A/N: Hey me again got it ready on time this time so proud of that this one is longer than all the rest, it's to make up for all the other short chapters so here ya go! ^^


*RECAP*

Riza sped down the hall and opened the door to the nurse's office, and before the nurse could even ask what she was doing she opened the door leading to the sleeping quarters and left. She went back straight to Roy's room, and without knocking walked in. "Jankons is back."

*ENDOFRECAP*

"What?!"

"I got his résumé today, he's joining our team."

"Can't you just decline it?"

"Yes, but it would look suspicious."

"About what?! All we have to do is explain to Furhur Grumman that he's a threat to you. With you being his granddaughter he would find him and put him behind bars with a single snap of his fingers.

"You're still thinking of going after him, aren't you?" She asked hurt in her voice.

"I might still be thinking about it, but I'll never leave you. I really mean it, I won't run away and leave you…not again." He leaned in to kiss her but she put her gun in front of her face and Roy ended up kissing the gun.

"That wasn't nice." He whined.

"Not at work Sir." She gave him a peck on the cheek before disappearing into the office.

Roy was about to go to the office himself when he heard a gunshot and a quick apology from Fuery.

He sighed and walked into the room. "Now, do you have something to say to the Colonel?" Riza asked before clicking the safety off her gun.

"I'm sorry Sir!" All the men said before bowing.

"It's ok, just be more careful or I'll send Hawkeye after you." He said waving them off and sitting down.

All the men looked at Riza, who at this point was putting her gun away. Havoc shivered, "How could one woman be so scary?" Havoc said under his breath.

"What was that Havoc?!" Roy yelled putting his feet on his desk.

"Being a little protective are we?" Breda hinted. Roy blushed and got up.

"Well she is the only woman on this team." He said.

"I can take care of myself sir." Riza added looking up from her paperwork.

"I-I know that!"

"Don't go to red colonel she might take it as an invitation." Havoc whispered

"Wha-"Roy then realized what he said and blushed even harder.

"Sir I-"

"I need to talk to you alone!" Roy said dragging Riza outside with him.

"What is it Sir?"

"You have to meet someone before I do this."

"Do what?" She asked.

"I can't say." Riza looked at him confused. 'What is he planning?'

"But sir! What about your paperwork?!" she said annoyed.

"Riza, when have I ever cared about my paperwork?" Roy said smiling.

Riza blushed "I guess you never did care about your work did you?"

"I cared about it as soon as I got to study you."

Riza blushed even harder and turned away. "So where are you taking me anyways?"

"You'll see."

"It's not another one of your dates is it?"

"No It's not another date…I don't think I'll be going on one of those in a while." He smirked.

"What do you mean? You haven't gotten through every girl in the city yet have you?"

"No…..look we're here." He said pointing to a small bar across the street.

"You're taking me to a bar?"

"Not just any bar, come on." He said taking her hand and leading her towards the smell of alchol and smoke.

"I'm back!" Roy yelled.

"Roy I haven't seen you in so long! How long has it been, like a year?" A girl yelled back as she came running down the stairs in a miniskirt and tube top.

'I thought he said it wasn't another one of his dates...how could he! I thought…I thought he….' "NO!" Riza screamed running out back to the cool fall streets letting the colours of fall all become one big blur, as tears filled her eyes.

"Riza!" Roy said stopping her before she could get anywhere. "Riza…It's ok."

"What do you mean its ok I thought….I thought you-you...I just-"Roy brought her head up so he could look at her. Tears ran down her face and the little make-up she had worn was gone, but in Roy's eye's she was still the most beautiful thing he had laid eyes on.

"You worry too much." He said before closing the gap between them, their lips meeting once more. Suddenly all of Riza's worries melted into the kiss, she had never felt so enlightened…until he broke away.

He leaned down and moved from her chin to her ear "She's my sister."

Riza went bright red "You-you mean." She looked at Roy who was now looking her in the eye as he nodded his head. "You idiot!" She said bring her hand to his face at full force but before it made contact kissed him again. "You scared me." She said touching her forehead to his.

