Hello all! I'm back! I'll try and make this A/N quick so that you can just go ahead and read.

Disclaimer: I do not own FMA or its characters. The only thing that belongs to me is this plot. Hell, I don't even own the title. That was my friends doing. If I did own FMA I wouldn't be sitting here doing my own damn homework.

Thanks to everyone for being so patient with me. Cookies for all...! ...who aren't threatening me with torches and pitchforks or anything else... sees angry mob dicreetly slip torches and pitchforks behind back whilst whistling innocently Uh... sweatdrops I can still see 'em ya know! angry mob slip items further behind back and stand shoulder to shoulder

Angry Mob: No you can't!

Me: Ooooookaaayyy...slowly backs away I'm just gonna leave... now...

Updates are going to be rather slow. The end of term is coming up and that means tests and assignments galore! I'll update whenever I can though. Also, I won't be here this weekend as I'm going Canyoning with cadets. That means no updates this weekend. Sorry!

Angry Mob: glares

Me: drops box of cookies and turns tail and runs

Angry Mob: Coward!

Me: She who turns and runs away lives to write another day!

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Chapter 14

Not Listening and Missing

She hung there weakly in the cold room that to her seemed to be getting colder. The only sound she could hear was her own laboured breathing.

She remained there for several silent hours. She watched as her breath came out in puffs. Why couldn't she just pass out? Or die?

She knew she couldn't die yet. She still had someone to protect and help. She knew that someone would eventually come and rescue her, but still, at this point she was so cold, so numb and in so much pain that she didn't care.

Also, she was feeling light-headed, groggy and almost constantly dizzy.

A few minutes passed. Then she heard what sounded like voices. She ignored the sound. Shortly after that she heard the sound of metal tapping on glass. She shifted a little to stretch her neck, ignoring the sound. The tap came again. She looked up at the window. Two faces were peering in at her. They waved. One of the faces looked familiar.

"Edward," she slurred faintly upon realizing who it was.

A wave of dizziness washed over her and the effort it took to hold her head up was taking too much strength. She let it drop.

The door opened and Barry entered once more.

Riza closed her eyes and pretended to be unconscious. Maybe he'd leave her alone if he thought she was out of it.

He started to speak to her, but she couldn't care less about what he was saying, so she tuned him out. He yabbered on for a few minutes before moving a little towards her.

"Hmph. She must really be unconscious," Barry murmured.

'Yes,' Riza thought 'Now go back out the door and f-'

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" a loud scream echoed throughout the room. It was followed a few seconds later by a loud crash.

"I'll come back later," Barry said and quickly exited the room.

"Run," Riza mumbled weakly.

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Barry quickly exited the room he was keeping the blonde Lieutenant in and went to the front door. He exited the small building and walked around to the alleyway.

In the alley there was a huge stack of old plastic milk crates that had collapsed across the empty space. The collapse he could blame on a cat. Goodness knows there were enough of them.

The scream, however, could have only come from one creature.

A Human.

Barry walked over to the crates and began to dig through them. He would enjoy dissecting whoever had been spying on him.

He finally found the ground under the crates after several minutes of digging. His insane grin vanished. There was no one there.

He kicked all of the crates out of the way and looked in every possible hiding spot in the alley. He peered around into the connecting alleys and saw no one.

'What a shame,' he thought. He'd been looking forward to killing the person.

"Oh well," he muttered and then turned and left the alleyway to go back inside.

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I hope everyone enjoyed that chapter. I know it was short but...meh...

Anyway, we shouldn't be hearing from my headnoise for a while. They went on vacation! Woot! o.0 XD No headnoise! Yay! Woohoo! starts doing flips and dancing everywhere

Anyway I gotta go. I should be doing homework and my momma's on da prowl.

BYE!

Luv,

E.T. XOX