Chapter thirty

Lexie's POV

So I agreed to go see Roy because Ed and Al insisted he had a plan and they were right, I wasn't thinking clearly. I was recovering from my relapses and the multiply fists to the head Duke just loved giving out to me oh and the drowning, so yes I was defiantly not thinking clearly but this was ridiculous.

"Okay I get we need to see Roy and he's still at Central command and its dark, but how are we supposed to sneak me in there?" I asked staring at central command in front of us. "There are still soldiers crawling around the place and I'm still a wanted criminal, Grumman hasn't lifted the bounty off my head yet" it was going to look extra suspicious if I go waltzing in there with my hood up.

"Do you still fit in the air vents?" Ed asked.

I stared up at him.

"Do I look seventeen to you?" I asked back.

Ed opened his mouth.

"You know what don't answer that" I muttered rubbing my jaw, it was still aching which was giving me a headache.

"Look all we've got to do is walk in, not draw any attention to ourselves and get to Mustang's office" Ed said like it was that easy.

"Because me looking the way I am" I said gesturing to me, "still bleeding might I add, is totally not going to draw attention" I wiped my bleeding lip with the back of my sleeve squinting at the pain.

"Yeah you don't look good at all"

I glared at Al for even speaking up.

"Thanks Alphonse" I spat, "I don't feel good either and yet you two insisted to drag me to the one place where I might get beat up a bit more!"

Al went quiet and Ed glanced at me.

"You've still got your bad attitude and you're not repeating yourself like a broken record like you were before so I think you're recovering quite quickly" Ed said shrugging.

"Probably because my body is getting used to all the beatings" I muttered to myself.

"Like muscle memory" Al chuckled slightly.

I glared at him and his face dropped.

"Sorry not the right time" he whispered.

I turned away.

"I don't think I can face Roy at the moment anyway"

They grabbed me before I could walk away.

"All we'll do is fight, thats all we ever do and especially this being about Danny" I groaned.

"Got any better ideas to help him?" Ed asked.

I turned back around.

"No" I sighed.

Ed took his coat off and handed it to me.

"Put this on and make yourself look like a kid" I frowned up at him, "it will be big on you making you look smaller" he said explaining his idea.

"Because a kid walking through Central Command is so much better" I mocked him.

"At least you won't be recognised as a wanted criminal" he mocked me back.

"Guys" Al moaned, "I thought you would have grown out of this arguing."

We both glared at him and he pointed to Central command.

"Can we please do this" Al said.

I pulled Ed's coat on, it was far too big for me.

"Fine, lets get this over with but I'm not responsible for how I react towards Roy" I muttered at them. I kept my head down not making eye contact with anyone, no one was expecting me to walk into Central command so it was possible to do this as long as no one recognised me.

"Just act natural" Ed whispered.

Both Al and I stared at him.

"Im just saying" he added.

I put my head down.

"You try acting natural walking into central command as a wanted criminal" I muttered under my breath, but we passed hardly any soldiers and the ones we did pass were too busy focusing on their jobs or talking. So it was pretty easy for once getting to Roy's office, but the next part I might have lost it a bit.

"You bastard!"

Roy jumped from behind his desk staring at me, I was already climbing onto his desk trying to reach him by the time someone managed to drag me off it.

"Mature" Roy muttered.

I struggled against Ed but him holding me back was only making me angrier.

I slammed my heel into his foot and he grunted in pain making him release me slightly, I turned around slamming my elbow into his jaw and Ed staggered back letting me go clutching his jaw.

I tuned back to Roy climbing over the desk trying to get to him again.

"Cheap shot Alexis!" Ed snapped at me.

"Someone please restrain her" Roy said leaning back in his chair when I tried to grab him, two sets of hands grabbed me hauling off the desk. They stretched my arms out pushing my chest flat on the desk.

I glanced over my shoulder to see Havoc and Hawkeye pinning me down.

"Well" Roy sighed at me, "that worked out well for you, didn't it Alexis" I struggled against them but they only tightened their grip on me.

"Let me go" I growled.

I glanced up at Roy. He ignored my request.

"Not looking so good I see, cover blown I'm assuming?"

I gritted me teeth.

"Because you let my fucking brother get involved!" I spat at him, "you were supposed to protect him, he's your nephew!"

Roy leaned forward putting his elbows on his desk staring down at me.

"I told your brother to stay out of it but he didn't listen to me" Roy said narrowing his eyes at me, "he's sixteen Alexis, I have no power over him just like I had absolutely no power over you when you were his age, he learnt his bad habits from you."

I calmed down slightly.

"You were supposed-"

"Your brother is old enough to make his own decisions and if he didn't listen to me then what can I do?!" Roy snapped at me, "you sure as hell never listened to me so why would he?! He was simply copying what you used to do so if you're going to blame anyone blame yourself!"

I shut up and stopped struggling.

Roy sighed rubbing his head.

"How about you explain to me what happened" he waved Havoc and Hawkeye off, they let go of me and I stepped back controlling my anger.

"If I don't give the ledger to Victor then he's going to kill Danny" I said crossing my arms gritting my teeth, "so-ouch!"

