The hallways were cleared, cleaned, and devoid of life, except for a few people that were leaving to go and get ready late. Ed glanced up nervously, knocking on the door of Hawkeye's office for the second time that day. Silence. Ed knocked again. The door opened a bit. "Come in," the lieutenant's voice rang. Ed pushed the door open and poked his head in. Hawkeye was at her desk, with a cup of coffee steaming next to her left hand, and a pen in her right as she signed a document. The window was cracked slightly, and a warm, summer breeze carried the first cricket's chirps through the air, ruffling Ed's hair ever so slightly.

"Hi, Lieutenant, are you busy?"

"Oh, it's you." Hawkeye looked disappointed.

"Who were you expecting?"

"More coffee."

"Oh."

There was a pause, and she closed up the document in a file folder and put it away. "Can I help you with something?"

Ed paused. "I... uh..." He looked down at the floor uncomfortably. "I need your advice."

Hawkeye stopped writing. This had caught her completely by surprise. "Advice?"

"...Yeah." The breeze came in again, more softly this time. Hawkeye nodded, waiting for him to go on.

"...Can I sit down?"

"Go ahead."

He took a seat, and gently picked at an edge on his automail. "There's this girl I like." Riza tilted her head to the side and leaned forward, her eyes glittering with interest. Now, this was more like it. Who would have thought Edward Elric a romantic? Hawkeye actually had more important things she could be doing, but curiosity got the better of her. "...and I wanna ask her out tonight."

"Do you think she likes you?"

"I don't really know. It's hard to say."

Hawkeye paused. "Do I know her?" Ed looked out the window at the clouds, glowing red with the light of the sunset. "I don't think so. But see, I figured that you could help me, since you're a girl, and she's a girl...so maybe you could tell me...what girls like."

The lieutenant smiled. "You're not so annoying when you make sense, kid."

Ed shrugged and smiled awkwardly. "Thanks. So... can you help me?"

"She'll like to hear that you think about her a lot."

"Huh?"

"Well, something I've noticed: When boys play hard to get, girls try harder to get them. But when it comes to a girl like Winry Rockbell, she'll like to know that you were thinking about her today."

"Great! I'll tell her... Wait a minute, how do you know Winry!? And...how did you know that it was her!?"

"You're with her a lot, the blond one, right? I did my research, I know all about her. Don't think I don't keep my eye on you, Fullmetal. The walls are my spies." She smirked, leaning back in her chair. "It's the way you act around her. You've got it bad, kid." Ed looked down at the floor. "I know."

"So, are you going to ask her out?" Riza crossed her arms comfortably, emanating superiority.

Edward tilted his head to the side and brushed his bangs out of the way. "I guess so."

"Good. Now get out of here, I have to get this monstrosity on." The miniskirt was folded on the desk next to her. Ed smiled at the floor. "Thanks, Lieutenant. I'll see you later on tonight."

"Bye, Edward." She leaned forward, tapping her pen on the document. Riza shook her head. Next, pigs would sprout wings and fly. Edward Elric, in love. Wow.