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Vergoldungaugen, Silberschimmer	By : Mayzen Category: Fullmetal Alchemist > General Views: 2125 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from FMA, Characters (cept for ones I make up), places, nothin.. sadly and I absolutly do not make any $ from writing this, this is completly for fun.

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Roy sighed a bit as he walked down the halls; a little sullen that
he couldn�t see Ed for another day or so, he missed her a lot. He passed by the
albino�s office and saw an older man talking with him; one the Lt. General
didn�t remember seeing around here before. He only saw the back of the
stranger. He seems to be in uniform� �The jacket and butt-skirt were missing;
slightly graying red hair laid an inch or so below the man�s broad shoulders. Dante
-the name everyone on base called him- seemed to be smiling at the red head,
sunglass covered eyes wandered over to Roy�s form. �Good
Morning sir.� The other man turned when the younger spoke to someone
outside of the door. Mustang recognized those gray eyes; not to mention the
hole in the elder man�s left ear.

�It�s been awhile
hasn�t it Mustang?� Roy could see the amused glimmer in the others eyes. He hasn�t changed much. Shaking his head
and raising his hand for a shake; answered.

�Yes, not since Ishval.� He still remembered this man hated his first name. The red head snorted.

�Knew that war was
bullshit to begin with but a lowly officers such as us couldn�t do jack shit
about it.� At the time they were both Major�s.�I better get going or Hero will
be pissed. We can talk� actually are you busy tonight Mustang?�

�No, not that I know of Tracey.�

�Good.� Battle
roughened hands plucked a sheet of paper and a pen off of Akihiko�s desk.
Quickly he jotted something down and handed it to the younger Lt. General. �Go
there tonight and bring your crew with you if you wish.� With nary a nod from
Roy, Tracey left while Aki grinned. Leander Cadfael Tracey still had it.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Ed sighed as she
looked out the window; watching the neighborhood children playing. She knew she
was in love with Roy� but she wasn�t about to tell him yet. But she had to
wonder if Roy was in love with her. Though
Ed didn�t ever really think she�d ever be with anyone, since she hadn�t ever
been attracted to anyone before� she didn�t count Roy because she had been
attracted to him without even knowing it for years. Off the topic of Mustang;
Ed was excited to finally be meeting the rest of Phoenix�s family. Up until a
little while ago she had been going over a song that Phoenix wanted her to sing
and play tonight. She heard this particular one on the other side and it had affected
her a lot at the time and made her think of her boyfriend. The blonde was
slightly nervous about singing; sure Edward had performed before� but for kids.
She snickered. Maybe I can think of the
audience as kids. The golden head bobbed as she nodded to herself; her
nervousness waning. The whole week had been enjoyable and Ed couldn�t wait for tonight
and thank goodness she didn�t have to wear a dress.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

The family of
currently four, sat at their table talking and joshing around. Akihiko had told
his mother about Mei; who he had asked to be here and his mother had smiled
brightly at that. Roy and his subordinates hadn�t arrived -neither had Mei-
yet; but Phoenix had asked her father to leave a seat next to Lt. General
Mustang open so his girlfriend could sit next to him; so he was going to humor
her.

�This is a nice
place boss.� Havoc mentioned as they walked in. Roy had to agree, he enjoyed
the soft piano �accompanied by other instruments of course- music in the
background. His heart fluttered at the thought of his beloved blonde.
Thankfully or unthankfully he didn�t know that Edward was actually playing the
music, along with the rest of the band. All of Roy�s men and woman kept there
eyes open; always wary and alert. Kain�s dark eyes were the first to spot the
17^th Xingese princess when she came in. She was dismissed as someone
unlikely to attack any of them, and only Roy knew who she was. He was a tad
surprised that the young princess wrapped her arms around the albino�s neck and
gently kissed the pale cheek then took the seat next to him.

�Hello Mustang.
Thank you for coming all of you. Have a seat.� As they took their seats the
eldest man at the table made sure to keep his word to his little girl.

�Sir, if you don�t
mind me asking� why are you keeping that particular seat empty?� Falman inquired.
The skin around his gray eyes crinkled as he grinned.�

�None of your
business I�m afraid.� He leaned back in his chair as his family chuckled. �Let
me introduce you� this is my wife Hero.� The short chestnut haired and blue
eyed woman smiled delightfully as she greeted them and they did the same. �You
already know my eldest son Aki.� He then pointed at a gray-blue eyed man. �This
is my youngest Leon.� His lighter shade of red bounced as he greeted with a nod
and smirk.

�Why did you invite
us here?�

�Well Hawkeye; here
we have good food, delightful music, and wonderful atmosphere. 3 of the 4
things needed for a good time.�

�What�s the fourth
thing?� Mei questioned. A charming smile was directed at her.

�Good company my dear and I say I�m among the best people I�ve had the
privileged to know.� Roy rolled his eyes. Still as charming as ever.

�Are there any
singers?� Havoc asked.

