"I think she broke time and space.. if it was the internet all we'd have to do is call the cable guy.." She murmured and sighed sliding off the desk tilting her head. "Are you disappointed..? She smirked looking back at Roy. "And I'm not a child.." She frowned. "Or did you forget last time I payed you a visit I was 18.." She puffed out her cheeks and huffed softly.

Ed laughed and shook his head flopping down on one of the couched kicking his feet up as he relaxed watching the show. Tormenting Roy was now his main goal in life, and he was going to enjoy every second of it.

Roy chuckled a little. "Now how could I forget something like that?" He smirked and ran his fingers through his hair. "But honestly Hawkeye will kill me if I don't finish this...and if she kills me you can't come bother me anymore" He nodded. "So get out"

"Aww...no fair..." Mel pouted. She was even older now. The brunette glanced away from the handsome officer when he ran her fingers through his hair. She twitched before she placed her hands on her stomach trying to change her train of thought. "I'm hungry"

"Still haven't gotten laid huh..?" She smirked and waved over her shoulder. "Lets go feed Mel.. It's well past dinner time for her.. and as I recall we were burning food as it was before we got here.." She sighed and dipped her head, listening to her own stomach grumble. "I guess the cafeteria is closed huh..?"

"Well.. there are a bunch of restaurants around here..."

She smiled softly and raised an eyebrow. "Who's buying for us? Our money is no good here...."

"Well I'm not paying for you..." He crossed his arms.

Roy sighed. At least they were leaving so he wouldn't get in trouble.

"Brother...I don't see why we couldn't pay..." Al frowned. "A dinner would hardly cost anything..." He really couldn't understand why it was so hard for Edward to be nice.

Mel whined rubbing her stomach after Edward said no. "P-Please Edward?" She shifted a bit. "I promise I'll do my very best to pay you back! I'll get a job and everything~ Even if it means having to work at a bar or something" Mel really hated asking for someone to buy her something but she was always true to her word about paying them back.

His mind jumped from one thing to the next before he was on his feet pointing at her. "You are not going to be working at some sleazy old bar where creeps like him hang out after work!" he pointed at Roy and huffed. "I'll pay for you it's fine.." he blinked a few times and flushed looking to the door and grumbled. "L-lets go..." He mumbled and opened the door, avoiding eye contact.

D blinks a few times and tilted her head at ed's sudden out burst and grinned widely, something clicking in her head. She giggled and tugged on Mel's arm. "Come on..." She looked over her shoulder. "Bye-bye Pony boy.. see you later!" She called over to him and escorted Mel out of the room.

Mel blinked when Edward suddenly jumped to his feet and pointed at her. She twitched slightly glancing over at Roy then over to Edward. She then smiled before she bowed slightly. "Thank you so much Edward~ I'll find a way to pay you back I promise" She was then tugged out of the room by D.

"He is right...I do hang there after work...but there's much worse there then me" He grinned but then shook his head. "Good bye no need to rush back" He waved his hand before the four of them left.

Al rubbed his head chuckling for a moment remember some of the certain things his brother told him. "Why don't we go somewhere close...We wouldn't want the girls starving to death"

"And maybe we can not walk in the rain this time.. think someone could make an umbrella or something..?" She shivered rubbing under her nose. she could deal with cold, but it was making her nose feel runny now, and that she didn't like maybe a new set of clothes.. or at least dry these..?" She murmured softly. trying to make sure to not step on anyone's toes after Edwards' declaration of authority over what they could do. though given the reasoning, she let it slide, this time.

Al blinked looking over at D before he removed his coat and handed it to her. "Here you go you're welcome to use the jacket and hood...it'll be quicker then wandering around the building looking for an umbrella" Al then nodded. "Drying your clothes will be easy but it would make more sense to wait until we get to the restaurant first otherwise we'll just end up drying them twice"

Mel rubbed her stomach and sighed. "I hate rain...if it wasn't cold it wouldn't be annoying..." She frowned before she looked out a window. "Aww man...it's still raining cats and dogs..." she puffed her cheeks out. "Oh look a poodle" She giggled to herself.

