Two fics in one day...Not bad...


Learner's Permit

'Ed's sporting a Cheshire Cat grin...this can't be good.'

Every time Roy Mustang saw Edward Elric walk around with his trademarked grin/smirk, it was never good news for him. The last time Ed had that expression in his presence? As Roy recalled, it was during Ed's alchemy assessment when they battled; the end result was not pretty...

"What did you do now, Fullmetal?" Roy asked. Knowing Ed, whatever it was would mean a huge expense to the military.

Ed smiled impishly. "You make it sound like I'm up to no good, Colonel Bastard." Roy was about to respond but a well-timed glare from Riza made him stop. 'Thank you, First Lieutenant Hawkeye.' Ed smiled brightly. "Who would like the honour of allowing me to drive them somewhere – anywhere?"

This puzzled the members of the office. Seeing the confused looks from his older co-workers, Ed pulled out of his pants pocket a small card. Jean's face froze, Kain and Heymans jaws dropped, Alex had tears running down his cheeks (tears of joy or fear, no one really knew), Riza's eyes widened and Roy's eye began to twitch; they were not expecting this day to come for a long time.

"I got my learner's permit!" Ed exclaimed happily. "So, how about it Havoc?" He turned his attention to Jean. "You used to drive me almost everywhere when I first joined the military...why not let me return the favour?"

"Sorry, Boss."Considering Ed's explosive temper by being called short, Jean did not want to be the first one to encounter Ed's first time with road rage. "I've got work to catch up on."

"Same goes for us!" Kain and Heymans shouted in unison.

Just as Ed focused his attention on Alex, he bolted for the door saying, "I believe that the Fuehrer requested my assistance for something."

Refusing to be deterred, Ed targeted Riza. Just as he was about to ask her to allow him to drive her somewhere, Scieszka barged into the office. "Lieutenant Hawkeye!" She shouted. "Oh," she muttered and bowed apologetically. "Sorry to interrupt but some of us in the Court Martial Investigations Division are having problems deciphering a document from an old file." Scieszka refocused her attention on Riza. "We were hoping that you could help us."

Riza sighed. "Alright, I'll help." With lightning speed, Riza gathered her stuff and left the room, thankful for Scieszka's timing.

With only one other option left, Ed sighed dejectedly and turned to Roy. "Colonel..."

"No one in hell am I allowing you near my car, Fullmetal." Roy said. "What type of irresponsible adult would allow a short, loud-mouthed, ill-tempered, reckless brat to drive? Personally, I think those administrators who gave you the permit in the first place ought to be psychologically examined."

Seeing how red Ed's face was becoming, Jean, Kain, and Heymans grabbed their paperwork and ran out of the office, screaming "Ed's gonna blow!" as a means to warn everyone else in Central Command.

Roy was waiting for the ensuing blow up, but it didn't happen. Instead, he saw a red-faced Ed stomp out of his office, slamming the door with such a force that the room almost shook. He took a deep breath and headed towards the door to go after Ed, knowing his words hurt the young alchemist. As he grabbed the handle and turned it, nothing happened. He shook the handle hard and still nothing; that's when it dawned on him.

Ed used alchemy to seal the door shut.


I think I'll end here for today...I'll write a second chapter and post it by the end of the week.

What do you think so far? I would love to read your opinions!