A very happy Royai-Christmas

AN: Happy Christmas, people!
I don't own FMA, sorry.

When Riza awoke, she felt something heavy on her chest. Her first guess was Black Hayate but as she opened her eyes, she saw her superior. He had wrapped his arms around her and his head had come to rest on her chest. She tried to shrug him off gently but it was a lost battle. He just held her closer and muttered something incomprehensible. She sighed and closed her eyes again. It was nice to have him that close but she knew that it shouldn't feel so nice. It shouldn't feel so … complete and right. It should feel wrong and awkward but it didn't. She sighed in annoyance with herself and wanted to slap herself but she couldn't move her hand. It was crazy to accept it. She really should wake him but she knew that he never slept enough and maybe she should let him sleep while she watched over him. Yes, that would work.

Roy didn't notice her inner trouble while he slept. He didn't even know that he lay nearly on top of her and that it was a really compromising position for both of them. He dreamt the best dream of his life. He dreamt that he sat on her bedside while she held a little pink bundle, also known as their daughter. She was smiling and looked so happy that he never wanted to wake up again because the likelihood of this dream coming true was very low. She looked at him and her smile was so bright and so radiant that he took her hand and kissed it. "Meet our daughter, Abigail," she said and handed him the little girl carefully. He looked at the child and kissed its forehead. Of course he would name his daughter after his beloved aunt who had saved his life. If she hadn't convinced her brother that Roy should stay at her place, he would have been in the car when it crashed into a tree. The little girl had black hair but most newborn had so Roy couldn't be sure if the hair would stay black. Maybe it would turn blond soon. But the eyes, still a little bit closed, were brown and so deep that it seemed like they came straight from Riza's face.

"She is really beautiful," Roy smiled at Riza. "I never saw such a cute child before. I will have to send Maes some pictures to make sure that he knows that Elicia has concurrence now!"

Riza laughed and it sounded so happy that Roy laughed with her. "Can I have her back?" she asked and held out her hands. "She is so soft and warm…"

"Of course," Roy said and smiled at her. "She looks so sweet…"

"Well, like your cousin would say: 'There are no ugly babies and no ugly brides'," Riza quoted one of Jade's most famous statements before she caressed Abigail's hair.

"Hey, Jade!" Phil dragged her down the hallway. "Let's decorate the tree. You will go and search the decoration and I will get the tree. I bet that it is still in the cellar…"

"Alright," she said and sneaked down the corridor. The decoration was in the cupboard next to Roy's bedroom door and the young woman prayed that she wouldn't get to hear something she never wanted to hear. On the other hand … the last time that she had walked in at Roy making out with someone had been nearly eight years ago after a very ugly break-up with her boyfriend at this time. She had searched her cousin to tell him that he had been right along and that he should beat the guy up. Well, she had seen something she never wanted to see and she had had a hand-meets-face-moment. (Roy's left cheek had been crimson for hours.) Jade couldn't help but chuckle at the memory. There was no way that her cousin would risk something like that again. (The girl at the occasion eight years ago had thought had she had just met his girlfriend and slapped Roy's other cheek.) Jade had to suppress a laugh as she opened the door. Her youth with Roy and Phil had been really funny and she regretted to leave Amestris because she didn't get to see her cousin frequently. She stopped in her tracks and frowned as she saw more than thirty little packages in the cupboard. Every one was wrapped in carefully and she could see that the person had spent much time with it. And every label wore the same text. From Roy to Riza.

Jade had to sit down for a second to stop herself from laughing out loud. Sometimes, her cousin was really predictable. She closed the door and moved to the next cupboard, hoping that she would find the decorations there. She was successful and carried the box back to the living room to help her brother with the tree. It was a small tree but she was content with it. Phil was eating cookies and she glared at him before she moved to the table and took a sip of coffee. She had gotten rid of her wet clothes long ago and wore her old pyjama with the red and white flowers while Phil wore his green one.

