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The next day the brothers and I reported to Mustang. I wore my blue coat and pants with a halter top like what I'd worn the day before only in black. Mustang had broghed an office from some lower officer. Mustang had his head in his hands; I bit down any smug commits I normally would have made about his hang over. Mustang took a deep breath and sat up. "Alright, Hesperus, like I said last night you are now a State Alchemist. It seems the Fuhrer has become taken with you; he's titled you the Angel Alchemist. First one I've ever heard of to have a divine name. You've got a rank as Major." He slapped down a file with a few papers in it, and winced at the noise, "I'm going to need you to sign a few papers in there. Fullmetal, I'd like to formally thank you for teaching Angel. You can go after that lead I diverted you from, when we're finished here."

"Well then, Sir," Ed asked, saying the 'Sir' in an odd way, "Why did you have me and Al show up?"

Mustang shrugged, "I thought you might care what happened to Hesperus next." Ed and Al exchanged looks, and then nodded. "Alright then, Angel, You're being sent to the front lines down south. You'll be joining Captain Sou's Company. He's a good man, he'll make sure you don't get into much trouble. You'll be assigned a 'big brother' that's something they do for all state alchemists who go fight, so don't take it personal." He looked over some papers, "How long you're down there depends on your behavior and how you advance depends on your behavior. I've already requested you be put under my command when you get to come back. You leave in two days that should give you enough time to pack and get a proper uniform." He handed me a few more papers, "The rest of your information is in here. You can read it your self."

"I see, I'll go get a uniform this afternoon. I can't promise I'll wear it, but I'll get it." I handed back the signed papers, and skimmed the others, "It says, you're to give me an escort down there. Please tell me you're not sending Havoc with me."

Mustang smirked, "Yes," My face dropped, and Mustang sighed, "I wanted to send Hawkeye with you, but she convinced me otherwise."

I was my turn to smile, "Meaning she threatened you at gun point?"

"You're dismissed," Mustang frowned.

"I'll take that as a yes," I said standing up, the brothers were already heading out the door. I turned back before exiting, "Just so you know, I'll miss you, and… Thank you, Colonel, for everything." I turned and left, branding the slack jawed look Mustang was giving me. It was unlikely I'd ever get to see that again. I wasn't happy about having to put up with Havoc for another week, but that look made it all worth while.

"Hesperus," Mustang regained his composer and stopped me before could close the door, "I have some questions to ask you when the brothers aren't around, Come back once you've said your goodbyes." I nodded knowing what he was going to drill me about.

The brothers and I walked down the hallway out of Hawkeye and Havoc's earshot before any of us said anything. "So, you guys leaving right away?" I asked, one hand in my pocket, the other holding the bag I always seemed to carry now.

"I guess we could go down to the station and see when the next train leaves…" Ed said scratching the back of his head.

"But you know Dalka…" Al said, "I don't really what to leave. You so nice, and we've gotten so close…"

I stopped without warning, the two boys walked past me just a little ways before they stopped and looked back at me. I smiled my kind smile, "You guys knew this day would come. You knew I was going to pass, and Hughes told us I'd probably get sent to fight."

"Yeah, but…" Al said, Ed wouldn't look at me.

I sighed, "Okay, how about this? Why don't we all go to the station together? I don't have to go get my uniform now. I can do it later."

The brothers looked at me and nodded silently. We walked out of the building and headed towards the Hughes house to pick up Ed and Al's luggage. Right before we reached the house I was suddenly aware of someone watching us. I turned and easily picked out Havoc's spiky blonde hair do, he wasn't very good at hiding. I smiled and followed the brothers inside, at least having Havoc tail us meant Mustang was still concerned for my well-fair.

I waited at the kitchen table having my fourth cup of coffee as Ed and Al ran around trying to pick up all their things. Gracia sat down across from me, "You're really leaving?"

"They are, I don't leave for a few more days." I looked at her over the mug, "You don't mind if I stay here for another day or two do you?"

Gracia smiled warmly at me, "Of course not, We enjoy having you kids here. We're going to miss you all, this week's been really fun. Elysia and I can't wait for you to visit again."

Ed and Al pounded down the stairs for what sounded like the third time and put their suitcase next to the kitchen table. I looked at them sipping the last of my coffee, "You guys ready to go?"

"Yeah," They said at the same time.

