Silence...
by
Shiori Elric
and
Jaime Peterson
CHAPTER ONE: Winrii Rokuberu, Winry Rockbell
A set of two charcoal-colored eyes were fixed upon two boys, one: a light-brown hair color and eyes to match, and the other: golden hair and also eyes to match. The two boys, as it may not have seemed likely, were brothers. Though one was a more taller, and skinnier boy, he was more of the brains between the two. While the other, was more of a shorter and stronger match. Not to mention, the short, blonde alchemist was stubborn as can be.
The charcoal eyes were Roy's. Or to be more precise, they were Colonel Roy Mustang's eyes. Piercing with sarcasm, but lacking the amount of determination and strength. Sure, Roy was the 'almighty war hero: the Flame Alchemist', but he wasn't a 15 year old state alchemist with a much more complicated past. So the blonde, who's name was Edward Elric, the age of 16, and the ranking of Major in the state military, glowered at Roy and pouted. He hated reporting to Roy after every mission, and he also hated being given mission when there were far more important things he had to do research on.
"Now, Fullmetal, don't get cocky with me today, I actually have a reason as to why I had you report to me, with your brother alongside you." Roy said, his eyes now closed. A slight curve appeared at the edge of Roy's mouth, creating a smirk. Roy was famous for that smirk of his. But onto the more pressing matter, "You will be assigned to a mission - BUT! You are to leave your brother with me..."
Ed's fist slammed down onto Roy's desk at that. Alphonse Elric, at the age of 15, with no rankings in the military, now had a hurt look on his kind face. "WHAT? YOU'RE JOKING RIGHT?" Ed shouted. Roy shook his head a simple 'No' and left it at that.
"But-I--"
"Roy? Why can't I go with my nii-san on the mission. Don't I always go on missions with him? I never leave his side! I'm always there to back him up!" Alphonse said, a sign of sadness flickering in his eyes. Roy looked to Al with a bit of an apologetic look showing across his features.
"I'm sorry, Alphonse, but this mission isn't suitable for you. Much too dangerous. Not too mention..." Roy sighed longingly and just a bit exaggerated, and he stood up He shuffled around his desk and into his file cabinet. "Now, Alphonse...this occur as shocking...but...the mission I'm sending Fullmetal on has to do with three newborn homunculi. The names were reported as: Hatred, Obsession, and Denial. It seems they've only targeted those that either you or Fullmetal have known." Roy sighed. He really hated telling them this, but it had to be done. Roy handed Edward a manila folder and he sat back at his desk. "Winrii called three days ago..."
That snapped the two's attention back to Roy, for they were a bit concerned with what he had just given Edward. "Yeah? And...?" Ed asked. He was, although, a bit afraid to ask.
"She arrived earlier today...but we never got any reports or notifications that she had actually arrived..." Roy began to become a bit more serious and in-depth in what he was trying to tell the Elric's. "...but not too long ago, did we get a report about a killing, and murder if you'd take it as..." Roy stopped and took a drink of his coffee that had been given to him from earlier that day, before the boys actually arrived in Central. Though it was basically ice cold, Roy still drank it. Roy took a deep breath after taking his long sip of cold coffee. "Well...the murder was of...of...miss Winrii Rokuberu...Winry Rockbell..."