She rolled her eyes and slugged Mel's arm. "Lame pun was lame.." She murmured and stuck out her tongue. She smiled at Al and giggled. "Thanks" She slipped his coat on and blinked a bit. "Are you sure you'll be okay though?" She frowned softly watching him.

"Here..." He murmured handing her his jacket. "You need it more then I do right now..." He huffed softly avoiding eye contact. He wasn't about to blow his cover even more.

"Ow!" Mel flinched rubbing her arm before pouting. "You didn't have to hit me" She huffed before she looked over at Edward and blushed a little taking his coat. She slipped it on and smiled. "Thanks Edward..." She snuggled into his coat. "You didn't have too"

"It's no trouble" Al nodded laughing a little. "I like the rain to be honest" He smiled as he lead the girls out into the rain to their destination.

She rolled her eyes and giggled. "I like the rain fine too.. but this just means we'll have to dry two more bodies.. so it's like drying us off twice.. She smirked and hummed softly walking along side Alphonse looking over her shoulder at Mel. "Hun.. we're moving now..." She teased playfully.

Edward looked away. "Yeah, sure... No problem..." He murmured and followed after his brother, trying to keep as quiet as possible, as well as avoiding and form of contact more then he had to, a blush breaking out across his cheeks again.

"Well either way we'd being drying bodies" He laughed a little looking back at his brother before he continued. Once they arrived at the restaurant Al opened the door for them until they all arrived inside. "This should be a bit better" He helped D removed her coat before he clapped his hands together placing a hand on D's shoulder and drying her clothes. "And I'm cheaper then a dry cleaner"

Mel looked over at D and nodded before she continued walking up until they reached the restaurant. "Finally" She smiled then pouted realizing she'd have to give the coat back. She stepped inside and rubbed her arms. "Less wet is good" She pushed her glasses up a bit sighing slightly since she was too damp to dry them off. She really hated water spots.

He mimicked his brother, removing his coat from Mel and drying her with alchemy. he raised an eyebrow at the funny look she was making and took her glasses, breathing on them and polishing the surface with his shirt. "There.. is that better..?" He murmured softly handing them back to her.

She rolled her eyes and stuck out her tongue at the younger brother. "Don't sell yourself shor-.." She bit her lower lip glancing at Edward and scratched her cheek looking back to Al and waved her hand. "Never mind..."

"Thanks for the dry Edward" She smiled and nodded before he removed her glasses. She rubbed her eyes a bit since she couldn't see well then. She wasn't blind she could sort of see what he was doing. She took them back blushing a bit and nodding slowly placing them back on. "Thanks"

"I'm not" Al chuckled before turning to the hostess. "Four please" He turned to them. "This way" Al followed the women before he sat down at a table. "Well now you two should be feeling better with food in your system"

She smiled and nodded. "Yeah..Mel won't die and my stomach will shut up." She smirked and ordered some fruit juice, a little whiny about the lack of her usual drink, but she didn't want to draw attention to herself. She scratched her cheek and sipped at her juice.

"Coffee.." He murmured looking off to the side, avoiding catching Mel's eyes who was no doubt stealing glances, making him more nervous, as well as avoiding D's piercing gaze. After what seemed like ages he growled and looked to D. "What!?"

She blinked a bit and shrugged. "Nothing.. it's just a really grown up drink for you.. but I forgot how old you were... so I guess you don't have to worry about it stunt-... never mind..." She murmured and blew a bubble in her juice, trying to hold her tongue as best she could. But he was such an easy target... life was so cruel some times.

"Milk please" She smiled before she looked down at the menu biting her lip. She glanced up a Edward before she looked back down at her menu swinging her feet. "Your not mad are you Edward?" She looked up at him shyly. "You seem angry.." She muttered when he snapped at D. She felt like there was an awkward silence. "So...um...what have you guys been up too?" She looked up at the brothers. "Staying out of trouble I hope..."

"Just a water please" Al nodded looking over at Mel. "I haven't been getting into any trouble" The was Al's subtle way of telling them he bailed Edward out...a lot. "We've just been getting sent on these...um rather boring missions...collection info here..collect info there" He sighed. "Everything has become rather dull or at least that what Edward's told me"

"N-no.. I'm fine.." he mumbled softly.

