Just Like the First Time I Saw You Ch. 3
Authors Note: Sorry for the short chapter! Dont worry though, we'll be getting to the good stuff soon enough! XD Summer whoo! Now I can write as much as I want, about whatever I want. So expect the stuff you like soon! Thanks to everyone.
Roy and Edward were nevertheless; completely soaked by the time they arrived at central command. Roy shook off the umbrella, storing it carefully inside a plastic bag. "HUGHES!" He bellowed, his voice carried throughout the building. Maes could be seen cringing at his desk several levels up, clutching a picture of his daughter, looking terrified and confused.
Ed took a step back, knowing how the colonel could be when he was worked up. Seconds later, Hughes peeked around the corner to where two were standing, still in the doorway. Roy slipped on his gloves.
"Good afternoon lieutenant colonel Hughes." Roy's voice was pure ice. "Now...er…Roy…you have to listen…we had too many drinks…How was I supposed to know where...?" A loud crack was heard as Maes caught fire instantly. Roy smirked. "Come on Edward…"
They left the smoldering body in the entrance hall, advancing to the colonel's office near the top floor. Roy opened the door, stepping inside his all too familiar office. Ed walked behind him, sitting down on a couch and watching the colonel slump into his chair.
Mustang sighed heavily, folding his hands beneath his chin, adopting his stony facade and soul piercing stare. Ed looked around, pretending to be interested in a potted plant in the corner of the room. His cheeks grew red with the overbearing silence as he realized Roy was still looking at him. "So colonel…" Ed trailed off at the look now on Mustang's face. He was smiling… 'Ed, your blushing face is so pretty.' Mustang giggled in his mind.
Another giant wave of blood rushed to Edward's cheeks at the sight of Colonel Roy Mustang giving him a rare, meaningful smile. "Thank you Edward." He stood up, turning his back to the confused blond. "Uh…sure. Anytime."
'Great…were back to regular old us again, stuck up colonel, and cocky military dog.' Ed sighed, a frown crossing his features. "Fullmetal…" Roy trailed off. 'I'd like to thank you for your support this morning…How hard is that to say?' He chastised himself mentally. "I'd like you to go check on Hughes, tell him to report to me, and then you are free to go." Mustang's features turned melancholy when he heard the door shut behind him. 'Colonel Roy Mustang….you really are a brave man aren't you? Pfft.' The black haired man cursed himself.
The door creaked open a fraction of an inch, as Hughes looked through the crack, trying to gauge whether or not Roy was poised to char him again. Mustang, who had been shuffling absentmindedly through a stack of papers, did not look up. "Come in Hughes." He stated simply. Maes stepped formally into the room, saluting his friend, trying to mask his amusement.
They were silent for a few moments. Unable to control himself, Hughes blurted out what had been on his mind since he had sobered up and realized what he'd done. "How was it?" Roy's eye twitched as he scribbled nonsense on a sheet of paper. "Lieutenant Colonel Hughes…" Mustang's fingers just itched to send him up in a blaze for his impudence. A fireball erupted near the lieutenant colonel's face, singing the hair on poor Hughes head. "Gah!" Hughes patted down the burning hairs, and looked stubbornly at Roy. "Touchy touchy. Was it really that bad?" Mustang gave a trademark smirk. "I'm sure I have no idea what your talking about Maes. Fullmetal and I-"
Roy was cut off by he sound of a small explosion. Windows rattled, the floor shook, and Hughes was thrown off his balance. "What the hell was that?" The taisa ran to the window, looking down the street. There was smoke everywhere, but Mustang saw al he needed to see. A slash of red, the glint of metal. Edward had been attacked.