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It was a cool December morning at Central headquarters. The sky was filled with dark clouds, promising snow. As cold as it was outside, inside Colonel Mustang's office was warm and inviting to those who looked up at it's large glass windows. It was quiet there, only the sounds of pens scratching paperwork or tapping an oak desk filled the empty air. Mustang himself had his chair spun around so he could face the window and watch as tiny white flakes started to fall. A voice from another desk caused him to look away from the winter wonderland before him.

"Sir, I think you had better start on that stack, its all due Monday you know." spoke Riza Hawkeye from her own desk.

"I know, I know." came a tired reply. "Not just yet."

Click

"Sir. Paperwork comes first." The sound of the safety on the gun was enough to get him started on his small mountain.

After a few moments of scribbling his signature he decided to speak.

"It's been too quiet around here lately." he sighed.

"Yep, thats because everyone's out for the winter, much too cold for them." piped Jean Havoc from under his own stack. He earned a small huff from his commanding officer.

"Too bad we're stuck here." he said, laying his head on the desk.

BRING!

Everyone jumped at the sound of the phone ringing, Havoc even fell off his chair. Letting out a sigh as his subordinate picked himself up off the floor, the Colonel picked the phone off the receiver.

"Colonel Mustang speaking."

"There's a Mrs. Hughes on the line for you, sir." one of the receptionists told him.

What? Why's Gracia calling? he thought for a second before speaking. "Put her through immediately."

"Yes, sir." After a second there was a click on the line and then another voice filtered in.

"Roy?"

"Hey there Gracia." he greeted kindly.

"I"m sorry to bother you, Roy, but I was wondering if you might be able to take Elysia for the next few days? I know its short notice, but it'd be a great help to me."

"Uh, of course, if you don't mind her staying at HQ with me while I work. Can I ask why though?"

"Well, I have a few relatives staying over and they aren't very..." he could tell she was searching for the right words.

"Responsible?" he finished.

"Yes. They aren't very good with small children. And I bet Elysia would love to see her godfather. You haven't visited us in quite a while."

"Yeah, sorry about that. I'll come pick her up in a few minutes. See you soon." he said, hanging up.

He looked up to see his subordinates staring at him. Oh great, he realized that Havoc and Breda's teasing would start soon.

"Babysitting, chief?" Apparently Havoc wanted to get a head start on it.

"No, I'm just looking after my best friend's child till his widow is able to." he snorted, standing and walking to the door, not wanted to hear it. He grabbed his coat and Hakweye's keys (here, they carpool) and stomped out, the door slamming shut behind him. Havoc looked over to Hawkeye who was sighing.

"Babysitting." she confirmed in a bored tone, sending up a roar of laughter.

Later...

Roy pulled up to HQ for the second time that day. He got out and went to the back door, opening it to unclamp the toddler's seat and pick the tiny girl and her bag up out of the car. The snow was falling more harshly and the ground had about two feet already. He shut the door and carried the snow-suit clad girl into the building. Other men watched him as the left the building for home, knowing the little girl from the many pictures that the, now dead, Brigadier General had once shoved in their faces. He paid no mind to them as he walked to his office. Roy opened the door to find Fury, Breda, Falman, Havoc and Hawkeye sitting at their desks or on the couch. They looked up and saluted immediately, Havoc and breda holding back giggles. (Ha, girly men.)

"At ease." He looked at the little girl while they returned to their shrinking piles of work. "Elysia, why don't you play with the toys you brought? You can set up your doll house if you want."

"Okay Uncle Roy!" she said, beaming at him.

As soon as she was set down, she took off her snow-suit and put it by the coat rack then grabbed her bag and went to the corner to set up the tiny house. Picking up the snow-suit and hanging it up, as well as his own coat, Roy went back to his paperwork. He'd be glad when he got to go home and spend the weekend playing with Elysia. Thats right, playing dolls or having little tea parties or something. Sure, it sounded weird, but he had made a promise on the day of Hughes' funeral to himself, Gracia and Elysia that he'd do anything he could to help them out. That included tea parties.

"Uncle Roy?" he looked down to see Elysia tugging at his leg.

"Yes Elysia?" he asked, bending over.

"Can I help you with your work?" she asked.

He smiled down at her. "Alright. I could always use an extra set of hands." he said, lifting her up onto his lap. "Now see this paper? It says that I need to sign it nice and pretty." he did so then moved onto the next, explained what each paper was for.

"The Colonel's pretty good with kids, eh?" Havoc whispered to Breda, Fury and Falman who nodded.

"Too bad we can't have her around the office all the time." Hawkeye whispered, cutting in. "He's getting so much more work done with her here." This sent them giggling to themselves.

The rest of the day rolled on fairly slowly. It was a bit later then expected when they all started packing up to head home. Of course, Hawkeye didn't make a move to leave, she always stayed a bit later then everyone else to drive the Colonel home. Fury, Falman, Havoc and Breda all rushed out first while the Colonel started to clean up Elysia's doll house and stuffed toys, then helped her into her snow-suit. Just as he picked up the girl again, he turned to see his female subordinate holding his coat out to him. He took it gratefully. When the started down the hallway, they could see the other four running back towards them in panic.

"Colonel! Lieutenant!" they yelled as the stumbled at their feet.

"Why are you guys still here? I would've thought you'd be in your cars or walking home already." Mustang asked.

"We can't get out! The snow's higher than the door! We're trapped in here!" they shouted.

A/N: I hated how I ended it. Grr. Thank you guys so much for the reviews. I'll have the next chapter up as long as I get a few more nice reviews, like the ones I've gotten already. I'm already working on chapter two so it should be along soon, yay for it.

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