A/N: Ooh! Yay, I've gotten who knows how many hits/ visitors (You know, I still have no idea what the difference is between those…), I've decided to not care about reviews anyways. Don't get me wrong- I still would like them but since no one is really posting any of them then…yeah. Go check out my new poll! It's who your favorite couple is. Sorry about the long A/N, but I think I will make this longer than an oneshot. I hope you like it! XD!

ROY POV

"For the last time, GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!!" I yelled, but Maes just smiled and made no sign of leaving. I sighed in frustration, who knows how many times we had had this conversation. It was like a daily ritual; Maes would come in my office and then shove some picture of Elicia in my face then corner me in my office and ask me why I hadn't asked Riza out.

It's not that I wouldn't…more that I didn't want to face the prospect of rejection. I always got any women I wanted, but Riza wasn't ordinary…she was…more than that. But it's not like I could explain this to Maes, best friend or not, it just embarrassing.

"Just answer my question!! You know, that's the only way you'll get rid of me." He replied smugly. I sighed; there was only one way to get rid of him without answering his question. And it was going to suck. I got up and made to get to my office door when he started to block the door.

"Maes. Move out of the way or I'll burn the door down along with you!" I threatened, Maes could be so annoying.

"You wouldn't dare. You'd have to explain to the higher ups why you need a new door and then what will you say? 'Well I'm sorry, I was trying to get out of answering why I wouldn't ask my crush out and I lost my patience and burnt the door down and- hey! Where are you going?" he said. I had managed to slip out while he was rambling on.

I ran out the door and tried to figure out how I would do the unnerving task ahead when I ran smack into Riza, with a huge stack of papers in her hands. Crap. The papers went everywhere and I would have helped her pick them up but unfortunately, that would require me to get closer to her if she pulled out her gun.

"Um. Sorry Riza. I'll get those for you…" I trailed off as she straightened up. I backed away but she just sighed, and started picking up the papers. I cautiously bent down and picked up the papers when right when I was going to get the nerve up and ask her out, Maes came and started questioning Riza.

"So, Riza, how come you don't-"

"What do you want Maes?" she interrupted, annoyed.

"I just want to know why you don't date?" Oh great.

"Maes! Don't start as-"

"Well, it's because it would a be too much of a distraction, and you shouldn't be asking such personal question anyways." She replied, putting the papers on my desk. Argh. More paperwork! I swear, where does she get all the boring stuff from? It's endless!

Suddenly it hit me what Maes was hinting to.

"Maes, don't." I warned. He flashed me a confused look, like he didn't know what I was talking about.

"Well, what about Roy. He wouldn't distract you from your job would he?" he asked cheerfully and I groaned inwardly. The look on Riza's face though was pretty funny. It was shock, and then annoyed, then finally settled on amused.

"Maes. I would appreciate if you leave now. Roy needs to get his work done, and I do too." She said. But he didn't stop.

"Come on Riza? Why not? He's a great guy! The hero of Ishval!" he cried. I finally had enough.

"MAES! Out! NOW!" I then proceeded to force him out of my office by threatening to burn his pictures of Elicia. That worked amazingly fast. I sighed, and then turned around to find Riza trying not to laugh.

"What's so funny!?" I asked.

"Nothing, just the way you handled that. Threats always work." She said, smiling. I was too annoyed to say anything further so I went back to my desk to start on my nonstop flow of paperwork.

Ugh. Sorry for such a boring chapter. I think I am going to make this into 3 or more chapters. All leading up to my original idea, hopefully I can finish it before Easter. Review (though honestly, this story doesn't deserve any…) please!!