East HQ

[Hayate Hagane]

RPers: Hayate Hagane, LT. Genaral Kiana Takahashi Hudges
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Kiana was sitting at her desk in her office concentrating on her paperwork. Her long black hair is tied back into a loose ponytail with strands hanging out here and there. She is dressed in her black uniform instead of her blue one because she is in mourning for the death of her father in Central City. Then the door bursts open and in runs Alphonse.
“What in the world?” said Kiana.
Al explains, “Lt. General brothers out to get me because I won't get rid of this stray I found!
Kiana asked him “And what would you like me to do about it Alphonse?”
Al responds “Well there aren’t that many people around East HQ who own their own house like you do and well I was thinking...”
Kiana replied, “Alphonse, I’m not taking him in
Alphonse asked “But why not?!”
Kiana told him “Alphonse I’m not in the mood to talk about this”
“But maybe if you took him in it would help you get over your Fathers-“ Alphonse started
“I SAID NO!” Kiana said cutting him off.

Lt. Corneal Hayate Hagane was sitting at his desk in his study. He stopped writing and sighed. He had finally finished the report on Brigadear Genaral Maes Hudges death. His white cat, Kuro, just then jumped into his lap and purred. Kuro is a little white kitten with black ears and a stripe on his tail He was just about to file it away and go home when State Alchemist Lieutenant Edward Elric burst into his office.
Ed started “Lieutenant Corneal, Al has another cat. What should I do? Just beat it out?”
The Lieutenant Corneal told Edward “I don't think that will be a good excuse to hurt your family. Where is he? I will see to it personally. I have the time.”
He is at Lieutenant General Kiana Takahashi Hudges office in Eastern HQ.” Explained Edward
Hayate replied, “OK, then, I have to get her to sign part of this form anyway.” So then he leaves the building and sets off for Eastern HQ

Kiana sighs and explains to Alphonse “Look all I’m not trying to be mean.... I just don't think that a cat will help me now.... why don't you try giving it to the colonel?
AL thought and said “Well that could work...Thanks Lieutenant General” and walks out the door putting the cat back into his armour.

Al knocks on the door of the Flame Alchemist Colonel Roy Mustang. A voice from in the room tells him to come in.
Al walks in and says to him “Colonel Mustang...you like cats right?”
Roy replies “I more of a dog person. They follow your commands. Where is it?”
Alphonse takes out the cat from his armor and tells the corneal, “I’m trying to find it a good home.”
Al tells Roy, “Lt. General Hughes...I mean Takahashi didn't want it.”
“Sorry, but I can't take it right now.” Roy says. Then, out of pure curiosity, Roy asks, “Why do you even take in every cat you see?” Alphonse explains, “Because it was calling to me! It’s wet and cold outside and he's probably hungry.” Roy sarcastically said, “Well that makes a ton of sense. Try the head of investigations. I heard he has a cat. He lives about two miles south of here.
All right I’ll go wait in the Lieutenant General's office...I wonder if I beg her to take it maybe she would? Alphonse mumbles to himself as he walks out, closing the door behind him
Getting off the train outside Eastern H.q, Hayate walks in the front door and heads up the stairs. Reaching the Lieutenant General’s floor he knocks on the door.
Kiana yells at Alphonse “For the last time Alphonse no means No!”
“ But….” Replied Alphonse
Kiana rubs her temples as she says “Enter.”
“Hello Lieutenant Genaral. I need you to sign this form for you fathers death notice. Oh, hello Al.” Hayate says noticing Alphonse
Kiana gasps silently as she says “Fine.” And takes out a pen and hesitates for a second then signs the papers.
“ Hello, sir.” Alphonse replies to Hayate.
Hayate says to Kiana “Thank You.” He sighed. " Now I have to bring this al the way back to Central. He looks to Kiana and asks her “Why don't you get an office in Central?”
“Because I like it here. It’s peaceful.” replies Kiana.

Hayate grumbles, “What ever you say.” Mumbling he says “Peaceful. Who cares about that? Making me has to come all the way over here.”
Alphonse asks Hayate “Oh sir are you intrested in having another cat?”
“Another cat. Hmmm I never bothered to think about it. How long are you going to be in Eastern?” asked Hayate.
“As long as I can keep running from brother” Alphonse tells him.
“Hmmmm. Not that long. That kids fast. I found that out the first time I called him short.” chuckles Hayate.

