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"Fullmetal," Mustang said, brow twitching.
"Colonel." Ed said, scowling at him.
Mustang glared through the bars at his subordinate. "How did you, a State Alchemist, get put in jail?"
"Things happen." Ed snapped back.
"I should let your stay in here for a night, but your brother is worried." Mustang growled. "But I want a full written report tomorrow, Fullmetal."
"I think I would rather stay in jail and think about what I've done." Ed retorted.
"Too bad, you've already been bailed out."

BEST FRIENDS: Would be in the room next to you saying, "That was awesome! Let's do it again!"
Ed sat, twitching on the bench of the jail cell with an over excitable prince by him.
"That was awesome! Let's do it again!" Ling shouted, hugging Ed. "Can we? Can we?"

Earlier that day:

Ed was still smiling as he remembered Gracia saying he was just like Hughes. Showing ff pictures of his adorable, precious baby brother.

Ed was walking down the street to get to the train station when Ling ran into him making both fall to the floor. Ling scrambled to his feet dragging Ed to his feet and took off running holding Ed's hand.

"LING!"

Ed shouted struggling to keep up with Ling's pace because he kept tripping.

"No time talk. RUN!" Ling screamed pulling Ed into a store and jumping behind a rack of clothing. Ed stared at Ling as both panted in exhaustion.

"What... Happened..." Ed gasped out and Ling grinned sheepishly.

"I'm on the run from the military..." Ed face palmed.

"Again? Wasn't it bad enough when you snuck into the country illegally? What did you do this time? And why are you making me an accomplice?" Ed half-shouted.

"Shh, shh," Ling hushed quickly, peeking out from the clothes. When he was sure it was clear, he looked back at Ed.

Ed glared at him. "What did I do to deserve getting dragged into this?"

"Well...Mustang." Ling said.

Ed's eye twitched. "What did you do to piss him off? And why am I getting involved? I no longer have anything to do with them so I can't protect you from them!"

"But they are still your friends, aren't they?" Ling asked quickly. "They won't arrest their friend, will they?"

Ed's eyes narrowed. "Wanna bet?"

"Anyway I'm here because someone from my country came here to kill you." Ed stared at Ling trying to see if he was lying but he just couldn't see a lie on Ling's face.

"What did I do this time?" Ed half whined half questioned.

"Helped me become the next emperor of Xing."

"Awww, come on. Seriously?" Ed groaned, pulling at his hair. "How did my name even get pulled into that?"

"Well, remember when I said I would put you in Xing's history as the man who made a prince eat a boot?" Ling asked.

"Yeah, it was when we were inside Gluttony." Ed said, horror growing.

"Well, per your request, I also added that you helped me become the emperor." Ling told him.

Ed groaned, burying his face in his hands. "I hate you. I hate you so much right now."

"I was just following your request." Ling said.

"I almost don't want to ask, but why is my military chasing you?" Ed asked.

"No you don't and I'd rather not say why. Just help me find your assassin and I can run back to Xing where Lan Fan hopefully stayed taking over for me." Ed snickered and Ling looked at Ed who was pointing behind him where Lan Fan was kneeling with a scowl.

"Lan Fan..."

"My Lord you are now Emperor. You can not just leave whenever you want." Ed looked around in unease.

"Yup let's go." Ed ushered Ling and Lan Fan out the back.

"I hope you also realize that I can't make a weapon anymore." Ed pointed out.

Ling shot him a frown. "You mean you don't carry a weapon on you? How do you protect yourself?"

"I am a martial artist as well," Ed retorted. "AND, I don't carry weapons because this, assassins and making enemies! Yeah, I don't do that anymore, Ling!"

"I thought you still did." Ling muttered.

"Edward has old enemies after him. He doesn't make any new ones. The military takes care of most of the threats." Lan Fan said giving Ed a short sword and nodding as Ed tested the weight by making a few jabs and slices at invisible opponents. Ed put the sword at his hip the way Ling does and continues leading the two Xingese people down the alleyways. He entered a long forgotten building in disrepair often used as a hideout for runaway teens.

"Here should be safe for a few minutes. The military patrol should be passing... Now." Ed listened to the multitude of foot steps and grinned.

"No explosions or destructions because I don't have alchemy so this should go smoothly for once." Ed said only to roll out of the way of spikes.

"What the hell?" Ed shouted, looking for where the spikes came from. "My assassin wouldn't happen to be an Alkahestrists , would he?"

Ling coughed. "Well..."

"You couldn't have told me that sooner?" Ed growled. "Great. See? This is why I didn't want to come back to Central!" He jumped to the side avoid more spikes that were coming at him. He landed in a crouch on the ground and looked around for his attacker.

"I quit this life and look at where it gets me. Assassins from a foreign country for something I did months ago!" Ed frowned when he couldn't see anyone and snuck a glance at Ling and Lan Fan who relaxed and looked around.

"She's gone for now. We need to keep moving." Ling said and looked outside. Ed frowned when Ling said she but otherwise didn't react.

"There he is! The foreigner from Xing!" Ling squeaked and ran up the nearest stairs while Ed followed exasperation on his and Lan Fan's face.

"Here we go again." Lan Fan nodded at Ed's words and ran after them. Once they got to the roof they began roof jumping.

"So where are we going?" Asked Ed scanning the streets for the military.

"We're getting you as far from Central as possible. Our intelligence agency heard news of a bomb. If you stay it will go off. Lan Fan go dismantle it." Ling ordered and Ed shrugged as he knew Lan Fan could handle a Xingese bomb better than he could.

"Ed, we're borrowing that car!" Ed sighed as Ling jumped down a three story building and into a car. Ed followed with an exhilarated grin.

"Sorry! We'll bring this back!" Ed shouted pulling the car into reverse and driving down the road.

"You can drive, right?" Ling asked wearily.

Ed shot his friend an insane grin. "You should have asked that before we jumped into the car." He slammed his foot on the gas, taking the car flying down the road.

Ling, despite himself, started laughing. "Just don't get us killed! That would defeat the purpose here, Ed!"

"I've had a few driving lessons, but I don't have a license!" Ed said as he made a sharp turn. In the middle of the turn, he almost hit another car so he had to swerve quickly.

"Who taught you in those few lessons?" Ling asked.

"Hawkeye and Mustang." Ed replied, grinning.

Ling laughed. "Your crazy driving makes sense then!"

"Where are we going?" Ed asked. Ling just reached over tugging the wheel to the right making them go off the main road.

"Out of town away from people. This assassin takes collateral damage to get her prey."

"So I'm prey now? Just like the good old days." Ed muttered sarcastically swerving around a group of soldiers and grinning cheekily as he saw Jean Havoc who hadn't seen him. Ling on the other hand pulled out a map and told him to turn right at the next street.