This is my first fanfic ever. I try, but you guys must be super writers. A later chapter has bits inspired by Harry Potter. I don't own FMA (Himoru Arakawa-sensei) or Harry Potter (J.K. Rowling). Oh, and Noelani (my original character) is pronounced (Noh-lah-nee). It means "Mist of Heaven". This story doesn't take place in any particular part of the main storyline for the anime/manga. So, let's get this party started.
"Erm… Ms. Hawkeye? Can I ask you a favor?" a girl of around fifteen or sixteen had come into Colonel Mustang's office. Roy immediately looked up as soon as the girl entered. She had long dark brown hair and silver eyes. It had been a month since he or the others last saw her. Her normally tanned face was white with anxiety. She was wringing her black T-shirt to relieve the stress.
"What is it Noelani?" Hawkeye asked neither looking up nor stopping her work. Her mahogany eyes still running across the paper as she wrote and read.
"Um… yes, well… can I ask you alone?" Noelani looked like she might explode.
Only then did Hawkeye look up and stop her work, but her pen was still positioned to keep writing. "Fine," she finally said and put down her pen and followed Noelani out of the room, "Get back to work sir," she called without looking back. Riza Hawkeye, the seemingly heartless work-a-holic, stopping her work to be asked a favor was incredible to Roy. He looked puzzled, but said nothing and got back to his mountain of paperwork. He knew Riza had a tiny bit of a soft spot for Noelani. It seemed like only yesterday when she appeared at the front steps of the Colonel's door.
It was a stormy night when she appeared. Roy had just gotten home and had taken off his coat. He sat down on the couch and stared into space, exhausted. Once again, he and Riza both stayed late. However, this wasn't new to Roy. They often stayed over hours. He could hear thunder rumbling through the door. After what could have been no more than two minutes, he heard a knock at his door.
"Okay…" he said as he slowly got up and walked to his door. He wasn't exactly use to late night visitors. When he opened the door he took a step back out of surprise.
A dark haired girl of no more than fifteen was wrapped in a shabby blanket, soaking. "I'm… so… sorry," she said through her shivering, "Can… you help… me?"
"What the hell?" is what he would have said, but he managed a "Come on in". This girl looked terribly ill from standing out in the winter rain. She walked only a few feet.
"Holy crap! Holy crap!" Roy thought over and over. He didn't know what to do. This was more of Riza's department. He told the girl, "Hang on, I'll get you a dry blanket." After giving a clean and dry blanket to the poor kid, he raced to the phone. Riza had got to be home by now.
"Hello?" asked the other line.
"Thank God!" he sighed.
"Sir? What is it? What's-?"
"Get over here now!" he whispered urgently, "No time to explain!"
"Uh… okay…" Riza must have thought Roy was going mad.
After Roy hung up, he turned around to find the girl sitting on the couch, looking at the floor. He would offer her cocoa, but he was a less than mediocre cook. Instead he simply asked, "Who are you?"
The girl looked up, startled, "Noe… Noelani," her voice was strengthening some. She looked back down at the floor.
"Well, I'm Colonel Roy Mustang," Roy was desperate to not have silence filling the room, but this comment scared Noelani.
"Oh! I'm sorry to barge in, uh, Colonel," Roy almost laughed at such an overstatement, "I hope I haven't caused trouble…" her voice trailed off.
Roy smiled, "No, just… curiosity," Apparently, Noelani knew where he was going with this.
"I'd rather not talk about it right now," she said a bit stiffly.
There was another knock at the door. Noelani instantly turned around to look behind her. To Roy, she seemed a little paranoid but didn't think there was no reason. Roy opened the door to see Hawkeye looking wet and cold, but she looked warm compared to when Noelani had stood at the door.
"What is it?" she immediately asked.
"Just follow me," Roy whispered.
They both entered the room where Noelani sat. Riza asked, dare he say it, irritated? "Who is this?"
"Chill out Hawkeye. She just knocked on my door shivering out in the rain," he turned to Noelani, "This is First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye."
Noelani, amazingly, smiled. The smile was mostly in her silver eyes, but it was soon gone, "I'm Noelani."
Riza's expression softened, "What happened?"
"I'd rather not talk about it," Noelani replied in the same voice she had used with Roy.
"I know I'm asking a lot," Roy whispered to Hawkeye, "but could you keep her at your house for tonight? We'll figure out things tomorrow."
"Fine," Riza finally said, just like she would when Noelani would later ask her a favor, "Come on," she told Noelani gently.
The girl followed but left the blanket behind. She turned around just before she was out of the room and said, "Thank you, Colonel Mustang," and left.
Roy smiled slightly, "She has the voice of a soldier," he thought.
End of chapter 1.
Well, I hoped you enjoyed it. Sorry it's a bit short. Hopefully chapter 2 will come soon, n'est-ce pas?