Dawgs of the Military

Sleepy Sugar

     Maice walked into Roy's office with a bottle of beer in her hand and Tilly at her side. "Your twelve and you drink, Andrews?" Roy said. "Yah, so?" She replied, sitting down. The office was moved around, a table sitting in the middle and chairs sitting around it. Maice took a long sip of the beer then sat down next to Edward. Mustang grabbed her drink and tossed it in the garbage beside him, while Riza poured her some water. "Hey! What the hell man!" Maice exclaimed. "We're here to talk to you, not drunk you." He said. Riza set the glass in front of Maice. "So, what do you want to talk about, and where is Tilly's chair?" She asked, taking a sip of water. "And who decided to put sleepy sugar, in my water?" She asked setting down the glass. "What? How'd you?" Edward asked, leaning forwards in his seat. "Oh please! I've been through this a hundred times." She said, pulling up a chair for Tilly. Roy growled, but Tilly just stared at him, tensed up. "Anyways," Roy said, ignoring Tilly. "what happened." Maice shook her head. "What? Your gonna have to be more specific Roy." She said taking another sip of water. "Why are you still drinking that?" Alphonse asked. "He took my beer away." She said. "Plus, the more I drink it, the less time we have to talk." Maice sipped it more. "I could just let it take over now, but I actually wanna talk to you for once Roy. Don't blow it." She finished. Roy frowned, taking the drink away from her. "What happened, to your family, Andrews. " Maice looked at him. "They died." She said with a smirk. "We don't have time for this, Andrews!" Roy shouted. "Then stop wasting my time and ask the right questions!" Maice yelled back. Roy sighed. "How did your family die?" He asked, calmly. Maice looked at the floor and said, "My original, mother was, was..." Maice spotted the gloves on the table. "Wait..." She breathed deeply. "Those are, and your the..."  She stuttered. "My father was, was killed by a state alchemist." She said, quickly. "What did the state alchemist look like?" Roy asked. "Like you." She said. Maice stood up and walked around, rubbing her head. Mustang watched her carefully making sure she was okay. "Maice, I'm sor-" She cut him off. "It's not your fault, Mustang." Tilly stood with her, following her everywhere. "Before that, my mother was killed after her shop in Ishval, spontaneously blew up. That's when my father remarried." Riza and Roy looked at each other, knowing something.  Maice got on the floor and started doodling while talking. "After father died, it was just my sister, me and stepmom." She explained. "She shot my sister. I ran, the homunculus made there attempt, and I was sent back to my stepmom." Maice started to sign her artwork. "She was jealous, that the homunculus chose me, and that I didn't accept it. She tried to kill me, but she ended up killing herself in the end." Maice laid in the middle of her drawing as Tilly sat next to her, like a guard. "Then who did you transmute?" Roy asked. "I'm surprised Edward hasn't told you yet, especially after our last fight." She said, staring at the ceiling. "Goodnight!" She smiled, then let the sugar kick in. "Wait! Damn it, Andrews!" Roy shouted.
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     "Edward! What fight?" Roy asked furious. "Have you seen what she wears?!" Edward yelled. Alphonse butt in. "My brother said that her clothes, were what 'working men' wear, which offended her." He said, explaining to Mustang. "Edward! Why would you say that?" Riza asked, a little offended as well. "Well? What was I suppose to say? 'Wow, amazing choice of clothes!' Because that would be lying to her." Edward said, trying to offend himself. "Yah, but she's getting what she needs! Not what she wants, which you clearly need to learn from!" Riza exclaimed. "Enough, now, who did she transmute, Fullmetal?" Edward looked at Maice lying on the floor in her drawing. "What do I say?" Edward pondered for a moment, then said, "She transmuted her father." Edward said. Mustang looked at him in shock. "Now we just need to find her father." He said. "But in the meantime, Hawkeye, she'll be sleeping in your room tonight." Hawkeye looked at him. "But sir," Edward chimed in. "I don't think you need to." He said pointing towards Maice. Tilly was already slumped over her, staring at them as they talked. "Ha, all you need to do is show it your gun and she'll move." Roy laughed. "Maybe so, but when I'm around, she never leaves my side, scared or not." Maice said poking her head up, then falling back to sleep. "What?" They all said in unison.