A/N: This was in response to a prompt from gomboc123 on tumblr. The prompt list heading was ""I need you" Sentence Starters" and she chose "You're worth any fight". This also goes with a gorgeous piece of art by riza-hawkqueen on tumblr, which can be found here: post/151908606121/hey-laura-can-i-request-the-sweetest-chill-for
"Lieutenant." The Colonel's voice was soft, but firm, and made Riza stop dead in her tracks. "Are you alright?"
She debated this; yes, she was alive, yes, she was breathing, but was she alright? Every part of her ached, her torn shoulder and neck most of all. The emotions she had painstakingly blocked all day were beginning to press at her stomach, and bile surged up into her throat. She swallowed it back with a grimace, disgusted with herself for being grateful that her Colonel could not currently see.
But her body betrayed her; her muscles tensed and shook, and her grip on the Colonel loosened momentarily. Riza cleared her throat (which proved to be a very bad idea when she tasted blood) and replied, "Yes, sir. I'm just fine." Her voice made a peculiar pop through the last words, and suddenly she was on fire. Though Roy held her under his arm so they could support one another through their blood loss and his broken bones, a ravenous sense of longing for him roared within her, and all she could think was I need him to be here I need him to be okay I need him to be real.
With no warning the sobs burst from her and threatened to take her away completely. That awful conglomeration of pain, fear, and anguish surged through her veins and she could feel the panic soaking every inch of her. Half formed apologies and futile pleadings spilled from her mouth as Roy gathered her into his arms and quieted her, murmuring words of love and kindness into her ear. Riza could feel his tears falling onto her head, and she knew he needed this as much as she did.
"I'm sorry," she heard him whisper, so broken and afraid, and her heart shattered. The shards settled in her stomach, and she instinctively held Roy tighter.
"Don't be. You're worth any fight."
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