By EW and FFF. Edited by FFF. Typed by EW.
I hope you all enjoy my first chapter fanfict to be posted, not written. If you do like it then you should check out my other story Bullick N. Temper. Anyways on with the story.
Disclaimer; Hey Awakara, if this story offends you and you want to sue, I'll take it as that's how you show your biggest fans love.
Two years had passed since the promised day and not a day went by that Roy didn't think about what had happened, what had almost happened. He and Riza had changed a lot, but at the same time not at all. After getting his eyesight back, Roy spent all of his time organizing the rebuilding of Ishbal. It was an effort that strengthened Roy Mustang as a household name, as if the promised day hadn't already done that. Roy mostly sat around in his house and was doing that when he got a knock on his door.
He opened it without must thought as to who it could be. In front of him was a woman in her mid-twenties with long, golden hair. Roy had almost mistaken her as Riza.
"Roy Mustang?" She said.
"And you are?" Roy asked tiredly.
"Annie, Annie Corsair. I want to learn alchemy."
"And why come to me?"
"I want to learn from the best, so I can become the best. Just like you did."
Roy stared at her for a moment, then chuckled. 'No one has ever asked me to become my apprentice before.' Roy thought, his ego thoroughly stroked. "Fine, come in. We'll see if you have what it takes to be a true alchemist." He let her in.
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The next morning at work, Roy went up to Riza's desk. "Lieutenant, I'll be taking the next couple of weeks off. I hope that won't be cause you any problems. To help make up for it, I got two new members for our team. You should know them. They're 2nd Lt. Maria Ross and Sergeant Donny … I requested them after Alex Armstrong got transferred." 'Or something like that. I was pretty drunk went I heard the news.' Roy smirked and shook his head. 'That was one hell of a night.' "Anyways, you'll be seeing them some time tomorrow, maybe. If they do, help them settle in."
"Yes sir." Hawkeye responded, refraining herself from asking why he'd take the weeks off. "And I believe its Denny Brosh, not Donny."
Roy shrugged his shoulders. "Not much difference."
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Annie started out excited about her first day of alchemy lessons with Roy, but then as they walked the streets, Roy kept stopping to chat with old friends, strangers, and beggars. It got boring after awhile. "Where are we going and why do you keep stopping to talk to the locals?" She asked as they were walking.
"The whole idea behind alchemy is to use it for the benefit of others. To know what the people need, you need to talk to them. If you can't understand that, then you can forget about learning alchemy from me." Roy said.
"I'm sorry." From that point onwards Annie was more open and eager to talk to the locals.
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Riza went to bed feeling lonely as she often did at night. She was a girl who had never been with anyone and with her heart belonging to her superior, there was no question about her being with anyone anytime soon. She thought of him now. Roy's handsome face and the things he's said to her, looking into his words, searching for something that said he loved her, but the cold truth was that it didn't matter. They aren't together and they never could be.
Riza sighed and got out of bed. She want into the kitchen and made some tea. She talked to her dog, Black Hayate, about things she had to do tomorrow as she sipped her tea, trying to get Roy off her mind. It helped a little, but Riza still felt very alone. She went back to bed and tried to find sleep, but sleep never came.
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Roy enjoyed the time he spent with Annie. He was also happy to be out of the office and outside talking with others. Every now and then he would use alchemy to fix something. He never used flame alchemy of course, and he never just clapped his hands. Where was the lesson in that? He would always draw transmutation circles to teach Annie. He enjoyed her company. Maybe a little too much, for when he returned to work he brought Annie with him. He sat at his desk and she took a seat next to his desk and watched him.
"…sir…who is this?" Riza said, both in shock and dismayed to see a strange woman by Roy when she walked into the office. The woman wasn't in uniform and therefor, likely a citizen. So what was she doing here?
"Oh, right. Lieutenant this is Annie Corsair. Annie, Lt. Hawkeye." Roy introduced them as Annie got up and went up to Hawkeye. "Annie is uh . . . ha . . ." Roy started fearful of how Riza would react.
Annie held out her hand. "Nice to meet you. I'm Roy's student. He's teaching me flame alchemy."
"Well I haven't taught her anything yet." Roy quickly added to save himself, hopefully.
Riza froze up. She looked at Annie, then Roy. She was in shock. 'I had him destroy my father's secrets just so there wouldn't be another flame alchemist. He knows that.' She felt betrayed by him to hear he was going to give her father's secrets away without her consent. She looked back at Annie. "Flame alchemy can easily be used for the wrong reasons. I don't think its something you want to learn." She said, careful not to take her anger out on her when it was Roy she was mad at.
Annie smiled, apparently oblivious to Riza's true feelings." Roy told me the same thing, but I have my heart set out on learning it. Which is why I'm grateful for him taking me on as his apprentice. Its so hard to find an alchemist with any real skill, especially one looking to train someone." Annie said, putting her hand down, finally realizing Riza wasn't going to shake it.
"Annie, come on and have a seat and we'll talk. Let the lieutenant get to her work." Roy said.
"Okay." With a small nod to Riza in farewell, she went back to Roy's desk.
Riza had troubles focusing on her paperwork though, she wanted to talk to Roy. Luckily for her she got her chance to after work when Roy made everyone else leave earlily.
"I think we should have a talk lieutenant." Roy said knowing he had to explain things, and that it was safe to with everyone else out of the room.
"I agree sir." She said coldly. "I was wondering when you took her on as an apprentice. I have a good guess though. Was it around the time you decided to take a week off of work?" She stood up. "You've decided to teach her flame alchemy? After what you've been through in Ishbal? After I told you I wanted to prevent there ever being another flame alchemist?! How could you sir?! What made you do this? Tell Me!"
"Annie did." Roy replied with simple ease. "She believes I can make her the best alchemist ever. She could be if I teach her to avoid all the mistakes I've made"
"You really believe you can do that?" Riza said in disbelief. "She's going to make mistakes sir. The best thing to do is not teach her flame alchemy at all!"
"I know she'll still make some mistakes. She's human. We all do, its only natural. I'll make sure I'm there to help her correct it." 'Unlike your father.'
"You can't always be there! Damn it sir! I had you burn my back just for this reason! Now you're telling me it was all for nothing?!"
Roy snorted. "I never said I would teach her the secrets to flame alchemy. If she wants to learn that she'll have to figure it out for herself." Roy had only said that now that she had asked and not ordered him. He was hurt though that she thought he would go behind her back like that.
Riza was silent for a moment. "If you're not going to teach her the secrets, what would there be to teach her about flame alchemy?" She questioned, the anger in her voice dying.
Roy was quiet for a long time before answering. "What do you think your father was teaching me in his study?" 'She doesn't know much about alchemy at all.' Roy got up and walked toward the exit.
"I thought he taught you just the basics of alchemy"
Roy ignored her answer and left. Riza was usually the one person he wanted to be around to put his mind at ease, but since she was now causing the unease, he found himself longing for Annie's company. He hurried back home and readied himself for bed so that he would be well rested for the next lesson he would teach her.
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The one scene where Riza lies in bed alone had been a masturbating scene, but the editor changed it.
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