Chapter 4: the Rooms
"We have about 65 Bed rooms all together in this house. Most rooms are bedrooms on the third fourth and fifth floor some have bathrooms built in them as well but there are also 2 bathrooms on each floor. This house has 5 floors including a basement. We have just about everything that was popular in the 17th, 18th and 19th century and with some new modern day renovations from this century (20th). There are maps poster every so often around just incase you get lost. If you could grab your bags and follow me," Wind explained.
"Umm, miss. Why does this house have so many rooms?" Fuery asked while tying his boots.
"Simple, because we get lots of guests here on Saturday nights, well we used to, so now we just use the rooms every month for tourists and what not, because this known as a tourist attraction. Not only because of the beauty of the house, but to see the ghosts living here supposedly. That's why we hold dances here. It's the famous 'Haunted House' so every one gets nosey and comes flocking from Central, East City, Xenotime when it was still a busslign town and if were lucky Resembool. We will get out locals but they don't stay after it gets dark." Wind said leading them up the staircase.
"Why is that?" Falman said.
"Because of the so called ghost. We had number of people form the military come here and get spooked. I haven't seen any ghost around here but my husband seen 'it' a few times I guess as well as our staff." Wind said in a serious voice.
"Sorry we also have bad electricity up here so you have to walk around with a candle if the lights don't work." wind added while trying to light a candle.
Roy decided he'd show off a little bit and took out one of his gloves. As he placed his middle and index fingers on top of this thumb he snapped hard enough to only give off the amount needed for the candle.
"Wow! That was like magic! How you do that!" Wind said with a surprise voice.
"Alchemy." Roy said in a low tone with his show-off grin.
"That's Impressive Mr. Mustang. We sure could use someone like you around here at night." Wind smiled sweetly.
Roy's ego just got bigger as the rest of his team roll their eyes. "Lets keep going…" Breda said nervously
"Well we only need a candle for this part here. After those doors there is electricity. Oh yes I forgot to tell you, we're having one of those dances that I was talking about tomorrow. Usually that would be the best time to look for that ghost. But only if you're interested." Wind looked back at Roy.
"Sure why not." Roy said carelessly.
"Great." Wind replied.
As they walked down the hallways some more they came to an end where you can go left or right. Wind looked at the paper and turned right. 3 doors down she stopped and unlocked the first door.
"Ok first room." Wind smiled.
Everyone looked upon them selves on who should take the first Room.
"Can I make a suggestion? Mr. Falman I noticed you liked the stain glass window so I'm positive you will like this room here. Almost all the windows are stained glass. We call this the stained glass room. Obviously." Wind smiled again
"Alright." Falman walked into the room and looked around.
"Wow so big!" Falman said to himself.
"Oh and you have a key on the main stand in there ok? Remember your room 14." Wind told Falman as she bleu out her candle and went back on her way down the hall.
Roy looked in curiosity on why Wind was going further away from Falman's room. "Are we all split up?" He asked.
"I'm afraid so, so sorry but when the military said that they were sending 7 people down we already have most rooms filled up for the thing tomorrow. So we had to make do," Wind explained.
Suddenly wind stopped and looked down at her watch. I'm sorry but I must take my leave now. I have business with Andrew. But here is the sheet with the rooms on it, feels free to take any one." Wind handed the paper to Roy.
"Oh umm Ms. Hawkeye I think you should take number 63, its my favorite room. I'm positive you will love it. And Mr. Mustang I suggest you take 25. Now that I see you have a thing for fire." Wind said sweetly and started to walk away.
"OH! I'm so sorry it wouldn't be any good if I gave u the paper and no keys. Here you go Mr. Fuery." Wind handed the keys over to Fury.
"I'm sorry but I must go now see all of you tomorrow morning." Wind waved and ran off back the direction they came.
"Well I guess were on our way now. We got keys to the rooms, paper with rooms numbers on it, and we're set" Fuery said holding the set of keys.
"Lets see room 2 is closest to here. The map says just go straight and turn on the end." Breda said looking at the map and the paper.
"Oh boy my friends, I think I'll grab that one right away I'm tired and need to gain back my strength, you don't know when you will need the Armstrong Family tradition Fighting style." Armstrong said grabbing the key for his door.
"Good night all! I shall see you bright and early!" Armstrong waves as he continued to walk down the hall.
"Just like the dorms eh, Falman." Havoc said.
"Yes indeed." Falman answered.
"The way he said 'see you bright and early' scares me…" Breda replied.
"Ok next room is 29, Sir that's yours." Fury held up a set of keys to Roy.
Roy took them then replied, "I have to make sure I know where all of you are stationed."
"Sir were not children, I'm pretty sure we can get into a room." Havoc said childishly.
"But you're not a colonel, because I'm the highest rank on this mission I have responsibilities for my subordinates. Lets see that paper" Roy took the paper and pulled out a pen and wrote down names on who went where. "Number 35 and 41 are next up." Roy said looking at Havoc and Fuery.
"I get it" Fuery said taking a key and handing the rest to Havoc.
Havoc did the same and gave the keys to Breda. As Fuery and Havoc looked on the map Havoc noticed that 35 had a balcony so he called it right away.
"Finally I can have a smoke!" Havoc said twirling the key around his finger in relief. He looked at the map and found a rout to get to his room, as did Fuery.
"Good Night you two." Riza called out as they both went different ways.
"Night Sir!" Havoc managed to call out waving his hand.
"Sir, Breda should 50 he's half asleep." Riza said shaking her subordinate.
"What?" Roy said in an angered tone.
"Hu, what. Sorry Sir, room 50?" Breda said in a drowsy voice.
He found room 50's key and gave the lat 2 to Riza and Roy then started to tumble while he started to walk to his room.
