One Big Military Family
Author's Note: This is my very first on going Royai fic! I had a lot of random ideas for how I wanted to do so I hope it actually turns out decent. I actually got the idea before seeing episode 25 and I liked how it turned out so much I decided to keep the first chapters the way they were and I'll figure things out from there. There are only a few spoilers I actually know of cuz I'm relying on the Adult Swim schedule, so go easy on me.
Disclaimer: I don't own FMA or the characters. I just like writing fics about 'em. :)
Chapter 2: Just Another Day
It had been a few months since Mustang had some how managed to get everyone to stop with the bets and gossip around Central Headquarters and if anything, Riza was relieved because of it, which is why she never asked him how he did it. Sometimes it was actually better not to ask. After all, ever since the day she met him, she learned that he had powers that were at times best not to question. If anything, Black Hayate was glad to see his two masters happy again. Without the rumors, they were in the best of moods and he didn't have to go home to grumpy humans. The pup walked between his humans, enjoying the weather as they headed to work. "Just another day." mumured Roy, half asleep as he walked with his arms behind his head and looking up at the clear sky. Riza looked at her husband and raised an eyebrow.
"You haven't even reached the office yet. How would you know?" she asked. Both she and Hayate were looking at the dark haired man expectantly. Roy didn't return the gave and grunted lazily.
"What can I say. Nothing ever happens." he said. When they entered the office, all the men were sitting silently at their desks as if expecting something. Riza looked confused but Roy didn't seem to care. He was still tired and could care less what the men were doing so long as no one was getting killed.
"Where's lieutenant Havoc at?" asked Riza finally, realizing the Lieutenant General had no plans to open his mouth. The men snapped out of their thoughts and looked at her.
"Oh. He got an important call and had to rush off to the train station to pick someone up. Said that he had a cousin that was on their way somewhere and decided to pay him a little visit before coninuing their trip." said Breda and grinned. "He was really panicking too." Both Roy and Riza raised an eyebrow and exchanged looks.
"So I take it Havoc will be bringing the cousin of his here?" asked Mustang and the men shrugged.
"I'm assuming. I mean, maybe its a kid considering how quick he ran out." said Falman and Roy let out a groan. He did not feel like having some kid hanging around his office Wasn't it enough that he had a stubborn blonde brat that was under his command for a few years? Shaking his head, he watched as Riza gave the men disapproving looks and went off to start the morning tasks. When she was gone, the men quickly turned and looked at him.
"Its a girl!" said Breda, catching the man off gaurd. Roy made a face and looked at Breda with a slight frown. "Havoc's cousin that's on their way. Its a girl. I was listening in on his phone call and I found that she's his younger cousin going to visit her grandfather in Northern. She's single and loves a man in uniform."
"Why are you telling me?" Roy asked, looking lazily down at his paper work, but not reading it. He never did really. It was just a way to make him looking busy or when he wanted to look like he didn't care.
"I'm telling you cuz if she's a babe, I want to have a chance to a date." There was a very long moment of silence before the men began laughing at him. Even Fuery was laughing at him. "WHY are you laughing? I'm very serious." said Breda defensively and Falman laughed.
"You're trying to date your best friend's cousin. You think it will be that easy?" Breda glared at his companions.
"You guys are ass holes." he muttered and slouched down in his seat. Roy smirked and shook his head. This was going to be interesting. He wanted to see Havoc's cousin now, and how she would react to Breda. This was going to truely be interesting. It was a good hour before Havoc had actually returned, cautiously peeking his head into the office door. Riza was the first to notice him and gave a disapproving look.
"Havoc, where have you been? You've been gone over an hour." she said as she stood up. Havoc swallowed and gave her an apologetic look before glancing over his shoulder.
"Well you see, I had to pick up my cousin and she.. well..." He opened the door and stepped to the side, revealing a young brunette. She looked at the confused blonde female who was directly in her view and her eyes lit up.
"You're the gun lady right! Wow, you're so pretty!" she squealed as she shoved Havoc out of her way and ran across the room towards Riza.
"I had to bring her with me." said Havoc. "Lily, leave the lieutenant colonel alone!" he ordered as Riza stared at the girl in confusion. His cousin's eyes suddenly left Riza and fell on Roy. She almost instantly found her way over to him, looking at him with star filled eyes.
"Wow! You're so HOT!" Roy couldn't help but to grin. "Its no wonder you get more girls than Jean." she said and Roy laughed, waving a hand in a dismissive manner.
"Oh, you're too kind. But yeah, I am pretty irresistable." Riza gave her husband a disapproving look and Havoc scowled as Lily grinned at Roy.
