Chapter 4: Small groups

Light then blinded them as they opened another door; the light came from many fires that rested in the middle of a circle of people. Scar and the others had to squint their eyes, "Seth? Is that you?" A lady came running over to him and wrapped him in her arms. "Seth I told you to come home by lunch time, and did you get more fire wood? Or at lest anything to burn?"

"No mom, but can Scar and his family stay with us? The military is checking out the slum he lives in." The lady then looked over at Scar, Hana, and Rai.

"Yes." She said as she ran a hand through her hair, she was looking Scar up and down. Seth knew that his mom liked Scar, just because she always knew were to find him. Where he got his scar, how long he was married, everyone in his family both dead and alive. "Hello Scar." She held out a hand and waited for Scar to take it.

"Thank you for letting us stay with you." Scar and Hana gave them a small bow with their heads.

"Oh, it's no problem." The lady was starting to blush. "My name is Scarlett, and this is my boy Seth."

"Mom, they know my name." Seth said as he tried to brake free from his mother's grip. "Mom, what's for dinner, I'm hungry."

"What would you like?" It was obvious that Scarlett was talking to Scar. Scar then turned to face Hana and Rai.

"What should we have?" He changed the cores of the question. Hana looked down at Rai then around at the people that lived here, they ate different things then what she was use to. Some one was eating a cat or at lest it looked like a cat. Another group was eating a dog.

"What's there to eat?"

"Oh, there's cat, dog, horse, frog, some fish but its a couple days old, and some birds." Seth started to rub his belly at the sound of the different animals; it must be the local favorites. Even Scar was a little disgusted at some of the animals she listed.

"...Can we have the bird? Wait, what kind of bird is it?" Hana asked.

"It's dove." Hana turned to look at Scar, Scar shrugged his shoulders.

"Dove it is."

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Havoc paid the man that handed him his lunch he just ordered. They were now in the city, it bugged them to stay in the slums, they got that feeling that some one was watching them and tracking them, what they didn't know that Blade was hot on their heels. "Breda, what do you say we go pay the Col. a visit?"

"We're going to HQ?" Breda asked as he studied Havoc, Havoc nodded as he took a bite from his burger. "But won't he get mad? For us not doing our job?"

"He shouldn't." Havoc's words were muffled by the food in his mouth.

"But what if he does?"

"Then he does, but I need to grab another box from my desk." Havoc stated as he threw his empty cigarette box away. Breda rolled his eyes; Havoc grabbed all his things then headed for HQ. "Besides, we should get a break. We've been working for the last 3 days with out one, we couldn't even go home." Havoc took another bite then looked back at Breda. "You coming?"

"Yeah." Breda stood up from his spot on the ground; he whipped his butt off then walked over to Havoc. "Do you think he'll get some one else to do the job?"

"Must likely not."

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"What are you two doing here?" Hawkeye asked as she watched the two men sit down on Mustang's coach.

"We came to say hi to the Col." Havoc stated, he finished his drink and placed the empty can on the floor. "Where is he anyways?"

"He's down the hall talking to his date for tonight." She sighed as she grabbed Havoc's drink and threw it away. "Aren't you two suppose to be fallowing Scar? You better have a good reason to be here."

"We do, we ran into this women and she told us some pretty interesting things about Scar."

"Like what?"

"You'll have to wait for Mustang." Hawkeye glared at him then walked over to the door and poked her head out.

"Mustang gets in here now!" She then closed the door and walked over to Mustang's desk and stood by it. It didn't take long for the door to open the door again and for Mustang to walk in; he walked over to his desk and sat in his chair. That's when he noticed Havoc and Breda.

"What are you two doing here? I gave you two orders to have Scar when you come back, and I don't see him." Havoc and Breda looked at each other then back at Mustang. "Why are you here?"

"Well sir, Havoc has some valuable info for you." Breda then stood up and left the room, just so Havoc can't point Mustang's glare at him.

"I'm waiting." Mustang then lend back in his chair and placed his boots on the papers that rested on his desk.

"...Well, I and Breda ran into a lady and she told us some things about Scar and his family."

"Scar has a family?" Hawkeye questioned.

"Yes. A wife and a son. The boy's name is Rai; I don't know the wife's name. They live in a hotel in the slums south of here, on the second floor, room 15. Some one that was wounded went through there, some blood was found on the first aid kit that I found in the bed room, it wasn't worm. But when I was in there I also found a dress that must have belonged to his wife, when I went over to it, it was still worm so they couldn't have gone far. When we left the hotel I asked some of the soldiers that were on patrol in the area. Only one out of the 6 told us that a little girl and her mother saw him, but when the soldier looked in the ally that the mother said he was in, nothing was there except for junk. Me and Breda went to the same ally way and did a double check, we found a old rusty gate at the bottom of one of the stairway, but it was locked and looked like it hasn't been opened in years. I don't think anything could leave down there, just because it was to dark to see anything, and it smelt of soot and death. The lock on the gate didn't look that old though. If you want we can take some welding tools and more men and cut through the gate."

"Okay, I'll give you two some more men and some welding tools. I want to know what's on the other side of that gate. You will tell me everything on the other side from doors, other walk ways, staircases. To the smallest cracks and pebbles. Got it?" Havoc nodded, Mustang then looked at Hawkeye. "Havoc take 3 other people with you and Breda. Hawkeye will go to. So it should be you, Breda, Hawkeye, and 3 others." Mustang wanted Hawkeye out of the office so he could go on a date with out getting into trouble with her.

"Yes sir. Can me and Breda spend the night in town tonight?" Mustang gave him a blank look. "Never mind." Havoc then stood up off the coach then walked over to the door. "Where are the tools?" Mustang then looked at Hawkeye.

"Hawkeye will take you to them." All the men then looked at her; she rolled her eyes then walked over to the door.

"You go find 3 other men and I'll get the stuff. Meet me out back by the cars." She walked past Havoc; who was holding the door open, a grin grew on Mustang and Havoc's face.