Chapter sixty-one: Freak transmutation
All of the high-ranking officers gasped. What stood before them was now a sort of dog-cat mix; a cats head, a dog's body and a cat's tail and claws.
Coniniaue was shocked. The dog-cat, that seemed to have the attitude of a dog, put his front paws on Coniniaue's knees and licked her face. Coniniaue turned her head to look at King Bradley. He and his officers were silent.
"Alright… Um… Sit!"
The dog-cat sat down obediently.
"I can't make you stay like this, so…" She slapped her hands together and placed them on the ground.
FLASH.
The cat mewed, and the dog barked. And they resumed their chase. Roy Mustang gasped quietly, and King Bradley blinked.
"This truly is the daughter of Nigel Tommy." He said aloud to his officers. "She possesses her father's alchemic talent, and more. Mustang!"
"Sir?" Mustang saluted nervously.
"Like Master Elric, she will be under your command. See that she gets her own room…"
"But sir, she already has a home in Aquroya…"
"Are you questioning me?"
"No sir! At once, sir."
Coniniaue sighed in relief. She was in! Wait until she told Dominique about this! As King Bradley cleared his throat, she glanced up.
"And, Coniniaue?"
She saluted and nodded.
"Happy birthday."
END FLASHBACK
"Aw, it was sweet of King Bradley to do that. He gave you what you wanted on your birthday…"
"Yeah, you could say that. But then, came a certain mission… Two years and eight months later… Erm…"
"Why are you so reluctant to tell me?"
"Well, it was kind of a spy mission…"
"On…"
"You."
FLASHBACK
"Shouldn't you send someone ELSE?"
Roy sighed. "I'm sorry, Coniniaue. It's only one day. I have a lunch date with a girl and no one else is free."
"A lunch date. Hah. You're probably going to take the rest f the day off and go out to lunch then get this girl to come to your apartment then get her drunk then…"
"Shut up. Just take these and go find Ed. He's really short, you can't miss him. He has blonde hair in a braid and is wearing a red jacket with a black shirt. He'll be walking around with a giant suit of armor. Okay?"
"Fine. You'd better give me a raise for this!"
END FLASHBACK
"He sent you to spy on me?"
"Yeah. I brought him back my report and BOOM, he assigned me as your partner… And you know what happened there.
"… I love you."