Title: Blinded
Author: Alasse Fefalas
Pairing(s): OC/Riza, eventual Roy/Riza
Rating: T, then R in later chapters.
Chapter: 1 – The new entry
Warning(s): No, this is not a Mary-Sue. OOC-ness galore!
Summary: A new Major joins Mustang's gang and Riza's falls in love with him! Roy gets jealous! OCXRiza, eventual RoyXRiza
Disclaimer: FMA does not belong to me. If it did, I'd have made Roy and Riza a couple by now. 0
"Sir. I hope you can tidy up your office a little. If you had read the files I had given you yesterday, I'm sure you will understand why," Lieutenant Hawkeye informed the Colonel.
"Hmm? Yesterday you say? Wait, let me search for it," Colonel Mustang held his hand up while sifting through the many files that were scattered on his desk. After about seven minutes of searching, he found the correct file which was labelled "URGENT". "Is this the file which you were talking about Lieutenant?" Roy Mustang asked showing her the file.
"Yes sir," Hawkeye said nonchalantly, stacking up the files that had been piling since the start of the week.
"Hmm… Let's see," the Colonel said to himself as he opened the file. "What's this? Major Edward Phobos? Age… 27 years old. State Alchemist… Silken Alchemist. Enlistment date was 15 October last year. To be transferred to Colonel Mustang's company on 24 November… Oh shit! That's today!" Colonel Mustang shouted and started to pick up the scattered papers off the floor.
With help from Lieutenant Hawkeye, Mustang managed to make his office spotless a few minutes before the new Major arrived. He had gathered his other members, except for the Elrics, to welcome the new addition to the team.
A soft knock was heard, and Colonel Mustang permitted the person to enter. A medium-built man with unruly chocolate brown hair and hazel eyes entered the room. "Um, Major Edward Phobos reporting for duty, sir!" He saluted in a not-so-deep voice.
"Ah, yes, Major. We were expecting you. Forgive me if my office is a little… messy," Colonel Mustang greeted him.
"Ah, Yes Sir!" the newbie saluted.
"As you can see, these are the people who you would be working with. First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, Second Lieutenant Jean Havoc, Warrant Officer Vato Falman, Sergeant Heymans Breda and Sergeant Kain Fuery. There's one more but he's not here right now. I'm sure you must be familiar with the famous Fullmetal alchemist? Another with the same first name. I'm just glad that you're not as short," Colonel Mustang chuckled.
"I'm 5"9… I'm not that tall," The Silken alchemist stated matter-of-factly.
"So… they call you the Silken alchemist? What exactly can you do?" Havoc asked the new addition.
"Well, I can transmute glass and fabric, separately or together, it doesn't matter. I'm better at transmuting glass though. But I can still transmute other things. I've taken the time to learn many types of transmutations," Phobos explained.
"I see… Well, Colonel, we've got another genius here! And both of them named Edward!" Havoc chuckled.
"As long as this one does not get in as much trouble as the shrimp does, I'm cool with him," Mustang replied. "And you guys better stop dawdling get back to work!"
"Yes sir!" They saluted and went around doing their own jobs.
Hawkeye lead the Major to an empty desk, which was to be his. "So, Lieutenant Hawkeye, is it? What do you guys actually do here in the East?"
"Well, pretty much the same thing as the others do every where else. Except that it's much more rural and quieter here," Hawkeye explained.
"I see. Actually, it's the first time I've ever been to the East, and when I first arrived here, it was actually quite warm, of course warmer than the North HQ, where I come from. It's always cold there," He chuckled.
"And it's always warm here, only when there's a typhoon, which is really rare," Hawkeye said, warming up to the new person.
"And North HQ doesn't have any pretty ladies like you, Lieutenant. As a matter of fact, North HQ doesn't even have any ladies, which is why I'm still single," Phobos said, and took her hand in a gentlemanly way and kissed the back of her hand.
Hawkeye blushed slightly at the gesture. Phobos pulled away gently from her and smiled. Smiling back, Hawkeye told him that she had to go back to her files, which surely would have piled up by then.
As she sat down on her chair, Riza blushed madly. Who wouldn't after a REALLY handsome guy just called you pretty and kissed your hand? I don't mean handsome like in Roy Mustang, no. Much more handsome than the Colonel.
"Hmm? Hawkeye? What's wrong? Don't like the new Major?" Havoc asked when he saw Hawkeye staring at the files in front of her.
"Huh? No, it's not that. It's just that he's… err… never mind," Hawkeye trailed off, not answering Havoc's question.