She shot Al a look, frowning softly, wondering if he had caught on yet too. She took another sip of her juice and shifted in her seat, figuring a 'kiss her already yo idiot' would be a no-no on her part, so she kept herself preoccupied and blinked looking at Alphonse. "hey... do you think we could stay with you guys..? since we.. kindda weren't expecting to make a guest appearance...?" she thought that would get something.

"Sure... we've got room.. and it's on the military's tab anyway.." He murmured, not really paying much attention.

Not exactly the reaction she was looking for, but at least that had somewhere to spend the night now.

"Oh...Ok" Mel nodded placing her chin in her hands not really believing him. She sighed heavily as she sipped at her milk staring at the glass. Mel looked over at D when she asked Al if they could stay with them. Mel blinked looking over at Edward and raised her eyebrow wondering if Edward actually heard what she said.

Al turned to his brother before he looked over at D and nodded. "He's right, we don't really pay for the room so you're welcome to stay. Once we get back to the room we can put a few things together to make you two a bed" Once the waitress came back Al looked down at the menu before he ordered what he wanted.

Mel quickly glanced over the menu rubbing her head as she thought. "Ah...Ham and cheese sandwich please..."

She smiled softly, thinking about ordering Lobster or something along those lines since it was on the military's dime but thought better of it soon after.. "Turkey sandwich please...."

"Nothing for me.. I'm fine thanks..." He murmured, cringing slightly at the looks he was getting from D and Mel. He wasn't sure how much more of this he could take.

Mel swung her feet humming quietly as she talked to herself in her head. Everything as quiet. It was weird. She tapped her fingers on the table as she hummed a song she enjoyed.

Al looked around the table pulling on his collar a bit. Was he the only one that felt the tense aura in the air. He wasn't quite sure how to calm people down. His brother seemed to be the most bothered. "It everything alright brother?" Al whispered to him. His whisper was normal unlike Mel's.

Mel blinked looking down at her empty glass of Milk. "Aww..." She turned to D and blinked. "Will you get me another! I'm gonna go to the ladies room" She stood up and smiled before she headed across the room and into the bathroom.

She blinked and nodded slightly tilting her head. She wrinkled her nose watching her leave and turned her attention to Ed. "How long are you going to keep this up...? I know what you're doing.."

"I have no clue what you're talking about."

"... You like her...."

"Wh-what! N-no I don't.. You can't prove it!"

"Then why are you blushing...?"

Mel brushed some hair out of face before splashing water on it. "I can't believe we're back here again..." She bit her lip and sighed. "Things will be different..."

Al watched D and Edward before he coughed. "But...Brother...you told me that you almost kicked yourself after she left the first time..."

Mel huffed slightly using her fingers to try and brush her hair back to normal. "He might have dried me off but my hair's still suffering" She laughed a little. Mel wasn't one for appearances but she wanted to try to look nice.

He blushed and looked off to the side. "Shut up.." He grumbled.

She giggled and shook her head. "Try to be a little less obvious why don't you...?" She murmured and sipped at her juice, ordering another refill on her drink and on Mel's. "And you better cheer up fast... Mel should be back soon... you don't want her to think she did something wrong and that you're mad at her..."

"Ha! if anything I'd be mad at you!"

"For what? I've been relatively well behaved since your outburst in Roy's office..."

"I don't see why you have to act rude at all...shouldn't you be acting nice to her?" Al tilted his head. "If you like her that is"

Mel opened the bathroom door walking back out before she moved back over to the table and sat back down. "I need a brush...or a shower..." She tugged at her short hair. "I think I landed in mud when we arrived..." She blinked. "We don't know how long we'll be here...we need a job...I don't want to be a mooch during my stay..." Mel shifted in her seat. She glanced up at Edward before she bit her lip. "I'll find a job...but I promise it won't be a bar" She tilted her head and smiled.

He sighed softly. "You don't have to find a job.. it's no problem at all.." He smiled softly. "Maybe you could help us with our research... you could pay us back that way."

D nearly choked on her drink and gulped it down laughing softly. "I'm sorry Edward... but.. I don't know how well that'd work out.. we aren't .... Elric smart..."