Fullmetal Alchemist:

My Unknown Sister!

(Disclaimers: I own none of this anime or its characters! If you don't like how this story's going don't read it. The rest of you please enjoy.)

(Chapter 3: Reality Check!)

Shawn waited and waited for one of the two men to come back. It felt like an eternity when only a couple of minutes had passed. Hughes and Havoc both stepped back into the room, one was happy, the other, not so much.

"Ok! It should be here soon!" Hughes chirped with a grin, but neither replied.

Hughes blinked a few times before a smile swept across his lips. Hughes knew something was up. But what? He thought as he scanned over Havoc who was blushing and looking a little upset. Havoc sat on the arm of the couch opposite of Shawn and oddly enough kept glancing at her. Shawn on the other hand was acting totally normal besides the hint of red on her cheeks. Hughes opened his mouth to say something but before he could, the doorbell rang.

"Delivery for Maes Hughes?" came a man's voice through the think door.

Havoc quickly shot an unexpected look at the door.

"Breda?" He questioned himself uncertain if he was just hearing things.

"Yup, that's him!" Hughes confirmed and walked to the door.

Hughes quickly opened the door to a slightly chubby red-head.

"Hey General!" Said the man known as Breda.

"Yo'." Hughes greeted back happily letting him in.

"Hey Breda, buddy! I didn't know you work in the food bis'." Havoc shouted to him happily.

"Yeah, when did you start?" Hughes asked taking the bag of food from him and peering inside.

"I don't remember…"

"How can you not know how long you've been working?" Shawn piped in asking in an annoyed tone, her expression asked the same thing.

"Hm? Who she?" Breda asked bending to the side to look around Hughes.

"Jean, she your new girlfriend?" Breda asked teasingly.

"No she's just-?"

"He probably wishes." Hughes happily interrupted him and snickered as he closed the bag up.

"…That's messed up…" Shawn mumbled softly.

Hughes looked over his shoulder then turned to face her with a smirk.

"I'm just saying what I think. How is that mess up?" Hughes asked while walking over to her and Havoc, Breda just followed quietly as he scanned the area.

"It just is!" Shawn snapped at Hughes as he sat down beside her and put the bag in his lap.

"Hey I just noticed something!" Breda shouted putting a hand to his forehead.

Havoc grunted which meant 'What?' or 'I don't care.' As he looked over his shoulder at Breda who stood at the other side of the couch next to Shawn.

"That girl looks like Fullmetal!" He said dramatically loud.

"What's your point?" Havoc asked casually.

"How, no! WHY!" He asked loudly.

"Because they're related by the same dad. This also means they have some of the same blood. An therefore their technically brother and sister." Hughes explained as he wrapped his arms around the big paper bag in his lap and rested his chin on the top of it making the back crackle beneath him.

"What!" The three shouted in unison.

"I'm related to that freak show shrimp?" She asked within a roar.

"Don't forget Alfonse…" Hughes added.

"Wait, Alfonse? Who the hell-… You mean that weird talking suit of armor!" She shouted and Hughes nodded.

"I thought you looked like Edward when I first saw you…" Havoc mumbled as he set his sights on her.

"Do I really look short and like I have an attitude problem?" She growled.

"Well yeah…" Havoc said softly and tried to hide his big grin by turning back around.

"Why I-…?"

"It's true though… It looks like you get mad easily and you've got to admit, you're sort." Breda interrupted quickly with a grin.

"Mr. Hughes! Make them stop!" Shawn whined.

Hughes tilted his head to the side and looked at her with a smirk. "It is true though." He giggled at her scrunched up pouting face.

Havoc then out of nowhere decided he wanted to lay down so he fell back on the couch almost landing his head in the food but luckily Hughes moved it in time.

"Jean what the fuck?" Hughes shouted holding the off to the side in Shawn's face.

"What the hell are you doing?" Hughes said angrily looking down at Havoc whose head was in Hughes lap.

Havoc just ignored him and dangled his on leg off the arm of the couch while the other dangled off the side. He placed his hands on his stomach and shut his eyes while a big goofy grin split his lips. His tongue messed with the butt of his cigarette in his mouth making it flop around.

