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here is my next chapter sorry i haven't updated in a while Christmas keeps you busy :) enjoy
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN FMA JUST MY OC
Chapter 7 (east city and a big dog?)
OC POV
We arrived in east city near evening time but my first time noticing we had stopped was the halting of carriages which caused me to fall of the bench with a clang of metal limbs 'ow' I exclaimed rubbing my head my back felt really bad guess it would take me a while to get used to sleeping on those seats 'where are we?' I asked getting up 'east city' al responded getting up too Edward didn't say a word I grabbed my coat throwing it on as we left the train and exited the station tons of people were on their daily business even though the sun was setting 'c'mon we are going to check in at a hotel for the night then onto colonel mustang in the morning' Edward said walking off without waiting for an answer after we arrived and got to our room we all sat down al and Edward on one side and me on the other couch 'so robert you going to tell us the truth now?' Edward asked leaning back 'crap here we go again I should have guessed Edward would start asking questions before the colonel could' I thought I twitted with my thumbs a old habit of mine when I was trying to get out of a tight situation 'it will be ok robert just stick with the story maybe I should ask what kind of answers do they want me to give' 'depends on the questions you ask' I responded 'ok then why did you lie about knowing about alchemy' ed accused 'huh? what are you talking about I have never preformed alchemy in my life' I replied confused a little now as if to answer that ed took a piece of paper out and put it on the coffee table along with my pocket watch 'crap now I see why he asked' I thought seeing that the piece of paper was part of the transmutation circle I had drawn out to get here 'so can you explain this?' Edward asked clearly seeing I had no way out 'tch fine I see that lying will do me no good' I then leaned forward 'you see I'm from...' I was about to continue when a someone knocked at the door 'I will get it' al said getting up when he answered I heard some conversation then al came back in with riza hawkeye 'what are you doing here?' Edward asked 'keeping an eye on him' she replied eyeing me warily 'aw c'mon if I came here of my own free will and with no cuffs I think you can trust me not to run away in a city I don't know my way around' I complained clearly annoyed 'doesn't matter we still can't trust you' she responded as if to emphasize that point she had a hand on her holster 'fine fine I'm going to bed if that's ok with you' I said glancing at the clock seeing as it was near 1AM then giving riza a glare rising from my seat and going to my room closing the door and flopping on the bed quickly falling asleep.
Edward POV
'You really think he is that dangerous?' Edward asked as soon as robert was out of earshot 'far as I can tell I don't think so then again colonel mustang said it was better to take precautions on this 'yeah I can see why' Edward responded 'either way it looks like he knew something about that paper on the table' al said pointing at it 'what do you think it was?' haweye asked picking it up 'it looks like a transmutation circle but we don't know what it is for' Edward answered 'well that's another thing you can ask him in the morning' haweye answered setting the piece down 'well I gotta get to bed too' ed said stretching out 'ok ed I will take watch on him' hawkeye said pulling up a chair beside Robert's door and sitting down 'ok see ya tomorrow' Edward said entering his room along with Alphonse Edward then got changed into his bed clothes and got into bed 'night al' 'night brother' 'I guess we will find out your secrets tomorrow' Edward thought then fell asleep.
OC POV
I awoke the next morning and for a moment I thought I was back at home then I remembered where I was and what happened 'heh nice for your brain to try and trick you' I thought 'tch shut up' I said getting up then I realised I had slept in the clothes I had worn from yesterday considering I didn't have any other clothes it would be pretty bad if I went out undressed laughing to myself I exited my room and crossed to the bathroom knocking first I entered and got washed then entered the main room again I took a look at the clock and then blinked rubbed my eyes and adjusted my glasses and looked again it was 5AM 'WHAT THE FUCK!' I swore instantly al came out of the brothers room 'robert you ok?' he asked sounding worried 'yeah al just surprised at what time it is I only slept a couple of hours I guess I am still recovering from the surgery' I said sweat-dropping 'yeah i remember when Edward got the implants he hardly slept for at least two months' I then sighed and sat down and put my face in my hands 'wow never did I think it would turn out like this' I said more to myself then to al 'what do you mean?' al asked I looked at him 'well I always thought my life was going to be calm nothing major would happen i would settle down eventually and have a family decent job and home then end my days playing chess or something' I then sighed 'now look at me a week ago I nearly died then I met you guys got these arms now I am going to be interrogated by the flame alchemist who probably thinks I am crazy kid who killed someone' al sweat-dropped at my rant 'well you got to admit life would be pretty boring if it went the way you described it' I gave the are you serious look 'I could have done without the whole losing my arms thing' I said grumpily 'yeah I suppose so' al said chuckling then I started laughing too at my own attitude to the whole thing before we knew it i was on my back just laughing al was too we were in hysterics then ed walked out 'WHATS WITH THIS RACKET?' he yelled we both stopped then we saw Edwards hair was all over the place that just sent me over the edge and sent me into fits al pointed at Edwards hair going back into his room we heard a scream and both of us were howling again this went on for about 10 minutes then riza came in from getting some coffee and stared 'hey lieutenant' I said gasping I was out of breath from laughing so hard and in a heap on the floor 'um morning' she said sweat dropping Edward then stomped out of the room in his usual get up an he was not in a good mood 'morning lieutenant' he said then giving me the death glare 'well I can see you two are getting along' riza said I simply stuck my tongue out at her then got up 'this was fun al but I'm starved can I get some food?' 'nope' Edward said immediately 'aw c'mon' I said my stomach clearly agreeing from the growling coming out of it ed then sighed 'fine I'm hungry myself'.
