A Dinner A Shot
Roy Mustang was walking through the shooting range dreading himself. He hated the fact that he had to go around this place looking for potential skills. Everyone knew that potential skills meant they'd be good in war. This was exactly how he had been found, except in the alchemy center out back. He watched all the laughing faces at the front and imagined all their faces when each shot they made took another's life. Roy walked to the back immediately-knowing that the more skilled where usually at the back. Their Roy stood a couple of feet back watching through his binoculars at the targets trying to find someone who was doing well.
After a couple of minutes of looking he picked up one man who was doing pretty well, all the shots were clustered in the center- or on the border between the center and the next circle. He was just about to approach the man when suddenly the man called out.
"O chibi-san! Let us have a race again, I do believe I am up to par with you." The man was tall with brown short hair and had a happy face that seemed to constantly hold a smile.
"Again? Didn't we do this last week, Joe?" To Roy's grate horror the love of his dreams came out of a stall some ways down raising his eyebrows.
"Aw, come on-I just want to see if there's any progress."
This caused a loud laughter among the group and sarcastic shout outs like "O, he just might win this time"
Roy now understood, Ed was a victim here, everyone was making fun of him. Roy couldn't wait to see the frustrated chibi when he lost miserably against the experienced Joe.
Ed was coming up to the booth next to Joe and called out, "Yo! Can someone hand me a refill so I can finish this already?"
That's when Roy got his great idea. Lucky for Roy there were refills right behind him
"Here's some Fullmetal." He said coolly holding one pack in his hand casually
Ed's eyes zeroed in on him with complete dread,
"Mustang…"
"Say Ed, lets make this interesting…For every shot you get in the middle of on the line in the middle, I'll treat you to dinner. But everyone you don't make, you treat me for dinner. How's that?" Roy smirked challenging the chibi.
"But sir! You haven't seen him shoot, he's real g-" That was all Joe got to say before he was silenced by Ed's mechanical arm.
"Sure Mustang, you're on, I'm hungry already." And with that Joe and Edward turned around to the range.
"What handicap?"
"None, I'm going to take you down."
It all happened so quickly Roy didn't understand. ED had gotten up to the range and simply gave off ten shots and was done before Joe even started. He was taking off his headsets once he viewed his opponent's shots. Roy brought his binoculars out and saw that Joe had hit 5 shots in center, and 5 shots right next to the center. Roy almost fell when he saw Ed's target; therein the very center was a shot surrounded by shots that where surrounded by shots all dead around the center.
"Joe, you need to keep you arms up longer, you let the slump too quickly." Ed was moving Joe's are in the position they should be all the time.
"Thanks Edward, but I can't believe you won again." Replied Joe testing out the new hold.
"Now Mustang, you owe me 10 dinners. Let's get one right now-shall we?" Ed smirked at his superior officer.
All Roy could do was nod and lead the way out.
At the Restraunt
"Roy, what kind of place is this?" Ed asked impotently.
"What's the problem?" Roy asked not understanding.
"Everyone is so dressed up and so…. Grown up…" Roy could barely hold back a
laugh at this. Ed did look very out of place in his training clothes compared to the tuxed waiters and Roy's expensive dark blue long sleeved buttoned up shirt and black pants. "Tomorrow, I pick the place."
At the table Roy felt they were falling into a very acward silence when Ed just stared at the menu eyes searching. Roy could hardly believe he had the chibi out for dinner. Roy Mustang was very aware he loved Edward Elric, and he wanted him- and this was his perfect opportunity, 10 perfect dates.
Ed had already picked out what he had wanted, but did not want to brake the comfortable silence that was going on between himself and his love. Ed had admitted to it long ago, he loves Roy Mustang.
To both of there relief a waiter walked in then.
"I'd like the chicken pot pie, thank you." Roy graciously handed the waiter his menu and looked to Ed waiting to see what kind of monstrous thing he would order.
"And I'll have the house salad please." Ed said with a kind smile to the waiter.
"Excellent choice sir." Was all the waiter said and he left.
