Takashi's P.O.V.
I yawned loudly as I woke from my dreamless sleep and stretched my back backwards until I heard a few satisfying cracks and pops go down my spine. As I turned my legs to get out the bed I felt a soft furry object lightly brush against the back of my leg tickling me slightly. I looked back and saw a sleek black tail with a few red streaks in it and I head out of my room, after pulling on my pants and shoes, and head into the bathroom. I look in the mirror and see a pair of fluffy black cat ears with red tips resting comfortably on top of my head and I just shrug it off after remembering yesterdays events. 'Probably a side effect from me being a cat yesterday or whatever...' I thought calmly as I washed my face and then headed into the kitchen. I am greeted kindly by Al who is making a breakfast of eggs, bacon, sausage, and pancakes which all smell mouth-watering. I feel my tail sway happily in anticipation of the more than appetizing looking food.
"Good Morning Takashi!" Al calls over his shoulder as he flips pancakes on the steaming griddle on the counter. "Good Morning to you too Alphonse!" I purr happily as I trot over to him and give him a hug. If armor could blush that is what Al would be doing right at that very moment. Al chuckles softly and cocks his head, "Takashi what's with the cat ears and tail?" he inquires curiously. I shrug, "I honestly don't know...I think it's a side effect from me being a cat..." I say as I finally take notice to the lack of a certain short blonde's presence. I look around before directing a question at Al, "Hay Al? Where's Ed?" He stops cooking for a moment before scanning the area and verifying that indeed Ed wasn't in the room. "Well...I think Brother is still sleeping in his room...could you wake him while I finish breakfast?" he asks me politely and I nod eager to please Al.
I scurry off to look for Ed in the only other bedroom in the apartment and as I slowly and silently push the door open I marvel at the adorable sight that I meet sprawled on Ed's bed. The blonde boy was laying in a tangled mess on the bed with half his appendages dangling over the sides as a soft gentle snore filtered through the room. I stealthily tiptoed over to his bedside and smiled softly as I took in the blonde's relaxed face which was usually scowling and annoyed. When he was asleep he appeared to have a more child like air about him. I lay a gentle hand on his shoulder and lightly shook the adorable blonde awake as he grumbled for more time to sleep. I chuckled at him before scooping the blonde up and trotting out of the room with him in tow and Al gave a surprised gasp as he saw me come back with the blonde half asleep in my arms. I grinned as I placed the blonde in an empty chair thinking that the smell of food would awaken him faster than I could and my guess was proven by the blonde's twitching nose.
Ed opened his eyes once the smell of delicious foods finally registered in his brain and he yawned before grumbling a short greeting to the two other occupants in the room. "Good morning to you too Chibi-kun~!" I purr as I snake my arms around his waist smirking when I felt the heat of his blush on my cheeks as he grumbled a quiet, "Shut up Takashi..." I chuckled before helping Al set the table and serve everyone before taking my own food. I look over at Al and after chewing and swallowing the food in my mouth I ask curiously, "Why don't ya have food for yourself, Alphonse?" Ed abruptly stops eating and glares angrily at his plate of half eaten food while he clenches his fists around his silverware. "...I've lost my appetite..." Ed growls as he slams his silverware onto the table before storming out of the kitchen and slamming his room door once he reaches it. I stare after the steaming blonde with a bewildered expression on my face and I look at Al and quietly ask, "W-What did I do t-to set him off?"
Al just shakes his head and quietly murmurs, "It wasn't you Takashi...Brother blames himself for many things that have happened to us..." I nod and don't push further on the subject even though my curiosity was definitely peaked. I quietly finish the rest of my breakfast and I head to the living room to wait for Ed to take me to the Military HQ. As he walks back into the room about five minutes later I stand ready to walk out the door before I feel Al rest a metal hand on my shoulder. I look over my shoulder at him and quirk an eyebrow, "You need to hide your ears and tail Takashi..." Al says and I nod before pulling up my tank top and gently wrapping my tail around my waist before pulling my shirt back over it. I pull on the red hood I was given for extra insurance and accept a black hat which I carefully arrange over my ears to conceal them as well as to keep them comfortable. With these things fixed the three of us head out the door and proceed to walk to the Military's Central HQ.
-Time Skip-
As we arrive in front of a very large building I stare up at its towering columns and windows in complete awe at their regal beauty. I follow after Ed and Al as we walk through many corridors and around many bends before we arrive outside of a large door that leads into an office. Ed turns to me and snaps impatiently, "When we go in there you need to know several things you can't say or do!" I gulp before nodding for him to continue, "You must not speak about your ability, speak about your lack of origin, or your lack of knowing your own god damn identity! So leave all of the talking to me and Al...alright?" he growls and I squeak out a pitiful 'yes' before cowering behind Alphonse who sighs in exasperation at his Brother's rudeness. With a grunt Ed shoves the door open before parading into the room with his head high and back straight. Al and I follow after the obnoxiously loud blonde as he waltzes into the room like he owns it...and he very well may have...I wouldn't know. All of the eyes in the room drift over to the blonde before they begin to greet him.
