I had forgotten that I had written this. I must have finished it a few days before I broke my arm and forgot about it. So here is chapter 3.


Liar

"Colonel, would you please finish your paperwork?" Riza asked from her desk.

It was well pass normal working hours. She and Roy were, as usual, working overtime because he was slacking off during the day. And as usual she was sitting at her desk reading a book waiting for him to finish the stupid stack of paperwork while he continued to slack off. How hard is it to do a simple stack of paperwork during the day especially since she had already done most of it for him?

"But I already finished doing them," Roy said pointing to a stack of paper.

"I'm talking about the ones you stuffed in your desk drawers."

"I have no idea what you are talking about."

Riza closed the book she was reading and placed it on her desk. Then she got up and walked to Roy's desk. Once there she moved behind it and stood next to him. Bending down, she opened the bottom drawer of his desk and pulled out a small stack of papers.

"I'm talking about these," Riza said dropping the papers on Roy's desk. "You're a terrible liar, sir."

"But I make up for it by being a great kisser," Roy said pulling Riza into his lap. She tried to struggle but Roy stilled her when he pressed his lips against his. They stayed in that position for as long as their lungs would allow them. When they finally parted Riza was blushing and panting while Roy had a smirk on his face since he had accomplished one of his lifelong goals. After so many nights holding back his emotions, he finally kissed her. She got off him, walked back to her desk, and sat down. Roy rested his chin on laced fingers as his elbows laid on his desk. He kept his eyes on her. "Good?"

"I'd have to say that Havoc is a better kisser," she replied as she picked up her book and began reading it while trying to refrain from smirking. During this time, Roy's nearly fainted in his seat at her response. "Although he would be better if he didn't taste like tobacco."

"You kissed Havoc!" he said after regaining some of his composure. She nodded her head as she turned to the next page in her book. There was silence between them before he continued on after realizing something else about her comment. "And what do you mean he's a better kisser than me?"

"I don't know. It just feels better when I kiss him, and he uses his tongue more."

That prompted Roy to get out of his seat and stride up to Riza. He immediately grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the chair she was sitting in. In the process she dropped her book on the floor. It took Riza a few seconds to process everything that had happened because Roy instantly shortened the distance between their mouths. He began mercilessly kissing her. She tried to back away but he only followed her until she was backed up against the wall. As time passed, Riza stopped resisting Roy's kiss and began to return it. Her hands rested on his shoulders while his arms wrapped around her waist. Their tongues danced together until neither could hold their breath any longer. Their mouths departed panting for air. Roy rested his forehead against hers. A minute after they became two separate people, Riza started laughing.

"What?" Roy asked confused at the sudden and unfamiliar noise coming from Riza.

"Did you honestly believe that I've kissed Havoc? You're so gullible, Colonel. That man is terrified to be alone with me in the same room. He'd never kiss me."

"But why did you say it?" Roy asked as he moved his head a few inches away from hers so that he could look her in the eyes.

"To practice my lying which you should be doing since you're so bad at it. The higher ups will know when you're not being truthful with them, and we can't have that if we are to get you to the top. The others are good at lying, too, or to better phrase it good at leaving out certain details."

"So the whole kiss thing was a lie." Riza nodded her head. Roy felt like a complete idiot. Of course Riza wouldn't actually kiss Havoc. He should have known something was wrong when she mentioned his other blonde lieutenant and kissing in the same sentence. Havoc wasn't very good when it came to women, and Riza was whole different type of woman. "You're a cruel liar, making me think that you and Havoc had a thing going on."

"Why do you care if I have a thing with Havoc or with any of the other men?" Riza asked with a raise eyebrow.

"Because I just do," Roy answered. He wasn't entirely sure if he should tell her the truth. The fact that their bodies were still close to each and that his arms were still around her waist wasn't helping him at all. It definitely didn't help when Riza wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled her body against his.

"Is it because you care about me or should I said love me?" Riza whispered against his lips.

"No."

"Liar."

"Fine, I love you. Do you?"

"No."

"Now who's being a bad liar?"


