Chapter IV: Surprise
He then stepped forward. Holding the doorknob a little too forcefully, thinking that something was wrong. 'Something's not right here' he thought to himself. 'But if that's the case the Lt should've done something already.' With every single doubt leaving his thoughts he slowly and cautiously opened the door behind him.
Even with a lot caution, he was hell of a surprised to say the least.
Confetti's of different color, and a loud "SURPRISE!" was what hit him the moment he entered the door.
"Congratulations, sir" a female voice woke me up from my trance. "If you were wondering, sir, we are doing this because of your promotion."
"Oh!" and a smile was only what I was able to give her.
"ROY!" a woman suddenly popped out of the crowd and hung her arms around Mustang's neck.
"Vanessa!" He called out his 'sister' who hugged him tightly.
"You weren't calling or even sending letters to us. I was worried sick!"
"Sorry, I'm just too busy."
"That's what you always say."
As he plunged himself deeper amongst the crowd, he saw Hawkeye retreating to the corner of the shop together with Black Hayate. She started playing with him. "'Right' he thought 'she doesn't like crowds 'he reminded himself.
"Fuhrer" a familiar voice spoke "Where's your payment?"
"I thought I'm already paying you by sending you to rehabilitation, Havoc."
"Nah…, that one's called 'compensation', now to your payment." He said stretching his arm towards him.
"Fine" he said defeated "how much is it?"
"Only a 150, 500 Yen." He stated calmly.
"WHAT! A 150 500 cent!"
"Yes, and that's already discounted!" he said when in truth he tripled the original price he was going to give him when the news struck him that he was now the new Fuhrer.
"Okay, just get it in my account." He said handling him a piece of paper that has scribbling of his bank account number. "If I ever find out that you took more that what is necessary or if you tripled the real price, your burned to well done."
Havoc gulped. He's dead.
"Here's your 520 cent" A voice from a hand carrying the exact amount of money told ensued before him.
"No, not yet it isn't the right time."
"Huh?" said a quizzical Fullmetal Alchemist.
"Give it back when I return the peace to Amestris."
"Okay if you say so Fuhrer Bastard."
"Thanks Fullmetal"
"No problem, I'd just by Winry that pair of earrings." He muttered mostly to himself.
"What was that?"
"N-nothing!" was all the ex-alchemist said. He was stuttering, a lot. Mustang smirked. Fullmetal and the mechanic- nice pair, he thought.
Everyone was now having fun… They were eating, singing (hell! The shrimp's singing! This is the world's end), and dancing (Al's got good moves) to their hearts content. They never stopped blabbering about a lot of things: how's Havoc's condition was; what the Elric brothers are planning on their new found life; on how Rebecca is with her men; and when Major Armstrong is going to go to Mt Briggs for a visit to his sister: Major-General Armstrong.
Nobody was talking to him.
He almost felt lonely.
Crap. He is lonely.
