The Most Painful Memory
A/N: I'm sorry for such a late update. I haven't been able to type lately. The next chapter will probably not be up for a while, but I'll try my best. Anyway, this chapter and the one before it are kind of a short introduction to the next few. I will be changing the title of this story because my original plan for this evolved into something completely different. I will also make a version of this story of Riza's side. I would put that up soon, but that would spoil some things for you, so I'll wait on that. And expect a lot of unexpected twists throughout the story.
A special thanks to .eiJi, Moriens-der-Lyset, xoxoEdward Elricxoxo, anarrislasher101, and Jeremy Markensonfor your helpful reviews.
Chapter 4: Still Confused
"I'm going to Central tomorrow I'll be back next Sunday or Monday. You two can come if you want to spend your spring break with Madame Christmas. Think it over and let me know by tonight what you decide." Berthold Hawkeye told his daughter, Riza, and his apprentice, Roy Mustang.
Both Riza and Roy stood there shocked, but a little less confused. Roy hadn't even thought about going to see his mom/aunt for the break. Riza on the other hand, had already made up her mind.
"Roy, you can have the rest of the day off, so you two can talk about this., and if you do decide to go, you can take the time to pack."
"Thank you Sensei. I'll let you know what I decide to do as soon as possible." Roy said.
"You both have to agree on whether you go or not. If you want to go, both of you will go, and if you want to stay, both of you will stay. I don't want Riza to have to take care of the house by herself. If you stay, you must help her with her chores and what not." Hawkeye-Sensei told his apprentice. Roy looked over at Riza, then turned back to face Berthold. "Now, you two go talk about it, while I continue my work."
The two left the room silently, Roy deep in thought. Maybe I can find out over the break. I doubt she'll let me have any say in whether we stay or not. Do I even care what we decide? No. Why are things so damn complicated? These thoughts, along with many more, distracted Roy so much that he didn't even notice that he had followed Riza to her room, and was now standing in the doorway until Riza saw him and said "What do you want now?" in an annoyed tone.
"Huh?" he said, coming out of his thoughts. "Oh…uh… I thought we should decide what we're gunna do, so we can tell Sensei soon." He lied.
"We don't need to decide. I have plans for tonight, and Tuesday through Sunday, so we're staying here." She said.
"Wait, why do you get to decide everything? What if I wanted to go?" He asked, even though he couldn't have cared less if he went or stayed.
"Too bad. Like I said, I already have plans, so you'll just have to get over it." She was getting very annoyed, and would probably explode on him if he kept trying to argue with her.
"C'mon Riza, I haven't seen my family in forever." He whined, ignoring the fact that she would probably shoot him for annoying her to no end. Why they gave her a gun, he never figured out.
"I don't give a shit! We're staying here, so get the fuck over it and shut the hell up!" Riza said, obviously getting pissed off. And of course, Roy, being the dumbass that he is, ignored it.
"But Ri-" he started to say.
"Nous restons ici à la fin de la discussion!" she yelled. Roy knew she only spoke French to him when she's pissed as hell at him.
"How the hell am I supposed to know what that means? I don't know French!" he yelled back at her, hiding his fear.
"Maybe if you weren't such a dumbfuck, you'd know to look it up and stop asking me lame ass questions!" Riza yelled back.
She was reaching for something to throw at him when, and even he didn't know why, Roy ran up to her and wrapped his arms around her so tight that she wasn't able to get loose. He then forced her down, so she couldn't kick her way out. He then did something that surprised even himself. He leaned his head down and kissed her.
Almost instantly he felt her relax in his arms. There they were, laying down and making out on Riza's bed. They stayed that way for a while, until they heard footsteps, slowly coming up the stairs.
They both jumped and sat up like everything was okay, like nothing happened except their argument. Roy stood up, acting just as angry as he had been a moment ago, and stormed out, so Hawkeye-Sensei wouldn't get suspicious. Riza just sat on her bed looking pissed, like she had been earlier.
"I take it you two haven't decided yet." Berthold Hawkeye said, as he entered his daughter's room.
"Yes we have, and we're staying here." Riza said.
"Okay… Are you sure you can stay here alone with him without killing him? I know he won't get even remotely close to hurting you, but I can't say the same for you." He said.
"I won't hurt myself." She said in a very smartass-like tone.
"You know what I meant." He said, giving her a stern look. "I would like to still have an apprentice when I get back."
"Fine, I promise not to kill him yet."
"Riza…"
"Okay, okay, I promise not to hurt him." Riza said after a sigh of fake defeat.
"Good, now can I have a hug before I go?" Berthold said, now smiling.
"You're leaving now?" She asked sadly.
"Yeah, the sooner I get there the sooner I can come back. I should be back Sunday night." He said.
"This upcoming Sunday, or next Sunday?"
"Unfortunately, next Sunday." He said after a sigh.
"Oh" Riza said, the disappointment in her voice made her father sad.
"I wish I could come back sooner, but I can't." He said, giving her a hug.
"It's okay daddy. I know you have to work. I just wish I could have more time with you while school's out." Riza said, trying to sound less upset.
"We still have summer vacation and winter break." Berthold said, offering a smile.
"Yeah, that's true." Riza said, hugging her father.
"I'm all packed up, so after I say goodbye to Roy, I'll go." He said before leaving her room.
"Okay, be careful, and don't forget to bring me back a present from Central." She said before her father walked out of the room.
"Do I ever?" Berthold said, just before opening the door to Roy's room.
"Hi Sensei." Roy greeted, slightly angrily.
"I just wanted to let you know that I'm leaving now. I want to get there early, so I can come back next Sunday instead of next Monday." Sensei said.
"Okay."
"Don't hurt my daughter. I know you couldn't and wouldn't possibly hurt her in any way, but I thought I'd remind you. If you do, not only will I kick you out, but I'll also tell Madame Christmas, and deal with the issue personally. Got it?" He said, with a facial expression that was more serious than Roy had ever seen on him, which says a lot because Hawkeye-Sensei is always serious.
"Y-yes Sensei, but, with all due respect, I think Riza would be the one doing the hurting around here." Roy said, not meaning to sound nervous. He was actually quite calm.
"I've already talked to her about that. Don't drive each other crazy while I'm gone, and study those books I gave you a few days ago."
"Yes Sensei."
With that, Berthold Hawkeye turned and walked out the door. As soon as he was gone, Roy's mind drifted back to Riza and their make out session. Why didn't she try to escape when she had the chance? Does she actually like me in that way, or is she really a slut? The thoughts swirling around in his head almost gave him a headache again.
As soon as Roy saw the taxi his sensei was in leave the house, he left his room and went into Riza's.
"What now?" She asked in an annoyed tone, not even bothering to look up from the book she was reading.
"I just wanted to talk." He said with a hint of shyness.
"If it's about earlier forget it."
"You don't want to ta-" he started to say.
"I meant forget it ever happened." She said, still not looking up from her book.
He stood in her doorway silently, staring at her. His confusion was probably obvious, but Riza wasn't paying him much attention.
""What is it now?" she said, after a few minutes of silence, slamming her book shut, then slamming it on the nightstand.
Roy remained silent, as if he were frozen. It was as if his whole brain turned into an ice cube from the cold glare Riza was giving him.
"Oh, I know what you want." She said, changing her facial expression from an icy glare to one that was very calm and almost amused. "You wanted to ask me if you could tell people that I slept with you, right?"
"What? No! Why would I ask you that?" Roy said. He could hardly believe that she actually said that.
"Let's say I believe that bullshit." She said. "What did you really want?"
"Uh… It's nothing." He said, then turned and went back to his room. He knew this spring break was going to be long as hell.