Proof

"This wasn't what I had in mind when I told him I wanted proof," Maes said in his current position.

"Well, you didn't really specify the type of proof you wanted," Glacier said from beside him.

"Well, he should have known what I meant when I said that he needed to prove to me that he loved Riza."

"He knows what you meant, Maes," Riza said from the other side of him. "He'd rather embarrass himself in front of Edward than do what you want him to."

"What's so hard about buying an engagement ring and asking you to marry him?"

"Don't you remember what happened to you when you wanted to marry Glacier?"

"Yes, dear, you were a total wreck," Glacier said. "You almost didn't propose to me. In fact you didn't. Roy had to ask me for you."

"I couldn't help it. You were so beautiful. And now I'm returning the favor."

"Just enjoy the show, Maes," Riza said as she relaxed into her chair.

The lights in the room got dark as the show was about to begin. Glacier moved closer to her husband and held onto his arm. Riza leaned back and prepared herself for some of the embarrassment she was going to get. The other subordinates had been invited to this private show as well. Havoc, Falman, Fuery, and Breda sat together near the back of the place. Ed and Al had front seats. They weren't going to miss any part of this show since Ed could use it as blackmail against Roy. Elicia and Armstrong sat near the buffet table playing with Black Hayate. Then there was Roy. A spotlight came onto the stage and Roy stepped out into it.

"Maes, you better not ask me to do this again," Roy shouted into the microphone.

"This wasn't what I really asked you to do. You know what I meant."

The music started and Roy began singing a love song to Riza. She couldn't help but blush. At the moment, she was glad that the room was dark and that no one could see it. Ed could easily be heard snickering while Al was trying to shut him up. Elicia started cheering and clapping her hands while Hayate started barking along with the music. The others just sat and watched as their boss was making a fool of himself in front of them. It was going to be a weird day tomorrow at work.

"I guess this is proof enough that he loves you, Riza," Maes said turning to her.

"That worry Maes," Riza said pulling her necklace out from under her dress's neckline. "I think the engagement ring he got me last month is more than enough proof."

"So he didn't have to do this, did he?" Glacier said as she looked at the ring. Maes had managed only to blink at this sudden realization. He couldn't believe Roy had already brought an engagement ring for her and he was still singing a love song to her. "This is more than enough proof that he loves her, Maes."

"Yes, it is. But why couldn't he just tell me he already proposed?"

"To prove you wrong," Riza answered. Maes looked at her weirdly. "To prove that he didn't need your help in finding a wife."

"And to bug the hell out of you," Roy said from beside Riza. He bent down and gave her a kiss before sitting next to her. "I know how my stubbornness to find a wife claws at your brain."


Betrayal

"Why have you betrayed me, Riza?" Roy shouted from his position against a wall. The two of them were in an underground tunnel, running away from Lust. Riza had led them into a dead end and was currently pointing a gun at Roy. "You promised to help me to the top."

"I'm following orders, Colonel. Orders that were given to me before I meant you."

"But you defied orders to kill me during the Ishbal War."

"That was to gain your trust. They needed me to get close to you, to keep an eye on their dog, and make sure you only did things that would help their agendas."

"They?"

"Fuhrer Bradley and the other higher-ups working to make the Philosopher Stone."

"All this time, the one I trusted the most is the one that hurt me the most."

"Goodbye, Colonel. Say hello to Maes for me."

Roy closed his eyes ready to meet his late friend in the afterlife. He couldn't help but shed a tear for falling for this trap but at the same time he would have made the same choices if it meant having made memories of his time with Riza. His memories of Riza passed through his head as he waited for her to pull the trigger and end his life. Then it finally happened. Gunshots filled the echoing tunnel…and Roy was still alive. He opened his eyes to find Riza lying on the ground full with bullets. He nearly burst into tears and dropped down to the ground to hold her dead body but a sound caught his attention before he could.

"Colonel!"

