"speaking"
thoughts
"I'm surprised you had time to do what you did since you spent all morning following me around." Rayna said as she and Ed stopped for some dinner.
"You knew?" He asked.
"Was I not supposed to know?" She asked confused.
"No you weren't." Ed grumbled eating his stew.
"Sorry, I'm very sensitive to the presence of others." She explained.
She looks like her dog just died...Ed thought to himself. "Don't worry about it, at least I know no one can spy or sneak up on you." He said.
"Are you sure you're not mad?"
"Positive." He told her.
Rayna smiled with genuine happiness, "I'm so happy you're not mad." She giggled, "though you must have been bored watching me look at books all day."
Ed grinned, "not at all! I like books and I'm really curious as to what you are researching." He said, though he didn't add that her was interested because it involved books that should have been destroyed; he also kept the fact that he liked watching her when she was so focused to himself.
"Oh...did you get any books for yourself?" She asked.
"I may get something before we leave the day after tomorrow." he shrugged.
"Are we leaving soon big brother?" They both turned to see Al with Lieutenant Hawkey and the Colonel.
"Why don't you two join us?" Ed suggested getting the waitress's attention.
"Rayna how are you financially?" Roy asked as they all sat eating.
"I'm on a tight budget because of my research, but it's nothing." She replied.
"I offered to pay for travel expenses, but she said 'no'." Ed said when when Risa gave him a look.
"Alice was the same way." Roy chuckled.
"Who's Alice?" Al asked.
"She's my mother." Rayna answered.
The Lieutenant and the Colonel were shocked at how much Rayna ate at dinner, and she gave them the same excuse she'd given Ed and Al. But this time Ed insisted on covering the bill.
"We'll be leaving in the morning." Lieutenant Hawkey said.
"Then why don't you share my room, and father can stay with Ed and Al?" Rayna said.
Al, the lieutenant, and the colonel knew that Ed would protest the arrangement. "What do you think Ed?" Rayna asked.
"I'm okay with the arrangement." Ed said as though it wasn't really a big deal."Then its settled!" Rayna clapped, both she and Ed oblivious to how shocked the others were.
Rayna turned on the desk lamp and opened one of the books that she took from Malsens library. The man was unaware of the gold mine of knowledge he was sitting on, but his loss only brings me closer to my goal. She thought to herself smiling evilly again.
Risa sat sat on the bed reading a romance novel and watching her commanding officer's daughter work; she was curious but given the fact that she was Colonel Mustang's daughter the Lieutenant doubted that she would even get a strait answer. I hope she doesn't get into any trouble.
AN:
R&R