Fullmetal Troubleshooting 01
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A little ficcy I wrote sorta of as an answer to
auragirl's "Glass Houses".
Rating: G
Pairing: none (well, if you squint very hard, maybe HavocxEd)
Word count: (a little less than)656
Havoc walked in a lazy pace with that folder in his hand the colonel had requested. Well, Mustang never rushed with his work so why hurry? The Sun shone warmly anyway and the air was clear. The tall soldier took a deep breath and stopped for a minute to light a cigarette.
He inhaled the smoke with a smile. All in all, this was a really nice early afternoon.
However, as he shoved his hands into his pocket and started to walk again, he heard a light cough. Curiously, Havoc stepped to the corner of the building and peeked out.
He spotted the black clothes and the blond hair instantly. The young Fullmetal Alchemist was leaning to the wall in the shadow of a tall tree and he held a cigarette in his hand. He lifted the small stick to his lips with a natural grace then blew out the smoke.
Havoc didn’t want to believe his eyes. With a frown, he walked to the boy and promptly snatched the cigarette from his mouth. The soldier dropped it on the ground and stepped on it.
“Hey!” Edward protested offended. “What do you think you’re doing?”
“Slap you if I must,” Havoc replied firmly. “Where did you get this from? And since when are you smoking?”
“First, you can’t slap me, you’re not my dad to tell me what can I do and what I can’t, moreover, you’re in lower rank than me. Second, I got it from Lieutenant Harris. I gave him a light and he offered me one piece. And third, this was actually the first. I just wanted to try it out.” Ed pouted. “Leave me alone.”
Havoc sighed. He leaned to the wall as well and eyed the boy. “What’s the problem?”
Ed’s shoulders sagged. “Nothing…”
“Come on, you can tell me. Did you have a fight with your brother?”
Ed shook his head. “No, it’s the Colonel again. He was in a really foul mood today and we pissed off each other big time. I was totally on the edge and once I heard that cigarette calms down the nerves. So when Harris offered it, I took it.” He shrugged. “That’s all.”
“Aww, Boss,” Havoc couldn’t resist ruffling the blond hair. “Cigarette does that but don’t forget about the side effects. It smells, it’s expensive on the long run and eventually it’s going to kill you. It’s not worth to get addicted to it. Especially not this young. You want to live long, don’t you?”
Fullmetal looked up, his golden eyes searching the soldier’s clear blue gaze. “Then why do you do it?”
Havoc looked away. “I… first lit up at the age of seventeen, in the war. I was scared to death and I thought I won’t live to see tomorrow, so why worry? Then, the war ended, I survived and by then, it was too late. My hands start to shake when I have to miss them for long and I become edgy. And well, most girls don’t like the smell either.”
Ed listened in silence. He never thought about that Havoc was in the war. “Can’t you stop? I mean, slowly smoking less and less.”
“Maybe I could,” Havoc shrugged, “but I’d need a really serious reason for that, like a long-term relationship. I could do a lot for a loved one’s sake, I guess.”
Ed smiled. “Alright, I won’t try smoking again,” he said and patted Havoc’s arm. “Cheer up, Lieutenant, I’m sure you’ll find somebody eventually. And I want to see you stop smoking. Thanks. I guess I’ll go now. Phew, I’m lucky that Al can’t smell, he’d pound me into the ground if he knew…”
Havoc laughed and patted the blond boy’s shoulder. “Take care, Boss.”
The young Elric walked off. Havoc took the cigarette from his mouth, stared at it for a while then butted it out on the wall.
~EnD~
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Rating: G
Pairing: none (well, if you squint very hard, maybe HavocxEd)
Word count: (a little less than)656
Havoc walked in a lazy pace with that folder in his hand the colonel had requested. Well, Mustang never rushed with his work so why hurry? The Sun shone warmly anyway and the air was clear. The tall soldier took a deep breath and stopped for a minute to light a cigarette.
He inhaled the smoke with a smile. All in all, this was a really nice early afternoon.
However, as he shoved his hands into his pocket and started to walk again, he heard a light cough. Curiously, Havoc stepped to the corner of the building and peeked out.