Turning in the direction of the sound, he saw the image of another Riza leaning against the wall. She was holding a gun in her shaking hand pointed at the Riza on the ground, panting heavily. The other hand was clutched at her side. A distinct red liquid was flowing in between her fingers and coloring her uniform purple. Roy didn't know what to do. He had a dead Riza in front of him and a living one coming towards him. The only thing that clicked in his mind was that he needed to defend himself since the still living Riza was now standing next to him.

"Are you alright, Colonel?" Within seconds, Roy had his hand into a snapping position in front of her. Riza was confused at first but quickly figured why he'd done what he had done. Of course he wouldn't know what was really happening. She cautiously moved closer to him, only to find him walking back towards the wall. This was going to be difficult with him being so fidgety. She didn't want him to accidentally kill both of them so she moved as quickly as she could with her injuries. Her free hand grabbed onto his gloved one, lacing it to prevent him from snapping. She pushed her body against his, making his back hit the wall. With her gun-wielding hand on his shoulder, she leaned up and kissed him. It didn't take long for Roy to start kissing her back. Their laced hands broke apart to find their proper place. His hands found her waist and hers were on his shoulders. When they broke apart for air, Roy couldn't help but still feel a bit confused. "Now are you alright?"

"Not really. What the hell is going on? Who was that? And did we just kiss?"

"That would be Envy. Lust attacked me when we separated and that changed into me to get to you. I managed to get away from Lust and made my way here only to find you in a daze. Yes, we did kiss. It was the only thing I could think of to wake you up."

"Oh."

"Let's get out of here before Envy comes back to life," Riza said turning away from him. She managed to walk a step before Roy grabbed her arm and pull her against his body. Her cheeks had flushed from this but not from the kiss a few seconds ago. She looked up into his eyes. "Sir?"

"Lieu-Riza, don't ever betray me."

"You know I would never."


Covered Eyes

She didn't know how it happened but she knew why it had to be her. She was the closest to him. So it was understandable that they would come after her. She just never thought that she would be so easily kidnapped. It had started as a simple walk home turned into a fight for her life. So here she was now hands bound behind her, blindfolded, and riding in what she believes is the trunk of a car going to who knows where trying to break free of her binds.

It seemed like hours since the car started driving. At the moment, Riza hated the driver more than the other kidnappers. He was a lousy driver. It was bad enough that she couldn't see anything in front of her. What was he doing? Aiming for every single pothole in the road? Riza couldn't count how many times her head hit the trunk or the spare tire back there. She knew what she was going to do when she got out, kick him in the groin as soon as she figure whom it was.

After countless hours, minutes, seconds or whatever the car finally came to a stop. She was thankful for it because she didn't think her head could take any more damage. A few moments later, she heard the opening and closing of doors followed by footsteps heading towards her. There was a click and the trunk was squeaked open. She felt body be lifted out to stand. Then she was pushed forward. Probably to the hideout.

There was a click of a door closing, and it being locked. Riza knew that they had arrived at their final destination. 'How the hell am I suppose to get out of this?' She was brought out of her thoughts when she felt hands travel up her arms to the blindfold. It was untied and fell to the ground. She saw nothing but darkness. She tried to look around for anything in the room but couldn't see a thing. There weren't any windows to provide even the littlest amount of light.

Riza felt a hand on her shoulder, pushing her forward. She took this opportunity to escape. Unbeknownst to her kidnappers, she had a small knife hidden in one her jacket sleeve and was currently cutting the ropes that were binding her. As soon as her wrists were free of the ropes, she grabbed the hand on her shoulder and threw the man over herself. The man yelped in surprise when he felt his body being lifted and groaned when he hit the ground. Riza delivered a swift kick to the head. Sensing a presence behind, she spun around and her fist connected with someone's face. Then there was a third person that tried to grab her. He was positioned near where she attacked the first culprit. Riza spun on one of her heels swinging the other leg until it came into contact what she hoped was the crotch. The man went down with a thud.

As fast as her legs could take her, she ran towards where she first arrived. Instead of finding the door she came in contact with the wall. Her hands searched the wall in hopes that it would lead her to the door. Amongst the search she found a light switch. With access to a source of light, she could easily find the door and escape. Quickly turning it on, the room filled with illumination. She had to blink a couple of times for eyes to adjust.

