1A/N: my first ever RoyAi fanfic. I'm new to the fandom but its my current obsession ) this story is told in three point of views: a 3rd person's, Riza's and Roy's...kinda confusing (blame my oh so stupid English teacher.) But you'll get the hang of it.

Familia

family noun (pl. families) 1. a group of people related by blood or marriage. 2. a group united by a significant shared characteristic.

-PHRASES in the family way (informal pregnant.)

-DERIVATIVES familial adjective.

-ORIGIN Latin familia 'household servants, family', from famulus 'servant'.

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The military is my family. Maybe not since the beginningbut they've done as much as my real family did for me.

They cared for me.

They made me laugh.

They comforted me.

Basically, they have done everything they could for me. I even began treating them as my REAL family. But when I got this note, I guess I'm still part of my blood family whatever happens.

I looked at the note, on top of the folders I was carrying as I walked to the office. I smiled softly at it.

Ciao cousin! Or should I say lieutenant (hahaha joke! You might shoot me -.-;;)

Well the family's having a super huge gathering this Thanksgiving at Il Nono's Chateau. We haven't really seen you in a long time, and We'd really love to see you so...please, please come!

Arrivederci!

Vittoria

P.s. bring that cute dog of yours

My dear cousin's hand writing was neatly scrawled on the piece of stationary. I smiled at the thought. I haven't really seen my family for the longest time. Maybe I should go, but then colonel would slack off more than usual. Hmm...

The beautiful first lieutenant clutched her folders and papers as she walked into the colonel's office. Her dog by her side, wagging his tail. She was reading a note perched on top of her folder when her dog barked to call her attention. It seems as though she was going to go past the door to the colonel's office.

"Hey," the lieutenant smiled, "Before you know it, you know this place more than I do."

The dog barked as she opened the door to let him in. Once inside, she found a black haired man, sitting in a desk facing the door, his feet propped up, reading the newspaper. He looked up the moment she came in. A smirk formed on his face.

"Good morning sir," the lieutenant saluted. The man put his feet and the newspaper down and saluted.

"Good morning, Hawkeye," He told Hawkeye, the lieutenant. The dog barked to call his attention. "Oh and you too Black Hayate. Of course I wouldn't forget you. You don't ask for a salary remember?"

Lieutenant Hawkeye turned around, smiled (the colonel would get a heart attack right on the spot if he saw her smiling) and shook her head as she walked to her desk. Her dog went to the colonel who began to pet him. Hawkeye began to do paperwork. Her boss, as usual, did nothing but formulate plans about how to convince the Fuhrer that miniskirts were a complete necessity. The lieutenant's eyebrow seemed to crease, and then relax and then crease again. Almost as though she was having an inner battle with herself.

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Hawkeye was acting weird today. Well weirder than normal. At least she's not pointing her god forsaken guns on my head. Speaking of head, I just realized that I should get a haircut, maybe--I. Anyways, as I was saying, she kept on frowning and then sighing and all that stuff.

"I smell a problem" the voice in my head sang.

"Hawkeye," I called her name. She looked up and her hand stopped writing for a while.

"Sir?"

"Something bothering you?"

She bit her lip. AHA! She bit her lip! See I was right, something was troubling her.

"Well?"

"Oh nothing sir, it's just this note my cousin sent me. My family's having a really big gathering this Thanksgiving and they want me to go. But I have lots of work to do and–"

Typical Riza. Work first before everything.

"–we still have Full Metal's reports. Plus a few meetings–"

"You can go."

"And we have ou–excuse me? Did you just say I can go..." She was shocked at this but then realized something she did or rather something she didn't. "..Sir?"

"Yes, you do deserve a break." I can improve my miniskirt plan too.

"But sir, I know you'll slack off, no offense, if I go"

Exactly. "Don't worry I have Havoc to keep me in line."

Ha. Like Havoc would do anything. He'd just sit there with his cigarette and I can do anything I want.

"I really don't think–"

The door opened and Hawkeye turned around to see who it was.

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Lieutenant Roxanne came and realized she just disrupted a conversation.

"Oops, sorry, I didn't know," She said turning back. The colonel called her back.

"Havoc just told me to tell you that he'll stay for Thanksgiving." She informed them.

"Oh, okay." Hawkeye said. Roxanne looked at her and anyone could have sworn Roxanne's lip twitched into a mischievous smile for a moment. She turned to the Colonel.

"How about you Colonel?" She said, making sure Hawkeye heard what she was saying. "Are you going anywhere for Thanksgiving?"

"Ahh no," He said while he tried to grab the pen Hayate took from his desk. "I'm staying here as usual."

"Oh okay. I'll go now, sir!" with a salute she turned around. Hawkeye was sure she winked at her before she left.

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I went to the cafeteria for coffee. As I was walking I thought about what just happened.

'She winked at me,' I told myself. 'I wonder why?' And as if the heavens heard my prayers, Roxanne was right there getting her own cup of coffee

"Oh hello," she told me. I picked a cup from the stack by the coffee maker.

"Good morning," I said.

"So," She said looking past me. I turned around and I saw colonel walking to the vending machine while talking to Havoc.

"So?" I asked her, pouring some coffee.

"So aren't you going to ask colonel to go with you to Thanksgiving?" She said, that mischievous smile on her face again.

"No...why should I?"

"Just asking, because if you weren't I will. I was just checking if it was alright I with you."

Alright with me? Why wouldn't it be? What are these people thinking? I'm not his mom nor his girlfriend.

"Okay then," She said beginning to walk towards the colonel. She REALLY was going to ask him. I couldn't believe it.

Fraternization.

But then he wouldn't go wouldn't he? I mean he has work, and he knows he'll be bored if he went.

But what if he does! I thought, looking as Roxanne came closer to the colonel. Before I knew it my feet were moving to their direction.

Of course he'd say no.

"Hi sir," she said saluting. Colonel Mustang saluted back. "I was just wondering if– "

Oh no you don't

"–If you'd like to come with me to my family's gathering this thanksgiving." I blurted out.

Oh no.

I saw Roxanne move behind colonel with 'mwahahahaha' plastered all over her face.

I turned back to the colonel. He smiled at me.

"I'd love to."

I'm going to kill Roxanne the moment I see her.

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To be continued...

A/N: dun dun dun. Tell me what you think about it. I know it's kinda out of character, but...its essential to the story. I'll update when I get enough feedbacks. Now I have to go to sleep because I forgot my English homework and my teacher will kill me, that stupid fatty.

Well Ciao!

P.s. if you notice, Riza's cousin is using words from another language...which is probably implying Riza's nationality (for my story at least)