Me Edward and al went down to the breakfast room riza followed it was pretty deserted but the kitchen was open after some breakfast we left for east city headquarters after arriving riza told the receptionist what were there for then told us to wait a bit as the colonel hadn't arrived yet she then went off to look for him it was about 10AM when we got the call to go upstairs arriving in mustang's office i heard Edward's greeting then he fixed Sargent fury's radio 'go on in the colonel is waiting' riza said causing Edward to pull a sour face we entered the colonels office sitting down on the couches in the room the colonel then went on to thank Edward and his brother for their work in lioer i wasn't really paying attention to the conversation till they got onto the subject of bio alchemy 'well maybe you should consulate an expert' mustang suggested retrieving a file from a drawer in his desk 'shao tucker the sowing life alchemist he has done a lot of research into the field of bio alchemy I could take you there maybe you could find some info on how to get your bodies back' he gave a glance in my direction too then Edward stood up 'OK WHAT'S THE CATCH HERE YOUR UP TO SOMETHING HERE AREN'T YOU!' he accused waving his hand 'DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA THIS IS ME THANKING YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THE LIORE CASE' mustang replied slamming his hands on the table 'doing a favour for you is better than being indebted to you' he added he then turned his attention to me
'robert' I looked at him 'yes?' 'the brothers have told me everything from your time in risenbool before you go I wondered would you like to take a test?' 'test?' 'yes the state alchemist exam' the brothers and me all looked shocked 'what?' all three of us said 'I know it's sudden but the test isn't for another month or so in the meantime you can learn the basics from the elrics if they don't mind' 'but why?' 'because of this' mustang then tossed the pocket watch and the piece of paper onto his desk which Edward must have gave to him earlier in the conversation when I wasn't paying attention 'I don't know how you got those injuries robert but if my guess is right then you are a talented alchemist and a good person and if you join the military you will gain the same access to materials that Edward has might help you get your arms back' he said resting his chin on his hands 'just like my dad when we played chess when he had me in checkmate' I thought 'damn mustang you know how to make people do your dirty work' 'alright I will take your test but on certain conditions' 'which is?' I then laid my hand on the paper 'I take this with me and I help the elrics where they go I go' mustang considered this 'you can't have your cake and eat it mustang' I thought don't get me wrong I thought he was ok but honestly I didn't like the way he did things as an officer 'ok you have a deal' mustang said holding out his hand I shook it he smiled at that and I didn't like that smile it was that smile he wore when he just caught on to something big 'aw well you knew you couldn't deal with mustang without getting your hands dirty' I thought.
