A.N.:

To my readers:

To the readers thanks for waiting and for the new ones thanks for reading. Someone add me to there story alert list and that makes me feel good cause even with no review at least there are people interested to read it, thanks a lot. This chapter is filler intentionally, you will see eventually where am going with this.

I hope you like this chapter; I know that Hawkeye's character was a little OC but who else could speak to him that way. He only trusts her.

I don't own any of Full Metal Alchemist characters. Only the ones you had never heard or saw on the TV show. Enjoy the story!

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Millane smile while zip some of the apple-flavored tea, the woman wasn't that bad all "So you work in this bakery?"

"Yes, I had worked here since I was a teenager, it belongs to my aunt and I came to help her with the orders and special requests. That's how I met your brother, in his squad they made a request for ten apple pies and he came to pick them up. Since then he comes every day for a slide" she answer giving a warm smile to the young brunette and looking at her boyfriend "Right, Maes"

Both women turn their faces to the only chewing man in the table with chocolate glaze covering his mouth "I don't doubt it, he love to be spoil" Millie look him while he gave her back a big happy smile, like the ones a five year old give when they have sugar rush.

It was obvious, the only thing her brother's myopic eyes and pair of eyeglasses had in sight was his lovely new girlfriend Gracia. Maes had asked and treated his sister that if she didn't take a moment to come to Central City and meet the love of his life she could forget about him immediately. With no other choice, she made an appointment for the third day of the week.

"Maes, your sister is talking, you should listen" Gracia try to be impartial between the siblings relation after all her future with the maniac photographer officer was still unclear "if you excuse me, am going to bring more tea"

Millane nod seen how his brother keeps her eyes behind Gracia's footsteps, "stop drooling, It's enverancing"

The man came back to reality and took a napkin to clean his face from the sweet glaze "did you really thing that I wasn't paying attention" he saw her cross her arms and nodding "ok you're right but you can't blame me if that woman it's the best product ever create by mankind to keep any men in love" Millie could swear she saw a few little hearts floating in the air.

"Any other nauseate comment and this lovely evening is over" she sigh but to late to see her brother rising from his chair and run to her and picking her up to tickle her stomach "is that enough for your freaky nauseates comments, sis"

Millane's breath got cut every time she get some, "stop it, stop it" she laugh feeling the tears coming from her eyes "enough" there was no possible way to stop Maes from implementing his traditional lil' sis manipulative system, it didn't count how many times she beg since she was an infant he would tickle all her sensitive areas until she did something physical to stop him.

"Don't you dare to bite me" he shout seeing how she try to get close to his back to insert her perfect white tooth on his skin "come on, am your older brother and you should listen to me"

"Put me down in that case and it's a tie" she answer pointing the part she was going to bite if he didn't do what she order "in the count of three..."

He knee and sit her on her chair "you're getting to smart girl" he said returning to his side and hyperventilating after that little wrestling routine "and you should lost weight, the train food is starting to show on your belly sides"

"Like you're getting any younger Maes, I swear a saw a few gray hairs on the back of you hair, at least I can loss weight but those little color hairs won't return" Millane smirk, oh she adore so much this type of time she spend with his dear older brother, he was right forcing her to spend a moment of her busy agenda with him.

"So now talking more seriously, what do you think?" Maes face became serious "I will appreciate your opinion"

Millane see how her brother honestly ask her for the opinion of Gracia, deep down inside she didn't find anything wrong with her. The lovely woman seems perfect, almost has a doll she used to play has a child but that was the problem, that Garcia is the perfect doll or woman meaning that her brother isn't going to need her for anything. From a positive point of view it means that she won't have to travel frequently to Central every time he want or miss her; the negative side is she was going to be replace and that make her sad.

She could be honest and hurt him, but that was an cold and heartbreaker comment to say to the man that raise her "Gracia seems perfect, if you like her then am ok" the smile on Maes face was big, that he jump from his chair to hers and hug her tight.

