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"Here, we bury a great man today. Roy Mustang was kind man, always looking out for the little people. But, he didn't take much from anyone, always sticking to his work. He was loyal man and everyone could love him. I would hate to think of the monster of the person that could've taken his life a few days pass. But, he will be surely missed."
Lily looked up from the crowd of people, most of them were crying their heads off. She looked to her side, behind her, and in front of her. Something didn't seem right about this. Something in her gut told this was all wrong, but she didn't know what it was. Roy dead? That make no sense at all! She didn't move when everyone placed their single roses on his coffin before it was buried beneath the ground. Now, she stood alone, facing the coffin. She slowly walked up to it, starring at it's wooden frame. Lily placed the rose, her's was pure white, it stood out among the red ones. Once she did that, red liquid dropped from the white rose. She gasp as she realize it wasn't water but...blood. The roses turn black and crumbled against each other.
In a instant, the coffin had disappear and new patch of grass had replaced the dirt. She saw the tombstone covered in mold. Lily bend down and brushed the fungus away. Instead of saying Roy's name it had...hers. She screamed when bony arms shot out the ground, grabbing her wrist and holding her there. Her breath caught when she saw a head popping up from the ground, it was hers. Her's...it's...skin was stretch over the white bone, one eye was popped out and dangling about, no nose at all, maggots covering through and out of the holes. It was horrifying!
"Come, join us, Lily, this is where you belong."it spoke in her voice.
Lily screamed at the top of her lungs as it pulled her under.
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Lily awoke to the faint sounds of people talking. She blinked her eyes open and regret doing that because once the bright light hit her eyes, she groaned out in pain. Once she did that, the voices stopped, and she heard the loud sound of two pairs of footsteps. It sounded like two elephants running, it made her head hurt a lot. She blinked her eyes open again, getting used to the light, she nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw the familiar shape of Mary leaning over her.
"Lily! Your awake!"she yelled
She slowly sat up, and rest her back against some pillows. She looked around the room, notice Mary sitting on the bed, Leo standing on the other side, and the room smelled like it had been cleaned several times over, and it was bright as hell with the lights on the ceiling.
"Where am I?"Lily manage to get out, her throat felt raw.
"Central's Hospital,"Leo answer, handing her a cup of refreshing water.
She drank the whole cup down in one shot, her throat felt better.
"How...how long have I been here?"
"A week at the most. You gave us a big scare, me and Mary have been waiting for you to wake up since you got here."he said
"A week!"Lily exclaimed, almost jumping up from the bed.
She leaned back into the pillows again, her temper was back to normal.
"What happen to me? What about Lexi? What about...,"she stopped when realization came,"Oh Lord! Is Roy alright? He isn't dead is he?"
"Woah, woah, one question at a time, Lillian."Leo tried to calm her down.
Mary took the first question."You were brought in here after nearly an army of soldiers found you and Roy, the other crazy guy but he sucks so he does not count, in that warehouse. Man, you were badly beaten up! Bruises everywhere, cuts in places I never seen, and your left arm and leg were broken. But, while you were asleep, your body has nearly healed, probably with a ton of medicines shot in your vein. Your arm will have to be in a sling for a week and your leg is fine, but you may have to use a cane for a week as well, which we already got. It is the sexyness of canes!"she yelled happily.
"What is it?"Lily glared at Mary
"You will be surprised, but it's not a head of Roy. That had to take more then a week to make."her friend frown
"Anyway,"Leo cut them off from their conversation,"The girl you sent over a week ago, Lexi I think, well once she explained to us what happen and who she was, we got her to the hospital and called her folks. Right now, they are hugging her a lot and just fawning over her. Man, that Rick guy sure has a nice ass."he said
"What about Roy?"Lily asked, ignoring the ass comment.
"Roy...Roy...Roy...Why does that sound familiar?"Mary tapped at her chin
"You know who we are talking about, Lucas,"growled out Lily.
"Oh, yeah! He is fine, more then fine. He is still handsome and sexy as ever! Which is a good thing because-"
"Mary..."
"Heh heh, got carried away now didn't I? Anyway, he is perfectly fine. He is in the other room. He woke about two days before you but the doctors still want to look over him. He did get shot in the stomach with a gun. Man, if the creep of a dude wasn't in jail, I will kill him myself for hurting my Roy and my Lily."she hugged Lily around the shoulders.
Lily sighed in relief,"Thank God..."she breathed, her dream was only just as it was, a dream.
"When can I get out of here?"she asked
"In a few days, give or take, depends if your able to walk fine with the cane."Leo said
"Good, I just want to sleep in my nice, comfy bed instead of this one."
"Here, here!"
"Now,"Mary pushed a tray of hospital which was on a cart towards Lily,"Eat it. You need your energy, young missy."
Lily sighed,"The worst thing I hate...hospital food..."
