A.N.: I gave up on my forum T_T. Thanks for those who are still reading my story even with the constant delays and mistakes. Well, right to the story. I don't have a beta-reader anymore, unrevised chapter as always – sighs.

Rate: PG-13 for language, you know Ed.

Chapter seven: "Breaking the rules"

Alphonse looked at his friend Winry who came until the train station. She seemed very sad with his departure, but he knew that Ed still needed him. After all he left Central after a fight with his sister and well, if wasn't her he couldn't have his body back. Ed sacrificed his-her masculinity for his body, so she earned a better treatment from him.

"Call me when you get there!" Winry said when the train started to move.

Al smiled and they exchanged farewells. The way to Central was long and he decided to take a nap, he would probably get there today at night.

There're a few things in a homunculus life that cannot change. One of them was the absence of soul. A homunculus wasn't a human or an animal but they can't be both. The other was the powers, they're powerful and sinners in the name. The last one and more annoying were the death threatens. Homunculi didn't have a social life being rejected by the humans; uncountable times they had to fight against enemies. Homunculi cannot love, but this fact really didn't bother them. But something in the last homunculus was different, Greed wasn't composed by just one will. The prince Ling was sharing his body with the homunculus and feelings as well. He'd feelings about a young woman. Her name was Edward Elric and that night she came to him, to kill. Irony or not, he did know that since the beginning, but he thought it the sexiest thing that he ever saw for ages. Besides it sounded fun. Greed smirked at the blonde girl in front of him.

"Kick my ass did ya say?"

"Are you stupid? How many times I have to repeat that?"

She left her coat slid along her perfect body to the floor. The black leather shinnied slightly under the artificial lamps. Her golden eyes were arrogantly staring at him. Somehow it turned on the homunculus.

"It isn't a good thing to say Edward. I can give you anything that you want, money, power… "

This time was Ling who have taken the control. She raised an eyebrow in annoyance.

"Are you fucking kidding right? I don't want your money."

He smirked deviously.

"…so it has another reason… blackmail, am I right? But my offer still stands."

"Shut up!"

It was enough for her. Ed didn't come there to lose. He was a homunculus, she could do that. She learned how to destroy them. She destroyed the other homunculi… but none of them were her friends before. If Greed's feelings were true, he did love her. The choice was hard, but you cannot get anything without sacrifice. Alphonse wasn't going to pay anymore for her mistakes. Ed clapped her hands and touched the floor. A sword with a sharp blade surged from the floor, and the blonde held it determined.

Greed still as Ling grinned and got his sword which was on the bed. He started jumping into the girl. She gave one 180 degrees spin and got the unprotected homunculus' back. But this was Greed, he used his ultimate shield. The fierce jab made her arms wobbly, but she had time to sway back. His blade passed just a few inches from her head. They stared at each other like two lions hurting a prey.

Ed thought that without automail was more difficult than the last time she confronted the homunculus. Her body lost slightly the old strength. All that she could do was try to find where the homunculus' philosopher stone was and cause an overreaction on it. Otherwise he would never lose his protection.

"I know how you killed the others because I was there babe."

Ling smiled. This time the dirty grin gave place to a sad smile. She felt her hands trembling. Homunculus wasn't human, but he seemed to be hurt…guilty was killing her. Her determination ruined.

"I really loved you Edward… since from the beginning."

He glanced sadly at her again.

"What?"

Ed felt her heart racing and blood rushed to her cheeks.

"Am I interrupting something?"

Her eyes widened. Ling disappeared from her sight and he whispered on her right ear from behind. Instead of a blow or hit, she felt a… soft rub on her right buttock.

"FUCK YOU!"

The pissed blonde used her sword to keep away the homunculus from her. She panted angrily. Ling chuckled while looking at her.

"So soft… don't tease me babe."

He winked and she ran after him. It was so Ling, he always had done such jokes. Teasing the opponents and taking advantage. Ed charged against the homunculus with her whole force. She kicked him before he could form his shield. The homunculus landed a few meters ahead.

"Nice kick."

He said while rising from the floor.

"This isn't enough to get me babe."

He smirked and put his sword down.

"Who's the fucking 'babe' here?! Giving up already?"