�Yes they�ll start
in about�� Cadfael looked at his watch.�Thirty minutes give or take a few.� While
they waited for the show to start they ordered their meals; Roy wondered if Ed
could do better than the cooks here.

Just as Tracey had
said a lovely Phoenix stepped out into the limelight about a half hour later. �Welcome
everyone. I�m glad you could join us tonight.� The fringes on her long deep red
dress bobbled about with every movement she made. What most couldn�t see -that
Ed and the rest of the band could- was the tattoo on her back. The first time
Ed saw it she immediately thought that the scars somehow had made a pattern of
fiery wings. She wasn�t sure if the scars were made that way on purpose not;
but the woman definitely wanted to cover them. The blonde could even see the
hint of the tattoo around the woman�s neck. She only smiled and went back to
her piano as everyone -but her- on stage was lighted
up. Ed stretched her fingers and when Phoenix was done with her intro, she
started to play the music for �My one and only�.
Ophelia and Hamlet were comfortably settled next to the bench Ed was sitting
on. They�d take turns napping and taking watch; Ed only chuckled at their
militaristic mentality. The golden woman was surprised that the red head had
wanted this song for her opening number tonight. I suppose she liked it that much. Ed thought as she continued to
play.

The audience was
enthralled by the songstress� mezzo-soprano voice. Though two people there held
pride in their eyes. No one noticed that some� unusual guest had come in this
night. Of course they wouldn�t, most couldn�t see nor hear spirits, but
sometimes they could be felt by the living. Looks like tonight was going to be an� interesting night to say the least.

After Phoenix had
finished her opener; she started singing songs that were quite popular in Amestris. In a few of
them Sapphira�s soprano joined with the head songstress� voice; Ed sometimes
would also sing along with Phoenix but quietly. After 12 songs Phoenix took a
short break to let Carmine take over while she rested her voice. As he started
to sing; Ed extremely enjoyed his baritone vocal of �Bye bye blackbird�;
another piece that the redhead had chosen for tonight from what Ed had played
for her before. It was during this song that Roy felt a gentle caress to his
cheek; he glanced around and saw no one� but when he looked back to the stage
his scarred eye saw just a silhouette
on stage� in the light. He couldn�t believe what he was seeing, that no one
else could see. As Ed continued she knew all three -not including herself- were well trained vocalist; the other three could
reach slightly higher notes than most of their vocal classes could.

Golden eyes closed
as she took a breath, it was her turn; the only song she would sing for
strangers. Not even Phoenix heard her sing -Ed told the woman she could when
she was asked- before; her nerves were catching up to her. �I hope you are
enjoying yourselves tonight.�� Loud
approving shouts could be heard. Ed felt someone sit next to her. Her head shot
over to look; a sweet and loving smile greeted her. �You look lovely tonight Edward.�

�We have one more
song for tonight. As some of you have known we�ve had a special guest as our
pianist, tonight since it�s her last night here so she�ll sing for us.�

�Roselle�� that name
passed Ed�s lips in a mere whisper. Onyx eyes twinkled in laughter.

�Yes but there are others who are here tonight with me, you�ll see them.�
A ghostly slender hand settled on the blonde�s
shoulder. �Tonight you shall sing and I
shall be honored to play the music.� The French tinted voice was enough to
sooth her nerves. �Rappelle-toi ce
que je t'ai appris, et maintenant, va et met le feu, Eddie!� �The ghostly woman
told her and slightly teasingly while gently fiddling with her hair. Edward
stood her anxiety completely washed away; gracefully went to the microphone.
Roselle eyes full of pried and affection smiled as her fingers lovingly -after
patting the cat�s heads- settled on the keys; starting to play �What�ll I do�. The
two felines watched their �mom� from the floor.

I thought Ed was going to pla- The red head paused in mid-thought because she saw the keys seemingly
play on their own. Red lips quirked up a little. I guess Ed has someone looking
after her. Gray eyes continued to watch the piano play on
its �own�.

Roy nearly choked
on -or spat out� maybe even a bit of both- his drink as he saw Ed standing
behind the mic, and looking more feminine than he had
ever seen her; her eyes seemed half dazed. She seemed to be looking at one spot
intensely. Midnight blues looked over and saw many more silhouettes watching Ed
as she sang. They were clumped together he couldn�t really get a clear outline
of any of them. Edward on the other hand saw her parents, Izumi, Wrath -who
waved at her-, and Hughes� grinning like a maniac. Quickly her boyfriend�s eyes
went back to Ed. Her hair was done up into a bun and pinned there by Xingese
like hair sticks; he even noticed flowers in her hair. Her female friend better have given her those
or they are ash! Soon though that thought was out of his mind as he homed
in on the vague womanly outline of her figure her clothes provided. She�s so beautiful tonight� �

The Lt. General was
surprised of course but not as taken aback as the rest of his crew. As Ed
finished the spirit called out. �We�ll
talk more later Edward. I�ll see you soon.� She
tipped her head towards Roselle in acknowledgment. Phoenix placed her hands on
Ed�s shoulders.

