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I looked to Colonel Elric as I put my leather jacket back on and took my hair out of the ponytail I put it in just before we sparred. I shuffled my fingers through my hair, trying to get it back to it's original body and shape. He just watched me as he buttoned his military uniform jacket. I smiled to him, glad I found someone who was as equally matched to me.

"Have you thought about enlisting into the military? With your combat skills, they could always use someone like you," he said.

I shook my head. "Just because we sparred one time and I was in my favorite boots, doesn't mean I should enlist. Besides, General would have a heart attack and Taylor would near about murder me."

"I could use an assistant. You wouldn't have to go to war or anything, just be my assistant-bodyguard."

"Bodyguard?" I raised an eye brow. "Uh, Colonel, last I checked, you had combat skills, you don't need one."

He smiled. "It would give you an excuse to stay here in Central and never have to go to school again."

He had a good point. "Fine," I said as we walked toward the entrance to get to his office. "I'll fill out the paperwork."

He smiled wider. "How about some lunch first and then we'll get it? That way your cousin can sign you in and I can turn in my paperwork to Mustang to sign."

I smiled, nodding. "Perfect," I said. Then I remembered, "But, Colonel, I don't have money."

"Don't worry about it. I can pay for your lunch."

"You don't have to. I can get money from Taylor."

"No really, it's fine."

"Alright," I said, not realizing we were heading into the cafeteria.

We each grabbed trays. He grabbed his food while I looked at everything. He chuckled, looking to me.

"Don't hold back. Just get what you want."

"You asked for it," I said as I grabbed a salad, some soup, and a couple sandwiches. As we walked through the line, I grabbed some pudding.

The cafeteria worked rang everything up and Elric paid for it without batting an eyelash. The worker gave me a look, wondering why I was with him if I was the daughter of one of the most hated military officers. He was up there with Kimblee. I tried to ignore the worker as we headed to a table. I wanted to sit with Elric to see about his life. He's heard enough of mine.
I began to eat, it was the first time I ate since dinner yesterday. The food wasn't the best but it was better than the shit they tried feeding me at that school. I looked to Elric with a smile.

"Thanks again, Colonel Elric," I said as he looked to me.

He smiled. "Call me Ed, really, I won't get you in trouble for it."

I blushed a little. Butterflies fluttered in my stomach. "Alright."

We ate lunch as we talked. He said that he had a brother and what age he joined the military. It was so easy talking to him and I wondered vaguely what Taylor was doing. She was working with the master of flirtation: Roy Mustang.

As we walked to throw away our trash, I looked up, seeing General walking in. I felt my heart speed up and drop into my icy cold stomach. I froze where I stood and widened my eyes before ducknig down to the other side of the cash register counter. I curled my knees to my chest, forming a ball so it was less of a chance General would see me.

Elric looked to me. "What are you-?" He looked around, seeing who I saw. "Stay there."

Well, yeah, I wasn't planning on going anywhere with the chance that General could find me.

"General Lockert, sir, what brings you here?" Elric asked as he looked to him.

I heard General walk straight to Elric. My heart pounded in my chest and I held my breath thinking General would hear it against all the cacophony of noises coming from the other officers and soldiers. I widened my eyes, trying to rationalize things. When the only thought was that he was still looking for me before I get the chance to get to Taylor, I shivered a little. General wouldn't come near this place willingly. He hates military food as much as he's hated in the military, or how much Ed hates milk (which still makes me chuckle).

"Still looking for my daughter, Colonel Elric," he said with an easy sigh like he was some loving father concerned for the safety of his own family.

"Sir, through lunch?"

"Colonel, when you're a father, you'll understand."

No, he hates you too, General.

"I can believe that, sir."

"You haven't seen her?"

"No, sir, I would have gotten you if I had."

I looked toward where Ed was standing, glaring a little. I know he probably wouldn't in the first place but it still stung and it still made my heart skip a beat at the thought.

"Thank you, Colonel. Hard to believe you had a problem yourself with following orders before you were a Colonel."

After a moment of silence, it was Ed who spoke first. "You can come out now." I crawled from my hiding place, using his hand to stand. "I still don't understand how you've managed not to kill him all this time."

