After lunch all the other kids excitedly ran outside for recess except for Roy. He sat in the cafeteria alone. He awaited his death, for surely that was what would come after he came to meet Terrance once more. Terence, the bully he had pissed off this morning for doing nothing more than sitting in his seat.

Roy had learned the name of this...charming...boy...earlier in the morning after Terence had put another kid in a headlock. He gulped nervously as he remembered the boy's blue face. He was dead, so very, very dead...unless he escaped. Yes, that's what he'd do. He'd escape from the school and back to Riza, she'd protect him! He stood with a new resolve and scanned the cafeteria eagerly for any means of escape but soon slumped back to his chair in defeat. There were teachers everywhere...and even if he did escape Riza would never help him after everything he'd done to her. He sighed wearily and closed his eyes to mentally prepare himself with what was soon to come.

"Hey, kid, the boss told us to get you!" Roy jumped slightly and his eyes widened in surprise. There stood two kids both of them looked to be two years older than him, one seemed to be Ed's height and the other was around Roy's height or taller.

"Uh...do I know you?" Roy smiled trying to look innocent. He knew they were form Terence by looking at them although he couldn't help but question how Terence had control over people older than him. Were they scared of someone younger than them? Or did Terence blackmail them? These thoughts had pushed Roy ever closer to the edge of his composure.

"Are you sure this is the kid the boss wanted!?" The shorter one yelled in at the taller boy.

"Yeah...see in the picture it looks exactly like him."

The picture the taller boy held showed Roy sleeping on his desk during what he remembered to be a boring class lecture. He didn't know what it was about but he did remember the dream he'd had during the old hag's rambling. Riza was wearing a miniskirt. He didn't know why or how his brain thought of such a thing but he welcomed it gratefully and wished more dreams like that were sent his way. Maybe he could even convince the stubborn woman to...

"Forget it, just grab him", commanded the short boy. The harsh voice of the smaller boy interrupted Roy's fantasies, bringing him back to the problem at hand. How was he going to get out of this mess? And while he was on that subject maybe he could figure out how the hell they had gotten a picture of him? Did they have cameras hidden or something!?

"What are you some kind of control freak?" Roy asked standing. He was trying his best to stall the two boys from taking him to his doom but from the look on their faces it wasn't working very well. "He's twice your size he could..." He was stopped mid-sentence as a fist collided with his face.

"Forget the boss, this kid is mine." Roy at the vertically challenged boy in disbelief and rubbed at his quickly bruising cheek. Who knew such a small thing could wield so much power?

"But if the boss finds out you know what he'll do..." The taller boy begged desperately trying to convince his dim-witted partner to think twice.

"Who's says he'll find out?" The boy responded, throwing another hard punch at Roy. He smirked wickedly at Roy, who braced himself for another punch. He hit him once more successfully landing a punch to his stomach, instantly bringing Roy to his knees.

"I forgot to introduce myself, the name's Charlie and it's gonna be my pleasure to smash your pretty boy face in", Charlie kicked Roy again throwing him on his back. Roy felt a warm liquid ooze from his nose, blood. Damn was he so weak that he would just let himself get beaten up by two losers?

"I didn't ask for your name." Roy hissed. He stood with determination he never knew he had and roughly wiped his nose only to smear the thick substance on his face. He wouldn't lose to these to idiots.

Casually Roy backed into the nearest wall and stealthily drew a small pattern on the wall behind him. He smirked at both boys, who by now had begun to close in on him like animals ready to pounce on prey, and activated the transmutation circle. The wall behind him slowly began to glow an eerie shade of blue and before the two highly confused boys could think it exploded, thrusting sharp pieces of brick at them. Roy chuckled under his breath in triumph and quickly escaped through the destroyed wall, ignoring the many screams of the teachers and students behind him.

It didn't bother him, none of it did. Not the terrified screams or the cries of 'monster' behind him. He'd heard it all before, why should it bother him now? All that mattered was he was free. He may have been slightly bruised but he was free! But where would he go now...he couldn't return to the headquarters...Riza and Ed would kill him for sure. He paused mid-run and stared back in the direction of the school. It was obvious he couldn't return there either...

Roy's face slowly fell and he found himself nearly on the brink of tears. He was alone again...


Thatz: (bows) I'm so sorry! It's been nearly a year since I've last updated, I hope you all don't hate me. Or do you even care anymore... I've probably lost so many of you... But I've made up for it! I haven't been doing nothing for a year! My writing has improved and I have many new ideas for this story if you want me to continue. So PLEASE REVIEW! You won't be disappointed. I've got my lazy ass in gear and because it's close to Christmas break I can have an update up in no time. Oh and the story/royai will be coming in next chappie I've got it all planned.

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Thatz: SEE YA IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!

Ed: maybe...(is hit on head)