Metal Vs Storm

A Brief Interlude

        "Storm, Stoooorm!" called Ed  and Al.
        "Jeeze, what's with all the racket?" The brothers eyes opened in disblief at the fact that the one they were searching for almost a half an hour, happened to be sitting at the counter in the kitchen, drinking TEA!!!
        "WHERE THE HECK WERE YOU!" Ed yelled as a vein popped up on his head.
        "Isn't it obvious?" He used a hand to gesture to his surroundings.
         Ed smacked his face into his palm. "I found him sleeping by the back door, I couldn't sleep so I left him with Sid." Izumi answered breezily. (AHA! WHAT A COVER UP! Sorry i'll shut up now.)
         "Not the calmest way to wake up..." Storm looked slightly scared. While sleeping at the door was not exactly true, waking up to someone like Sid however...... Storm shivered.
         With a sigh, Ed and Al settled down for breakfast while Izumi left to go to Sid.
        After a bit of grumbling silence, Al spoke up "Hey Storm, where's your coat, actually where is your coat too Ed?"
       "On the couch," they simultaniously answered.
        "Heh, you two could pass for twins in everything but blood and looks." Al joked.
        "NOPE" Came the double reply.

        A while later, Izumi walked back in. "How about some early morning practice since we're all up."
         "Sorry, but I just had a bath." Storm muttered from behind his cup.
          " Well, then you can supervise." With that she grabbed Ed and Storm by the back of their collars and proceeded to drag them outside, she looked over her shoulder and  called to Al, "If you know what's good for you, you'll follow. Y-yes ma'am, Al called.

     So that's how they found themselves outside with Storm sitting on the steps and reading an old book from the brothers' room and said brothers talking to Izumi.
       "Hey teacher...." that was the most Ed was able to say before being attacked by Izumi.
        Storm skillfully ignored them, prefering to keep his head in the book....well he did manage for a while until.
        "HEY! I'M SITTING RIGHT HERE YOU KNOW, AND FOR A MATTER OF FACT, I PREFERE TO KEEP MY HEAD ON!" He yelled when the four foot pole was lodged into the door, mere centimeters from his head. He looked up to see Al's helmet thrown off and Ed's metal limbs exposed. "Tell me who threw that before I fry the wrong person."
       "You..uh...don't seem surprised." Called the headless Al.
       "Yea, I was surprised alright when someone tried to take my head off!"
        "No, I mean...."
        "Yea, I see it."
        "Then...."
        "Then...."
        "Stop making me go in circles." Al groaned as he put his helmet back on.
         "What circle?" Storm pretended to look innocent.
         "Start. Explaining." Everyone gulped at Izumi's poker face.
         Storm sighed, "This is private info but I trust you enough, with my boss being a lieutenant colonel, he happens to be in charge of investigations. Because of being the closest one to him and previously being an assassin, it's my job-"
         "ASSASSIN!?" Ed and Al yelled while Izumi looked shocked.
         "Surprise, yay, wanna yell it louder?" Came Storm's reply with a deadpanned look. "Anyway, it happens to be my job to find or destroy impossible data or persons who holds that data. I basically work from the shadows, as such, I was responsible for both finding you for the military and hiding you from the public, that included leaked info of your age which was why Colonel Roy thought you where older. For that I apoligise as I was not able to give him a real briefing on who you were. Basically that's why I'm not surprised at how you look because I already know and thought you'd want to know why."
      "Uh....thanks?" Ed replied.
       Storm looked as if he was about to give a sarcastic remark when Sid walked out. "Someone on the phone by the name of Hawkeye wants to talk to you." He looked at Storm. He nodded and went inside.
        "Well that was a little akward." Ed hummed.
        

Storm and Hawkeye talking...
     
     "Goodmorning Hawkeye."
     "Goodmorning Storm."
     "Is everything okay on your side?"
     "Somewhat." She sounded hesitant. Storm echoed her word as a question. "I apoligize for this, but....but something has happened and you are requiered to return to base."
       "Required to return?"he chuckled nervously as his earlier excitment turned to worry. "What has Maes done this time?" Silence rang on the phone for a few moments. "Hawkeye?"
       "Just....do as you are ordered Storm." Storm stood straight from shock, never has Risa ever talked so cold towards him.
       "Yea, fine." He muttered. "Hey Hawkeye, can you do me a favour." He continued.
       Last night's vision came back to him full force. "Yes, what is it?"  Risa asked, now sounding calm.
       "Tell....tell Maes something for me, tell him to not go to the base's library for a while and if he has to, to go with a guard or someone that he trust, will you."
       Silence once again rang on the phone for almost a minute before he heard a mumbled I will amd the connection was cut.

Outside with the others...
    
   As the others moved outside and fixed what had been damaged, Storm returned.
   "So what's going on?" Ed asked.
   "Hawkeye want's me to return to base."
   "Did she say why?" Al asked innocently.
   "....no, and that's what troubles me.