Title : Military's illusion 军部の虛像
Author : Jinglestan (– AkitoAya)
Rating : G
Disclaimer : We don't own them, originals characters belong to Hiromu Arakawa and Pride to the BBI staff.
Imagined by Jinglestan, written by AkitoAya
Chapter 5Envy stared blankly at the mountain of papers on his desk.
"- What the hell is that !"
"- Your daily paperwork, sir. answered Riza Hawkeye, as if she knew he'd ask."
He gave her a menacing look but she didn't seem to pay any attention.
"- If I may advise you, you should begin now so it will be over sooner."
He stared another time at Riza.
"- The faster, the better, lieutenant ? That's ok, just leave me and tell to the Fullmetal that I'm waiting for him."
Riza bowed quickly and left the room. Almost two minutes after, Pride opened the door silently.
"- Envy ? Do you need me ?"
The older homunculus smiled and got up.
"- Come here and sit, Pride. It's very easy I just want you to sign these papers for me."
Pride raised a golden eyebrow.
"- What about you, then ? What are you going to do ?"
"- That's none of your business, my dear shrimp. Just obey me and never ask."
He walked toward the door, still smiling.
"- I'm counting on you ! Do a good work for your country, colonel Elric !"
He laughed and left the room, leaving Pride alone with the papers. The weather was quite sunny today, maybe a little rest under the trees would do him some good. It wasn't easy to act like Mustang and the love letters he received each day didn't help.
Envy had fallen half-asleep when he heard footsteps stopping just in front of him. He opened an eye and gasped at the vision of Riza, a dangerous light glowing in her eyes.
"- I've surprised colonel Elric scribbling on papers at your desk. If I understood what he told me, you ordered him to sign your papers for you." Envy swallowed. "But I suggest you to tell him that cross aren't signatures and now, I believe it's time for you to do your work, sir." She said icily.
"- Um… It's exactly what I was going to do, lieutenant." Answered the homunculus.
"- Good. Let's go, then. We've lost already a lot of time."
Walking back toward his quarters, Envy had a thought for the dead general. And for the first time, he sympathized for a human.
