Disclaimer: i won nothing of Full Metal Alchemist, or else I would be happy girl.

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Lily walked in her newly made State Alchemist uniform, a smile on her face as she walked towards the door to her new office. She wonder who she was working for, what they looked like, how they act, and so forth. She smiled once she reached the correct door. She open the door and walked in, there faceless people, sitting in desks, stared at her. In a moment, they were laughing at her, pointing at her as they laughed their head off. She raised an eyebrow at what they were laughing about. Lily looked down and screamed and saw her uniform was gone and in it's place was...nothing! She wasn't wearing anything, she was naked! She quickly covered herself up as her cheeks redden from embarrassment.

"This is not happening, this is not happening, this is not happening."she chanted as they kept laughing.

Rick came out of nowhere, holding a camera with a smirk on his face. He held the camera towards her.
"Say cheese,"he smiled as he took hundreds of photos, almost blinding Lily.

"Go away, go away, go away!"she said, throwing her arms about.

She bolted straight in her bed, her body sweaty and drenched. She sighed in relief as she found herself safe in her bedroom. A gentle hand laid on her shoulder.

"Are you alright, honey?"asked a familiar voice

"It's was just a bad dream, that's all, Rick."she said softly.

Rick wrapped his arms around her middle and kissed her shoulder and traveled to her neck, she smiled in enjoyment.

"There is nothing to worry about not, baby. Let daddy take care of those nasty dreams for you."Rick said, easing Lily back into bed.

Lily wrapped her arms around his middle and hugged him tight as he wrapped his arms around her protectively, she laid her head on his chest.

"I love you, Lily."

"I love you too, Rick."she smiled and went back to sleep.

Lily screamed as she finally woke back into the real world. She sat in her bed, looking around for any signs of Rick, thankfully he wasn't there. It was just a dream, it was just a dream. She pinched herself to see if it was reality...it was. She sighed and moved a strand of blond hair from her face and laid back down.

"I gotta stop eating chili dogs before going to bed."she said, as she closed her eyes and slept again with no more dreams.

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Finally, the real first day of her Alchemist job. She woke up an hour earlier then her normal time, getting ready. She had a hard time deciding how to do her hair. She tried a simple bun, a bun with chopsticks in them, a twin braids that went together in the middle, a braid long her back with a few color ribbons, and in the end, since she was running out of time, a high ponytail and some colorful clips. The uniform they send over, was a bit too tight around the chest area, almost lifting up a tad bit. She cursed when she saw what time it was, she quickly grabbed her briefcase and some pieces of buttered toast and ran out.

Ever since her exams, word had gotten out that she could do alchemy without a circle, which even surprise her in fact. Ever since then, she couldn't really do it again, as hard as she bit. She tried to turn cold water into hot water but it didn't work, it only turn it lukewarm, at least she was getting there. After a few practices she might even do most simple things, like turning water into wine.

She finally reached the work building, almost tripping over her new boots, they were two sizes too big. Later, she would ask for a more fitting uniform, and if they give her any sass, she could always set Mary on them, saying they hate Roy Mustang. She slowed down her speeding and into a smooth walk. She pulled out a slip of paper they had given her, pointing her which room was her new office. She sighed hoping this wasn't going to be like her dream, and Rick being in both of them. Most her day was just taking a long shower, trying to scrub every feeling he caused, even if he wasn't real in her dream, it still freaked out. She glanced at the paper, reading the number of the room.

'24 A'

She spotted the door number quickly, she stood in front of it. She straighten out her hair, it was mess up from her rapid running. She took a deep breath and had her hand on the door knob when she heard voices from the other sides. She got interest and press her ear against the wood, hearing the voices clearly.

"So, what do you think of the new recruit? I heard she can do alchemy without transmutation circles or something like that."said a man

"Don't we have someone like that? Ed Elric."said another

"I don't really count him as part of the team, seeing he is never around to do paperwork, and besides I think she is a lot closer to our age and not short as Ed."said the first.

"Hey, Kain, maybe you won't be the youngest one here,"someone joked

"That is so funny, I forgot to laugh,"the one named Kain said dryly, annoyed.

"I wonder what she would look like."said the first one again.

"Why do you want to know that, Havoc? To see if you can finally get a date?"one joked

"Yeah, probably the only ones who are interested in him are ones with moles on their faces, a mustache, and tall and wide."another laughed

'Are they calling me ugly? Well, I outta punch them in the throat for that.'

"Oh shut up, Breda. I can get any date any day of the week!"Havoc snapped

Lily glared at the door, having enough of this "conversation". She took a deep breath to calm herself, she straighten herself up, acting like she never heard anything. She knocked gently on the door, opening in slowly, alerting the men in the room. She finally enter when the door was big enough for her. There inside was four men, one with the mix of white and black hair sitting at one of the desks, during a few paper work. The others, who were leaning against the row of desks or standing straight. One had light brown hair with a dirty blond like hair on top of his head, a lit cigarette in his mouth. Another one who was also leaning against the desk was kind of short next to the first guy, he was chubby around the middle and a small patch of red hair and the other part looked to be shaven off. The last but not least was a man, no older then hair, with glasses and black hair. They stared at her in shock and in amazement, looking her up and down.

'Not so ugly, huh boys?' she thought, smirking inside.

