Sleepy Ed Stories FMA

fruitless struggles

He'd just received his job, everyone agreed it was best if he took care of this seeing as he had an expert skill of stealth. So, he waited. Hidden in the corner of the box cluttered closet, his shadows flicking around his feet. Pride remained silent as the 17 year old state alchemist entered the room, and promptly collapsed at the desk near the bed. For the next two hours the alchemist studied over and took notes of a book. A book that was imperative Pride snatch away.

Humans were fickle though, and eventually he'd tire and fall asleep before he'd discover the deeper context of the book. That would be when Pride would make his move. It took another hour before Ed's head began to bob, and his writing slowed and began to stop. Pride sighed mentally to himself, this was a very boring task. But Father ordered him to do it, so he would. Ed was now, Pride hoped, asleep. So he sent his shadow's out. He was gonna have to pull an Indiana Jones move here, lift FullMetal's head and arm up, take the book and notes and slip others under him to set him back down without getting caught. Pride was doing it, gently his shadows lifted FullMetal's head moving slowly and cautiously, before working on moving his auto mail arm that was next to his head on the book.

'Almost done...' Pride thought as he began to slip the book and notes towards the side of the desk. Suddenly the door bursted opened, Pride immediately recoiled, dropping Ed and holding his breath.

Ed hit his head against the desk, immediately jerking up and groaned.
"Ow..." He groggily whined.
'I must've fallen asleep... Crap that hurt...' He inwardly complained as he looked over to the door. Seeing none other than the füher and Mustang. He was no fool, they were here for the book. Ed did steal it from Bradley's office which the Colonel was supposed to deliver to the füher's private library. the homunculi figured it out quicker than Ed had anticipated though.

"Sorry to wake you," The president said, in his false kind presidential voice.

'I better not get a bruise from that, Mustang will never shut up about it...' Ed thought, before speaking. His voice a bit groggy and rough from the few minutes of sleep.

"No it's fine. To what do I owe the pleasure of you both barging in?" Ed asked, doing nothing to hide his mild annoyance.

Pride was infuriated this was his job, his task entrusted to him by Father! Pride clenched his fists. Perhaps Wrath saw him incompetent?!

"I believe you borrowed a book of mine FullMetal..." The president replied, stepping over to the desk. Followed by Mustang who shot Ed a are-you-absolutely-stupid Kind of look. Ed felt he kinda deserved it.

Ed was about to refuse that true accusation when his window opened and in stepped Lin- Greed.

"Sorry I'm late." he said, stepping into the room through the window. If Ed wasn't annoyed before, he was now.

"It's quite alright Greed. I trust you've been informed of your orders?" Wrath replied.

"Yep, Father told me em' before I came here." He replied nonchalantly.

Ed was confused now, at least until Bradley continued.

"It seems Alphonse and that mechanic of yours have disappeared..."

That was somewhat true, Al was taking Winry to Xing to get her out of this mess.

"So Greed has been assigned to monitor you, a watchful eye if you will." Bradley finished.

"Wait, so you're saying I'm being placed under surveillance?!" Ed snapped. As Bradley calmly collected the book, forgetting to even think of the notes.