This is a reworking of a scene in manga chapter 62, so beware! Spoilers if you haven't read the manga.


Gone

Colonel Roy Mustang sat at his desk, staring into space. The office around him felt heavy in its emptiness, a constant reminder of just exactly what (or rather who) would no longer occupy it. Someone knocked sharply at the door, startling him. Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye poked her head inside.

"Oh…hello, Lieutenant," greeted Roy, watching her as she slipped through the door.

"Sorry for intruding," she replied, walking over to a cabinet next to the wall.

"Not at all."

"I just forgot a few things," Riza muttered, rifling through some documents. "This office is much larger than it seems. I'll bet you're glad to have all of this extra room," she commented, glancing over her shoulder at the abandoned desks and tables.

Roy shrugged, leaning back in his chair.

"I wouldn't say so…I don't know what I'm going to do with all the space."

Riza smiled. "I'm sure you'll think of something."

"Yes," Roy stared at her back, sighing. "But I was happy with it the way it was."

"Oh?" Riza turned to look at him, straightening the papers in her hands.

"See where you used to work?" He pointed to an empty desk not far from his own.

"Yes…"

"Go stand over there."

Riza hesitated, eyeing Roy strangely for a few seconds before making her way across the room. She leaned back on the old desk, arms crossed.

Roy smiled. "That was the best part."


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