Ed dropped his fist on top of my head cutting me off.

"Cheap shot" he spat at me while I rubbed my head.

I looked up at him.

"Sorry" I muttered, "I lost my temper…"

He rubbed his jaw.

"No kidding"

I looked back at Roy, I stepped forward and leaned over the desk.

"If you give me the ledger I can make sure he doesn't kill Danny" I said staring at Roy.

He raised his eyebrows and chuckled slightly.

"And she's back to that strategy" Ed muttered throwing his hands in the air, "she practically attacked us in the library for the thing" I ignored him still staring at Roy who was finding me funny.

"Do you find this funny?" I asked.

I pointed my finger at Roy.

"All I want is the ledger and ill be gone-"

Roy lashed out grabbing me wrist and pushing my hand down so my finger wasn't in his face.

"So it seems Victor Sinclair has brainwashed you again" Roy said staring at me.

I frowned.

"No he tried and it didn't work" I growled, "just because he tried didn't mean he succeeded."

Roy shook his head.

"He might not have brainwashed you in the way he had done before" Roy stated, "but he's made you believe that the only way to save your brother is to get the ledger to him" Roy leaned forward. "You honestly believe thats the only way to save your brother?" he asked.

I nodded and he grabbed the glass of water on his desk and threw it at me.

I stumbled back in shock when the water hit my face.

"Then wake the fuck up!"

I was still too stunned to react.

Roy got up and walked around his desk grabbing my shirt and pulling me up onto my toes.

"Start thinking again and stop letting that man get inside your head, don't let him control your mind because I know you're stronger than that!"

Roy shoved me back and I was forced into the chair that was behind me.

"Then how the fuck am I supposed to save my brother?!" I snapped wiping my face dry with my sleeve, I was too scared to think of any other way to get my brother back just in case I got him killed.

"You're not" Roy said standing over me.

I shrunk down in my seat.

"Your job wasn't to look after him, I suspected this might happen when Danny found you and started following in your footsteps by disobeying me so" Roy paused and crossed his arms. "I have a plan, how long do you have until he wants the ledger?" Roy asked.

"Forty-eight hours" I replied still staring up at him.

"Good, you've got twenty-four hours to clean yourself up and get your head on straight"

I raised my eyebrows.

"And what about the other twenty-four hours?" I asked.

"You're going to lure him out, no one in here but you know what he looks like" Roy sat back behind his desk and I sat up, "you tell Sinclair that we will organise a meeting to swap the ledger for your brother but you will not be doing the exchange" that wasn't the whole plan though, Roy always has well thought out plans and this was too simple and easy.

"And?" I asked, "are you going to explain to whole plan to me?" I asked.

"No" he said crossing his arms, "I cannot afford you revealing our plan to Sinclair, if he thinks there is more to it he will torture the information out of you" so he was keeping me in the dark. That wasn't fair.

"I wouldn't tell him even if he tried, I didn't tell him anything when he stuck me in a room depriving me of sleep" I argued.

"I know you think you're fine but you're not, he brain washed you Alexis, brainwashed you to go after the ledger when you know very well the damage he could cause with it" Roy argued back. "I need you for once in your life to trust me, I know what I'm doing."

I clenched my fists.

"So you're not going to tell me anything but lure him out?!" I snapped.

Roy nodded.

"Yeah pretty much, I think you've already done enough" thats all he was going to tell me and I had to go with it. I had no one else to turn to but I also had to believe my uncle could do it. I did have a lot of faith in his plans and schemes because generally they worked but there was something that was making me not believe him, maybe I had been brainwashed to believe the only way to get my brother back was by giving Victor the ledger.

"And thats all you're going to tell me about it?" I asked repeating myself.

Roy nodded.

"Thats all you need to know"

I stood up and pointed at him.

"Fine but if my brother dies its on you" I growled. "And give the Fuhrer a message for me" I pulled out the little book from my pocket and threw it at Roy, "thats all the fucking proof he needs to arrest Victor Sinclair and my job is done, I'm no longer working for him!"

Roy ducked out the way before it hit him in the head.

"You didn't have the throw the damn thing at me!" Roy snapped.

I smiled.

"And I see you've shaved the moustache" I added laughing to myself, "good decision" I knew he'd take my advice. We might fight but he did have a habit of listening to me, he always knew when I was being honest.

I turned on my heels, now that I had spoken to Roy I could go back to Danny.

"Im not finished with you!" Roy snapped, I ignored him. "Alexis you're in no condition to go back right now, you've got 24 hours" if he wanted to stop me he was going to have to use force, I had had enough of him. "Fine you leave me with no choice" I heard him mutter.

The moment my hand touched the door handle I felt something land in my neck.

I paused pulling it out of my neck, it was a dart.

"Seriously?" I asked turning around.

I blinked a few times leaning back against the door when my body went weak.

Hawkeye was holding the gun.

"I can't believe I've been drugged by you people again" my words were slurred and my eyes shut.

I slid down the door and hit the ground passing out. First my brother now my uncle, sums up my family.