The Love of a Silent Star

Even in Death

Chapter Twenty-Two

"What time did you find the body?"

"A little after six."

"Why did you go there?"

"I needed to talk with Riza Mustang."

"Did you know that she was out?"

"If I knew, I wouldn't have gone."

"Was the door open?"

"Yes."

"Please tell me what happened from that point."

"I knocked, no one answered. The door was open, so I went inside. I walked around for a second, and then walked into the kitchen."

"What did you see next, ma'am?"

"There was a slight odor in the air, I walked around the table and I saw the body. There was a knife in his stomach. There was blood everywhere."

"I see, go back for me, what did you want to see Riza Mustang about?"

"………I wanted to know how here sons where doing, I heard that there had been some trouble in her household. I was……worried."

The house had been very silent and still. It would have been said to be creepy by some people's point of view. The air did have a slight odor to it. I walked up the stairs first, checking the rooms, the boys, Roy's room, and Riza's room, before going back downstairs.

I entered the kitchen and there he was I knew that he was dead before I got to him. The blood had already dried on the floor and on the body.

Even in death, Edward still held all of his beauty. His hair was down, spread across his shoulders, and falling over his back. His eyes were only slightly open. His body still looked as perfect as ever, despite the discoloration of his skin. Even through all of this though, there was still a knife in him.

"I knew he was dead, when I bent over and checked his pulse. He was already dead."

"You said there was a lot of blood, was he still bleeding when you looked at him?"

"No, his heart had already stopped, long before I got there."

"Was Alphonse there in the house, when you got there?"

"No."

"Did you see anyone nearby? Walking on the side walk, or the like?"

"No."

"Did you see anything strange in the house when you walked around?"

"No."

"Were you shocked to see the body?"

"No, I was not shocked."

"Did you know this might happen?"

"………no, I did not."

"Do you know who could have done this?"

"No."

"Were you close to the boy?"

"We knew each other just as passerbies, simple acquaintances, nothing more."

Another part of the world

The phone rang loudly throughout the complex.

"Office of Sir Bradley, sign in please."

"It's Lust."

"Oh hello, what's the situation?"

"I want to speak to Bradley."

"One moment please."

"What's going on Lust?"

"The missions over, I will finish off the boy and his mother."

"Edward is dead?"

"Yes. He only completed half of his mission."

A sigh came over the phone.

"What happened?"

"I just got interrogated for three hours straight. I found the body. I think that boy, Alphonse killed him."

"Does the boy know about you? Or anything about our organization?"

"I don't believe so."

"Stay there for a little while longer, make sure everything smooth's over."

"Yes Sir."

No good bye was issued as both sides hung up.

"Even in death, it doesn't end, even in death." Lust whispered and walked away from the pay-phone.

A/N

Thank you again for waiting. I will be writing one more chapter, smoothing out the edges to this story.

So thank you all again for reviewing.