[Hayate Hagane]

Alphonse asks him again “So? Will you take...Her?” as he checks the cats gender.
Hayate tells Alphonse “I am sorry Al. I can't take another one in now. Why don't you try the LT. General? It will help her get over her fathers death.”
”He already asked me and I said no!!! Kiana yells at him as she stands up and grabs her coat. I hope by the time I return that you are all out of my office before I hurt you!!! She continues as she storms out of her office)
”Ok.” Alphonse told her, even though at this point she was probably half way down the stairs.
”What’s wrongs with her?” Hayate questions as he picks up the papers he had her sign and leaves.
Al pets the cat as he says, “I hope she's going to be ok.... Don’t you Belle?” as he cuddles the cat who purrs and meows.
”Eventually. Why did she get so mad? All I did was mention her father. Hayate tells Alphonse.
“She's upset that her father is dead, sir” Alphonse explains.
Meanwhile Edward is walking through the streets with his hands in his pockets and is half Chibi.
“I don't have enough money for the train!
“Oh, is that why?” Hayate asks Alphonse.
”You don't know what its like to loose a family member that’s close to you do you sir?” Alphonse questions.
Hayate walks out the room and tells Alphonse “Al, you have no idea.
Alphonse tells him “Actually I do, sir.”
Hayate replies by telling him “Think what you would like.”
Puzzled Alphonse tells him “Fine.... I’m going to go see if the Colonel will take her again...plus I better go before she comes back so I don’t feel her wrath.” And quickly scurries out of the room.
Hayate mutters to Alphonse “You do that.” as he walks down the stairs and out the building.

Alphonse asks again “Are you sure?”
Roy replies to Alphonse “Yes Al. I'm sure. Why don't you just go to the shelter? It’s only down the road.” Without looking up from his work.
Al tells Roy “But they'll kill it!”
”Not right away.” Roy coolly responds to Alphonse.
Alphonse complains to Roy “I already the Lieutenant Colonel and the Lieutenant General twice actually and she almost killed me the second time.”
Roy jokingly tells Alphonse “I think it was three times. I head the yelling from down the hallway; very loud girl.
Alphonse notices and after a second says “Yeah that was her getting pissed...now she's cooling off.”
Roy admittedly said “Well that’s good. She has a temper that is too easy to set off. All you have to do is even mention her fathers name...”
Alphonse interrupts him and says “Well she is upset that he was murdered for no reason.”
Roy lowered his voice and said to him “I believe he was murdered for a reason. The Lieutenant Corneal dropped this off in my office.” And hands Alphonse the report as he said “It says here that his wife went to trial for it. Turns out her, or someone who looks like her, was seen killing him. It’s a shame too. He didn't even hit it with his knives.”
Alphonse asked Roy “Now why would his wife kill him? Mrs. Hughes would never do that to her husband how could the military even THINK THAT?!
Roy told him “All the evidence points to her. Could you name someone who can change-“ he said, suddenly stopping. Alphonse relied what Roy is saying and gasps.
Roy quickly yells to Alphonse “Get the Lieutenant corneal! I think I got it.”
Alphonse says without question “Right!!” and places the cat on the desk and runs out. The cat just looks up and stares at Roy.
Roy yells to Alphonse “Al! Wait! The cat. What am I supposed to do with it now? At least Al is going to come back.” Outside the door to the entrance lobby, Alphonse looks around and asks himself “Where is he?” He notices a military uniform moving through the crowd. He yells to the figure “Lieutenant COLONEL!!!!!!!”

Hayate was leaving the Eastern H.q when he heard Alphonse calling him. He stopped and turned around.
“Hello Al. Tell the Corneal to put it on my office tomorrow.” thinking that it was about the Hudges report. Panting, Alphonse told Hayate “Its an emergency the Colonel needs you. Where did the Lt. General go?”
Hayate asked “Is it about the LT. General?” fearing she might of done something dumb like jump off a building.
Alphonse regained his breath and told him “No its not about her its about her dad.”
”Do you know where she went?” the Lieutenant Corneal asked.

Alphonse sadly replied “No I was wondering where she was...now hurry!”
Hayate took a piece of paper and a pen out of his jacket.
“Here” he says as he transmutes ink on to the paper. “Here is her phone number. Go to that pay phone over there and call her.” He instructed.

