The War Has Just Begun
Disclaimer: I do not own FMA, any characters associated with Fma, or RENT (three liner)
On the battle fields of Ishbal.
"Roy!" said Maes.
"Hughes! You're here too." said Roy.
"I know it's been a while." said Maes.
"Wow, a major huh?" said Maes noticing Roy's rank.
"Yep, I got some credit out here." said Roy.
"Same here." said Maes.
"So you're a captain? Since when?" asked Roy.
"Since now." said Maes.
"With so many people dying, left and right those who are left are bound to get a promotion." said Maes.
"So true." sighed Roy.
Roy looked up at Maes.
"Your eyes have changed." noticed Maes.
"Yours too." replied Roy.
"Yeah the killer's eyes." said Maes.
"Do you remember back at the academy how we would think about the future with that bright look in our eyes." said Roy.
"Yeah, who knew the future would be like this." said Maes.
"Lieutenant Hughes!" interrupted a messenger.
"It's Captain Hughes." said Maes.
"My apologies." said the messenger handing him the letter.
"OOHHH!!" said Maes.
"What is it?" asked Roy.
"My beautiful future!" said Maes.
"Wanna see pictures!" said Maes.
"I think I'll pass." said Roy.
"She lives in central and is waiting for my return." said Maes.
"You know in movies and books whenever a guy excitedly talks about going back to their family or loves on the battlefield had a higher chance of dying." said Roy.
"Would you stop being such a pessimist, it's not like you don't have anyone you want to return home to?"
'Riza' thought Roy.
'I'll take that dumbfounded expression as a yes.' thought Maes.
Just then, an Ishbalan came out from nowhere with a crude knife aimed at the two men. Before Roy could put on his gloves, a single bullet penetrated the Ishbalan.
"Looks like we have a hawk's eye on us." said Maes.
'Damn it why is everything making me think of Riza today.' thought Roy.
"It's a nameless sniper, rumored to be a cadet from the military academy, but at any rate she's got one hell of a shot." said Maes.
The nameless sniper looked through the eyepiece of her gun and saw a familiar face.
"Roy."
Roy and Maes walked back to the barracks.
"There she is." said Maes as he spotted the hooded sniper.
"Hey, thanks for earlier with the Ishbalan ambush." said Maes.
The sniper took off the hood and was none other than Riza.
"Long time no see." said Riza.
"Do you remember me or have you forgotten?" asked Riza.
"How could I forget you." said Roy.
"Eh?" said Maes.
'Riza has a killer's eyes.' thought Roy.
Later that night
"Roy tell me why alchemy which is supposed to be used to bring happiness to people murdering them instead." said Riza.
"Why solders who are suppose to protect people killing them." said Riza.
"Why Roy, Why?" asked Riza.
"Because we are dogs of the military and that is the task we are given." answered Roy.
"Once I asked Maes why did he fight." said Roy.
"What he say?" asked Riza.
"He simply answered I don't want to die." said Roy.
"If we don't fight, we die or our comrades die, because in war someone always has to die." said Roy.
"Yet the opposite of war isn't peace."
"It's creation, creation from the ashes of what once was."
"Can I ask you a personal type question?" asked Roy
"Go ahead."
"Why did you join the military?" asked Roy.
"Because I got sick of waiting."
"What?"
"Why did you write back Roy?" asked Riza.
"Riza I…I couldn't I don't deserve you."
"How could you think that you don't deserve me, I think I'm the judge of that!"
"I was so foolish to think that I could change the future when I first came here then Ishbal happened and I became a monster."
"I used your father's alchemy to kill Riza, that's unforgiveable."
"Don't say that, you said yourself that we are dogs of the military, and what else do dogs do best, take orders right?"
"I forgive you Roy; get it though your head."
"I love you." whispered Riza.
"I love you too." said Roy before engaging in a sweet embrace.
A few days later after the war was announced as over.
"Shouldn't you be headed back?" asked Roy.
"I will, just as soon as I finish." said Riza putting more dirt on the shallow grave.
"Has it a fallen comrade?" asked Roy.