"Hap…py Birth…day!"

There in front of her were all of her friends and coworkers surrounding a table with a cake telling her happy birthday. And on the floor was Roy holding his head, Maes pinching his nose with blood dripping out of it, and Havoc grabbing his crotch. Riza's knees nearly gave out as she figured what was going on. She had forgotten her own birthday, but they remembered and were giving her a surprised birthday party. Then she remembered that she had just attacked three of them. She walked over to Roy since Glacier was helping Maes and Fuery was with Havoc. She kneeled down in front of him and took his head in her hands.

"Sorry, sir," Riza apologized as she looked over his head. She hoped that she didn't hit him too hard when she kicked him. So far there was nothing wrong with him. It was a good thing that Roy had a hard head. She turned to look at Havoc and Maes. They were fine, sort of. Maes's nose was bleeding a little but it didn't look broken. Havoc was standing but was walking a bit weird, which was understandable. "Sorry, Havoc and you as well Hughes."

Both of them waved it off and muttered that they were never going to try and kidnap her again. Riza stood and offered a hand to Roy, which he took. Out the three of them, he was the least injured. So it wasn't weird when he smiled at her.

"Riza, remind me never to kidnap you for a surprise birthday party," Roy said with a smirk. "It's an extremely painful job."

"Of course, sir," Riza replied. An impulsive feeling came over her, and before she knew it she had just kissed Roy on the lips. They were bright red when their lips parted. The others were whistling at the sudden display of affection from Riza. "Thank you for the party."

"Well…it wasn't just my idea. Actually the kidnapping part was but the party was everyone's idea. Seriously how could you forget your own birthday?"

"I've been busy trying to get a certain someone to do their paperwork."

"She's got you there, Mustang," Havoc shouted.

By the time Maes's nose stopped bleeding, the party was in full swing. Riza went around and thanked everyone for what they had done. Roy stayed close by, possibly in hopes of getting another kiss from her. Everyone was having a fun time. Havoc was getting drunk off of the punch. Fuery was playing with Hayate and trying to keep him away from Breda who was sitting on a table away from the dog. Maes was with Glacier while Elicia was running all over the place chasing a cat that Al had found. Ed was stuffing himself at the buffet table. And Armstrong was off torturing the others with his poses and stories.

"Having a fun time, Riza?" Roy asked as he wrapped his arms around her from behind. Riza stiffened but soon relaxed in his arms. She still wasn't use to him doing that. "Did we surprise you?"

"Yes, I'm having a lovely time. And yes it was a surprise although I think I surprised you, Havoc, and Maes more."

"You got that right. I never expected that you had a knife in you jacket sleeve or for you to kick so hard."

"Well, you never should have kidnapped me. By the way, who was driving the car? I need to repay him for all the bumps in the road."

"That would be Havoc," Roy laughed as he rested his chin on her shoulder. "I don't think you need to repay him now."

Elicia came running up to the two of them with the blindfold in her hands. She then indicated to a picture on the wall. Roy and Riza realized that she wanted to play pin the tail on the donkey. Riza took the blindfold and placed it around Roy's head. Then she picked up Elicia and let the little girl kiss him. Next she gave him a kiss.

"So where is my present, Colonel?"

"I left it at my apartment. You'll get to open it. I'll bring it by your apartment later."

"Good, just make sure you bring the blindfold with you when you come over. I've got some ideas for tonight."

She could hear him sputtering as she dragged him to the wall with Elicia in her arm. Tonight she was going to have fun. And Roy was going to feel what she felt while she was blindfolded in the trunk of the car.


The Scent of Blood

"Roy! Wake the hell up! Roy!"

Slowly, Roy began to open his eyes. He was greeted with the sight of his best friend, Maes Hughes, looking down at him. The man grinned down at Roy before finally offering a hand to him. Roy accepted it and was lifted of the floor.

"What happened?"

"You fainted, you wimp. Been out cold for three hours now. Though I can't really blame you because I almost did as well. Actually me and Armstrong were the only ones that didn't faint."

