'General, you can't...' a nurse at the hospital spoke to the Dark Alchemist as the lady walked fast through the hospital's corridors. 'They need to rest before seeing someone.'
'Hush your mouth and get the fuck out of my way,' the black-haired lady said angrily while letting go of the formalities of being a general.
The alchemist took some more steps and soon was in front of a room's door. She opened the door and walked inside.
'Scarlett?' a confused Mustang spoke when he saw the lady at the room's door.
'Are we in heaven?' a weak Havoc asked receiving a death glare from the general.
'What are you doing here?' the dark-eyed man asked with a tired voice. 'I thought we weren't allowed to get any visitors.'
'And you aren't but I'm the most powerful person in the country, so those rules don't really apply to me,' the lady's red lips turned into a smile as she spoke. 'Anyway, how are you feeling?'
The worry in her light-blue eyes was genuine but Roy couldn't help but wonder how the lady knew they were there. Did she also know what had happened?
'I'm... better but tired,' the male alchemist confessed.
'Maybe you should have asked for some more help to kill the thing,' the Dark Alchemist smirked.
'I'm fine too!' the blond soldier spoke a little sad at the fact that the lady didn't seem to be as worried about him as she was about his superior.
'I got all the help I needed. And I followed your advice,' he said referring to the things the lady had told him about the Philosopher's Stone.
'Well, I see you are both fine,' she smiled once again. 'I'm going to let you rest now. See you tomorrow.'
The two men said their goodbyes to the General as well as they watched her open the room's door to leave. Suddenly, she turned around.
'By the way, Mustang,' the way she said his name was alluring as usual, 'she's in the east.'
The Colonel smirked. She had really found out. He had underestimated her. He wasn't worried about her knowing his plan, he trusted her.
'So, Colonel, you and the General...' Havoc commented in a suggestive tone.
'What can I say,' Mustang began, 'she is a remarkably fascinating lady.'
'Oh, she's definitely fascinating,' the blond soldier laughed but soon stopped due to the pain he was feeling. 'She's even more beautiful than my ex-girlfriend.'
'And she's an actual human,' the black-haired man joked.
'You're smart,' Havoc complemented. 'Getting closer to the general and then getting closer to a promotion.'
Mustang found his friend's words funny. That was his intention initially, but, as much as he didn't like to admit it, the Dark Alchemist had found a way to conquer his heart. Actually, he wasn't sure if she had conquered his heart or if he was just fascinated by her dark but golden heart. He could only tell, he felt something strong.
The Flame Alchemist felt it every time he saw the beautiful lady. He could even see his eyes shining when she walked into the room the next day. The general was there to see how he was doing and to gather some information on the incident that had happened the night before as well. She was the officer in charge of the case, and she needed to speak to Havoc and Mustang about it.
'General Brewster,' Lieutenant Hawkeye greeted the blue-eyed lady when she entered the room.
'Lieutenant Hawkeye: the person I need right now,' she smiled. 'I know you are already pretty busy, but I do need a full report on yesterday's events. And by full report I mean the fullest report you can write. I want to know what happened and what didn't happen. It would be great if I had that report on my desk by tomorrow's noon.'
'Are you in charge of the case?' Colonel Mustang asked the Dark Alchemist.
'I am,' the confident lady replied. 'And that's why I need to speak to you.'
After those words, the General walked to the chair near the window and grabbed it with her right hand. She then placed it in front of the two beds and sat on it. The lady had a small black notebook in one of her jacket pockets. She took it out along with a pen and got ready to ask the two men some questions.
'Oh, I forgot to lock the door. We don't want to be interrupted, do we?' the beautiful lady commented and got up again to lock the room's door.
Hawkeye was starting to feel uneasy and suspicious. She didn't trust the general.
'So,' Brewster sat on the chair again, 'let's begin. What were you doing at the Third Laboratory yesterday?'
'We were after an armoured soul that invaded the Lab,' Mustang spoke.
As much as the raven-haired man trusted the Dark Alchemist, he wasn't completely honest with her. He didn't want to involve her in his matters since that could put her in danger. On top of that, there was once again evidence that made him believe the senior staff was involved with all that had been happening and that included the Führer himself. Brewster and King Bradley were good friends, so even if she wasn't involved in any of those matters, she may not take well the fact that they were connecting the Führer with those incidents.
'Were you after him because he was your responsibility or were you following him because he was leading you to some specific place?' the female's icy eyes looked intensely to Mustang who was feeling like he was getting trapped.
Lieutenant Havoc and Lieutenant Hawkeye were tense too as they noticed their superior's idea to give only the official and undeniable information and to hide the truth wasn't working.
