RE-UPLOADED 10/12/08
Chapter 2 Nightmares and Breakfast Conversations
Riza twisted and turned in her sleep. She was sweating and a pained grimace contorted her face. Black Hayate watched his owner worridly. He whined, trying to wake her up. It didn't work and he tried barking with the same result.
After that, he ran off to find help.
Riza's Nightmare:
She was running and clutching her shoulder, which hung lifeless at her side. It was dark, too dark to see anything in front of her. She turned her head and looked behind her and forged ahead, trying to distance herself from her pursuer.
Suddenly, the road ended and she was trapped. She looked behind again and frantically began to search for any means of escape. She found none.
She pressed her back against the wall, knowing there was nothing more she could do. She winced as a wave of pain erupted from her shoulder. Her guns were gone and she felt helpless.
An eerie laugh broke the silence, "You cannot escape Miss Riza Hawkeye. You are my prey and I am the predator. You can do nothing to stay your fate. You will die by my hand."
A shadow towered over her with violet eyes, a gleaming gun was clutched in his hand. Her eyes widened in shock, he had her gun and it were aimed at her heart. The manic grin spread across his face as he raised it to her face.
"No one can save you now Miss Hawkeye. Say good bye Lt." the gun fired and she screamed.
"Riza! Dammit Riza, wake up!"
Her eyes snapped open and she found herself gazing into Roy's eye, the eyepatch was nowhere to be seen.
"My God, what happened Riza? You just started screaming. I didn't hear anything until Hayate ran in and woke me up. He led me here and I found you thrashing around. Are you alright?" he asked, holding her shoulders firmly, the concern evident in his voice.
Riza shook her head to try and remove the images from her mind, but to no avail. She couldn't get rid of the image of those violet eyes. She pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them.
Roy sat down next to her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders in a comforting embrace. Riza unconsciously leaned into his embrace trying to calm herself down. She wasn't crying and she wasn't about to let Roy see her cry if it came to that.
Hayate wanted to help comfort his master so he jumped up and sat next to her. He gave her the most adorable puppy dog eyes anyone could have imagined and she smiled.
She reached out and gave him a soft pat on the head. "Thanks Hayate."
Roy pouted at this, "Hmph, the dog gets all the appreciation, lucky mutt. Don't I get any thanks?"
Riza chuckled halfheartedly at this, "Sorry, I almost forgot about you Roy. Thank you for waking me up."
"You're welcome, mind telling me what happened?" he asked softly. Riza didn't answer him and he waited patiently for her to tell him on her own.
"It…it was a nightmare of sorts. I was running away from something and I was injured. My guns were missing too. Then, I was trapped at a dead end and I couldn't escape. I turned to wait for my pursuer, I knew I couldn't out run him and I didn't have any weapon. I waited and then a voice came from the shadows. It said that I couldn't get away, I was his prey and…and I was going to die by his hand."
She became silent once again and Roy had an intense look in his eye. "This isn't good. Not many things on this earth could frighten Riza and if this had this much of an effect on her then it must be serious. Damn, I can't wait to get my hands on this bastard. His ashes are gonna have ashes when I'm through with him." He thought angrily.
Riza continued, "Then he lifted his arm and he had my gun and it was aimed at my heart. I can't seem to get rid of the image of his eyes though…they were a bright violet and he had this maniacle grin that sent chills up my spine. He moved the gun to my face and told me no one could save me and to say goodbye. That's when I screamed and woke up. Dammit, I felt useless." She said dejectedly, her head in her hands.
"Now you know how I feel when it's raining." He made an attempt at cheering her up and it nearly worked, she lifted her head and almost smiled rolling her eyes.
"That's not really helping Roy. Thanks for trying though."
Roy became serious again, "Sorry, I couldn't resist the temptation to tease you. I was only trying to cheer you up. Anyways, back to business. Do you think this has anything to do with the person who destroyed your house?"
She shrugged, "I'm not sure, but I have a feeling it does."
"I think you're right. Grrrr…this is starting to get complicated. When we get to work, we'll get the guys to help us investigate your house."
Riza sighed, "This is going to be a long day."
"Yeah, it will and I hate long days." He said with a yawn. Riza looked up and finally registered that he didn't have his eyepatch on. A jagged scar lay across his permanently shut eyelid.
Roy caught her look and turned away, "Please don't look, it must disgust you."
She frowned, "AsI recall, I was the one who treated it when you were still in the hospital. You wouldn't let any of the nurses in to do it. It didn't bother me then and it doesn't bother me now."
The arm that was cradling her form tightened around her and pulled her closer. She blushed at the contact, she knew it was a distinct breech of protocol, but she didn't care. She was enjoying the warmth he provided.
"How was I able to gain such a faithful subordinate?" Riza's heart plummeted and she turned away.
"All these years and he still thinks of me as a subordinate. It was stupid to let my guard down." She thought angrily.
Roy noticed her silence, "Hey, is something wrong?"
"Nothing, we should try and get some sleep while we still can. We do have to go to work tomorrow." Hayate jumped off of her lap as she manuvered herself out of Roy's embrace.
He nodded and stood up, but he did not leave. Instead, he gazed at her intently, "Are you sure you're alright Riza? You seem a little tense."
'You think?' she thought sarcasticly. "I'll be fine, all I need is some sleep. Good night Roy." Her icy tone did not escape his notice. He frowned slightly, but decided to ignore it.
