Otp: Ok, it has been a rrreeeeaaaalllly long time since I have updated and I'm sorry. I had a lot to do and not very many ideas

Roy: Where the hell have you been?!

Otp: Shut up, I was in Cali visiting family!

Riza: Roy, leave the author alone

Otp: Thank you Riza now if you haven't read my other fic then you wouldn't know that I thanked the reveiws there so ummm I will be skipping that part today now onto the fic!!!!!!

Chapter 9 Divided and Conquered

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL THAT AN ANT COULD STEP ON HIM?!"

Roy and Riza sweatdropped as they walked into the camp. They stopped and gazed at the scene before them. Ed was fuming and had steam coming out of his ears, Al was trying to restrain him with Winry's help, and Shana was rolling around on the ground laughing hysterically.

"Brother, leave her alone and calm down." Al said as he struggled to stop his brother from strangling Shana.

Maes was watching the events unfold with interest and amusement and Roy and Riza walked over to stand next to him. They all crossed their arms and observed the fight.

Five minutes later, Ed had broken free and was heading straight for Shana, who was still laughing. This is when Roy decided to step in. He positioned himself in front of Shana and glared at Ed who had stopped in front of him.

Ed glared right back at him, "Get out of my way Colonel, I'm gonna make her wish she never called me short!" with that he tried to force his way past Roy. Roy didn't let him get by.

"Ed, I think now would be a good time for you and Al to get some firewood. Winry and Shana can go to the plane and get some food ready." He said in a commanding tone trying to block the short blonde from tearing someone's head off.

Shana was still struggling to stop her laughing when Winry grabbed her arm and led her to the plane to grab some food. Ed still had a murderous expression that was directed at Roy. Maes and Riza stood by watching with amusement.

"Dammit Mustang! Why didn't you let me kill her?! She was asking for it I swear. When she gets back I'm gonna make sure she gets whats coming to her." Ed half screamed at Roy. Roy shrugged and pointed to his brother.

"As I said before, why don't you and your brother go out and find some firewood while we set up here for dinner." Ed continued to glare for a moment longer before he sighed and grabbed his brother's arm and pulled him into the trees.

Once they were gone, Roy turned to gaze at Riza and Maes. Maes looked between the two before he raised his hand, "Do I get an assignment too?"

Roy smiled slightly and beckoned to them to come closer, "Maes, we have reason to believe that Shana is a homunculous. We need your help to prove it. Will you help us?" he asked him when they were close enough for him to talk to them in a whisper.

Maes' eyes widened in surprise then narrowed, "Why do you think she is a homunculous Roy? And why didn't you ask Ed or Al to help you with this? They're the experts with these kind of things, not me."

Riza was the one who answered him, "He's not the one who was suspicious at first. It was me. Something in her eyes made me feel like she was looking through my memories or something and I just can't get it out of my head that she's not human."

"And we can't ask the brothers because they would only bring attention to our suspicions and that might jeapordize our plan to prove the theory or not." Roy finished.

Maes scratched his chin, "I can see what you mean by not asking the brothers about this whole thing, but are you sure about her not being human Riza?" Riza nodded.

"I have always been one to trust my instincts and they have never been wrong so far. I trust them. Besides, you know I wouldn't joke about something this serious."

He sighed, "You have a point there Riza, you alone are the most trustworthy in this whole group and I do trust your judgement. I will help you in any way I can." He said with a smile.

Roy and Riza smiled back at him and then they began to set up the place for their dinner.

Plane:

Shana watched as the group of three talked and had a hint about what it was they were talking about and she wasn't about to let all of her hard work go to waste. It was time to call in her backup. They had to end this, and soon, before they found anything else out.

Fireside at Dinner:

"We have a few trays of food and I brought all the ones that were good. All we need to do is heat them up." Winry said happily as she handed each person a tray of food.

They had all come back from their "chores" and were now sitting on the logs around a blazing fire, which was courtesy of Roy. Riza was sitting next to Roy and Maes was sitting on the log next to her. Winry and Ed were across from them and Al and Shana were on the log next to Roy.

