Another one written for Fullmetal Alchemist which sad as it is, I do not own. Though to be fair I don't really want to own it.
Anyway, this little piece is written for the prompt Strength, hope you enjoy.
Strength.
Strength, emotional and physical, it is present in each and every one of us, some of us are not as strong as others but some people are to strong for their own good. I'm going to focus on the emotional side of strength.
You see, even the strongest of people need an outlet, everyone has bad days, some more than others, but no matter who you are, or where you're from, you always need to just let go every now and then.
It was a cold night in the middle of winter when Riza, Rebecca and Winry were all sat in Riza Hawkeye's apartment. The week had been rather stressful for the three women, Grumman was still flirting with Rebecca now that he was Fuhrer and was still telling Riza that she needed to admit she had feelings for Roy Mustang, Winry was still stressed out a lot by Edward and Alphonse.
"So Rebecca, what troubling you, nothing to do with a certain person we all know to well now is it?" Riza teased, knowing already that she had deep feeling for Havoc and they were becoming harder and herder to suppress.
"Ha, ha, very funny Riza, you already know the problem I'm facing, you don't need to tease." Rebecca said to her friend, she wasn't actually angry and Riza knew that so it's fine.
"I know, I know, anyway, why don't you tell us what has happened between you two." Riza said to her friend, putting an arm around her shoulder and sitting her down on the couch where Winry was already seated.
"Well, um, it's complicated, basically he just took my feelings, said he was the same and then shoved it back in my face."Rebecca said "Now can we get off this subject?"She continued.
"Yeah, so, Riza, hows work, Mustang still annoying?" Winry asked, crossing her legs on the couch and turning to face Riza.
"Yes, Mustang is still annoying, but now that he has had a promotion and is further up the ladder he's getting on with paperwork more and with far less prompting, it's just the same really, just a different office and higher up in the military." Riza stated, not really having to think about anything she had just said.
"Fair enough I suppose, oh. Well, we're all out of tea, I'll go make us some more."Rebecca said, grabbing the tea pot and rushing off the the kitchen.
"One second Winry, something is wrong with her and I'm going to go find out what it is." Riza said.
"Yeah that's fine with me, bring her back in here once you've found out what it is, I want to help if I can."Winry said as Riza walked out of the room and into the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Rebecca was standing at the sink filling the kettle ready to make the tea. Riza walked over and took the pot of the trembling girl and set it down on the side, She turned Rebecca towards her and pulled her over to the chairs that she kept in the kitchen.
"Rebecca, you know, if you want to talk, cry or anything then feel free, it's what we're here for, you're an emotional wreck at the moment, even the calmest or the strongest of people need an outlet, here's your chance Rebecca, take it." Riza whispered to her friend. Rebecca just whispered a thank you then Riza pulled her into a warm embrace as she began to cry. Riza walked her back into the living room and sat them down on the couch again and leaning back against it, Rebecca still in the embrace. Winry came over and rubbed the woman's back as the sobs continued. Riza pulled away from Rebecca and asked her to tell them exactly what had happened that day with Havoc.
"Well... We we-were s-sat there in-in... the me-mess hall...and he t-told me... that he felt the same as m-me but nothing would ever happen, so I asked him w-why and he just said to me, be-because it just wouldn't hap-happen." Rebecca stuttered, she burst into tears once again and cried on Riza's shoulder, Winry, who was still rubbing the girls back gently said "Yeah well, the jerk had better come up with a better answer before Riza over here gets her hands on him."
"You bet, how dare he upset my best friend without a good reason for doing so." Riza answered, still hugging her friend gently. Winry stood up to go and look out of the window, she moved the curtain only to see that it was snowing heavily.
"Um, Riza, I don't think we're going home just yet, take a look outside." She said moving the curtain further and stepping to a side so that she could see out of the window.
"Wow, I guess you aren't, good thing you brought clothes, you did bring clothes right?" Riza asked pulling away from Rebecca who was now calming down.
"Yes, you told us to bring them, just in case we needed to stay the night." Winry answered, handing Rebecca her bag.
"Right, well, I'm going to go and get changed, you two can as well if you want, there is a spare room and the bathroom open if you want some privacy." Riza said as she walked into her bedroom.
Five minutes later the three women were ready for bed and were sorting out the sleeping arrangements.
"So, who's staying where?" Rebecca asked.
"Well, that's up to you two, there's the spare room which has a normal bed and there is the couch which can be pulled out to make a bed. " Riza answered, leaving the decision for the two girls to make between themselves.
"I CALL THE COUCH!" Winry screamed.
Once Winry and Rebecca were sorted, Riza bid them both goodnight, then went into her own bedroom, her dog in tow.
"Poor Rebecca, she had a really tough day don't you think Hayate." Riza said, sitting on the bed and scratching the dog behind his ear.
So you see that even the strongest people need to let things out, no matter what they say.
A/N
Thanks for reading this and thanks to those who bother to review, it is greatly appreciated.
