A/N:

Hi Guys.

This chapter is actually not the original but I couldn't fit it into the time line of Brotherhood so I rewrote it, most of the text in this chapter or at least of the end is from the anime translated off course i don't have the English version and no one had provided the net with a transcript of it. If any one is interrested in the original chapter 4 give me tell me in the comments then it will be uploaded.

Chapter 5 is out hopefully sometime NeXT week.

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Warning: sad Chapter ahead

Paces that meant

Lucia was taking a nightly walk to clear her thoughts; she looked around at the empty park. It was always like this empty and cold, not that Lucia minded.

Over a bush she saw a phone booth remembering, that she should call Gracia and say she would be late for staying there over night, as Hughes had gotten her into. They had had another guest staying and since Lucia didn't want to intrude; she had stayed at a hotel close to the hospital, where she had done some research and helped some patients.

"Might as well call," She mumbled to herself, she came clear of the bush and stopped, as she was in full view of the booth, someone was looking at her, before running off, but the person wasn't on Lucia's mind someone lying in the booth was, "no… no…"

She ran forward, "Hughes?" she shook him, "HUGHES! Dammit!" she clapped her hands together slamming them into his heart, beginning to try and bring him around. The body was still warm, it hadn't been long… "Hughes!"

Lucia worked herself to the point of exhaustion, but finally she drew back looking down at the man, she had come to consider a close friend and family over the past few days. Her efforts had been for nothing, Hughes remained dead. She looked up at the phone, she took one of her gloves on taking and dialing a number, "this is Lucia Misère, the Medical Alchemist, my number is…" she said as the line was opened and told it was a military line, asking for her identity and number, "there has been a murder…"

.~*~.

Lucia was standing quietly off to the side, answering questions about how she found the body of Maes Hughes, "I was taking a walk in the park, before I was heading to his place"

"Do you have any weapons on you, pistols or like that?" an officer was interviewing her and taking notes, they had recognized her, as the Medical Alchemist, but they didn't know much about how she fought or used as weapons, so she wasn't off the hook as a suspect.

Lucia shook her head upon being asked that, her face was grim, "no, I have a dislike for firearms, I have never held one in my life yet alone fired one. I only carry around one weapon, sometime others I transmute," she reached up behind her back unclasping something, "I use these" she said, showing off her sword, "I use Butterfly swords primarily as a defense"

"I see" the officer looked at the body being placed in a van and driven away, "you were close to Maes Hughes?"

"I had become," she said, placing her weapon back in place, using both her hands to put it in place, "I considered him a close fri… relative after he and his wife took me in so sweetly about a week ago"

The officer looked at her and saw she was paling, while holding a hand across her chest, "are you alright, Medical?" he asked, Lucia shook her head not as a reply, but trying to clear her thoughts, but her ears were ringing with, what sounded like the rush.

"I really overdid it…" she crashed to the ground with little reserve, only hearing the officer, quite shocked, yelling for someone to call for an ambulance to bring her to the hospital, over the sound only heard to her. She was turned over the Officer looked down at her, "…"

Her eyes closed into a welcoming darkness, but for the first time Lucia felt like she was falling through the air never to hit the ground, as she slipped further into unconsciousness. This had never happened before, usually she felt like someone was catching her as she fell but not this time.

.~*~.

Lucia opened her eyes to a white ceiling; she needed no explanation as to where she was. She felt tears flowing down her cheeks, as she recalled everything that had happened, she rolled over on her side beginning to cry in honest.

Maes Hughes was dead, she had failed to save him. Her reaction was normal she knew; everyone, who had lost someone dear to them, would react the same. Hughes wasn't related to her in anyway, but still he had represented something Lucia was missing.

"Lucia" a voice said, Lucia froze, but lowered an arm looking over at the entrance.

A woman stood in the door, looking in at Lucia, who widened her eyes, looking over at the last, she wanted to see. But the two were drawn to each other and into a hug, "they told me, you were the one who found him," the woman said.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Gracia" Lucia said, as her tears regained strength and flowed once more, Gracia hugged the girl tighter, "I couldn't save him, I did everything"

"sch" Gracia began to rock the deeply saddened Lucia, while humming a calming tone, which resulted in Lucia falling asleep with Gracia looking down at her, without any form for resentment or anger.

.~*~.

"Maes Hughes is dead?!" Mustang had just arrived at Central. A request for him had come to Eastern Command and he had been greeted by Major Armstrong, "how?"

"He was found shot a few nights ago. The one, who found him, is pretty shocked, also she overexerted herself trying to bring him back to life and was at the hospital temporary. She left under the orders to relax for few days," Armstrong said, he had been the one to visit a very distraught and tired Lucia at the hospital, who had been watched over by Gracia, "her heart had an episode again; tough it has been quite some time since her last."

"I see, is she still in town?" Mustang said, knowing who Armstrong was talking about. The young girl had a special condition after all, it wasn't the first time she had collapsed after overusing her alchemy. But she had learnt not to overdo it; however she had apparently done so anyway, not that he could blame her.

"yes, she's staying with Hughes' wife and daughter" Armstrong said, "she didn't at first, but ended up there anyway Gracia offered it herself."