"The others?"

"They're in the guest room resting. Armstrong carried them there. I thought it was better to just leave you here. Man, I can't believe you went down so fast. You made loudest thud out of everyone. The great Flame Alchemist Roy Mustang went crashing to the floor at sight of blood."

"I can't believe I fainted, but I just couldn't stay standing any longer. There was so much blood and the smell was getting to me. It reminded me of Ishbal."

"Ishbal?"

"Yes, Ishbal. It reminded me of all the rotting corpses, the smell of innocent blood I spilled. The wind always carried the smell into the camp. I loathe that scent, wish it never existed."

"Oh, so it was the smell that got to you."

"Well, the smell was the main thing but the sight was what pushed me over the edge. Riza was losing so much blood, and then when I saw him completely covered in it I knew I was going down. Wait, where's Riza?"

"We moved her to the master bedroom. I thought she would be more comfortable there than on the couch."

Roy immediately ran out of the living room and into the hallway. Armstrong stood at door, his hand on the doorknob. He greet Roy with relief that the man was finally awake and a smile. These were followed by a huge bear hug. After Roy was completely airless and had managed to order his release, he asked Armstrong about Riza. Armstrong replied that she was doing fine and promptly picked Roy up from under his arms. He carried him down the hall to a room. Once out of Armstrong's grip, Roy opened the door. After taking a few steps he came into contact with a smiling Riza.

"I see that you're finally awake," Riza said looking at Roy. "I didn't think that the smell of blood still affected you."

"Well, I didn't expect there to be so much blood, and then there was you screaming in pain," Roy said as he sat next to her legs with a look of relief combined with concern. He ran the back of his hand across her cheek before cupping it. He hesitated at first for fear of accidentally hurting her in some way, but after some confidence buildup he leaned forwards and kissed her. "How are you doing, Riza?"

"It still hurts a little but I'll be fine."

"That's good. I don't know what I would do if I lost you."

"You'd probably die of suffocation from your paperwork," Riza laughed as she pulled him into another kiss. "So would you like to know how he is doing?"

"Yes," Roy eagerly said as he finally took notice of the other person in the room. "How's he doing? I caught a glimpse of him before I passed out."

"Doctor says he completely healthy." Riza pushed back the blanket on the bundle she held in her arm. By now, Roy was completely straddling Riza's legs and hovering over it. He could barely contain his excitement as the blanket was pushed further back. Soon tufts of black hair appear followed by an angelic face. Roy couldn't help but grin at the face of his son. "Cute, isn't he?"

"Yes," Roy replied, barely a whisper. He stared in awe at the little baby. He had scooted further up Riza's legs to get closer to him and was currently stroking his hair. "My little boy." After awhile the baby began to stir. He started stretching his body before finally opening his eyes. Blinking a few times, he stared at Roy with his black eyes. He already knew the person holding him was his mommy but had no clue who this man was so he just casually blinked at him. Roy chuckled at the confused look his son was giving him. "Hey, little guy. I'm your daddy. Sorry I fainted on you but at least I saw you get born."

"Would you like to hold him, Roy?" Riza asked sensing that Roy couldn't hold back much longer. Roy eagerly took him in his arms, careful not to actually hurt or drop him. He sat on Riza's legs holding their son. His finger ran down the boy's face earning him a squirm but the smile on his face widened when his son's little hand grabbed onto it. "He looks a lot like you."

"Yes, he does."

"Let's hope he doesn't get your lazy attitude."

"Yeah-Hey!"

"Sorry, couldn't resist."

"Hmm…the smell of blood is gone from him. That's good."

"Of course, he was wiped clean of it like every other newborn."

"But oddly enough, he smells of gunpowder."


I've noticed something after proofreading this chapter. In every theme I've made Roy and Riza kiss at least once. Sigh. I'm definitely a royai fan. It seems that I am a fluff writer, too, so I guess you should expect most of my stories to be fluffy. I'll probably throw some random serious ones in there. Embarrassed Meeting will be updated next week, hopefully.