A/N: OMG! Thank you guys soooo much! :D i got reviews and people put me as favorite author! ;D that made me happy! lol And im also surprised i've updated once everyday since i put this story up! Sorry to day but don't get used to it! I'm lucky i haven't been gettin alot of homework! Anyways thank you to everyone who reviewed! and yes Riza hawkeye is badass! :D I hope you guys look at my other story to! 12 year old Alchemist? :) anyways please review and sorry for mistakes! I don't have a Beta for this story so i read it over myself lol. Anyways enjoy! btw tell me if you'd like me to add a lil scene. I have ideas for this story but i'm thinking it could use a lil' more umm Edward cuteness fluff lol :) Enjoy!
Roy Mustang gave a defeated sigh as he tossed himself on the top of his desk. "Dear god! Why can't people learn to make their own decisions?" He complained as he shook his head on the desk which held a stack of paperwork he still had to work on. Havoc leaned back on his own desk as he stared at his lazy commanding officer.
"Come on, boss! We need that to be filed and out of here by 6!" Havoc said as he placed a cigarette back into his mouth. Roy sat back up as he gave a frown to the other men in his office. Under his command were Jean Havoc, Breda, and Kain Fuery. It wasn't much but Mustang respected his subordinates nevertheless. Mustang flexed his fingers and gave another deep sigh. He ignored Havoc's pleas as he stared out the window. It had been a few days since the run in with the child and his mother, and Roy could not stop thinking about the boy.
The blonde haired boy had an alchemy sign printed on his chest. He was one of the many gifted children born with the power to use Alchemy. But Roy was curious as to why the women had attacked him so harshly. She had been seething with rage the minute Roy had touched the boy. He assumed it was, "Scary-motherly-instincts!" as Maes put it. But the way the blonde boy acted, completely unfazed, made Roy wonder if that was normal to him.
Roy Mustang stared back down at the back of his right hand. The hand had a printed alchemy symbol which resembled his ability to wield Fire. Roy Mustang (Colonel Roy Mustang, as he told the ladies) had been reported to the military the minute his alchemy symbol had been found out. Soon after Roy was ordered to become a part of the military, and even if Roy despised that fact, he joined and kept working for the military. He had a goal that only he could reach after all.
He was pulled out of his daydreams as the door opened and he came face to face with an old general. Roy stood up as he saluted. His whole being was trying to force him to sit down and show no respect. But Roy didn't have a choice. He chose to kiss ass just a little bit before he would turn and stab them in the back. "General Hakuro!" He exclaimed as everyone else in the office repeated Mustang's act.
Riza Hawkeye gave another deep sigh as she watched her son have an all out war with his milk. Riza knew Ed hated to drink milk, but sometimes she found him to act ridiculous with the milk. Ed stood on his knees as he glared at the offending glass of milk. She knew she should intervene before Ed would knock the milk over and make a mess of the kitchen, but her hands were currently busy. She finished washing over the plate as she returned to focus on her hands. In her head she counted to 5.
1…
"You stupid milk…"
2…
"Think you're all high and mighty 'because you come from a cow!"
3…
"Filthy white liquid…"
4…
"Like hell I'm a drink you!"
5!
CRASH!
Riza turned as she saw the glass of milk shatter to the floor. Her gaze became icy as she stared at the blonde who looked horror struck. "Edward.." She growled. Edward stared at the white liquid before he started to wave his hands in protest. "I swear it wasn't me! I-I just moved the table! I didn't touch the cup!" He whined as she looked for a mop.
"It won't kill you to drink some of it." She said as the boy frowned. He turned back to his plate of food. "But it tastes nasty! I mean it comes from a cow! Like don't you think that's weird?" He said turning to his mother with wide eyes. Riza wanted to tell him the joys of breast feeding but remained silent. Ed didn't need to know his mother was like the cow to humans. She shook her head at the thought.
She didn't need to know that either.
Ed began to talk about different things that happened during the day as she picked up his mess. She couldn't help but notice Ed wasn't eating his food.
"Edward eat your food." She said lightly as she sat down on the table that was in their kitchen. The blonde frowned and kicked his feet from under the table. His hands stayed clasped at the sides of the chair. "I'm not hungry mommy." He complained. Riza frowned as she reached over and placed a hand on his forehead. He felt regular but it still gave Riza a feeling of unease.
Edward never skipped a meal. He was always had room to eat. Seeing Edward not eat was, well, unnatural. "Did you eat something before dinner?" she asked. Edward shook his head as he looked away his attention already away from the food and his mother. "Mommy can I be excused?" he asked politely. Riza always found herself proud when her boy would act well mannered. Most believed because of Edwards… interesting vocabulary that she wasn't a good mother.
To be honest, Riza had no idea where Ed got the words bastard or stupid from. She never used words like that in front of Ed. And neither did her brother Alphonse for that matter. She ordered Edward upstairs and from there she worked on setting up his bath. Not too soon after she looked behind her to see her favorite blonde rushing up with a towel and a rubber duck. She never commented on the duck she had bought a few months back.
