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Epic Counterpoints of Win

Chapter 2

Central Times

IRON FIDDLER ROCKS CENTRAL

It was the next morning and I was down in the lobby eating my muffin that I grabbed from the buffet as I read the headline on the news paper. I had heard the Iron Fiddler's music before and I loved it! He was the biggest musician around right now and his concerts were always sold out. Currently, he was touring the country and he had stopped in Central for a week giving 5 concerts in the country's capital.

"Who the hell is the Iron Fiddler?" I looked up to see Edward munching on his own muffin and I glared at him.

"The Iron Fiddler is the lead singer and violinist in his band. They play rock music and they're really popular and everybody loves their music. I personally listen to his music on the radio all the time when I'm doing repairs." I said and he scoffed.

"Sounds stupid. Who the hell would call themselves the 'Iron Fiddler'? It's a retarded name."

"And 'Fullmetal' doesn't sound stupid at all!"

"I didn't pick that name! Besides, I think it sounds manly and kickass!"

"Sure, but doesn't hundreds of people mix up you and Al because you're so puny? The name doesn't fit you at all!"

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING PUNY?"

"Brother!" We both looked up to see Al standing there awkwardly and Ed seemed to calm down.

"I'm going to work." He grumbled and stormed out. I looked after him then turned to Al for an explanation.

"He hasn't been here in a few months. He has to get some stuff done." I sighed before Al said he was going to get some food for the dorm and left as well. Great, I was stuck here alone with nothing to do. Well, I could always meet Edward at HQ and I could see Ms. Hawkeye again.

I left the hotel and wandered down the streets of Central seeing different shops, plenty of people, and lots of posters for the Iron Fiddler's next concert which would be tomorrow night. It didn't take long to get to HQ and the front secretary sent me up to Colonel Mustang's office and that's where I stood now.

I hesitantly knocked on the door and heard a noise from inside.

"Enter." I opened the door to see all of Colonel Mustang's team sitting at their desks with Colonel Mustang sitting at his at the back of the room, however there was no Edward. "Ms. Rockbell, what a pleasant surprise." He said with a small smile on his face, "How can I help you?"

"Um, Colonel Mustang? Has Edward been here yet? He said he went to work about an hour ago and he isn't here from what I can see." I asked and his smile faded.

"Ms. Rockbell, we weren't aware that Edward was in Central at all." Ms. Riza said and I felt my anger flare for a moment before dying down again. That shrimp was dead!

"Okay, I'm sorry!" I said, "I'm sorry to have bothered you all! Edward said he went to work last night then he said that today too so I was just looking for him! Thank you anyways!"

"No, it's perfectly alright Ms. Rockbell." Colonel Mustang said with a smile again, "It's nice that you're concerned for him. We'll call the hotel you usually stay in if he shows up. You're staying in the same hotel, correct?"

"Yes Sir." I said, "Thank you!"

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Ms. Rockbell closed the door behind her and I looked over at Hawkeye who met my gaze.

"So the Chief has been lying to his girlfriend about where he's been going?" Havoc asked and I leaned back in my chair.

"Most likely. Fullmetal hasn't shown up here at all, so he couldn't be doing anything related to us at least." I drawled and picked up the newspaper on my desk. It was talking about the Iron Fiddler's concert from last night.

"Hey Hawkeye, did you get those tickets to the concert for tomorrow night?" I asked and the whole office perked up. They'd been begging to go and they had been working well for awhile now.

"Yes sir." She replied as she got up and handed me an envelope and I pulled out 6 tickets. The men were eying them happily and I sighed with a grin.

"Come get your tickets." I said and in less than thirty seconds all but 2 tickets were snatched out of my hand and I handed the other one to Hawkeye.

"Thank you sir!" Fuery said happily and I nodded.

"So boss, what's with the generosity?" Havoc asked and I leaned back in my chair.

"All of you have been talking about him so much that I became curious about him. Plus, we've had unnatural amounts of paperwork lately. I thought I should treat you all to a fun night of once."

"Thank you Sir!" The men chorused and I waved them off while Hawkeye got us all back to work. One thing that bugged me was: Where was Fullmetal going? He wasn't showing up here and used the excuse of going to work. I needed to track down the kid for reporting in his last mission however just dragging him in wouldn't work. We had to tail him.

At least we had something interesting to do before the concert tomorrow. Something that wasn't endless paperwork.

So how was that? I hope you guys are enjoying this! =D Again, I would love it if you guys reviewed and thanks for reading!