Title: Trouble
Author: drummerdancer
Verse: First Anime
Characters/Pairings: Roy, Riza
Word Count: 238
Prompt 239: Cat
Rating: K+
Summary: Cats were trouble.


There was something about cats that made Roy's skin itch. No, it wasn't in the 'I'm-a-pansy-who-sneezes-around-cats' kind of itch; it was something more subtle, more instinctual, like cows knew when it was going to rain. It was in his fibre, his very being; he just knew cats were trouble.

Which is why he also loved dogs so much. They were man's best friend; a loyal companion through the dark ages, a friend that never asked for anything and would follow you to hell and back if you asked. Roy didn't have to question a dog's motives; there were none except the genuine desire to follow one's master.

Which is exactly what made the next few moments so critical. That black pup was to die for, a perfect specimen of the canine species. He would've been willing to pay thousands of cenz for a dog as pure and able as the stray Fuery found. But he needed to know something.

So, as painful as it was, he willing let the dog be taken from him and watched carefully as Hawkeye considered the offer. What would she do? Would she reject the dog as well? Would she offer to take him to a shelter?

"I'll keep the dog, Fuery."

Relief of an immeasurable kind flooded his system. His genuine fears had been unfounded; Hawkeye was not a cat person.

Thank god.