Wait For Me
Chapter One - Please Wait
"Sir a memo for you from the field."
Jean Havoc entered the office and handed the colonel a memo. He then saluted, turned on his heels and left the office. Colonel Mustang looked at the folded piece of paper with a steady hand. He had sent some men to the battle field where the battle recently ended. He closed his eyes as he began to unfold the paper.
FLASHBACK
"Sir?"
Blonde haired lieutenant colonel Hawkeye stood saluting her colonel as he gave her orders.
"Hawkeye, I shall go into the fight first, follow me."
"But sir I need to protect you from the front, not from behind."
"Thats an order lieutenant Colonel."
"Yes sir."
END FLASHBACK
"I wanted to protect you my lovely. I didn't want harm to befall you."
Mustang kept his eyes closed fearing the worst.
FLASHBACK
"Colonel! Look out!"
Hawkeye ran up behind Mustang and pushed him aside, aiming and firing her gun. Mustang fell into a ditch and rolled down the hill. When he landed he listened to the screams and gun fire from above.
"Hawkeye?"
He called out, but all he received in reply were screams and more gun fire.
END FLASHBACK
Mustang sighed and opened his eyes. He had returned to base that day without his Hawkeye. He couldn't find her no matter how hard he tried. So he sent men to look for her. He looked down at the letter and his face lost all emotion.
'General Mustang, we searched high and low in the battle field. All that was found here was destruction and dead Ishballians. I'm sorry, but no sign of Lt. Co. Hawkeye. I can only presume she is dead, sir. Again, I'm sorry. Signed Major Armstrong.'
Mustang allowed the memo to dropped from his hand and fall to the desk.
"This isn't happening. I had plans. Plans to take he with me to the top. I wanted to be with her. Marry her. Hawkeye why? Why did you have to protect me?"
Mustang reached into his top left drawer and felt around for something. His hand withdrew from the drawer with one of Hawkeye's spare guns which he kept so he could protect her. He raised it and placed it on his desk top.
At this same time, a military solider was running into the building. Tattered and torn. This person had recently heard of a memo that was sent to the colonel. The memo of his lieutenant colonel missing in action and presumed dead. This person ran as hard as it could up the stairs. Once inside the lighted building, it was seen this was a girl. Lt. Co. Hawkeye to be exact. She was alive. And she was running home from the battle on her own. Fighting her way to Mustang.
"Wait for me, I'm coming."
Hawkeye knew Mustang suffered from loss and death daily. And this solider didn't want him to suffer anymore. She reached the door and placed a steady hand on the handle. Personnel all around were staring in shock at her. Bleeding, torn up clothing, and bruised up arms. She had been through... a war.
In mustang's office, he picked up the gun and placed the barrel to his head. He didn't want to go on. He couldn't. Not without her. He had lost his best friend to the military. And now he lost the love of his life.
"And I never got to tell you, Riza, I love you. Wait for me."
Hand on the trigger, he never had used a gun before. But he watched her use it so many times, he knew what to do.
Outside his office, Hawkeye slowly turned the door handle. Quickly pushing open the door, it saw Mustang. Just as he pulled the trigger...
"General!"
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