I changed the title of this story because the orginal title didn't really suit the story, I just had to think of one quick. Anyway Ch 5, it's a short one. Review please!

Chapter five: Loss.

"ED, AL!!!" Kate watched in horror as the flames consumed her house, waiting for the boys to come out. The whole structure gave way and collapsed.

"NO!" She tried to run forward but a blue sleeved arm held her back, the military man held her tight to his chest.

"I'm sorry Kate." He whispered. Then he let go of her and talking louder said.

"Kate you under arrest for aiding know traitors and fugitives, will you come without a fight?"

As he spoke he placed cuffs on her wrists. She looked at the burning wreckage of her home and her life. She thought about the boys who had been inside the building when it collapsed.

"It's not like I have anything left to fight for." She answered the man who had arrested her. He led her to a waiting car and they drove away from the scene.

Kate felt numb, she knew no one could have survived the house collapsing but she couldn't accept that Ed and Al were gone. After all Ed had promised to come back. She looked down at the silver chain on her wrist.

Colonel Roy Mustang looked down at the girl that was sitting next to him and the guilt became almost unbearable, he'd ruined her life. He looked up and caught First Lieutenant Hawkeye's eye in the mirror, he gave the tiniest nod. She understood. Mustang pushed the girl down in the seat, protecting her as the car swerved off the road, skimmed a wall and rolled onto its roof.

"You didn't have to go that far Lieutenant."

"Sorry Sir." She pulled herself out of the broken front windshield. Mustang pushed the heavily cracked glass out of the back window and rolled out pulling the shaken girl with him. He sat for a second on the pavement before getting to his feet. Hawkeye walked up to him and gently touched his face; he saw blood on her fingers as she pulled them away.

"Don't worry, it makes it look authentic." She nodded then helped Kate to her feet.

Mustang looked at the girl properly for the first time and was shocked by her messed up appearance, she wore a stained blue dress beneath the red coat. She had a plaster on her forehead and bruising on her neck. He scowled, this hadn't happened in the fire. Mustang also noticed the hem of the coat was burnt away at the front and her leg was burnt beneath it.

He took a few seconds to make these observations before unlocking the cuffs on her wrists and grabbing her now free hand he started to pull her in the direction of an unused ally.

Kate was too surprised to understand what was going on. She let herself be led away by the man she believed had murdered Ed and Al, she no longer cared what happened to her, she'd lost everyone. Mustang stopped so suddenly she bumped into him. The she watched as a figure stepped out of the darkness. She gasped as recognised him.

"Teacher?" she choked out before collapsing to her knees in tears.

"Mustang, what happened?"

"I'm sorry Hohenheim."

"Where are Edward and Alphonse?"

"They're... they didn't make it."

Kate looked up in time to see Hohenheim punch Mustang to the ground.

"I trusted you, with my sons' lives and you failed. If I ever see you again you won't make it either."

Suddenly Kate was pulled to her feet for what felt like the hundredth time that day and then she was lifted into Hohenheim arms as he walked away from the colonel.