Chapter 1 ~ Tova's view

When you ask for a favor, you don't demand it but request it, guilt trips don't work either. Except when you are Maes Hughes. He had been complaining about not having time to pick up Elicia's medicine so I offered to do so since I had nothing to so. I didn't mind that at all. He is an okay guy, who loves his family more than life, I'm envious of that. But back to the subject, I stood in front of the shelves grabbing the items on the list, when two heads of black hair caught my attention. I turned to see my superior officer and the person that invades my thoughts at every turn , Roy Mustang with a girl that looked a lot like him. Long black hair with pale white skin with shining blue eyes. She wears a white corset with teal flames on it that matches up with the teal flames on the black mid-thigh length skirt and pair of white boots that came to where the skirt ended completed the outfit. On the boots are teal ribbons that wrap around them like ballerina slippers the same on her arms and the same color ribbon holding the two pigtails on her head up, tying around the base? But what held my attention were those blue eyes that shone with unspoken pain and sadness. They were like mine that is the reason I know the expression that she would have hidden.

While I was examining the girl with the Flame Alchemist I didn't notice that they were getting closer until a deep voice breaks me out of my reverie "Thunder, what a pleasant surprise! What are you doing here?"

I shake my head before looking up at him and holding up the items that I was grabbing and say simply "Grabbing Elicia's medicine for Lieutenant Colonel Maes, and I have a name so use it!" I see that the girl with Roy is trying to not show her laughter but is failing miserably.

If I had been anyone else I would have laughed too. The sound always died before it ever entered my throat. My face stayed as clear of emotion as well covered marble. My gaze returned to Roy.

"Tova, this is Kagome," he said after a moment and my eyes went back to Kagome. "Tova is one of the people I work with."

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Tova. I hope that we can be friends in the future," she said to me as those sad blues met my eyes. I nodded my head in agreement. She looks a bit confused at my lack of response but just shrugs it off. She turns to Roy and says "Um Colonel? I think that we should start heading out its getting dark and I want to train before night fall."

Roy turns to Kagome and has a look in his eyes as if he has finally found something near and dear to him and is never letting it go and says "you go ahead Kagome I'll catch up." she nods her head and starts heading out of the store. He turns back to me and says "we'll see you tomorrow, Thunder Goddess!" while he says it he has a teasing smile on his face. Then he turns and leaves, I shake my head at him then go to the check out and by the things for Elicia and head out of the store and start walking for Lieutenant Colonel Hughes' house to drop off her medicine and as I'm walking I walk past the training grounds and I hear grunts of physical labor and I take a peek into the yard to see who is making such a ruckus.

It was Kagome; I turned to leave quickly, deciding to give her some time. I found my way to their home. I knocked and I sighed as I thought about getting home. The door opened and the colonel's face pop out. I handed him the bag in my hand before turning to leave.

"Wait, come in and eat with us, it is the least we can do. Please Tova?" he said and I turned back to the door. He moved out of the doorway as I entered the door.

"Thank you, Mr. Hughes. I will join you for tonight," I said as I followed him through the house. It was comfy looking, nothing like what my home is.

I see the dozens upon dozens of pictures of the Hughes family I smile a small non-existent smile. We make it to the dining room to see Elicia helping her mother by setting the table as Gracie brings out the food. Maes pulls back a chair for me to sit in and I sit down not wanting to be rude. He smiles right as I sit down.

Elisia comes up to me and says "Hi Miss Tova! Are you going to eat with us today?"

I reply with a simple "yes" and she goes off the roof excited she starts to talk about how after dinner we will play dolls and dress up and have a sleepover, but I quickly stop her by saying "I'm sorry, Elicia but I can't." She starts to pout but quickly gets over it after asking really in a sad voice and me answering yes I'm sure.

Gracie smiled at me from across the table and I nodded. She placed a basket of rolls on the table. I offered to help but she would have none of it. She placed a plate with meat loaf in front of every seat. A bowl of mash potatoes in the middle of the table as well as a bowl of cooked broccoli and cauliflower. She serves Elicia before sitting down.

