Wednesday. Gabrielle liked Wednesday. Well in Eastern, anyways. It was coffee day. And boy she loved coffee. It was her fuel for the day. The coffee here was, according to Jean Havoc, lousy. So he said he had to drink more than normal. Gabrielle laughed as she remembered that comment. She had a desk next to Riza Hawkeye, so she felta bit protected from the usual flames Colonel Mustang would snap out at Maes Hughes. Apparently, she thought, they were close friends.

Or was this normal behaviour? She had to stay in Central to make sure which it was... She hadn't had any real conversations with anyone, really but with Lt. Hawkeye or Lt. Havoc.

And so it was the Silver Wind Alchemist's second week in Central and she was having second thoughts. Somehow this place was strict, but in a way just to lax for her. Or maybe she actually liked the people over here? Once again she thought she'd have to stay a it longer to know.

She was serving herself coffee, when suddenly someone squealed into her ear. It was a man. Not just a man, but Maes Hughes. She shrieked and almost dropped her coffee. She then said with an irritating twitch, trying hard to keep her voice low, since he was her superior.

"Hughes..!"

Maes Hughes just grinned and showed Gabrielle a Picture of Elyssia in a sandbox, making small mudcakes. Hesaid, "Oh, C'mon Lieutenant! Isn't she adorable!"

Gabrielle twitched again ansd said, "You already showed me that picture, Lt. Colonel..!" Gabrielle retorted. She was itching to take out her gun. But our family man, Maes Hughes, seemed to ignore it or to not know how much Gabrielle just wanted to aim her gun at him. So he kept on rambling about his daughter, until--

"Hughes! Leave Hillshire alone."

Gabrielle turned her head to the voice. The man who had prvented Hughes from taking out another picture from his pocket, was none other than Colonel Roy Mustang.

Hughes then said, "Oh Roy chill, I was just showing her Elyssia! Cute Elyssia!" He then walked away and to another soldier to show his picture of Elyssia. Mustang just sighed and turned to look at Gabrielle.But to his surprise, she was already leaving. His jaw dropped. A few seconds later he composed himself and walked after her. After Gabrielle noticed she said, "Yes, Colonel?"

Mustang then said, his trademark smirk playing at the end of his lips, "No 'Thank you for saving me from Hughes'or 'Hello, Colonel'?"

Gabrielle looked up at him and said, "Umm... Nope."

Roy Mustang's jaw dropped again as Gabrielle walked away to their office. He groaned and then began after her again. But befroe both got in the offfice she chuckled and winked at him, "I already said good morning and I already said thank you the last time Hughes did that."

Then Gabrielle wlked in and took a seat next to Lt. Haweye. The Leuitenant's eyes seemed to look over at him, but as soon as Mustang looked back to make sure, Hawkeye was laughing at something Gabrielle had said.

The Colonel sighed and sat in his own desk studying both women. 'Sweet Poet Hillshire or Beautiful Shooter Hawkeye..? Hmm...'

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