"Alright, but if you need anything you know where to find me. Good night Riza." He left her alone. Once he was gone, she plunked herself down on the couch and rested her head in her hands.
Black Hayate was concerned about his master and rested his head in her lap for comfort. She smiled affectionately at the dog.
"Thanks Hayate, I was a fool to let this happen. I should have guarded my heart. Come on, let's try to get some sleep."
She laid back down once again and tried to fall asleep.
Roy's Room:
Roy was having his own problems trying to fall back asleep. He was worried about Riza and he was thinking about what he was going to do.
"Damn, this really is starting to get complicated. What am I going to do?"
He turned his head, looking at the clock, and groaned. It was 4:30 in the morning. There was no way he was going to get back to sleep now.
Sighing deeply, he got up and went over to his desk. He flipped on the light and pulled out a clean sheet of paper. Picking up his pen, he began to write.
A little while later, his door opened.
He looked up in sruprise and saw Hayate. He smiled at the happy canine.
Roy stopped writing, "Hey boy, did you run away from Riza?"
"As a matter of fact, he did." He raised his head and found Riza standing in the doorway with her arms crossed.
"Can't sleep either huh?" he said, leaning back into his chair and smirking. His eyepatch was now in place over his left eye.
She shook her head and walked into the room. She sat down on the edge of his bed. Roy resumed his writing, "There are some books in my bedstand, feel free to read them if you're bored."
Riza turned her head, gazing at his bedside table. A few thick tomes were neatly arranged beside a few pictures. She reached over and pulled out a dark green one and flipped through it.
Sighing, she replaced the book and turned to gaze inquizitivly at Roy, "What are you working on? I know its not paperwork, you would never do that willingly."
"I'm writing a letter to my mother. I haven't written to her for a few years. There, I'm done." He said and he began to fold the letter and placed it in an envelope.
"Exactly how long has it been since you actually talked to your mother in person Roy?" she asked raising and eyebrow.
He laughed nervously, "…I think it's been nearly seven years since I've actually spoken to her in person."
Her face was stoic, "Not a momma's boy huh?"
Roy groaned, "I have never been a momma's boy Riza. You know that, we've known each other since we were children. I just haven't talked to her for a while."
"You should go visit her sometime in the future, give her a surprise. I bet she's lonely." She suggested. She stood up and picked up Hayate.
He sighed, "You're right, I should go visit her sometime. After this fiasco is all over I mean."
Riza smiled, "Good, you should talk to your mother once in a while. Well, there's no use in trying to go to sleep now, it's almost time to go to work."
He looked at the clock in surprise and saw that it was 5:30 and they had to go into work at seven.
"Do you have anything edible in this house for breakfast?" she asked.
Roy laughed and stood up, "Are you kidding? My cooking skills are without a doubt top notch. What would the lady like for breakfast?" he said with a fake french accent and a flourish.
She grinned innocently, "That would depend on what you can cook."
Roy quickly wilted, "Come on, give me some credit Riza. I can make damn good pancakes. Good bacon too now that you mention it."
She sighed, "Pancakes and bacon sounds fine. I haven't eaten since lunch yesterday."
He stared at her, "Wha? ...Oh yeah, you just got home and then you came over here. Sorry, how do you like your eggs?" he asked as he led her into the kitchen.
She smiled and sat down at the table, "Sunny side up if you don't mind."
He grinned, "Coming right up."
Roy began to gather the things he would need to make their breakfast. Hayate was scratching at the door, wanting to go out. She stood up and walked over to the back door and unlocked it.
The sun was just beginning to make its way into the sky when she stepped out onto the wooden steps that led into the yard. Almost immediately, she felt the hair on the back of her neck prickle. She was being watched again.
Her sharp amber eyes scanned the surrounding area, looking for a glimpse of something. As she did so, two violet orbs made themselves known. She pulled out a concealed gun and shot in between the two haunting orbs. She let off a few rounds but she knew that her pursuer had escaped.
Hayate had already run back inside and now came out with a wildly concerned Roy. He ran over to her and touched her shoulder, "Are you alright? What happened? I heard gunfire."
Her expression was grim, "Nothing and I'm fine. It was the guy from my nightmare. I let off a few rounds at him."
Roy quickly became angry, "That bastard was here?! Dammit!"
Riza placed her hand on his to stop him from pulling out his ignition gloves, "Lets just go inside and eat. He's already gone anyways."
He was still angry, but he obeyed and they went back into the house.
"Hopefully that little escipade didn't dampen your appetite, cause your breakfast is ready and cooked to perfection." He said cheerily. Riza could see behind his mask and knew he was still quite angry.
"No, I'm still starving." She sat back down at the table and Roy placed a plate with pancakes, bacon and sunny-side up eggs.
She thanked him and he sat down opposite her and waited for her to take a bite.
Riza took a bite of her pancakes and she smiled with surprise. She looked up at Roy with a wide smile, "These are really good Roy. Where did you learn how to make them?"
He beamed and wagged his finger in front of her face, "Nope, I am not going to tell you. It's a secret family recipe."
She grinned, "Oh really? I see, well, it is very good Roy. Some of the best I've had for a while."
Roy was beaming as he dug into his own food.
Otp: That took a while for me to type. I hope everyone liked it
Roy: 'laughing' I do make damn good pancakes
Riza: Only by your standards Roy
Lemming: XD Burn!
Roy: Hey, what's that supposed to mean?
Otp: Never you mind. Right now we're out of time and i would love to have some reviews! Yay! Hope you liked and please R&R!! I luv you all!!