I smirked slightly as I saw the state alchemist dude's eye twitch at my comment. But before he could retort, or start yelling, Mustang interrupted.

"Maya, this is Edward and Alphonse Elric. Ed works for us."

I gasped dramatically. "Oh my gosh! You mean, you're that guy?! THE state alchemist?" I let my jaw drop, and suddenly Ed's anger was replaced with satisfaction and a smirk.

"Oh, so I see you've heard of me," he said, obviously quite full of himself.

I snorted. "Actually, no. I just wanted to see how you would react. And obviously, my first impression was spot on, as always."

Ed's eyes narrowed. "And what was your first impression, if I may ask?"

I put my hand to my chin and stroked an imaginary beard. "Hmm, let's see... I think you are an over-dramatic, smug, unprofessional pipsqueak." I turned to Mustang, as Ed's face turned bright red in anger. "Is that right?" I asked, making sure.

Mustang nodded, amused. I turned to Ed, and saw that he practically had steam rolling out of his ears. I grinned, before turning back around, and walking out of the office. "Well, I think I'm done here." I waved without turning around, and walked out the door.

I sighed to myself with a smile decorating my face. Well that was certainly fun. I guess I had to find something else to do now though. Hmmm... I could always go practice with my bow. I grinned, and started walking faster towards the training room. I practically ran to my locker, and threw open the door, grabbing my bow and quiver of arrows, before slamming it shut and running to the targets. Of course, having a bow and arrows in the military wasn't exactly smiled upon, but why the hell should I care?

I snorted, before pulling my quiver over my shoulder, and knocking the first arrow. I pulled the string back and aimed at the target. I took a deep breath, before releasing the string. I grinned as I heard the string go back to it's original position, and saw the arrow hit dead on in the center of the target. I repeated this action, until I reached for another arrow, but grasped only air. Sighing, I walked over and pulled all the arrows from the crowded target.

Finally realizing how tired I was when I gave a large yawn, I put away my bow and arrows, before starting towards the military dorms. I walked into my room, and collapsed on the bed, letting out a large breath. Now, I would rest. I quickly changed out of my military uniform (that Mustang made me wear) and threw on a tank top and pajama shorts. I fixed my long hair up in a bun and slipped on my favorite fuzzy socks, before running and literally jumping onto my mattress. I sighed contentedly before closing my eyes, ready to get a good nights sleep.

Not two seconds later, I hear a large metallic clang and shouting from the room next door. Groaning, I threw my pillow over my head to try and block out the noise. That didn't work. Who the hell would be making this much noise at this hour? I checked the clock, seeing it was 11 P.M. I could usually stay up really late, but I had just pulled an all-nighter while playing poker with the other guys from Mustang's team. I don't even know why they bothered to play, they all suck at the game. I had gotten at least $150 bucks from one game.

I was pulled out of my musings by another metallic clang. The horrible sound seemed to echo through my head. Finally having enough, I stood up from my bed like a zombie rising from the grave. With my jaw set and my hands clenched, I walked out to the hallway, and raised a fist. Ignoring my outfit and sleepiness, I banged on the door so hard, the sound echoed throughout the dorms. The noise inside suddenly stopped, and the door opened, revealing the short blonde guy from earlier... what was his name... Ed.

He raised an eyebrow at me. "Is there a reason you're here, or are you just gonna stand there?"

That was about when I exploded. "What the hell do you think you're doing in here!? I'm in my bed RIGHT NEXT DOOR, and you're in here making noise like it's the freaking New Year! Now shut the FUCK UP, or else I'm going to come in here and attack you in your sleep. Got that? And if you doubt me, just ask James down the hall. He now locks his door every night and makes NO NOISE to make sure I won't come in after him. SO SHUT THE HELL UP!" I finished by slamming the door in his face. I walked away, pretending not to take notice of the eyes peeking out from behind their doors to see who pissed me off this time.

When I don't get my sleep, I'm a cranky-ass bitch.

So I walked back in my room and turned off the light before collapsing in my bed. I shut my eyes and soon drifted off.

I had a strange dream that night. I saw a landscape covered in blood with fires raging, burning everything in it's path. I saw women and children running through the streets, screaming. The men, all in the military, stood shooting at unknown targets. The image changed to a dude wearing a slutty outfit with spiky hair, grinning sadistically at me. Behind him was another man, this one a blonde. He seemed cool and collected, but behind that, you could see a man with no care for anything but power. The image changed again, this time to Ed and Al. They were both locked in a cage, staring at me in horror. I heard someone scream my name. The sound was so loud, and piercing, it seemed to reverberate throughout my skull. I dropped to my knees, clutching my ears, hoping to make the horrible sounds go away.

One yell cut through the rest, jolting me out of my dream, and into the real world. I bolted into a sitting position, breathing heavily and clutching my chest. My wide eyes looked up to see none other than the two boys from my dream, staring at me in concern.

"Are you okay?" Al asked, as I tried to slow my breathing. I closed my eyes and nodded slowly. "Are you sure? We could hear you screaming from in our room." My eyes shot open and I looked in confusion at the two boys. I had had waaaaaay worse nightmares than this one, and haven't made a sound. But this time I was... screaming? That didn't quite make sense to me.

I nodded at the two again, this time a little more hesitant. I swung my feet out from under the covers and placed them on the cold floor of my room. I stood up, and the two moved over and got out of my way. As if in a trance, I walked to the bathroom, and turned on the sink. I splashed my face with the cold, refreshing water, making sure I was fully awake. After wiping the water off, I walked back out to the room. Ed and Al still sat there, looking at me as I returned.

I gave a short nod, and smiled. "It's ok. I'm fine..." I trailed off, looking out the window at the bright sun, illuminating a sea of green grass.

"..Ok then, we better get going," Ed said. He and his brother walked out the door, but before they could close it, I called out to them.

"Hey!" I stood there awkwardly as I tried to think of how to say it. Dammit, I'm not good at this shit. "Umm, thanks.. Y'know, for checking to see if I was okay..." I said, tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

I didn't look, but I could practically hear the smirk on Ed's face. "Yeah, sure, just don't make it a common thing, k?" I grinned and nodded.

"Don't worry, I don't plan on it." I heard the door close, and I smiled to myself. "Maybe the pipsqueak isn't as bad as I thought he was."

Hey guys, hope you enjoyed the chapter. It wasn't my best, but I think it was still kinda good... Setting the stage for future stuff. If anyone has any ideas of something they would like to happen, please let me know in the comments. I'm always looking for new ideas, and would highly appreciate it. Thank you for reading, and please review! :)

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