Chapter twenty-nine: Dublith
"Roy… You are… A… Bastard…" Edward said shortly.
"Don't insult your betters, Fullmetal." Roy replied.
"HIS BETTERS? ALL YOU ARE IS A SCUMMY IDIOT OF A COLONEL!" Coniniaue shouted. "Oh, and you're in love with Hawkeye!"
"I… I am not!" Roy replied, flushing red.
"I'll tell her you are…"
"You wouldn't."
"I would."
"I'll tell everybody you have no blood."
"GAH!" Edward couldn't hold it anymore. "HOW CAN YOU SEND ME TO DUBLITH? I WAS GOING TO GO OUT WITH CONINIAUE AGAIN!"
Again, Coniniaue's metal hand bashed into the back of his head. "Idiot."
"You're just using that as an excuse. Now, you're going to Dublith!"
"I am not! We were really going out tonight!"
"Um, Edward? Why don't we just go out in Dublith?" Coniniaue suggested.
"…Fine."
Izumi's house
"Hello, sensei!" Edward called. "Are you in? I have someone I want you to meet!"
Izumi, a bottle of sake clutched in her hand, walked out into the main room. "Edward?" She mumbled. "What the Hell are you doing here?"
"Colonel Mustang sent me to inspect. Y'know, look for Scar and junk like that." Edward explained. "This is my best friend, Coniniaue!"
Izumi just stared at her for a minute. "The colonel let you bring your girlfriend?"
"SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND! Coniniaue is my partner!"
Coniniaue nodded and held up her watch. "I'm a state alchemist."
"Oh. Like Edward?" Izumi asked.
"Yeah."
"Transmute something."
"What?"
"Show me what you can do."
"Alright. I'll need a cat and a dog."
Edward returned to Coniniaue with a Black Labrador and a devon rex. "Are these good?"
"Yeah. Put them down."
The dog and the cat sat down next to each other, blinking at Coniniaue. Coniniaue took in a gulp of fresh air, slapped her hands together, and put them on the ground.