I feel like using a different way of telling the story for this chapter. I hope this works out!

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To the person who requested HavoCat: I know I should put more HavoCat… I will though! I'm always open for ideas and stuff so thanks for letting me know about that :)

Uuunnnfortunately this chapter doesn't have any strictly implied with the sparkling lights and extravagant sign HavoCat… Next chapter.


Chapter Seven – Longing

April 12, 1916

Kain Fuery and Emma Carter didn't last very long. Emma liked Kain a lot prior to the date, but she could only see him as a friend and nothing more. She admitted that to him when he came to call his parents on their wedding anniversary. He wasn't upset at all, but he did feel bad that Emma didn't have any feelings for Breda who really needed a girl in the first place.

However, all the men in Team Mustang were getting nervous. A third of the year has already passed and Falman was the only one who completed the challenge. Breda was getting fidgety and trying to talk to different low ranking women officers. Havoc has an idea on who to ask, but he doesn't know how to implement his plan. Mustang had himself caught up with Ishval from two weeks ago and put the challenge on the backburner.

The phone rang in Fuery's apartment that afternoon. He wanted to go down to the animal shelter that day to help with what he could do, but the phone call seemed urgent from him. Maybe he was needed back at work. He lifted up the receiver, "Hello, Kain Fuery."

"Oh good, I dialed the right number." Fuery almost dropped the receiver on the ground. The faint little voice on the other side of the line was so distinct. He knew who it was. He knew who was on the other side. But he didn't know why she was calling him. "How are you doing?"

"I-I'm doing fine," he started to laugh nervously as his heart started to beat faster and faster. Memories started to replay in his mind as time passed by, "You?"

"I'm okay, thanks," she sighed, "I need your help."

"With what?" he asked.

"I'm coming to Central." He almost dropped the phone again.

"When?" He asked, eager to know. If he could find out when she was coming, then he could come and meet up with her again. He thought of it as the perfect plan until he realized that he would be killed if he saw her again and things would get messy from there.

"Next week. Aya's best friend from Xing moved to Amestris a couple of months ago and he's a doctor over there. He's going to move to East City to he can be close to us," she stated, "However, Aya can't get off work… err… she kind of doesn't want to get off work to go back to Central every weekend to help him with the transition from there to here. So, she's sending me," she grumbled. Fuery laughed. He loved how she could sound so happy about one thing and then change her tone completely and sound like she's pissed off about it. "And of course it will be a pain in the ass because I can't speak Amestrian well and I can't get around Central without her in front of me telling me where we're going to go."

"So you want me to come with you and show you around?" he asked.

"If you could," she pleaded, "I know that I was a total bitch about what happened a couple of months ago. I-I didn't understand. I know why you had to do what you did…" She paused for a moment, "We can still be friends, Fuery." He died a little inside. She always called him by his first name no matter what their relationship was. "I-I can't talk to any one else with this dumb accent. It's only you who I feel comfortable with."

He muttered, "I understand. When are you coming?"

"I'm taking the early morning Saturday train to Central," she replied, "Can you pick me up at the station?"

Fuery nodded, "Of course! I'll see you then, Megumi."

"The same. It will be nice to see you again. Bye." After saying his farewell to Megumi Mikimoto, Fuery put the receiver down in the cradle. He then started to flip out. Megumi was coming to Central next Saturday! He could use the opportunity to get back with her and clear everything up that ruined their first relationship. He felt his cheeks get warm as he kept on thinking about her. He wanted to tell Breda, so immediately, he grabbed all that he needed in order to get into the office and back into his apartment before slipping out the front door. He grabbed his bike from the storage facility behind the apartment building and set off to tell Breda.

On the way over, he realized that he didn't really want to just tell Breda about it—he wanted to tell his team. His friends and coworkers were sympathetic towards Fuery after the breakup. If they knew that he had another chance, then things would be lighter for all of them.

Meanwhile, at the office—

Fuhrer Grumman left the room. He had just stopped in before heading back to his office to drop off a folder to Lieutenant Hawkeye. In the folder contained his information that he found out about Bernard. He felt as if it would benefit her more than anything else in this matter, but just to be safe, he once again eluded to Colonel Mustang to marry his granddaughter. Once he was gone, Mustang grumbled, "Who the heck is his granddaughter?"

Riza stayed quiet, hiding a sly smile underneath her stoic expression. She opened up the file and started to read Bernard's information. Her eyes widened when she read his criminal record. She felt disgusted that she was actually dating that man. She had to bring this up to Rebecca.

