Love, Sorrows and Tears
Chapter 4
Competition
A few weeks passed and things managed to stop being so awkward between them. Riza sat with Havoc and the others in the cafeteria, although Roy was not there since he was staying behind a little while. A man came by and sat in front of Riza. She smiled politely, saluting him politely and he smiled back.
"No need to be so polite, Lieutenant Hawkeye," he said. "I'm Theodore."
"I'm sorry, sir, but it's the way I am," she replied respectfully.
"Well, I just wanted to talk to you. You know, like a friend," he said. Riza smiled.
"Well, it's always nice to meet new people and make friends in this place. Perhaps even more so for the fact that I usually have to listen to men talking about dates and failures all the time," she said. Theodore chuckled.
"Yeah, I heard that the Colonel and the rest of your team were rather...unique," he said. Riza chuckled a little.
"Well, they're not bad. It's mainly the Colonel and Havoc with the issues," she said.
Theodore smiled. "Sounds like you've got your hands full," he said.
"You get used to it and besides, I guess I wouldn't change it even if I could," she said. Roy walked in, got his food and walked towards the table, slowing when he saw the man sat with Riza. He sat down on Riza's other side.
"Hello, Major," he said, a little stiffly. Theodore saluted.
"Hello, Colonel, sir. How are you doing?" He asked pleasantly.
"Not bad, yourself? What brings you here?" Roy asked.
"I'm doing just fine, thanks. I just wanted to speak to Lieutenant Hawkeye," he just nodded. Riza put the cup she had on her tray onto Roy's tray.
"I knew they would run out by the time you got here, sir, so I saved you a cup of hot tea, sir," Riza said. Roy smiled.
"Thank you, Lieutenant. That was very thoughtful of you," he said. He sipped it and nodded in appreciation. Theodore looked between the two, half-smiling. They ate in silence for a bit and soon after, Theodore stood up.
"I'll catch you later, Lieutenant," he said, nodding his respect to Roy before leaving.
"Who the heck was he?" Havoc asked.
"The Whirlpool Alchemist; apparently he passed his exam by creating a whirlpool in the sand and toppling down someone's tower. He's able to trap people and can also manipulate water quite well," Fuery explained.
"Watch out for him, Chief. He might drown out your alchemy," Havoc grinned. Roy was about to say something, but Riza cut in.
"Well, Major Theodore would need a lot of water for that, so there's no need to worry, is there?" She asked, nonchalently. Roy inwardly smirked, pleased that she was sticking up for him and not Theodore.
"What did that guy want, anyway?" Havoc asked.
"He just wanted to talk, you know, socialising," she replied.
"A bit random, really. I bet he's after sex," Havoc said. Roy clenched his fists under the table.
"Shut up, Havoc. He was very nice, he just wanted to talk. As friends," she said.
"Then why didn't he do so sooner?" Havoc asked. Riza sighed, looking angry.
"Maybe he's shy? What's it to you, anyway And why do you men only ever think of sex? Why can't they talk to women without ill-intention? I'm going back to the office," she ranted, standing up and putting her tray away before leaving the cafeteria.
Author's note: A little short, so I'm sorry about that. I'll update as soon as I can.