"Am so happy that you accept, oh that make me so glad" the tall man said almost crying from the happiness "I was getting the feeling that you didn't like her""

"Of course not, what ever makes you happy bro makes me too" she gave him a weak smile, the big lie that she just say is going to follow her for the rest of her eternity on earth "she will be a wonderful wife"

He nod and separate from his sibling, Maes knew that Millane was trying hard to not let her true ideas betray what she really though of the woman "Millie" he knee down and took her hand "I know that we had been a duet from a long time ago and I want to get this clear, what ever happen to both of us we will always be a duet ok, we are the perfect pair of siblings in Amestris"

His hand barely touch her soft face, "come on give me that beautiful smile of yours, let me see" and she did what he told her "remember it please, we are going to be together"

She couldn't remember anything that happens after that day. And she really wants to remember, anything that could help her deal with the situation. Millie needs any happy thought to keep her spirit alive.

The following days after the attacked had being the scariest ones in her life. She wasn't expecting to be alive but she cry of joy when she discovers her soul didn't reach heaven. The poor woman had being locked up inside a poor lighting, cold and small room big enough for her to stretch her leg, at least. But it was still the same, she was imprison for some unknown reason inside a cold and freezing prison with a little window that allow her to see a little of what was happening outside.

The first two days she spent them completely awake, Millane had many question and want some answers. At first she scream and shout trying to get attention and when she caught it she stop calling for anything at all. The reason, the awkward man that always responds to the calling, spending too much time with her. He was this small, creepy and annoying male with dark skin and red eyes, she guess he could be an ishbalan descendant. He once mentions that they had meet before but she didn't remember (thanks to all spiritual idol) and how beautiful she looks asleep.

"Creepy" she always say to herself every time he comes around her metal prison, that was usually three o four times a day. Starting with a cup of cold coffee (but at least it was coffee) with a piece of bread, then before lunch he blind fold her to take her to the bathroom. She hated when the moment came cause she really need to go but being blindfold and clueless of what could this man with pervert eyes do to her freak her out. Just yesterday, she felt his hand approaching her waist and just for defense instinct she kick him hard enough that she knew base on the high pitch of his voice that it really hurt her plus the way he throw her inside taking away her shoes, throwing away her eyeglasses and leaving her with no supper.

Now, today, a brand new day she was cold, hungry and desperate. She sat at a corner with her arms wrap around her legs warming herself and keeping her mind away of her cruel reality. Millane sigh resting her face down over her knees and keep imaging hot summers with her brother at their childhood town chasing the neighbor's dog. She could swear that she was even sweating.

"Good day, my sweet and pretty nurse" her daydreaming end when his voice sound inside the box "did you had a good night sleep, because I couldn't thanks to that nasty bruise you gave me yesterday"

She didn't want to lift up her face afraid that he might do something but the smell of coffee, and this time hot, was making it hard to ignore. Slowly she raises her face until her dark green eyes were seeing and not her drooling mouth. The creepy not only had brought her a hot cup of coffee but also a sandwich. That didn't seem like a good omen.

He knee down and place the plate and cup and stood there waiting for her to make a move and she knew, for that reason she lay down her face again, seeing only the gray floor. She can resist the urge of a hot meal if she really makes up her mind.

"Sir, you haven't taste the meal I brought an hour ago" Col. Hawkeye's sigh with worry, this had being the fifth food his commander skipped, "its not going to help to be weak in the battlefield, sir"

No reply, this wasn't like him. He usually tell her that it didn't mind, that he wasn't any weak soldier and that he had last longer with no food during the days at Ishbal war. But the last two days he just open his mouth to shout orders and to spoke to the high commanders in Central City, usually to give an update of the search mission.

There wasn't too much either to tell, in four days the Brigadier General had order to split the group in three search party. One leaded by Havoc, the second by Breda and the third and last one by him followed around with Hawkeyes and her officers.

They head north after discovering several tired tracks near a river that had mysteriously a broken bridge that was finished two months ago. After creating a new with alchemy they establish the new bridge as the new command center to return in case of any news or information. Four days later and still no news of the missing personal and patient. Russell Trimgum, former assistant of Millane, had cooperate in what he could remember of that night but that wasn't information enough and his presence just keep perturbing the General for his failure protecting the teenagers young brother, the sick patient and private Hughes.

