CHAPTER 1: Weakness
ROY'S POV
It is so lonely in this darkness, if only Riza was here, even for... No, it is not fair to think that way, she probably never wants to see me again, not that I can blame her...
The memory of what happened to her, what I LET happen to her still hurts so much... Maybe it's because I know that it is the last time that I will ever see her, or maybe because I know that it was completely my fault... But every night I see the same thing happening over and over again and no matter how hard I try I can neither help her nor get rid of these dreams.
When the Promised Day ended most of those who were involved in the fighting ended up in the hospital for some reason or another. By this point in time almost all of them have gone home though, but there are still a few of us here. Lieutenant Hawkeye is also still here, but I haven't been able to hear much about her condition yet... Maybe it is better this way, she has to live her own life; there is no point in staying with me, as useless as I am now... She deserves someone who will be able to walk beside her, not someone who will always need protecting.
RIZA'S POV
Ever since the Promised Day I think that it has been fairly obvious to everyone... No, everyone knew long before then about my feelings for the Colonel. It seems that it is fairly obvious to everyone, except for him. I had hoped that one day... But no, that could never happen, we have always had our jobs to do, and it would just get in the way, but even then we still had a small chance. But after what happened how can I even think of facing him again, after I failed to protect him, and he lost his eyesight because of my weakness.
The doctors here say that I will be able to leave within a few days, and that I can visit the others here if I wish, but how can I? Usually the first person I would visit would be the Colonel, but I can't, I know he blames me.