Last chapter was a fun one. I think I tortured them quite well. Did anyone out there honestly believe that I wouldn't make Havoc dress up like a woman? Seriously, Havoc's an easy target for my ideas. I have some interesting things planned for him. And poor Maes, I made kiss yet another guy. I'm glad everyone enjoyed their date and hated the cliffhanger. And Yay! Over 300 reviews. The 300th review came from Kira-chan. Sorry, Uranaikko, you were off by one. Oh yeah. If you haven't figured out, Fuery's and Haovc's code names are from the manga. Enough, it's time to read the story. Enjoy!

Riza knew that question was going to come up again. It was the only thing that was plaguing her mind that night, beside the usual things involving her relationship with Roy. She only hoped that Roy had forgot that he asked that question, but that was too much to ask for. Much like the first time he asked the question, her face flared up. Only this time she had managed to hide it by burying her face in Roy's chest. Her hands were tightly gripping his shirt as she tried her best to hide her face from Roy. Her body squirmed at the answer she would have to give him. In the end she knew that she would have to face Roy and answer his question which was sooner than she hoped when she felt Roy's hand on her cheek. That cool hand on her heated cheek traveled down until it reached her chin. It was pulled up to where she was now looking at Roy's face.

"Riza, please answer me. How would you feel if I accepted his offer?" By now Riza had managed to cool her face down. There was only a faint tint of pink on her cheek, hopefully faint enough that Roy didn't noticed. One of her hands grab the hand that was holding her chin and pulled it down. She moved her sight down to look at her hands. She was grateful that her bangs covered her face from Roy. "Riza?"

"I'd feel…I'd feel…I'd feel like shooting myself."

"What?"

She removed his hands from around her waist and stood up, turning her face away from him. After adjusting the jacket around her shoulders, she took some step away from him into the field of flowers. Roy felt like his heart was being ripped out. He sensed an aura of sorrow around her. 'Did I say something wrong? Or does she not want to marry me?' He quickly got to his feet. Slowly, he made his way to her, hopeful that he hadn't done anything to ruin their relationship already. Cautiously, he wrapped his arms around her waist, only to have her flinch.

"I'm sorry, Roy, I d-"

"No, don't apologize," Roy interrupted her. He didn't want her to finish what she wanted to say. If she did, then he might hear the words that he absolutely dreaded leave her lips, and he doubted that he could live after that. "It's my fault. I shouldn't have asked you. It's too soon. This is our first date after all. I'm sorry. Let's forget I ever asked."

Again, Riza broke free from Roy's embrace. She took a few steps away from him once again. Not once had she turned to look at him. It scared Roy that she wouldn't look at him. He was even more terrified when he saw a slight glimmer near her eyes. Her head was kept bent down as she took off his jacket.

"Maybe we shouldn't have done all of this," Riza said handing him his jacket as she kept her back to him.

"I…I understand," Roy sadly replied as he took his jacket back.

In truth he didn't understand why all of this was happening but he had to respect her wishes. He thought everything was going great in their relationship. There hadn't been any awkwardness between them even if they had only been dating for a single day. He even found it somewhat ironic that the only bed he felt comfortable and safe in was that of his first lieutenant's. For the first time in his life since ever did he find himself truly happy, but now that had gone down the drain because he went to far into their future before they were ready for it.

"I think I should go."

Roy stood there in a daze as he watched Riza walk into the woods and disappear from his sight, disappear from his life. It was only when she was gone that everything hit him like a ton of bricks. He had just lost the love of his life. His jacket found its way to the flowers as his arms went limp against his sides. His head was heavy with despair which was obvious by the way he hung it. He couldn't believe it. Riza was gone. Tears threatened to fall but he just couldn't let them yet. He had to be brave and show that it didn't affect him even as his heart was falling to pieces. He had to treat Riza just like any other woman he dated but in reality that wasn't possible. She wasn't like other women he wooed. He didn't steal her from anyone, didn't have to use his charms on her, but more importantly didn't really have to do anything but be himself. All he needed to be was Roy, not Flame Alchemist Colonel Roy Mustang.

"She loves me but she doesn't want to marry me," he quietly said as tears streamed down his cheeks.

It just wasn't possible anymore. He couldn't hold back his tears, no matter how much he tried. His heart belonged completely to her, and she returned it to him in pieces. He felt his legs become weak, and he knew it was a matter of time before he was on his hands and knees crying like a baby. Just as he was about to fall to his knees, he found his body thrown back and a weight on him.

"I promised I'd always stay by your side," he heard whispered in his ear. It was only then did he noticed slender arms wrapped around his neck. Subconsciously, his arms wrapped around the body on top of him. "Whether it be as your lieutenant, adjutant, or as your…wife."

Roy felt the body move on top of him and the arms release his neck. His eyes soon came into contact with those of amber ones. He could see that she was crying as well but for a different reason than he was. Happily adorned on her face was a smile. Her tear soon began to mix with his as they fell onto his face. Riza slowly bent down to lick away his and her own tears; but before she could move away from his face afterwards, Roy lock his lips with her. It was a desperate kiss from Roy. His emotions were running rampant already, and he didn't want anything else but her. Riza amply complied with his need.

"You came back," Roy said after he broke the kiss.