'SALAD! Sense when does the chibi eat salad? Wait! He eats vegetables!' Roy couldn't believe this was happening.
"What? I just had a work out, I can't eat so much or I'll get sick, and we wouldn't want to ruin this gorgeous rug." Ed had correctly read Roy's face even though Roy could have sworn he was hiding all emotions.
"Oh…" 'Great line by the ridiculous Roy Mustang-you idiot.'
"So? What are you doing in the shooting range? I've never seen you there before?"
"Me? Well, they have me scouting for 'skilled' soldiers." .Roy said embarrassed.
"Ouch, that must really such for you." Roy was starting to see Ed in a whole new light. Even though the small size, and clothes-he still acted as an adult. Ed was no longer the screaming little boy, but a grown man who carry out conversations with important people.
"As long as we're interviewing each other, what were you doing there? I never imagined you of all people to be there after what happened with Alphon-" Roy quickly closed his eyes in horror.
"Relax Roy, it's alright to say Al's name, its not like I'll brake on hearing his name or anything." Ed said sarcastically. But Roy remembered the truth in that, he remembered the day the office received the news of Alphonses death.
FLASH BACK!
Roy was waiting impatiantly for edward to get in his office already. Two day ago roy had called Edward in to do some work, not realy he just wanted to see him, but ed never showed up the following day. A day after that Roy was very mad. Not only had he received more paper work but he did not get to see his blonde beauty. Then at around 9 oclock the chibi walked in.
He had somehow made it past Hawkeye, Roy knew because he didn't hear any gun shots, and walked into Roy's door.
"Sir. You called for me Tuesday?" Edward stood at attention waiting for Roy's response.
"yes, and today is THURSDAY! Where the hell where you!" then Roy's eyes widened- edward had soluted him, and not called him a dumbass. Roy was definetly beginning to freak out now.
"Sorry Sir, something unexpected came up." Ed aswered monotounly to the outrages Brigadear General.
"Where the hell were you! As you commanding officer, I demand you tell me!" Roy was now very aggrivated from both impatience on the matter and worry on why in the world Edward would act this way.
"I…I had to go to Rezenbul sir."
The fog was beginning to clear for Roy.
"Oh…Al's doing I suppose, he just had to go there. Aren't you the elder?"
"Yes, I suppose it was Alphonse's doing." Ed had gone hollow when
saying this sentence, like he didn't want the words to be heard.
"Well Fullmetal, the report was too short. What exactly where you doing in Rezenbul?" Edward didn't even flinch from the short joke, Roy was worried again.
"That's personal sir."
"Personal my ass! If you don't tell me, I'll drag you and Alphonce both to the head of the military and report you on that human transmutation- and Alphonse's blood seal on his back is proof enough! (They got Al's body back)" Even though this was a very common threat between the two, if had an unexpected reaction.
Edward visibly shrunk down and for a moment Roy was sure he saw tears forming in his eyes.
"You can't do that sir." Edward said after a moment in a hushed voice.
"WHY THE HELL NOT! GIVE ME ONE GOOD DAMN REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T REPORT YOU!" Roy was now outrages yelling as loud as he could allow himself.
"Fine you want to know why you can't!" Ed spat back
"Yes please do so!" Roy was now trying to control his anger, but his voice still held much threat.
" BECAUSE HE'S DEAD! ALPHONSE IS DEAD! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW!" Ed screamed as loud as he could not caring what the consiquences would be.
"Edward…I'm so sorry…I didn't know…" Roy reached out for Ed only to have his hand slapped away and his eyes met by two eyes. Two golden eyes pouring out water.
"No body knew!" And he left Roy alone. Roy couldn't believe this. It was true, it was no prank no nothing. Alphonse was dead. Ed's tears proved it, the teen never cried. Roy couldn't stand himself for being so mean to the poor boy.
END FLASHBACK
END OF CHAPTER!
I'll finish the dinner in the next chapter.
Please R&R, it's my first fanfic, so don't be too harsh but its realy important for me to know but its really important for me to know how I'm doing!
