Alrighty, so updates are going to be fairly regular, and quick, since I have officially finished writing the story. I just need to go back and do some editing and finishing touches, but the majority of it has been finished. :3

Even though I had written this chapter before I read any of the reviews, I suppose I could still dedicate it to cardmagicandsam, since they told me to do a Roy POV soon anywhos. :P

Enjoy! c:


Roy's Point of View

The girl had been sleeping all day.

When Fullmetal had arrived at headquarters, he had asked me to go check on her.

As I was on my way to the Hughes' I found her crying in the street. She seemed to be unaware of everything else around her, and was unresponsive when I tried to ask her to get up.

I ended up picking her up, and driving her back to Central Command.

The blonde girl was lying on the couch, a blanket draped over her sleeping figure.

"Sir?"

"Yes, Lieutenant Hawkeye?"

"Fullmetal has asked to see you, sir."

"Send him in."

Shortly after, Edward Elric came shuffling into my office, looking extremely defeated and troubled.

Alphonse was nowhere to be seen.

"What is it, Fullmetal?"

I sat down at my desk, elbows propped, with my chin resting on my folded hands.

"They want me to… to do it tonight. To create the stone tonight."

The blonde's voice was shaking.

"Have you decided what you're going to do?"

"Too many people have died for the sake of my cause, Colonel. I can't bring myself to… to hurt more." Ed's brow furrowed, clearly struggling with the fact that he was about to become a murderer.

He was only 16. The boy shouldn't have to go through this, hell – he shouldn't be in the military in the first place. He shouldn't have gone through anything that he has faced.

I had tried to convince the Fuhrer that I could take Fullmetal's place, but he had remained stern.

"I'm assuming you've talked to Al about this."

Ed sighed.

"Yeah…"

"And?"

"And he understands where I'm coming from and that if I did go through with it, sacrificing myself, he would understand. But he still doesn't want me to do it, he says that there would be no point in getting his body back if it meant losing me."

I nodded.

Both brothers had a point.

It was such a messy situation.

Apparently, Ed hadn't noticed Winry until now.

"Why did you bring her here?"

"It's safer than leaving her at the Hughes' house, where anyone could find her. At least if she's here, she's under trusted protection. The Fuhrer already suspects that you've told her. I didn't want to leave her when I knew she was already in danger."

Ed nodded.

He stared at the girl for a moment, before saying,

"I just wish there was a way out of this that would work for everyone."

"So do I, Fullmetal. So do I."

Ed had placed himself next to Winry's sleeping figure, and it didn't take long before he too fell asleep.

The kid had been up all night, not to mention the amount of stress he's under right now.

He deserved the break.

I turned my attention to the ever-growing stack of paperwork on my desk.

I was working through it at an incredibly slow pace, and about an hour had passed when there was a knock on my office door.

"Come in."

Lieutenant Hawkeye walked in, along with the suit of armour that was Al.

"Is Brother alright?"

"Yeah, he's fine. But you should let him sleep."

Al looked over at the two sleeping teenagers, and laughed a little.

Even Hawkeye smiled.

Ed had originally fallen asleep sitting up, but I guess at some point he had slid sideways, and both blondes were now snuggled against each other. It was remarkable they both fit on the couch, but then again – Fullmetal was small. So I suppose it made a bit more sense now.

I had an expression of amusement on my face.

Al had said something about not wanting to bother me, and left, and I guess the Lieutenant left with him seeing as neither were where they had been moments ago.

I was about to return to my paperwork when I saw that Winry's eyes were open.

She looked confused for a second, but then she recognized Ed's automail arm that was wrapped around her, and she smiled to herself before her eyelids closed once more.

They were rather cute together, I had to admit.

Even if Ed might die in a matter of hours.

Cynicism aside, I had gotten through all of my paperwork, which was surprising and probably a sign that the apocalypse was headed our way, when I noticed Ed slowly sitting up.

"Morning, sunshine." I teased.

Ed glared at me as his face flushed.

"What time is it, Colonel Bastard?" He mumbled.

I rolled my eyes at the name, and checked the time. It was now nearing 4 p.m., as I informed Ed.

It was silent for a moment.

"What time do you have to leave?" I asked.

"Five."

I nodded.

So, that gave us about an hour to come up with an alternate plan. Great.

Ed looked incredibly tired, stressed, not to mention scared.

"Fullmetal. We can find a way out of this. There's got to be a way out. Everything has a loophole."

"I've tried. I've spent countless hours trying to find any sort of escape, but there's nothing. There is literally nothing I can do to change this."

"Are you sure about that?" An unfamiliar voice said.

I hadn't even noticed the door open.

Standing there, in the doorway, was a tall man with long golden hair tied back in a ponytail. Looking between the two, there were remarkable similarities between Ed and him.

Ed's eyes burned with blazing hatred. It was unsettling, and I wasn't even the one on the receiving end of it.

"Hohenheim." Ed spat the word, as if it tasted bad.

Hohenheim… I knew I recognized the man before me now.


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I dunno. That was supposed to be intense. XD

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