Havoc shrugged and went outside for a while to smoke. Soon, the clock showed 1 o'clock, lunchtime. Mustang exited his room, stretching. "Finally it's lunchtime! I'm starved!" He said happily.
"I hope you have sorted the files and at least did half of them, sir," Hawkeye said, taking the hand that was outstretched and pulled herself up from her chair.
"Err… at least I did a quarter of them… that's still progress!" Mustang laughed it off nervously.
"Ah well, it's lunchtime, not a time for work. I'm off!" Hawkeye smiled, taking her purse with her and walking towards the lift.
"Hawkeye! Where are you going for lunch?" Phobos called out to her, trying to catch up.
Hawkeye stopped and waited for the Major. "Outside. With all due respect, sir, I don't really like the food here," Hawkeye said.
"Oh, if it's that way, would you mind showing me a good place to eat?" Phobos smiled.
"Of course, sir. I wouldn't mind it at all," Hawkeye smiled. The two of them talked as they walked into the lift, and out of sight of the Colonel and the rest.
"Wow! It's his first day here, and he's already getting chummy with Hawkeye! Real smooth…" Havoc grinned.
"It seems that Hawkeye's quite smitten with that guy too. She's normally not that friendly with new people," Fuery stated.
"It seems that the Colonel has a new rival now," the other four men said simultaneously, grinning.
"What do you mean by that! She's just closer to me, okay?" Mustang waved the previous comment off. The rest of them laughed and went together to the canteen.
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"So… Lieutenant, is this place far? We've been walking for about ten minutes, and I thought that it'd be only a five minute walk from HQ," Phobos whined.
"You asked me to show you a good place to eat, so I'm taking you there. Anyway, it's only round the corner," Hawkeye stated.
"Didn't think that it'd be this far…" Phobos said, defeated.
"It's not that far. You can still see the HQ from here, and that's something, being at a place that's not that urban," Hawkeye said, pointing at the HQ, which didn't seem very far.
"I see. So is this the place?" Phobos asked, gesturing at the restaurant behind them.
"Yes, sir. After you," Hawkeye said kind-heartedly, opening the door for him.
"Thank you, Lieutenant," Phobos said as he entered the well maintained restaurant.
"Lieutenant! Good to see you again! It's been such a long time since I've seen you here! Come! Sit, sit. And who is this?" A man in his later thirties asked, with a outstretched hand.
"Major Edward Phobos. I was just relocated here, to Colonel Mustang's company," Phobos answered, shaking hands with the owner of the restaurant.
"I see! Another Edward! I wonder what the other one will say when he sees another Edward who's much taller than him," the owner chuckled.
"That's very mean, Mr Raphael. You're just like the Colonel," Hawkeye laughed.
"Ahh… what can I say Riza? It's just the truth, and the truth always hurts," Raphael laughed heartily.
Phobos listened into their conversation, not interrupting. Soon, Raphael took their orders and he went off to prepare their meals. As their food arrived, he left them alone.
"I'm sorry, Major, I was too caught up and was ignoring you," Hawkeye apologized.
"It's all right. I see you don't come here often," Phobos noted.
"Most of the time, I go to the places closest to the HQ, or sometimes I eat at the canteen. It has actually been quite a while since I've came here," Hawkeye said.
"I see. I'm glad I met you, Lieutenant, to know that you do have a kind side in you," Phobos told. Riza bent her head down and blushed slightly. Phobos continued, "You see, there're rumours of the Ice Queen Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye. Of course, many bad ones. I personally know that rumours are mostly fictional, so I was kind of glad that I was posted here, and was able to meet and see the real you."
Riza picked up her fork and started eating her food, not looking at the Major. The Major reached to the other side of the table and cupped Hawkeye's chin and tilted her face upwards so that he was looking straight into her eyes.
"You see, I was very much interested in you, Lieutenant. A beautiful blond sniper with matching autumn-red eyes. How I wanted to see you, to converse with you, and now, here I am, with the most beautiful woman in the world and eating lunch with her, holding her chin like this. How fortunate I am," Phobos said, and finally let go of the Lieutenant.
The rest of the lunchtime passed silently, as no more words passed between them. Lunchtime had come and gone, and soon, the whole day passed. When the next day came, everything was back to normal, everything remained unchanged, except for the sniper's feelings, which grew stronger for the new Major.
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A/N: Hope you enjoy this chapter! I apologize for the many mistakes. And if anyone can help me with Riza's eye colour, please tell me what it actually is! Reviews are very much appreciated!