OMIGOD
I feel like such a liar!
Don't Kill me I don't wanna die I have so much to live for!
Disclaimer: Still don't own. Still love Ed.
Chapter 9
Ed POV
I walked down the stairs into the lobby of the crappy hotel I was staying at. Hughes offered, no, insisted I stay at his house but I told him that if his daughter got sucked trough the Gate with me I wouldn't forgive myself. He agreed with me in that point. I checked my surroundings for suspicious people. I didn't see any military or homunculi so I continued my walk to the abandoned warehouse that I'd been working my research from.
The inside was dusty and I could see my footprints on the floor but it was easy to draw transmutation circles in. I walked to the worktable I had made from the floor. (Who needs a floor anyway?) Papers littered the surface and the floor around it.
When I returned the Fhuer had asked for an audience with me. I had to obey and went to the meeting. What was it really? Interrogation and a warning.
"Ahh, Fullmetal, I'm glad you could make it," came the ever cheery voice of the Fhuer. I gave him a fake smile. "It's great to be back sir." I closed the door and sat in a chair in front of him.
"So, how was your return trip?" His voice was casual, but I suspected otherwise.
"It was fine," I lied.
"You caused quite the mess."
"I don't know what you mean sir."
"Do not lie to me, Edward Elric. My ultimate eye sees through it."
My feet shifted through and pointed at the door. "Don't even think about it Fullmetal."
"So you're a homunculus that explains a lot. What are you going to do with me? Are you going to drag me back to your Father? Or are you going to kill me now?" My eyes narrowed. My entire body tensed. I was ready to spring into action.
"No, I'm not. But you must stay in this world. You aren't allowed to leave it, or this county. Do you understand? Those are direct orders Major Elric, from the leader of your country."
I stood up and saluted. "Yes Sir." Not on your life.
After that I ditched the guards and Envy and ended up here.
I was so close, so close to finding the solution to passing the Gate without a toll. There was just one thing missing. One thing…
Wait, that's it! I drew the transmutation circle on the floor. This was it. I clapped my hands and placed them on the circle.
"This is becoming a regular thing isn't it Mr. Alchemist?" I opened my eyes to the vast whiteness that surrounded me. The Truth was looking… well... like he normally did.
"I don't have time for this! Open the Gate and let me through!"
"In such a hurry aren't we? Very well."
The Gate opened and I went through without a struggle.
Roy POV
I was about to head out of the castle when I heard a loud thunk from inside a currently empty Great Hall. Wondering what it could possibly be I wondered in. To my shock, Ed was dusting himself off and checking himself for injures.
"Ed," I called, running toward him. He whirled around in surprise. His face lit up when he saw me, it made my week. "Where have you been? We searched everywhere for you!"
"I was home." He said quietly. "Hughes got promoted to a lieutenant colonel, and Hawkeye seems to be okay. The new Greed helped me escape, but I don't know what happened to him. I think he was trying to convince me to join forces with him-"
I pulled him into a hug, he tensed. "I was so worried." I could feel his arms wrap around me. "I'm sorry," he apologized quietly.
We stayed like that for a while, but, eventually we heard the door squeak open and Tonk's voice say, "Are you coming?"
We let go and I turned to smile at the shocked Order Member. "We got Ed back, call of the search."
Firstly, I do realize that it's short.
I just wanted a way to ease back into the story, so here you go.
The chapters will be longer than this, just not as long anymore because I'll update more if I have less to do at a given time.
And awwwwwww some cute Ed and Roy parental love there!
(Completely off topic, I started reading yaoi. I can't believe what I was missing.)