"And you're married too, huh? I notice you've got that ring there. Lucky lady." she said.
"Yeah, she is. I remind her of it every night." said Roy, grinning around Lily at Riza. The girl turned and looked at Riza and then Roy.
"WOW! You two are married? Can I take a picture?" she asked.
"What?" Before Riza could say anything else, Lily dragged her over to Roy's side and made them pose, taking a quick picture and turning to her very annoyed cousin.
"I'm gonna stay with you the rest of the day, ok Jean."
"You can't stay! This is a work place not a teenage hang out spot!" he yelled at her and the girl glared at him. She opened her mouth to say something smart but her eyes suddenly fell on the other men in the room, first on Falman.
"Hey! You look a little like a professor of mine! Say cheese!" she said and took a quick picture of the confused military man before her eyes fell on Breda.
"You're Jean's best friend, right? I think I've seen pictures of you two together from before you guys entered the military." she said. Breda opened his mouth to say something, but she suddenly began rambling on about stories she heard about him and his fear of dogs. Riza nudged Roy and nodded at Lily
"She reminds me a bit of Hughes with that camera." she whispered and he smiled.
"Brings back some fond memories, don't it." Riza nodded. It was strange, but with Hughes taking a vacation so he could spend some time with his family, it was a little less chaotic around the office building. When the Elrics were around, Hughes tended to find his way over. Roy wouldn't admit it, but he missed the boys, especially Edward.
"Its ok that you don't get as many girls as the hot general guy and my cousin cuz you're still kinda cute." she said. Breda frowned a little and Falman looked slightly entertained.
"Well Lily, now that you've nagged practically everyone. The gun lady as you put it is Riza, the hot general guy is Roy, or Mustang, whatever you wanna call him, that's Falman, this is Breda, and that is Fuery. Dunno why he's so quiet all of a sudden." Lily looked over at the quiet younger one of the group and smiled at him.
"Hey there!" she said and went over to him, holding out a hand and properly introducing herself, which was strange considering she just attacked everyone with her out going personality. Fuery smiled at her kindly and lightly shook her hand.
"Nice to meet you, miss." he said and she grinned.
"You're so sweet. You must be the innocent one around here, huh?" she asked and he let out a shy laugh. "Its ok. I like guys like that, you know... You think you'd be able to show me around central today?" she asked and Fuery blushed.
"Excuse me?" Yelled Havoc and everyone looked at him.
"That sounds good. Fuery's earned a day off anyway." said Mustang without warning and they all looked at him in shock. "Let him show your cousin around, Havoc. After all, you've gotta make up for a few hours of lost time." Lily grinned.
"Don't worry Jean! I'll behave." she said and took hold of Fury's arm. "So, what's your first name?"
"Uh... Kain..." The group silently watched as the two left the room and when the door closed, Roy began laughing.
"That was great. Havoc, how old is your cousin?" he asked, a wide grin on his face.
"Twenty-four." Jean answered through clenched teeth. Roy began laughing even more, falling back in his seat. Riza shook her head.
"She's a sweet girl, really... Just a bit talkative." she said and Breda scowled.
"A bit TOO talkative. And I thnk she had a thing for Fuery!" he said. "I mean, it would have been one thing if she had the hots for Mustang, but Kain? I mean, he doesn't even care!"
"Shut up, Breda." said Falman with a slight frown. "So the girl likes Fuery. I would trust her more with him than you, honestly. We'll at least know she'll come back in one peice and all." Havoc seemed to relax at this and shook his head.
"I'll relax. I mean, what could go wrong, right?"
Roy let out a sigh as he stood outside the Hughes residence. He sometimes worried about going to the Hughes residence when he knew Maes would be there, ready to attack him with pictures and marriage advice he knew he wouldn't need and didn't want. He would usually bring Riza along with him just so that she could get Hughes to quickly shut up. Today he was on his own since she stayed behind at the office to calm down Havoc, who was freaking out because his cousin came back from her tour with Kain and decided that she really, REALLY liked him. He shook his head. It was stupid really. After all, it was just Kain. What harm could he do. And the girl was leaving tomorrow morning anyway. Finally, sucking up some courage and went up to the house, knocking on the door. When the door opened, little Elysia opened the door and her eyes lit up.
"Uncle Roy!" she cheered and hugged him happily around the waist before looking around. "Where is Auntie Riza?" she asked and he smiled, picking her up.
"She's taking care of some business, but she's gonna come by soon to visit too. Where's your mommy?"
