Mondays. They were the worst day of the week, at least, in Edward Elric's opinion.

Get up. Take a shower. Avoid any phone calls, and catch the bus. Get a coffee. Go to work. Go home. Eat. Go to sleep. Rinse, repeat.

He threw an evil glare at the clock, which blared its letters in neon green animosity. It was five in the morning, and he had woken up two whole hours before he was meant to be up and running. He suppressed a light groan, to keep things in the house silent for his still-sleeping brother in the next room. He slung both legs off of the bed and started his day.

As he brushed his teeth, he remembered that he was late for his auto-mail check-up. His regular doctor had retired, he noted as he fingered the auto-mail leg of his, and she had recommended him to her granddaughter and a family friend for a check-up. He never really did want to go, but he should. Apparently, those two had also created his leg and arm, free of charge, as a birthday present when he couldn't afford it. He never met them, but he still had a slight closeness. Well, he'd go after classes.

Class? Yeah, Edward taught chemistry at a nearby University. His little brother was one of his students, even if there was only one-year difference. Ed had graduated early, and passed through university in only one year. He was the youngest legal teacher anywhere.

Slipping on his worn, red coat, he realized his hair was still down from the night before. Slightly sighing under his breath, he pulled an elastic band off of the table beside the door, and quickly pulled his hair into a braid with one hand, the other occupied with brushing the wrinkles off of his outfit.

The morning air still held the chillness of the night before, yet still had a crispness of it's own. Edward loved to just take walks down by the ocean during the early morning before the sun rose, however, he never had time these days, and he had never told anyone, not even his little brother, Alphonse, who he loved dearly. Sometimes, it felt good to have something all to yourself.

Well, since he had time this morning, he guessed he would go down by the ocean.

As he walked, he was leaning against the wind, which was tousling his already slightly unkempt hair. His eyes were squinting, only showing slits of his amber eyes. Slowly, he skidded down the hill to the sandy shores, and began to walk up and down the length of the beach. This was the only spot in the entire city that supported animals, actual animals, not those dumb pigeons and seagulls. Sometimes, if you looked far enough off into the distance, you could see dolphins or whales spouting into the musky sky.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a slight figure approaching. He stood against the side of the hill, staying hardly noticeable. Who would take a walk by the ocean this early… well, other than him. He didn't count.

It was a young woman of about twenty or so, with long black hair that was down in a wave of darkness. Even from this far away, he could see her steely grey eyes that were currently warm with joy. She was dressed in a brown suede coat, with a black Tee underneath, and a pair of jeans, which complimented her legs.

He blinked. Huh?

Just as quickly as she had appeared, she was gone, as if she didn't exist, like she was a ghost or spirit. Not that Ed believed in spirits- he didn't have any religion at all- but it was creepy.

Oh well… he was tired. He may have been seeing things. After glancing at his pocket watch- Yes, he was too stubborn to throw it away, even if it was outdated- He gaped at the time, and started to hurry back up the hill to the road up ahead. He almost missed the bus in this condition.

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Classes had gone past fairly quickly today- he didn't have the rowdy bunch of students he normally did. The last day of classes was Friday, and then Ed was free for two whole months. Doing what? God knows. It wasn't like he had a life outside of University anyways.

It was right when he was sorting his papers to go when the last person he wanted to see today came into his room.

"Hello, Fullmetal."

"Mustang."

Roy had nicknamed Ed the first time he saw him as 'Fullmetal', because of his auto-mail. Don't ask why, Ed just thought he was insane. Now, even his teachers and friends called him that, except for his brother. It was like his title now, not 'Mr. Elric.' It was just…

'Yo, Fullmetal.'

'Hey, Fullmetal.'

"Oi! Fullmetal?"

"Yes, Mustang?" Ed held back a dirty comment. If he got one of those 'If I was Headmaster…' lectures again, he'd end up killing the man in front of him.

"I heard that you were late today."

'Be calm man… don't punch him…'

"You know, if I was Headmaster, all who were late would be fired."

'Think it's Al… no, he'd never say this crap…'

"Were you too short to get on the bus? I didn't know they had height restrictions!"

B.I.N.G.O.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING TOO SMALL TO BE SQUISHED BY YOUR SHOE BECAUSE HE FITS THROUGH THE CRACKS!"

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Dun dun dun… yes, I have created another fanfiction. And this time, I can't just drop it like before. Why? Because I wrote the whole thing out before putting it on the net. Mwa haha. If any of you have read my Inuyasha fanfictions, I'm sorry to say that I'm quitting them for now. Don't expect an update for a looooooong long time. The one who inspired me for the story was WaitingWishing, and her story, Amazing Grace. I hope she's okay with me writing this, and I'd like to say that her story is the basis for mine.

Kityo

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I don't own FMA, and I don't own Edo-dono. However, I own all the made up characters in this story, and that's all I need to have.