.~*~.

Lucia was sitting in a chair gently holding Elicia, who was trying to cheer Lucia up. It felt so strange being in his home, knowing that he was dead and she hadn't been able to save him.

She had apologized so deeply to Gracia for being a failure at what she was, but Gracia… oh sweet and gentle Gracia had taken Lucia into a hug, told her that she had done her very best and now all she should do was rest and not worry her mind too much on it.

Lucia looked at Elicia, who smiled as the elder girl looked down at her, Lucia returned it with a small one, but soon her clouded thought brought forth one, she had had backed into a corner of her mind.

Who had done it?

She placed Elicia down on the floor, telling she was alright. The girl smiled and ran off Lucia's mind became sharper than it had in days.

"Why would someone kill him?" she mumbled to herself.

.~*~.

At the funeral Lucia was clad in the military's dark blue, as to her normal custom garb. She stood in the line of the few officers, who was allowed. Lucia had no clue, why she had been allowed to come and stand in with them, but she remembered that she in some way also represented Basque Grand, perhaps that was why and not because the Führer was there, he had been the one to recruit her after all.

Elicia soon began to cry for her father, making Lucia wish she hadn't come. She then began looking out at the corner of her eye, she saw Armstrong's eyes tear and as they began to flow, making him cover his face so it wasn't visible. Next to her Mustang stood, she wasn't able to see what his emotion was, but she knew it had to be some sort of grief. She had heard from Hughes, that the two were old friends all the way back from Ishbal.

Lucia then turned her gaze back to look at her recruiter Führer King Bradley, it was somewhat clear that he wasn't okay. His hands holding his sword was shaking, he looked back at her for a second and she became aware, that she was crying; the tears flowing freely down her cheeks.

After the funeral Mustang held Lucia back, wanting to get her version of what happened the night, she found him, but he never asked her, just watched the gravestone in front of them.

"Specially promoted two ranks after being killed in the line of duty, Brigadier General Hughes… huh?" Mustang said, he looked over at Lucia, who was standing in silence, "he said he was going to work under me and support me," he directed at her.

"I see, yes, I do remember your goal, you have told me often" Lucia finally said, having been quiet for some time, "he was a trustworthy man, I can understand, why you wanted him to work with you"

"What's the point now, he surpass me in rank" Mustang said, looking at the gravestone, "Idiot"

"Colonel… Medical…" Hawkeye came walking.

"Alchemists are unpleasant creatures, aren't they Lieutenant?" Mustang said, Lucia looked at him in surprise, "I'm desperately putting together the theory of Human transmutation in my head"

Lucia's eyes went wide in shock, making a silent objection and opened her mouth to speak him out of It, but were silenced.

"I feel like I know, how those boys felt, when they tried to transmute their mother"

Hawkeye looked over at Lucia, who said nothing. But she knew, who he was talking about, before returning her gaze to the colonel, "are you all right?" Hawkeye asked, both of them seeing Lucia nod.

Mustang placed his hat back on his head, "yeah," he said, placing the shade of the hat over his eyes, "ah, it looks like it's going to rain."

Hawkeye looked into the sky, that was darkening as the sun set, "No, I don't think so…" she returned her eyes to Mustang, who looked to the sky. Lucia understood clearly, knowing she had never seen Mustang cry and didn't want people to know when he did.

"No, it's raining all right," he said as the tears came, making Hawkeye understands as well.

"You're right let's go back" she said, "We will catch colds."

Lucia was already ahead of them leaving, as Mustang had begun to cry. She knew that he wanted to be alone with his thoughts and only Hawkeye to see him cry.

.~*~.

Lucia was found by Armstrong, who had some follow up questions now, that Lucia was calmer. They were mostly the same, but Lucia replied anyway, as she was by now trying to find those she could trust. She knew the few she could - among them was Major Armstrong.

"I wish, I could tell you more Major Armstrong, but there was no one there by the time, I came but then again it happened only minutes, before I came" she frowned trying to remember, wasn't there something she had seen in her panicked mind?

Someone… someone had been there… had seen her and then run away, but her mind had only at the time registered Hughes.

Why couldn't see get a clear picture? Had she really been so panicked, that she had thrown her mind aside and reacted purely on her training?

"Why can't I recall more?" she asked herself, "now when I recall, there was someone there"

"who?" Armstrong grabbed her shoulders hard.

"I don't know it's all fuzzy, when I try it's like it stops, it's like it's not something, that I am remembering, but someone else is," she said with pain in her voice, "Major, please you're hurting me."

He let go of her fast, "I'm sorry, if you would be able to remember, who it was, then we could get justice for Hughes."

Lucia blinking looked up at Armstrong, but nodded, "I will do my best"

"Major Armstrong, Lucia Misère, Colonel Mustang wants to talk to you"

.~*~.

"Colonel Mustang, I brought Major Armstrong and Miss Misère," Hawkeye said, as the three arrived at the scene. Lucia honored him, as did Armstrong.

"Lucia, I am right to understand, that you were the one, who was the first on the scene that night," Mustang said, looking at his subordinate, who nodded a single time.

