chapter Seven

I walked down another corridor in search of the stairs and sighed heavily, i should have pretended not to know what they were talking about instead of just caving lke that but i couldn't lie to Ed. As i rounded another corner aimlessly, i was greeted by a rather large stature.

"Miss this is a military building how did you get in here." said the deep voice the figure posing to show of his strong muscles, i sweat dropped as Armstrong took on several different poses before giving me a chance to answer.

"Umn, well you see i'm acctually supposed to be here." i began trying hard not to laugh from being weirded out so much "well not here exactly but, um you see i'm looking for the stairs." i finished in a rather lame and pathetic voice.

"Ahh so their is a damsel in distress, lost in this maze of corridors..." he didn't get a chance to finish as i inturrupted

"I'm not lost!!" i retorted angrily. my hands making fists, Armstrong nodded as if sarcastically saying 'sure you're not' i folded my arms.

"I shall take you where you need to go." he said, again posing in my line of veiw, i turned away from him.

"No thanks, i'll find my way." i replyed starting to walk in the opposite direction but he grabbed my wrist as i took my second step and dragged me in the opposite direction to how i was already going. "Hey wait a second..." i tried to reason as he dragged me through small crowds of officers moving from one office to another, all of whom stared at the Major as he was pulling me along side him. When he finally stopped and let go of me i pulled away sharply before almost falling up the stairs that he had led me to. "oh." i said quietly then turned back towards the Major "thanks, i guess." he posed again making it obvious he was going to say something long winded and anoying so i walked away up the staircase hoping i would be able to find the room that me and Ed were supposed to be staying in. hearing him in the background now intimidating some other poor sucker who cared to listten to him.

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After Mustang and Ed had left the room Hughes smirked in a very out of character way and took his glasses off as he picked up the phone and dialed a number which he knew by heart.

"...Hello." came a voice at the other end of the line

"I have important news... Fullmetal's new friend, she's from the other side of the gate."

"Good job."

"Of course,"

"You know what to do now?"

"Who do you think i am, Lust."

the dial tone met the man's ears as he transformed into a different military officer, with dirty blonde hair that fell about ihs wide shoulders, He looked out of the misty window at the darkening sky and smirked again to himelf, and without looking back he climbed out of the window and walked away from the military base being a military officer as nessecary until he was far enough away that there were no other officers around.