[Hayate Hagane]

He called her, and it rung for a while, but no one picked up.
“ She didn’t pick up.” Al reported.
Hayate thought for a while and told Alphonse “ Go get her. She may be of some use.” Hayate told him.
Alphonse told him “Ok.” and ran off to where she lived. The door was blown off and there were signs of a struggle and then goes upstairs to the third floor and gasps at the sight for the room was covered with bloody clothes and showed a lot of signs of alchemy use. Shocked, Alphonse said “Oh my god.” and picked up the phone and dialed Roy number. Roy picked up and told him they were coming.

Alphonse told them “She's not here.”
Hayate sarcastically said” She’s not? I am so surprised.”
Out of the corner of his eye he examines some marks on the wall. Hayate puts his hand on the burn marks and said to Roy “Burn marks. She was attacked. But by what? No alchemy besides hers, no bullets, and a punch couldn't compare to alchemy.”
Alphonse wondered, “Who would want to take her?”
“The only person who knows where they are the ones who kidnapped her.” Hayate explained.
“So she must have thought they were someone she knew and let them in, “ Alphonse thought. “Basically she was ambushed.”
“That would have been the first guess. She may have been confronted by them.”
“Well she either was injured badly or she injured the attacker.” Alphonse stated.
Hayate joked “Or, someone came in bleeding.”
“Either way she was taken against her will and we need to find her.” Alphonse told Hayate and Roy.
Hayate sarcastically mentioned “Or she willingly went with them for no apparent reason. But your idea makes more sense, I'm just speculating all possible scenarios.”
Alphonse was starting to get annoyed with his smart remarks every sentence now. Alphonse glares at him and says “If she went willingly with him is was to save the lives of her loved ones or the people who work under her that were threatened.”

Hayate shrugged his shoulders and said to Alphonse “I guess we have too find her either way... Or we could just leave her. It will be much quieter that way.”
Alphonse was now fully annoyed with Hayate fully and yelled at him “You really hate her don't you!?”
“Lets just say she ain't one of my favorite people.” Hayate told him.
Alphonse sighed and told Hayate “I’m going to go get the colonel so he can see this.... plus so I don't kill you.” and walks downstairs leaving Hayate alone.
Hayate decides to annoy Alphonse even further and says “Bring coffee when you come up.”
Alphonse now yells at him “Get it yourself!!!!”
“You could still listen to your elders for a change.” Hayate yelled down the stairs.
Alphonse walks out the door and up to Roy. “Colonel you need to go in there and deal with Hayate I’m about to kill him.”
Roy sighed at Alphonse and said, “Ok, come on. Why didn't he just come down here himself?”
“You need to see this.” Alphonse told Roy. Roy was wondering what else he was talking about.
Roy looked around and saw the same as the other floors. “See what?” he asked Alphonse.

Alphonse glares at him for a second and then screamed, “Do you not see the blood and destruction?!?”
Roy noticed this immediately and replied, “I kind of noticed that. I thought you meant some thing unusual.”
Alphonse at this sighs then notices a broken picture frame on the ground he walks over to it and picks it up. It was a picture of Kiana as a little girl smiling happily as her father threw her up into the air.
Hayate noticed he said this and said “Doesn't it make you fell all warm and fuzzy inside? Me, it just makes me feel fuzzy like some mold.”
Alphonse yelled at him “You really are heartless!!”
Hayate replied, “Try it. It will pay off in the long run.”
Alphonse looks back at the picture “I can't believe that you were actually friends with her father.”
Hayate, now confused, asked “Why not?”
Alphonse yelled at him and Roy “Hughes deserved better than you two!! It’s the Colonel's fault that he's dead, but Kiana doesn’t know that so she blames herself!!!!!”
Hayate was even more confused at this stupid form of thought and asked Alphonse “If it wasn't her fault, then why does she blame herself?”
Alphonse walks to the door and told him “Because she was supposed to go meet Marcoh not Hughes...but he went instead.” and walks out of the room.

Hayate thought this made some sense and asked him “Then why didn't she go?”
Alphonse turned around and told him “Because Kiana didn't know what was going on and he did.
“So we going to look now?” said Hayate, changing the subject.
“I guess so.” Said Roy, standing up from the chair he was in.
Alphonse walks out of the house, leaving Roy and Hayate behind and walks down to the park and sits on a bench.
Hayate was about to leave the house when his eyes caught the photo. To himself he muttered "Pointless." and left the room. Next to Alphonse a person cloaked in a long trench coat.
“So you want her back?” the man asked Alphonse.