"I'm sorry to interrupt but I'm still here." Roy's sister said pulling their heads away from each other.

"Attention grabber." Roy mumbled as he got up and offered his hand to Riza. "Here."

"Thank you." She said taking his hand and getting up. "So did you bring me here to embarrass me or is there another point to this?" She blushed.

Roy laughed "Don't worry I didn't bring you here for that, Vanessa could you go get Chris for me?"

Vanessa looked at Roy shocked. "But that means-"

"Shhhhh!" Roy said his finger to his lips. "I haven't done it yet.

'What is he up to this time?' Riza thought.

"Don't worry it's nothing bad." Roy said taking her to the bar so they could sit. Soon after Roy had gotten drinks Vanessa came out with another lady dressed in a silk and fox furs; a cigarette hanging out of her mouth.
"What's up Roy Boy?" She said then she looked at Riza, suddenly her smile faded and left a serious look on her face. "I think I know why you're here." She said heading towards the back room gesturing for him to follow.

Roy started to follow when she looked back and looked at him. "Are you sure?" She asked.

Roy looked back at Riza then turned back to Chris. "Positive."

In the back room she sat Roy down and was now searching in a drawer. "Ahha! There it is!" She said closing the drawer. She turned to Roy "Put out your hand." She said placing a ring in it. "I knew you only had the box. Now go get her."

Just as Roy was getting up to go ask Riza 'the question' he heard a loud bang, it sounded like Riza's gun. "What's going on in there?" Roy asked running back into the front room. "Riza?"

"Roy behind you!" Riza screamed

"Wha-?!" Roy turned and couldn't believe what he saw. "Jankons! What do you want?!"

"Well it's a bar all I wanted was a drink." Jankons said walking towards the bar. "What, no bar tender?"

'Why is he being like this a couple days ago he was trying to kill me?' Riza thought her gun still pointed at him. "Stop messing around what are you really here for!"

"Ok, you caught me. If you really want to know why I'm here it's so I can kill you. Don't believe I threw a fatal blow the last time we met, so I'm here to finish you off."

"No, I can't let you do that!" Roy screamed pulling on his gloves.

"Oh a bit protective are we?" He teased.

"Does everyone have to say that?! I love her there's nothing wrong with protecting her right?" He screamed not realizing what he said.

"You-Roy I-I" Riza started.

"I'm here to kill you not listen to each of your feelings, who do you think I am a physiatrist?"

"Let's stop talking so I can kill you!" Roy said snapping just beside Jankons so he would force him outside.

'I can't let him get too carried away or it might get out of hands. 'Riza thought getting up from her crouching position and following them outside.

"That's too bad I was enjoying that little conversation of ours." Jankons said.

"Well then, I'm just going to have to aim for your mouth so you won't be able to!" Roy said running at him at full speed fingers ready.

"STOP!" Roy turned his head to see Riza standing in the doorway.

"What?! Get back inside before you get hurt!" Roy yelled back dodging one of Jankons bullets.

"I can't just stand and watch you let revenge run your life! And I especially won't let you fight him alone I can't afford having you get hurt before becoming the Furhur now can I?!"

"Well I can't just leave him to you!"

"And why not?! I am perfectly capable of protecting myself!"

"Well I want something to do too, and you can't stop me with bullets alone!" Roy yelled snapping at Jankons and sending him flying at the wall at an alarming speed.

"Ahhhh!" Jankons screamed as flames soon engulfed his body.

"Now tell me who you're working for!" Roy yelled threatening to snap again.

"I don't work for anyone I came here defeat you for my own reasons!" He yelled shooting at Roy again.

"And just what would those be?" Jankons turned and saw Riza standing beside him a gun to his head.

"Well you see it would take a long time to explain an-"Riza shot, the bullet skinning his head.

"I've got time." Riza said.

