Chapter Five:

Kat moves out of Roy's lap looking at him with a serious look, an angry look, "I would have understood, and I would have still come here!"

Roy looks at her confused, 'Still come? But why?'

Kat looks at the ground, "I know it sounds weird, but I couldn't take it anymore! Not knowing if you're ok, wondering when you'd come for me. I always thought if I went with you I could help you, even if that meant sharing the same pain."

'She doesn't know what she's talking about obviously…' Roy sighs. "Look Kitty-Kat."

"Roy I know what you're thinking, I may not know what it's like to be here, but that's also why I'm here, to find out!" Kat hugs her cousin, "I want to help out in anyway I can."

Roy pushes his cousin away moving to the door of his room, "Come on lets get something to eat." His voice frighteningly calm.

Kat looks at him hurt, feeling that he's still mad at her, "I'm sorry but that is my decision." Kat looks at the ground defiantly, "And I wont let them make me do anything that doesn't feel right!"

Roy looks at her and smiles, "I think Full Metal is rubbing off too much on you, now come on lets get something to eat." Smiling at the blush on Kat's cheeks he rolls his eyes as he walks out the door, 'Silly girl.'

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Ed looks around headquarters seeing that everyone's there BUT Roy Mustang. Roy being late was rather unheard of even if he DID have a terrible hang over from the night before. Waiting in his office for him to get in it was a rather interesting experience. 'What's taking him so long?' Ed scratches his head thinking about last night, 'this should be interesting.' Ed slowly sighs walking into Roy's office waiting for him.

Both Roy and Kat walk into the office, Rosa giving Roy a questioning look, and only receiving a glare from the man. Clearing her throat she returns to her work. Entering his office seeing Ed already there, Roy mentally groans. 'Here we go…'

Ed grins, "So what took you so long?" taking his feet off of Roy's desk, "I have to leave soon so make your little meeting quick."

Roy becomes very stoic looking through his papers, "First order of business, Kat still does not have a room in the dorms yet so she shall continue staying in your apartment. I would like you to make reports of her activity during the day everyday until she gets a room at the dorms, also put in you're report anything and everything that she does to help the military."

Ed looks at Roy like he's nuts, "So I'm supposed to spy on her, or am I supposed to follow her around like an idiot?"

"Do so anyway you wish just send the reports, even if that means you help her contribute to the military, I just want it done!" Roy speaks up. "She will not be able to stay in the service of the King if she doesn't." Roy says organizing his papers. "Also make sure that you guys get something nice to wear to the ball, more importantly a tux for you Ed! You're not coming to this ball this year in what you normally wear!"

Ed waves off Mustang not wanting to spend the money on a tux.

"Do it! I'll have Kat go with you tomorrow for proper clothing!" Roy looks around in his papers again seeing nothing else, "You are both dismissed."

Ed growls leaving the room, not bothering to salute the man, Kat looks to Ed seeing that he's stalking off and quickly follows behind him.

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After leaving the building Ed stopped turning to Kat, with a slightly curious look in his eyes. "Did you find out what you needed?"

Kat looks at him rather lost, remembering the small quarrel they had last night. Blushing at what she remembered what happened that morning. She quickly nods, wanting to keep on moving to the stores she quickly starts to move, though quickly stops when her partner grabs her arm stopping her.

"What happened last night? Roy didn't look well." Ed looks completely serious about the matter.

'Oh goodness I hope it wasn't that obvious about what happened this morning, please oh please!' Kat tries her best to remain calm, "Nothing happened last night I fell asleep over at his house, I was much too sleepy to really remember much of what happened." Kat tries to keep on walking, though is stopped by Full Metal again.

"Well did he tell you?" Ed looked a bit more concerned than anything.

"Tell me what?" Kat looks curiously.

"That I came by last night to see if you were there, we were worried about you!" Ed looks a little hurt.

Kat sighs and smiles in relief, "No he didn't it must have slipped his mind since he was a little drun-." Kat covered her mouth remembering that she wasn't supposed to say that.

Ed's eye become a blaze of anger, whispering hotly, "He was DRUNK?"

Kat smiles nervously nodding, "Can we talk about this somewhere else, where he's not looking?" Kat moves her shoulder up to Roy's office window, showing that he's most likely watching them. Ed quickly lets go of her arm and grabs hold of her hand leading her away; cause the young woman to blush terribly.

