Notes: this content may contain themes and scenes not suitable for young audience. Uhm warning for violence. I had so many rewrites on this chapter XD

Ps if there are confusing stuff there please tell me so that I could do something about it

No no no no no

Her whole body surrendered, she sunk down to the floor, question filled her mind. The colonel already had the notes before, why would he want it again? Unless he wanted to create an army of flame alchemists,he wouldn't need her if that was the case. Roy dreamt of rebuilding Ishval and Amsestris not destroying it all over again. Why was he here? . His eyes were dark, like it always was. Hair seemed to be shorter that before. But everything seemed to be the same. He was here with her but why can't she feel any comfort? All her body was frozen to the core, she can't move an arm, it was confined on the side her lap as sunk into the floor. Their eyes held each other. There was something missing "I made those men pay for touching you. Do you want to shoot and kill them or-?" He knelt in front of her and touched her cheek with his knuckles "I'm sorry " his touch was gentle. But something was indeed missing. Why was he here? That fast? How long was she unconsious? "You were held by 6 days and on the 6th day, you tried to escape. They stopped you anyways, and you were out for almost half a day and here you are. Beside me, with me you are safe" even with one eye open, she could tell that this was Roy Mustang. But what was the missing puzzle? His touch was soft, it slipped under her arm and pulled her away from the wall "in case you are wondering, we are at Macah."

Kile clicked his boots "shall I take my leave sir?"

Roy turned to him "yes, Tell everyone not to disturb us" His smile was sinister, something that Riza never saw in his face "shall we Lieutenant?" This was still the very same voice she heard. She had no energy to ask, no energy to run away. This was the man she devoted her life to. Why did Roy Mustang ordered to take her? This doesn't make any sense. He took her by the arm, her eyes can't reach his. She followed him, allowed him to lead her. She caight a glimpse of beheaded bodies outside the window,crimson fuild painted the grasses red. Bodies laid lifeless on the floor with grey skins, wide mouths, and heads rolling off their bodies. "Oh, I killed them for touching you" she swirled back to him. Boiling anger rose on her blood. This was not Roy Mustang. He would do no such thing. She kept her mouth shut.

They entered a dimly lighted room. Smell of Xingese scented candle filled the moist air. Table and chair stood in front the dome shaped window. Dark carpet floored the room, Dangling chandelier spilled light all over them, there were glistening diamond that hand loose on the tips of the chandelier. Sparkles of light from the window made Hawkeye to look at thd dead woman in front.. How many days was she held captive?she looked like a walking dead. .she shifted his eyes to him as His footsteps lightly thudded against the floor, he pulled his chair and sat. He watched her, studied her. Riza held her breath. She did the same

His hair was short, strands of bangs fell short above his eyes. His nose.. was straighter? His lean strong shoulders was still the same. But those eyes, it was not the warmth that everyone told her whenever Roy looked at her, it held something else. Secrets, pains, dread, wrath all together. "I'll clean your wound"

Her answer was quick, like a rehearsed verse "I can do it myself Sir"

"Non sense Lieutenant" his smile did not reach his ears. He took out the medicine box, opened the bathroom door and patted the edge of the tub. She went in, into the enemy zone. After all she was inside the enemy zone.

"You're not my Colonel aren't you?" She loosened a few breath.

Amusement sketched his face. He stood in front of her. Her skin rose as his hands brushed the tips of her hair. He walked in slow steady circle. He moved in a way like he knew everything, like he was certain in every bit of his movement, like a calculated mathematics. He paused behind her. Fingers ran down the back of her neck, stopped short at the peak of her tattoo. Then traced it down until the end of the ink. His finger left her clothes but the remnant of it lingered on her back, on her neck and hair. "Lieutenant Riza Grumman Hawkeye" he chanted her name "adjutant and protector of Colonel Roy Mustang, both will be promoted after the process" his spider like fingers crawled around her shoulders then to her collarbone. He leaned, hot breath against her ears "your Colonel is angry. " bile bubbled in her stomach at the mention of his name. All she can think of was their safety "clean yourself first, and your wound" the man made no move to step away. Evil lustful chuckle boomed inside the room "If I were to leave you, you can do stupid things and escape again. I'll watch you"

She cleaned her wound, ignored the pain that screamed against her. The man assisted her on some parts. She dared not to look at the mirror. All she focused on was to clean her wounds and herself. Blood swirled down the sink as she cleaned her hand. She was all used to pain that none of these mattered. He gave her the freedom of bathing without being watched. He gave her clothes, fresh new ones that was big for her, it was a long sleeved blue top. And dark green shorts, maybe one from the girls around.

