An: Just a reminder, I don't own fma, the person who writes it does.
Chapter Six:
Edward's Point of View:
Have you ever have one of those days that nothing seemed to go right no matter how much you tried? Well I am having one of those days right now, at least now I known now where Winry had gotten her wrench throwing skills. You see, it was late when we arrived in Resembool and stayed in the local inn until morning then headed out to the Rockbell home.
I should have known to duck, but I forgotten the golden rule, both of them was masters of surprise and I was hoping that they did not recognize me. As luck would have it, I happen to look a lot like my bastard farther…as soon as I stepped onto the pouch and with a cry of 'Hohenheim!', I was struck with a flying wretch dead center in the middle of my forehead.
Groaning, I could hear Roy asking me if I was alright but I didn't answer, my head was pounding to much to answer, the last thing I remember before I blacked out was Pinako apologizing that she had made a mistake.
A few hours must of past since Pinko knocked me out, the sun was high in the sky and judging by everything, it was around noon, rubbing my head, I then sat up some, I forgot what it was like to be hit in the head with a large metal object…but that was beside the point at the moment.
"Man...I'm glad I have a thick..."
I started to blink some, what the hell? I thought the gate had taken my voice as exchange for traveling back through time. apparently, that isn't the case at the moment and I regained the use of it, as I was sitting there trying to think of a way to explain how I could suddenly speak, the door opened to revile Pinako, she was just as I remember, or was, or would be, ugh my poor brain.
"I see you're awake." She started to say as she walked over to the bed I was laying on, her pipe was absent. "I'm sorry that I attacked you like that, I should have known better that you weren't the bastard, but that is the aside the point, I'm Pinako Rockbell, how is your head?"
"It's nice to meet you …" I muttered lightly rubbing my head; I could still feel the bump. "I'm alright, just a bit tender; I never knew wrenches could be used as weapons of mass injury."
That caused Pinako to laugh as she then sat down on the edge of the bed and looked up at me; I was starting to feel uneasy, had she figured out who I was? If so, what would she say? By now I'm certain that Roy, despite me not being there would have told them what had happen.
A light chuckle relieved the tension as she then reached over and patted my right hand with hers, though what she said next took me by surprise.
"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me, my boy, though I do hope you will tell me how all this happen, Winry is worried about you thanks to your commanding officer's announcement that you and Alphonse has disappeared off the face of the planet, though not entirely sure why Alphonse also disappeared if you're here."
"I'm not sure either…at the time I wasn't thinking…" I said as I started to bring my feet up and close to my chest as I warped my arms around them some and closed my eyes trying to fight the memories, It hasn't gotten better not that I would say anything…but it was so hard trying to convince myself that these people. People I knew and loved have not died yet; have not been forced into a bloody and long war.
The next thing I knew was Pinako warping her arms around me trying to calm me down, so much for the twenty-four year old, loving husband and alchemist, in that single moment, I was reduced to a twenty-four year broken man haunted by a past that hasn't happen yet and Pinako knew it.
Pinako's Point of View:
It was a normal day; I was up long before the sun and my niece, I paid my daily respect to my son and daughter in law and went about my chores and things I needed to get done before breakfast. I was ready to have my morning smoke when my niece came running down the stairs to inform me that she had just seen Colonel Mustang and a man with him that she did not recognize.
Raising my eyebrow, I told her to go get dressed as I stood, I grabbed one of the auto mail wrenches that had been laying around, I was going to show Roy that his presence was not welcome in my home, I had not forgave him, and I'm sure Winry felt the same, for the death of her parents. As they grew closer, I thought I saw my old drinking buddy that was enough to send my blood past boiling.
When he got to the first step, I yelled his name as I threw the wretch and smirked in triumph when I hit him dead center in the forehead, however I came to regret it when I saw the man more closely. I resisted raising my eyebrow, the man looked exactly like Edward, who could not be possible since Edward was still a teenager, and this man was clearly in his early twenties, if not older.
The young man groaned as he laid on his back in the middle of the walkway, Roy had bent down and shake his shoulder asking him if he was alright, but I could see that the young man's eyes had rolled back into his head and he was unconscious.
