nothing. Mustang pulled out his own book and started reading. His crew had other duties to attend to and only state alchemists were allowed to go. There were already a lot of soldiers at the frontlines and it must be bad if the military had to get the most powerful of dogs out. I sat back and started reading my book.

(Time lapse) 0o0o0o0o

Roy's POV

We just arrived at the station in the north. Ed looks nervously at me and I give him a small smile of reassurance. I know how to deal with war since the battle with Ishval but Ed has never seen these kinds of horrors. I led the boy to the other side of the camp to help set up the tents. But as fate would have it, the only warning we had was the sound of a shot going off.

BANG!

"Everyone take cover and fight back!" I shouted. I grabbed Ed's arm and ran behind a large boulder in front of us.

"Mustang what's going on?" Ed panicked.

"Calm down. We're under attack. Grab your issued gun and start shooting. You don't have to kill but at least immobilize them." Ed just nodded. His eyes were wide with fear. He grabbed his gun and aimed. I looked at my target. There were heads showing off in the distance with enemy uniforms. I aimed at the soldiers and fired. A grunt and one of the figures was down. I heard Ed 'eeep' and looked at him. He was trembling and staring at his gun. He must've shot a guy. I looked back at the enemies only to my horror to see a vast amount of reinforcements running towards the camp. I looked at Ed and shouted

"RETREAT!" I grabbed Ed's hand and darted south towards the icy lake. Trees surrounded it and I figured we would be safe there. Boy was I wrong.