Author Alert!
If you guys are waiting for me to update my other stories, you've got another thing coming! Since I am currently working on too many fics at the same time, I decided to finish all my short fics first! Meaning, (sigh) delays….. Anyway, this fic is almost 1-2 chapters away from being finished!
So reviewers, DON'T KILL ME PLEASE! DX
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Beast Within
Chapter 3: Blood-Stained
"Uugh…" Roy stirred. ".. what happened?" Mustang cleared his vision and looked around. He was in a house; someone else's house.
"O-kay.." Mustang looked down at his clothes, ripped to shreds, literally rags. Not only that, it was drenched with blood.
Frightened or yet startled of why he was covered in blood, he looked up the trail of blood from his feet seeing a dead corpse scattered everywhere.
Roy's eyes widened. "What the heck is happening here?"
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"So, due to the investigation, we believed the victim was ripped to shreds by an animal of some sort. But, unfortunately, we can't identify it.." Hughes explained.
"Right.." Roy answered. After he woke up, he dressed up and cleaned himself up, just in time before the investigation department came. But what worried him was why was he in that house? Why couldn't he remember what happened last night? Why was he drenched in blood?
Mustang grew a sick feeling in his stomach. Was he the murderer?
"Lieutenant Colonel…"
Hughes and Roy turned to see one of Hughes' soldier handing him over some files.
"Sir, we have recently found these pictures taken from a witness of the murderer or suspect last night." He explained. "It may not be in the definite resolution, but we came to the conclusion that the suspect is a canine, dog, or some sort of wolf."
Hughes took a minute to look through the pictures. "Thank you, that will be all.."
"Yes, sir." The soldier saluted and went back on duty.
" A wolf, huh? The way the victim has been killed could've have been done by one by the looks of it.." Hughes handed Roy the pictures to look through.
"Maybe it was your daughter.." Roy joked.
"Very funny.." Hughes sneered. "But then again…. Why would a wolf be in a city like this? I mean… it's not normal for a wolf to live here in this environment.."
"Uh-huh.." Roy was too busy looking through the pictures. Something was familiar about them. He then came across a picture of the killer near the scene of the crime last night. Then, suddenly, a thought struck him; he wasn't sure about it but, he had a feeling that he was the murderer.
"Uhm, Roy, what's wrong?"
"Nothing.. I have to get back to work.." And so, Roy hastily walked away.
Hughes scratched his head. "Hmm.. that was odd…" A thought struck him. "Oh, no! I forgot to show him my newly developed pictures." The Lieutenant Colonel sulked.
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Meanwhile, in the library, Ed and Al were studying 24/7, scribbling notes on paper, and books piling up on the desks. It was rather insane.
"What are you doing?"
The two boys looked up to see Loretta towering before them.
Al looked around to see the mess they have caused. "Oops.. uhm.. sorry Loretta…"
She sighed quite exhaustingly. "That's okay, Alphonse.." Loretta began to clean up the mess. "It's not like there's anything else to do around here.." She said chuckling to herself.
"Do you need any help?" Al asked.
"No thanks. I'm fine. It's not like there's anything else to do around here.." She said chuckling to herself.
Everyone remained silent as Ed and Al studied and Loretta straightened out the mess.
Loretta looked up at Ed, trying to read several books at once and scribbling furiously. She laughed. "You know, Ed, I was wondering, why are you trying to study this so quickly?"
"I'm trying to learn," Ed replied coldly not looking up from his books. "There's so much to learn… I'm just excited, that's all."
Loretta walked over next to Edward. "Ed," she said. "If you want to learn something, you have to focus on that one thing until you master it."
"Yeah, but.."
"There's no hurry into learning, Edward. Just take your time and do it. You have a whole lifetime ahead of you." Loretta explained.
Edward sighed. "You win.." He took out one book in front of him and started reading it.
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Later on that evening, Hughes came over to Roy's house. "Hey, Roy, come on! Wanna go hang out at the bar that just opened down the street?" he called out.
No reply.
"Roy-?" He knocked on the door and it slowly creaked open. Hughes scratched his head. "He probably forgot to lock the door." He said to himself.
Hughes then walked in Roy's home. "Roy! Where the hell are ya?" He then looked down and saw Mustang little orange tabby purring. Hughes smiled. "Sorry, kitty, but I'm looking for your master right now."
Hughes continued to walk around the house looking for Roy. "ROY! Where are you?"
He then heard glass break from the other room. Hughes followed it. "Roy?"
Hughes finally wandered himself into Roy's dark office. "Roy, there you are, buddy! How come you didn't answer the door?" Hughes said.
"Hughes… get out…" Roy said chugging down some motrin as he leaned on his desk.
"Roy, I'm only asking you to hang out at the bar with me?" Hughes said. "And don't worry, I won't talk about Elicia and Gracia, even though they are the be-"
"Hughes, I'm saying this as your friend and GET OUT." Roy demanded looking as a pale wreck. He then clutched his head as a sudden migraine hit him. "Erg!"
"R-Roy, is something wrong?" Hughes asked quite concerned. "Maybe I should call the ambulance…"
"WHAT KIND OF 'GET OUT' DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?" Roy screamed. He then looked out the window as a the moon started shining at his face more and more as the clouds moved out of the way. "Damn.." he cursed as he collapsed on the floor.
"Roy?"
Right in front of Hughes' very eyes, he watched Roy turn into the vicious killing Werewolf.
Hughes' eyes widened. "No…. way…"
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Hawkeye sighed. "I hate it when we have to do an investigation. Especially in the rain.." She muttered.
She stood in the busy crowd as everyone investigated the scene of the crime of where a gang fight was held.
And then, she wondered, how was Mustang doing? She felt guilty of not being concerned of his health. Why was he thinking about him anyway?
Hawkeye sighed yet again.
"Aaaaagh!" Hawkeye heard one of her men ripped to shreds. She turned around, alarmed, seeing the werewolf next to his corpse covered in blood.
"What the?"
"1st Lieutenant, Hawkeye, is something wrong?" Breda asked.
"Shut up, Breda and start shooting!"
"WAAIT! DON'T SHOOT!"
Everyone lowered their guns. "Hughes?"
Hughes started running after the werewolf. "DON'T SHOOT!"
The werewolf sharply turned and tackled Hughes as he fell on the ground hitting his head pretty hard. Hughes went unconscious.
"Lieutenant Colonel!" Hawkeye tried to shoot the werewolf but missed and shot him next to his paw alarming him.
Then, everyone started shooting the werewolf, but the wolf was too fast for them and evaded the attacks easily. He then fled into the alleyways leaving something behind.
"You guys, chase after the suspect! And you two, check on Lieutenant Colonel!" Hawkeye demanded. She indeed was a pro.
After she got everyone busy, Fury came along. "What is it Fury?"
"It's Colonel…"
Hawkeye blinked. "What about the Colonel?"
"We found out that the wolf dropped this…" Fury handed her one of Mustang ignition gloves, stained with blood.
Hawkeye was astonished. "N-no… this can't be.."
"I'm sorry, 1st lieutenant…"
There was a long grim silence.
"Fury, make sure Havoc is in charge of the investigation today. I need to be alone right now…" She said, almost about to cry.
I will avenge you Roy Mustang!
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Weird ending. Oh well. One more chapter left to go!
Anyway, I see that one of you reviewers are familiar with the Renaissance and how they sold indulgences. I'm in 7th grade and I learned it recently. I figured it would fit perfectly in the story.
Anyway, please rate this story 1- 10 and be sure to catch the next chapter because it will end this whole fic! X3
