"It says here Ms. Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye has resigned from role as Colonel Roy Mustang's bodyguard/assistant." Havoc said loudly for everyone in the room to hear.
"Why would she do that?" Mustang said shaking his head slightly. "She didn't even give us any heads up." He slowly stood up and walked out of the office leaving his subordinates in silent confusion.
"Mama! We have to go now!" Maria yelled to her mother, Riza Hawkeye. She leaned against the car door tapping her foot.
"Coming, coming. So impatient." Her mother mumbled coming out of the shop locking it. They both got in the car and made their way to Military Central HQ.
Arriving in the military headquarters they both got out of the car and ran into the exams for State Alchemists.
"Are you ready?" Riza said to her daughter fixing their hair up. Her daughter nodded cracking her knuckles and biting her bottom lip.
"You'll do fine. I know you will." She said giving her daughter a reassuring smiling before pushing her into the test taking room.
Walking to the middle row Maria took a seat at the end. Looking around the room she faced the stares she was receiving. Looking at her hands that were in a ball on her desk she waited till the test came only looking up when they brought the test in.
"How'd u do?" Her mother said jumping up from the bench outside the room.
"I didn't finish it all. I had one page left." Maria said wearing a disappointing look on her face.
"I remember how one very important State Alchemist had three pages left." She said to her daughter giving her a hug. Maria hugged back but only for a little.
"So we have to go back home now?" She said slightly pouting. She hated going back to the shop. It was always so boring.
"Nope. We are going to see aunt Rebecca and Aunt Gracia and little Elysia." Her mom said smiling. Maria shoved her fist upwards and smiled widely. They both walked out of the headquarters and slowly walked down the street to Rebecca Catalina's house. Rebecca has been Riza's friend for many, many years. Knocking on the door of a petitie house next to headquarters they both waited for it to be opened.
"RIZA!" Rebecca yelled flinging herself at her best friend. After she had squeezed the air out of Riza she turned to Maria who was slowly backing away.
"My, my. You sure have grown missy." Smiling at her she gave Maria a little squeeze and then ushered them inside.
"Guess who's here?" Rebecca said with a smirk on her face.
"Do I want to?" Asked Riza shaking her head while dragging her daughter in the house. At the same time Jean Havoc rounded the corner with half a sandwich in his mouth.
"Holy crap! Its Riza Hawkeye!" He yelled spitting the sandwich out on the floor. Smiling at him Riza said, "Well hello Havoc. Long time no see huh?" They went and gave each other a small hug then Havoc looked to the right were Maria was standing.
"Who's this?" He asked cocking his head to the side. Knowing she couldn't keep it a secret from him any longer she decided to finally tell one of her co-workers.
She looked at him and smiled gesturing to Maria, "Well Havoc this is my daughter."
After getting over the intitial shock of finding out his co-worker had had a child he started asking as many questions as he could think of. The most dreaded one came first.
"Who's the father?" Riza looked towards Maria slowly and saw the hope in her daughters eyes about finding out who her father was. Riza hated letting down her daughter but she just couldn't tell her.
"I don't know." She said quietly watching the hope simmer out of Marias eyes slowly. Havoc realized suddenly how hard it must be for Maria to have to be without a father. Noticing Havocs concerned stare Maria smiled slowly masking her hurt.
"How old are you miss Maria?" Havoc said leaning forward leaning on his elbows.
"12, sir." She said smiling proudly. She had just turned 12 two weeks ago and was still glowing from the present her mother had gotten her. Smiling back at her Havoc looked back at Riza and asked, "So what are you guys doing in Central?" Both mother and daughter lightened up considerably at that.
"Well Havoc Maria is trying out to be a State Alchemist." Riza said smiling proudly at her daughter. In the back of her mind though she was concerned Maria would get paired with the wrong person for her superior.
"Your an alchemist?" Havoc said surprise and shock slowly shown on his face. Maria nodded smiling.
"Shes been training very hard for the past three years." Riza said taking the tea Rebecca offered her.
"isn't it impressive Havoc? Shes like Fullmetal." Rebecca said pouring Havoc more tea.
"Ya she certainly is but I have one question." He said with a confused look on his face.
"Which is?" Maria said. She felt she could be herself in front of these people. He slowly took a deep breath, "What kind of alchemy do you do?"
Laying her finger across the candle on Rebeccas table she said, "I'm a Flame Alchemist."
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