His answer was another smirk.

"No, I like to use my own hands in combat. I want to feel you determination to kill me."

Ling assumed a martial art position of standing by. Ed had seen that position a few times when they had fought against Envy, in Father's lab.

"I'm ready."

Ed gritted her teeth and ran into the homunculus.

A hooded man was standing in front of a luxury hotel. He was holding a piece of paper on which the hotel name and the address were written. The man sighed and took off his hood. Some locks of his black hair flew with the cold wind. Roy looked at his loyal friend Riza who was waiting for him in the car. Her eyes were as colder as the wind. He decided that he should enter and finish what he was ordered to do. The pirotex gloves on his jacket inner pocket weren't necessary; he decided to use a less destructive weapon. He checked up the pistol on his belt and headed to the hotel's entrance.

"Ouch!"

Ed whimpered for the third time in that combat. Ling had beaten her every time that she approached too much.

"I know that you can do better than this. C'mon."

Ling smirked and made a gesture with his hand.

"Bastard!"

She snarled and tried a low trip* to get him down. He jumped and landed on his bed. Ed clapped her hands creating spikes from the floor. The spikes destroyed the bed and a haze of dust covered the place. The blonde tried to see if it Greed got hit and stepped near to the bed. Suddenly, a heavy body landed on her from up. Ed felt on her back and had her arms and body pinned against the ground. Ling smirked, now he had the blonde where he wanted.

"Let me go son of a bitch!"

Ed yelled and struggled against the homunculus. His face was so close that she couldn't hide the slight blush on her cheeks. Ling held her both arms to avoid the blonde's alchemy.

"Shhhh…" he whispered on her left ear "Please, let just stay like this for some minutes."

Ling smiled and glanced fondly at her. The warmth created between them was so intense that Ed felt her body in flames. Her cheeks now were as red as a tomato. Looking at the man's xingian features, at that point of view he was very attractive. What the hell am I thinking? – she thought, trying to focus her mind on the mission. Greed was an enemy. The State wanted him dead. Alphonse's freedom was on her hands. However, the homunculus' sad eyes were the worst part. He leaned down and slightly brushed his lips on hers. It sent shivers to her spine.

"D-don't…" she trailed off.

He smiled and just kissed her forehead.

"Ed?"

A low baritone voice turned their attention to it. Ed looked startled to the man standing in front of the room's entrance door. It was Roy's voice and he seemed very surprised. She glanced at his hands that were holding a fire gun.

"What are you doing here General?"

Ling let go of her and stood. The homunculus took some distance from them.

"I didn't understand… I was supposed to stop a murder attempt."

Roy looked from Ed to Ling in askance.

"Get out of here bastard!"

The blonde snarled annoyed. She wasn't going to do it with her commanding officer there.

"I received orders Ed. Someone informed the military that a murder attempt against the Xing's emperor would happen this night. They sent me and a troop which is coming soon to arrest the assassin."

Ling laughed.

"Seems that the 'assassin' is our beloved Edward."

Roy widened his eyes and understood. It was a trap. Edward would be arrested for murder attempt and probably get death sentence. He was chosen because probably by the court-martial they doubted his loyalty and tried to use Edward to test it. He should have noticed something; he knew that someone of his rank normally didn't receive such type of order. For some reason, the person who did it wanted to catch Edward and him. The black-haired man wasn't going to let they do it.

"The building is encircled, there's no exit…but you can use the roof, Edward you need to go, NOW!"

He approached the blonde who looked at him in disbelief. Roy was risking his rank and career for her again?

"What? What about Al…? I don't have anywhere to go…"

"You can get my-"

Roy stopped and felt a jab on the back of his neck as Edward at the same time. He rubbed his neck and found out a small needle and pulled it out. His vision turned blurry, his body was so heavy that he couldn't think straight anymore. The last thing that he saw was the homunculus before collapse into the floor. Edward collapsed at his side.

"Good job Wu and Ran Fan."

Ling smirked and looked at his servants who appeared from the shadows.

"Tell to the others to carry the treasures and get these two…let's get out of this country."

To be continued.

P.S.: Next chapter you'll know who is manoeuvring the military against Ed and Roy. :)