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Roy POV
Riza Hawkeye was the only woman that Roy Mustang had ever fell for and thought he needed to protect, was now leaving. She wasn't just transferring to a different headquarters, she was getting married, having a baby, and will never turn around to look or care for Roy Mustang ever again.
Roy has been attracted to Riza for a long time now. Some days he only got out of bed because he knew that he would see her beautiful face looking back at his. He doesn't know how he will go on, how he will block out the past that haunts him so badly. She got Roy through each day, her smile melted away all the horrible things he saw.
Roy got the letter form the Fuhrer just yesterday. Saying that he was getting a new 'second in command', someone else to help push him to the top. Riza wasn't going to be the one following him around anymore, wasn't going to be the one nagging all the time about how Roy didn't do his work, never looking into his eyes. Just to make things worse, they haven't even got anymore to fill her position.
"Roy, what's wrong with you?" Roy wasn't really up for the usual perkiness of Hughes, but he was to lazy and had a lot of thinking to do rather than argue with him.
"He's upset because Riza is leaving, getting married," leave it to Havoc to spill the beans when no one wanted him to.
"Oh, the old heart break," Hughes could be the most annoying person in the world. "Lets go for a drink after work Roy, I have something to talk to you about anyways." Roy wasn't about to argue, the last thing I wanted to listen to was him whine.
Roy nodded his head and Hughes smiled and walked out, he was goingto get something.
A woman with dark hair, and bright green eyes came into his office with Hughes. Roy was having trouble not staring. She was beautiful, her big eyes were like magnets that attracted all of your full and undivided attention.
"So, you're the famous Flame Alchemist. I heard that you'll bug the shit out of me while I'm here, and that you do no work what so ever," this lady was snappy, and I do my work, just at the last possible minute. At the very moment he started thinking about Riza. Her gold hair, her big eyes, and... her gun?
"Yes, I'm the Flame Alchemist. The question is, what is your name?" Roy was now being cocky. He didn't like that this random lady came into his office and started complaining and acting like a stuck up little kid.
"Roy this is Sarah. Sarah this is Roy," Hughes introduced them. "Roy, this is our new co-worker. Sarah is the Water Alchemist. So you could say she's the total oppiste of you," Hughes had a smirk on his face that told Roy that he was up to something, something that he wasn't going to like once he was done.
"Water Alchemist?" Roy thought about something Riza once said, once when she saved his life. She said that he was total useless when drenched, or to say the least, when his hands and gloves were wet.
Roy knew that he was going to be rendered helpless around this lady. He could tell already that she wasn't just a pretty face, and he wasn't going to like having to work with her.
"Well? Are you going to put me to work or what?" Sarah asked, hands on hips.
Before Roy could answer her question the door swung open to a short boy with blond hair and a huge suit of armor. The Elrics.
"What the hell Roy, you have me running around like a fucking circus animal. I'm not a performing monkey. That lead was a dud, Father Cornello wasn't even a priest," Ed didn't even notice Sarah sitting on the couch, he was heated. Edward has been looking for the philosophers stone for so long. Roy has been sending him towards leads he's been hearing about. None of them have been any good to his search.
"Fullmetal, you're so rude. Did you not see that I have a guest and that we were talking?" Roy had the 'I don't care about anything' tone in his voice, and that made Edward just so much more pissed.
"Do you really think I care who the hell you're talking to? I have my own reasons for needing the truth, and I need you to stop leading me the wrong way, that wans't our argeement," Edward was still yelling, and Alphonse was trying to scold him.
"That is the Fullmetal Alchemist? He's so small," Sarah didn't know what she just got herself into. She didn't know what was to come just seconds later.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL THAT YOU NEED A MAGNIFYINGGLASS TO SEE?" He kept yelling but he was to loud to understand what words were coming out of his mouth. Alphonse was holding him back.
"Grow up Edward, it's not her fault that you're so small," Roy wasn't afraid of Edward like everyone else was.
"You know what asshole, I know why Hawkeye left. She couldn't stand your mouth, and your incapable attempt to actually do your job," Edward yelled at Roy then stomped out of Roy's office.
"Sorry Sir, he had no right to say something like that. He's just mad, I'm sure he didn't mean any of it," Alphonse apologized for Edward, bowed, and then ran after is idiotic brother.
After the armor left Roy was frozen. He was wondering to himself if that was the reason Riza really left. Was it really because of what he said, because he couldn't work? He was so deep in thought that he didn't notice Sarah has gotten up and started waving her hand in his face.
"You okay Sir?" She had a worried expression on her face and it made Roy smile a nice warm smile. Something he hasn't done in a while.
"Yeah, I'm fine," he said in a soothing voice. "Thanks," he told her. Roy felt so nice in the presence of Sarah. She seemed so kind and caring. Something about her eyes.
"Well Roy, you really pissed Ed off didn't you?" Hughes stated while walking back into the room.
"He's just immature," Roy had the 'I don't care about anything' tone back again. Sarah sat back down and asked the question that has been itching at her since the Elrics walked threw the door.
"So, tell me about them, the Elrics I mean," she told them. Hughes looked down, Sarah noticed that it was most likely a very touchy subject for the two guys.
"It's not my story to tell, sorry," Roy said bluntly turning back to his paper work. Sarah started to pout. Roy was so appalled, she was... pouting? Roy couldn't help but think about how cute she was, especially when she was pouting. "I can put you on the next mission with them. You know what? I think I will," he closed his folder and stood up, smiling that he thought of such a good idea.
"Wh-What? N-No! I mean, how? Or... Why?" Sarah was at a loss of words. Why would he do this? But Sarah, on a mission... with kids. No way.
"I know you think of them as kids, but trust me, they've been threw more than you and me put together. It would be good for you guys all to get to know each other," Hughes was still his old perky self. Roy didn't know how the man did it.
"Then it's settled, you three will be here for three days then you leave for your mission," Roy stated while walking out. "Oh, Hughes, show her where the bunkers are," Hughes nodded.
Sarah didn't know who this Mustang character was yet, she couldn't figure him out. She didn't know what kind of guy he was, but she knew that she was going to be with him for a while and that she would find out soon enough.