"What's up Chief!" a blonde haired man with an unlit cigarette in his mouth says from his reclined position in an office chair. "Hay Edward!" a large red haired man and a small black haired man with glasses chorus from their desks opposite of each other. "...Edward..." a blonde haired woman, with her hair in a bun, says curtly before walking away carrying a stack of paperwork. "Good Morning Edward..." a tall man with black hair on top and white hair underneath said as he rose from his desk to retrieve something from across room. The blonde greets them all with a, "Morning guys!" before strolling toward another set of dark mahogany doors on the other end of the room. Al and I walk quietly after the blonde and I give a slight yelp as Ed kicks the door open causing it to make a resonating bang against the walls inside the once closed off room. A handsome man with short raven colored hair that had long bangs hanging across his face stood abruptly from his chair and glared in annoyance at the short blonde who was smirking up at the elder solider. "Good to see you Fullmetal considering how short you are~!" the man said in a silken voice as he smirked as Ed's face turned red. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SHORT THAT NO ONE CAN SEE HIM WHEN HE'S STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO THEM COLONEL BASTARD!" Ed fumed and I couldn't help the small wave of laughter that came from my lips and after I had finally controlled myself I realized that everyone in the room was staring at me.
I gulped audibly as my eyes shifted around to look at the occupants of the room. "Fullmetal...Who's this person you've brought into my office?" the raven haired man asked suspiciously. I step forward next to Edward before speaking, "My name is Takashi and I wanted to come join the Military under Edward Elric also known as the Fullmetal Alchemist!" I said in a voice that was surprisingly clear and unwavering. I gave a quick bow which caused two unexpected things to happen. The first being my hat falling off which led to my ears popping up in an alert position. The second being that my tail had somehow miraculously flew from under my shirt and end up swaying back and forth behind me. The whole room gave a startled gasp and I started to panic as I knew I had just blown my cover. "WHAT IN THE HELL ARE THOSE!" the raven haired man said as he almost subtly pulled on a pair of white gloves with a red design on it. Ed glared at the man before turning to glare at me, "What did I tell you not to do before you came in here dumbass!" he yells and I cower behind Alphonse at his elevated volume. "To not say or do anything stupid but what can I say...? The cat's out of the bag...literally!" I try to make a joke as I nervously cower behind the suit of armor. My tail sways back and forth in an erratic pattern and my ears twitch from my nervousness as I stare at Ed as he glares at me.
I feel a small tug on my tail and I hiss before snatching it up and snarling at the blonde with the unlit cigarette from earlier. "Well...I guess it's real then..." he says as I growl sarcastically, "No shit Sherlock!" as I smooth out the bristled fur on my tail. "My question still hasn't been answered Fullmetal!" the raven mocks in his irritation and I decide that I have caused the Elrics enough trouble, well at least Alphonse, and take it from there. "Well you see sir...Edward found me in an alley last night injured and he brought me back to his home and told his brother about me. He took me into his bathroom and I became aware that I was a..." I say as I trail off. "You were a what?" the raven says. "Well Colonel Bastard he could tell you if you gave him a damn chance to finish!" Ed yelled at the raven before being scolded by the blonde women.
"Ahm...well...as I was saying...this was before I became aware I was a Felis catus..." I said as I twiddled my thumbs nervously. My tail swished nervously back and forth as my ears rested flat against my head. "A what?" the blonde man with the unlit cigarette asked confusedly. "You mean you turned into a domestic cat!?" The raven haired man exclaimed eyes widening in disbelief. "Yes..." I mumble quietly as I glance anywhere but at him. "Well you can probably guess why I'm a little skeptical of this being true..." the raven said as he looked at me. "Aren't his feline appendages not enough for you to believe Colonel Bastard!?" Ed growled as he glared angrily in the Colonel's direction.
"...I-I can prove it..." I said looking determinedly at the raven who looked into my eyes for a brief moment before nodding. "Alright mister Takashi...prove it..." he said as he leaned casually on his desk. 'What should I change into...?' I thought and pondered on it for a few seconds. 'Maybe a bunny! That would be adorable!' Once I decided I grinned happily and concentrated on turning into a bunny rabbit as I felt the usual poof of smoke go I felt myself shrink before I opened my eyes to be met with darkness. I wiggled out from under my shirt and hopped forward and looked up only to be greeted with 5 pairs of surprised eyes and 2 pairs of knowing eyes. "I-Is t-that really y-you...?" The blonde man asked his unlit cigarette occupying the floor from his surprise. "Yes..." I said as I whipped my paws over my nose and sneezed slightly. "Aww..." Alphonse cooed before he scooped me up and attempted to cuddle me.
"Alphonse..." the raven called, "Yes?" Al said looking in the raven's direction, "I think your crushing the poor guy..." the raven said pointing to me, who was in fact being crushed at that particular moment. "Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry Takashi!" Al said as he moved me away from his body to be dangling in the air. I take in a deep breath before saying, "Nah it's alright Al...you didn't know that your armor was crushing the living daylights out of me..." I wriggled until I landed on the floor and hopped over to my clothes. "Hay Al...can you show me to the bathroom so I can put my clothes back on...?" I say shyly as I motion to my clothes with my long floppy ears. "Of course!" he says before picking up my clothes and scooping me up as well and then placing me on top of the pile of my clothes. "Well I'll see you guys later I guess..." I squeak as Al takes me out of the office.