"Ok, I'll walk you to the station," I said standing up. Gracia walked us to the door, and was hugging the brothers goodbye when Hughes slammed through the door.

He looked out of breath, but relieved, "Good, I caught you. I wanted to drive you to the station." He picked up Ed's suit case, "Dalka where's you luggage?"

"Oh, I'm not going, yet." I said following the three males out to the waiting car. "I don't leave for another two days. I hadn't planned on leaving before saying goodbye to everyone."

"I'd think you'd want to get out of town quickly, travel around for your research." He said lugging the suitcase into the back of the car.

"I don't have that luxury," I replied, "I'm going to fight in the south with Captain Sou's Company."

Hughes grinded his teeth, "Roy, could have told me when I was talking to him."

I smiled softly, "Did you give him a chance?"

Hughes didn't answer that but he pouted as turned to climb into the car. That was all the answer I needed. For once I climbed into the back letting Ed have the front. I listened quietly as Ed and Al talked about where they were going, describing where they'd been, and keeping me laughing.

Before I knew it we were at the train station. Hughes walked us to the platform but said his good byes at the entrance. I walked with the brothers up to the train.

"Dalka, you could come with us," Al said.

I smiled, "No, No I couldn't. My grandpa taught me about honor and keeping my word, by agreeing to be a State Alchemist I've promised to do as the state decrees. And My honor won't let me break my word."

"But…" Ed said looking very sad.

I wrapped an arm around him pressing his face to my shoulder. I used the other to pull Al down into an embrace as well. "I'll be fine, I promise. I'll send you letters every chance I get, once a week if I can. I'll send them to Winry and Granny so that they can give them to you when you visit, so you'll have to go see those to hear about me." I pulled away smiling at both brothers, "You two are the little brothers I never got, take care of each other. I'll visit when ever I get leave, so go to Resembool more often."

The conductor called the all aboard, I looked over my shoulder at him. "You two better get on." They stood so that they were hanging of the train, "Oh one more thing, Next time I see you I want you both to have your bodies." They looked at me surprised, "Winry and Granny told me the basic details."

The train started to take of, "We'll see you around!" Ed yelled above the sound of the train, "You take care of your self too!"

I ran to keep up with the train, "Al, keep Ed's temper in line! Ed, don't get killed!"

"What?! Aren't you going to tell me to take care of Al?" Ed yelled angrily.

I laughed as I reached the end of the platform, and waved until they were out of sight.

The brothers stood at the back of the train watching as the Station became a confusing mass with the rest of the buildings of Central. "You think she'll be OK?" Ed asked his brother, as he leaned on the metal retaining bar, his hands holding him up.

"She said she would be…" Al said, "I think she may need some more time for her grief though."

"What?" Ed looked up at the big suit of Armor.

Al held up his hands shaking them in front of him, "Nothing, nothing, never mind."

Ed shrugged, and headed for their seats, his little brother was just plain weird sometimes, "Hey, Ed, What's that in your hood?" Al asked pulling something out.

It was a few pieces of folded paper; Ed took it and turned it over in his hands before opening it as they finally sat down in their seats. It turned out to be a note.

Dear, Ed and Al,

I've never been very good at expressing my feelings in person, so I thought this would be the best way. First off I know I could have just given this to you, so don't say a word about my methods, I didn't want you to see it until I couldn't stop you from seeing it other wise I might have changed my mind.

Second off I want you to know I love you both dearly. It's like I've known you my whole live and we've just finally come face to face, like long lost siblings. And it breaks my heart that I have to leave you so soon but I've made up my mind that you two would leave seeing me smile, I hope that's how it turned out.

Next, I'll swear I won't let the war change me, I'll still be the ever changing, semi-sarcastic girl you know and love, so don't you change either. Only I might not be so girlish next time we meet. Yes, that implies something. You'll understand it when you're older.

Finally I need you…no someone I trust to know I'm scared to death of what's waiting for me out…out there. I don't know what will happen and I have a feeling I'm going to do a few things that are going to send shock waves through the Government, so don't be surprised. Also don't trust Bradley, I keep getting a weird feeling about him.

My blessing,

Your sister and the Angel Alchemist

Dalka Hesperus

P.S. Healing wounds of the heart is harder then healing wounds of the body, but you two are the band aid for my current injury, Al will understand.