After walking to the park, Ed looks at his watching seeing that he still has an hour to get to the restaurant and make it on time. Looking to Kat he has her sit on a bench as well as himself. "Why was Roy drunk last night?" Ed thinks aloud.

"He probably went to a party of some sort, since… er! Never mind!" Kat waves her arms in the air like an idiot. 'I'm such a BLABER MOUTH! I just want to shoot myself in the head!'

Ed looks at her suspiciously. "Since what?" Ed looks at his partner very seriously, 'I don't care if he IS her cousin if he even touched her in any inappropriate manner I'm going to wring his neck! It's just too wrong to even think about!'

Kat waves her arms twice as nervous as before, "It's nothing really! I promise it's really nothing!"

Ed glares at her, "No you were going to say something! What happened last night!" Ed growls quietly so no one becomes suspicious.

Sighing and hunching her shoulders trying to find something to say rather than, 'Oh yea my cousin decided to feel me up since you know he thought I was a different woman and all.' Having a terrible mental battle with herself, she sighs heavily her brows knit together, while her eyes closed all too obviously showing her frustration. "Look it was an accident! He didn't know what he was doing, and I forgave him, it's not like he planed it! I found my answers is that good enough for you?"

Edwards glare thickens with impatience, "Well I could always ask Mustang in front of all the other co-workers."

"Well then FINE! You can tell me about WHY your brother wears armor all the time, and why you have auto mail!" Kat points, "That's right I've seen it! Tell me and I'll tell you!"

Put into an acquired position Ed scratches his head, 'But my reason's aren't as important as trying to beat Mustang for being a pedophile!' Ed hmphs and leans back onto the bench, "Fine, I'll leave you alone about it." Ed looks at his watch again, "Look I need to get going, so do you think you can get to at least the library by yourself?" Ed gets up looking back at Kat.

The young woman nods lightly only too happy to have THAT dealt with, getting up she looks to Ed curiously, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to meet up with Winry for lunch I want to talk to her about something." Ed speaks up brushing himself off.

Kat looks at the ground kicking a rock slightly, a little disappointed, "Oh, I see…" She tries sounding a little more cheerful than she feels about Ed already liking someone. Looking up Kat smile at her friend, "Well will you pick me up after a while?"

Ed nods, "Yea we'll pick yea up, and don't worry you won't be alone there, Al's there right now, looking through the library." He looks to his partner and smiles waving, "Well I'll see you later, bye!" Ed walks off to where Winry and himself planned to eat.

Kat watches him go and sits back down on the bench feeling a little depressed. 'Maaaaaaaan!' Kat sighs resting her chin in her hands, resting her elbows on her knees. 'He WOULD be taken…' blinking she rethinks what she just thought, 'Like he'd even think about going with me! He's mister famous! Why'd I have to fall for him? Life sucks!' getting up she walks to the library ready to spend a couple hours in her head and in a book.

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Walking into the restaurant Ed looks around seeing that Winry had already gotten a table for them both, smiling at her and waving to her, he walks up to the table sitting in front of her. "Hey I'm sorry I'm late, I had trouble with work, Kat's hiding something about last night or this morning I don't know which, and I'm worried for her."

Winry looks to Ed worriedly, "Why?"

"Well I don't think she's mentally able to handle being in the military, like her code name points out her greatest weakness, she's too sweet to everyone, and it's going to get to her. The only one she'll get offended about is her older cousin and… oh I don't know…" Ed holds his throbbing head. 'this is the last time I do Roy a favor! The bastard!'

Winry pats Ed's shoulder, "Well at least I didn't come over seeing that your arm's blown off."

Ed looks at Winry, with a look saying 'Don't start that I beg of you.' Both look at one another for a moment and begin laughing slightly at the thought.

"Well you wanted to talk about something right? Well here I am!" Winry smiles resting her chin on the top of her folded hands, elbows resting on the table.

"I wanted to know how long you plan on staying in town." Ed smiles, 'at least I'll be able to ask her this!'

Winry looks up at the ceiling thinking about it. "About a week why?"