Riza rose from her chair with the file in her hands. Everyone seemed to watch her as she moved out of her desk and started to walk out the door. Just as she opened the door, Fuery came running in before she slammed the door forcefully. She managed to knock off a couple of books resting on the book case on the same wall. Fuery looked at the fallen stack, "What's going on?"

"I would like to ask you the same thing, Sergeant Fuery," Colonel Mustang said, setting his pen down in front of him. "Today was your day off."

"I know," he nodded, pushing his glasses up his nose, "But I had to tell Breda something in person."

Riza walked into Fuhrer Grumman's office after she got clearance from his secretary. She was so angry that she would shoot anyone who decided to get in her way. Rebecca noticed Riza walking in. She waved to her, "Hey, Riza!" She smiled.

Riza shot her a cold look. Rebecca seemed to disappear in her seat, "Care to explain this, Becca?"

She shook her head, "What?"

"Oh, nothing than Bernard is actually a gay man who is trying to cover up his sexuality with various women around Central?" She exclaimed, slamming the file on her desk, "Not only that but he's a registered child sex offender? Why the hell did you decide to pair me with him?"

"You've got to be kidding me," Rebecca's eyes widened, "I-I didn't know anything about him! I just thought he was a nice boy that worked at that bar we went to. I didn't know anything about him being a registered child sex offender and a homosexual! What's wrong with that?"

Riza shook her head, "That's just gross…" The image burned in her mind.

"Look, it must be a different Bernard then."

Fuery walked over to Breda and whispered, "Megumi is coming back to Central." However, his whisper was more like a mutter and Havoc caught the glipses of it.

"What? The Dark Night is coming?" He exclaimed, knowing that if those two met, they would probably make another bet and he would lose some money.

"No, no," Fuery shook his head, waving his hands in front of his face, "Megumi. The younger sister."

"Those two sisters are never separated," Roy sighed. "If Miss Megumi Mikimoto is coming to Central, then her sister would be following her."

"She said it was just her!"

"No," Riza shook her head, "It's the same Bernard. He kept on telling me about his family and life during one of our dates."

"But the girls lie constantly," Havoc pointed out, "Remember—we all believed that Avery Wilson was an orphan boy until we all found out that it was a girl."

Rebecca sighed, "Were you the one who picked up this information?"

Fuery groaned, "But it was Megumi who called me! I know her voice anywhere and I know when Major Mikimoto fakes her sister's voice."

"No. Fuhrer Grumman just came by a couple of minutes ago to drop of this information."

"She could've gotten better," Breda added.

"Well, do you know where he is, Riza?"

"Dark Night is extremely talented in covert operations. She does anything that she can do to make sure that nobody knows that it's her. We all know that by experience," Roy pointed out.

"No, I don't know where he is."

"I know it's Megumi. She was timid about it."

"Maybe you can talk to him later."

"When's the last time you've even spoken to Megumi Mikimoto?"

"It doesn't matter. I'm ending my relationship with Bernard."

"Umm… a couple of days after the Promised Day."

"You two were never in a relationship, were you?"

"She could've changed. People change quickly, Fuery."

"No. I give up with this, Rebecca. I've been slacking on my work and everything. I need to focus on this Ishval project before this challenge."

"Why don't you guys believe me?"

"You don't have any other men to pair me up with, do you, Rebecca?"

"Because we're dealing with the Mikimoto sisters! If Megumi was in the military with her sister, then who knows what will happen!"

"Huh? Uh… well, I kind of have my own man now."

Fuery sighed.

"You're kidding me right? You actually got someone?"

"I still love her."

"How? You're not even in the challenge, Becca!"

The men were silent.

She shrugged her shoulders. "Thanks Rebecca."

"For what?" She asked. Riza didn't reply to her. Instead, she turned away and walked out of the office. Riza couldn't really hate Bernard for using her; she was pretty much using him so that she could finish off the challenge and win some money. And in return, he was using her to cover up his sexuality. She sighed as she kept on thinking about this on the way back to the office. She needed someone who didn't have secrets or lead a secret life like Bernard. But for now, she needed to focus on her work before the challenge takes over her time. Ishval needs to be rebuilt and things needed to be given back to those who lost the most. She needs to support Colonel Mustang in any form she can. She needed to stay loyal.

When she walked into Colonel Mustang's office, she noticed how all the men were upset and working quietly. She would usually catch them in the act of procrastinating and get upset about it, but this time… it felt like something bad happened. The men usually knew when Riza would come back and always made it as if they were working. "Is there a problem here?" she asked.

"We're all going to die." They all groaned.


Short chapter, yes I know… but I thought it would be funny if it ended like this…

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