"No, an Ishbalan child." said Riza.
"Nobody should have to die this way." said Roy.
"Who cares if this war is over, as long as he's in charge nothing will change!" said Roy.
"That's why you want to become führer so bad?" asked Riza
"Yeah."
"Wait how did you know that." asked Roy realizing he had never told her about it.
"Though Maes, who else?" said Riza.
"Of course Maes."
"You know he always has pictures of his girlfriend Gracia in his pocket."
"I know he showed them to me when we met."
"You to huh."
"Yeah."
"I swear that man can't go a day with out showing those pictures to someone." said Roy.
Riza laughed.
"But one thing's certain, he'd go to the ends of the earth to help me climb that ladder." said Roy.
"To become führer, and defeat King Bradley, the one that caused this genocide." said Roy.
"The one that doesn't even fear god."
"That's my one goal, but I can't achieve it on my own." said Roy.
"Roy, you're a great leader people would follow you, even if it's straight to hell."
"When I become füher, I will fulfill my promise." said Roy.
"And after that, maybe I'll finally get to finish that question." said Roy.
Flashback
"Riza I love you." Said Roy.
"If I come back."
"When you come back." Interrupted Riza.
"And if I'm still alive will you ma.."
"It's time to go Roy." Said the military officer.
"I'll see you then." Said Riza.
"Goodbye Riza."
"Goodbye Roy." Said Riza trying to fight back tears.
Riza blushed when the time comes she'd know exactly what to answer (F.Y.I that means YES)
"I have to ask you a favor." said Riza.
"Sure anything." said Roy.
"Will you burn the array on my back?"
"What, Riza, there's no way I could do that to you!"
"Please do this, if I can't atone for my actions, you can do this so that there wouldn't be another flame alchemist."
"If not for that reason, then do it to at least make me Riza Hawkeye as a person, not just a vessel for my father's research."
"Okay." said Roy.
'I've learned how to control the depth and range of the flame, so I couldn't hurt Riza to badly.' thought Roy.
Later that day
Riza uncovered her back and laid down on the bed. Roy looked at the array that he had memorized so long ago.
"I'll burn this part of it." said Roy.
"Okay." said Riza.
Riza braced herself as Roy snapped his fingers. Riza struggled for a while, trying to hold back the tears, but to no avail. Roy picked up a clean towel and slowly wiped away Riza's tears.
"Roy."
"It's okay; I just hate seeing tears in your eyes especially when I'm the cause of it."
"It's not your fault, I asked for this, remember?"
"I know, but still I hate seeing you cry."
"My subordinates: Kain Fuery, Vato Falman, Heymans Breda, Jean Havoc, and Riza Hawkeye."
Riza walked into the office.
"What's your specialty?" asked Roy.
"Guns." said Riza
"Guns are good, you never have a person dying on your hands like you would if a knife or sword were used." said Roy.
"You're deceiving yourself, to keep soiling your hands." said Roy
Riza glared at him.
"It's true we solders are the only ones that should ever have to soil our hands and spill blood." said Riza.
"For us to bear the war, shoulder the corpses, and cross the river of blood."
"If the truth of this world is deciphered through equal exchange, then the next generation can enjoy peace and happiness ,"
"You're absolutely right." said Roy
"I trust you, to protect my back as you entrusted yours to me." said Roy.
"If I ever stray from the path of bettering mankind, I trust you to shoot and kill me."
"You're qualified to do that."
"I promise to protect you and those who I can." said Riza.
"To live on and change this country together." said Riza.
AN: Well that's all folks. Thanks so much for all the support. I am sorry about the delay since this was suppose to end in May, but I decide to wait until school ended and I graduated to end this. I already have some ideas for another fanfic, but I need some opions before I start writing it. It will definetly be another Royai pairing and I'm thinking they should be married. That's all I have right now so hopefully you will be seeing another story soon. On that note how about a final review?
Thanks to:
demonalchemist5
winglessfairy25
MoonStarDutchess
Tears of a Broken Sniper
mastersasori
THE END.
