Tsume-n-carnet: So yay! good reviews! yes she lives... I know you're all so happy ;P! originally I was just going to make her blind but I think this makes it more interesting. so, hope you all like! enjoy, and review please!

Riza?

Ed stood outside of the hospital room, his hand poised over the handle. He wanted to check on Riza, but he was almost afraid to see Roy, given the condition the Colonel might be in. It unsettled Ed to see the ever cocky Flame alchemist look about ready to break down. The Colonel hadn't left Riza's bedside for nearly three weeks unless there was an emergency with work. The nurses had brought a cot into the room and just brought Roy his meals in there. The higher-ups on the base seemed willing to let him watchover Riza, noone could really find it in their hearts to seperate them... and anyone who did wasn't stationed in Central.

Ed steadied himself. He... at least... had to get Roy the reports from Hughes. Preparing himself to face the Colonel... Ed walked through the door. Ed found Roy sleeping in his cot... even though it was nearly noon. A nurse was quietly checking on Riza's nearly healed injuries. She smiled up at Ed before returning her attention to re-bandaging Riza's head. Ed say that Hawkeye and regained some color, and looked alot better than the last time he had been in there. That was good. He couldn't say the same for Roy.

The Colonel was obviously exhausted, mentally and physically. Roy's eyes lately had lost that certain light to them. There wer always dark circles under the onyx orbs. Ed saw little more that a mess of once organized black hair and a very weary face from beneath the blankets. Roy's face was thin and he had gotten considerably paler.

The nurse who had been attending to Riza began to nudge past Ed when she placed a hand on his shoulder.

"If you can," she whispered. "Get the Colonel to clean up and get some rest. Ms. Hawkeye could wake up any day... and I think he'd want to be presentable."

"I'll tell him," Ed said, smiling as the nurse left. He watched the Colonel and leutenant for a few minutes, before finally deciding to wake up Roy. After all, according to Hughes, the reports were vital and needed Roy's immidiate attention. Though, before Ed could move a muscle, there was a brief commotion outside. Ed peaked outside into the hallway to find three nurses trying to keep a young women from entering Riza's room.

"Miss, I'm sorry, but you aren't family and you don't have clearance," one of the nurses was saying. "You'll have to wait until visiting hours."

"You let my brother in," the young woman threw at the nurse.

"Your brother has military clearance, however... you aren't with the military," the nurse responded, blocking the young woman's path.

"I just want to let him know I'm here," the woman argued, trying to push past the nurses.

"Ms. Mustang, you'll have to wait!" the nurse tried again.

'Mustang?' Ed thought in confusion. 'Mustang has a sister?'

That's when Ed noticed the woman's long black hair and muscular, yet slim, build. She had dazzling blue eyes that, where nowhere near the color of Roy's coal black ones, held a similar cocky look.

"It's all right," Ed called out to the nurses. "She's here at my request."

Ed walked forward and gently pushed all the nurses on their way. They argued a little before finally giving in and leaving the woman with Ed. Her full maroon-painted lips pulled into a cocky smirk, and Ed was positive then that this HAD to be Roy's sister. She had on a dark brown, spagetti-sring tank top that showed off a well-formed upper body and muscular arms. Low riding black jeans with a silver belt-chain hung snugly about her waist and a pair of fingerless black gloves graced her slim hands. An intricate symbol was embroidered in silver on the back of each glove.

"Thanks man," the woman said, the smirk still in place. On the Colonel, Ed always found that smirk was quiet annoying... but on this woman it was... pretty. It brought to attention a small freckle on the corner of her right eye.

"Hi. I'm Kya Mustang," the woman introduced herself, holding out a gloved hand. Ed accepted it with a smile, his golden eyes holding a hint of confusion. He noticed the symbol on her gloves was an alchemic array used mostly in minipulating water.

"Hey. I'm..."

"Wait wait wait!" Kya said quickly, cutting Ed off and confusing him even more. "Don't tell me... let's see..." Here, she slowly looked over Ed, mumbling to herself as her brow furrowed. He caught her mumble 'blonde' and 'automail' but not much else.

"Let me guess," she started after an uncomfortable minute of scrutiny. "Edward Elric, right? Also known as the Fullmetal Alchemist?"

"Well, yeah, actually," Ed said in suprise. Not many new people recognized him right off like that. "How'd you guess?"

