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Edward Elric had been listening to the phone for quite some time and when the voice on the other end finally finished speaking, he said,"Thanks for telling me. I will come by tonight" then hung up. He turned to Winry who was sitting on the couch eating a piece of pizza. Ed walked to the couch and sat down with a sigh.
"Who was it?" Winry asked through a mouthful of food. She wiped her lips with a napkin and Ed guessed she realized he had something serious to say because she sat back with a serious face on.
"Do you remember the woman always with Mustang, Riza Hawkeye?" Edward asked Winry.
"Of course, the blond woman with earing. We've met quite a few times... why?" Ed could see the slight fear on Winry's face when she spoke. He remembered when she mentioned getting earrings because of Colonel Hawkeye, which was a long time ago. Since the first meeting the two were friendly whenever they met.
"She's..." Ed struggled to find the right word to describe what had happened to Ms. Hawkeye. Kidnapped? No, that was something to really worry about, even though it appeared to be the case. "missing." he finished.
"Missing? Are you sure?" Winry asked with surprise and worry. Edward just nodded and sighed once again. It was so strange to him to think of such a woman as Riza Hawkeye being most likely kidnapped. She was strong and handy with a gun, which she always carried with her.
"Yes, and Winry, I think-"
"I know what you're going to say." interrupted Winry. "You want me to go back to Resembol, don't you?" she asked, even though Ed was sure she already knew the answer.
"Just for a little while, I promise. I just need you to be safe." he looked down, hoping this would go over easy. What Ed didn't expect was for Winry to lean over and give the teen a kiss on the cheek, which surprisingly did.
"I get it, Ed." she whispered to him, and stood up. "I'm going to go to my room now. I'll leave in the morning. Thanks." she said with a sad smile. It was obvious she didn't want to leave. After all, they had just arrived in Central and Ed had just arrived from the west, but after all, he was showing how much he cared for her. "I think I will return to Rush Valley." she said, a little happier. "I'll see you in the morning!" she was trying so hard to lift their spirits, and Ed appreciated it. He nodded and she left without another word.
Time ticked by and Ed decided it was time to see Roy Mustang to talk about the situation, even though there wasn't much to talk about it. While he was walking down the hallway he noticed Alphonse at the hotel phones, just hanging up. "Hey Al, who were talking to?" Ed asked.
"Oh, brother!" exclaimed Al in surprise. "I was talking to May." he responded.
"I see. Why didn't she come again?" Ed asked, realizing she must still be in Resembol with Granny.
"Central kind of scares her. Isn't that cute?" Al grinned then blushed, realizing what he said. "And she gets along well with Granny, so she said she didn't mind staying there, even though I told her I wasn't sure how long I would be gone." he continued to explain, still embarrassed.
Ed smiled at his discomfort, but just said, "Well it's a good thing, I guess."
"Huh? Why?" Al said in confusion. Edward then recalled his brother didn't know what had happened.
"I'm going to Mustang's, so come with me. I can explain on the way." he told Al, who nodded.
"We're coming in." said Edward as he stepped into the office of Roy Mustang. Sitting in front of his desk at their own was Roy's subordinates, two seats missing a member, and only one whose whereabouts were known. The expressions of the team were all different than one an other, but all showed some form of distress. Fuery was trying hard not to act frantic. Riza seemed harsh, but it was possible she would have a soft spot for a kid like Fuery. Havoc looked angry, but tried not to show it, and Breda's face showed similar emotion with more worry. The Brigadier General, on the other hand, seemed more a mix. But he was a professional man and was the most successful at hiding such feeling.
"Anyone ever tell you boys to knock?" Roy said, not looking up from a pile of paperwork which he was diligently working on. That was one of the first symptoms of a problem, he was doing work without being told to.
"I always do." sighed Alphonse Elric at the comment, receiving a scowl from Edward.
"You guy's aren't taking this easy, huh?" Ed said as he walked up to Roy's desk. "What are you going to do about it?" he asked.
"Fuhrer Grumman told me not to peruse it, and I asked you here to tell you not to either." Roy said, and Ed could see he was reluctant with the words he was saying. Ed could understand his worry, the two were partners such a long time, and must have cared for each other.
"I'll never understand why you would do this to yourself." said Edward sorrowfully.
"You know, Edward." started Roy. "I don't know how either. But I do know Colonel Hawkeye would want me to follow our current goal... catching the kidnapper." he paused and glanced at his team mates, who had all looked up and were listening to the conversation. "After all, the two cases might intertwine." he finished, folding his hands, showing he was thinking.
Havoc grunted from behind the two talking. "So that's why he's so calm." he said with a slight smile, finally understanding his superior officer's orders. "You could barely keep your cool when she went on a 'date.'" he snickered, and Roy just glared at his Lieutenant.
"So why would they take her?" asked Fuery with worry. "For information, or as a hostage?" he asked openly, even though no one had the answer, as much as they wished they had.
"They picked the wrong girl for information." said Breda. "You wouldn't be able to get anything from her"
Edward gulped, then said, "Unless they used... torture."
Roy stiffened at the comment Edward made. "These people are extremely intelligent, or so it appears. Wouldn't they choose someone a little easier to get information from?" he said, and Ed noticed it was so he could reassure himself. "Although being the Fuhrer's granddaughter could get you to make a good hostage."
"Actually, sir, I was thinking she would be your hostage." Fuery said quietly as he played nervously with his headphones on his head. No one responded, especially since it made horrifying sense. It had happened before, and could easily happen again.
"If she is a hostage, we will hear from the kidnappers soon enough to hear what they want in return for my subordinate. Until then, we look for our other kidnappers under Grumman's orders. Understood?" said Brigadier General Mustang as he stood up from his desk. "Now you're all dismissed, it's late." he finished tiredly. The team nodded and stood up as well, packing their things to leave.
Ed noticed that despite the words of Roy, he still looked stressed and worried. "The Fuhrer didn't tell us not to look into it, Brigadier General." he said respectfully.
Roy just looked up at him. "No, I guess not, although I'm advising you not to." he said with a smile. "Good night boys. Don't do anything stupid." the man said as he walked out of the office, trailing his team.
"Now to figure out how to help." said Alphonse, realizing neither of them had no idea what to do next.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I know, boring boring. Unless you like Edwin. I'm so sneaky... haha, just kidding. I'm working on about 3-4 fanfictions at once, and only two are published. By the way, this whole time I listened to "I'm not Your Boyfriend Baby" by 3Oh!3. I hope this didn't affect my writing. And crap, I just realized I have no idea what to do for next chapter. I might have to get into the second part, but it feels like too soon... damnit!