�Let�s go meet the
rest of my family since they are here tonight.� Ed smiled and nodded. �Father
also brought guests with him.� Gold eyes blinked a little� then blushed making
a pretty good guess who his �guests� where. �Black and white blurs went past them to go
pester the ones at the table, but mostly Roy.

Midnight blue eyes
were focused nearly solely -he wasn�t paying much attention to them as he
petted one feline head- on the blonde, but he did take notice of the gait of
them both were almost the same, Phoenix was the first to reach the table. �Ed
this is my father Lea-�

�Cadfael.� Her father interrupted running his hand through his
hair. The red headed woman laughed, while the piano continued to play in the
background. Phoenix leaned over and whispered. �Father hates his first name;
Leander.� Ed chuckled softly. Fuck he�s
built like a Lion.

��It�s a pleasure to finally meet you Fullmet-Ed. Sorry about that, use to calling you that;
since there are so many stories of you floating around.� Ed waved it off; she
didn�t really mind.

�My step-mother
Hero, you already know Aki and this is my littlest brother, Leon.� She hugged
the lighter red head around the neck and cooed at him. Gilded eyes glanced and
smiled softly with a sigh. She already knew where her seat was. Automatically
she took her seat next to Roy and greeted him in French and he did likewise. The
two cats instantly occupied their laps; Hamlet in Roy�s, Ophelia in Ed�s of
course.

�You knew she was
going to be here! Uh, sir� Jean shouted.

�Not really I was
humoring my daughter.� Phoenix took her own seat next to her father. They look a lot a like� except she�s darker
skinned must be because of her mom.

�Daughter? I didn�t know you had a daughter.� A smirk appeared
on both father and daughter.

�I did mention that
Hero is my step-mother. I was a bastard child from a previous relationship.�
Female gray landed on the Xingese princess and this time smiled. �You must be
Mei.� As they shook hands the younger woman was thinking. Aki sure has a pretty sister.

Looks like Akihiko caught himself a princess. The golden blonde thought as she heard the rest of the� ghostly guest
give her praise. Hughes was soon annoying the blonde with his comments about
Roy finally finding a woman and soon
carrying on and on about Gracia and Elicia; to thanking Ed for teaching her.
That all came to an end when Roselle paused in mid-note to tell Maes to �Shut
the fuck up or else.� Ed was rather amused that said man spouted out meekly
�yes ma�am.� It seems that only Edward not- no�
Phoenix noticed the pause too� Ed gathered since the red head had a strange
look on her face; but made no mention of it. The blonde bit off a smirk; it
seemed that Hughes got on Roselle�s last nerve just as badly as he did Roy�s. Roselle may have an even temper but once
pushed far enough she can and will curse like a sailor� and is just as
dangerous as Roy.

�Ed was glad she had started teaching Roy
French and Lakota soon after they had started dating. He had learned at least
enough to carry on a conversation with the blonde. The latter was particularly
special to Ed since Roselle had only taught it to her; and the fact it was an
oral language� and it was just going to remain between her and Roy. The young
princess interrupted her thoughts by saying that her brother wasn�t going to
bother them� that way anymore. Thank god! The blonde thought privately
-as was Roy- and heaved a sigh of relief outwardly. A massive conversation
started between the whole table, filled with laughter and sharp -mostly on Ed�s
part- tongues. The blonde soon felt Roy�s hand over hers; turning she looked
right into his dark eyes. �Comment est-tu venue ici ce soir?� He asked in French.

�C'est Phoenix qui m'a emmen�e� She replied in the same
language. Mustang smirked at that. I bet
she planned this� just as cunning as her father. The thoughts of those
mysterious shadows hadn�t left his mind, just merely pushed back. Leaning over
and whispered quite flirtatiously.

�Je te
raccompagne cette nuit?� His girlfriend�s cheeks flushed pink and eyes lids lowered to half-mast.

�Ja��

1) �Remember what I
taught you, now go and knock them dead Eddie!� but I could have also used 'Souviens-toi de ce
que je t'ai enseign�, et maintenant, va et �pate-les, Eddie' but this
one is more soft and polite. While debating I figured
Roselle wasn�t trying to be polite so I went with what I put there.

2) �How did you get
here tonight?�

3) �Phoenix picked
me up.�

4) �Let me take you
home tonight?�

�Hello everybody, again it has taken me two
weeks to update. I�m glad to see no one really minds phew. Thanks to everyone
who has faved and put this story on their alert list,
not to mention everyone who has read and reviewed this story as well. Ah I have
the French in, yay ^^. I just got it today so I put
it in just now �As
a bit of a note the two names �Leander� and �Hero� are from Greek myth and are
with the right genders. Note 2: Cadfael is a Welsh name and it�s pronounced
more like cad-vel or cad-vile depending if you want
to go with the more Welsh (2^nd one) pronunciation or not� but I
think both are correct in a way.

If
you have any questions, suggestions, anything you'd like to see in this story,
or just anything in general e-mail me at lumina_the_mutant
(At) yahoo (dot) com, PM me threw FF. net, or review any will do; you could
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Please R&R, until next time folks.
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