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A/N: Ha, I finally got to do what I wanted…I am quite exited. I really hope you like this chapter. Enjoy.

Chapter ten: Story of a miracle

"I am not exactly sure about if this is an urban legend, or the truth, so I can't promise this helps you."

"Whatever it is, please, tell us."

"Fine. I will tell you a short story. Few years ago a patient was brought to this hospital. He was a young man with a deathly disease. He was sick with Amestris-fever, you know what it is, right?"

"Yes. A disease where the patient first has a high fever, then he starts to get red boils on his body and finally forgets things like his or her love ones. Normally patients die in one or two weeks. There was an epidemic five years ago where lot of people died, but then the doctors figured out a medication for it and it almost wholly disappeared."

Mustang answered. Then he nodded the doctor to continue.

"Yes, exactly. It was a painful disease, caused a lot of problems for us. Well, anyways, he was having it and when he was brought to the hospital, he was already in really bad condition, his body covered with red marks. The doctors thought that he would live only two days. The young man had a wife. She was a pretty lady and she was desperate. So she was like all the other family members who were afraid for their loved ones. Or so the doctors thought. See, she was an alchemist. She didn't work for the state, but she was an alchemist."

"Alchemist?"

Mustang was getting even more curious.

"Yes, she was. And when she was notified that all the hospital could do was to give her husband sedatives and painkillers, that nothing else could be done, she decided that she would do anything to help her husband to survive. She left the hospital without a word and the doctors thought that she simply couldn't take it to stand there and watch her husband die without remembering her name. They thought she wanted to go to her parents or so, that she didn't want to see him anymore. Then when two days went and the doctors knew he only had couple hours left, she came back. She was having a back bag with her and determinate look on her face. She asked the doctors if she could have one hour with him, all alone. The doctors didn't want to stop her, after all there was nothing they could do for him and if this was what the young, soon-to-be-widow wanted, they didn't have heart to stop her."

"So they let her have one hour. What happened then?"

Mustang squeezed Hawkeye's hand harder. He so much hoped this story would help her.

"After one hour the door from the man's room was opened. The girl came out, looking exhausted, and like she would faint at any moment…then the doctors almost fainted themselves. The man who was supposed to die in few hours was now supporting her and walking beside her. He didn't have red marks on his face anymore nor did he look so weak. The girl's breathing was shaky, but she smiled, that kind of smile that tells you "I have a secret". The doctors asked her what had happened, they were pleading for her to tell what she had done to cure the man. Neither one told what had happened during the hour. The girl just smiled, it was like that was all she had power left to do and the man said "It was a miracle from my angel. Alchemy is an amazing thing.""

Havoc's eyes were huge and Mustang was thinking feverishly.

"Then the couple left the hospital without looking back. I came to the hospital one year after that and they were still talking about it. No one ever got to know what happened, only thing we know about the couple is, their names."

"So, she saved her husband. And she did it with alchemy."

"So the story goes."

"Can you tell her name for me?"

"Hope Clearwater."

"Do you know where she lives?"

"No one knows."

Mustang stood up and let go of Hawkeye's hand.

"Havoc!"

"Yes, sir?"

"I want you to go and call Fuery. I will call to Falman and Breda. Tell him to find out where Hope Clearwater lives. Say that I will call him soon."

"Yes, Chief."

"And Havoc…after you have called him, stay with her. This is an order."

After he had said that Mustang rushed out of the room. Havoc also stood up from his chair and smiled.

"Thank you Dc."

"I hope you find her and that she can help you. Good luck."

Havoc left the room and went to call Fuery. Same time Mustang was calling Breda and Falman. No one of them knew about the woman, but all of them promised to find out. Havoc went back to Hawkeye's room where she was still lying on the bed. He sat beside her and examined her face.

Riza's porcelain face was sweaty and her breathing rapid, her lungs were having hard time. She looked like a doll, blonde hair cascading to the pillow, red lips open, so that she could breathe better, dark eyelashes like two fans somehow making her cheekbones more evident. Havoc prayed in his mind that Mustang could somehow safe her.

"Hello, Breda. Have you got information?"

"We have found her address. Do you have pen and paper?"

"Yes, go on, tell me."

"Ok, Chief, it is Shadow Street 7, Central near the train station. It is a yellow house and in the downstairs there is a shop."

"Thank you. Call Falman and Fuery and tell I already have the information."

"I will. Good luck, Chief."

"Thank you."

Mustang then run to Hawkeye's room.

"Is the doctor where, Havoc?"

"He just left. Maybe two minutes ago."

"Damn."

Mustang then started to look for the ink eyed doctor. Soon he found him from the hallway.

"Doctor!"

"Colonel Mustang, how can I help you?"

"I need your car."

"You need my car?"

"Yes, my own is still at the General White's house."

The doctor took car keys from his pocket and gave them to Mustang.

"It is in the parking lot next to the main doors."

"Thank you."

A/N: This chapter wasn't so long, but I had fun writing this. In the next chapter we shall see what happens at the alchemist's house. Could she help Hawkeye? Please, review and tell me what you thought!