Edward hated to be picked at. So when she bought the duck to put into the bath tub while he bathed, Edward said that was for babies! But after a few days Ed willingly gave in. After all, it made his mother happy. And that's all Ed cared about. She undressed Edward as her eyes landed on the red marking on his chest. It was placed slightly by his neck, but it was still in a position to be hidden by clothes. When she had first seen the mark she had freaked out.
Edward was an Alchemist.
In Amestris all Alchemist's wore a type of symbol on their body. It was a mark of recognition between Alchemists'. She avoided the military after she had resigned. The military was dead bent on locating every single Alchemist left in the world. Most had been killed and wiped out of existence when people feared, "the power that challenged god."
While some still remained it became state law that any Alchemist found was to be turned into the military. From there they had a choice: To become the militaries lap-dog, or die. Riza would die before she let her son enter a world with those two options. Her son wasn't a rabid animal. Ed didn't even know what Alchemy meant. So for now, she assumed they were safe. She gently ran her fingers through his soft gold locks as he splashed and argued with the duck that had poked his eye.
Riza Hawkeye would do anything to protect her precious son. After all, without Ed, she wasn't sure what she would do with herself.
Roy Mustang was known for his reputation with the ladies. He had a date at least once every 3 days. And he probably slept with a young woman once a week. So when people saw the black haired man running down the street to meet the woman of his choosing, they weren't surprised. He had been side tracked at work and had decided to pick up a bouquet of roses to apologize to the young brunette he was taking out to dinner.
He rounded down the street cursing at Havoc for making him late. (Though it was his entire fault for deciding to play a round of cards with Breda.) He looked up hopeful as he saw the flower shop come into view. He wasted no time as he ran in and moved past a line of beautiful daisies. He ran up to the shop owner. She looked to be about 18. Her red hair was pulled back into a bun while her Worker I.D stated her name was "Ruby." Mustang quickly pushed his thoughts away before he turned on his charm.
"Hello there, I was looking for some Roses'" He said calmly as he let a flirtatious smile fall onto his face. Her green wide eyes blinked in surprise before she gave a nice welcoming smile back to him. Inside Mustang's head, he was dancing around in circles for his success. "Edo! Can you grab the Roses from the back?" She asked sweetly to someone over the counter. Roy ignored the response as she turned her attention back to him.
"So, what is a young lady like you doing working in a flower shop? Though I do say it seems to fit you." He complimented as the lady gave a soft flush. "Oh I'm the daughter of the shop! So I was able to get a quick job here! Now what did you need these flowers for?" She asked softly. Roy wondered if he should flip the cards and give them to her, but decided against it. She spent all day locked in a flower store. Why would she want to see flowers more then necessary?
"Oh just wanted to go drop them off at my mother's house. She has been sick for quite some time!" Roy was pleased that he was able to pull such a convincing lie out of his ass.
"Where do I put them?" A tiny voice as Roy looked to see Ruby blush realizing they weren't alone. "Oh just hand them over to the man over the counter. The flowers are on the house; give your mother my respect." She said softly a smile on her face. Roy was about to respond till he saw a tiny head poke out from the counter. The flowers were awfully too much for him since his face was covered by the flowers themselves. However as soon as Edward's golden eyes meet Roy's he cried out.
"IT'S YOU!"
He dropped the flowers and tossed an accusing finger to the older man who backed up in surprise. "What are you doing here? Mom said to leave us alone!" The boy cried as he blushed and started to stomp his foot. This startled Ruby who had almost let Roy slide past her defenses. "Well what are you doing here?" Roy countered.
He couldn't help but scold his brain for not coming up with a better retort.
"I work here you bastard!" He exclaimed childishly.
"Edward how do you know him?" Ruby asked as she seemed to rush to the boy's side. Edward glared up at Roy before he began to blabber childishly. "He tried to take my sweater and shirt off! And mommy took out her gun and shot at him! Oh you should have seen her! She was so cool!" He said as he got off topic at the end.
However Ruby looked up in complete horror.
"Get out of my damn store!" She yelled. Roy gaped in complete shock. "I-I wasn't trying to take his shirt off! It was a misunderstanding!" Roy exclaimed trying to reason with the red head. "Get OUT!" She cried as she pushed Edward behind her. For some reason it seemed Woman were starting to hate him left and right. So instead of arguing with the angry florist he walked out with his hands up. He tossed a glare at the blonde who seemed to be pleased again.
Why is it that the one boy who Roy took interest in was protected by scary females?
He shuddered as he ran off across the street to buy a box of chocolate. He was never going to make fun of the female sex for as long as he lived with the way things were going. But he knew in the back of his mind, that he was going to have to come in contact with the blonde's mother. An Alchemic boy was an important matter to discuss.
And he was sure the guns woman was avoiding the military with all her being.
