"Look I'm sorry... I'm really not a bad person... I just get mad when I haven't slept in a while." three weeks turned into a while? Thats news to me. Misery said. "I get snappy and more sarcastic then usual when I'm mad. Every one does, its human nature. I said baby sitter cause your not that much taller then me Edo."
Sudina stood there and blinked a few times "umm... I mean I didn't mean anything by it... it's just with the way you were acting..." she looked down and sighed "I'm sorry…" she looked back up to see him yell at Roy again... dose he ever... not yell..? she thought as she watched.
Edward
blinked and glanced back over to Misery "Edo..." he asked
slightly confused for most either called him Edward, Ed or
Fullmetal... Not that he minded the nick name it was just... weird.
"It's ok... Misery... I guess you have more right to yell then
me... I just... well Have "issues with my height" as many
say" he said dryly
"And... well I suppose I owe you an
apology as well" he started as he then turned to look at Sudina
"you know, Al wasn't kidding when he said you were a lot
different then your sister" he said laughing trying to lighten
the mood. After all he had better get on there good side if he was
going to be assigned to work with them And Al, He will be coming
along as well.. Hope they don't mind that... Hell... What will they
think once they find out the truths behind us...? About our
conditions... he thought as he looked back to his brother.
"And you think we don't? I hate being short Edo. I've been this tall for years and I hate it with a passion. I just well... as was said by a knight a long time ago, 'men don't think any differently then women they just make more noise about being able to.' So don't worry about it. And if we're to work together we should be friends so you can call me Miz or Mizzy either one I care not which." She said telling him her two most commonly used nicknames.
The
Colonel had watched the entire conversation with a smirk upon his
face. "Hm...Edward apologizing? Well, you never cease to
amuse me, Fullmetal." He paused then sighed. "I'm guessing
you're still wanting your answer...so here," Mustang handed the
paper to Ed, "read it yourself. I've looked through more than
enough documents today." Edward took the papers and quickly read
over them a part he read out loud "...Fullmetal will be assigned to
work with the following; the Shadow and Blaze Alchemists, whose
special rank and abilities has…." He looked up over the paper to
them "well that was obvious..." he said dryly as he then handed
the paper to Misery so she could read the rest.
"My brother, Al
he's coming along as well..." he said more of a statement to
himself then any one. "You two don't mid... Do you?" not that
he cared if they did; he only thought it was right to at least make
it known that it wouldn't be just the three of them but four.
Alphonse noticed his
brother's nervous posture. He felt the same way. If these two girls
were to be traveling with them... Al was only human, sort of. He was
bound to slip up in his act sometimes or another, or they would
somehow find out there was nothing in the armor.
At the moment he
was afraid the little dark creature on his head was going to beat his
helmet into his chest cavity, so he started trying to get it into his
arms where he could pet it easier and it wouldn't knock his head off.
"Anyhow, now that you know, I have another mission for the four
of you...after I sign these papers allowing them to be in a group
with you, I mean." Mustang smiled faintly. "Paperwork is
such a pain..." He began reading and signing documents.
"Um...
Sir? Perhaps it would be best if my brother and I had a chance to get
to know Sudina and Misery before you send us off on a mission with
them?" Alphonse suggested shyly, still trying to get Sampson off
of his head. He was attempting to hint that he was worried about
their conditions, mostly unsuccessfully. Hughes grinned and shoved
open the door. "Hiya Roy! I came to tell you that the Fuher
transferred..." he blinked at looked at Sudina and Misery "I
guess you already found out." He reached into his pocket. "Isn't
Elysia cute! She learned how to say 'Uncle Roy' isn't that
adorable!" He shoved the picture of his daughter into Roy's
face grinning goofily. "Yes, she's cute, Hughes..."
Roy gritted his teeth, "I've seen her 'cuteness' about...hm,
should we say, a THOUSAND TIMES already!"
After calming
himself, the Colonel glanced up at Alphonse. "I guess you could
make introductions, if you must...but as soon as I'm finished signing
these papers, I'm sending you all off." Hughes straightened and
lost his goofy look. Grinning, he said, "Ah, Roy." He
leaned closer, "Scar's been killing national alchemists again
down in Central." His face grew serious, "He's killed 2 in
the past 3 days."
Misery
looked over at Al as she took the paper, "Sampson down."
She told the bouncing shadow who looked over at her and fell over off
Al's head and landed on the floor on his back. "Why do I even
try?" She asked herself with a growl.
She looked at the paper
in her hand then up at Ed. "I'm the one who kind figured out we
where working together... So why may I ask did you hand me this
bloody paper!"
She then turned to look at Roy and pointed at
him her finger in his face, "And as for you Mr. big shot, why
the hell do we have to be introduced. I know who the bloody hell they
are... and I'm pretty damn sure they know who the hell we are by
now!" She paused and cleared her throat and continued to talk in
a calm voice, "So about this mission we better not be walking or
I'll be pissed... there had better be a train involved or you won't
know what hit you." Misery said in a too sweet voice before
turning and pulling her self up to sit on his desk clearly bored by
every thing happening.
Sudina blinked "working
with Fullmetal..." she blinked a few more times before
remembering who that was "Oh right... you" she said
pointing at Ed who made a some what lasting impression on her.
She
listened to her sister yell, something she was more then use to, then
again that was anther one of their many differences. Sudina would
yell only if she was mad. "Um... but... Miz-Miz... you uh, need
to stay calm... and besides it wouldn't hurt to get to know them
better... I mean we haven't been in a city or anything in so long,
and so we could just walk around here and umm... get food?" she
added as her stomach growled. She grinned sheepishly "I mean it
wouldn't be that bad... would it?" she added doing her best
puppy-eye look she could manage as she looked around the room eyes
beginning to shimmer with tears.
Alphonse felt relieved
at the loss of bouncing weight on his head.
"What I mean,
miss Misery, is that maybe we should have a chance to get to know
each other on a one-on-one basis... Maybe try to understand each
other a bit better?" He tried to explain, feeling as though he
had gotten Roy in trouble. He would also rather interject and calm
Misery before Hawkeye did. As an afterthought, he turned to Hughes.
"Hello, Mr. Hughes. How is Elysia?"
Hughes sighed, geez, what tense atmosphere, no way am I gonna be able to break the news, with it this tense He rubbed the back of his head and decided to try and lighten the tension a little. At least they'd all be mad at him instead of each other...besides...he had some new pictures. Turning away from Roy he pulled out a photo album ,"Edward! Alphonse! You haven't seen Elysia for a while!" He opened the album and shoved it in their faces, "Isn't she adorable? She's turning 4 this year" he said gushing. Seeing Sudina he shoved a another photo in her direction, "It's my daughter, isn't she cute? She just learned how to ride a tricycle!" he said beaming.
Riza was studiously organizing and reorganizing the messy papers all over the Taisa's desk. her hand twitching every so often. She'd have pulled the gun out ages ago had it not been for Roy's order not to fire her gun in his office. Of course, she could always walk outside the office and fire into it. How she loved loopholes.