"Wow..."she heard one whisper

"Is this room 24 A, right?"she asked, acting innocent

They seem to snap back from fantasy world, finally one spoke, the blond and brown head man,"Why, yes, this is room 24 A. And how may I kiss, I mean help you?"he asked

She giggled a bit before answering,"Actually, I'm the new recruit and I'm wondering if I got the right room or not."she said

"What! Your the recruit! No way!"he nearly yelled
The man from the desk stood up and walked towards her. He had a small smile on his face. He outstretch his hand in front of her, which she took and they shook hands.
"What Havoc means to say, welcome to our team. I'm Vato Falman, you must be Lillian Marshall, right?"he asked

"Yes, but you can call me Lily for short."Lily said

"This is Heymans Breda,"Vato pointed to the chubby one

"Hey,"Heymans waved

"And the young one is Kain Fuery."he pointed to the last one.

"Hello."Lily smiled at him

He blushed,"H-hello."Kain said softly.

"Miss Marshall, I mean Lily, have you been given your official State Alchemist pocket watch?"asked Vato

"Uh, no, I just got my uniform just yesterday, no pocket watch in sight."she said

"Don't worry, Mustang will give you one."he said

"M-Mustang? As in thee Roy Mustang?"she asked shakily

"Yes, is there a problem?"

'Yes, there is a problem, you idiot! If Mary and Leo find about this, they will probably kidnap him and never let him go, ruining my chances at a job!' she yelled in her mind.

"Nope, no problem, Vato. I'm just surprise that's all, after I heard many things about him."she said, quickly covering it up.

As if right in cue, the door open all the way and the desire of Mary's and Leo's fantasies popped in, a woman with short blonde hair following. He was busy reading a report in his hands.

"All right, quit chit chatting and get back to work, you lot. I don't want anyone of you stuck here tonight, still finishing up your day's work again."he said, sitting down at his big desk.

"Uh, sir..."the woman said trying to alert him.

"What is it, Hawkeye?"he looked up and saw Lily standing there next to Vato.

"And who may you be?"he asked

"I'm Lily Marshall, the new recruit."she answer

"Oh, the one that can also do alchemy without circles, soon they would probably make club with people like you,"he said, dryly

"I thought you were suppose to come later."Roy added

"I came right on time, the time where I was suppose to have come, sir."she said

"Right. Well, as your new boss, I have to give you the pocket watch and your official State name from the Führer."he said

Lily walked over towards Roy, starring at him, waiting for him to do the next move. He looked through his drawers in his desk until he pulled out a silver looking pocket watch on top of a folder. He handed them over to Lily, who opened the pocket watch and watched the hands of the clock ticking smoothly. It was just like Viktor's but with more shine. She placed it carefully in her pocket and open the thick folder and pulled out the first sheet of paper inside and read it out loud.

"We give the name 'Crimson Petal' to the Lillian Marshall in the name Führer King Bradley."

"Along with the pocket watch everyone of us is assigned a symbolic second name, depending on your talents. And your's is the 'Crimson Petal'."Roy said

"Welcome aboard Crimson Petal Alchemist,"he smirked
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Lily once again walked through the door way to her home, even more exhausted then the other day. Man, Roy Mustang was strict as a boss. First thing she had to do was write millions of reports, she hadn't write that hard since she was in school. She yawned, throwing her briefcase on the couch, not caring if it hit the coffee table. All though the day, both Breda and Havoc were acting strange, she caught them both starring at her while they were suppose to be doing work. Only Kain and Vato acted normal, well Vato was doing his work and Kain blushed scarlet when she looked towards him. Hawkeye, the only female besides her looked strict and mean. And Roy Mustang, was a complete jerk! He was rude, insensible, and a womanizer. If only Mary and Leo knew about his true side, well...she didn't know if they would still like him or hate him. She walked into her kitchen and looked in the fridge for something to eat. She looked up when her phone began to ring. She cursed under her breath for someone to keep her from eating, she picked up the phone and placed it against her ear.

"Hello?"

"Lily, darling!"Mary's voice greeted her, "How was work? Was Roy hard on you?"she could hear the smirk in her voice.

"What? How did you know Roy Mustang was my boss?"Lily asked, very scared and shocked.

"Oh, I didn't. You just told me."Mary giggled

"So you just say that even if Roy wasn't my boss!"she yelled

"Calm down, flower, just run towards Roy's house and throw yourself at him and beg him to take care of all your troubles! Hey, maybe I should do that instead."Mary said, smiling.

"Mary..."Lily growled,"I don't want to deal with you and your crazy obsession! I need sleep and eat!"

"But...I want to-"

"Good-bye, Mary!"she yelled into the mouth piece before slamming it on the receiver.

Back at Raislen

Mary looked at the phone in her hand in shock. Lily sounded more angry then when both her and Leo put Roy's picture on her underwear and cloths. She sighed in defeat and placed the phone back, she leaned back into her chair, her head resting on her hand. A sudden idea came to mind, she smirked wickedly.

"Hey, Leo!"she called towards her friend in the kitchen.

"What?"he asked, leaning backwards, stirring something in a bowl.

"We are heading to Central! We are going to visit an old friend..."she said

"MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!"she laughed before coughing widely,"Excuse me."
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Author Note: Hey, another visit from Rick, only in Lily's dreams, but still. Lily didn't have a good start at a new day at a job, her cloths not fitting, boots too big for her, and running late. Well, well, seems her co-works like her, more then a friend, mind you. She is now "Crimson Petal Alchemist" now. Thought the title was just for show? Roy is rude to her, really big shocker there. And most important thing ever...Leo and Mary are married! No, no, they are not. Just friends, just friends, sorry everyone. Fooled you, right? But, they are still going to Central and guess what that means. Chaos, fun, drama, and a little romance. And now to answer some questions from our readers:

Gun.God.Angel: Thanks for the idea, but not sure if I will use it. But, if I do, I will credit to you.
Anya-06: Yes, we will see Ed and Al, but hopefully much later. When Lily settles in and does not have to fear for my boss's life from her friends.

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