A/N: Good day! Well, it seems like most of you didn't notice her in the previous chapter. Okay so I'll tell ya. (Warning: May contain spoilers) If you have seen episode 37 of the anime (The Flame Alchemist, the Bachelor Lieutenant & the Mystery of Warehouse 13) when Havoc and the others were secretly observing Roy, there was a girl from a flower shop who gave him a letter containing two tickets and that night he dated her. At the English version of FMA, that girl was named Grace, so I just used her in my fic. If you want to see her again I have a screenie here. Just e-mail me. (End of spoilers) She'll be utilized in this fic properly, I promise.
Okay I think that was a long note so... here you go... chapter eight. Please review... Please... Thanks. I'm very sorry if there are some grammatical errors or typos... just couldn't get away from them...
Disclaimer: I don't own FMA and its characters... but the mansion is my imagination's property...
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"You'll let her go? No way! You can't do that!" Maes protested.
He shook his head. "She had suffered enough from me, Maes. I don't want to make her cry again."
Suddenly, a worker interrupted their conversation. "Uh... excuse me sir... We've already finished everything in the mansion. The electricity and water are already working, and we finished cleaning up in and out of the place."
Roy wiped his tears by his gloves and smiled at the guy. "Okay thanks! Tell the others I'll give your salaries after dinner." The guy smiled back and went to where his co-workers were eating.
Maes sighed and smiled. "See? The mansion is already done. Do you think you can live in there alone if you'll going to break up with her now?"
Roy smiled, but tears flowed from his eyes. He covered his face with both hands, but he wasn't able to prevent them from falling. "I-I don't know..." He sobbed continually.
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Maes arrived at their house earlier than usual. He greeted Gracia with a kiss.
"You're early today. What's wrong?" Gracia worriedly asked as they both sat on the couch.
Maes frowned. "He has a big problem right now."
"Why? What happened to him?"
"Riza figured out that Roy's not in his house every night. And now she thinks that Roy is cheating on her. And just this morning Havoc revealed to us that he likes her. I don't know if Riza's aware of it but, she's with him now." Maes explained.
"So is this Havoc's fault?"
"We can't blame him. He's just trying to help her. And besides, no one knows about Roy's plans aside from us, so nobody will surely understand what's happening." He sighed. "He's planning to break up with her tomorrow."
His statement shocked her. "What?! No! He can't do that!"
"That's what I told him, but he has decided." He looked at her. "I think Riza would never believe on him, or even on me. But Gracia, I think she'll understand everything if you talk to her personally."
She smiled. "I'll do my best to help."
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The next day, Fuery entered the office and surprised to find only Breda and Falman. "Good morning. Where's everyone?"
"I'm here." Breda said.
"I'm here." Falman repeated.
"The colonel's not here, lieutenant Hawkeye's not here, lieutenant Havoc's not here, even lieutenant colonel Hughes isn't here. Where are they?" Fuery curiously asked. The two just shrugged.
"I guess we could also leave the office now." Breda said.
"Yeah. Let's just say that today is holiday." Falman agreed.
"It's a good morning, isn't it?!" Major Armstrong burst in from the door with sparkles as he ripped off his jacket and undershirt.
"Do you really have to rip off your shirt?" Breda said in annoyance.
"No littering please..." Fuery reminded.
"Oh, sorry..."
"Major, do you know where the others are?" Falman instantly asked.
Armstrong knew nothing about what's happening. "I don't know. Maybe they're out for a picnic. By the way, I was sent here to guard you guys, in case you want to escape from work again."
Everyone sighed.
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Roy knocked several times. Finally, after a lot of knocks, Jean opened the door.
"What do you want?" What a pleasant greeting from Jean.
"Sorry if I interrupted you. May I talk to her for a while, please?" Roy calmly begged.
Jean sighed. "Come in." He said as he let him entered his house.
"She's upstairs, in my room." Jean informed.
"Thanks for taking care of her." Roy said.
"If she doesn't want to talk to you, please get out of my house immediately. I don't want to see her cry again because of you." He reminded.
Riza was quietly staring at the window when he came in. The door's squeak disturbed her. She thought it was Jean but when she turned, she saw the man she didn't want to see at that time. "Roy..." She quickly grimaced.
"Riza... let me talk to you first, please." He pleaded.
"What else do we have to talk about? What I found out was enough. If you're going to explain, I won't listen." She turned and faced the window as she felt her tears on the corners of her eyes.
He gave a fake smile. "You don't have to. I have nothing more to say." He walked towards her. She heard his footsteps and confused if she'll let him get near to her or if she'll leave him and run away. Running away was a good idea, but something in her was keeping her stiff.
Finally, he's just a step behind her. But he kept that distance between them. She's still facing the window, and what she can only see was his reflection. Some tears fell from his eyes and rolled down to his cheek, and she noticed them. She didn't hold back her tears and let them flowed from her eyes.
"I- I'm sorry. I know I'm not a good boyfriend. I know I'm not a good man. I apologize for whatever I've done, or for whatever you think I did. I didn't intend to make you cry. I deeply regret that."
They both heard each other's sob, but he continued to speak. "I know you're mad at me, and I know you'll never forgive me. I'm not really asking for forgiveness. All I want is for you to be happy."
He paused for a while and took a deep breath. She was still crying as she kept her ears on his voice. "Thank you. Thank you for being so kind to me. Thank you for being a very good girlfriend, even just for a while. Thanks for everything."
He pulled out a small jewelry box from his pocket. "You need someone better than me. I'm aware that a womanizer like me doesn't deserve you. I... I don't deserve you... So I'm letting you go." He didn't take her hand. Instead, he placed the jewelry box on her open, empty palm that was on her side. He hesitated at first, but he decided to embrace her, for the last time.
She didn't speak or move when she was enveloped in his embrace from behind. She just stood there and felt his tears fell on her shoulder. Her tears flowed rapidly from her eyes. Drops of them continuously rolled down from her cheek and fell directly to the floor.
"I love you." He whispered before pulling away from her. He slowly walked towards the door and before he exited the room, he glanced at her, standing still in front of the window while crying.
Roy went down to see Havoc who was just near the door. He wiped his tears and smiled at him. "Take care of her." He said before going out of his house.
Riza sat at the edge of the bed, still crying. She noticed the jewelry box on her hand and opened it. There are two items in the jewelry box. But she was surprised to find a ring similar to what Roy gave her when he proposed; similar to what she was wearing, only that it was her name that was carved behind it.
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A/N: Awww... was that sad? Uhhh... About the ring::: the ring that Riza wears has Roy's name carved behind it while Roy's ring has Riza's name. I don't know if that's traditional in engagement rings but some of my friends have those rings where their partners' names were carved under or behind the rings. But honestly we're not in LOTR... lol... So please review!!! Thanks!!! I worked hard for this... Uh... not really that hard... but hard enough to make me feel sleepy... lol... This chapter and the latest chapter on my other fic were supposed to be uploaded yesterday but... ZOMGOOGLE when I woke up no one in the neighborhood has a land line connection. That sucks. Anyway, just please review, please! I need them to keep this fic alive! Thanks! And please R&R my other fic, too, coz it really doesn't receive a lot of reviews. Please? Thanks!!! I'll update soon!