"In the kitchen." she said, pointing in the direction. Gracia met thm half way and shook her head with a sigh.
"Elysia, what have I told you about rushing and answering the door?" she asked and the girl grinned innocently.
"But its Uncle Roy, mommy." she said and Roy smiled.
"Just came for a friendly little visit. You two are doing well I hope." he asked as he placed Elysia on the ground and watched the girl skip off.
"Yeah... Elysia's birthday is coming up you know. We're planning having a party and I hope you and Riza will be coming. You know Maes won't have it any other way." she said. Roy let out a laugh and grinned.
"Of course. How old is Elysia turning now? Six, right?" he asked and Gracia smiled.
"That's right. Maes is sending out the invations of course." Of course. Roy shook his head as he thought about his friend, but then, something wasn't right. He looked around the house and frowned a bit.
"Where is Maes?" He asked and suddenly there was an excited squeal heard. "Elysia?" Gracia quickly stopped Roy in his tracks, an entertained smile on her face.
"Daddy, I found you!" cheered the little girl's voice and Roy relaxed as the woman next to him laughed to herself.
"They're playing hide n seek. Maes makes sure to stay in game mode, no matter who comes to visit." she explained as he husband came walking in with his daughter up on his shoulders. He geinned widely at the sight of his best friend and waved.
"Hey Roy. I thought I heard you coming in. Where's the lovely wife at?" he asked, placing Elysia on the ground. Roy smiled, placing his hands in his pockets.
"Taking care of some quick business. You've missed some interesting stuff around the office." he said. Maes tilted his head to the side and raised an eyebrow.
"You'll have to tell me about it later." he said and shoved a vividly colored envelope at his friend. "This is for you and Riza. Designed 'em myself!" Roy shook his head and smiled.
"Thanks, Maes. I'll make sure we find the perfect gift." he said, pocketing the invitation. Maes nodded and when Gracia went into the kitchen, he leaned towards his friend with a wide grin.
"So, any news on if the misses will be having a kid soon or not?" he asked and earned an annoyed look.
"See ya, Hughes" he said and walked out, the sound of his best friends call of advice following him, though he'd prefer if the entire neighborhood and people passing by didn't hear half of what was being called after him.
"She won't leave!" Yelled Havoc in annoyance when he entered the office. Roy was snapped out of his half sleep state and even Black Hayate jumped at his sudden outburst. Clearly the fustrated male still hadn't gotten rid of his cousin yet. It had been two days now. Shouldn't she have been gone by now? What happened to that grandfather she was suppose to be visiting. Roy noticed Fury was in the office working and the other men were as well so he looked at Havoc.
"Where is she now?" he asked and Havoc sighed, waving a hand over his shoulder in a lazily manner.
"She's with the liuetenant colonel. I'm hoping she can convince the brat to go visit the old man and get off my back. Every night she whines to me about how she wants to date a military guy as 'sweet' as Kain but there aren't any back home and how her dad hates military men and blah blah blah." he said. Kain managed to bury himself into his work, a slight blush on his face. Roy sighed and shook his head.
"She's young, leave her alone." he mumured and leaned back in his seat. He wondered what Riza could say to the girl and shook his head. What was there to say to a love sick girl? If anything, he sure as hell wouldn't know. He almost had the urge to break out into prayer at the moment and hope that he and Riza did not have a daughter in the future. He shuddered at the thought of having to deal with what Havoc had to go through. The office door opened and Riza stepped in, Lily close behind.
"Jean. I'm gonna go now. Gramps is expecting me." she said. The men stared in shock. how long was the girl gone with Riza exactly? She smiled a little and went up to her cousin, hugging him tightly. "Course, I'm gonna come back some other time to see you." she said and walked towards the door.
"Lily..." Havoc began, confusion written all over his face but she grinned up at him and shook her head.
"My train leaves soon so you're gonna have to help me with my bags, kay." she said. He nodded absently as she began walking towards the door. She then stopped half way and looked at fury and a wide grin crossed her face. She walked over to him and kissed him on the cheek quickly. "Keep in touch, kay!" she said. He nodded absently, a deep on his face as she stood in the doorway and waved. "When I come back I hope Miss Riza and the general have a kid I can see, kay." she said and giggled before being dragged out the office by her annoyed older cousin. Roy shook his head, but there was an entertained look on his face.
"So, what did you say to her to get here outta here?" He asked, leaning back in his seat, arms behind his head as he glanced at Riza. She looked at him and smirked a little.
"A woman doesn't reveal her secrets." she said and looked at the door the young woman had left through. "And believe me, its a secret."
