This is a romance, yes. But may I say it wasn't my idea! All credit goes to an anonymous person who I refuse to name!
It all started with the letter. That's what Hawkeye thought as she looked at the person in front of her. The letter. The single sheet of paper that started it all.
Mustang had thrown the blank envelope onto her desk and told her to take care of it. Unsure of what to do, Hawkeye had read the letter. It was signed 'Jack,' and it spoke of how lonely he was. There was no one it was addressed to.
When Hawkeye realized she had read someone's personal letter, she wrote back apologizing. And then, she got a reply. 'Hawkeye, you say you're a military person, but you don't sound it at all. And don't apologize for my stupid letter. It wasn't to anyone or anything. It was just to ease my loneliness.' he'd written.
That started a string of letters back and forth. The two wrote to and fro, becoming friends although they'd never met. And eventually, Jack set up a rendezvous. She'd readily agreed, and they set the time and place.
That evening, Hawkeye had run out of the office to the meeting spot.
Before she entered the plaza, she saw someone who resembled Edward Elric. Only Edward had two auto-mail limbs and he didn't wear mini-skirts. He also normally wore his long hair in a braid instead of leaving it down. The girl turned to look at Hawkeye. "Hello. Am I in your way?" she asked.
"No, I'm waiting for someone." Hawkeye answered, coming to stand by the girl.
"Yeah, me too. I'm wondering what he'll be like. Is really as good as I've made him out to be? Or has he been stringing me along?" The girl shrugged. "I suppose if he was only feeding me lies, I could slug him real hard. I'm good at that."
Hawkeye chuckled. "You're a brave kid, to say things like that, and come even though he may be lying." she said.
"Well, he claims to be a soldier. A sniper, even. I was once in the army. But before he died, my dad pulled me out. Unfortunately, it was after Ishval I was pulled out. I was seventeen at the time, and I didn't think being a sniper would be bad. You only had one target, I thought. I was so wrong."
"You were in Ishval?" Hawkeye gasped.
"Yes. I'm glad Father pulled me out. I never want to live that again. It was awful."
Hawkeye nodded. "The man I'm waiting for says he used to be in the military, but he was pulled out on his father's wishes. I wrote him that I wished the same could be said for me."
The girl took a sharp breath. "This guy you're waiting for? Is his name Jack, by any chance?" she asked.
"Yes. Are you waiting for him too?"
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Hawkeye. I'm Jackie Jackson, Jack for short." the girl said, extending her hand. "It's a little shocking we didn't recognize each other by the description of our letters to each other."