Chapter 4: Happenings (I cant think of another name)
As Edward plaited his long gold hair, there was a knock on the door. Ed frowned, this was military headquarters, who was looking for him this early in the morning?

Ed walked toward the door, slipping the band into place, he twisted the door handle… and stared at the person that looked back at him, with a half-scowl on her face.

"Uh…"

WHAM… a fist connected with Ed's face and he was thrown backwards.

"Oy, sensei! What was that for?" Ed yelled at his sensei, picking himself up off the floor.

(vein) "Why did you run off huh? What on earth did you do?"

"Ehhh…..?!" Ed backed away nervously…

Izumi's eyes glowed red…time for a thrashing…

Behind Izumi though, Al's eyes were round with fright…

"Ehh, niisan? Daijyoubu, are you alright?"

Ed turned and grinned at Al, though Izumi was still trying to attack him.

"Just fine!" (grin)

Roy yawned and stared at the ceiling, what was that commotion so early in the morning? Mustang sighed. What was that Hagane up to now..

"Brigadier General Hawkeye." he called as he got up. No doubt Riza Hawkeye should be up, she was always complaining how lazy he was…

"Fuhrer!" Hawkeye saluted as she stepped in. Mustang was amused to notice she hadn't put on her coat yet but didn't say anything and adjusted his eye patch.

Since getting rooms of her own in the military building, Riza was living in the building, as were most of the people Mustang had called for the meeting. After all, the Hagane was back and everyone wanted to know the events of what happened, even more in detail than what he had said briefly.

"Get me breakfast please, and…" He looked up at the ceiling. "Perhaps you can tell them to keep it down a little.

Hawkeye saluted again. "Hai, Fuhrer!"

Mustang sighed as Hawkeye left the room. She had only shown her true feelings a few years ago when there was the 'rebellion'. He was thought to be leading the rebellion, yet, he hadn't. He had been disguised in Central and had gone to defeat Pride, he had lost an eye in that event, but he supposed he was grateful he didn't die as well.

Silence fell again, and Mustang looked at the ceiling, one eyebrow raised…

Edward crawled back up off the floor where the last throw had left him.

"Sensei, what are you doing?"

Izumi glared at her once-student. Edward met the look squarely. He felt a little puzzled too as he glared back. Although she had given him a through whipping, it didn't hurt as much as it usually did, that was if memory served him, and he wasn't sure, after all… it was years ago…

Izumi sighed now, turning away.

"You gonna tell me what happened?"

Ed laughed. "Why do I get the feeling you kind of know already?"

Izumi closed her eyes with a grin and leaned against a wall.

"Yeah. well…"

Ed laughed and began to tell the story. He was aware of Al hiding, just outside the door, but didn't approach him. Knowing he was there was enough for him for now.

The door opened halfway through Ed's telling of how he made the Philosopher's stone and Ed stopped at Mustang walked in.

Mustang glared at Ed pointedly. "That's more than you told me already, Hagane, and we don't even seem halfway"

Ed rolled his eyes toward the wall. "Well, you were outside, if I had known you were listening…"

Mustang was not amused. "I don't think you remember what I told you. I told you that once I had to follow orders and kill two perfectly good people which made my goal to become Fuhrer and not have to be in a situation where I have to obey." He looked at Ed seriously.

"If you don't tell me the whole story, I might give an order which I think gives you a choice but it actually limits you. Hagane, think about that please."

With that Roy Mustang turned and left the room. Riza Hawkeye looked after him. She turned to Ed.

"Hagane, I think I understand your motive, but I understand the Fuhrer's too." She smiled at him. "The Fuhrer worries about you."

Ed thought back to what happened. The 'Colonel' had helped him a lot. Had made him a State Alchemist, given him freedom to look for the Philosopher's stone, had covered up for him when Ed was in a dangerous situation. Perhaps he had a right to know the truth?

As Hawkeye left the room. Ed hesitated a while and then left the room.

Al in the hallway, watched his brother as he smiled and walked past.

Envy woke up from his collapse from when he had fallen down out of the sky. Where was he? The Fullmetal brat wasn't around, but that didn't mean he was gone.

Not to be continued ...

This is where it ends... I think...