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Chapter 21

"Ember?" I hear someone question behind me, turning to come face to face with Riza Hawkeye exiting a building in her uniform. I turn and give her a small wave. "What are you doing out?"

"I was going to head over to the military hospital," I pause and notice her confusion. "I figure Jean and Mustang would be there."

"I'm about to head over there," she studies me, causing me to fidget a bit. "Wait here a moment. I'll be right back." I nod as she walks back into the building. I wait only a few minutes, before she comes out with a black jacket, handing it too me.

"Thanks," I say, realizing that it was actually pretty cold out. We start to walk, in silence not sure what to say to each other. "So…how are they?"

Riza smiles knowing that I'm really only concerned with my cousin. "They'll both be okay. I'm not sure the full extent of their injuries, but they were doing pretty well when I left." I nod, relieved that Lust failed to kill them. "May I ask you something?"

"I wish people would stop asking permission." I sigh noticing a small amused smile from Riza. "Shoot." I say, not noticing the pun till it was too late.

"They mentioned Greed was dead, what do you think about that considering that you have history with him?" I furrow my eyebrows, then throw my arms up in frustration, causing Riza to give me a confused look.

"SHIT! I forgot about that with everything going on." I let out a sigh. "I don't know…I haven't had time to process everything." I feel my hands start to shake, but put them in my pocket, not wanting Riza to notice my instability. I look at the ground trying to sort things out only to be stopped when Riza grabs the back of the jacket I'm wearing. "Oh…What was that for?"

Riza raises an eyebrow at me, truly shocked at my confusion. "I figured you shouldn't walk in the front door of a military hospital." My eyes widen as I realize what I was about to do. I nod and look away slightly embarrassed. "There's green door on the other side. Go over there and I'll sneak you in." I nod still not wanting to face Riza embarrassed. I hear Riza walk towards the front door and laugh a little at my embarrassment.

I takes me about 15 minutes to get to the door without being spotted. When I arrive Riza is standing there waiting for me. We make our way inside and start towards one of the upper levels and we both see a man standing in front of a door in a traditional uniform. I notice the man standing at the door is Falman from earlier. I give him a small wave as he salutes to Riza. He steps aside as the two of us walk in, me standing behind Riza.

"I don't think that they'll be up for a while," remarks Riza to me as I look at the two men laying in the beds. "Why don't you sit down and get a little rest." She points to the chair in the corner of the room. I look at Riza and she looks determined. Knowing Riza reputation, I nod and sit in the chair wooden arm chair.

"What about you?" I question surprising her a bit. "Shouldn't you get some rest?" She laughs at me again, earning a small, unconvincing glare.

"I'm fine," she states. "I'll wake you up when they do." I nod and curl up in the chair, still feeling cold from being outside. I smile a little trying to convince myself that everything was going to be fine.

-A Few Hours Later-

"DAMN IT, HAWKEYE!" I hear someone remark as I start to open my eyes. I look and see an angry Jean, sleeping Mustang, and calm Riza. "It's not safe. Based on what she said, if the wrong people find her…"

"What's going on," I question hoping to figure out what I missed. Jean turns and looks at me, furious. I flinch a little, knowing that Jean rarely ever got this mad. I look away, knowing that he was probably pissed at me.

Jean sighs. "Come here." I start to walk over to him and stop in front of him. He grabs my arm and pulls me in for a hug. I hug him back, and start to cry happy that he wasn't gone. "Sorry Em…" I shake my head a bit, hoping that he realizes it's all fine. "You need to get out of here." I pull back and sit on the edge of his bed, looking at him confused.

"No," I reply as Jean sighs at my stubbornness. "Not until I know what's going on."

"Ember," both Jean and I turn to look at Riza who just spoke up. "We don't know what's going on yet. I only brought you because there was no way you were getting in last night without causing a problem." I look down at the ground knowing that she's right. "Go back to the hotel and get some rest. You can come tomorrow to see them."

"But-" I begin to argue.

"Or I could force you to leave." Remarks Riza. I immediately stop talking and look at Jean.

"I'll be here tomorrow, Em." I sigh and stand up following Riza to the door, knowing that she's only going with me to make sure I actually leave.