He grinned when she came out, foods were all over the table. When was her last meal? She can't remember. She was playing a dangerous game here, following the instructions of the enemy. She pulled out a chair for her, she sat across him."You need some carbs, energy" he tapped the plate. she made no move. The only exit here was the entrance. She stared at the food, no matter how her stomach grumbled she can't make herself eat. "It's not poison" he took his fork and stabbed one meat and ate. He watched her as he chew then later, swallow "see?" She opted not to respond. She curled her fingers on her lap, eyes moved to the empty porcelain plate. "Eat now Riza" hairs allover her skin rose at the mention of her name. "Do you want me to feed you?" Her hand went to the spoon, she took foods and barely tasted anything, she chewed and chewed until she can feel the crawling of foods down to her stomach. She needed to recover, to escape and to see the team again. And be stronger.

Once that ate their fill, The man stood and gestured her to follow him. They went to a library. Tall shelves of books towered them, volumes were all together in one area. There waw only one table that sat outside the balcony. Riza found herself sitting across her Colonel's look alike. "Aren't you afraid of me? I can kill you" there were guards station inside the library, and two guards at the balcony. She knew that they were watching her, but she was not afraid. Even if Richard was a monument of fear.

Corners of her lips turned up, it was a painful move. Still she replied "what's the point of killing me? You needed the alchemy, if you do so kill me, you won't recover the secrets"

He laid his cheeks on his palm "smart girl" He casted a lazy smile "you want to escape don't you?"

"You won't give it won't you?"

His smile grew wider. It sent chills to her blood "you answered a question with a question. I like that"a set of tea cup was prepared in front of them. He poured one for her and one for him. He leaned back to the seat. "I am sure you have tons of questions"

"Who are you?"

The smoke emanating out of the tea was clearly visible under the humid air. It swirled at his breath as he took another sip. "Let me tell you a story" Riza casted her eyes on him. Under the sun his eyes turned into a feint tinge of forth coming night, lighter than she once saw. "Once upon a time, there was a woman named Qing Tian. She was very intelligent even Praised by her superiors. She worked under the military, Part of the research division. She was one of the lead researchers to conduct an experiment, one that would give an everlasting life" philosopher stone "you know what they were working for don't you? And the ingredients?" She nodded, carefully " they were successful, had one stone. Qing Tian was so devastated and guilty, she ran away with the hope to shout out to the world of what the military had done.

"She met a man, they remained hidden, changed her name and married that very same man. Of course the military continued their search for her. On and on the married couple hid from country to country even with her being pregnant. One fateful day, she gave birth to two boys. One had a huge scar across his eye brow down to his lips" Riza narrowed her eyes, she once met a boy with a scar on his face, a boy that once applied to be an apprentice. the younger twin was handsome. No scars, pure perfection. That day, Qing Tian, now Amelia, went to buy stuff with the scarred child. The military saw her, recognized her even with her disguise and chased after her. With the hope to save her child, she gave the scarred child to a nun walking nearby that was also a friend of the couple. Apparently when she got back home, she was killed. Head shot my friend. The husband was able to escape with the younger twin, went to Amestris and gave the younger twin to his sister, a woman who leads a brothel, Madam Christmas" Riza opened her mouth to speak but the man continued "The father went back to his wife, with the hope to save her but he was killed as well. The military had no idea that they had children..The younger twin was named Roy Mustang. They both grew up. The elder twin grew, with the ambition to have revenge for his fallen father. He travelled to the east and met a young girl. She helped him to go to the alchemist's house. Apparently she was the daughter. However" he paused, hand went to his face " the alchemist was disgusted by his scar covered face. And sent him away. The girl called him back, gave him food and bid him goodbye. " the man leaned in "do you remember now? Can you remember the scarred faced boy?" She can't recall the boy's face she once met. But eyes was dark, similar to Mustang. "That boy was sent to an orphanage, worked everywhere and had his scar the time he got back to the house, there were no residents inside,when he learned that his brother served the military, it angered him. It was a betrayal, serving those people who killed your family. Even when his best friend was killed, he still served. Even when the alchemist's daughter almost died, Roy Mustang still served. " he chuckled "of course how can you remember someone that you met only for a few seconds?" He offered his hand "shall I introduce myself again? " as he said the next words. It was all familiar