Their attempts to decorate woke Hayate who had slept peacefully in the dirty laundry in front of the washing machine. He made his way to the living room and stared confused at the two humans who were putting strange things on a very small tree. The dog was confused. His master never did something like that. Hayate thought about barking to inform his master of the two people but then, the woman bent down and picked him up before she smiled at him. Her hands were warm and soft, much like the hands of the crazy man called the colonel who had lifted Hayate up in the air long time ago to say that dogs were great. "Who do we have here?" she asked and her voice was gently and caring. Hayate decided that she meant no harm. "A little dog! And a very cute one if I may add! Phil, did I ever told you that dogs are probably the best animals out there?" she turned towards the male human. "They are faithful and their loyalty is strong. Dogs are perfect … I always liked them for being so … honest…"

'Hah!' Hayate thought. 'Take this, cats! Another human who prefers dogs! We have more friends!'

No one knew it but Hayate held a real hatred of a certain cat which always mocked him.

"You and Roy … you were always dog-persons," the male human stated. "But I have to agree that this dog is really very sweet. I mean, dogs aren't my favourite animals but … well … he's cute."

She glared at him and held Hayate to her chest. "Come to think of it, Phil," she began, "you have many traits of a dog," she said amused. "You are faithful and loyal … and you never betray someone. Really, brother, you are the perfect dog. I just need to train you properly."

He threw some of the strange things at her but she dodged with ease before she sat down on the couch and placed Hayate on her lap before she gently stroke his ears. She was really careful and Hayate started to like her. The odd colonel-guy had maybe said that dogs were great but he never acted like he really meant it. But this strange woman who smelled of spring and joy was so gentle that Hayate thought that he could get used to her. She was really nice.

Somewhere, a door opened and two people walked down the hallway. Hayate knew that one of them was his master and raised his head to look at the door.

"Jade and Phil are here too," Roy murmured while he walked back to the living room. "They came back for Christmas but I guess that our aunt Agnes freaked them out … or at least Jade. So they decided to visit me … they came in because they climbed on the roof and fell down. Jade were always the best of us when it comes to unlocking doors with alchemy … so I know how they get in." he shrugged. "Well, we will have fun, I am sure of it. They are nice and I won't allow that Jade bothers you. She loves to ruin my relationships because she knows that I can never stay mad at her for a long time. I always forgive her after a little while…"

Riza smiled at him which was really rare and he went on. "I just hope that she isn't too much of a child right now," he continued. "She can be really … how should I say? … annoying if she wants to be. Believe me, she is like a little sister to me but if she is in the form of her life, she can create the wish to kill her right there…"

"Just try to let her live," Riza said. "I would hate to spend Christmas at the police station…"

"I try to," he promised before he opened the door and glared at the two other Mustangs. "Who in Truth's name allowed you to decorate the tree?" he asked.

"Roy-boy, we allowed it because you didn't do it," Phil grinned and ran a hair through his black hair. "And doesn't it look great? We spent much love on it…"

"And don't you want to tell us who the beautiful lady is?" Jade added.

"I told you that my aide is here too," Roy said. "Jade, Phil – her name is Riza Hawkeye. I guess I mentioned her sometimes…"

"If sometimes equals all the time…" Phil said and watched pleased how his cousin blushed.

"Riza … Riza…" Jade frowned while she paced up and down. "I believe I read the name somewhere in the house … probably on the label in the cupboard next to your bedroom door…"

Roy glared at her. "Didn't I tell you that you should stay away?" he hissed.

She smiled sweetly at him. "I always wondered why I weren't allowed to open the cupboard," she said. "And now I know that there are just some presents … alright … many presents…"

Phil stared at her. "Jade, would you please explain me what the hell you are talking about?" he asked while he frowned. "Is Roy being a fool again … or is he still an idiot?"

"I believe the second guess would be right," his sister grinned. "Ask him what I mean, bro."

"Jade, if you don't want that I kill you, you shut up now!" Roy hissed.

"Try, Roy, try," she replied and her smile didn't vanish. "You know that you wouldn't do it. And I can speak whenever I want to. You can try to make me shut up … but I am sure that you will fail."

"Jade, it is the last warning," he said calmly. "If you shut up now, you could survive."

"Roy, you know that it could be dangerous for you to attempt to murder me," she said.