'Listen here,' Brewster's voice became cold and serious, 'I'm smarter than you think, and I probably know much more than you think I do as well. I know Barry the Chopper is on your side and I assume you know about the Fifth Laboratory because of the Elrics and because of Barry as well. I was also in charge of that case which means I read every single report regarding it. The Führer ordered me to burn them a few days ago, but I still remember everything,' she lied knowing that Mustang might already have some information that turned him against King Bradley. The Elrics had visited him already and they believed the old man had killed the Homunculus Greed. 'I just want you to answer my questions. Will your answers be in my report? Probably not, since these matters are incredibly delicate. So, let's begin again. What were you doing at the Third Laboratory yesterday?'
'We were after Hughes' murderer,' Colonel Mustang admitted shocking his subordinates.
The male could make up all the excuses he pleased, the general would burn them all. She was a living lie detector and her intelligence was almost unmatched. She would always be able to catch him in a lie, so there was no point in lying anymore.
'Did you find anything?' the cold tone in her voice was lost for a moment as she seemed to be genuinely worried about Hughes' case.
'Almost nothing,' the Flame Alchemist confessed as his dark eyes saddened for a moment.
'Fuck,' Brewster cursed under her breath faking frustration and worry while shocking the officers in the room. 'Anyway, what about Barry the Chopper? Did he lead you there?'
'He was following his body. We followed him and entered the Lab where we met a Homunculus,' Mustang explained.
'That was also my girlfriend,' Havoc added with a chuckle.
'Describe it, please,' the lady asked.
'It was a woman. Long black hair, tall...'
'Large breasts,' the Lieutenant commented.
'She had a tattoo on her sternum,' Mustang informed.
'An Ouroboros tattoo?'
'I believe it was one, yes,' the man confirmed. 'And her core was a Philosopher's Stone.'
Brewster remained silent for some seconds.
'Definitely a Homunculus,' she concluded with a serious expression on her face. 'Homunculi are artificially created humans, so who's creating them?'
Colonel Mustang told the general everything that had happened, including how he had killed the undying creature. He had followed the Dark Alchemist's advice and kept on burning the Homunculus until its core was destroyed.
'So, from what I've gathered, you were after a criminal that invaded the Third Laboratory and got severely injured during the process as he was an experienced murderer and fairly skilled,' General Brewster said firmly. 'However, Lieutenant Havoc and Lieutenant Hawkeye weren't wearing their uniforms. That might have some minor consequences that I'll try to suppress.'
Colonel Mustang smiled at the lady knowing she was trying to protect him and his team.
'It was a pleasure talking to you,' the alchemist said while getting up.
She headed to the door and unlocked it before leaving the room.
'So, the General is on our side?' Hawkeye asked a little confused.
'She is,' Mustang smiled.
'Finally, you being a womanizer pays off!' Havoc joked.
The blonde lady looked at Mustang immediately when she heard that. Were the general and the colonel in a relationship? That could put Mustang into trouble since the General was a superior of his. She wasn't a direct superior, of course, but it could be a problem non the less.
'I should remind you that being involved with a superior might be...'
'I'm not involved with anyone,' Mustang interrupted the female and then remembered he had to cancel their visit to East City. 'I'll even cancel our plans...'
That last part wasn't supposed to be heard, but the Colonel was feeling so disappointed that he spoke out loud. That little lapse of his made the two Lieutenants look at him with surprise and admiration in their eyes. The Flame Alchemist noticed their looks and decided to clarify things.
'It was just a weekend as friends. My main objective was to get some information about the senior staff,' he lied not wanting to reveal his true feelings.
'You should be discharged tomorrow,' Lieutenant Hawkeye commented.
Was the blonde lady telling him to go to the east with the general?
'You might be able to gather valuable information,' she explained. 'Outside Central, it is harder to control you two and she might share some interesting intelligence.'
'And you could take the break to have some fun!' Havoc added with a smile.
Perhaps his colleagues were right, and he shouldn't cancel his plans with the Dark Alchemist. Mustang believed the black-haired lady was someone he could trust and that if she knew anything, the only thing stopping her from sharing that with him was the fact that they were in Central and everything was very controlled there.
The Flame Alchemist made up his mind. He wasn't going to cancel his plans, so he decided to call the General to tell her that since she probably thought those plans were on hold. He called Brewster using one of the hospital's phones.
'General,' the male greeted when the lady picked up the phone.
'Mustang,' the General showed her surprise. 'Is everything alright?'
'Yes, I just wanted to know if you've already bought the train ticket.'
'I did, but it's fine,' the icy-blue-eyed female said assuming he was going to apologize for having to cancel their plans.
'I should be out tomorrow,' Mustang informed. 'Should I wait for you at the station on Saturday?'
The alchemist could hear the lady smiling on the other side of the line.
'I'll try not to makeyou wait,' she replied.
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