"Death by firing squad doesn't sound very inviting to me," I said as I stood next to him. I looked to him, taking in that sexy face of his again.

"Shall we go to your office so I can get those papers filled out?"

He smiled. I could tell he was thinking about something. "Yeah, let's go."

We walked to his office carefully. I couldn't afford to have General find me. When we reached his office, he somehow found the papers easily and handed them to me with a smile.

"Fill these out and we'll go see Brigadier General Mera about signing them." I gave him an odd look. He replied to my questioning look with,

"Since you're in school and an officer's daughter, you need someone of Brigadier General or higher to sign it. Since General Lockert doesn't know you're here and probably wouldn't sign them, Brigadier General Mera is the best bet you have."

I looked to him with a mischievious smirk. "How long have you thought about this?"

"Not long," he said. "Winry's grandma Pinako let Mustang sign the papers for me with a lecture about how we're all the military's dogs and the owner is the Fuhrer."

"She's not lying," I said, feeling the need to meet this woman eventually.

He chuckled a breathy chuckle. "Yeah, she is but I didn't want to hear that at twelve. All I wanted was to hear a straight yes."

I giggled. "That's awesome."

I took the papers and sat on the couch with one of his alchemy books for something hard to write on. I filled them out as best I could, occasionally asking him the occasional question because it was worded oddly. After I had signed the last of the paperwork, I stood from the couch and walked to his desk, slapping the papers onto the worn wood.

"Done already?"

"Yeah, this is my way out of going to another school. Of course I am going to get the paperwork done early."

He chuckled. "Then let's get my paperwork and your enlistment paperwork in to Brigadier General Mera's office."

"Isn't Brigadier General Mustang in there too?"

"Yeah, but I wasn't going to say anything."

I laughed as we walked out of his office and toward Taylor's office. It became the norm of looking for General as we walked to Taylor's office. The last thing I needed as I was turning in the enlistment papers was General catching me and tearing them up with an immediate summons to some school no one's ever heard of.

Elric and I stopped when we got to Taylor's door.

"Taylor, how would you know though?"

"I just know Roy-boy, so stop asking me. I just hope I can figure out who it is before Kenzi gets hurt."

I looked to Elric as he looked to me. He knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" That was Brigadier General Mustang's voice. There was no way Taylor's could go that baritone.

I sighed as Elric said, "Colonel Elric and...guest."

I fought the laugh as Taylor's voice said over Mustang's, "Come in, Edward."

Elric looked to me with a smile as he opened the door and walked in, letting me walk in behind him. When he was in the room, I stood next to him. Brigadier General Roy Mustang had deep raven hair with the matching eyes. I am pretty sure he's mastered the smoldering eyes look without having to perform his flame alchemy. His desk was next to Taylor's. Taylor sat in her chair and stood when she saw me. Her brunette hair pulled into a ponytail.

"Kenzi, what the hell are you doing in here? You do realize that Uncle Devon is looking for you."

I looked to Elric with a sigh and a smile. "Yeah, I've been hiding from him in Colonel Elric's office. Which reminds me." I walked to her desk with my enlistment papers in hand. "I'd like to join the military as Colonel Elric's assistant."

Mustang chuckled. "Good going, Fullmetal, recruiting General Lockert's daughter."

Elric growled lowly as he walked to Mustang. "Here, my paperwork done correctly and before it's due. You happy?"

Taylor looked to me, her hand on her shoulder. I figured it was an old war wound. She had gotten to go to Ishval earlier than most since she could mirror any alchemy performed. Except for Human Transmutation and for good reason. "You want to enlist?"

I nodded. "It'll be good for me."

She sighed. "I can't let you."

"Why not? You said so yourself, the training you put me through whenever I get myself kicked out was harder than basic for the military." I wanted to join. I wanted to see more of Colonel Elric.

She sighed again, pressing her hand to her shoulder again. "Because, I just can't let you."

I watched her press her palm into her shoulder. There was a dark spot growing on her Amestrian blue uniform. I stepped back. "What happened to your shoulder?"

She shook her head, muttering something toward her desk before looking to me. "I was shot. Some assassin is after General Lockert. I can't have you in the military." I felt my heart skip a beat and then speed up. My stomach churned, turning to ice. "I have to send you to protective custody."