a/n: As promised! Enjoi!

Disclaimer: Well... if you wanted to know what to get me for Hannukah... FMA. Please?

Edward banged his fists in unison on Roy Mustangs desk. "You cannot tell me what I don't have the authority to do or not do! I'm giong to find that bastard, wrap my hands around his throat and squeeze the life out of him: breath by breath."

Roy tried his hardest to remain calm. His very hardest. "Fullmetal-- Edward. Please don't do this. You're throwing your life away. Suicide. Would Al have wanted you to do this?"

Ed visably pulled back, as if he had been hit with an electric current. He turned swiftly around, his breath caught in his throat. "Al's... Al's gone, Mustang. And it's all his fault!" Rage anewed, Ed stalked towards the dor, angrilly.

"So, that's it?" Roy calmly placed his chin on his folded hands, surveying Ed with ease. "You're going to sneak into the prison, the highest security one in Central, and murder Zolof Kimbly? With your own two hands? You're giong to throw it all away, Edward, Al's final gift to you was his own life. You're giong to throw something that precious away." It wasn't a question.

Ed paused, his face towards the door, shaking slightly, adrenaline still pumping thruogh his veins. His voice came out shaky. "You don't understand Mustang. You never had a little brother."

"You'll need proper authorization, Fullmetal." It was useless talking to him. He was a man bent on his own demise.

"I have it."

"Not anymore. If you're going to go and seek your revenge, do so. I won't stop you. But, leave your pocketwatch here." He pointed to the thin silver chain that ran out of Ed's pocket.

Ed stayed very still for a few moments, then suddenly turned around and whipped his pocked watch at the wall behind Roy, watching silently as it hit the wall and shattered. Hundreds of silver pieces rained down on Roy, but he did not flinch. He stared at Ed with unblinking obsidian eyes. Sheltered eyes. Shadowed eyes.

"Let me ask you one question," Ed growled, "How is it that you can lecture me about not seeking vengance?" His eyes grazed over the picture of Hughes on Roy's desk. "You burned Maria Ross to cinders because you thought she killed him." Roy remained unmoving. "I thought so." Ed shrugged and turned around, crossing the room in three steps and throwing himself out of Roy's office.

Roy never saw either Edward Elric of Zolof Kimbly again. Ever.

a/n: Yeas... whelp, for the holidays... you get a death fic. How cheery? No... Sorry... --sweatdrop--

Have a very happy holiday season! Love, tsukiraven!

Reviewer Responses:

kinokichigai: Heh... what nosebleeds? --hides bleeding nose with a tissue--

Mint Pizza Queen: Thank you! I've wanted to do that ever since I saw kakashi's little orange book... --happy face-- i love your stories as well, they're incredible!

Always Smiling: You really should watch Naruto, it's amazing. Have your boyfriend watch it too, maybe if you did it together, he wouldn't mind so much.