A/N – Well, thanks to the people who reviewed! I honestly expected no reviews and no one reading it. Hahaaaa. Oh well? Guess I was wrong….
Pseudoephedrine – Interesting? I guess you could say that. xD It's the twisted corner of my mind my family does not know I have : D thanks. (: I can't wait to write more.
JustJazzy – Did and didn't expect it to be him? Haha. Weird. I've always imagined it as him, considering what he has done in the series( I hate him. Thankkkss!
Angel Dragonia – D'aww, it was supposed to be on the fifteenth, and then I went and spent the night at a friends house, came back, started to work on it, and then I spent the night at /another/ friend's house. Haha. If it hadn't of been for going to the lake yesterday, I would have spent the night at the first friend's house again. : D I'm popular! /not (x Anyway, ON WITH THE STORY!
There was silence except for the footfalls of their feet. Roy walked in front, with Edward and Veronika right behind him. Ed sighed. This was so boring. The sun was beginning to set and they weren't out of the forest yet. According to Veronika, they still had another hour to go. "Oi, Colonel Mustang," Edward sighed, rubbing his stomach. "I'm hungry, and we still have a little ways to go. Can we make a camp or something?"
Roy looked back at the boy. "No." Edward's face blanched.
"WHY NOT YOU FUCKING BASTARD?" He screamed, poking a finger in the Colonel's face. Roy smirked, pushed the finger away, and continued onwards. "Colonel Bastard," Ed growled, squeezing his hands in fists as he stomped after him. Veronika only watched the outbursts with quiet interest and followed along quietly.
The rest of the walk was quiet, except for Ed's ramblings and his huffy breaths. The temper tantrum was actually pretty cute, in Roy's eyes… 'Wait, cute? At least, that's how it would look to a girl!' He told quickly in his head. Ed made another comment about him being 'Colonel Bastard'. Honestly, one more word out of him and he would snap his head off. "FullMetal do this, FullMetal do that," Ed groaned, "You'd think he can't do anything by himself, y'know?"
Roy turned around and pressed his fingers together. "One more word out of you and I just might… /snap/," he snarled. (haha, pardon the pun. i just couldn't resist! : D)
Edward did nothing but snort. "You wouldn't," He grumbled, but shut up all the same.
The sun was going down by the time they got out of the forest. Roy grunted. "'Kay, First Lt. Kannenberg, we will get you on a train. It is our duty to foresee your safety. Once you are on the train, meet with the other State Alchemists on board. They will accompany you to Central."
Veronika nodded. "Yes, sir! Thank-you!" She told him in a formal, calm voice, but her irritated expression betraying the false gratitude.
They got her on a train to Central without fault. After the train was in the distance Roy turned to Edward. "FullMetal, we have to spend the night in a hotel."
Edward growled at the Flame Alchemist's smirk, then nodded. "Whatever. I'm hungry and tired. Let's go."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IS ONLY ONE ROOM AVAILABLE?" Edward yelled at the clerk, who blanched and shrunk away from the angry alchemist.
"J-just.. that… there is only one room.. and only one bed… but sir, if you don't mind… we h-have rollaway b-beds…" the clerk stuttered. "I-I mean, unless you want to sleep on the s-streets… w-we are the o-only hotel in this town…"
Roy shook his head. "It's alright. We'll take the room and the rollaway." Edward turned and glared at the older man, who just smirked. "Of course, if Lord Shortness has an objection, I suppose he could sleep on the small couch… it'd be his size, anyway."
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SHORT HE CAN'T SEE OVER THE COUNTER THEREFORE HE MUST SLEEP ON THE COUCH TO MAKE HIMSELF LOOK TALLER!" He screamed.
"FullMetal, you really must quiet down. Some people are looking at me."
"At you?" Edward hissed.
"Of course," Roy smirked, "They can't see you."
"OH SO NOW I'M SMALLER THAN A MICROSCOPIC FLEA?"
Roy rolled his eyes. "Just give us the room key, please. I expect a rollaway to be there by nine. You're restaurant is still open, right?"
The clerk gulped and nodded, handing a key to Roy with shaking hands. He stumbled backwards when a fuming Ed turned to him. "C'Mon, Edward," Mustang sighed, grabbing Ed's arm and dragging him up the stairs to their room. Edward fought him the whole way, but gasped as the Colonel opened the door and flung him onto the bed easily.
"What was that for?" Ed asked, breathing heavily.
Roy shrugged. "Who knows?" He turned and opened his suitcase. While there was a spare military uniform, there were also regular clothes. He picked out a simple white t-shirt and jeans, and then proceeded to slip out of his uniform.
"Oi! What are you doing?" Ed asked, scooting backwards on the bed away from the Colonel.
"Changing into something more comfortable. I advise you do it as well, Edward. Unless, of course, you want to watch me." Roy smirked. "I'm quite used to it, and sure you are quite curious as to what I look like."
The young alchemist shook his head. "No. I'm not." He almost blushed, but then just opened his suitcase and chose his own clothes, making his way to the bathroom and shutting the door as he changed. Roy only shrugged and finished changing, then waited for FullMetal to come out. After a little bit, along with a few bangs and curses, Ed came out of the bathroom in sweatpants and a long-sleeved shirt that was a bit big for him. "Alright, let's go eat."