Mustangs kid chapter 5
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Ed sighed as he stood in front of the school. Everyone had gone home already. Even Elisya. He looked down the road to see a black military car pull up half a block away. His mother was driving it and she honked at him. As he climbed into the car, he noticed it was empty except for her. She smiled at him.
"How was your first day?".
"Not so great."He said.
"Your teacher called. Why were you using alchemy for mischief?".
"I only did that so I could help Elisya. He was bullying her and threatening to hurt both of us. I didn't hurt him."Ed said.
"Ed."She began "Why was she bullying Elisya?".
"Her dad works for the military.".
"There are a lot of people who hate the military. That doesn't give them the right to bully kids because of their parents choices. You have to be better than the people who bully you. What I mean is, understand where their coming from, respect them and don't loose your head and let them get you down."She said.
"Yes mom."He said.
They pulled up to their house and went inside.
"Wheres dad?".
"He's at the office finishing tomorrows work."She smiled "And he'll be staying at a hotel for a few nights.".
"Why?".
"Don't worry about it. It's just something he has to do."She said.
She went upstairs to pack Roy's things. Ed looked into the refrigerator to make himself a sandwich. The door opened and in stepped Roy Mustang.
"Hey dad."Ed said casually.
He was soak and wet as he stared at his son. It had been raining.
"Did you use alchemy to cause trouble at school?!"Roy said angry "I thought I taught you better than that!".
"I only made a cage to stop a bully from hurting Elisya!"Ed said "And I apologized and received punishment.".
Roy smiled proudly at his son.
"That's my boy."He said "Just don't do it again.".
He looked as if he suddenly remembered something.
"Is your mother home?"He asked scared.
Ed nodded.
"But what are you doing home?"Ed asked "Mom said you had to spend the night at a hotel.".
"Thanks for the warning."Roy said as he peered around the kitchen door.
Ed shrugged guessing it wasn't his business and continued eating. Riza came down the stairs, pulled Roy into the hall and tossed him out the front door. He fell on his face on the sidewalk and scrambled to look up at her. Seconds latter, his suitcase bounced off the sidewalk next to him.
"Where the hell am I supposed to go? I don't have any money!"He exclaimed.
"There's enough for a motel room in the suitcase."Riza said
She glanced inside at her son, who had come to stand by the door.
"Have a good trip dear!"She smiled falsely at Roy.
"By dad!"Ed waved "Please come home soon!".
With that, Riza shut the door in his face. Sighing, Roy picked himself up and grabbed the suitcase. He shook his head as he headed off to find the nearest motel. He couldn't believe Ed actually believed Riza. Ed watched his dad from the window as he excited the yard and disappeared down the street.
"Dad doesn't have to stay at a motel because of work. Does he?"He asked.
"Yes he does."Riza insisted.
"Then why would he have come home? Surely he wouldn't have been surprised that he was staying at a motel because of work?"Ed inquired.
"Your too smart for your own good sometimes sweetie."Riza smiled sadly.
"I'm sorry mom."Ed said, hugging her "I didn't mean to upset you.".
"It's ok."She hugged him back "But you should let the adults worry about the adult things. OK?".
"Are you and dad going to be ok?"Ed asked.
"Roy made me mad but that doesn't mean I don't love him."Riza said "Sometimes you have to show him who's boss.".
He smiled.
"Time for bed.".
She tucked Ed in and turned off his light.
"Don't worry. Everything will be ok."She said "Goodnight.".
Elisya answered the door.
"Hi Elisya."Roy said "Can I talk to your dad for a second?".
"Elisya how many times have I told you not to answer the door for strangers-"Gracia entered the hall.
"Hello Gracia. Sorry to bother you at this hour-"Roy said.
"Oh!"She said surprised "Roy! Come in! Come in! It's pouring out.".
"Gracia dear, who's here-"Hughes came in "Roy? What happened? Your a mess!".
A few minutes latter, they were seated in the Hughes living room.
"Elisya!"Gracia said "Come on. I'll tuck you in.".
The two excited the room leaving Roy and Hughes to talk.
"So what happened between you and Riza?"Hughes inquired "Bit of a lovers quarrel?".
"She kicked me out for tonight."Roy said.
"Getting into trouble with Hawkeye are we?"Hughes snickered slightly "Seriously though. What did you do?".
"Remember last year when Ed took up alchemy?"Roy began "He got into trouble today and alchemy was part of the problem.".
"Elisya told me what happened. They shouldn't have gotten into that much trouble. So why's Hawkeye so mad?".
"She didn't know Ed could use alchemy.".
Hughes eyes grew wide as he gaped at his clueless friend.
"You mean you never told her?"He said astonished "Your really not that smart when it comes to your girlfriend. By the way, when are you going to seal the deal any way? You already have a kid-".
"Can I stay here tonight? If that's not to much to ask?"Roy interrupted.
"Sure. You can take the guest room."Hughes said.
All was quiet for a minute.
"You visited him today."Hughes said "Is the grave being kept up?".
"Yeah."Roy said quietly "A small grave for a small solider.".
Hughes remained silent.
"Call me crazy, but when I went there the grave looked dull and lonely and then, the sun was shinning on it."Roy said "It was like Edward was happy some one came to see him after so long.".
"The dead can't feel and they can't come back."Hughes said "Edward's gone.".
"I know."Roy spoke sadly "But, there's a part of me that wants to believe he's there. A soul bonded to his grave. Still there. Always.".
He stood up.
"That's ridiculous."He stated "Thank you for letting me stay. Goodnight.".
Before he left the room, Hughes replied.
"That's not ridiculous Roy. There's still a part of me that wants to believe he's alive too.".
Even after all the lights had gone out, Elisya sat up in her bed pondering over what she had heard. Unbeknownst to her father and 'uncle', she had heard every word.
Ed woke up slowly, as if he was trudging through mud to get to the waking world. Or so it seemed. Something was off. Maybe it was the lack of noise of any kind. He looked around and found himself in his own room. However, he quickly found what was wrong when he spotted the figure standing at the window. It was a boy in his teens with yellow hair that looked almost white in the moonlight. What scared him even more was when he realized that the boy was see through.
"H-Hello?"He called.
The boy turned it's head toward him and spoke in a lonely and abandoned voice.
"Help me.".
He bolted upward in bed in panic. Scanning his room, he deduced that the teen was no longer there and he must have been dreaming. Dawn was just breaking as he climbed out of bed and got dressed and ready for school. Riza had already cooked breakfast and he climbed into his chair as she set a plate in front of him. He ate. It wasn't long before Roy, looking dead tired, stumbled into the kitchen. Riza shot him a 'What have you learned' look and he returned with a 'Not to piss you off' one. She nodded and set a plate of food on the table for him. Taking it as a sign of forgiveness, he ate. Soon, they were on the road and Ed was at school.
"Don't use any alchemy today. OK sweetie?"Riza said in a warning tone.
"Yes mam!"He said.
The morning continued on with little to no incidents. The trouble began when Elisya shared what she had heard at recess.
"So Edward has a grave somewhere nearby?"He asked.
She nodded quickly as she swung past him again. They were sitting on the swings.
"Your dad said that it seemed like Ed's soul was there."She said "The grave seemed like it was giving off human emotion.".
"Maybe that boy in my dream was Ed..."Ed thought.
"Should we go see if his ghost is there?"Elisya asked.
"There's no such thing as ghost. But...we should go to his grave.".
"When?"Elisya asked.
"Saturday."Ed stopped his swing "Meet me by central's HQ and don't tell anyone where your going.".
End chap 5.
Sorry it's still a bit boring. It'll pick up really soon.