This one Ember is pretty morbidly humorous. And Roy is being a Basterd Colonel. Same old... Same old... or not? Please review and give me feed back on where I should take things. It'll make me happy and this story go smoother. I hope.
Chapter 5
Ember's POV
Ugh, morning already? I glanced down to see if Jean was still sleeping. He was. I grabbed my clothes and went to take a shower. Later, Winry promised to take a look at my automail. After my shower I got dressed in the bathroom and dried my Automail and hair off a bit. I walked out of the bathroom and upstairs to the living room Jean was there, with Pinako making Coffee.
"Morning." I mumbled, pouring myself a cup of coffee.
"Morning." They replied. I sat down on the couch in the living room. Al and May were coming down the stairs. I drank all my coffee and smirked.
"Did you two just come from the same room? Al... She's a minor..." I trailed off wow, Al, never woulda thought...
"Please sister. Do you think I would do that?" Al responded lazily.
"Yeah, he says not till I'm older." May pouted. I suppressed my laughter.
"Well, I'm going for a walk. I'm gonna go see if I can fix anything up for our old neighbors... Or something." I said standing and grabbing my long black coat.
"Can I come too?" Jean asked.
"Sure." I held the door open for him and we walked down past the farms and ranches. I spotted my old friends Tory and Rachel. They were fixing up an old tractor.
"Hey, is that Ember?" I heard Cory ask. I waved. "Em!"
"Hey how have you been?" Rachel asked.
"I'm great. This is my friend Jean Havoc. Jean, this is Rachel and Cory."
"Hey." They greeted.
"Hi." Jean responded.
"Need help with anything here?" I inquired. After awhile, Havoc and I left. I heard them talking behind us.
"Do you think their dating?"
"Why else would they come here together?"
"I was just asking, Cory."
I laughed humorlessly, Havoc, he was always looking for a girl when I was younger. He never really got one. Does he know I'm willing to be his girl?
The next week consisted of the same getting caught up with each other, my brothers giving my some stuff to research at the Library in Central and then going off to the train station. Us Elric's get together each year to do this. We said our goodbyes and Havoc and I were off to central again.
"Colonel Ember Elric and Major Jean Havoc?" a man's voice inquired, I looked up saying "Yes?" he then replied with, "You have a call." Havoc and I then walked back with the man. He handed me a phone.
"Ember Elric speaking." I muttered into the phone.
"It's Mustang." Roy said. "You and Havoc are to report to me in my office as soon as you get into central there will be a car waiting for you at the station."
"Yes, sir." I replied. "I will also inform Havoc."
"Be careful." He hung up. I looked at the phone warily and hung the phone up.
"We are to report to Roy as soon as we get back to Central." I whispered to Jean. "Get some sleep."
"Did he say why?" he asked.
"No. But he did say be careful." I told him, looking into his blue eyes. We went back to our seats and waited for the train ride to be done. When we got to the station in Central there was a car waiting for us at the front gate. We brought our suitcases, 1 each, and got into the military car. When we got to Mustang's office, Hawkeye ordered us to go to Roy's private office. We complied and shut the door behind us. Maes Hughes and Roy were standing in front of his desk.
"Roy…" Hughes trailed off.
"There is no point in beating around the bush, Ember. So I will just say it." Roy began. "Furhrur King Stanley has ordered you, along with all the other State alchemists to the front lines. You and I, along with all the other state alchemists are leaving to be used as human weapons in the war against Drachma.
"Major Havoc," Mustang addressed, "You, and Hawkeye will be running everything around here while we are gone."
"I'm sending a letter to my brothers and the Rockbell's. I'll be back later." I said then left for my military dorm. I'm going to war?
Roy's POV
"Boss!" Havoc started.
"Don't Havoc. We don't get choices in this matter. I have to go too." I responded a forced calm. I didn't want to send Ember off to war either. But I knew I had to.
"Don't tell me this is about your goal to become the next Furhrur, Roy! She's just a little girl!" Was Jean… Crying?
"Havoc," I began surprised. "She's 20 years old now, that's how old Hawkeye was when she went to war."
"She wasn't a State Alchemist! Do you remember what you were like after Ishval? You were 24 then, what do you think she will be like? Em has already been through so much, do you think she can handle much more?" Havoc ranted at me.
"It was a direct order from the Furhrur king, there is not much I can do about that!" I shouted.
"Roy, calm down." Hughes told me.
"If you hurt that girl any more than absolutely necessary, I will shoot your knee caps, sir." Riza said from the doorway.
"Not, if I get to him first." Havoc snarled.
"Why are you being so protective of her, Jean?" I inquired harshly.
"She thinks that her mother died because she couldn't tell that her mother was sick. Every time she looks at her arm and her leg what do you think she thinks of? To be reminded all the time of what she thinks is her fault by things that are connected to her? She never had a childhood, Roy. The only reason she is in the military now is to help others, and help you, And you're going to thank her by making her go to war? That's a bad move on your part." Havoc walked out in a fury.
"He's got it bad, Roy." Hughes murmured, "If Ember comes back with so much as a paper cut, you are going to have to watch your back."
"I'll be okay as long as Hawkeye's got my back." I stated.
"I meant what I said earlier, sir. I will not hesitate to make your life hell if Ember gets hurt. Mentally or physically." Riza said forcefully. "She is like a little sister."
"Yeah, that can be said for the rest of the crew, also." Fury said, from the open door behind Riza. Nods from the rest of the crew in the outer office.
"Don't worry. I won't let her get anywhere near the fighting on my watch." I promised. I just hope that I can keep that promise.
End of Chapter 5
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