They all started to have a light conversation about random things and appeared to be enjoying everyones company as they ate. Once they were all finished with dinner though, it became a whole different story.

Instead of lapsing into a relaxed silence they lapsed into a tense one and they could all feel it. Ed was the first one to finally snap.

He turned to Shana with a smile, "So, Shana, what's your village like? You said earlier that they are very supersticious, but can you tell us how that all started?"

Shana stared at him confused, "Wha? Oh, right. My village. It's a very nice place, all the people are nice and have very good storytellers. On the other islands, our storytellers are famed for their stories. They tell these stories because of their suspicions about the world. They make up so many wonderful stories and I love them all." It was a good lie and she was proud of herself for making it up so fast.

Riza's eyes narrowed as she observed the girl's confusion at the begining of her tale and Roy and Maes had noticed too. They gazed at each other for a moment then went back to listening to her story.

"There was this one story that I liked the most. It was about a man who found taking children amusing and how a group of warriors came and rescued the children. I wish I could tell you, but I don't remember it as well as I would want to." She supressed a yawn and she noticed Winry and Al starting to doze off.

Ed was tired too and he suggested that they go to bed. The others nodded and began to head inside, leaving Roy and Riza to pick up the campsite.

Roy glanced at Riza out of the corner of his eye and wondered if he should tell her how he felt, 'Now would be the perfect time to do it. We're alone and the others are gong to sleep. That's it I have made my…' Roy never got a chance to finish his thought for Maes had come out of the plane with a blanket in his hands.

He waved to them, "We have a slight problem for the sleeping arrangments for tonight. There is only room for one more person to fit inside comfortably and we only have one extra blanket so one of you might have to stay out here for tonight." He held out the blanket with a small grin spreading across his face.

Riza was frowning at this predicament and Roy was paying more attention to the grin that was plastered on his best friend's face.

"Maes, what's with the grin?" Roy asked warily.

Maes grin only widened and he threw the blanket in Roy's face and made a beeline for the plane. Roy pulled the blanket off of his head and gazed after the man very confused. Riza was much the same.

Roy was still a little confused but he was beginning to understand what his friend was trying to do. He sighed and turned to look at Riza, "You can go inside if you want, I'll stay out here for tonight." He said and he offered her the blanket. She made no move to accept it and he frowned.

'Please tell me we are not going to have the same argument as last night?' Roy thought grudgingly. He waited for her to do something, when she just turned around and headed back to the fire. He raised an eyebrow at her actions and she only smiled softly and sat down on the soft sand next to the fire. Her back was resting on one of the logs and she gazed into the fire.

He smiled warmly and walked over to take a seat next to her. She had closed her eyes and had her head leaning back on the log. He reached out and tucked a stray strand of her hair behind her ear. She opened one eye to look at him and she raised her eyebrow, asking what he was doing.

"May I ask what you are doing to my hair Roy?" she asked.

Roy laughed and wrapped the blanket around them and pulled her close, "I guess you could ask , but that doesn't mean I'm going to answer it." He whipsered into her ear before he rested his chin on her head.

Riza was blushing and all of her military codes and rules screamed at her to not get this close to Roy and she couldn't give a damn what they said. She was here with him and that was all she needed.

Roy was surprised when Riza snuggled up to him and wrapped her arms around him in a warm embrace. He was expecting her to shy away from him but he wasn't about to argue with the results. He smiled and kissed the top of her head before he fell into a blissful sleep.

Sometime in the Night:

Shana was careful not to awaken the occupants of the plane while she sneaked out. When she was out of the plane she quickly made her way over to the shoreline.

Waiting for her there was Envy, Lust, and Gluttony. Envy smirked as she came nearer, "Took you long enough, so which ones are we taking?"

Shana grinned, "I believe the best choices are that Rockbell girl and the 1st Lt. They both seem to mean a lot to our targets and I'm sure they would do anything to get them back."

