Title: He Chose Her
Word Count: 293
Pairings: King BradleyxMrs. Bradley
Summary: Riza and Roy lightly discuss the relationship of the previous leader and his wife.
"Do you know what I never understood?" Riza Hawkeye asks as she sips coffee with her commanding officer. They're having a light lunch and discussing pass enemies and events during one of their rare moments of leisure.
"Hm?" Roy Mustang questions popping a chip into his mouth before picking up his sandwich.
"King Bradley. He chose his wife." Roy nodded as if Riza had asked a question. "Why did he choose her? I spent time with her – she wasn't anything special. Just a normal human. She was very kind. Why did he marry her?"
Roy paused in eating his sandwich and looked up at his bodyguard. She was looking out the bay window they sat beside, coffee in her hands. "Are you suggesting he felt something for her?"
"Do you think that's not possible?" Her words sounded uncomfortable as if that idea upset her.
Roy shook his head and leaned back in his chair, "He was a monster." He stated as if that explained everything. "According to him he had evolved past emotions."
"He had been human once, though. He wasn't completely like the others."
Roy sighed; she was being stubborn about a ridiculous topic. "Bradley used to be human. He wasn't anymore. He didn't care for her. He chose her because she was passive and easy to control. As a homunculus he couldn't have comprehended the complex emotions the human mind creates."
She's silent and for a moment Roy thinks he's won.
Riza finishes her coffee, stands to pay and meets his eyes. "I don't think love is a very complex emotion, sir." She moves to the counter and tosses back, "He bought her flowers once." As if that won her case.