Edward Elric casually glanced around Mustang's office, counting heads. Everyone was there. Second Lt. Havoc and Sergeant Fury were sitting on the couch next to him, and Lt. Hawkeye was sitting on the armrest. Colonel Mustang was behind the desk, and Breda was sitting in chair next to him. Warrant Officer Falman stood next to Breda. Lt. Colonel Hughes was standing near the door with Major Armstrong, and of course Alphonse was standing next to Ed's head.
Mustang, apparently finished counting heads, stood up and lightly cleared his throat. Half of the people in the room lifted their heads and stared at him. He didn't talk, looking as if he was waiting for something to happen.
"What is it, Colonel?" Ed asked, his patience being horribly tested.
"We're adding a new person to our ranks, FullMetal, and I am merely waiting until he arrives." Mustang replied professionally. The Fuhrer must be coming with this new person…Ed thought, recalling that Mustang always acts this way around the Fuhrer.
"Well, who is it?" Lt. Havoc asked, switching the leg that lay on top of the other one and twitching his cigarette.
"Major Samson!" The Colonel greeted the person that opened the door. Average looking kid, really. Nothing special. Ed thought, looking beyond the Major to the Fuhrer behind him. I knew it, He thought smugly, remembering at the last second to salute him.
"Hello Colonel," The new Major replied, shaking hands with him.
"Fuhrer! Are you staying long in Central?" Roy asked. Suck up, suck up, suck up. Ed thought, slightly smiling in spite of himself. He was "awoken" from his thoughts by Al slightly poking him, and he realized that the Fuhrer was leaving.
"Hey Mustang!" Ed called across the room. The Colonel twitched slightly and turned.
"Colonel Mustang, Edward."
"Yeah, anyway, anything else or can me and Al go?" Havoc nodded in agreement and Breda, Falman, and Fury looked happier that someone else was addressing the topic.
"Edward? The FullMetal Alchemist?" The new Major asked.
"Yeah." Ed replied, smiling. The attention was nice after all. Major, Samson, was it? shook Ed's hand.
"Nice to meet you," He said stiffly.
"And you. Colonel, is there something else, or can me an' Al leave?" Mustang sighed.
"I suppose you can go Edward, but I have a new case I want to go over with the others." Havoc groaned under his breath and Breda looked disappointed.
"Yeah, see ya tomorrow!" Ed waved and left, Alphonse tailing behind.
"Brother, that was kinda rude." Al said, catching up with his brother.
"Well, it was only a new kid. Mustang shouldn't have made us wait for him. It's only 'cause the Fuhrer came. Mustang always tries to impress him." Al opened his mouth to say something, and then closed it.
"Why were you so eager to leave, though?"
"Because, Al, today's a big day, you know that." Ed grinned at the prospect of what they were doing later. Alphonse stayed quiet. "C'mon, Al, let's go get ready."
Inspired in part by the books "Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment", "The Lake House" and "When the Wind Blows" by James Patterson, which I do not own. I don't own FullMetal Alchemist either. I do own Samson and other characters that will come into play, but who'd want to?