Stay with Me Forever
Disclaimer: I do not own any fullmetal people, but james is all mine :) enjoy
It has been three weeks since Roy had rescued Riza from Kimblee. Riza had been in the hospital ever since he found her. The doctor said that multiple broken bones including four ribs on her right side, her left wrist and forearm, and a couple of fingers. She also had a small concussion. Colonel Mustang himself had lead a search party for Kimblee, but nobody has seen the crazed alchemist anywhere in Ametris.
Roy had been frantically glancing at the ticking clock on the wall every five minutes for the past three hours. Today was the day Riza was finally being released from the hospital, and Roy could hardly contain his excitement. Havoc had assisted him in repairing his lieutenant's apartment, so that she would have a safe place to stay. Roy had tried to convince her to move in with him for her own safety, but that stubborn woman had insisted on living in her own place for the time being. She had told him that she didn't want to take things "too fast" as she said. There were some things about women that he would never get. All he wanted to do was make sure she was safe, but if living in her own apartment made Riza happy, then he would allow her to stay there for the time being, but not before adding extra security to the place. Roy glanced at the clock again, 4:50. Close enough, who here was going to get onto him for leaving work five minutes early, no one. Roy smirk, he loved his power.
Roy walked down the street whistling a merry tune, and carrying a bundle of lilies, Riza's favorite. Roy pulled his closer around him, it was starting to get chilly outside. Roy had first gone home to shower and put on better clothing, and by the time he left the sun was beginning to set. Roy passed by Murry's Tavern and noticed that he had placed out the advertisement for his famous spiced wassail. He would have to take Riza there and buy her one on the way back, everybody liked that old man's wassail.
Roy finally arrived at the Central City hospital about ten minutes later. Roy walked into Riza's room to find his love sitting in her bed reading a book on fire arms. Riza was already wearing her street clothes, but had yet to put up her hair, he liked it better down anyways. Beside her bed sat her two small suitcases he had brought for her when she checked in. Roy smiled at the scene, apparently she had been just as anxious for him to pick her up as he had been. Roy lightly rapped on the open door. Riza's eyes quickly left the open book and fell upon her lover's face. The warm smile Roy loved so much spread across her face.
"Good evening, Colonel." Riza greeted.
"I thought I told you to call me Roy when we are off duty." Roy scolded playfully. Riza smiled.
"If you insist, Roy."
"So are you already to go?"
"I've been ready to get out of this mad house since the day you checked me into here." Riza snorted. Roy chuckled.
"I know, I know." Roy helped Riza stand up from her bed and pulled her into a gentle embrace. Roy could feel Riza blushing without ever looking at her face. They held each other for a few more moments before Roy held her out at arms length and lightly kissed her forehead. "I hope you have a coat, it's getting cold outside."
"Why yes I do, it's hanging right over there by the door." Riza pointed out. Roy quickly fetched her coat an helped her put it on. Riza gave Roy a quick nod, silently thanking him, and the two of them left the room and out into the cold December evening.
"Roy and Riza sittin' in a tree, k-I-s-s-I-n-g. . ."Havoc chanted loudly as Roy and Riza entered the office the following morning.
"Oh shut up, Havoc." Roy angrily replied while chunking a nearby pencil and him. Havoc laughed the whole way as he ducked under his desk. Riza let out a small giggle as well as she walked over to her desk, the Colonel and Havoc could be so immature sometimes.
The rest of the morning continued in a similar fashion. Lieutenant Havoc would make a funny kissy face at Colonel Mustang and Mustang would retort by throw a nearby donut at him. Havoc once even got the nerve to ask Roy when the wedding was. Havoc was going to get himself fired at this rate. This day was pretty amusing, Riza thought. She continued to catch up on her filing as she watched the drama unfold.
"Lieutenant Hawkeye, you have a visitor." Sergeant master Furry announced.
"You know we do not allow visitors during business hours unless it is military personnel." Riza replied as a matter of fact.
"But he is military personnel, from the Southern Fortress." This caught Riza's attention.
"Let him in."
"Yes ma'am." Sergeant Furry ran out of sight, and in stepped a clean cut man in full officer attire. He was 6'2" auburn hair, and had a face Riza had not seen in years. Riza's heart nearly skipped a beat of she stood up to great her visitor.
"James?"
AN: Sorry for the short chapter, ive been super busy with school, but im almost done for the semester. Please review, its what keeps me writing :)