AN: Omg guys this is the last chapter! I'm kind of sad because it's over. You were all very supportive of me and I thank you. I hope you all enjoy the last chapter of Love in Furnace. :D Read some of my other stories too. Bye guys! Enjoy!

Roy, Riza, and of course Hayate had arrived at Maes' home and were sitting in the backyard. The sun was shining and the air felt nice against Riza's face. She was sitting with her back against a tree watching the others talk and laugh. Havoc came to sit by her and they sat in silence for awhile. It felt like forever, but the conversation started shortly after he arrived.

"So Hawkeye, do you still have nightmares?" She looked down at her hands and sighed.

"Yeah. Do you Havoc?" He nodded.

"All the time. Scares the hell out of Becca sometimes too. I wish we could live our lives like we used to. Even Breda is having a hard time. He doesn't eat like he used too."

"We were in prison. No it was hell. It's not going to be easily forgotten." He chuckled. Of course she was approaching it logically.

"Well does the Colonel…I mean General help you through the dreams?" It was still hard for them all to grasp the fact that Roy had become a General while they were in prison.

"He does."

"What about your injuries?" He looked at her and smirked.

"Sometimes why?" She looked at Havoc and pushed him away. He busted out laughing and Riza couldn't hold back anymore. The beautiful weather and the fact they were alive and free got to her. She started laughing with Havoc. They clutched their sides and had tears in their eyes. The others had heard their outbursts of laughter and walked over to them.

"What's so funny?" Breda asked.

"Nothing." Havoc replied. They started to calm down.

"Well it must have been super hilarious if it got Hawkeye to crack up." Riza and Havoc looked at each other and busted out laughing again. Breda was confused. Roy was smiling. He was glad that Riza was able to smile and laugh.

"I think that we are laughing because we can. We're free Breda!"

"We are." Riza and Havoc stood up and walked towards the table with drinks on it. Maes was standing there talking to Rebecca.

"Hey guys. You seem to be in a good mood." Rebecca hugged Riza but not too tight.

"It feels good to laugh Becca. I haven't laughed like this for so long. It feels so different."

"Well I think it's nice." She smiled at Riza and then held her tighter. "Thank you for coming home." It was nearly a whisper, but Riza heard it loud and clear. She closed her eyes and hugged Rebecca back. The two parted when Roy walked over.

"Hey Rebecca."

"Roy." Riza looked shocked.

"You guys get along now!?" Rebecca laughed and Roy smirked.

"Yeah. We helped each other a lot and decided not to kill each other." Roy said trying to be serious.

"Well that's another thing that's going to be hard to wrap my head around."

'I'll give you one more tonight Riza.' Roy thought. Maes ran over to them with a camera in his hand. Riza sighed.

"Let me have all my little prisoners so I can take a picture." Roy smacked him on the back of the head. "What did I do?"

"Idiot." They all turned to see Edward, Alphonse, and Winry.

"I'm not an idiot!"

"General Bastard doesn't want you to bring up the fact that they were prisoners." Roy chuckled.

"You sound mature."

"Yeah whatever." Ed headed over to get some food to eat while Al talked to Feury about cats and dogs.

"What's wrong with him?"

"He didn't want to come." Winry said while pulling out a wrench.

"I don't think you need to hit him." She sighed and put it away. Winry walked over to him and hugged him. He went stiff.

"Did you finally tell her Fullmetal?" Roy asked with a devilish smirk. When Ed didn't answer Roy decided to mess with him. "You did! That's so adorable." He stopped when he heard a gun click behind his head. He turned to see Riza shaking her head.

"I may not be able to run after you, but I can still shoot you." He laughed nervously and she put her gun away.

"So about that picture?" Maes said while toying with his camera. Havoc sighed and walked over to Maes. Soon everyone who had been in prison was standing in front of him.

"Smile everyone." Nobody smiled. "Aw come on."

"Being a prisoner of Furnace is nothing to smile about."

"But you're free now."

"You don't know the hell we faced in there!" Isabella shouted. Mia tried to calm her down. Maes looked upset and sorry for saying that.

"I'm sorry."

"It doesn't matter. Mia see why I didn't want to come. No one understands what we went through." Riza looked at the ground.

"It's true. They don't know the hell we faced. They don't have the nightmares that we have every night and they could never feel what we feel, but that doesn't mean that they aren't trying to help us." She paused for a moment. "I never wanted to talk about Furnace again, or how I killed James like that. They will never understand my pain, but I know they care about me. Look Isabella, you have people who care about you so try being a little nicer." Riza turned and walked off slowly so that she didn't injure herself further. Everyone stood in silence.

"She's right you know." Everyone turned to face Havoc. "You don't know our pain, but you care. Isabella try opening your eyes. Riza helped me open mine." He gave her a smile. Isabella looked at the ground. Mia tried to get her to lift her head but she wouldn't. Mia finally saw why her sister refused to lift her head, she was silently crying. She hadn't seen her sister cry for many years. Mia smiled and hugged Isabella.

"It's okay Isa. We have friends now." Isabella turned to hug Mia.

"I know. I'm sorry for being so rude. It was wrong of me." Havoc put a hand on her shoulder.

"It's okay. We understand and I think you should go see Hawkeye." Isabella turned to see Riza leaning against the tree. She walked over to her and stood in front of her. Riza looked up and smiled.

"I'm sorry for yelling."

"It's okay Isabella. I understand your frustration."

"Still I shouldn't have snapped like that." Riza just shook her head.

"It's fine. Let's go get our picture taken." Isabella grinned and took Riza's hand and walked over to the group with a smile on her face. Everyone talked and laughed about all the things they went through to save their friends. The day progressed into night and Roy looked up to the starry night sky. He looked around for Riza until he found her talking to Gracia.

"Can I talk to you Riza?" She turned after hearing her name. She smiled when she saw it was Roy. They walked over to the tree.

"What did you want to talk about?"

"Well do you remember anything that I said to you while you were in prison that last day?" She closed her eyes as she thought back.

"You told me not to give up."

"Yes but do remember the other thing?" She suddenly remembered his confession and their kiss. She blushed and looked away. He chuckled. "You do remember. It was all true Riza." He pulled the ring, he had taken of her finger that morning, out of his pocket and knelled down. She gasped and held a hand over her mouth.

"Riza Hawkeye. I have known you for many years and have loved you since we were children with crazy dreams of freedom. We went to hell and back with each other even. Will you marry me?" She dropped to her knees and threw her arms around him.

"Yes!" He smiled and slid the ring on her finger. She was crying now and he pulled her in for a passionate kiss. Pictures were being taken an they could hear others crying. They didn't care because it was their moment. Above their heads in the night sky a shooting star passed by. Love had been tested in Furnace, but it prevailed.