"Could one of you please explain what the hell you are arguing about this time?" Phil asked while he looked at the two. "It's plain stupid I guess…"

"I don't think so," Jade said smugly. "Oh, Roy, I just noticed that you don't wear your gloves. That means that I would have at least half a minute between my revelation and the moment you will start to kill me…" she inhaled before she looked at her brother. "Remember the Forbidden Cupboard? Well, it's full of beautiful present for-"

She never finished because a hand covered her mouth and made the rest an incomprehensible mumble. She glared at the owner of said hand but her cousin just smirked at her. "Can't have you messing up my life, Jade," he said. "Well, let's have breakfast."

After the breakfast, Jade cornered Riza as the blond woman just left the bathroom. "My name is Jade," the dark-haired woman announced. "I have to thank you for everything you do for the fool. I know that he probably never thanks you because he is dumb like that but I know that he really appreciates you and your work. It's not always easy to deal with him, I know, but I am sure that you have him under control like it should be. He is a fool and he needs someone to tell him what to do." She smiled. "My mother told me that I should thank you in her name because she is always worried that Roy could get in trouble. It calms her to know that someone takes care of him. He is a good man but also the biggest idiot I ever met."

Riza smiled friendly at her. "I am just doing my job," she replied, "and I need to thank you, Miss Tempest. I borrowed some of your clothes."

Jade laughed before she hugged her. "I see that we will be great friends," she smiled. "And I have to admit that it fits you better than me. You can keep it. I have enough cashmere pullovers."

"I can't accept something like that!" Riza said and tried to step back.

"Ah … don't be like that!" Jade grinned at her. "You look wonderful in green, Miss Hawkeye. If you don't admit it, we will go and askRoy. And I am sure that he will say that I am right…" She sighed deeply as they passed the Forbidden Cupboard. "And I hope that you will forgive me," she muttered before she pushed Riza against the cupboard. The doors opened and the blond soldier was buried under the presents.

Roy emerged the kitchen and glared at his cousin. "I will deal with you later," he hissed before he helped Riza to free herself. It was at least fifty presents in many different sizes – and everything was labelled with From Roy to Riza.

"Do whatever you want to," Jade smirked and walked down the hallway to play with Hayate.

"Thank you," Riza said as she was back on her feet. "I will … eh … help you to put everything back in place, alright?"

He just stared at her before he sighed. "I never wanted it that way," he said, "but I guess that she got me … finally…" he sighed before he held out a present. "They are all for you."

She looked around. "But … but…"

"Every year around your birthday and around Christmas, I buy something for you. Every year I promise myself that I would give it to you…" he shrugged. "As you can see, I never do it. I always make up another excuse to put it into the cupboard." He pointed at a huge present. "I believe that this was the first," he said. "You … eh … should open it first."

She looked at him before she kneeled down to pick up the soft present. "Roy…?"

"I guess I bought it for Christmas 1901," he said. "You were like fourteen."

She gulped before she opened the present. It was a huge grey teddy bear. She looked up and saw that he had covered his face with a hand. "I still don't know why I bought it," he sighed.

"It's really beautiful," she smiled, "but I believe that I am a little bit too old for a first teddy bear."

"I am sorry," he said and handed her the next present, a book. He remembered that he bought it upon watching her standing in front of the book for weeks, always with a little smile on her lips. When he finally bought it, it had been the last one. "I hope you never got another exemplar," he said and she could hear a hint of guilt in his voice. "I followed you whenever you went into the town. Your father ordered me … I should make sure that you were okay."

She raised her head and her smile was a little bit brighter than before. "I never got it," she said.

"Now you have it," he grinned and passed her another gift. It was a beautiful hairclip, made of wood and decorated with a flame which was burn into the wood. "I bought it in Central," he said and grabbed it before he kneeled down behind her and put her hair up in its usual bun. "It looks good on you," he stated. "Well, the next presents are a little bit younger."

Half an hour later, Riza possessed more stuff than ever before. In the presents had been many wonderful things and she couldn't help but wonder how he had known that she had always liked the black bag without any decorations. She had seen it first at the age of fifteen at a shop in her hometown but it had been so expensive and she had just admired it for months before it had been gone one day. Well, she had been angry back then but now, it was her bag.

She looked at Roy and frowned slightly. "Why?" she asked calmly. "Why?"

He gulped.