Ed's smile widens a little, "Well, this coming weekend there's a state troopers ball, and I was wondering if you wanted to come along?"

Winry looks at Ed a little surprised he even asked her, much less so coolly!

'Ok the hard parts over now comes the wait…..' Ed thinks to himself knowing that he's blushing lightly, and that he's just screaming in his own head.

Winry leans forward feeling Ed's head with her hand "Are you feeling ok Ed? You never act so cool about that kind of stuff!"

Ed tries to shoo away her hand, "I'm completely serious! Besides…" Ed starts to mumble something.

Winry smiles now seeing the Ed she knows, watching him twitch and fiddle under her stare. "Yea! I'd love to go! But you have to dance ONE dance with me! It can be the easiest kind of dance if you want, but it has to be one!"

Ed looks at her smiling at her acceptance, 'Thank god for this woman! Only one dace oh I could kiss her!' Ed grabs hold of Winrys' hands smiling brightly, "Thank you so much!"

"Of course what are friends for?" Winry smiles back at him.

Ed looks at Winry for a moment, feeling as though someone had just thrown an axe into his heart, as he tries his best to smile, "Yea… friends." Ed mumbles out. "Well would you mind taking Kat to the shops to get a dress? She needs one and you'll need one too. I need to see if I can get a tux the fits me a little better, my other one's a bit tight." ED speaks matter of fact leaning back in his chair.

Winry nods, "Of course I don't mind."

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Kat finds the library and also finds Al waiting at the steps, she rushes up to sit next to him, "Hey Al what's up?"

Al waves his hand, and does what he can to smile, "Nothing just waiting for brother and Winry, I think they're on a date!"

"Oh? How long have you guys known her?" Kat smiles trying not to look too terribly hurt about the thought of Edward being taken. Quickly sitting right of Al she rests her cheek in her left hand to face Al better.

Al looks up and thinks for a moment, "We've known her for a very long time actually. Ever since we were very little. She's real sweet when you're not on her bad side." Al sounds a little nervous at the thought of her being angry.

"I see she seems like a nice young lady." Kat smiles.

"Yea she also watches over brothers automail." Al points out, resting his elbows on a step behind himself.

"Oh? How did he get that? Military accident?" Kat thinks about it for a second, "Or maybe an accident from when you guys were younger since it seems like she lives pretty far away for her to be your most highly wanted doctor."

"Oh well that…" Al sounding a little nervous leans closer to Kat whispering, "that's a secret."

"Oh? Why's that? Is it really embarrassing? I mean if it was an accident then it could be very understandable, but still, well I don't know!" Kat thinks for a moment, "SO! When did you guys join the military, it seems like you guys have been here for quit some time."

"Oh we joined when brother was twelve." Al points out leaning against the stairs again.

"Wow! He must be really good then! I didn't think they aloud kids to join the military, more importantly that young!" Kat looks towards the streets watching people walk on by, shocked at the thought. 'Wow, what a guy!'

Al looks to the library and to the streets, 'A change in subject would be a good idea right about now.' Al stands up and offers Kat a hand, "Did you want to go look around town?"

The young alchemist looks to the suit of armor, she grabs hold of the giant hand and is quickly lifted up. Smiling she speaks up, "Sure! We can at least look for a dress for me to wear to this ball!"

The two rush off to the stores and to look around town.

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After having lunch Ed and Winry hit the stores, might as well see what kind of dresses they have to wear for this ball. "So Ed what kind of dress do you think I should get?"

"Don't you mean I'm getting since it's my money." Ed points out. He'd been some how convinced during lunch to buy both the girls a dress to this affair, as well as a tux for himself. 'I'm going to be broke before I know it!'

"Yes, it's your money but will you be wearing the dress?" Winry smiles at the terrible flush of embarrassment on Ed's cheeks, at the very thought of being seen in a dress.

Flipping his head away from Winry, he grumbles something unintelligible. Only causing Winry to giggle all the more.

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After an exciting after noon and the two groups some how meeting in the same store, both the girls getting lovely dresses that they promise Ed and Al will be aloud to see on the night of the dance, or after the dance in Al's situation.

(TBC)

Trom: Mew! See someone's watching over our little Kitty Kat !

Ed: That's rather sad actually…

Roy::In some corner crying:

Trom: ; ….