"If Maes was here, he would had punch me in the face by now" Roy sigh once again without noticing the presence of his loyal subordinate "sir" he gasp air and turn around not able to hide the tiredness in his eye. He nod to let her know that he was listening, even if that was a lie.

"Do you wish another type of food, don't you like sir" he understood that the blond colonel was worry for his physical condition and he sympathize with her.

"It's ok Hawkeyes, I lost my appetite a few days back but I appreciate your gesture" he turn his face giving the young woman once again his back.

"Sir, I request permission to express a few words without the proper manner" what I just need, he told himself and turn his attention to the woman that relax when he nod

"Sir" she walk a few step closer to her old friend "I understand your preoccupation but not eating or sleeping will make matters better. If it help in any way am sure that the hostages are ok, from what I had observe from Misses Hughes she seems a really strong woman and am sure she's doing her best to keep Misses Moira and the kid Flecther safe"

"I wish I had the same faith but as a science man I…"

"It wont hurt to have a blind positive thought that things will end up ok, that we're going catch these persons and save our people" she wish he could be less calculator and more … "its hard after the war and all the things that happened months ago but just for once just believe it"

Roy didn't show Riza how shock and impress he was with her words. He wasn't expecting that type of speech coming from a soldier that everybody, including himself, as a person that believe in things like faith or hope, he always thought that beside him, she too was a rational person. He was wrong.

His throat suddenly went dry and his mind blank, he truly want to believe exactly the way she describe it but after everything he had gone thru believing in a theological virtue wasn't the one thing on the top of his list of ways to get his people back. His eye wonder around looking for something to say but nothing came.

"Fury" the two syllables came out just as lifesaver "come in" in that moment he took a few steps backs from the colonel showing that their personal conversation came to an end.

The small soldier walk inside the camp with a couple of papers in his hand "sir, this just arrives, Lt. Havoc ask to be immediately deliver" he hand them to his superior that start reading and a small spark appear on his once dull eye "how long could it takes us be in Almiron"

Quickly, Riza move to the map of the east section of Amentries and tap the small wooden town of Almiron "approximately two to three hours sir" she answer and saw a smirk on his face, which was a good sign.

"Colonel, prepare the vehicles to leave in twenty minutes" he say arraigning his desk "and please bring me some real food, this is going to be a long trip and who know when we will be back."

He look at his watch and watch the little stick moving to the eleven and the long one at the twelve, exactly the time he had plan to meet again with the kid.

He rise his head up from the bushes and found only two men securing the area. Yesterday, there had being more so it make this easier for him.

Just has his aunt teach him and her mother forbid him, he draws a few symbols on the earth and later throw a lot of leafs. He cross his fingers before kneeling down and placing his hands watching a neon green light emerging from the ground and the fire started.

"yes, I did it" he say jumping happily but step back once the flames began to rise, he hide behind some trees and wait for the two man to come closer, he hear them and knew that was the signal for him to move. Once alone he run as fast has he could to the railroad building and hide behind the open door the security guys left open.

He took another look and lucky for him there was only one man, he move but stop when he saw a new figure emerging from a metal door. It was the small creepy guy, Lorenz; he remembers seeing him several times at his house at north. He walk back again to his hidden spot and wait until the man and the security officer walk away from the door.

"Master will be please to know that the nurse, the kid and Moira are asleep" Lorens spoke

"Great, am anxious to get back home, this place get my nerves" say the other soldier

"Relax Claude, by this hour we are going to be crossing the limits between Amentries and Drachma" he say throwing away a plate and a cup "Once in Drachma, we can do what we want with them and the master will get rid from that old fat bastard"

They both smirk and it afraid there spy. Going to Drachma, what the hell, he thought. If he want to safe Millane, the kid that he saw with them and his mother he have to move faster. Right now it didn't seem like a safe choice to go and rescue them.

He turn around and thru the door frame he saw the train smoke coming form the machine, that means that they were leaving pretty soon. That gave him an idea…

Once the men were out of his sigh he tip toe out of the building into the train, quickly he climb to the roof top and lay down. Now he had to wait until the right time to go down and safe his mother and friend.