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Chapter 2:
I Won't Let You.
'Oh my God' That's the only thought that could form in Roy Mustangs mind when he came, in the middle of the night to his office, to pick up something he left behind, he couldn't even remember what that thing was, after coming in and seeing a single white envelope with 'Roy Mustang' written on it with the same messy hand writing he was used to seeing after years of reading reports with the same sloppy scrawl- on his desk.
He read the letter again. Ed's voice echoing in his mind.
'Dear Colonel Roy Mustang,
By the time you read this it will be too late, for if I'm correct, it will be morning.'
Roy stopped there, it wasn't morning, maybe it wasn't too late, he continued reading the letter, his heart beating faster with every eerie sentence.
'To put it simply, I'm leaving, For good, You will never see me again, If I can help it. You didn't do anything wrong, It was me. All me. It was all my fault, just like everything has been since Mom died.'
Roy frowned. Not everything was the kids fault. But Roy was still growing progressively worried. What did this mean?
'I'm leaving to a place, I can't tell you. For I, myself don't know. But I will tell you why I'm leaving. I'm leaving everything behind. The guilt. The pain. The memories. I'm leaving it all behind.'
No. Ed couldn't just... leave, could he? This has to be a joke. But Roy knew, this time... It wasn't just for fun and games.
'Thanks for everything, Mustang, I mean it. Thanks for hiring me. Thanks for protecting me. Thanks for being there for me, no matter how many dead ends I came across. But most of all, thanks for being the father that bastard never could be.'
Roy's jaw practically dropped to the floor at the last sentence, sure, he considered the boy his son. But the Colonel always expected it was a one way feeling. He never imagined that Ed would think of him as a father. That made the rest of the letter even more difficult to finish.
'And also, one last thank you. Thank you for being such a bastard over the years. This letter means I'm leaving you behind but I won't forget you.
Love,
Your son, Edward.'
His son said goodbye, but he didn't and he wouldn't. He wouldn't let this be goodbye. He wouldn't let there be a goodbye. Roy had to get Ed back. Needed to get Ed back.
He couldn't let it end this way. Roy folded the letter, put it back in the envelope and locked it in the third drawer in his mahogany desk.
Roy grabbed his favorite black coat, buttoned it up, for he was sure it was cold outside. Pulled on his ignition gloves, just in case Ed got in to trouble (which he always seems to) and left a note for Riza, stating that he was looking for Fullmetal and to not worry but he might not be back until late tomorrow and to make sure everyone gets there work done but Roy made sure to mention that she can't tell any one of his subordinates where he went to or that Fullmetal was missing.
He needed to find Edward, he needed to find his son. Before it was too late. And with that thought, he walked out of the office he and his subordinates still shared.
Chapter 3 coming VERY SOON!
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