Metallic Hearts [FullMetal Alchemist Episode Forty-Four: Hohenheim Of Light

Roy: "Tell me, please. What happened?" p

You: "You wouldn't believe me anyway." p

Roy: "You'd be surprised on what I'd believe right now." p

You: "Fuhrer King Bradley is a Homunculus. His secretary is also." p

Falmon: "When you say a Homunculus, you mean an artificial human?" Roy dropped his hand. p

You: "Yes. They're after the Philosopher's Stone. And they're pulling all of the strings in the military." p

Armstrong: "But the Fuhrer had no idea of the experiments going on in Laboratory Five, it was going on without his knowledge." p

You: "And that's what he told you." p

Armstrong: "You told us about a Homunculus that could shape shift." p

You: "Envy was too busy impersonating Cornello to work out Bradley too." You were cut short by some foot soldiers. Armstrong leaned towards Mustang who nodded. p

Armstrong: "Men our mission is complete we can return with our hands held high!" You walked down the river bed towards Risembool. p

You: "Breda, is Havok okay?" p

Breda: "Yeah, sent back to HQ with Fuery." p.

You: "I didn't mean to cause such trouble, we just didn't have time to deal with the military at the moment." p

Winry: "Ed, where's your watch?" Mustang looked over to see that you were still wearing yours. p

Mustang: "How do you still have yours Lita? You were ordered to hand it over." p

You: "Did you really think I would let that scum keep what I worked so hard to get, uh uh. I snuck into his office after the train left and I took them back." p

Ed: "Well then wheres mine." p

You: "I don't have it." p

Ed: "You lost it?" p

You: "No. Kimbley stole it from my pocket after a fight between Scar and me against him. Scar's arm absorbed the red stones in it." p

Ed: "Why were there Red Stones in my state issued watch, Lita?!" p

You: "Like I put them there!" p

Roy: "It's Archer, he uses that trick to create more Alchemy Amplifying devices." p

Ed: "You're telling me that even though you knew the military had made a partial Philosopher's Stone, you waited until now to tell me about it?!" He grabbed Mustang by the collar. "I don't trust you." p

Roy: "That's enough!" Ed was pushed back a bit into Al who flew back into the water. You covered your mouth as Ed screamed. Al jumped through the water as if nothing had happened you almost fell over. p

Al: "Look I can swim! I can swim!" Al began to sink as the water filled the armor. p

You: "No you can't!" And you and Ed both dived in to get him out. p

Roy: "Looks like you finally got over your fear of water." You shivered as Mustang wrapped his coat around you. p

You: "No I didn't." He chuckled and you jumped as Al lifted his helmet, Ed freaked out and told Al to put his head back on. You winced slightly and you bended you knee abit. p

Roy: "I'm sorry about that." p

You: "It's okay. And I'm sorry for calling you stupid, you're really not." You all crouched behind some bushes as Sergeant Bloch walked down the road crying. p

Winry: "Sergeant Bloch! Hey, what's the matter with you?" p

Bloch: "Lieutenant Ross!" You almost stopped breathing as you saw the man sitting across from Ross. You flattened your ears and wiped away your tears. Ed ran up to him and punched him in the face. p

Ed: "What the hell are you doing flirting?! Your gone for over ten years and I come home to that! Damn you old man!" You ran over to him and helped him sit up. p

You: "I know you may not remember me but. . ." p

Hohenheim: "Lita, my you've certainly grown up." You couldn't stop smiling. "Edward. So, do you still hate drinking milk?" Ed flipped out again. By late that night everyone was basically dead, you sat under the window unnoticed as Hohenheim and Mustang carried on a conversation. p

Roy: 'The Fuhrer has been accused of treason. So ahs your daughter and two sons." p

Hohenheim: "She's not my daughter." p

Roy: "I know, but she still calls you her father." p

Hohenheim: "No matter how much she wants me to be, I can never be her father. We're not blood. Her father left her in a shed almost 16 long years ago. She will never be my daughter, and I have always seen it that way, eventually she will learn this too." You struck you right in the heart. It almost sounded like he was embarrassed to even imagine calling you his daughter. Who could want a poor little orphan anyway, you stood up sadly and walked up the stairs retiring to bed early. Mustang yawned and walked down the stairs. He walked into the kitchen to see you still wrapped in his military jacket with a cold glass of cream in your hands. p

Mustang: "Up early." p

You: "Always am. I was thinking on taking a walk." p

Mustang: "I'm sorry. But you wont be going anywhere for a while now. We got a call from Falmon the investigative squad has arrived. We're going to redirect them to Central." p

You: "You sure that's smart? Covering up for a couple of fugitives?" p

Mustang: "I don't fully believe your story yet, Nitro." He reached over and brushed some of your red bangs off of your forehead. "I intend to investigate on my own." p

You: "Do as you wish, boss man." He smiled and trailed a couple of fingers over your cheek before standing up as Hawkeye entered the room and the two of them left. p

Pinako: "We're going to put you in the basement until it's safe to come out of hiding." You grounded and picked up your glass and walked down the stairs to the basement where Al, Ed and Scieszka were already hiding. p

You: "I wonder how Roy is going to check up on the Fuhrer." p

Al: "Yeah, that woman couldn't have been in the military for more than four years though." p

Scieszka: "If you're talking about Juliet Douglas she's been in the military for almost 14 years now. I happen to know that she was cause of the war in Ishbal." p

You: "Oh, you mean that story about a soldier who shot down a kid? That's a lie. The real reason was a special corporal ops division of the military. It was started on purpose. They used it as an excuse for the Ishbalan Philosopher's Stone. So someone could make the Philosopher's Stone using the Grand Arcanum." p

Al: "They'd go that far?!" p

Scieszka: "That must be it. Hughes must have figured out that much, and that's why they killed him." This time you really did think you stopped breathing. Ed broke down the door and you sat there in the basement, Hughes was dead, and nobody had told you. Your head dropped and it seemed as though a large boulder had dropped onto your lungs, you laid you hand on your chest as it became harder to breathe. You came light headed and before you fell unconscious Ed ran back down stairs to the sound of your squeaky breathes. He dropped down before you and tipped your head back up, running his fingers through your hair to get it out of your face. p

Ed: "Lita, calm down. Breathe. In through your nose out through your mouth. All at the same time. One two three four." You began to calm down after a minute and Ed brought you into his arms. "Don't scare me like that. I thought I was losing you." p

You: "Would that really be so bad?"