Disclaimer: I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist or any character associated with it…I do own 2 Roy Mustang key chains though
A/N: Hi there, this is my first fanfic. I decided to try my hand at one and see how it goes. I've been reading fanfics here for a few years now and its probably time I contributed something.
As this is my first fic, I will come back and edit this as I see fit…I always second guess myself.
Firstly, I prefer the Japanese versions so instead of Colonel, I use Taisa and instead of Lieutenant I use Chūi. I hope someone likes this.
In sickness and in health
Chapter 1
It was a typical day in the office of Roy Mustang-taisa. Everyone was busy with their respective piles of paper work; except for Mustang-taisa having come in late as usual was awaiting his portion of the work.
Roy watched wearily as Riza Hawkeye-chūi made her way over to his desk with yet another pile of work.
Her movements were sluggish as compared to her usual brisk gait.
"Is something the matter chūi?" Roy asked as Hawkeye began to place the pile on his desk.
"No taisa…every..thing..is…"
Roy watched in dismay as Riza collapsed on the floor in front of his desk.
"Hawkeye- chūi, chūi,…Riza!"
Riza awoke to find herself lying in an unfamiliar room.
'How did I get here and where is here?' she thought as she looked around the room.
As she turned her head, her eyes fell upon a mess of black hair on the pillow beside her.
Lying there was none other than Roy Mustang.
Before Riza was able to comprehend the situation she currently found herself in, she was hit by a sudden wave of nausea.
She launched herself out of bed and barely made it, to what she correctly assumed to be, the bathroom before emptying the contents of her stomach.
Riza miserably raised herself from her crouched position to sit on the edge of the bath. The sudden burst of energy used to get to the bathroom having drained her.
"You shouldn't have gone to work knowing you weren't feeling well", came a voice from behind her.
Before she could respond, Roy handed her a glass of water to rinse her mouth.
"Thank you, taisa" she responded as Roy helped her back to the bed.
As she sat down she took in her surroundings. The room was reasonably sized with tasteful furnishings, not what one would find in the infirmary or a hospital. This posed the question again – where was she?
"Taisa, if I may ask, what happened and where am I? The last I remember is putting your paperwork on your desk" said Riza as she wearily laid back into the soft pillows.
"Well Hawkeye, the paperwork never made it onto my desk. I had the others sort that out. But after you collapsed, I took you down to the infirmary. The doctor there confirmed that you have a fever and a mild case of gastroenteritis. You really shouldn't have been at work in this condition. Bed rest is required, not optional" Roy explained.
"And to answer your second question" he continued, "You are currently in a room of my house."
"While I do know where you live, I thought you wouldn't appreciate anyone going through your things in order to find your keys. Plus I don't think you should be alone in this condition" he grinned. "And don't worry about Hayate, Fuery took him for a walk and should be back in half an hour."
Riza sat there in disbelief, each question she had, was answered before she could ask it.
Beginning to feel weary, Riza couldn't protest her current situation.
'I really don't have energy to deal with this right now, I guess I have no choice but to stay here' she thought.
"Taisa thank you for this morning. I obviously was feeling worse than I thought" Riza yawned, flushing slightly.
"That's quite alright Hawkeye" he responded. "You get some rest."
As Riza's eyes closed, she heard Roy slowly leave the room and quietly close the door behind him.
A/N: Next chapter is written, I just need to do some tweaking. Like I said, I second guess myself often. I know this chapter is short, but like I said it's my first one.
All opinions will be greatly appreciated :) Yoroshiku onegaishimasu