Chapter 10:
One More Time
Half an hour has passed and Ed is now awake. Mirielle tried to get him to go back to sleep but failed. The both of them just sat in her room and talked.
"What do you think you'll have to do once you get back to central?" "Most likely end up getting another assignment...I mean, that's all Mustang ever does is give me assignments." "So you barely get any time to yourself..." "It wasn't always this way...A few years ago...Al was..." "A soul attachment...Al told me one day when you were working in the library...He told me everything about the both of you..." "And yet you're one of the few that doesn't seem to care." "Enough of that, it's no use dwelling on the past-" "Mirielle..." "Huh?" "How do you plan to break it to him? I mean your Uncle Hughes..." "Well...It'll be hard but...I'll have to tell him the full blown truth..." "You do know he's not going to take it very well...Especially not Mustang." "This doesn't involve him..."
Mirielle sat up and starred at her floor gripping the blanket. Ed noticed this and sat up as well.
"Mirielle?" "When is it going to stop?" "What?" "When will he stop interferring? He knows he can't control what happens between us yet he insists on interferring." "That's just how he is." "Enough Ed...You don't need to tell me that...I know that's how he is but he just doesn't know when he's been beaten and it gets to be so irritating..."
"I know, I work for the guy." "But how can you stand him? He's rude and can be violent tempered-" "You can stop now. I get the point, you can't stand the guy and I completely understand." "I used to feel the same way, I used to want to pound his face in because he irritated me so much but over the years I got used to it." "I noticed..." "Hey, don't worry about it so much."
She sighed and continued starring at the floor.
"I can't help it...It's because of Mustang that I almost lost my chance with Ed...I mean...He deliberately lied to get me away from him...He's such a low life. And to think he's given respect for what he does. Goodness what is wrong with people? I mean if I were working for the military as an alchemist I certainly wouldn't listen to him. Do his subordinates even realize what kind of person he is? He's a two-face low life pervert with nothing on his mind but getting his way and girls in mini-skirts. He really gets on my nerves. I'm just glad Hawkeye keeps him in check."
Suddenly the phone rang. Mirielle was startled at first but answered it after a few rings.
"Hello?"
It was Mustang calling for Ed.Mirielle quickly handed the phone to Ed and looked away with an irritated expression.
"Hello? Yeah, uh-huh,but, fine, yes sir, I understand."
Ed handed the phone to Mirielle and she hung it up.
"So what did he want?" "l'm leaving at 6 o'clock sharp." "In the morning or evening?" "Morning..." "He set the time didn't he? Uncle Hughes told me you were leaving at 4 o'clock this afternoon..." "He needs to stop what he's doing." "I-"
The phone started to ring once more and Mirielle answered again.
"Hello? U-Uncle Hughes? What? Really? Ok I'll inform him immediately. Uh-huh. Ok, bye."
Mirielle hung up the phone and smiled at Ed.
"Well?" "He said that they're aren't sure whether you leave at six or at four today." "Why are you so happy about that?" "Because either way, it's more time with you."
She sat in his and inserted him into her. She then braced herself byholding him tight. It wasn't long before Ed started rolling around on the bed with her. While they made love the both of them relfected on what happened before the feud and before the whole sleeping around thing started. But to them it was pointless so they ignored it and continued with their love session. Ed began to reflect again and stopped what he was doing.
"No...Keep going..."
Ed snapped out of it and looked at Mirielle.
"Don't stop...Let's make this last..."
He smiled and turned her over then began the session over. Mirielle gasped and sat up as Ed started to slip his fingers in and out of her while playing with her left breast. She then placed her right hand over his and pushed his hand harder. And soon few more hours of rolling around and playing with each other they both fell to the bed. They held each other close knowing that it was there last time together, once Ed was to leave the house he was no longer the one Mirielle loved, he was a state alchemist who decided to sleep with a fellow officer's niece.