AN: Sorry for not updating in awhile! I have been busy with other stories and school started back up again. I'll try to update again soon, but for now enjoy this chapter. :D

Riza was limping down the cold, dark streets. She still held the knife that she had stolen from Crystal's belt. She was covered in blood and her vision was fading. After everything that she had been through, she had cuts all over her body, a couple broken ribs, and various other bruises. Riza put her hand up to the wall of the building she was by. Her eyes were closed tight and she bit back a groan of pain. She could not let Yuko find her. It wasn't a good idea to be walking down the street at a time like this, but she had no other choice. She had to find Roy. Riza heard someone walking in her direction and hid in the shadows of an alley.

"What do you think happened to the Lieutenant?" Riza cocked an ear in the direction of the people. It sounded familiar. She peeked around the corner to see the Elric brothers.

"I'm not sure Al, but we need to find her. Colonel bastard is going completely nuts without her." Riza stepped out of the alley to stand in front of the brothers. They both looked shocked.

"Lieutenant!"

"Shhh…" Al apologized for yelling.

"What happened? How did you escape? Oh no! You're bleeding!"

"Quiet boys. I just got away and I'm not looking forward to going back."

"Sorry. Al we need to get to a hospital now." Riza followed them to the hospital after Ed had handed her his coat. She needed to stay unrecognized and she wasn't wearing a shirt. He had sent Al to hunt down Roy and the others while he kept an eye on her. Riza was now lying in a hospital bed sleeping. About ten minutes after she had fallen asleep, Roy ran in looking worried. Al had told him of her condition.

"How is she?"

"Three broken ribs, deep stab wound to the back, and tons of other cuts and bruises. She needs a lot of rest."

"Thank you Fullmetal."

"Don't thank me."

"You brought her here." Ed started feeling uncomfortable with all the thanks from everyone and excused himself. Roy pulled up a chair and held one of Riza's hands in his.

"I'm sorry I let this happen Hawkeye. If only I hadn't run off like that…"

"It's not your fault sir." He looked at her face and smiled at seeing her awake.

"I left you Hawkeye and you were taken. Look at what happened to you."

"I was too weak to fight. It's my fault."

"You were alone." She shook her head only to get more dizzy. She closed her eyes and held her head. She noticed that Roy had one of her hands.

"Sir your hand." Roy removed his hand and sat back in his chair. He crossed his arms and looked at Riza.

"Tell me what happened."

"I was running after you when I saw a man sitting in an alley. He was holding something but upon closer inspection, I saw that it was the body of a little girl. I pulled out my gun and approached him cautiously. He turned to me and said my name. I asked him why he killed the girl, and he told me he did it for fun. We started fighting when he broke my grasp on my gun and tossed it aside. He overpowered me and I could not hit him. I tripped over the girl's body and landed in blood. I used the blood to help me slide under him and escape." Riza took a break after looking dizzy again.

"Here drink this." Roy handed her a glass of water that she gladly took.

"After I escaped, Yuko ran after me. I looked back and saw that he was ready to throw his knife. It landed in my back and I went down. I tried to get back up again, but the pain overwhelmed me." She looked down at her hands after admitting she was too weak to win. "I heard someone calling my name and saw Havoc running towards me. I tried to tell him to run, but Yuko stopped me."

"I'm sorry Hawkeye. This must be hard for you."

"It will help you find him right?" He nodded his head and she continued. "When I woke up, I was in a small room. Yuko came in to clean my wounds and told me he was going to kill you. Later we called you and then we moved to a new location. When we got there, I met his partner. Her name was Crystal and we fought. Yuko had left to find you. I managed to win and escape. That's when I met Edward and Alphonse." Roy could tell that she was holding back on some of the details.

'She must not want to describe all of her injuries.'

"Do you remember the place they took you?"

"I think it was a shop…an antique shop."

"We'll go check on it tomorrow."

"Sir. Yuko is an assassin. Please take caution." He smiled and stood up.

"Don't worry Hawkeye. I will." She nodded. "Get some sleep. I have guards posted outside your room for protection.

"Thank you sir. You get some sleep too." Roy walked out of the room and headed back home. Unfortunately for him, it was raining.

'Great just what I needed.' Riza watched as he left.

'Please be careful Roy.' She fell into a restless sleep. Her dreams had become nightmares. 'How can I protect Roy if I can't even protect myself?' Maybe she was never going to reach the top with Roy.

…...

Yuko walked back to the antique shop. His target had ran off somewhere and he couldn't follow.

'I might as well go see how the girls are doing.' He silently laughed to himself as he walked into the shop. When he got in he froze. Blood was everywhere and he could see Crystal laying face down on the ground. A piece of glass was stuck in her throat. He turned and punched the wall. 'How dare that girl kill Crystal!' He walked over to the closet and pulled out a silver brief case. He grinned to himself and opened it.

"You're going down Mustang and as for the blonde, I'm going to make her suffer even more." He walked out of the building leaving the door wide open.