After we sorted it out along with other details mustang took us to shao tuckers residence when we arrived Edward looked up at the house 'wow this place is huge' then a huge shadow fell across Edward he looked up to see a big dog land on him squashing him flat al sweat dropped and I was on the ground laughing my head off at him I knew it would happen but it was so much more funny seeing it for real 'nina I thought I told you to keep the dog tied up' I heard shao tucker say we all sat down in the dining room I was there too then Edward explained his and al's story I acted shocked in all the right places and all then shao turned his attention on me 'what about you robert what are you here for?' I had a plan and shao tuckers research might help me too 'I was wondering if I could have a look at your research I thought seeing as you know so much about bio alchemy it might be possible that I can replace my arms that way if there is one' tucker thought about this 'well I don't have alot but I do have some books that might be able to help you in that direction' 'thank you sir' I said standing and bowing to him 'well I was wondering how you got those injuries in the first place?' 'ah well it is kinda complicated' I said sweating bullets now 'crap I didn't expect him to get curious' I thought 'well it doesn't matter too much' tucker said 'as long you know that I would like to know eventually' 'I promise when I do get them back I will' I said tucker then gave us the tour of the place then showed us the library immediately al and ed dived in to the books 'I will send someone round to pick you guys up later' 'ok' I responded sitting down with some books on basic alchemy and transmutation circles after they left we must have spent two hours on it when al came over to me 'how are you doing?' 'ok I guess' I replied rubbing my neck I had the piece of paper in front of me and I busy trying to match it or cross reference it to any others from famous alchemists and I hadn't found one even close I must have been through at least 30 books showing diagrams of transmutation circles through the ages used by famous alchemists 'al have you or Edward seen any like it?' I asked in vain hope that he might come across it al looked down at it for a minute or so Edward came and had a look at it too 'nope hate to say it but no I haven't' they both replied 'great' I complained hanging my head al and ed sweat-dropped then went back to their research it went on like that for another 3 hours then nina came along peeking at al from behind a bookcase al then started playing with her I smiled at the scene then ed stomped into view 'HEY AL WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU KNOW WE ARE MEANT TO BE RESEARCHING RIGHT?' 'yeah but nina looked like she wanted to play' al responded then Alexander decided to ambush Edward again when I saw that I fell off my chair laughing 'that does it...' Edward said pushing himself up 'I THE GREAT AND POWERFUL EDWARD ELRIC WILL USE MY ALMIGHTY POWERS TO VANQUISH YOU YOU MANGY MUTT' he yelled chasing after the dog al sweat-dropped and I was in stitches laughing at it all we then got back to work we spent another 2 hours on studying I had never done so much studying in my life my neck was stiff and my back hurt a little when jean havoc came round to pick us up he opened the door to find ed pinned for the third time by Alexander and me laughing at him 'what are you doing down there?' havoc asked 'taking a rest' Edward responded 'after all that you must be dog tired' tucker commented causing Edward to get the shadow eyes look and me trying to suppress my laughter again 'maybe you should come back tomorrow get a fresh start at it' tucker said 'yeah that would be best' I said stretching out and packing up my things I had got a knapsack for all my things for now which was my own notebook with various notes in it and some textbooks on basic alchemy which I was given by al as we exited the house I heard havoc giving his message to tucker about his upcoming review for his license I felt sad knowing that nina wasn't going to be around for much longer part of me knew that this had to happen this was a lesson that the brothers needed to understand yet another part was yelling at me for being a fool and saying no one should die those thoughts stuck to me as we left.
Havoc took us to a hotel then we entered our room I hung up my coat and put my bag in my room then got a glass of water and something to eat and sat on the couch in the main living space al and ed sat in the other seats not much was said 'guess they are used to keeping to themselves' I thought 'so?' I said causing them to look up at me 'think I should try to do a transmutation?' 'ok but lets go over the basics one more time' al responded al had been teaching me all day and I had the theory nailed it was just putting it into practice after we had I drew it out on the floor al then set a stick down in the middle I stood there picturing what I had to do 'ok here goes...' I said clapping my hands and activating the circle and successfully remoulded then stick into a wooden figure of a warrior brandishing a sword al and ed clapped 'well done robert' al said happily 'thanks it was all down to you guys teaching me' I replied grinning that little project seemed to have broken the ice and we got chatting about all kinds of things but somehow we got onto the topic of girls 'WHAT? I DO NOT HAVE A CRUSH ON WINRY' ed yelled he then pointed a finger at me 'IF ANYTHING ROBERT DOES' 'whaaaaa?' i said spraying my last mouthful of water 'c'mon don't play dumb we know it's true you practically say it every time you are in the same room as her' al said giggling 'na na not me' I said waving my hands in defence and trying to play it cool 'what about you al?' I asked 'nope nobody special yet' he said 'yeah I believe that' I said fake coughing' I bet you and Edward have fought over winry more times than I have had naps in a year' it was Edwards and al's turn to go red and I laughed after that and some more banter we all went to our rooms I quickly got into bed and turned out my light 'I wonder if she did like me' I thought 'yeah and next thing you guys will have a wedding and live happily ever after' I argued with myself 'tch who cares not like have a chance she likes ed and gets together with him in the end so why waste time worrying? i know how this turns out and I'm going to stick to it and that's final' I then flipped over facing the other wall 'would be nice if she did like me though...' I thought as I fell to sleep
Edwards POV
Edward entered his room and quickly threw on his bed clothes still a bit peeved from the argument over who liked winry more 'hey Edward?' 'yeah al' 'what if robert is hiding something should we just wait till he tells us?' 'yeah I think we should asking will probably just make him wait longer' he then got into bed 'after all it wasn't like we told him everything from the get go you know?' 'yeah your right' al said slumping 'besides what secrets could be worse than the ones we told him?' 'well he could actually have a crush on winry' al suggested with a smile 'HEY DON'T START THAT AGAIN' ed yelled 'I'm going to sleep night al' 'night brother' al said turning the light out 'robert? what are you hiding?' Edward thought as he drifted into sleep.
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