Exiled(?) in the North
Written by: Synzunea
Summary: Riza's on a mandatory vacation. To make sure she takes it, Roy Mustang will be sent with her.
Disclaimer: I do not own FMA. Nobody here does. If we did, we wouldn't be writing fan fiction now would we?
Chapter Two
The pair had just arrived in the train station of Feritte and it was deathly cold. Every few seconds there would be a gust of arctic wind and snow that would rush by. It was sunset and soon the temperature would plummet even further. Roy happily stood there, smiling brilliantly for about fifteen seconds as he admired the winter wonderland.
His attention shifted to Riza when he heard a thud sound. Apparently, Riza was shocked by the freezing current and dropped her luggage. She wrapped her arms around herself and began to shiver.
"Are you feeling cold, lieutenant?" The flame alchemist inquired the sharpshooter rather calmly; he then took the luggage.
To Riza, this was probably the dumbest question Roy asked… so far, anyway. Despite the ice-cold air, Riza managed to glare at the oblivious moron.
The colonel was being the idiot he was because he was aware that they were heading to the North. Thus, he was able to pack clothing fit for such weather. The first lieutenant, however, wore a simple shirt and a pair of jeans.
"What d-do you th-think," Riza shot back, rubbing her shoulders. "Of c-course, I am!"
The superior officer placed his fur coat around his subordinate's shoulders.
"If you want…I'll keep you warm tonight," Roy drew closer to the girl and whispered into her ear. "They don't call me the flame alchemist for nothing."
"C-colonel…" Riza gasped and backed away. "Please, colonel, stop that."
The raven haired man only smirked in reply. Riza knew this meant he was very amused by her reaction.
"Look, lieutenant. It's the inn."
Roy pointed at a wooden structure as he descended from the train station's stairs. The inn was a building of white and brown, it was a quaint and humble inn amidst the snowy region. If one looked past the inn, he would see the rest of the town, which was just as simple as the inn itself. The two exchanged glances, agreeing that they would explore the town on next day.
"There's only… one bed…" Riza bit her lip.
She stood at the doorway with Roy and an old lady. She examined the room and it was clear that the bed could only accommodate one person.
"Oh. I'm sorry about that... but I received a call requesting a room for only one person- a Miss Riza Hawkeye." The superintendent smiled nervously at the couple. "I don't have an extra room either."
As the old lady began to spout a thousand excuses, Roy leaned towards his subordinate and teased her yet again.
"Wanna share?"
"No." Riza frowned. "You're sleeping on the floor."
"Oh no, dear. He can't sleep on the floor." The old lady protested. "It's freezing down there at night! You have to share."
Riza Hawkeye gave up and took the keys from the elderly woman, although there was a suspicious glint in her eyes.
"Thank you, madam." She beamed. "That information certainly changed my mind."
"Ooh. You're welcome, my dear. Ah, I have to go. You take care now, alright?" With that, she disappeared into the dark hallway.
The flame alchemist closed the door and placed the baggage in a corner. He sat on the bed and smirked at Riza.
"Ah. So you do want to share, eh?"
Riza drew her pistols and pointed them at him. Evidently, Roy just crossed the line.
"You're sleeping on the floor, colonel.. Are we clear?"
Roy simply nodded and moved away from the bed. He sighed and decided so sit on his luggage. The truth was, Riza felt quite cruel. Maybe the entire trip was just stressing for her. Maybe everything that happened was just shocking and at the same time annoying.
"Colonel-"
"Roy." He corrected. "We're on vacation. Please call me Roy."
"Colonel," She insisted. "Well… I guess we could share…I'm sorry, colonel. It's just... Argh! Everything's so…."
When she turned around, she found him asleep on top of his belongings. She smiled and decided to give him her blanket. She couldn't carry him but she could trip him. Tripping him won't help though. She sat beside him and watched him sleep so soundly 'til the stars filled the sky. Instead of climbing on to the bed, Riza decided that it was fine to sleep beside her superior.
Author's Note: I'm not so happy with this chapter… Meh… Review please
Synzunea