Fear

Roy drove like a mad man through the streets of Central. In his black eyes was the presence of an emotion he hated above all. He prayed he could reach her in time. He cursed his stupidity for letting her go alone when there was danger in every corner. Obviously someone had checked his move and was about to take his queen. Under no circumstances would he allow that no not the Flame Alchemist. They could do anything to him imaginable, but taking his queen was a low blow. While he berated himself he lost focus on the road.

The black military car swerved and screeched as he hit the brakes to stay in the right lane. He shook his head and again cursed. "You're useless to her if you die in a car accident, and you'll be useless to the people you swore to protect!" He reminded himself trying harder to keep the road in focus. He knew he was upset, because he hated the word useless. The only person he allowed to call him useless was Riza Hawkeye. And he was trying to save her.

His stomach turned as he made a sharp turn the driver's side wheels slightly lifting off the road. They soundly landed again as he straightened out his steering. He sighed under his breath hating the feeling of dread rising up within him. Not only that, but also what was it that was driving him to such reckless behavior? He knew better than to drive like this; what if he got caught speeding to the scene of a battle he should have no connection to?

Another wave of nausea hit him, and this was for what would play out if she made it out alive and unharmed. He knew that to keep his nose clean he could not be connected to this incident. That is why they had taken so much care in preparing for this moment. Falman had not even been warned about the plans.

No, she would surely get him good for this. Even if she died her ghost would come back to haunt him if he gave himself away to the enemy. That would be lovely. He could just imagine what she would scream at him for coming into the mix. He could imagine her beautiful voice sharp and stinging as she chewed him out for such a mistake. Somehow, he was almost more afraid of her reprimand than of losing her.

That is what it was that was turning him into a careless fool. It was the emotion he had had pounded out of him in Ishval. It was the emotion he never showed his enemy, but his closest comrades were lucky if they ever saw him show it openly. It was the emotion that he himself hated above all else. He was deeply afraid of losing Riza Hawkeye right now and he hated that he felt this way. Not because he saw it as weakness, but because he knew it was being used against him.

"Please let me get there in time!" He yelled at the car as his fear continued to consume him and continued to distort his rational. He pushed onward hoping he could save her and wanting with his very being to save her and not see his fears made into reality. His black car stopped and he charged into the battle led only by his fear.