Like she heard it before

"I am introduced to the world as Richard." They both said "Richard Mustang" she loosened a breath that she was holding. He leaned on his palm with smile that can't be removed "I'm glade to see you again, Riza.

There were twenty dead seconds that passed with none of them moved. Her heart thumped against her head, she can her the flow of blood in her veins, the rise and fall of her chest. That she was all aware.

But this one was not

Two soldiers from the balcony fell down the floor, blood slowly made it's way out of their chest. Eyes were wide with and soon it flipped out of life. Then there was an explosion from the furthest area of the mansion. Then another erupted. Richard cursed "What are you waiting for?!" He shouted at the guards near the door "TURN ON THE SWITCH" the guards sprinted out of the room with guns in hand. Richard got up to his feet and faced her. She expected fear, hopelessness but none of those marked his face. That she knew, her Colonel was here. Many feared Roy Mustang. But as soon as she saw Richard's eyes it was all different.

It was excitement.

"I am certain he's here, So as Olivier, her knight, Mustang's knight and his rook." He walked around the room, foot steps were louder than before, it thumped against her ears, completely matcher her heart beat"I know their plans, even Olivier's wonderful plan. And your Colonel's plan. Let's play a game. In my chess game, I play differently. Roy deployed his men in strategy." He turned to face her, smile grew wider "I already deployed my own pawn, Rook, knight and Bishop. It's not check mate yet, I still have my queen"

"Leave them alone" she stood from her chair, knocking it off the floor, her voice dropped like flame, it stung Richard. He flinched but dropped it the moment her voice disappeared in the air. Her fingers curled into her palm.

He shook his head, lazily and seemed like he had something planned way before all of this. "Let's play a game," he raised his fist "I will count from one to five. After that you will run. "

Now he's playing the game. "You won't just let me go"

"I know" he nodded "but I'll let you escape. For an hour, we will not chase you. If you failed to do so, we will chase you, you can hide. Just like hide and seek. If you refused to run, we will kill Furey." He fished out a photo inside his pocket. Hawkeye's breath caught, Furey was inside a room, his eyes were shut in pain. There were bags below his eyes, bruises covered his arms, white blanket covered his neck down. There was an IV line stood beside his bed. She masked her emotions, she can't let him see through her.

"Why are you telling me your plans?"

"Of course, just to add more excitement" he raised his fist and raised one finger "one" she studied his face, to see any gentleness in it. But there was nothing. "Two" because of hatred, he lost his light "three"

"Richard." She said. To protect Roy, she would do as he asked. Furey was harmed because of her. This was a dangerous game. But she was used to danger.

"Four"

"Please, the Colonel and the General are powerful forces" her voice seemed to disappear around him. She closed her eyes, concentrated. He wanted to play so she will. She can think of any plan on her way. Even when he counted, her foot was planted on the ground."You're brothers, you shouldn't hurt each other" Richard killed those men who took advantage of her yet he was doing the same thing.

"Five" He turned to her , completely ignored her words. His white teeth gleamed similar to a diamond, eyes dilated. Tension in his voice broke the reluctance in Hawkeye. He spread his arms wide as he said "Run My Queen Run"

So she did