Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ A Trial of Sin ❯ He Is A Child ( Chapter 2 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

By: CCD

A Trial of Sin

Chapter 2: He is a Child

December 23, 2005

By CCD

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The hospital held the smell of rubber and cleaning agents. It had been a long time since Colonel Mustang had walked through these halls. The last time had been a military physical and that was about two years ago. Hospitals never were a place that the Colonel liked to go to due to the fact that it reminded him of the Doctors he had shot during the Ishbal rebellion.

He reached a room in the military's private ward and paused. The nametag on the door read Major Edward Elric. Mustang sighed. He had dreaded this all week. Today was the day Ed would enter into his custody. He knew that the teenager had not taken the news well, because Hughes had gone to tell him what had been decreed, and Ed threw a fit, during which doctors had to sedate him.

Mustang knocked and walked into the room. Ed was sitting in a chair by the window. He was looking outside at the ground below and didn't turn to look him when he entered. This was odd to Colonel since he knew the young alchemist liked to make rude comments.

The Colonel walked over to Ed and studied him closer. Ed was pale and thinner than Mustang remembered him being. He had dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep and his eyes were sad and haunting. Ed's long hair, which was normally braided, hung loose down his back. Mustang thought this made Ed look fragile, vulnerable, and younger than he actually was.

“Edward, it's time to leave. Your paperwork is already completed and...” the Colonel started to say, but was cut off by Ed

“I'm not going.”

Mustang sighed. He was expecting this kind of rebellion from Ed, but it was going to be unlikely that the young alchemist would be able to stop him.

“This is not an offer, Edward. As much as I also don't like it, I have been ordered to take care of you by the state, until you can take care of yourself. Doctors and what happened to Alphonse have been stacked against you so it is nearly impossible for you to get out of this at this time.”

“I don't care. Leave now!”

Ed stood up and turned to face the Colonel. He had anger, sadness, and fatigue in his eyes. He continued his voice rising to yell even louder than he had been yelling.

“I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE WITH YOU. I REFUSE TO GO WITH YOU OR DO WHAT THE STATE ORDERS ME TO DO.”

After that, Mustang noticed Ed staggered forward before starting to fall. He ran and caught the young alchemist before he could hit the floor. He turned him over to realize that Ed had passed out possibly from lack of sleep and nourishment. He picked him up turned to see a doctor in the doorway.

“I came running with a sedative when I heard him yelling, but it appears that he overexerted himself. He hasn't been the easiest of patients, I'll tell you that.”

“I know. His brother's death has been hard on him. His release papers have been signed and he's in my custody now.”

“I wish you luck. Maybe you can get him to eat something. We've tried many times, but he throws it at us or spits it out of his mouth at us, childish, if you ask me.”

“He is a child, but that's why we have to look after him,” Mustang said before stepping past the doctor and carried Ed out to the car where Havoc was waiting to take him home.

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