"Well it all started when I was a kid. My father was in the military and I wanted to be just like him. Until I saw what he was really doing that is." He said clenching his fists. "I had followed him one day to see what the training was really like, instead of going to headquarters like he was supposed to he was going out with girls and sleeping with them. All that time I had thought he was in the military fighting for the good of the country when really he had just gotten the uniform to pick up girls. Girls that would pay for what he was willing to do for them. I got so mad that I had picked up shooting as a hobby to release my anger, one day I got so good at it I ended up confronting my dad. I told him everything, I told him how I knew about his 'job' and how I wouldn't just stand and watch. I had no other choice he wouldn't listen to me telling me it wasn't what I thought. But I knew well enough it was wrong s-"

"So you killed him." Riza said as it started to rain.

"B-but how did you know?" He said.

"I can tell, your eyes are full of anger and sadness, not only because we beat you."

"Yes I killed him but-"

"But what?! You had no reason to kill him! You could have reported him to the police but murder, how can you live with yourself?!" Riza yelled.

"Riza…" Roy said putting his hand on her shoulder she let her head drop.

"You had the chance to have a family and you reined it. You resorted to murder, you resorted to anger."

"I still had family, I had my mother!" Jankons yelled.

"My mother…she-she had to put up with my father not knowing what he had been doing to her that whole time. I-I felt so bad for her; I went to her with the blood of my father on my own hands and told her what I had done. I thought she would be happy, those chains that he was holding her down with were gone…she was free. But she wasn't happy, she was-was Furious! All I wanted to do was help her, she yelled and beat me and then she cried that's all she ever did anymore. I couldn't take it anymore it made me so-so angry, she had to go too. I killed her and realized I wouldn't be able to keep myself alive without money, so I got a job in the military. I watched as everyone went to war, so scared to kill. It would have been so easy, but they sent you out instead! I was so jealous so I watched you; I watched your every move after the war. Once I knew you had a mission in the small town like Yeamin I knew it would be my only chance, to kill you. So I went in on an escort mission and posed as George Jankons, I led you right into the hands of those thieves to take you on a wild goose chase. "

"Wait, so you didn't hire them?" Roy asked.

"No conveniently they were after the store from the beginning. There was no need to hire someone who would dirty their own hands in my place."

"That's cruel." Riza growled. "Using someone like that it-"

"Should you really be talking, you are a dog of the military aren't you? Isn't your purpose to be used?"

"Using people for the good of the country I can accept, but using people for your own selfish ambitions is just sick."

"It's like I say use or be used, it's a simple saying that you must follow in this messed up world we live in."

"Ahhhh!" Roy yelled running at him at full force ready to snap.

"No, that's what he wants don't do it!" Riza yelled dropping her gun and running towards him.

"I guess I'll be leaving now." Jankons said disappearing before Roy could reach him.

"Damn." Roy cursed "Where do you think he's going?" He asked.

Riza's eye's widened in fear "Grumman!" She yelled before running towards headquarters.

'Grumman?! That means he not only after us but the Furhur!'

Roy started running after Riza in hope of catching up to her. 'Why is she so damn fast?!' Roy thought when he finally caught up. "Riza!" He grabbed he wrist, "You have to listen to me please. Grumman can take care of himself we should focus on getting backup and surround the perimeter so he can't run. "

"Are you crazy?! He'll probably go waltzing in there and get invited to play chess!"

"Well…you're right come on I'll get back up you get Grumman."

"Right!" Riza said running to Grumman. When she got to the door she out her ear to the wall trying to listen in on the conversation, after standing there for quite a while she had still heard nothing. 'Something's wrong.' She thought, just when she was about to go inside Roy Havoc and Breda came running down the hall. "Sir." She stood at attention

"At ease Lieutenant…so how is it going so far?"

"So far nothing, not a single peep, I was just about to go check inside."

"Good that's what we'll do…Havoc, Breda stay outside the room and make sure no one gets in or out of here, but stay alert; I may need your help."

"Yes Sir!" They both said in unison.

