Chapter Ten "Gravity Of Love"

Rated: R

Warning: Heated Moments, Cursing, Violence, and MAYBE a couple lemons…

Disclaimer: I own nothing. The people who work and make Fullmetal Alchemist own it. (Last chapter the song belonged to Tim McGraw. The song this chapter belongs to Engima)

(Sequel to 'Confessions of a Brigadier General')

Riza's Dress for this chapter can be found here (Without spaces) h t t p :// w w w . m o d e r n b r id a l s h o p . c o m / m l s a a n d t u 3 . h t m l

"Why are you so nervous?" Amaya questioned as she helped Riza into her dress. "Oh, I'm just thinking about my oldest daughter being pregnant now, my husband straining to stop Areugo from pummeling the south, and tonight is my fifth wedding anniversary. I think I'm entitled to being nervous!" Riza snapped as Eve tightened the corset straps of her dress in the back. "Okay, okay!" Amaya giggled, fluffing Riza's curls and putting part of them up with a diamond clip in the shape of a butterfly.

Riza's dress was absolutely gorgeous. It was a satin bodice with a sweetheart strapless neckline that was decorated with a sparkling beading design and overlaid with tulle draping. It had a circular tulle, ball gown skirt with beaded edging the asymmetrically draped overskirt and of course, the back was like corset, and tied the same way. The color was aqua, and her shoes were a creamy aqua as well. She sighed, and applied a bit of mascara to her eyes, with a small amount of eyeliner, and looked at her two friends.

"Are you ready your highness?" Eve snicker, and Riza rolled her eyes with a smile. "As ready as I'll ever be. I'm so glad everyone went ahead of us. I get to make a grand entrance down the staircase. These changing rooms are nice though." Riza remarked, looking around the upstairs changing room she was in. The ballroom below had at least 200 people already in it, including her family and friends. And the music floated up the stairs towards them. "We'll go down before you, and signal the D.J. to put on the song, okay?" Amaya smiled, hugging her. "Okay." Riza agreed, floating behind them to the edge of the staircase, and they walked down it like it was a cloud, and Eve signaled the D.J. who stopped the current song and started a new one, as everyone looked over at the staircase.

The piano version of "Rose's Theme" from Titanic came on, and Riza put a small smile on her face as she came down the stairs slowly, her amber eyes scanning the room carefully for her husband. She gave a small smile as she saw him waiting for her at the bottom of the staircase, and giggled. She took his hand as she reached the last step, and he smirked at her, in his fresh crisp uniform, and his hair slicked back. "Mrs. Mustang, if I must say, you look gorgeous tonight. Beyond gorgeous." He said, his eyes twinkling.

"And you, Mr. Mustang look dashing." Riza said, her eyes shining as he twirled her around, making her dress spin with her. "Why thank you, my beautiful wife." He said, pulling her close to him. "We have guests to attend to, not one another, Roy." She said as he leaned in to kiss her. "Right you are my darling. But I've been craving you for four weeks now, and you haven't let me touch you once." He said, licking his lips. "It's good for you. You don't always get what you want." She teased him, spinning out of his grip, and bowing to everyone as the song ended.

Mingling was always something Roy wasn't good at. He hated mingling with the guests. Even if he was Fuhrer. It was boring, tedious, and a waste of time. He narrowly escaped another guest to mingle with by going over to the punch bowl and ducking behind a pillar and wiping his brow. "This is stupid." He muttered, poking his head around the pillar. "Roy Jonathan Mustang, just what do you think you're doing?" his mother's voice disturbed his thoughts, and he jumped.

"Ah, mother…" he said, wincing as she poked him in the stomach. 'Somebody kill me now.' He through warily as she began to chat his ear off about Riza and the kids. "She needs to watch them closer instead of talking to all her guests, and dressed in that dress, no wonder little Joy is pregnant, She doesn't set a good example for the children, Roy." His mother said, gesturing madly with her hands. "Mother, I would appreciate it, if you left my wife alone…" Roy muttered, and rushed off to find Riza.

"Roy." Riza said, smiling as he came up beside her as she chatted with Maria and Denny. "Isn't it about time for you to sing the song you promised the girls you'd sing for them before they had to leave to go home?" Roy asked her in her ear quietly. "Hmm, yes it is." Riza said, checking the big clock on the far wall. She gave him a swift kiss on the cheek, and went up on stage after talking to the band, and smiled at her guests and they all turned to her with applause.

"My husband and I would like to express our sincerest thanks to all of you for coming to our 5th wedding anniversary. We're glad to have been together this long, and hope to be together for many more years. In the meantime, I'd like to sing you all and my children a song I came up with just the other day, and I hope you enjoy it as much as my children did." Riza introduced everything, and the band started up.

Turn around and smell what you don't see
Close your eyes ... it's so clear
Here's the mirror, behind there is a screen
On both ways you can get in…

Don't think twice before you listen to your heart,
Follow the trace for a new start

What you need and everything you'll feel
Is just a question of the deal
In the eye of storm you'll see a lonely dove
The experience of survival is the key
To the gravity of love

(Whispers)
The path of excess leads to
The tower of Wisdom
The path of excess leads to
The tower of Wisdom

Try to think about it ...
That's the chance to live your life and discover!
What it is, what's the gravity of love?