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The next day, Lily sat alone in her hospital room, after many hours of examination from the doctors. Mary and Leo went back home, on Lily's orders, to get sleep they couldn't really get in the hospital. The cane they had bought had a dark wooden stick, thick and tall enough for her, had the weirdest thing on top, a metal snake's head. They couldn't have gotten her a normal one? But, this was Mary and Leo we are talking about. Lily sat on the stranded hospital bed, bored at her mind! No books were availed, no music to listen to, and no one to talk to. At least when her friends were here, she wasn't bored to death. She turn her head, looking at the cane leaning against the wall. An idea came to mind, but could she do it? Hey, at least it beat dying of boredom.
She slowly got out of the bed, her bare feet were cold against the icy tile, she reached over and got the cane. She almost tumble over but quickly got use to it. Lily put a pair of fuzzy slippers and a blue robe over her hospital gown. She eased the door open, looking around if a nurse or doctor was around, she didn't want to be caught. The coast was clear, she smiled and slipped out her room. She was halfway to her destination when she felt a pair of arms holding onto from the back, making her jump and scream, she swung her cane blindly. She turn around to face who was the culprit, she took a sigh of relief when she saw it was only Rick.
"OW! That really hurt!"he complain, rubbing the sore spot on his head.
"That is what you get when you grab someone from behind,"Lily glared at him
"What are you doing here, Rick?"
"Duh, checking in on my little baby sister. And maybe going to ask a date from a nurse. How are you feeling, Lily?"Rick asked
"Ok, I guess. Been sleeping for the past week and been bored at my mind!"Lily sighed
"How is Lexi?"she asked
"She is good, kind of shaken up after that great deal. But, it could have been worst. She will get better when she gets back home and sleeps."he said
"That's good,"Lily smiled
"She wouldn't be here if it wasn't...for you,"
Before she could react, Rick held her tightly against his chest. He was a lot taller then her so she had her head trapped against his chest. This little good moment was ruin when Lily's eyes widen when she felt a hand touching her butt. She hit Rick on the head with her cane again.
"Ouch, what did I do?"Rick asked, letting go of her.
"Where does it imply that you have touch my ass during a hug? I thought you had changed, Rick."Lily glared at him, twice today.
He smirked,"Sorry, didn't a ruin a good moment for you?"
She blushed, either in anger or embarrassment, she didn't know,"Shut up."
"I got you good, little Lily."he laughed
"Jerk."
Their conversation, more of an argument, stopped when someone cleared their throat behind them. They turn around and was face with the figure of Roy Mustang dressed in blue and white stripped pajama set, the top had few of it's buttons undone, showing off his chest.
'Couldn't he have fixed himself before going out into the hall? Never mind, this is Roy, that is so like him.' Lily's inner mind sighed.
"You know this is a hospital not somewhere you can yell like banshees."he said
"Nice to see you to, Roy. How are you feeling?"Lily asked
"Been better,"he shrugged his shoulders.
"Who is he? Your boyfriend?"Roy pointed to Rick.
Rick puffed out his chest,"As a matter in fact I-"
"He's not my boyfriend. He is like...a friend, sort of."Lily cut him off.
"Hey, you can't deny your feelings for me,"Rick said in defense
"Oh, you a sock in it, lover boy."she said
"Oh, that is fresh,"he spoke in sarcasm,"How about the time let me dance with you at the club, you were all over me!"
"Was not! It was a slow dance and I had you at arms length."
"Then how about when Mary's alchemy infused clothes backfire and all your clothes disappear, was it I who gave you clothing, i.e. my jacket?"he pointed out
"For your information-"Lily was cut off by Roy.
"You were naked?"he raised an eyebrow at her.
She blushed and turn to him, forgetting he was still there.
"Yeah, Mary had given me some clothes she made with alchemy and it...backfire."Lily said
"I wish someone would have gotten me a picture of it,"Roy smirked, joking.
"Ditto here, man."Rick said
She was ready to fall over in shock at the two men. Was it just her when she thought that all the men on her life were just bodies filled with testosterone? Well, not Viktor, if he did, that would be weird. And maybe not Leo as well, but he wasn't like Rick and Roy. She knew for a fact that Roy had to be joking and Rick...well, he wasn't.
"You guys are weird..."Lily breathed
She looked at Roy,"I was going to look for you but...you found me. Anyway, I would like speak to you...alone."
"Ooh, that's code word she want's to do a heavy make out session."Rick smirked
"Holy Penquins!"he yelled when Lily crushed his foot with her cane.
"Oh, was that me? I'm so sorry, it will not happen again. Would you like some milk and cookies and maybe a kiss on your boo-boo?"she asked in an innocent tone.
"Actually I wou- Fucking hell!"he yelled again when Lily crushed his foot again.
"You should really get someone to look at that."Lily inwardly smirked.
Roy smirked at the pair before gesturing to another hospital room, which might be his,"Ladies first."
Lily nodded and followed him inside, her cane clacking against the floor. She turn as soon Roy closed the door.
"You look well,"he said
"Yeah, after a week of sleep and a bunch of medicine shot in my veins can do that for you,"Lily sat down on the bed, her feet aching.
