S.L. Shaoran Lover – Heh. Glad you like it and so sorry this update was slow. Bad case of writer's block. O.o

CuteCherry – Um…it's yaoi. You know? Male/Male? Roy and Ed just happen to make one hot couple.

Chapter Seven: The Call

"Well you seem happy, brother," Al said to Ed after he came back.

Ed just shrugged. He had to come up with an excuse and quick. His brother was always able to tell how he feels even he did his best to hide it. Oh well. As they say; secrets never stay secrets forever.

"Just glad I didn't get a late fee on the tux," was the excuse he came up with.

Weak.

"Sure," Al stated.

If he had eyes that actually moved, this is where he would have rolled them.

"Whatever you say."

Ed gave him a disappointed look. Maybe, if he ever felt like he truly needed to tell someone, he'd tell Al how his and Roy's feelings were mutual. But…now just wasn't right. It would seem strange to others that a fifteen-year-old would be going out with someone that was twenty-nine. Heck. Even when Ed thought about it it seemed awkward. Oh well.

"Hey Al?"

"Hey Ed?"

They both started at the same time. Al laughed.

"You can go first, brother."

"Oh no. What were you going to say?"

"I was just wondering if it would be alright if I went about the town this evening. There's this really nice lady that owns a corner shop that said next time I come by she would introduce me to places," Al finished.

Ed laughed to himself. This would work out perfect. Al would go out and Ed would go out. This way there would be no problems.

"Sounds fine."

"Great!" Al exclaimed. "But what were you going to say?"

"Oh nothing. I just have things I need to do tonight myself, that's all," Ed finished with a shrug.

"Okay."

"So what time are you probably gonna leave?" Ed asked with a raised brow.

"Around five-thirty or so."

Ed nodded. This was going to work out perfectly. When Al went to go around town, he would be gone for hours on end. If everything worked out okay, he would be back before Al would return.

He stole a glance at the clock. It was only three-thirty. Two and a half more hours. There had to be a way to make the time go faster. And what better way to do so then to go to the library. He'd get his nose stuck in a book and time would fly by. However, that would only be if the library wasn't closed down for inspection on the . Oh well. It was worth a try.

"Hey, Al?"

Al turned his attention from the window to his brother.

"I'm gonna go down to the library."

"Oh. I'll come too. I need to kill some time anyway!" Al chirped.

I guess we think more alike then I thought, Ed thought to himself as they both walked out the door and locked it behind them.

"Isn't she so adorable!"

"Get that picture out of my face. I've seen it a thousand times already," Mustang replied to Hughes after he shoved a picture of Elisa in front of his face.

"Awe. Well you're no fun now are you?" Hughes mumbled as he crossed his arms.

There was a knock as Riza walked into the room.

"Colonel Mustang, there's a telephone call for you."

"Oh. Roy's got himself a girlfriend that calls him. It's so cute!" Hughes mocked as Roy stood up and walked over to the door.

"At least the people call me," the Colonel stated before walking out.

Hughes as on the desk with a look of disappointment on his face.

"That was just cold."

Mustang picked out the phone.

"Colonel Mustang here. What's the situation?"

"Sir, this is Havoc. You're needed back in Central," came the voice over the phone.

"Oh? What for?" Roy asked as he raised a brow even though no one could see him.

"I can't say why over the phone. The line could be tapped. All I can tell you is that you're needed immediately."

Mustang shook his head.

"Alright."

"Good. I checked the train schedule and there should be one leaving there at five. I'll fill you in when you get here. Oh and Mustang…bring what you can."

And with that the other line went . Mustang set down the phone.

"I'm due in Central," Roy stated aloud.

"What for?" Riza asked behind him.

"He didn't say. Just said it was important. I have to leave here in an hour."

"That's short notice."

The raven-haired man just nodded.

"Well, I have to go gather what I can and get to the station."

Ed closed one of the books and grabbed another one. He's read all these already. There were military personnel that were walking around making sure there were no disturbances. After finding the librarian, they kept the place under tight security. It was very unlikely that the people would come back. What other business could they carry at a library?

Simple question.

Simple answer.

Ed glanced up at a clock that hung on the wall. He shut the book he just opened and looked at Al.

"Gee. Time sure flies when you're having fun," he said sarcastically. "It's already five. I can't believe it."

Al looked up and shut the book he was flipping through.

"That's seemed rather fast," Al replied. "We'll, I guess we should head back, eh brother?"

"Looks that way." He stood up at the same time as his brother. "We'll pick it back up tomorrow."

Al nodded and they walked out the room and out the library. It was only starting to get dark and the sky was an orange-reddish color. It was actually quite nice. It was just warm enough but also a slight chill ran through the air.

"Hi! Alphonse!" A female voice called.

A brown-haired girl stood at the end of the block waving. She had light eyes and wore baggy cargo jeans with a white tank-top.

"Oh! Hi, Raine!" Al called back, waving. He looked at his brother. "That's the lady I was talking about, Ed. So I guess I'll see you later. Bye brother!" He called as he went running up to the girl.

He said something to her that caused her to laugh and they vanished around a corner.

Hm…I guess there's really no point in going back to apartment, Ed thought to himself as he smiled at the fact his brother was having a good time. I guess I'll just have to kill an hour before I meet Mustang.

He shoved his hands in his pockets and started walking. He talked to a couple of people that were on the streets; catching some laughs with a few of them. Before he knew it, he had already been walking around for over forty-five minutes. So he started heading towards Maine Street.

The blonde wondered how his date would go with the Colonel. It would be a little awkward but maybe it wouldn't be as bad as he was picturing it. It could even be fun.

Too bad he didn't know that Roy wasn't going to show up. He was already on a train to Central. This night was only going to be the beginning of a horrible nightmare.

Yes. Another cliffy! Heh. Poor Ed doesn't even know about Roy going to Central. Hm...well! If you want more...You have to review! Otherwise...I won't update:P