State Alchemist Mustang
Chapter One - Brats
"I'm older then you thats why!" Screamed a girl from the second floor of the Mustang's house. Riza raised an eyebrow and looked across the kitchen table at her husband.
"Yeah, but only by like four minutes!" Screamed another girl who then proceeded to stomp out of the bedroom and march her way downstairs and flopped herself in a chair between her parents. The girl blew a stray strand of black hair from her face. The girl then ran a hand through her very short hair and sighed.
"Do I have to be related to her?" Raven asked looking at her parents.
"Yes." Riza replied with a smile as she took a sip of her coffee. The young girl sighed as her twin sister came walking down the stairs, then sat across the table from Raven. Robin began fiddling with a hair clip as she clipped her hair up in a strange way then sat forward and leaned her head on the table.
"I thought you two promised fighting would stop if you got your own rooms." Roy mentioned and looked at his two daughters.
"It will stop, if little miss preppy will stop acting so...'preppy'." Raven said glaring at her sister.
"Well if my little 'brother' here will stop being such a moron and act her gender, I wont have to act 'preppy'." Robin shot back at her sister who rolled her eyes.
"Robin stop calling your sister a boy. If she choices to dress differently then you, thats fine. Just because your twins doesn't mean you have to do everything alike." Riza said as she began to stand to put her mug in the sink.
"And stop calling Robin a prep, understood Raven?" Roy followed Riza and Raven sighed.
"Yes sir." She said sarcastically. Roy turned and glared at her and both Raven and Robin gulped. A horn was heard outside and both girls grabbed their backpacks and ran out the door.
"Bye mom, bye daddy!" They yelled as they ran out to their homeroom teacher's car, who happened to be Elicia Hughes. Riza rolled her eyes and looked over at Roy who was smirking.
"Cram it," She shot at him as she walked to the door. Then added, "sir."
"They are only eleven years old. How can they fight so much?" Roy asked as he brushed crumbs of his military uniform.
"They have our personalities." Riza smiled and headed out the door.
Later that night, Roy and Riza were sitting by the fireplace, each reading their own book when they heard the yelling again."
"Girls down here! Now!" Roy yelled, closing his book and startling Riza.
"What are you going to do?" Riza asked, closing her book and removing her reading glasses.
"Ruin any spring break plans they may have." Roy said as he stood up and greeted his daughters in the kitchen.
"Yes daddy?" The girls smiled and stood right next to each other. Behind their backs they were poking and pinching each other.
"Plans for spring break?" Roy asked calmly.
"Yes." They replied together. "I'm going to the beach with Rebecca Elric and spend the whole week at her house." Robin smiled. "I'm going to spend my vacation working out and start planning for summer sports." Raven smiled. They looked up at their father who was not smiling.
"Cancel all plans." Roy said calmly as he reached for the phone and handed it to Robin. The girls stared at him with a frozen look on their face of shock.
"Roy?" Riza stood up and walked over to her family.
"No Riza. This fighting ends now!" Roy said and tuned slightly so Riza was now in the small group. The girls began complaining but when Roy held up a hand, they shut up.
"You will learn respect for each other. We've tried everything and your mother and I are sick of the yelling. Starting Saturday, you will accompany your mother and I to work. Tomorrow I will enlist both of you in the academy for one week only. Should you still be arguing, I'll extend it. I'll take your weekends away too if needed." Roy tried to remain emotionless, he hated yelling at his girls.
"But Roy..." Riza started.
"Girls, I would start packing. Your outfits will be assigned Saturday. Pack only bathroom products and needed under garments. Thats all you'll need." Roy turned to Riza to avoid their saddened and scared looks.
"Riza, remind me tomorrow." Roy said, kissed her on the cheek then walked between the girls and headed upstairs.
The following day, the girls had their small duffel bags packed and ready by the door. Riza was just standing and watching as the girls argued about this being each other's fault.
"You girls are going away to the military because you wont stop arguing. Now you still wont stop." Riza snapped and scolded her daughters.
"You have no clue what your up for. I'm starting to agree with your father This is good for you." Riza left the room when Roy arrived. He handed the girls something.
"You will wear the plainest of clothes tomorrow. This isn't a beauty pageant, understood. Jeans and a plain tee shirt will do. You will each recive dog tas. You are to wear the tags at all times. When you arrive, they will assign you uniforms and give out instructions. Don't think just because your parents are high in the military you will get away with whatever. I gave special instructions not to let you get away with anything." The girls whimpered and Roy left the room.
"Be up by 0600. You will be picked up by the recruit bus. Should you fail to miss the bus, you will walk. If your late, well...you will figure that out on your own." Roy went upstairs.
"0600?" What is that?" Robin called out.
"Duh...military time." Raven replied and made herself a bed on the sofa, she didn't want to oversleep. Robin look the love seat and soon both girls fell asleep quietly.