A/N: This is one of those fics that I left sitting on my USB drive for a while, so when I dug it back up to finish it, I didn't remember how I'd planned on finishing it. I think I had something better planned than what I typed xD
Disclaimer: I seriously wish I owned FMA. But I don't.
085. Surprise Attack
Roy let out a heavy sigh as he unlocked the door to his office and rubbed the sleep from his half-closed eyes. He had no idea what in the world had possessed him to get up that day and go to work early, but he was already beginning to regret it.
'Why did I decide to come early?' He wondered, pausing in the doorway. Then he remembered. Roy had come early to work to finish the paperwork he hadn't finished last night. Riza had left before him last night, upon his request that she go home and get some well deserved rest. After all, he'd become General about a week ago, exactly four weeks after the Promised Day (and after Grumman had become Fuhrer and told Riza that he was her grandfather). The woman deserved a break.
But after she left, he'd found that he was unable to focus on his work and kept getting distracted or drifting off to sleep. So he went home, making a mental note that he would wake up early tomorrow to go to work and finish it before Hawkeye realized he'd slacked off.
The General stepped into the office and shut the door gently behind him. He walked over to his desk, expecting to see the same small stack, but found that it was…much, much, MUCH bigger than he remembered it. His mouth dropped open in shock.
"There's no way," he said aloud. "There's no freaking way. There…there wasn't this much last night!"
"Happy April Fool's day, sir."
Roy jumped about two feet into the air, yelling a quick 'shit' in surprise.
Hawkeye was standing there with a smirk on her lips that made him wince. "H-Hawkeye," he gasped, cursing inwardly for stuttering.
She gave him a curt nod. "Yes, sir."
Awkward silence.
Then, "Um, so, what're you doing here this early? I mean, I know you come early, but not at four in the morning…" He laughed nervously.
The sharpshooter's amber eyes glowed with amusement in response to his embarrassment. "I had a feeling you would slack off, and it's April Fool's day."
"What does April Fool's day have to do with anything?"
Her smirk widened into a small grin. "Well, you noticed the larger stack of papers."
Roy scowled at his subordinate, but was inwardly wiping sweat off his brow in relief. "That's a nasty prank, Hawkeye. But I'm relieved to hear that's all it was."
"Actually…" Roy flinched at the sound of the cold amusement in her normally monotone voice. "...I thought I'd do you the favor of digging up all those old papers you failed to sign and hid from me."
"O-oh…"
"April Fool's, sir."
"It's only April Fool's if you're joking, Hawkeye."
~Owari~
A/N: I avoided mentioning Riza's rank in this because I'm not entirely sure what she would be. I believe she'd rise to be a Colonel, but again, I'm not entirely sure, so I avoided it.
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