(Instrumental Solo)

Look around just people; can you hear their voice?
Find the one who'll guide you to the limits of your choice!

But if you're in the eye of storm
Just think of the lonely dove
The experience of survival is the key
To the gravity of love!

(Band goes till fade)

Bowing afterwards, she got off stage, and hugged all five of her children and sent them off to the limo so they could go home and get to bed. "Be good for your sister, okay?" she told Caitlyn and Jonathan solemnly. "Make sure William gets his bedtime bottle, and his diaper changed, and all that good stuff. And Aunt Maya and Uncle Edo will be over after the party to come and get you. Then you can see me and Daddy in a few days." Riza told her children, kissing them all, and smiling. "We love you mommy…" Caitlyn whispered, playing with the folds of her silk dress.

"I love you too my sweets." Riza said, blowing them a kiss as the walked out. "You're a wonderful mother, you know that?" her husband's voice came from behind her. "I think so, yes." Riza smiled as George Strait's "True." Came on and he pulled her onto the dance floor, and began to dance with her. "Caitlyn looks like a picture of you." Roy murmured, his right hand on the small of her back, and the other holding her hand as he danced with her.

"Jonathan is a mini you." Riza teased back, her eyes twinkling as he twirled her about. "Hmm, he told me he wanted to be a Flame Alchemist and be Fuhrer just like me." Roy said, holding her close against him. "Don't tell me Caitlyn told you she wanted to be like me…" Riza laughed, and he shook his head. "No, not yet." He laughed. "So where are we going after tonight?" she asked lightly, looking into his eyes. "Away, in the wilderness. Where I can ravage you and make love to you endlessly and stare at your irresistible body for hours at a time while holding you close." Roy said, his voice slightly husky.

She tossed her head back, giggling. "You're a crazy man, Roy Mustang." She giggled as he pulled her closer, kissing at her lips softly. "I should have something like that seven years ago. I would have gotten to have your excellent body sooner." He teased, and she laid her head on his shoulder as the song came to a close. "Yes, my sexy man. I love you, Roy Mustang." She whispered, snuggling closer to him as they walked over to a couch placed in a corner.

"I can't help it, Riza. I love you too, sweetheart." He murmured, kissing on her neck. "Remember our honeymoon night?" she whispered in his ear, tossing a leg over his legs. "Clear as a bell." He smirked, pushing some of her hair back. "You two look like a couple bugs snug in a rug." Amaya's laughing voice floated toward them. "Put a sock in it Elric #2." Roy growled, laughing. "Yes, sir. Wouldn't want to loose our jobs." Eve giggled, sitting on the other side of Riza.

"Roy would never fire you. I won't let him." Riza said, squeezing Roy's hand as he rubbed her's. "He'd fire us anyways, the old codger." Edward teased, and dodged a spark from Roy, who glared at him. "I am so not old." He pouted, crossing his arms. "Of course you're not honey." Riza soothed, kissing his cheek, her eyes looking into his. "Aww, they're having a moment…" Amaya cooed.

"Would you all stop?" Riza giggled, standing up and backing away. "If you'll excuse me, I have guests to attend to." She said, turning on her heel, and walking away. "Now look what you did, you scared her off," Roy joked. Falman shrugged. "She hasn't been very pleased with us as of late, I guess." Breda said, eating a sandwich. "Maybe it's our work performance." Havoc suggested, sipping a drink. "Yes, well…that shouldn't affect our personal lives. That's work." Eve said.

"True enough as that is, we really should be discussing the current condition of the south." Edward said importantly. Roy shook his head; "Areugo should be left alone for now. Right now, all they're threatening to do is cross the border on to our territory and breach Military premises. We'll wait until it gets personal." He said quickly. "True enough as that it is, I can't help but feel that it already is personal, chief." Havoc said quietly.

"Well isn't this a nice let getaway for the weekend." Riza laughed, tossing her suitcase on the queen-sized bed. "I thought you might like it, my dear." Roy joked, looking out the balcony window. "Oh sure. You are just too damn cocky, Roy." Riza said, smacking him on the back. "But you like my brand of cocky, don'tcha?" he smirked proudly. "Oh yeah, I so do." Riza smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"That's my woman. " he said, kissing her lightly on the lips. "I want to go sight seeing before we do anything else. I promised Cait I'd get her a present. We have been here in East city for years…brings back weird memories." Riza said, going to her suitcase and getting out a pair of sunglasses. "Oh god, not those damn things…they make you look like a famous person…" Roy complained. "I am famous, darling, really…I'm the Fuhrer's wife." Riza said, posing.

"Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn." Roy said, sweeping her into his arms, and kissing her senseless. She pulled back, pulling her glasses off. "You're such an animal." She giggled.

A/N: Kind of a short, filler chapter. Next chapter: Woohooness. REVIEW and you shall see what I'm talking about.