Visiting of Family, and boarding the train to Xing
Roy picked up the phone, hoping that Riza was still at home, thinking that she might be somewhere in her house with a book in her hands and a cup of tea on the table beside her. Silently, he dialled her number; something that he had long carved into his brain.
After a few rings, the line connected, "Riza!"
"General, with what business do you have to bring me out of the shower, just to hear you shout my first name?" Riza asked in a stern tone.
She was showering when he called? In his mind he was slowly fantasising her running out of the shower, with a single towel wrapping her body…
"Sir?" She called out, waking Roy from his 'dream'.
"Ah, yes," he laughed, "I was just thinking if you'd like to come with me to Madame Christmas' bar later in the evening, at 7pm sharp."
"Evening? Alright sir," she answered.
"I'd be picking you up!" He exclaimed enthusiastically, hanging up the phone right after.
Riza stared at the phone with a sigh; he was already reaching 32, and yet he was still acting like a child, and worst still, he still has that baby-faced look.
Later that evening, Roy went to fetch Riza from her apartment. The minute she stepped out, he was stunned.
"Ri-za?"
"Yes?" She raised an eyebrow.
"You're wearing a miniskirt!" He exclaimed in delight, eyeing her lower body, especially her long, slim legs, which are not surprisingly strong enough to make him impotent for the rest of his life with a single knee.
"Is there something wrong with it, sir?" She folded her arms, "can we leave now?"
"Okay, sure!" Roy broke off from his trance.
They got into the car, Roy offered to take the wheel this time, instead of always leaving the job of driving to Riza. The time taken to drive from her apartment to Madame Christmas' bar seemed shorter than expected, he thought that it might be due to the long period of time he spent in Ishbal.
Inside the bar that Roy had bought for his foster mother/aunt, Madame Christmas smiled. The aura that the Flame Alchemist, General Roy Mustang, and his assistant, the Hawk's eye, Lieutenant Colonel Riza Hawkeye, gives was something that could be felt from streets away. People who did not know them would be puzzled at the chill they experience when they pass the two, but the people who knows them, would know why.
In Ishbal, the Flame Alchemist was the most mentionable of the Alchemists; his Flame alchemy was the most majestic of all types of alchemy. His kill number was the highest, no hostile troops can pass him alive. The Hawk's Eye was the most commendable of the infantry, the top sniper of Amestris' army, and she was a female. Breaking all the records the past snipers of the military has ever made, she was a Legend. There was nothing that could escape the Hawke's Eye.
Roy stepped into the bar, closely followed by Riza two steps behind him. The girls in the bar quickly rushed down from upstairs, and Madame Christmas emerged from behind the counter.
"Roy boy! It's time you came back for a visit!" She exclaimed, "My,my! Who's this? Ms Riza! Finally decided to go out with my Roy Boy?"
Riza blushed slightly at her comment. The girls in the bar ran towards her, looking at her from up to down.
"Wow! Look at these stomach muscles!" One of them exclaimed, poking at Riza's stomach.
"She has a great body too!"
"Oh my god! These legs! No wonder Roy likes her so much!"
"Are all girls from the military this muscular and hot?"
"Nope." Roy smirked, "Chelsea, Riza is the only hot girl in the military."
Riza wanted to punch the guts out of that man and the girls around them, but deep, deep inside, she was actually surprised at their strange compliments, especially the one from Roy; she'd like to call him hot too.
"Come on Felicia, go and pour a drink for our distinguished guests," Christmas ordered.
"Yes ma'am!"
Both officers took at seat at the bar table, quietly sipping on their drinks as Catherine offered to make them all some dinner.
"So Roy, when are you getting the girl out?" Grace, Roy's 'sister', now married, teased.
"Well, she rejects me 90% of the time," Roy gave a fake pout, looking in Riza's direction.
"Not until you reach you goal, sir," Riza commented, not even looking at him.
"See!" Roy cried, hands over his heart dramatically to mimic his heart being broken, making both girls sigh at his childishness despite his age.
Catherine reappeared from the kitchen, bringing over two plates of pasta for the two.
"So, where are you two going for your holiday?" Christmas asked.
"We figured out that we would go to Xing, perhaps meeting up with Alphonse and Ling Yao," Roy answered, fork twirling around in the spaghetti.
"We have to go over to pick up a report on Alphonse's alchemical research there as well," Riza added.
Roy sighed once again at the thought of work on his holiday, why can't he just spend his holiday nicely with the one he love? But sadly for him, the one he loves is Riza Hawkeye, someone who would finish her work either on time, or before the deadline, even if it takes away their holiday.
After their meal, the two officers thanked the girls for their hospitality and left the bar. As the gentleman, Roy has yet again offered to send her home, since it was quite late at night, even if he was sure that she could safely go home alone; he was sure that in her bag there was a gun.
He sent her all the way to her doorstep, then bidding her goodbye, "Have a good night, see you tomorrow morning at the train station."
"Please do not be late, sir, I don't want to miss the train," Riza warned.
The next morning
"Sir!" She shouted, "What did I say about not being late last night?"
"I'm sorry!" He apologised, "it's not my fault that I overslept!"
The two officers quickly ran to the train, another minute and they'd have to wait for 2 more days for the express train to the desert border.
"General Mustang! Lieutenant Colonel Hawkeye!" The train attendant cried out, "I was so afraid that you two would not be able to make it."
"We still did," Roy smirked.
"This way to the officers' cabins," The attendant smiled, taking the luggage from the two officers and led them to their cabin.
The military officers' cabins were some distance from the main carriage, most likely in order not to alarm the other passengers.
"Where did you leave Hayate this time?" Roy asked.
"I went over to Havoc's this morning, Rebecca said that she would look after him for me in my absence," Riza answered.
As usual, Riza had a book on her, she took out the book from her bag and starting flipping through the pages gently. Lying back in his seat, Roy silently looked at Riza, determined that she would become his official fiancée at the end of this trip.
A/N: Thank you for reading! Chapter 3 would be out sometime later :D Please drop a review for my chapters! Hope you like my work.