"On three, ready?" Riza nodded her head "Ok, one, two, three!" He yelled both of them burting in through the door.

"Well how nice of you to come." Jankons voice echoed throughout the room.

"Where is he?!" Riza yelled.

"Well it seems he went on a short vacation." He said holding up a postcard.

'All this time he wasn't even here?!' Riza thought, 'But then why was he just sitting here, was he waiting for us?'

"Then why are you still here!" Roy yelled.

"Well I was waiting for you of course. If the Furhur isn't here I still have the second best thing…you. You're next in line to become Furhur and after that would be me; all I have to do is kill you. Then Grumman will be running back to his dead General just in time for me to kill him without you in my way."

"I won't let you do that!" Riza said pulling out her gun.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Lieutenant." He said pulling out his own gun and pointing it at Roy. "You wouldn't want General Mustang to be hurt again, now would you?" Riza turned to Roy who she could tell didn't want her to give in to him. 'I'm Sorry General.' She thought as she slowly lowered her gun. "See it wasn't that hard was it?" He then moved his gun so it was now pointed directly at Riza. "But it's not enough, both of you put your 'weapons' here." He said pointing to the desk.

"And just why should we do that?!" Roy yelled.

"Oh, such big words; should you really be saying that when your Lieutenant has a gun pointed at her head."

"Fine." He said walking over to the desk, Riza starting to walk too. "General would you mind grabbing the Lieutenants guns for me? I don't think I trust her to come that close to me."

Roy turned around walking to Riza and taking her gun, as he was about to leave he whispered in her ear "You have another one right?" She nodded and he walked back to the desk putting her gun down.

"Good, now that you can't hurt me you can sit." He said gesturing to the chairs in front of the desk. Roy turned to Riza nodding before they sat. "Now, before I could tell you the end of my story you yelled at me. So now I'm going to finish it, it's only fair; I can't put you to sleep without a bedtime story."

'What is this guy talking about? He's crazy!'

"Now where was I? Ah yes I left off right at the good part, right when I was about to explain how I was going to kill you. You," He said pointing the gun to Roy and waving it around "were supposed to die when I shot you, but you didn't! After you died Hawkeye would quit her job and become a widow…or at least that was the plan."

"Riza would have never done that!" Roy yelled.

"Are you sure about that? I mean just look at her having second thoughts." Jankons teased. Roy looked over at Riza; it was obvious she was trying to keep a calm composure. 'Riza…' Roy thought.

"Why don't you just get to the point already." Roy said.

"In a hurry are we?"

"Just finish your stupid story before I end it for you."

"Jeez, tough crowd; anyways as I was saying you were supposed to die," He pointed the gun to Roy "and you were supposed to give me your job." He pointed to Riza. "Then after that I would kill Grumman and the military would be mine as simple as that…now," He stood up "You die." He pointed the gun to Roy. "It's people like you who deserve to die, ladies man." He said before clicking the safety off.

"Havoc Now!" Roy yelled, but nothing happened. "Any second now would be great!" Riza looked to the door slowly backing away. Once she got to the door she opened it to reveal Havoc and Breda in the hands of none other than Grumman.

"Grumman?" Riza said surprised.

"Is that really how you greet your grandfather after his return?" He asked.

"Why?"

"Well because I never really was a fan of peace. I was the one who started the war after all."

"You mean you shot the ishvalan child?"

"And started the war yes."

"Then retreated and watched from the side lines as countless solders lost their lives." She said aggressively.

"Grumman cut the chitchat and help me put this dog to sleep."

"Ok, but I can't say this will be easy." He said dropping Havoc and Breda at the door and walking to Roy.

"I'll be back soon." Riza said to Havoc "Drop the guns, both of you!"

"You against us two, are you crazy girl?" Jankons asked.

"I wouldn't underestimate her; she is my granddaughter after all." He said dropping his gun Jankons followed his example and dropped his gun too.