"Jean Havoc! Hello? What do you think you're doing?" Hughes growled.

"Nothing. Just resting, tiered and hungry." He answered immediately.

"Hey Havoc I brought a lighter? You want it?" Breda asked and he shook his head.

"I think we all should eat and get going… Everyone's getting tiered. Besides I've got to get home to my wife and kid." Hughes sighed.

Shawn scowled at Hughes as she pushed the bag down from her face.

"But wait! Aren't you guy's going to explain how this happened? I mean I still got one more question to ask you." Shawn whined.

"Hm? And what could that be?" Havoc asked looking up at her.

"Well how old is the shrimp and tin can?" She asked.

"Hn? Shrimp and tin can? Oh, you mean Ed' and Al'?" Breda asked.

"Yeah."

"I believe Edward is 15yrs old and Alfonse is 14." Hughes said butting in.

"Then how am I older then Edward and Alfonse?" Shawn asked as she grabbed the bag from Hughes and pulled out a box of Chow men along with some chopsticks.

Havoc sat up and adjusted himself on the couch to look at Shawn.

"Good question… That would have to mean you were born two years earlier," Havoc then set his sights on Hughes. "Wouldn't you have seen her in the record books Hughes?" He asked.

"I don't know…" Hughes said as he grabbed some food from the bag Shawn was holding and began to stuff his face.

"Maybe the library would have more information on her. Maybe we should go look." Breda suggested, walking back over to the door.

"Yeah that'd be a good idea," Havoc said as grabbing some fourteen cookies then looking back at Breda. "Wait where are you going?" Havoc asked.

"I've got to go. I've got deliveries to make." Breda said waving back at Havoc then opening the door and leaving kicking the door shut behind him.

"Fine! NHAUUU!" Havoc shouted back and stuck his tongue after him.

When Havoc turned around he saw the two staring at him like he was crazy. Yeah he was asking a little childish but do they really need to stare? Havoc grinned sheepishly and gave a little giggle. Then the two just went back to eating. Shawn slurped up her last noodle and gave a sigh of relief, a smile following right after.

"Was it good?" Hughes asked as he finished his and Shawn nodded as she rubbed her belly.

"Hey? Whatch'ya got there sir' Havoc?" She asked in a teasing voice as she watched him fiddle with something.

"It's a fortune cookie and the name's Jean from now on. No need to be formal." He said softly while focusing hard and tried to rip the wrapping open.

"I was just playing Havoc jeez."

"It's Jean!" He corrected angrily then spitting the cigarette onto the floor and trying to open the wrapper with his teeth.

"Fine whatever… no need to be an A-hole though." Shawn grumbled folding her arms over her chest.

Havoc looked up at her for a moment before he began to fiddle with it again.

"I'm not an 'A-hole' I was just correcting you." He said finally ripping the wrapper open and pulling out the fortune cookie.

"Whatever-?"

"Now, now you two… calm down." Hughes said interrupting Shawn in mid sentence and patted her on the head like a father would, ruffling her hair in the process.

"Now," Hughes leaned in close so he and Shawn were face to face. "Say you're sorry." Hughes required with a smile.

"Sorry." Shawn said softly.

"To who?" Hughes egged her on and in the process tapped Havoc on the shoulder making him look up only to see the back of Hughes head blocking Shawn from his vision.

Shawn slowly looked up and Hughes quickly moved out of the way to their eyes met.

"I'm sorry Jean..." Shawn said sadly and then quickly looked away.

Havoc smiled but it quickly went away when he again saw the similarities to Edward face when he got into trouble by Mustang.

"It's ok Kid I know you got a temper so I'll let it go." Havoc chuckled as well as Hughes and Shawn bit her tongue so she wouldn't say anything stupid.

"Well I'd better get going. I need to check the records at the library for your info and excreta." Hughes said removing his hand from within her now slightly messed up hair.

"Hey before you go," She looked down at her ankle "Could you help me to my room?" Shawn blushed.

"Oh, sure!" Hughes said happily and stood up from where he sat.

