Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction
Someone to Watch Over Me
A long dark hallway stretched before Edward, at the very end was the silhouette of a tall man, Ed squinted his eyes trying hard to focus on the face, it was rugged and familiar, but he couldn't place it, then it felt as if an icy hand gripped his stomach.
"Dad?" as soon as he spoke the figure turned his back on him and started to leave the glowing doorway.
"No...Wait comeback!" Ed reached a hand out, and tried taking a step forward.
"Don't leave" he screamed, but his voice was lost to the void. "I need you, mom needs you she's sick!" Ed then looked at his hands; they were drenched in blood, her blood. He stretched them out reaching for the door as it slammed shut.
"DAD!" Ed jerked forward in his bed, his body shivering, in a cold sweat, he looked around the room, his breath coming in ragged gulps, he couldn't remember where he was, he looked down at himself and saw he was wearing a familiar light green hospital gown, he reached a hand to his head and felt a bandage. The memories rushed back.
The chimera raid, he had been injured, he was at the hospital, Hughes had personally escorted them there. Ed sighed and leaned back against the pillows, half sitting up in the hospital bed, willing his heart beat to slow down to a normal pace.
No one likes nightmares, but the ones like this disgusted Edward, he hated dreaming about Hohenheim, hated even worse dreaming that he called out to him for help, something Ed would never do in the waking world.
"Good morning Mr. Elric!"
An all too cheery voice of the nurse called out entering Eds Hospital room. She wore a smile too large for her face and was carrying a familiar tray of medicine. The blond haired boy groaned and pulled the covers over his head.
"Now, Now Mr. Elric, that's no way to start your morning." she said brightly and filled a syringe. "Besides, this will be your last shot before you are released today."
Edward poked his head out from under the covers.
"It's about time that quack doctor let me out of here!" he said with an edge of anger and with a great sigh rolled over on his stomach and let the nurse administrate his medicine. She wasted no time tugging his light green hospital pants down, exposing two very round plump cheeks.
Eds face grew hot and he buried his head in his pillow. He winced as she swabbed the area with the ice-cold alcohol, preparing the site for the injection, it would be making entry soon. Ed could not help but let out a small squeak as he felt the razor sharp point of the needle jab into his left cheek, she held it there for what felt like an eternity, the burning medicine pushing its way into his system.
"There now, I'll be back later with your release papers." she said and gave Eds still bare cheek a smart smack."
Eds head had jerked up in more surprise than pain at the nurse and he glared at her and began to rub the spot furiously with his hand and hastily yanked his hospital bottoms back up, glad to have them where they belonged.
The nurse turned to leave and almost bumped into a tall commanding officer standing in the doorway, his jet-black hair swept to one side, his arms folded over his chest.
"Colonel Mustang." the nurse's voice said in almost a swoon as he eyes fell on the military man.
Mustang nodded slightly to the nurse, then turned his cold hard eyes to the blond headed boy in the bed.
"I thought I could hear your dulcet whining tones coming from this room!" he said his voice holding an edge of reproof.
Roy Mustang continued to survey the scene as the nurse scooted around him and left.
as soon as the door closed Ed sat up on the edge of his bed.
"Alright, I know what your going to say and your right...it was stupid of me to try and take on all those chimera myself, but I want to go on record to say that it was your fault for not giving me the information I needed to determine the where abouts of the chimeras to begin with. If I had of know I could have figured how many where in hiding and I would not have attempted to jump after them myself!"
Mustang watched Edward and tried to rein in his frustration at the boy.
"Or, you could have just obeyed my orders and stayed where I told you to and this would have never have happened." Roy said evenly.
"But instead you once again ran head long into danger and have landed your self un-necessarily into the hospital...AGAIN!" Roy punctuated the last word.
"Not to mention you gave Hughes quite a scare." Roy had said this hoping maybe to bring some remorse to the boy in front of him, who still seemed intent on believing this chain of events, was not his fault.
Ed didn't say anything, he knew Roy was right but there was no way he was going to admit that him.
"You seem to have a hard time obeying orders Edward, and as a state alchemist that can get you killed." Roy then reached over to the nightstand next to Eds hospital bed and took the silver pocket watch and held it in his hand.
"I'm sorry Fullmetal."
Eds jaw flew open in horror and his eyes widened.
"NO, Y-you cant!!" His heart plummeted to his stomach in utter shock.
"Calm down Edward its not a court-martial." Roy turned Fullmetals silver Pocket watch over a few times before continuing.
"Its a disciplinary probation period." Roy explained, "Because of your age and situation, it has been decided that you need a more hands on approach dealing with your indiscretions and lack following military procedure.
Ed looked quizzically at the colonel a look of certain distrust smudged on his face. "Meaning...?"
"Simply meaning..." Roy paused; to be honest he was not sure exactly how to say this himself. "For the next 30 days you will be required to take standard military basic training and reporting to me every day for evaluation."
Ed sat looking at Mustang looking non the less bothered by the news.
"Oh, well that seems reasonable." Ed said calmly, looking down at his sheets picking at a loose thread, he felt he somehow deserved something like that. This was the military after all and they had given him more freedom than most in his situation. So, he was not too surprised that they would put him under a regulatory program; all in all, Ed felt he had gotten off easy.
"Oh yes, I almost forgot, during your probation you will not be allowed to live on base." Ed looked up, his face looking wary.
"From this point on you have been assigned to live with Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes."
The sound of shattering glass filled Edwards's ears, and all the blood drained from the blond boys face, he felt the world fall around him in a swirl of sirens and colors of pink and blue. Faintly far away he heard a strong panicked voice call out.
"NURSE!!"