"Like a Puppet"

{Sum: young Miss Riza Hawkeye has been receiving many threats on her life and is assigned a bodyguard, who is, at this time unknown}

"No."

"I'm sorry, Milady, but we just can't take anymore risks. The last one was just too close to brush off again. This way if there's ever-"

"I said I can take care of my self!" she drew a gun from her purse and aimed it at the man's head. He put his hands up in front of his chest.

"Miss, please be careful with that, your father wouldn't-"

"Never mind what my father wants! He can't travel all around Europe chasing business and still expect me to adhere to him long distance!" she was shouting now, waving the gun around in wild gestures.

"Miss-"

"Don't call me that!"She snapped.

"Milady…" he cautiously removed the gun from her hands, "It's for your own good, please just consider it." He tried to put it in his bag but she grabbed his arm.

"I'd like that back, Mr. Falman" He sighed

"Very well, but I must ask that you only use it if a situation arises, no waving it around for persuasion, nor any other use."

"…fine." She took the pistol and placed back into her velvet mauve handbag.

"Now, I've got your ticket from Amsterdam to London at 11:30, Lieutenant Ross will be traveling with you to ensure your safe arrival at Ashbin, and then you'll be introduced to your bodyguard."

"'Bodyguard', sounds sooooo…" she laughed slightly, unable to think of a word to covey the ridiculousness of the whole idea.

"I'm sorry miss." She sighed and took the ticket leaving to wait on the hard, oak bench.

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I really don't need protection of any sort. The whole thought of a poor defenseless little lady unable to do anything for herself, needing a shadowy figure to follow at her heels, just constantly waiting for some threat to show up and blow her to pieces.

Being constantly reminded of my father's prestige is sickening.

"Excuse me?" she glanced up seething with rage at her lack of control over the situation ready to snap at the next person who dared to ask her about her father. But there was only a kind woman in uniform who had been taken aback by her glare.

"I'm sorry, Miss. Hawkeye?" A smile had returned the woman's face.

"Yes?"

"I'm Lieut. Maria Ross , I'm to escort you on the train to Ashbin." She assumed a military stance, as she introduced herself. A smile returned to the other woman's face, as she temporarily

"No need for formalities, Ms. Ross, I'm no real royalty after all, infact you're of higher status then me."

"Oh, um, of course Milady." The woman was surprised, not mentions of her father, no disagreement, not even a comment on how she was, in a way, working for her.

"My first name is Riza, you can call me what you like." It'd be awfully stuck up to out right say that she had my approval, or my permission to be friendly with me…. But she did.

"May I?" lt. Ross gestured to the uncomfortable bench

"Of course, my father doesn't own the whole damn world." She mumbled, immediately regretting the comment.

"My apologies."

"It's okay, I understand Miss." She replied quietly.

"No, stop it; I don't have the right to treat people like that."

"You're right." Riza was drawn back again, this person, was treating her… like a person.

*phhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhtt!!* [AN: that's supposed to be a train whistle]

"Attention! All passengers for the Amsterdam line may now board. Passengers for the Amsterdam line may now board."

"Well we should get going Mila-um-Miss. Riza." She rose with her jacket and cap.

Riza stood with her purse and shawl and walked to the train that would take her to her father's "headquarters" where she would once again be strung around like a doll forced to do everything the beholder beckons.

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okay this is short and boring because i couldn't really think of how to start it and i'm just waiting till i can write about the bodyguard....which i'm sure you guys all know who it is. ^^

i promise to update within 2 weeks, cause i can't stand when people don't update so i'm not gonna be like "you're lucky you git that mush- i mean much..."

okay, now i have to go make my self a profile. bye bye