Ed looked up at his brother, "What does she mean by that last part?"

"Last night she had a break down…" He said quietly, "I held her while she cried…"

"I think we should go…"Ed looked down at the one page letter then realized there was a second. Why would Dalka have added a second piece of paper when she only needed one? He turned to the other page read the one sentence note at bottom and started laughing. He laughed so hard he couldn't tell Al why he was laughing so he gave the second sheet of paper to his little brother.

The second paper was a picture torn from Dalka's sketch book. It was of Dalka wrapping a bandage around Ed's arm, she looked like she was laughing lightly at Ed as he was telling her something. Sitting on her other side was a human version of Al, he was holding an ice pack to his cheek his mouth open as though he were trying to talk at the same time Ed was. Al and Ed both had cuts and bruises up and down their arms and on their faces, Ed's shirt was even missing a sleeve. They were all in civilian clothes. In the bottom corner in small perfect writing was a short note: Come back before you have your bodies back and not only will I be tending your injuries, I'll have caused them too.

Ed had finally stopped laughing, "She got to know us way too well."

"Yeah, but look at how nice this is," Al said offering it back to Ed, "Its so natural. It really could be us in a few years."

"Your right Al," Ed said, "I think I'm going to hang on to this." He slipped the picture into his suitcase, but looked again at the letter, "'Don't trust Bradley' What do you think she means?"

I walked slowly back to the busy entrance of the platform meeting up with Hughes, "You three have a nice Goodbye?"

I smiled sadly at him, "Yeah, I'm going to miss them though."

"We always miss those close to our hearts when their absent from our sight," Hughes said as we walked toward the car. "That's why I always have pictures of my beloved Elysia with me." He said shoving his overfilled picture wallet in my face.

I laughed light heartedly as He started the car back up, "Hey, you can just take me up to the office. I have to pick up a uniform and talk with Mustang again."

"Alright," Hughes said taking me to HQ, along the way he talked non-stop about his daughter.

He dropped me of in front of the building, I turned back before closing the door. "You know, Hughes, Your daughter is cute but she's much better in person." He melted happily and I hurried away before his extending arm grabbed me and showed me more photos that he had hidden on his person.

I went straight up to the front desk and asked where the outfitting supply rooms where. The woman told me but tried to stop me as I headed for the room. "Miss, I'm afraid your not allowed to wander around Central headquarters unsupervised, unless you're a part of the military."

"It's Ok," I said over my shoulder, flashing my Alchemist Watch at her, "I'm a State Alchemist." I trotted of heading for the supply rooms before she could say anything else. I was stopped once or twice by other officers, but before I could flash my watch, another soldier who'd been present for my Alchemic tests would stop them and tell them I was a new Alchemist, or the Granddaughter of the Flying Alchemist. It was surprising how many already knew I was a State Alchemist.

The Lady in the outfitting room was quick and terse, and less then polite. She measured me quickly and then hearing I was a State Alchemist shoved a bundle of two uniforms into my chest, "There those should fit, if they don't you can just transmute the extra cloth away." And she hurried me out saying she had other things to take care of.

I stopped in a restroom to try on both uniforms. The pants on both were a little loose and a little too long but I figured a belt would fix that and I'd probably grow into the length. The coats however were much worse, one was so small I could neither button it nor put my arms at my sides. The other was so big it was like Yoda wearing a coat that would have fit a wooky. I sighed, why couldn't that woman have taken the time to find two coats that were the same size?

I pulled off the one I'd been wearing and exited the stall I'd been. I checked the other stalls before locking the door to the restrooms. I hung both coats next to each other to that they touched and transmuted cloth from one coat to the other until they were exactly the same size. Then tried them on again, it was better this time, the torso was much too large and the sleeves still too long I tailor it using alchemy until it fit but it was still a little large and then did the same to the other coat.

"What a pain. If that lady had just taken the time to give me the right sized uniform I wouldn't have had to spend half an hour in a bathroom resizing it," I said to my reflection as I fixed my hair and straitened my personal coat. My hair really was getting too long, my bangs were hanging in my eyes and my pony tail could now touch the base of my neck. I contemplated cutting it all of right then and there but thought better of it, some of the hair from my scalp actually went into my wings. I brushed the hair out of my eyes one last time and headed out the door. I swung out the door not really thinking, until there was a loud smack as it hit someone.

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