Envy started to cackle, "I can't wait to see that pipsqueaks face when I take his girl away from him."

"Can I eat them?" Gluttony asked Lust with his finger in his mouth.

"Later you can, but not now. We need them alive for now. Don't worry though, we shall get you something to eat soon." She said and Gluttony pouted.

"Who should I take care of?" Lust asked as she lengthened her nails.

Shana smiled, "I will take care of the Lt., you can take care of Flame, Envy you have the Fullmetal brats and Gluttony can help you."

They all nodded in agreement and got ready to attack.

"If we're ready. Let us begin." She said and they stealed into the camp.

Campsite:

Roy was awakened by something sharp being pushed into his neck. He immediately grew alert and looked up into the faces of Lust and Shana.

"I think you've had enough time to sleep Flame boy. I think its time for you to die." Lust said and she raised her nails to strike when Riza woke up and on reflex, pulled him out of the way. They stood and got ready to fight, Roy pulled on his gloves and Riza pulled out her guns.

Shana had disappeared leaving Lust to fight them. Riza shot a few bullets at her and they all hit their mark but did not injure her in the least. Roy frowned and snapped. A huge ball of fire formed and launched itself at Lust who just dodged to the right and ran up to him and slashed at him with her talons.

Riza was trying to help him when an eerie voice whispered in her ear, "I don't think you need to worry about him anymore. Now you have me to play with." Riza wheeled around to face Shana who's arms were shaped like guns and they were aimed at her.

Riza's eyes narrowed, "I knew there was something off about you. I guess I was right." She said menacingly and lauched a few of her bullets at Shana. Shana only laughed and shot right back at her.

Riza reloaded and began to shoot again and dove behind a large piece of driftwood.

Suddenly, the shooting stopped and she dared to look around the log. Shana was still there and she had a maniacal grin on her face, "I don't think we were properly introduced Lt. I am the homunculous Misery, and I can see all of your wants and all of the things that you are afraid of. I can see your weaknesses and your strengths. You are as easy to read as a book. I won't kill you yet, but I am here to take you away and make you suffer. So, be a good girl and surrender!" Riza just barely dodged behind the log again before Misery began shooting another barrage of bullets at her.

Taking a deep breath, Riza jumped out and shot at her.

Roy and Lust:

Roy was panting and he had a burning branch of wood in his hand. His gloves had long ago been slashed apart by Lust's nails and he had an array drawn on his hand in blood.

"Is that all you can do Flame? I am a little disappointed, I thought you would be more of a challenge, but I guess I was wrong!" she lunged at him and he dodged to the left. He winced as his wounds burned, but he ignored the pain and touched the array on his hand. Another ball of flame launched itself at Lust and hit dead on.

Roy thought that he had finally done it for, when the smoke cleared he saw nothing but a pile of black ash. He fell to his knees and began to look around for Riza. A shadow fell over him and he turned around too late.

Riza and Misery:

Riza was out of bullets and was now being chased by Misery who was laughing as she shot round after round at Riza.

She took shelter behind a large tree when the shooting had stopped. Cautiously, she looked around the tree and saw no one. In the distance though, she saw Roy kneeling on the ground and another figure standing behind him. She cried out when she saw him fall to the ground after the figure had stabbed him.

"Roy!!!!!!" then her world went black and she knew no more.

Otp: Well, I didn't really like writing this chapter, but hey I hope you guys liked it and please, don't kill me for the cliffy

Roy: I was stabbed again?!

Otp: Yes, now shut up and say the review speech

Riza: I don't think he feels up to it

Otp: 'glances at Roy who is sitting in a corner and sucking his thumb' …. I see what you mean anyways for those of you who haven't checked out my other fic yet please do so and REVIEW I SAY REVIEW!!!!!!!!!! OH YEAH REVIEW ON THIS FICCY TOO PLEASE!!!!!!! I LUV YOU ALL NOW BE GOOD AND PUSH THE LITTLE PURPLE BUTTON ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THIS SCREEN!!!!!!