Spirit Elma: Yea chapter 21!!!! that's bout all I got to say...

December 21st - Chrismas at Roy's -

Why him? Why? He had the worst luck ever… stuck in Central without his brother and having to stay with Colonel Bastard. And at Christmas eve too… he groaned as Havoc stopped the car in front of Roy's house and turned to speak to Ed.

"Here you go chief. Try not to kill each other, huh?"

Ed rolled his eyes, "Yeah, yeah…see you later Havoc." he got out of the car. Havoc yelled a goodbye before driving off, avoiding a sheet of ice. Slowly Ed walked up to the door and knocked. Minutes passed and nothing, so he tried again and heard a muffled voice yelling at him to come in.

Inside was actually really nice, a contrast to Mustang's office, but he still wasn't letting down his guard. "Hey Mustang! Where are you?" there was a crash from what he assumed to be the kitchen, "Umm…Mustang? Are you ok?"

Roy was on the ground, covered in flour and a bowl on his head. The wind was knocked out of him. He coughed, "eerrmmm, yeah, fine, ow…"

Ed stared in shock, "What?…what's going on?"

Now Roy was standing and put the bowl back of the counter, he frowned, "I lost a bet to Hawkeye…" Ed's eyes clearly said to elaborate, and reluctantly he did, "when I called you back to Central, I didn't figure the dorms would full, I told Riza you would find a place to stay, she said you wouldn't." Ed pieced together the rest.

"And so you had to give me a place, but what's with the baking?"

There was a cough and a nervous look, "I have to make her cookies as well…" Ed sweat dropped. He raised a finger and pointed at Roy.

"You…have to bake cookies for Hawkeye…" he blinked, and burst out laughing.

A vain popped in Mustang's forehead, "Stop laughing you pipsqueak!"

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL THAT HE COULD BE CRUSHED BY A SNOWFLAKE!!!!!"

Roy smirked and brushed off some more flour from his shoulders, "I said nothing of the sort, Ed, and you know it."

The two alchemists were sitting in Roy's living room, Ed was reading, Roy was falling asleep over paperwork. Ed spoke up, jolting Roy awake, "Hey Mustang?"

"Yes, Edward?"

"I guess I should thank you for letting me stay here, even if Riza made you."

Roy moved to sit by Ed. "Well, it is Christmas eve…couldn't leave you in the cold, now could I?"

"Mmmnnn…what's that smell?"

"What smell?" Roy looked worried as he's eyes widened, "cookies are still in the oven!" he jumped up an ran for the kitchen, Edward right behind him. A few minutes of pandemonium later and there was a pan of cookies, blacker than Roy's hair, lying on the counter.

The two looked at each other and then to the cookies. Roy was first to speak, "Well…you want a cookie, Ed?" he got a look that said: are you freaking crazy!

"I wouldn't eat those things if it was the last thing on the planet to eat."

"I agree." Roy dumped the entire pan into the garbage can.

Edward raised an eyebrow, "There's a first."

"Count it as my Christmas gift to you." he opened a window to clear the smoke, Ed smirked.

"Okay."

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