"I did everything in my power, but all I learned wasn't enough," she lowered her head, looking at ground, "I'm a failure, as the Medical Alchemist"

"No, you're not!" Armstrong spoke up, spooking Lucia into looking up at him with bright eyes, "Lucia had you gone further, and then we wouldn't be able to have a chance of finding out, what happened to Hughes"

Lucia nodded without smiling, sure no pressure. Her superior was the best friend of Hughes, but Lucia said nothing, she had a feeling that Mustang would somehow try and force her. But not now he knew, she was hurting and also recovering.

"Lucia, is there anything at this time, you can tell?" Mustang then tried unaware, that Armstrong had asked her too, she shook her head going silent, "I see"

She walked over to the booth, touching it remembering, when she had seen Hughes lie there.

.~*~.

"We have an idea of the ones, who murdered Lt. Colonel Hughes," Lucia hard Armstrong say, she turned around sharply, but said nothing.

"Then why don't you take them into Custody?!" Mustang said, mildly enraged learning, that they had suspects.

"We have an Idea, but we don't know exactly, who they are" Armstrong said, seemingly not touched by the superiors tone of voice.

Mustang groaned, lowering his head slightly, "What do you mean? Tell me in detail"

"I cannot," Armstrong closed his eyes looking away.

"I, a colonel, am telling you to speak," Mustang was hiding his shock to why a lower rang officer wasn't responding to his order, "are you going to disobey a senior officer?!"

This caught Armstrong's attention and he looked back at Mustang, "I cannot speak," he repeated.

Mustangs eyes went slim, as he understood; what was up he looked into Armstrong's eyes, before closing his own, "understood sorry for calling you out here," he lifted his hand to show Armstrong could leave, "you may go"

"yes sir," Armstrong honored and turned to leave, but stopped as he had thought of a way to tell without ignoring his order, "sir, I forgot to mention" catching the attention of all three, even Lucia, who had come closer, also understanding something was up. Armstrong was a good soldier, that much she knew he always followed orders.

"The Elric Brothers had been staying here, until a few days ago"

"The Elric Brothers?"

Lucia nodded, "yes, they were, I spoke with Alphonse," she said, quietly not calling attention to herself, but still alerting Mustang to know it authentically.

"Yes, the Elric Brothers"

Mustang smiled, as he understood the connection, "did they find what they were looking for?"

"No," Armstrong Said, looking over his shoulder, "what they are looking for is almost legendary"

"I see thanks" Mustang said, still smiling.

Knowing that his words had been received and understood, Armstrong left the scene with the three looking after him. Lucia had understood some of the conversation, while Hawkeye was a bit confused on what the conversation had been about.

"we couldn't get much out of him, could we?" Hawkeye said, looking at Mustang.

"seriously…" Mustang crossed his arms, while Lucia came closer, standing next to her superior, "the Major is truly good-natured," Hawkeye looked at him in surprise, "He said specifically 'the ones who murdered Lt. Colonel Hughes' which means, there were several."

Lucia nodded that much, she had heard and understood as well.

"It could be that they are working as an organization. If he can't speak even under orders from a colonel, that means that someone higher ranked than me is imposing silence on him," he looked serious at the next he said, "We can assume the top of the Military is behind it."

Lucia's eyes went wide as she understood this.

"And the thing the Elric Brothers are looking for…" he finally opened his eyes, "in other words the Philosopher's stone."

Hawkeye gasped, as his words made sense, Lucia gaped as well but more out of surprise, she had never actually learned, what is was the brothers was looking for, so finally learning… it was a shock, but the pieces of the puzzle, that had been lain out came together.

Hawkeye became thoughtful and held a finger across her mouth, "an organization that has a hand in the Military leadership, the Philosophers stone and Lt. Colonel Hughes… Just how does it all relate…

"As for now, we don't know," Mustang said, his eyes went slim again, knowing exactly what he should do, "But once I get transferred to Central, I'll investigate the Leadership and find out who killed Hughes."

"It's unlike you to mix up private and public matters."

Mustang walked past Hawkeye and Lucia, who both watched his move a hand up to his hair, releasing it from the product that had kept it back, "there are no 'private' or 'public' matters involved, aiming to become Führer-President and avenging Hughes' death. are both my will as an individual. Our target will be the military Leadership," he turned to look at Hawkeye, "you're coming with me right?"

"Like I can back down now," Hawkeye answered, Mustang looked to Lucia wanting her reply as well.

"I'll be with you for as long as I can" she replied, the three began to walk away from the park. Lucia stopped for a short while, looking after Mustang concern filling her features, "what when you find the murder Mustang? Will you be able to remain objective or will you lose yourself in the hate?"

"Medical, come on!" Mustang had turned, looking after her. She relaxed her features beginning to run joining up.

As they walked Lucia's History research just came up, as she remembered some of the circles, she had set on a map; she had also shown and talked with Hughes about them a day or two before the lab 5 case. She had something to ask the Elric Brothers something she felt was important.

And it needed to be asked fast.

I made the scene with Lucia finding him because we don't actually know who found Hughes so I decided to make Lucia the one in my story. Anyways Leave a review to tell me what you think!