"I'm down the hall form Breda that's why I suggested him going there. Sorry sir, but At least I can make sure he gets to his room before he passes out somewhere." Riza said softly then started to walk away.
Roy started at her not sure what to say to her. Riza turned around and stopped in the middle of the hallway "what's the Matter Sir?" she said calmly.
"Its nothing, I just don't know if I want you far away." Roy said breaking their eye contact. Riza was surprised and Roy realized just what he said.
"I didn't mean it in any way but work reasons. I just mean, maybe I should." Roy tried to say then he was cut off.
"Sir, Don't worry. You know where I am I'll be ok. Breda is down the hall form me." Riza tried to say.
"Riza your on the top floor, Breda is one down. You're all alone up there I don't trust this place, and you haven't been your self" Roy said in his usual low, trying not to show emotion tone.
"Don't worry Sir, it's new, so you're bound to be a little cautious. Good night Sir." Riza said starting to walk away till they herd a bang around the corner.
Riza looked at Roy who was just as alarmed as Riza and started to run where they herd the noise. When they took the corner to go up the flight of stairs turns out Breda fell asleep and passed out. Roy looked at Riza and handed her the sheet and his key, then walked over to Breda and lifter one arm around his shoulder and started to walk him up the staircase. As soon as they made it to the 2nd floor they realized that Havoc and Fuery were on the same floor. After they got Breda to his room Riza unlocked it and Roy plopped Breda down on his bed. They both started to quietly walk out of the room when Riza quickly placed the key on the nightstand beside Breda's bed. Roy walked into the hall and leaned against the wall by Breda's door. Riza walked out and quietly closed the door.
"He needs to lose weight I swear, I thought my back was going to snap." Roy said holding his back and wiping off the sweat he worked up.
Riza giggled a little bit "well again, good night Sir, I found a way to get to my room and its 12:58pm so we really need to go to sleep." Riza said trying to leave.
"Why are you so hesitant to leave?" Roy asked while staring at the opposite wall.
"I'm sorry, Sir?" Riza turned around and asked.
Roy finally turned his head and meat her eyes with his. "You herd me Riza." He said in a more dominant voice.
Riza looked down then away form Roy "I'm just trying to make things easier. I don't need to be babied, you say the same thing Sir." Riza leaned against the wall as Roy did.
Roy walked up to her and put his hand on her shoulder. "Riza…" Roy stopped the sighed.
"You're right, see you in the morning." Roy stood still for a minuet then dragged his hand off her shoulder and went the opposite way.
"Havoc get to sleep." Roy continued to walk down to number 35.
Roy stopped and looked at Riza before he turned the hall she looked at him and mouthed the words 'I'm sorry' then went on her way. Roy walked past havocs door.
"How you know I was awake?" Havoc looked outside.
"I herd you open your door. And your steps running back to it." Roy said continuing his way.
"Good night Sir." Havoc yelled.
Riza felt bad while she was walking to her room. She was about to turn around and go back when she saw a shadow move. She grabbed her FN Model 1910 handgun from her back pocket and kept it to the height of her thigh. As she continued to run up the stairs and pass thought the doors she tried to flick the lights on but this was one area where they needed candles.
"Damn, I really could use the Colonel right now." Riza put her gun back in its holder and found the candle with matches.
She felt a presents watching her as she tried to light the candle. When she lit it the eyes of a cat glared up and the cat meowed. Scarring Riza, Riza stepped back and a hand went over top of her mouth making her scream a muffled scream.
"Sir, Sir! Its just me, Jean Havoc." Havoc said turning her round and pressing her head into his hand to stop her form screaming and waking the house.
Riza released herself and looked up at Havoc "Havoc what are you doing?"
"When I went to check up on you I saw you take out your gun and run after something. Had to make sure you didn't need backup." Havoc said as Riza looked in his right hand to see he also brought a gun with him.
"Your ok now?" Havoc asked.
"Yes just a little startled." Riza said taking the candle and walking to her room.
Havoc followed. As Riza opened up her Door and stepped into her room she found out that there was electricity in the room. Blowing out her candle she looked around
"Wow Wind was right, this room is really beautiful." Havoc looked around but Riza didn't feel like much looking at the room.
All she did was turn on a lamp and turn off her lights and lay down on her bed.
"Sir are you ok?" Havoc asked again.
"Yes, please stop asking Havoc." Riza said getting annoyed.
"Sir… Riza, tell me what happened between you and the colonel that night we found you? I'm asking as a friend, not as your subordinate." Havoc said while sitting down at the edge of her bed putting his hand on her shoulder.
Riza's eyes started to water and she realized that she should tell someone, maybe it make it all better some how.
"Ok, Jean I'll tell you, but please keep everything a secret, don't even tell the Colonel that you know." Riza said sitting up and looking at Havoc.
Havoc nodded his head and walked over to the window and lights a cigarette.
"Havoc I was… raped 7 times…" Riza started.
Havoc froze and looked at her in surprise.
"By..." havoc started and an angered look started to fill his blue eyes.
"NO! The Colonel had nothing to do with it. It was Greed. He did 6 times, the 7th." Riza Froze.
"Roy?" Havoc filled in.
"Yes, but it was the matter of staying alive or not, Greed made him… but he hesitated because it was with me." Riza said with tears starting to fill her eyes.
"Riza tell me the Whole story." Havoc walked over and asked.
"Ok. It all started when I was walking home form getting my groceries." Riza started.
"THOSE BAGE WERE YOURS?" Havoc yelled.
"Yes, the scream the Colonel but I don't think he realized it was me, the girl that wore the skirts was Envy. Anyways I was getting my groceries…"
(read Replicate's bond of trust to find out what happened)