Chapter 3 -
Reviewer replies:
don'tbreakme - Indeed I am aware that in the anime it was Mustang who killed the Rockbells, but in the manga's storyline it was infact Scar who murdered them. I enjoy reading the manga more so I decided to use the manga storyline instead of the anime's, sorry if its a bit confusing.
LiRiNCaNdY - Yes, there will be some EdWin in the coming chapters, so you needn't worry.
Edward was just about to walk, but then Alphonse picked him up and held him over his giant iron body. "Al! What the fuck are you doing?" "I'm taking you home! I can't stand all this tension, and you need to get some rest, my body can wait a bit longer!" Al replied firmly. Ed was bashing on the giant armor that was his brother and screaming "NNOOOOO! LEMME GO! MUST...KILL!". Al would have rolled his eyes if he could. Al was walking with Ed on his shoulder across Central to the local fast food joint when Al noticed Roy Mustang there eating fries. "Ah, I new I'd find him here." said Al he approached Roy. "Hello Colenel Mustang..." Al said in a sinister voice, making Roy choke on his fries. "Riza I just needed some fresh air! Just PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME! Uh-" Discovering it was Al and not Riza, he said "- Oh its you Alphonse." desperately trying to regain his composure. "What are you doing here?" Roy asked, wiping the sweat off his forehead when Ed started yelling " Wer'e going to kill Sc-" Al put his massive hand on Ed's face and interrupted, "We were going to take a 3 month vacation." "WHAT IN GOD'S NAME? 3 MONTHS?" belched Roy at the top of his lungs. "Either that or a bullet to the head." said Al threateningly, Roy's eyes widened with fear and his face became pale, "Deal! 3 months, how about 4?" said Roy as if he had suddenly became Al's inferior. "Done." Al said simply, "We'll see you in 3 months Colenel." with that Al, with Ed still trying to escape his grasp, left. When they were out of site, Roy fell back into a chair and yelled "Get me a large soda!". A farmiliar voice behind Roy suddenly said "Hello Colenel Mustang sir..." "What are you doing here Al I thought I already gave you your vacation?" said Roy who had just caught his breath. Then he heard the sound of a gun cock "Al...? Vacation...? What are you talking about sir? said Riza Hawkeye in a monotone voice. Roy gasped and tried to speak but he couldn't make a sound.
(This part of the story will be continued later, we'll move on to Ed and Al right now.)
It was already one hour since they had got their permission to go home for 3 months and they were already on the train, Ed was still mad at Al for making him go home when he wanted to hunt Scar. "Come on, brother, dont be mad! It'll be good for you, you need to unwind a bit. How about we play cards?" Ed reluctantly agreed to play with him so they played cards for the rest of the journey. When they got to Rezebul and off the train, they sarted to walk to Pinako's house. "I can't believe I lost to you 15 times in a row, you really are good, brother!" Al said. Ed was smiling, he said "Well, its nothing really, the secret is-" then suddenly spades of aces dropped out of his pants. Ed and Al stopped dead. Ed was looking at Al just like Roy was back in Central. "So...the secret is...?" Said Al mockingly yet threateningly. Then both of them started sprinting at top speed, but after about half an hour Ed started losing his breath and Al, who didn't have any breath to lose, quickly caught up with him. After about 5 minutes of pummeling, Ed was back in the same position he was back in Central, hanging from his shoulder, but with out any struggle since he was unconcious. When Ed regained conciousness he was already at the front door of the Rockbell residence. Ed quickly slipped off of Al's shoulder and knocked on the door himself before Al could even reach it. Winry opened the door and look in shock "Wha...What are you doing here? Wait a minute... YOU BROKE THE AUTOMAIL AGAIN!" she smashed a wrench on the top Ed's skull. Ed was yelling again "I DIDN'T WANNA COME HERE MORON! ASK AL ITS ALL HIS FAULT!" Winry looked up in Al's direction. "Well, brother was a bit too obsessed with...uh...work." said Al, not wanting to upset Winry "So I decided to bring him here to unwind for the next 3 months.". "Oh, well..." said Winry, blushing in embarrassment "I'll just go get you a bandage for that then Ed.". Winry rushed to get her first aid kit when Ed and Al walked in the house and took a seat.
(Back in Central)
"Look Lutenant, I was just hungry, PLEASE DONT SHOOT!" Roy yelled as he was crawling on the floor, begging for mercy. Riza looked coldy at Roy and said "Tell me about this vacation." equally as coldly. "Okay, I gave the Full Metal brothers a 3 month vacation-" "A 3 month vacation!" Riza screamed at Roy, "Well, Alphonse caught me here and he threatened to tell you, I didn't want to, JUST DONT SHOOT I'M BEGGING YOU!" Roy continued, panicking for his life. "Get up." Riza said firmly, Roy obeyed without question, the room was silent, then Riza moved closer, and closer, and she hit Roy on the head with the handle of her gun. "If I ever see you here on the job again I'll hit with full strength!" Riza said. She rubbed Roy's forehead and kissed it gently, "You didn't really think I'd kill you, did you?" she said, giggling. "Well, sometimes its hard to tell." Said Roy, still unable to catch his breath. "So, how'd it go with Full Metal?" Roy asked, suddenly not panting anymore. "I'll tell you when we get back to the office." Replied Riza as they approached the Military Headquarters.