CHAPTER 1.
"It's day two in the search of gold and still nothing. Though there were only two of us, we girls worked the hardest. "Gold!" Winry shouted as Ayase frantically awoke after the subconscious dream she had had about how she got here and to make sure that there were no guards around. Besides the instant relieve of the fact no one was near an earshot length of living quarters, she crawled over to Winry, amazed at what she found.
After the boys dispersed, Ayase confronted Winry, telling her to hide the gold in an inconspicuous place. And she did after one last peek.
Suddenly, a faint presence filled the room. She turned in fear as she had faced the presence of the colonel and two other guards.
"How is the search going?" said the guard.
"Fruitless..." Ayase replied, for she did not want the guards to find the gold Winry had found.
"Bam!" She felt the sharp sting of Mustang's fist puncture her jaw.
Agonizing in pain, she had heard a piercing bang and turned to see Winry on the ground and blood on the floor. Clouded with fear and confusion, Ayase looked up for a moment. Hers and Mustang's eyes met, and then jerked away as she knew this was a bad sign.
"You're lying through your teeth." Mustang replied.
With Winry incapacitated, everything fell silent and she soon realized that she was her feet and opened her eyes to seek a tight ring of fire surrounding her neck. As the burning sensation arose, she struggled, trying to free herself from the scorching blaze.
Finally, the fire vanished. The guards picked up Winry and put her on the bench beside the stairway. Glowing like the sun just outside, the piece of gold that Winry had found had spilled out of a misfortunately loose pocket. The guard snickered but in his clumsiness, he dropped it. Ayase, slowly reaching for the shinning metal, was interrupted by the guard's successful attempt to kick her in the side. Coughing up blood, she dropped to the floor agonizing in pain once more.
"We can't afford to loose anymore subordinates." Mustang sighed. "Bradley will be furious. Take them to healing quarters." Ordered Mustang, grabbing Winry as his subordinate grabbed Ayase.
Ayase opened her eyes and found herself on a hospital bed, beaten up still, as she tries to control the pain racing through her body.
Suddenly, the door opened and Roy Mustang entered the room with his trusty subordinate, Lt. Hawkeye. Ayase quickly arose at their presence until the Lt. fixed her eyes on Ayase, threatening her to relax. She turned and left the room, not letting her guard down as she was still near.
"Come to burn me again" Ayase hissed, not about to waste her energy on trusting him.
"That all depends on you," he spat back.
"The doctor is analyzing Winry and told me to look at your injuries..." "Stay back!" she shouted, avoiding him as much as possible.
A snap filled the room and Ayase flinched, as she could expect what would happen. When she turned, she had witnessed a ring of fire that succeeded in cuffing her hands. It was a burning recreation of the last one she had witnessed but this time it was bigger and...for fire... it did not bear any heat.
"It's harmless," said Mustang, "but I can easily change that." He pushed up against the wall and analyzed her face closely.
"You seem to have a fractured jaw, burns to the neck, and by the drips of blood running from your mouth I'd say you obtained some internal bleeding." He diagnosed.
The cuffs of harmless fire vanished. As they did, she lunged forward, sending a brutal punch to the face that would make even the toughest guys whimper.
"Hmmm...I wonder how those got there" Ayase retorted sarcastically, furiously holding herself back but ready, if needed, to punch him again.
Tired and still in pain she sat down as if she merely shrugged off his will as he left the room.
"It's day two in the search of gold and still nothing. Though there were only two of us, we girls worked the hardest. "Gold!" Winry shouted as Ayase frantically awoke after the subconscious dream she had had about how she got here and to make sure that there were no guards around. Besides the instant relieve of the fact no one was near an earshot length of living quarters, she crawled over to Winry, amazed at what she found.
After the boys dispersed, Ayase confronted Winry, telling her to hide the gold in an inconspicuous place. And she did after one last peek.
Suddenly, a faint presence filled the room. She turned in fear as she had faced the presence of the colonel and two other guards.
"How is the search going?" said the guard.
"Fruitless..." Ayase replied, for she did not want the guards to find the gold Winry had found.
"Bam!" She felt the sharp sting of Mustang's fist puncture her jaw.
Agonizing in pain, she had heard a piercing bang and turned to see Winry on the ground and blood on the floor. Clouded with fear and confusion, Ayase looked up for a moment. Hers and Mustang's eyes met, and then jerked away as she knew this was a bad sign.
"You're lying through your teeth." Mustang replied.
With Winry incapacitated, everything fell silent and she soon realized that she was her feet and opened her eyes to seek a tight ring of fire surrounding her neck. As the burning sensation arose, she struggled, trying to free herself from the scorching blaze.
Finally, the fire vanished. The guards picked up Winry and put her on the bench beside the stairway. Glowing like the sun just outside, the piece of gold that Winry had found had spilled out of a misfortunately loose pocket. The guard snickered but in his clumsiness, he dropped it. Ayase, slowly reaching for the shinning metal, was interrupted by the guard's successful attempt to kick her in the side. Coughing up blood, she dropped to the floor agonizing in pain once more.
"We can't afford to loose anymore subordinates." Mustang sighed. "Bradley will be furious. Take them to healing quarters." Ordered Mustang, grabbing Winry as his subordinate grabbed Ayase.
Ayase opened her eyes and found herself on a hospital bed, beaten up still, as she tries to control the pain racing through her body.
Suddenly, the door opened and Roy Mustang entered the room with his trusty subordinate, Lt. Hawkeye. Ayase quickly arose at their presence until the Lt. fixed her eyes on Ayase, threatening her to relax. She turned and left the room, not letting her guard down as she was still near.
"Come to burn me again" Ayase hissed, not about to waste her energy on trusting him.
"That all depends on you," he spat back.
"The doctor is analyzing Winry and told me to look at your injuries..." "Stay back!" she shouted, avoiding him as much as possible.
A snap filled the room and Ayase flinched, as she could expect what would happen. When she turned, she had witnessed a ring of fire that succeeded in cuffing her hands. It was a burning recreation of the last one she had witnessed but this time it was bigger and...for fire... it did not bear any heat.
"It's harmless," said Mustang, "but I can easily change that." He pushed up against the wall and analyzed her face closely.
"You seem to have a fractured jaw, burns to the neck, and by the drips of blood running from your mouth I'd say you obtained some internal bleeding." He diagnosed.
The cuffs of harmless fire vanished. As they did, she lunged forward, sending a brutal punch to the face that would make even the toughest guys whimper.
"Hmmm...I wonder how those got there" Ayase retorted sarcastically, furiously holding herself back but ready, if needed, to punch him again.
Tired and still in pain she sat down as if she merely shrugged off his will as he left the room.