"Let's just get this over with." Jankons said turning back to where Roy used to be. "What the hell where did he go?!" He turned back to the desk and felt something cold pressed against his head.

"Don't move!" Riza yelled.

"It's a good thing my Lieutenant is so smart, or I would still be at gun point." Grumman turned to see Roy's hand in his face. "A simple snap of my fingers and your toast; so don't even think about trying to escape." Roy said glaring at him.

"It seems you finny caught me Mustang." Grumman said holding his hands in front of him so Roy could handcuff him.

"You too Jankons." Riza said pulling out handcuffs and putting them on him.

"I'll take care of them you get Havoc and Breda." Roy said taking both Grumman and Jankons to the jail cells.

"Yes Sir." She walked over to Havoc and Breda untying them.

"Thanks." Havoc said rubbing his wrists, which were red from the rope.

"Ya, thanks." Breda said saluting before following Havoc out of the room.

"That was pretty strange wasn't it?" Havoc said "It happens almost every day but this time was different it was almost like this man wasn't who he seemed to be.

"Sir!" Riza ran down the halls of the basement.

"Lieutenant?" Roy asked turning the corner and bumping into something. "Ah, Sorry-Riza, did you need something?"

"Well I just wanted to thank you."

"For what?" Roy asked.

"For saving me earlier, I was defenceless and at gun point. If you didn't speak up I would have never gotten to Grumman." She said bowing. "I should be going now it's been a long day."

"Ya….Lieutenant?" Roy asked.

"Yes sir?"

"Would you like to have dinner with me? It's the least I can do, you saved me too."

"I-I think that would be great Roy." She said kissing him on the cheek. "Seven?" She asked.

"Sure."

At home Riza waked into her room and got knocked down by Hayate. "Hayate?! How did you get here?" She asked the little black dog.

"I brought him." Rebecca said smiling.

"Becca?!" Riza said as Rebecca came over and was soon in one of her famous bear hugs.

"What took you so long?" Becca wined.

"Work." She said putting the kettle on.

"Are you sure you don't mean Roy?" She teased, Riza sighed.

"All we're doing is having super together, there's nothing to get all excited about."

"Nothing to get excited about?! Riza, you have to hurry and get ready! Hurry up and shower I'll get your clothes ready, go!"

Fifteen minutes later Riza got out of the shower and went into her room, in front of her lying on her bed was a really expensive looking simple dress and a note.

Riza,

Don't worry the dress is mine I didn't by it just for you. I want you to wear it on your "date" with Roy; there is make-up in the handbag and money. No need to thank me I've been waiting for this day since we were little. Have fun.

Becca 3

Riza blushed 'She didn't have to do this.' She got dressed and put on the little make-up she was left with, just as she looked at the clock there was a knock at the door. "Perfect timing." She laughed. She walked over to the door and opened it revealing Roy in dress pants and a white dress shirt. "You look nice Sir."

"You too," He said handing her a white rose "And when we're alone its Roy. Riza blushed

"Thank you, Roy." She said taking his arm and locking the door. "So where are we going?"

"My house, it's nothing special but it's quiet." Riza smiled

"It's fine."

Roy buckled up then turned to Riza "You ready?" Riza nodded and they drove away.

A couple minutes later they arrived at Roy's house; Roy got out of his seat and went around getting Riza. He unlocked the door and ushered Riza inside.

"Is there anything in particular you would like?" Roy asked.

Riza shrugged. "Why don't you pick."

"Is Chinese fine?"

"It's perfect."

"Well make yourself at home I'll call the delivery place." Riza sat down on the couch.

Minutes later Roy came back in the room. "Sorry that took so long, they'll be here in half an hour. Until then what do you want to do?"

"Actually I've been meaning to ask you something." Riza blushed "Now that Grumman is gone you're next in line for Furhur, and I was wondering what would happen after that."

"I-Well you see I…"

"Are you alright Roy?" Riza asked.

"Riza-Riza Hawkeye will you marry me?"


A/N: I'm sorry I have to stop it there ^^' Review!