OK! This is just a small update of the story. Added a line or two just to keep things on track. :P Thanks to all the people who have reviewed!

Disclaimer: FMA is not mine! Not one single character...sniffs...T.T

Oh, and this story is from Bratty-chan.

Enjoy :P

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Some called it routine

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It was the way she was always half an hour earlier then the rest of them. Empty building, her personal kingdom for thirty

minutes.

Order leads to efficiency.

The pot of coffee always full. Clean mugs, ready to just grab. The sugar bowl full. And the napkins or a towel always ready

for the early morning coffee spill on Bredas's desk.

A file with paperwork for the day, always ready on everybody's desks.

And when the clock struck eight, take the Colonel's coat.

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Others called it loyalty.

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It was odd to see them apart.

The picture was incomplete, the few times that they were apart. The way that they had become one being was the reason why two

chairs were always prepared when the Colonel entered a room. Always together. Never separated. Although she never took the

chair.

Instead, she preferred to stay two steps behind her Colonel. A very good and wide view of her target, if it were necessary.

No one ever asked why.

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Some called it respect.

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They never called each other by their names.

It was a very hard formality that always surrounded them. The Colonel walking with a firm and rapid pace, the Lieutenant

always two steps behind. Conversation being very direct and to the point, rarely looking at each others faces.

Always Colonel and Lieutenant.

A firm barrier. Solid rock. Nothing more.

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No one really knowing the truth

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(A private language.)

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"Leave those files."

"Sir?"

"Go home. I have no use for a Lieutenant who might fall asleep on her work."

"I understand, Sir."

"You look awful. It would be best if I accompany you."

"Thank you, Sir."

"Don't waste any time and go fetch your dog. It's a long walk."

"Immediately -- Sir?"

"Yes?"

"Your coat."

"Thank you"

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A secret of two.

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"You're tired."

"I am."

"Get some rest, I hate to see you sick"

"That's very kind of you"

"I'll take you home."

"I would like that."

"We'll stop by the park. That always cheers you up."

"Thank you. You know what?"

"What?"

"I love you."

"And I love you."

FIN.-

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So, what do ya think? I hope the idea is understandable. It's kinda abstract...and weird..and...well I don't know, you tell

me! XD Oh, and sorry for any typos...:P

Thanks againg to Bratty for the story. :D

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