"My brother... Roy Mustang... told me about you," Kya answered, smirking again. "Is he in there?"

Ed turned to look at the door Kya had indicated.

"Oh! Yeah... he's hardly been out of there for three weeks," Ed answered, seeing a flash of sadness, then worry, and finally anger in those strikingly saphire eyes. "I didn't know the Colonel had a sister?"

"Oh, well, he doesn't talk about me much... apparently," she scoffed, placing a hand on her hip in annoyance. "Well! What do you say you pay a visit to ole Roy-boy?"

Ed nearly burst out laughing at the nickname, positive Mustang would have exploded right then and there, literally. He nodded to Kya and lead her into the hospital room. Kya drew her delicate eyebrows into a dark V as she saw her brother sleeping on the cot. The saphire depths of her eyes flashed angrily again and Ed was about to suggest that they come back later, when Kya charged forward, her black boots clicking on the tile floor.

She grabbed Roy's collar and yanked him unmercilessly out of bed. Roy awoke with a shout as he barely managed to hold his footing once he found the floor. Ed paled. Kya certainly seemed to have a short temper. Roy instinctively twisted himself free of the hold she had on him and spun around, ready to snap. He froze in that position, fingers poised, as his dark gaze settled on his 'attacker'. His mouth opened and closed several times before he finally managed to say something.

"K-Kya?" he stammered, his sister just watching him with her hand on her hip. "What in hell are you doing here!"

"Mother sent me," Kya spat at him. "She heard about the accident and was worried when you didn't even BOTHER to call and let us know you were ok!"

Roy just stared at her and Ed found himself wishing for a camera. He figured it would be the only time he'd ever see Colonel Roy Mustang completely speechless. Roy shook himself, and then adapted his usual smirk. Ed frowned. The smirk was there, but there was no emotionto it. No cockyness, none of the usual 'I-know-it-all' look that accompanied it. Roy's eyes were darker than normal as well, the fire that once thrived in them gone. It seemed like he was sucked dry of any emotion but sadness, no matter how he tried to hide it. Quiet frankly, it left Ed very, very unsettled.

"You know, when I say you should come visit... that doesn't mean you have to drag me out of bed as soon as you arrive," Roy said, still smirking at his sister. His voice cracked slightly as if strained.

"Well, Ed here told me that you haven't been out of this room for three weeks..." Kya said, frowning darkly at her brother. "And I'm not about to let you stay here any longer. Come on then!"

Kya grabbed Roy's arm and began to haul him out the door. Roy pushed her off and glared at her in such a way, Ed was suprised the woman didn't catch fire right then and there.

"I'm not leaving her," Roy said firmly. Kya placed a hand on her hip, a postition Ed was quickly learning meant she was annoyed.

"Roy, I know you care about this woman... alot," Kya started. She sounded as if she were explainingsomething completely obviousto a three-year-old child. "But if she does wake up anytime soon, the last thing I think she should see is a man who looks like a hobo in her hospital room. After all, she most likely won't recognize you at first and you could end up scaring the poor woman."

Roy didn't answer. Kya was right and he knew it... but... he couldn't leave Riza... he didn't want to. Besides, he couldn't leave her alone! Ed seemed to sense Roy's thoughts and he stepped forward.

"Don't worry, Colonel," he started in his normal tone that always seemed to irk Roy. "I can watch her while you go and get cleaned up."

Roy looked between Riza, Edand his sister and back again. Finally, he sighed in defeat facing his sister.

"All right, fine... I'll go get cleaned up," he conceded, slumping his shoulders. "But if she wakes up when I'm gone... you better run."

"I will, Bro..." Kya said, smiling triumphantly. "Now come on. Later Eddie!"

"Bye Kya, it was nice to meet you," Ed called as he watched Roy trudge after his sister. Ed giggled to himself. He was going to like having this woman here, especially since she could get the upper hand on Roy.

Ed turned his golden eyes to look over Riza's calm face. Oh yes... this would deffinately be an interesting visit.

Tsume-n-carnet: Sorry for the long wait everyone! and Riza will be waking up next chapter... don't miss it! btw, Kya isn't a mary sue if that's what you're thinking... just your run-of-the-mill OC. I liked her personality and wanted to put her in here. Besides... someone's gotta whip Roy into shape while Riza's unconcious ;P! later, and please review!