Chapter Two

Latte

It was this glorius day when Edward got yet another phonecall from Roy Mustang.

"Fullmetal, you have some important business to attend to here in central," Roy's voice was slurred.

"Have you been drinking?" Edward said, blinking.

"No 'fcoursenot," Roy said lazily.

"Whatever you say," Edward said doubtfully "I hope you're not gonna make me file paperwork again."

"No, I've got a bottle of wine here and I can't uncork it," Roy replied.

Edward didn't reply for what seemed like a lifetime.

"What..." Edward said finally.

"Fullmetal, you need to urgently get a sense of humor. And by the way, gullible isn't in the dictionary. Now get here urgently."

Roy rung off. Edward grabbed a dictionary off the shelf next to him and rifled through the 'g' section.

"Yes it is! Take that Mustang!" Edward screamed, pointing at it then read the meaning out loud "Easily decieved...I'M GONNA GET THAT MUSTANG!"

Edward left for Central a few minutes later. He told Alphonse not to come because he was always pestering him (which isn't true, Edward just has an overactive imagination). He climbed the winding staircase again and turned the doorhandle to Roy's room. Roy had his back to Edward and was staring out of the window, his hands on his hips. When he heard the door slam he spun around instantly. Edward realised that Roy's eyes were glazed over and a few crunched up cans of beer were lying in the dustbin.

"Ah, Fullmetal," Roy said after he realised that it was not a blonde ant standing infront of him but Edward Elric "I suppose you looked gullible up in the dictionary...?"

Edward went bright red. Yes, he was easily decieved.

"I need you to help me figure out this case Fullmetal," Roy said, and threw a file at Edward.

Edward, being so small, couldn't reach high enough for it and it hit the door behind him. When Edward turned he realised that the door was infact open and standing in the doorway was a very angry Riza Hawkeye, rubbing a bump on her forehead.

"Whoops!" Edward said, and picked the file up from the floor.

"I think you should be a bit more carefull with flying files in future Edward," Riza said scornfully.

"It was flame boy who chucked it," Edward mumbled, folding his arms in a huff.

"Roy has more sense than that," Riza looked down at Edward, then looked across at Roy who she had almost caught sticking his tongue out at Edward "Roy Mustang sir," she saluted him "I have more information about Scar's whereabouts."

Riza had a pile of papers wedged under her armpit. She walked over to Roy and handed them to Roy. Roy rifled through them with a bored expression on his face.

"Thanks Riza," he yawned.

"Sir," Riza saluted him again then walked out of the door, shutting the door behind her.

"Sit," Roy said, pointing at a chair at the other end of the desk that he had just pulled up for him.

Edward rolled his eyes and sat on the chair, putting the file infront of him. The smell of alcohol was heavy on Roy's breath.

"It's a recent case," Roy began "Scar has been massacaring again. He's been slaughtering thousands of innocent people, alot of them from the military, all with their brains blown out."

"Surprise surprise," Edward said, and opened the file where there was a picture of a woman lying dead with half of her skull missing.
Alot of writing followed the picture. Apparantly she had been a Brigidere General and was very important to the military (even though Edward had never heard of her).

"She was found four days ago, along with a couple of other innocent bystanders," Roy was about to take a swig from a polystyrene cup but then realised that it was empty "Fullmetal, get me a latte. It helps me think."

Roy crunched the cup and threw it into the dustbin. Edward got up from the chair mumbling. He left the room and ran down the spiralling staircase, knocking someone's paperwork flying in the process.

"Sorry!" he called over his shoulder.

He ran out of Central and bounded down the road to the small coffee shop. He barged in and arrived at the counter panting.

"One latte please," he said, the woman at the counter giving him funny looks.

"Right," she yawned and dissapeared behind a door, her lank ginger hair swishing.

She arrived five minutes later (in that time Edward had almost fallen asleep.

"Thanks," Edward said, and rushed out of the shop with the latte not bothered if it sloshed over the sides.

He arrived back at Roy's room, sat down and set the latte down on the desk.

"Back to the case then," Edward said, looking at the file.

He glanced up and saw that Roy wasn't even interested in the file and was staring at him. Edward was about to open his mouth to say something but Roy leaned against the desk, and kissed Edward full force. And for a strange reason Edward Elric didn't pull away and was transfixed by the kiss of Roy Mustang. The latte tumbled down off the desk and spilled onto the floor...

I love this pairing :).

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