Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist, nor do I own the song 'Octavarium'.

I: Octavarium – 405 words

Lyrical themes: Full Circle. The story ends where it begins.

"Edward, could you please pass me that file?"

Looking up from the form he had been working on, Edward's gaze made its way to the eyes of Riza Hawkeye, sitting on the opposite side of the expansive set of desks. He looked down to see a number of folders atop his desk, any one of which could have been the file of interest. "Which one was it Lieutenant?"

Instead of responding she simply kept her eyes levelled with his for a time. It didn't take long before the alchemist began to visibly heat under the scrutiny, but thankfully for him the reddening of his cheeks was only a slight tinge, barely noticeable to an average person.

Of course, Riza was not an average person, but in fact a renowned sharpshooter who took pride in her attention to detail. She gave a small smile to Edward, before returning to her own paperwork. The Fullmetal Alchemist quickly followed in kind in an effort to forget about what had just happened.

It only took roughly half an hour before anything else happened, when Ed cracked the knuckles on his flesh arm and leant back in his chair in an attempt to stretch out his legs. Once he had achieved this, Edward managed to slip the loose boot off of his foot, and quickly had his metal foot on Riza's calf. She jumped in her chair slightly, but otherwise gave no indication that something had happened. Beginning to rub his foot up and down her leg, from knee to ankle and back, Edward watched her face closely. After roughly a minute of this, Edward could see a light blush on her features, and removed his foot with a gentle smile.

On the other side of the office, Havoc and Mustang were quietly having a discussion without the notice of the two persons in question.

"Hasn't the Boss asked her out yet?" whispered Havoc. He got a quick shake of the head in answer.

"No, it seems that they're fine with this flirting game they've engaged in for the time being," Roy had a smirk on his face as he said this, keeping an eye on the two subordinates.

"Didn't you know this would happen when you put Ed in our team?" asked Havoc.

Roy held back a laugh, "Of course, but it's very interesting to watch them continually repeat this game."

"Edward, could you please pass me that file?"

A/N: Well this idea spawned from my need to put some form of writing online since I've been reduced to all but no time for writing this year at University. But it's expected the further into my course I get. Anyway, I've been seriously addicted to Dream Theater for a few months and decided that I would use their songs as prompts for some Fullmetal drabbles.

400-500 words are the limits for each piece, but they shall all revolve around interaction between Edward Elric and Riza Hawkeye. Anyway, hopefully by the time I upload this I will have a few done to include as well. Depending on my motivation, persistence, and reader reaction, I might just have to cover the entire DT catalogue by the end. Instrumentals will give me some form of freedom.

I also included the lyrical themes for people not familiar with the music, and therefore the lyrics. While some might be straightforward, I'm betting nobody knew what this song was about from just the title alone.

Also, just in case anyone is curious and to save them asking; I have all of their songs in an iTunes playlist on shuffle. The order I write them in is the order they were on the playlist.

Anyway, hope you enjoyed it.

Cheers, Ash.