-Later that Night-

"I'M GONNA KILL HER!" I hear someone yell, waking me up.

"Brother, calm down," I hear Alphonse. I groan and get up, not sure what's going on or why for the second time today I'm being woken up by yelling.

"She left you there to take on a homunculus alone! WHY SHOULD I CALM DOWN?!" I push my hair back with my left hand. What the hell's got Edward so worked up? Might as well go see what's going on. I slip on the jacket Riza gave me and my pants, before walking over, where Edwards is still yelling.

I kick open the door, still not fully aware of what's going on. "What the hell are you yelling about, kid?" I ask not prepared for the glare from Ed. "Oh…You're mad at me…" I muse to myself, not really caring. "I take it you have something you want to say then." I remark as I sit down next to Winry.

"What the hell!" I groan slightly knowing that Ed's not going to be quiet and is starting to give me a headache. "You left my brother alone to fight a homunculus! I was starting to think you weren't such a terrible person, but you abandon him there!" I pinch the bridge of my nose, not really caring about what Ed thought at this moment. "We should have left you in Dublith."

"Brother, stop!" exclaims Al, shocking all of us. "That's not why she left me there." I look at Al and raise an eyebrow curious as to why he's so determined to get Ed to play nice with me.

"Oh really," remarks Ed sarcastically, causing me to roll my eyes and lean by head on the sofa. "Then why the hell did you leave."

"What if I don't want to tell you?" I question Ed, not really caring that I was being rude to him.

"Em…" starts Winry, shocked at my response. "You should tell him." I now glance at her. "We all really want to trust you but I don't think that we can if you don't talk to us."

"Uh...Fine," I remark still not really wanting to talk about this. I look directly at Edward sending him a cold glare. "If you must know my full name's Ember Havoc. I left because…Jean was dying. He's family. I know that you think I should have protected yours, but I didn't think…I'm still not thinking clearly."

"Wait…You're Jean's sister," Ed states, not giving me a chance to correct him. "I don't really see the resemblance."

"Ed are you blind," remarks Winry, sarcastically. "They look very similar. Plus she's actually a blond."

"Why the hell do you dye your hair…HOLD UP! WINRY HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?!" exclaims Ed, not thinking before speaking.

"I knew her parent's in Ishval," I reply casually. "And Jean and I are cousins, not siblings."

"You said you aren't thinking clearly," questions Ed. "Why not, because I don't believe you?"

"Hm…Well, I just about walked into a military hospital today at 5 in the morning without thinking, so I think that qualifies as not thinking clearly, considering the military just tried to kill me a short time ago. And Lust also told me that Greed is dead, so that isn't helping." My eyes widen as I jump up. "SHIT! I have to call and let the other's know. I'll be right back."

- A Few Hours Later -

I have just gone downstairs and called the safe house. Dolcetto picked up, much to my displeasure. He was shocked and didn't believe me, but eventually after an hour of talking to him I finally managed to convince him that I was telling the truth. After that I spent time talking to all three of them as they tried to convince me to come back, but I told them not yet. I don't plan on letting this plot continue. I find myself outside of Ed and Al's door and knock. I figure that if Al's up I might as well keep him company for a little while.

"Come on in," I hear Ed yell out from the room. I raise an eyebrow confused, but choose not to question it. I walk in and notice Ed sitting on the sofa facing the door. I sigh shut the door and sit down across from him, not willing to back down.

"I take it you still have questions," I respond, voice dripping with sarcasm. "I guess Al with Winry then."

"Not so much a question," I roll my eyes knowing that the kid has something up his sleeve. "I want you to tell me everything." I perk up not happy with what the kid's demanding. "From your mission to Ishval to what happened when you went missing."

"On one condition," I reply with a smirk, causing Ed to raise an eyebrow. "You have to make the coffee, cause we'll be here a while."

"I'm a little surprised that you're agreeing to this."

"I figured that I'd have to tell you eventually." I smile and look out the window. "Might as well get it out of the way now, but you have to promise me that you won't tell Al and Winry everything." Ed moves to speak up, only to be silenced by me. "Some of it's not something they should hear."