"Well, don't stand there gaping like a fish! Help me get the man inside!" I said to Roy who jumped and quickly nodded and started to help me take the young man into one of the guest rooms. Just by touching him, I could tell this man was thin but gaining weight, pushing the worry out of my thoughts; it was not my business to dig into his personal life.
After we had gotten the young man into the guest room, I turned around and looked at Roy after I closed the door.
"Your business better be important, State Alchemist or not, I still will kick your ass, you know that you and your kind are not welcome here, I still have not forgotten what you did to my son and the Elrics, making two young boys join the military."
Roy raised his hands in self-defense wishing that the old woman had not knocked out James then he started to speak.
"That is why I am here, The Elrics had gone missing in Dublith, and I'm doing everything in my power to find them."
I narrowed my eyes some as I walked to the kitchen, I needed a smoke badly, I knew that Roy was behind me, sitting down, I lit my pipe and looked at him.
"What happen to them?"
Roy sighed as he sat down and ran a hand through his hair some; the man looked like he was being dragged thru hell and losing.
"I'm not completely sure, I had sent them there because a few rouge alchemists had been spotted in the area, the reports I have gotten so far is that during an altercation, there was a bad alchemy reaction, a bright light then nothing, the rouges had been knocked out, and Full Metal and his brother were gone."
I watched as he paused to run his hand through his hair again, sighing soft, I got up and made some coffee, as much as I disliked the man, he looked like he could use it, pushing the mug in front of him, I watched him raise his eyebrow but smiled faint then started to take a few sips.
"I would have told you that this happen sooner, but between a murder investigation, a trial and having a MIA reappear, it has taken a lot of time to just to find time to come here."
I took a drag of my pipe and let it out slowly. "I take it that the man who I knocked out was the MIA? He was awful thin and isn't wearing a uniform like you are."
Roy nodded as he finished his coffee. "Yes, I figured since we are here the fresh air would do him good, He's done nothing but run since he had gotten out of the hospital a month ago, his body is still healing from what I've been able to see, his file says he has been mute since birth, but I have a feeling that isn't the case. Most Traumatic events can cause people to become mute, blind, paralyzed, deaf, or even to forget who they are. And judging by what is in there and what might of happen while being MIA, I won't be surprised if that was the case."
I nodded my head as I then finished my smoke, looking at the clock, I realized we had been talking for quite a bit and it was about noon, standing I then excused myself and headed to the guest room. The more I thought about it, the young man looked awfully a like Edward, granted the hair shade was lighter but it was the eyes I seen before them closed.
"I see you're awake." I started to say as I walked over to the bed after opening the door the young man was laying on, my pipe absent. "I'm sorry that I attacked you like that, I should have known better that you weren't the bastard, but that is the aside the point, I'm Pinko Rockbell, how is your head?"
"It's nice to meet you …" I heard him muttered lightly as rubbing his head; I bet he could still feel the bump. "I'm alright, just a bit tender; I never knew wrenches could be used as weapons of mass injury."
That caused me to laugh some as I then sat down on the edge of the bed and looked up at him; He was starting to feel uneasy, and had probably started to wonder if I figured out who he was and what would I say? By now I'm certain that he thought Roy, despite him not being there would have told myself and Winry what had happen.
I lightly chuckle to relieved the tension as I reached over and patted his right hand with mine, though I'm sure what I said next took him by surprise.
"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me, my boy, though I do hope you will tell me how all this happen, Winry is worried about you thanks to your commanding officer's announcement that you and Alphonse has disappeared off the face of the planet, though not entirely sure why Alphonse also disappeared if you're here."
"I'm not sure either…at the time I wasn't thinking…" He said as he started to bring his feet up and close to his chest as he warped his arms around them some and closed his eyes trying to fight off the memories that haunted him, It hasn't gotten better for him trying to convince himself that these people. People he knew and loved have not died yet or whatever happen.
The next thing I knew was I was warping my arms around him trying to calm him down, so much for the how ever old he was alchemist, in that single moment, He was reduced to broken man haunted by a past that hasn't happen yet.