He spotted the black clothes and the blond hair instantly. The young Fullmetal Alchemist was leaning to the wall in the shadow of a tall tree and he held a cigarette in his hand. He lifted the small stick to his lips with a natural grace then blew out the smoke.
Havoc didn’t want to believe his eyes. With a frown, he walked to the boy and promptly snatched the cigarette from his mouth. The soldier dropped it on the ground and stepped on it.
“Hey!” Edward protested offended. “What do you think you’re doing?”
“Slap you if I must,” Havoc replied firmly. “Where did you get this from? And since when are you smoking?”
“First, you can’t slap me, you’re not my dad to tell me what can I do and what I can’t, moreover, you’re in lower rank than me. Second, I got it from Lieutenant Harris. I gave him a light and he offered me one piece. And third, this was actually the first. I just wanted to try it out.” Ed pouted. “Leave me alone.”
Havoc sighed. He leaned to the wall as well and eyed the boy. “What’s the problem?”
Ed’s shoulders sagged. “Nothing…”
“Come on, you can tell me. Did you have a fight with your brother?”
Ed shook his head. “No, it’s the Colonel again. He was in a really foul mood today and we pissed off each other big time. I was totally on the edge and once I heard that cigarette calms down the nerves. So when Harris offered it, I took it.” He shrugged. “That’s all.”
“Aww, Boss,” Havoc couldn’t resist ruffling the blond hair. “Cigarette does that but don’t forget about the side effects. It smells, it’s expensive on the long run and eventually it’s going to kill you. It’s not worth to get addicted to it. Especially not this young. You want to live long, don’t you?”
Fullmetal looked up, his golden eyes searching the soldier’s clear blue gaze. “Then why do you do it?”
Havoc looked away. “I… first lit up at the age of seventeen, in the war. I was scared to death and I thought I won’t live to see tomorrow, so why worry? Then, the war ended, I survived and by then, it was too late. My hands start to shake when I have to miss them for long and I become edgy. And well, most girls don’t like the smell either.”
Ed listened in silence. He never thought about that Havoc was in the war. “Can’t you stop? I mean, slowly smoking less and less.”
“Maybe I could,” Havoc shrugged, “but I’d need a really serious reason for that, like a long-term relationship. I could do a lot for a loved one’s sake, I guess.”
Ed smiled. “Alright, I won’t try smoking again,” he said and patted Havoc’s arm. “Cheer up, Lieutenant, I’m sure you’ll find somebody eventually. And I want to see you stop smoking. Thanks. I guess I’ll go now. Phew, I’m lucky that Al can’t smell, he’d pound me into the ground if he knew…”
Havoc laughed and patted the blond boy’s shoulder. “Take care, Boss.”
The young Elric walked off. Havoc took the cigarette from his mouth, stared at it for a while then butted it out on the wall.
~EnD~
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Date: 2005-07-28 01:33 pm (UTC)Phew, I’m lucky that Al can’t smell, he’d pound me into the ground if he knew… <- loved this.
And the fact that Havoc keeps caling Ed 'Boss'. :3
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Date: 2005-07-29 12:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-28 01:48 pm (UTC)It's lovely. *hugs* And I'm just going to repeat myself by summarizing what I said earlier in this comment: I love this fic. ^^
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Date: 2005-07-29 12:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-29 01:39 am (UTC)But anyway... I'll get to it. I'll get to every fic that's waiting for me. I just need some time. Oo I believe there's a lot waiting for me on mercenaries as well. And of other people.
*squints up at the ceiling* Well, if you don't like to wait, why don't you have a look at certain fma fics I posted on LJ a week ago? I don't think I've seen you there as well, not at LJ or DA. ^^;;
*hugs* But don't worry, I'll get down to it. But I'm going to take care of all the very important RL things first, if you don't mind. ^^; (There are so many forms I have to fill in... .___. And I hardly understand them.)
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Date: 2005-07-29 12:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-07-29 02:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-08-03 03:06 am (UTC)You mentioned something like this and I really-really loved it :3
A small thing: Havoc takes a deep breath at the first pharagraphes then takes a deep drag from the cigarette.
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Date: 2005-08-03 03:34 am (UTC)