"Thank you for joining us for dinner tonight, Tova," she said and I nodded my head at her. She smiled at me as I serve myself some of everything.

"Thank you for having me tonight, Gracie," I said to be respectful as I had taught myself to do. I starting to eat after everyone else had.

*Time Skip*

After dinner was done I left their house and started home I made it without a hitch but that girl that was with Roy just wouldn't leave my mind 'Kagome' I thought ' what are you to him why does he look at you like that?' I quickly stop myself knowing that that's not like me at all. I mean yeah she's someone I don't know but there is no need to get jealous! I strip off my clothes and slip on my pajamas and quickly crawl into bed seeing as it was fairly late and I fell into a deep and, thankfully, dreamless slumber.

I was never the person to grow attached but it seemed that Roy had no issues taking up residence there. My emotions were something I hid with my every breath. He made me love again and she spiked my curiosity, this was not normal for me. Since my fifteen year old self killed the last thing I had loved, other than Ed and Al but that is another story I will not tell anyone. But the memory resurfaced. I could once more hear Shio's screams in my head as the door dragged her away, her body slowly breaking down. My vision blurring from tears but I powerless to do anything. The familiar tears ran down my face as I screamed her name over and over again.

I quickly bolt up from bed 'well so much for a dreamless sleep!' I look over at my clock and see that its only it is one- thirty in the morning! I lay back down and close my eyes but instead off sleep, I'm greeted by my dead boyfriends face standing next to Shio I quickly wipe my eyes of any and all tears. Before I got up and walk into my kitchen, when I get there, I see a movement that's too big to be a rat and to solid looking to be a shadow.

I quickly get my electricity ready to use in case I have to and I say out loud in a stern voice "who's there!" I get no response except for a woman walking out of the shadows. She is tall with a skin tight black dress on that shows off her generous bust and cleavage along with a ouroboros tattoo at the peak of it, her head held high. Long curly brown hair with dark purple eyes watched me as she walked forward the only sound being the clicking of her heels on my tile kitchen floor, so I know that she's not fake. She gets closer and closer then she stops right in front of me a holds out her hand to my face touches it then cut it. My reaction was instant, thunder shot out at her, electrocuting her but she regenerated quickly.

"Tova," she said "you are very important to us don't forget that, ok? You're going to be a very important candidate for our experiments! Tata for now" she starts to laugh seductively but I being girl of course don't fall for it

"What is your name? What are you?" I say with venom dripping from my words. Shooting another bolt of thunder at her.

She lets go of my face and says "my names Lust and as for what I am? You'll have to figure that out on your own!" then she's gone.

She lets go of my face and says, "my names Lust and as for what I Am? You'll have to figure that out on your own!" then shes gone. My electric blue eyes are so wide with shock. That I can feel it my knee-length black hair with natural red streaks still in a braid ,so that it doesn't get too tangled during sleep. My honey-brown skin just a shade lighter in the moonlight. I quickly get into the fridge to make the warm milk that I came in here for it always helps me sleep, if it could only chase away my nightmares, then life would be bearable again.

I looked around the tiny kitchen that is about five feet by ten. A refrigerator in the back left corner and the oven right beside it. After that is a little counter space. On the other side was dual sink with cabinets on both sides of the room made of wood. The microwave sat on the furthest from the fridge. It went off and I quickly gulped it down, hopefully for a good nights sleep.

I walked through the empty living room that because of the fact that i didn't have the time or money to invest in furniture. If it was not needed I didn't get it. I went through the living room to a door right across from the kitchen door. My bedroom has black and white walls that went with the black sheets and curtains in the room. In the corner lay my clothes. A belly top with rose lace that covered my stomach. The pants are black with slits up the sides that stopped about three inches below my hip with black high heel boots , a knife hidden in the heel of the boot.