Disclaimer - the fault for this one lies upon a trip to the mall in which a conversation about this little situation started up. much laughing ensued. and then a drabble. stupid bunnies wouldnt let me get to bed until i had written. i am not all all responsible for the crack in this drabble. AT ALL! ok. maybe a little...but it is mostly the fault of Hughes-muse...he must be angry still that i bought the figure of him in the phonebooth... or somesuch...-fireun

There was something about the grin seated firmly on Hughes' face that made Al a wee bit nervous. Maybe it was the way shrewd eyes were glittering from behind rectangle lenses, or the way he lounged in a way that suggested he was waiting for something…

Though, it was most likely the watch he was idly twirling with his left hand. An alchemist's watch…

"Mr. Hughes?"

Hughes stood away from the wall, allowing a silver chain, identical to the one attached to the watch he had in his hand, drape from a shirt pocket. "How are you, Alphonse?"

"I am well, sir. I was wondering…" Al paused, unsure as to how to proceed in this particular situation. "I wasn't aware you were an alchemist, Mr. Hughes."

"Oh, this?" Hughes looked at the watch for a second, and then tossed it towards Al, who fumbled a catch, managing to snag the chain before it made it completely to the ground. The chain was very…familiar…some of the dents…the way the watch itself was scratched…

"Mr. Hughes…is this…?"

"Would you mind giving it back to your brother for me. He is most likely looking for it about…." There was a fantastic explosion somewhere in Central, which prompted a solemn nod from Hughes. "Just about now, actually."

"Why…!" Al was baffled. Hughes was their friend…

"Well, Ed was sulking and Roy was brooding. And nothing gets either of them going quite so well as making them unholy pissed at each other." Hughes looked inordinately proud of himself.

"So that…"

"Yup. This is Roy's."

"You….!"

"Exactly. Ed thinks Roy took his and Roy is most likely convinced Ed made off with his. Sit back and enjoy the fireworks, Alphonse." Hughes leaned back against the wall, a peaceful sort of expression on his face. "Don't worry, Al. they will be in excellent moods once the smoke clears. And by that time, I should have this," he swung Roy's watch, "safely back in Mustangs desk, and I suggest you have Ed's in his luggage somewhere."

"HUGHES!"

wolfenzippo -yay! glad you like. i realllly like writing havoc/fury. a certain spades 44 got me good and addicted to the pair.

Mortari - well damn, i will have to try and write more disclaimers for you then. it is always good to hear from ya! glad the drabbles are still enjoyable! Ryan Cabrera, eh? never heard of him...care to describe/explain? drop me an email or somesuch!

ShenYue - welcome to the insanity and good to hear from you! i love the interaction between Hohenheim and Ed. it goes from adorable to bitingly angsty at the drop of a hat. i am updating the Hohenheim and Ed ficlet thingy entitled "Father of Mine" this evening as well. check it out!

Jade Pen - another person i have not heard from before! hurrah! welcome to the insanity! no black hayate's were harmed in the writing of these drabbles. i promise. i dont see them ending anytime soon. i love writing them too much! thank you so much for the review!

Animegoil - i will drop by and check out the dragon knights stuff sooooooon. getting through with a very very long work stint. dying, almost literally, for a day off at this point... a friend of mine collected the series in the original japanese and got me hooked years back. DK is some gooood stuff! i was so happy to see it translated. easier for me to read that way. on a drabble note, i am glad you liked the havoc/fury fluff! sometimes it just kinda...happens. love those two...

Spades 44 - oh, ye muse of drabbles. tis wonderful to hear from you. as always, the fluff was for you. especially since you have managed to write maes/roy that does not make me want to throw rocks. they wooooork, which is so rare. and hell, havoc and fury need the attention and the love. as for my having inspiration...these arent inspired so much as drabble!bunnies attack with their nasty, pointy teeth and demand i write. oh, and i have cracked out conversations with a few other insane fma fans. it all works out in the end. one way or another...

ye gods...am i getting on to 50 of these things! logic suggests i should run out of things to DO to these poor people. thankfully reason has little to do with my drabbles. back, bunnies...baaaaack i say... -fireun