Havoc watched quietly as Shawn climbed onto Hughes back without hesitation this time and he smiled. Then he quickly broke the fortune cookie open and stuck the paper in his pocket leaving the cookie part on the side table. Havoc then followed Shawn and Hughes as she directed them to her bedroom.

"Left! Left! Left!" Shawn shouted, wrapping her one arm around his neck and pointing left with her other.

"I'm getting to old for this…" Hughes groaned as he gave a little jump making her slide up his back a bit more so he could hold her up better.

"Need me to take her?" Havoc asked with a smile as the three turned the corner to find two more hallways.

Hughes shook his head and continued down to the where the hall broke off into two separate ways. When they finally came to a stop Shawn quickly directed them to go right and so they did until they reached a single door at the end of the hall.

"This it?" Hughes asked, bumping her up again to get a better grip.

"Yeah. It's a bit of a mess though." She warned, wrapping her arms tighter around his neck.

Hughes made a head gesture and Havoc opened the door for them. Hughes stepped inside the room and his eyes widened in amazement.

"Shawn," Hughes looked over his shoulder at her "What's all this?" He asked.

Havoc quickly entered to see what Hughes was talking about and his mouth dropped. The room was filled with folders, binders and books on the philosopher stone and pictures of her and her dad layered the floor. There was only a mattress that lay on a hard wood floor next to a circle stained glass window that barely let any light in. Dust covered the floor and there was only a baby blanket for warmth in the unheated room.

Finally Shawn replied softly. "It's my research and I'm not doing good money wise so I'm going through life cheap."

Hughes sighed and looked over at Havoc who was knelt down looking at a picture on the floor.

"I've got some extra money." Hughes said softly to Havoc.

Havoc turned his head slightly and grunted an Hm? noise.

"Havoc can you get her a hotel? It's late and I've really got to get home or Garcia will kill me." Hughes sighed and Havoc nodded.

By this point Shawn had no idea what was happening and she just wanted to go to sleep. Slowly her eyes slid shut and she let out a little breath. Hughes looked over his shoulder at her and groaned.

"What?" Havoc asked standing up and making his way back towards Hughes.

"She fell asleep and I can't hold her mush longer." Hughes whined.

"Here give her here." Havoc said taking her from Hughes.

Hughes quickly stretched out and made a noise of relief. "Ah!" He said happily releasing a little extra air.

"Ok… I think I still got her house key." Hughes said digging in his khaki pants pocket.

"Let's go." Havoc demanded and Hughes nodded shutting the bedroom door behind them as they left.

They exited the house and locked it up and when they turned around they saw it was almost midnight.

"Havoc you road here with me right?" Hughes asked as they walked to his car.

Hughes turned around to see Havoc nod.

"Ok then I'll drop you two off at the hotel." Hughes said as he opened the driver's car door and then shut it once he was in.

Havoc just nodded not even giving it a second thought and got them both in the car. Once in, Hughes started the engine and they left to find a hotel near central command.

Havoc let her rest against his chest as he rested his arm on the seat behind her.

"Now that I think of it Hughes. How will I get home? I mean we can't just leave her with her sprained ankle and all right? Think I should stay with her?" Havoc asked.

"Yes and no…" Hughes said softly fixing his rearview mirror so it showed the two of them.

"What's the 'no' for? Don't trust me?" Havoc asked.

Hughes gripped the wheel tighter and turned his head slightly. "Not it's not that." He said in a sad voice which was so convincing.

"Then wha-?"

"What if she finds you two alone? She might freak out." Hughes interrupted immediately.

Havoc sighed as he watched her snuggle closer and cling to his black shirt. Havoc took his other hand and pulled out his pack of cigs' from his pocket that was between them. He flicked it open then somehow managed to get one out and stick it in his mouth. The he put the pack back. Havoc looked up and gave Hughes an assuring smile as they pulled to a stop in front of a cheap hotel. A 3 star at least.

"Hey, Jean. Take this 40$ dollars and use it only on her." Hughes said sternly while he turned around and placed money in Havoc's hand.

Havoc grinned and gave a quick nod before getting out and picking Shawn up. Then he watched at Hughes slowly drove off. He spun around with her on his back and walked in to the hotel and got a room.

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