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If you would only turn around (#84)
To change the country. That day when they decided their future together.
They set their sights on the highest prize. Everyone would work together and protect those beneath them. It seemed so perfect at first glance...
The powerful Flame Alchemist would keep an eye on everyone and they would do the same for anyone below them. There was just one problem with their system. It was designed for a line, or pyramid. What Roy did not realize was that there was no lowest person. It was a circle and he could be argued to be at the "top" of the circle when drawn on a piece of paper. That was assuming nobody moved around.
...and that only the lower ranked people got in trouble..
The incident with Barry the Chopper had rescues everywhere. There was no denying that. Havoc came to help Falman, Fuery and Black Hayate came to help Riza, Roy came to help them, Roy later saved Havoc, Alphonse protected Riza and Roy eliminated Lust's threat. Everywhere one looked, there was someone there to help.
But no one felt the urgency more than they did. To her, life held no more meaning to her. Another death of the few special people she still had. To him, there would be no more reason to smile. The single ray of sunshine would be lost from him forever, sending into a downward spiral he would never recover from.
At that moment, it did not matter if they knew Roy was involved with the mission; only Riza mattered then. And so he left, making it in time to save his saving grace. He would do it again, and shrug off her reprimand and yell at her once more.
There was no high pedestal from which the Flame Alchemist kept a close vigil. No...
If he would only turn around, he would see everyone together, no line, no distinction...
...no one less determined than the other...
...minus the one whose love gave her that ultimate drive...
Author's Note: Oh my gosh, I have not updated anything in the longest time. I am now in college and I have so much more to keep track of. So I decided to try the 100 Theme thing since they do not need to be mega long (which I tend to do). Anyway, I thought of doing this because of the cover for Volume 9 (I think) of the manga. Roy is up at the top which his back to everyone while they face us. It seemed fitting and useful to fit in the Royai ideal! Review please!