"I like the cane,"
"It's not what I had in mind, but Mary and Leo did get it with their own money. All I could is to use it until I can walk on my own again."she said
"I'm surprised you slept for five days after...after what happen."Lily said softly
"Getting shot in the stomach hurts, trust me. But, I did hear that it's the slowest way to die. I really just needed the rest, I could've gotten up anytime I want."Roy smiled softly.
"Smooth,"
There was an big silence around the two, not knowing what to talk about. This lasted only minutes before Lily spoke, her head towards the ground.
"Back there...at the warehouse...thanks for coming,"she said softly before looking up at Roy,"But you really didn't need to."
Roy looked shocked at her statement,"Of course I did. I'm your boss and I have to take care of the members of my team!"he exclaimed
Her eyes turn serious,"Well, I think it's pretty stupid that a high ranked man went into a warehouse, where he knew a dangerous man was, alone!"
"It wasn't my fault that you got caught up in that situation,"he shot back
"Hey, I found the girl, tried to help her, and all I got was being torture nearly to death and this shit!"she yelled, standing on her feet.
"It your choice to come and get me with a whole army of soldiers but no, you had to be the hero and rescue the damsel in distress. I could've beaten that guy up you know."Lily folded her arms.
He laughed,"Don't forgot both your arms were attached to the ceiling,"
Roy walked up to her and stood face to face with her.
"I would've kicked him where it hurt but I couldn't really move my legs, alright? You think it's tough getting shot in the stomach, try getting cut up and having your bones break for nearly an hour and talk back to me!"Lily yelled
"Simon, he...he could've shot you anywhere you know. Your very lucky that he didn't shoot you in the head!"she added
Oh, now you care? Just a minute ago, I thought you hated my guts. Or is this just another mood swing you women have? First you are crying over my body, declaring your love for me and now your yelling like I slept with another girl."Roy said
"I didn't declare my love for you, bastard. I only said that to keep you alive so I can hurt you later."
"Oh, that is rich. You know what, it's not all about you, princess. I have gotten hurt, nearly died, because I thought I could get you to like me, at least not try to murder me in my sleep."he said, now towering over her.
"I would never do that,"she said softly, slightly scared of him now.
"I would think you would if you had the chance. You act all tough because you grew up with a mentor like the Earth Alchemist, come here with his hard earn money you don't deserve, happen to save someone's life and become a state alchemist with the powers to use alchemy without a circle. And then, a few weeks later, save another person. Your just a one trick pony, girl. I feel pity for Viktor for putting you under his roft, feeding you, clothing you, teaching you, and all he got was a snot nose brat! Viktor is a stupid man, alchemist and-"
SLAP!
Roy rubbed his now red cheek, glancing at Lily as she lowered her hand. Tears threaten to leak from her hatred filled eyes.
"I can take it if you call me names but never, ever insult Viktor like that."
She pushed pass him and walked towards the door, she turn to look at Roy.
"Why do you have to be such jerk?" she asked softly
Lily pushed open the doors and stormed out of there. Rick was leaning against the wall, further down the hall, he looked at Lily's retreating form and walked up to her.
"Are you alright, Lily?" he asked
"Just...leave me alone, Rick." she said, wiping her tears away.
"Look, if Roy had hurt you, I can go in and beat him up for you." Rick suggested
"Just leave it."
He grabbed her shoulders, turning her to face him, he looked at her with something Lily was surprise to see from. Concern.
"I will not just not leave it. Tell me what he did, please." he said softly
She sighed in defeat,"It's nothing really. We argue, mostly what we do a lot. I yelled, he yelled back, but now...it got out of hand." she sniffled
"Like what?"
"I hit him, slapped him to be exact. I didn't think...I could've talked it out but I didn't." Lily said
Rick sighed in relief,"I thought he hurt you. But, I think he got what he deserves in the end. No one who messes with the Lillian Anne Marshall I know and lives to tell the tale," he joked
Lily let out a small laugh,"Thanks."
"How about we get you back to your room before the nurses find you out here and not in bed." he smiled
"Sure."
Rick wrapped an arm around her shoulders, holding her against him. Lily laughed at the joke he made about Roy, trying to cheer her up. As they walked, they didn't see the jealous filled eyes.
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Author's Notes: When you thought Roy was dead...He wasn't! YAY! The dream Lily had may have thrown you off but it wasn't real. I couldn't kill off an important character like Roy because...I do fear you guys, I don't know what you guys would do if I did kill him off for real. And just when you thought Lily would really like Roy, maybe not like Mary but still. But, luckily Rick was there to cheer her up where her friend's couldn't. They couldn't really, they would be tied to defend Roy or help Lily. I never thought Rick would be coming back when I first made him, luckily I named him. Please, please don't threw rotten tomatoes at me because of Rick and Lily getting friendly and Lily slapping Roy. All will be well in good time and yes, Lily and Roy will hook up. But, when, how, and for how long? Those of things I will not tell you. Originally, I wasn't going to have this chapter just filled with the hospital but I'm tired and need sleep. Wait, my beloved reviewer.
On another note: WOW! I'm feeling really happy about all the reviews I got so far. Thirty may not seem much to you but it does for me. I feel so happy! Thank you all!