Killa Pat: Ok, before I go off on my little rant, I'd like to explain why I haven't been updating. First off, my summer has been fucking busy. I got all these camps and shit I signed up for. And secondly, my Dad, in an attempt to fix my computer, accidentally deleted all of my saved documents and more importantly, my music!
Greed: What the hell are you talking about? Your stories are more important than a few rap albums.
Killa Pat: A few? I have over $500 worth of music man, a few doesn't add up to that.
Greed: Bullshit, those crappy albums ain't worth shit.
Killa Pat: I could say the same about you're Backstreet Boys albums. Has a matter of fact, I will. Your crappy albums ain't worth shit!
Greed: Backstreet Boys are the shit man!
Killa Pat: Them white boys are a buncha dumbass crackers who can't sing worth shit. Hell, Gluttony could do better than them.
Greed: Yeah, well it takes no fucking skill to rap. All you do is talk really fast to some shitty beat.
Camera Man: Uh guys, you know we're on the air right?
--Greed and Killa Pat both stop arguing and look at the camera wide eye—
Greed: Um, in that case—
--Killa Pat pulls out his .45 and shoots the camera man for no apparent reason—
Greed: What the fuck you do that for!
Killa Pat: Well, if I didn't shoot him, I would've shot you.
Greed: Oh. In that case...Drinks for everybody!
--All of the FMA characters come out onto the stage all carrying twelve packs of hennessy. The hit single by DMX "Get it on the Floor" starts playing and everybody starts getting crunk! In other words, high and drunk at the same time—
Killa Pat: We gon' party for now and we'll see you at the end of the chapter!
Chapter Twelve
I was still sore from my little fight with Mustang after I got to my dorm room. I threw my jacket onto the coach and walked into the bathroom to take a shower. "After this I think I'll right a letter to Winry", I thought to myself has I removed my clothes and stepped into my shower.
The warm water felt great after a hard day of work. After getting out of the shower I got dressed and walked over to my desk. I got out a pen and a peace of paper and started to write.
Dear Winry,
How are things back home? I assume the old bag you call Grandma is still kicking. How's the automail business going?
I was interrupted by a knock at my door.
"I'm coming", I said getting up out of my chair and walking to the door.
I opened the door to find the person I least expected on a social call: Riza Hawkeye, was standing in my doorway. This was the first time I'd seen her out of her uniform. She was wearing blue jeans, a brown t-shirt, and her hair was down.
"Riza, um, what're you doing here?", I asked her.
"Can I come in?", she asked.
"Sure", I said stepping aside.
Riza walked into my dorm and sat down on the couch. For the first time I had seen Riza without her guard up. She looked nervous, and her eyes didn't meet my gaze.
"What's wrong?", I asked her.
"Promise you won't tell anybody if I tell you?", she asked me.
I nodded my head, "I promise".
She hesitated before saying, "Roy proposed to me".
There was a long, uncomfortable silence between us.
"Did you say yes?", I asked her.
"No, um, I actually haven't answered him yet", she replied.
"Well don't keep the man hanging. He may be an arrogant womanizing bastard but he still deserves an answer", I said to her.
"I want to say yes but", she stopped before finishing her sentence.
"You're afraid the higher ups will discharge the both of you?", I finished for her.
She nodded her head, "yes".
"Why did you come to me for advice?", I asked her.
She raised an eyebrow, "do you actually think that I'd go to Havoc, or Falman or one of those slugs for relationship advice?"
"Good point", I replied.
"So what do you think I should do?", she asked me after another silence.
"I think, that you should say yes", I answered.
"But what about the rules?", she asked.
"Forget those", I answered, "if you really loved Roy, you'd marry him no matter what the circumstances".
Riza stood up, and gave me one of her rare smiles, and hugged me. I was surprised at her action and returned her embrace.
"Thanks for the advice Ed. I'll remember to invite you to the wedding", she said has she opened the door to leave.
"You're welcome", I said has she shut the door.
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When I got to Central it was around 11 P.M. I got off the train carrying my suitcase and walked around the station, wondering where to go to find Ed. "It's late", I thought to myself, "I should probably go to a hotel somewhere".
I started to walk out of the station and it wasn't until after I was outside that I realized I had no money. I sighed and walked around the city aimlessly.
After what seemed like hours of walking I stopped and sat down on the sidewalk with my head in my hands and started sobbing.
"Hey you, are you lost?", a voice said from behind me.
I turned around to see a woman standing in front of a house.
"Are you lost?", she asked again.
"Yeah", I said standing up.
"Well come on in", the woman said.
I got up and followed her into her house. A child walked up to the woman with a book in her arms.
