The Invisibility of Edward Elric II: Return of Sezzen

Chapter Two – Sweet Dreams and Worries

Edward paced around the living room with his face red and his audience being his brother as he complained about the idiotic Colonel that was controlling his life.

"He's always telling me what to do! I'm so sick of him!" he yelled.

"But Ed," Alphonse sighed and tried to say this without causing even more hard feelings but it back fired "He is your superior officer which means that he can tell you what to do. It came with the job."

Ed glared, "Oh so you're siding with the bastard huh? Are you telling me that I'm some grump teenager too?!"

Alphonse waved his hands in front of him almost in deep panic then shook his head, but before he could say anything Ed walked off into his bedroom and slammed the door.

After he was sure that Al didn't follow him in he fell on his bed and covered his head with a pillow. He sighed at just the thought of what he had been through for the past several months. When he wasn't listening to the Colonel's mouth he was fighting and chasing Scar in some alleyway in Central.

It was so nerve-racking. And on top of that he heard some official talking about how they couldn't find Sezzen's body. Deep inside he was scared for his life. What if he came back?

Upon all the madness, Ed was given orders just last week that if he saw an Ishbalan to arrest them and take them into custody. It used to be that they could live and visit Central, but now they were counted as illegal. It was a good thing that he was back to his normal self before all of this had happened. Still, he couldn't help but feel sympathy for the Ishbalans. They were rejected from society for all these years and now they're forbidden from even entering Central and Amestris for that matter, and it was all because of Scar.

Scar was the reason why the Ishbalans were so misjudged.

Edward's eyes slowly drifted and before he knew it sleep had pulled him away from his thoughts.

In the other room Alphonse was sitting in a chair reading when he suddenly heard at a knock at the door. At first he was startled, wondering who it might be.

"Coming!" he called. Once he reached the door he slowly opened it.

"Oh, Hello Alphonse!"

"Hi Lieutenant! I didn't recognize you there for a minute! What are you doing here?" Riza was dressed casually with small glasses on. Her hair was pulled back and she was wearing a long sleeve collar shirt and blue jeans.

"Well, I decided to take a few days off and I was just heading home and thought I would stop by to check on you two. Do you mind if I come in?"

Alphonse moved out of the way and let Riza through then closed the door and led her to a nearby seat.

"So, how is he doing?" she asked.

"Well he's in his room. We had a disagreement."

"Don't worry. He just needs some time alone. I can tell that he's been very stressed out and aggravated lately. He still must be bothered by the fact that Sezzen's body wasn't retrieved and that Scar is running loose."

Al nodded as he was coming back into the living room with a tray of tea for her. She thanked him and sat down across from her. "Yes I can tell he's very stressed because of that reason. He's worried that there will be a replay of what happened a few months ago. Sezzen will come back and try to kill everyone."

"Well," her expression changed to a more comforting look "If that happens then Meyu should come back to protect us right? I'm sure there's nothing to worry about."

"Thank you. Would you like to stay for dinner?"

"Oh no! I have to get back to Black Hayate. I'm sure he's hungry and can't wait to eat last night's leftovers."

Riza took one last sip of her tea and headed towards the door. "We'll tell him that Mustang doesn't want him to stay away for too long. He has a mission for him. And when I was talking with him he seemed very displeased and concerned."

Al nodded, "I hope you don't mind me asking but what exactly is it about?"

"Remember the cliff where Ed fell?"

"Yes, but what about it?"

"Well strange things have been happening there. Visitors have said that they have seen strange glowing, green array in the air. Then it explodes and shakes the ground, which scares them off. It could be the work of an Alchemist or..."

"...It could be Sezzen." Al finished, halfway shocked.

"Exactly. So you two should go accept the mission tomorrow. It could turn into something big. But if you go I want you two to be very careful. And I know that this may upset Edward, but Mustang may be going with you because of the threat that Sezzen could be alive."

Alphonse imagined Ed cursing up a storm as he received the news. It was a terrible thought.

"After all, isn't that the reason why Edward turned into Edven in the first place. He wanted to protect all of us."

Alphonse sighed, remembering his brother fall off the cliff and his hand barely missing him. He never wanted something like that to ever happen again.

"EDWARD!"

Al nodded, "Yeah, he did try to protect us. It just shows that even though he acts tough on the outside he has a big heart on the inside."

Riza stood and smiled, "Thanks for inviting me in but it looks like it's getting late. Black Hayate is probably worried about me." As she stepped to the door Alphonse shot up from the couch.

"But Hawkeye, it's getting really late! Are you sure you'll be safe?" he asked.

Riza smirked and took a small hand gun of her pocket, then after seeing that Al got a good look she put it back in, "I'm sure I can handle a few purse snatchers on my own."

He laughed nervously and opened the door for her, "Alright, I guess I'll see you after you get back!"

Riza nodded, "Make sure you keep that tiny big brother of yours safe alright?" she threw up her hand and walked out and when Al was sure that she was gone he peeked into the room to check on Ed. Luckily he had had a key to get in. Once he opened it he found his brother snoozing quietly on the bed.

"Well," he scratched his metal head "Good thing he wasn't awake to hear all that. Maybe he'll be in a better mood tomorrow…until the Colonel gives him the news…" he closed the door and headed back into the living room to relax until the morning arrived.

Ok, since the others are about a few chapters away from being done, it's time for me to start updating this. Thank you SaberOfCoxai, Stormywolf12, and meladi1 for being the first ones to follow and stuff! Favoriting/Following/reviewing is always encourages! After all it is break so tis the season for uploading on my new iphone…and library computer! Anyway if you guys don't mind drop a review and let me know how I'm doing! Thanks again!

To Be Continued…

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