Stuck together
Chapter 1
Everyday Havoc would watch as the Colonel and Lieutenant Hawkeye would interact, obviously in a work-relations only way. They were not a couple and yet, Havoc and the others were fed up of the fact that they seemed perfect for one another. They knew the Lieutenant liked the Colonel, there was no doubt about that; the way she looked at him, the way she always stood beside him now matter what mood he was in and the way she smiled when around him. They knew that could only be love. Why else would she stick around? He was a head case and a half.
They also felt sorry for the Lieutenant; she had to constantly be there while he talked of some of his dates. That could not have been fun for her to listen to. So naturally Havoc and the others were wondering what they could even do about this.
One day when the Colonel and Lieutenant were out on some sort of small mission, Havoc and the gang stayed in the office to carry on with their work and Commander Grumman, Riza's grandfather, came in to see the Colonel.
"Oh, I see I have missed them. All well, no matter. I think it is in my interests to talk to you guys whilst they are out," Grumman said. Havoc raised an eyebrow.
"What's up, sir?" Havoc asked.
"Well…I don't know about you, but I am rather fed up of seeing my granddaughter and Roy staying in this work-relationship. I don't even know if he likes her, but he might not even realise it!" Grumman said. Havoc and the others looked at each other, then back at him. Havoc and Breda got up and pulled him further in so they could huddle and talk.
"We know what you mean, it's so annoying," Breda said, looking ticked off as usual.
"Well, I reckon we should do something about this. Get them into a situation where they won't be able to leave each other's side," Grumman said.
"Yeah, but how?" Breda asked.
"I'm not quite sure. I will have to think about it," he chuckled.
The next morning, the Colonel and Lieutenant were called to Grumman's office. They were invited for tea with the Commander. Riza stood, but her grandfather insisted she sat down, so she sat on the sofa on the Colonel's left. Grumman sat opposite them.
"Well, isn't this nice? Having tea, the three of us," he said. He sipped his tea. Riza held the cup, looking as if she believed she should not be there and Roy looked quite relaxed and drank his tea. Riza sighed and drank hers. They chatted, Riza keeping quiet through most of it and Grumman and Roy even started a game of chess. They did not get to finish, since Roy had some overwhelming want to sleep and found his eyes closing. Riza was also asleep, falling onto Roy's shoulder.
Havoc knocked on the door and came in. He looked at the two.
"See? Knew they were a pair, now just to complete the task," he said.
*
About an hour later, Roy and Riza woke up and looked around.
"What were we doing?" Roy asked.
"I don't know, sir. However, we should probably get back to work," Riza replied. Roy nodded and stood up, yanking Riza up involuntarily. They both frowned and raised their arms nearest each other and found that they were in fact handcuffed together. They looked alarmed. Roy looked for a key hole and there was none. He tried to use his alchemy to get it off, but it did not work.
"I think we're stuck like this for a while until we can figure out how to get these off," Roy said, defeated.
"I'm sorry, sir. I should have been more vigilant and it was careless of me to fall asleep," Riza said.
"Nonsense, Lieutenant. We both fell asleep, you are hardly more to blame than myself. We'll fix this, don't worry," he said. Riza nodded.
Roy and Riza walked through the corridors back to his office. No one noticed because they always walked quite close to each other anyway. Roy got to the office and walked to the window; naturally, Riza had to follow. Havoc and the rest, knowing very well what was going on and kept their smirks to themselves. They faked confusion.
"Gee, Chief, you and Hawkeye are awfully close. Is something going on between you guys?" Havoc asked. Roy turned slowly and, with a little embarrassment, showed them their predicament.
"Whoa, bondage. Didn't think you had it in you," Havoc said. Roy started to get angry.
"It's nothing like that! The Lieutenant and I fell asleep for some reason and woke up like this!" He said.
"Uh huh, and what were you doing before you fell asleep?" Havoc asked suggestively. Riza got a little embarrassed.
"Nothing! We were playing chess with General Grumman," Roy replied.
The others just laughed; Havoc had found this pair of handcuffs on the floor on his way home and they were no ordinary ones either. They were apparently magical, and they would not be able to be taken off unless the person who put them on them took them off of them. The people who wore them would also be able to change clothes without problems (yes, rather convenient).
Roy looked at the time. "Alright men, you're dismissed for the day," he said. They packed up their stuff and left. Roy turned to Riza. "I guess we're going to have to deal with this for the moment…" Riza nodded and Roy led her out of the headquarters. They got to the car.
"I shall drive today…" Roy smirked, given that they had no choice since he was the one who would end up on the left. Riza crawled into the passenger seat and then Roy got in. Roy drove them back to her apartment.
Author's note: Yeah, probably sounds a bit weird, but meh, I had to write it. Please read and review.