"Mommy read me a bedtime story", she said.
"I will in a few minutes. Just let me get our guest settled firs", she said.
The little girl ran back up the stairs excitedly and her mother smiled. I saw a family picture and looked at it. In it was the little girl I had just seen and her mother, and a man in a military uniform.
"My husband", the woman said.
"What happened to him?", I asked though I already knew the answer.
"He passed away", the woman said with a tear in her eye. "My name's Gracia, by the way, and the little girl is my daughter, Elycia"
"My name's Winry, Winry Rockbell", I said to her.
The woman's eyes widened.
"Oh I know who you are! Ed told me all about you", the woman said excitedly.
"You know Ed?", I asked her.
"Yeah, he worked with my husband. So why are you here and not with Ed?", she asked me.
"I don't know where he lives, and my train got here late", I answered.
"Well you can stay here tonight and tomorrow I'll take you to Ed", she told me.
She led me upstairs to an empty room and opened the door. I thanked her and got into my nightgown, and went to sleep.
The next morning when I woke up the first thing I did was go into the bathroom and throw up. After that I got dressed and went downstairs.
"You're awake", Gracia said when she saw me, "for breakfast we have eggs and pancakes".
"Thanks, I'll take both", I told her.
She picked up a plate and put some food on it and handed it to me. I took the plate and sat down at the table. The food tasted almost as good as Grandmas, but it was still good. After breakfast Gracia got Elysia ready to go to school.
"I just need to drop Elysia off at school then I can take you to Ed", Gracia told me.
"Ok, that's fine with me", I told her.
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When I got to work I found that I was the only one there, or so I thought. Has I walked past Mustangs office I heard voices.
"Roy...harder...faster", could be heard coming from the office.
I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my face and couldn't resist what I was about to do. I kicked the door wide open and ran down the hall before they could figure out it was me.
When I was a safe distance away I started laughing to myself. After I had calmed down I walked back to Mustangs office just in time to see him pulling his jacket back on.
"Hey Mustang", I said grinning.
He whirled around at the sound of my voice and he had a very annoyed look on his face.
"That was a dirty trick Elric", he said to me in a low voice.
"Not as dirty as what you've been doing to Hawkeye", I said back to him.
His eyes narrowed and he took a step towards me, "that is none of your business".
"ok, but I expect to be invited to the wedding", I said walking away leaving Roy speechless.
"I can't believe you said that to him", Riza said to me.
"I figure I'll have a little fun with him", I replied.
Riza gave me one of her rare smiles and handed me a piece of paper.
"What's this?", I asked her.
"This is your last report and its just full of spelling and grammar errors. I'd like you to fix it", she told me.
"Wait a minute. You read my reports before Mustang does?", I asked surprised.
"Yes. Oh, and by the way Breda called in sick so you'll have to do his work until he gets back", Riza answered handing me a stack of paperwork.
"What the hell are you giving me all this for?", I almost yelled at her.
"And after you're done with today's paperwork tomorrow we're giving Havoc the day off so you can do his work has well".
"Why the hell are you giving me all this crap damn it!", I yelled at her.
"That's what you get for talking bad about my fiancé", she said smiling at me before walking away.
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An hour or so later I was still working on Breda's work. "I'm going to kill that dog fearing son of a bitch when he gets back", I thought to myself angrily. After a while I got bored and decided to go get a cup of coffee.
"Gracia good to see you again, how's Elysia?", I heard Roy saying.
"I'm doing fine, and so is my daughter".
"Gracia's paying another visit. I should go talk to her", I thought to myself has I got my coffee.
I took a sip of coffee and walked towards Mustang's office.
"Who's your friend?", I heard him ask.
I opened the door to Roy's office and almost dropped my cup. Winry was standing next to Gracia.
"Winry", I asked her, "what're you doing here?".
"Ed, can I talk to you in private?", she said to me.
Killa Pat: There you go, that was chapter twelve. I'ma be gone for a week but I'll be back on Saturday the 29th and don't expect any updates until after then. So before I leave I'ma let you know some shit.
First off, the story War has been discontinued unless I get more reviews for it. Secondly, feel free anytime to look me up on myspace. Just search for Token Black within 5 miles of area code 46158 be on the lookout for a new Gundam Wing story, not yet titled and I don't know when it'll be out but its coming. So if you like Gundam Wing check for updates.
Fate, my new Scar Lust story. I won't be updating that until sometime after I get back from camp.
Back to myspace. If any of you have a myspace profile feel free to add me. Again, search for Token Black. Just send me a friend request or something. Peace out.
Killa Pat