"I never left," Riza replied laying her forehead against his. "I just had to make sure."

"Make sure?"

"I had to make sure that you were absolutely serious about it."

"How could I not be serious about marrying you?"

"You can't be serious about doing your paperwork. How can I truly believe that you wouldn't break my heart like you did to so many other women?"

"Well, I…umm…you see…you've got a point. I passed, didn't I?"

"I wouldn't be here if you didn't. The Great Flame Alchemist wouldn't have made himself useless by trying to drown himself in his own tears if he didn't just lose the love of his life and mean it. I'm sorry I made you cry."

"It's alright. I have a feeling that you'll make it up to me. But Riza, don't ever do that again. I don't think my heart can take anymore tests."

"I won't. I promise."

With that Riza kissed him. Her hands rested on Roy's shoulders as he moved her onto her back. One arm propped him up while the other rested on her waist. Before long that hand on her waist found its way into her hair. Riza's hands found their way into his hair, massaging his scalp as they continued with their kiss. It took them a while until they finally broke the kiss. By then Roy was completely on top of Riza, holding her arms down. Her hair was spread out, tangling with the flowers while her skirt was slightly pushed up with her legs bent. Roy seemed to have found his home on top of her.

"I'm glad you came back," Roy said kissing her neck.

"Well, I did forget my shoes by the pond," Riza joked. She could feel Roy laughing against her neck. His hot breath on it was making her feel dizzy. "It wouldn't do for me to walk barefoot through the woods."

"I hope that wasn't the only thing you came back to get."

"I don't think I forgot anything else."

Riza felt Roy move around on top of her but paid no attention to it until she felt Roy slip something onto one of her fingers. She quickly pulled that hand to look at what he had put on it. Her eyes met that of a twinkling star on a gold band. Roy took her hand in his and started kissing each finger. She could feel him smile against them. After kissing all of them, he took her hand and placed it on his chest, where his heart was.

"Will you, Riza Hawkeye, marry a lazy, womanizing, and sometimes useless me?"

"Ah, so you finally admit that you, too, can be useless. I was wondering how long it would take for you to admit it."

"Riza, your answer," Roy whined.

"Of course, it's yes." Roy had just been made the happiest man in the world. Well, the second happiest. Maes beats him because no one can be as happy as that man, but Roy was pretty close. He began planting kisses all over her face and neck. Riza had to grab his face and pull his lips into a passionate kiss to stop his assault. When she broke the kiss, she couldn't help but smile up at him which was mirrored on Roy's face. Her right hand went to wipe his bangs away to better see his eyes which proved futile since they moved back into his face. Then her arms wrapped around his neck pulling Roy into a hug. "I love you and only you."

"Really?" Roy said as he reversed their position. "I would have thought you loved your grandfather. And what about Black Hayate? The pup will be sad to find out that his mommy doesn't love him."

"Haha, very funny," Riza replied sitting up. Her hands were placed on Roy's chest while his were on her hips. She had to move around a bit to better situate herself on Roy. It could definitely be seen on Roy's face that he was enjoying her movements. The smirk was a big give away. It was also clear on his face that he had something perverted running through his mind. "You know I love them, too. I'm just in love with you and only you."

"And the same goes for me." His hands start running up and down her sides. He earned a slight glare when he hands came dangerously close to her chest. Soon his hands left her body to play with her hands, paying special attention to her left hand. "Do you like the ring?"

"Yes, it's perfect. I don't think it will interfere with my shooting."

"I should have guessed that you would say something like that."

"Well, I am me. Let me guess. Your grandmother's?"

"Right as usual. She gave it to me when I turned 18. Said to give it to the one I love when I wanted to marry her. Afterwards she told me to make her some great-grandchildren."

"She sounds like my grandfather," Riza laughed. "Well, you're going to marry the one you love so that half is done."

"And children?"

"I do want them but after we've fixed the government. I wouldn't want our children to grow up in such a corrupted country."

"Same here."

"So as for the wedding, we can't plan anything until after you're Fuhrer and have gotten rid of the fraternization rule."

"Aw, I was hoping to plan the honeymoon, too," Roy said with a perverted smirk.

"Really? I was thinking that we could just skip that step and do the whole celibacy thing." Riza was certain that Roy had stopped breathing. His face had paled enough to prove him a corpse. And his eyes had grown as big as saucers. In addition, his hands were frozen in time wrapped around her own hands. No sound had exited his mouth as it was opened in shock. She gave a laugh before she bent down to kiss him. "I was only kidding."

"You're mean," Roy said after recovering from the shock.

"You can plan where we go. I'll plan what we do that night."

That pervert look appeared on his face once again. He could only dream of what she would do to him that night. A pinch to his face brought him from some great thoughts. Those thoughts were deemed dangerous places when he caught a glimpse of the message Riza's face was sending him if he continued to think those thoughts, at least in her presence. His hands went back to running up and down her side. Riza stiffened up when his right hand touched a sensitive spot on her side. He would have found it earlier if his hands hadn't stayed so close to her chest. Riza looked down at him to find a raised eyebrow and a smirk.

"Hmm, can it be that my Riza is ticklish?"

"No," Riza squeaked out when he touch the spot again. Finding that she was caught, Riza bolted from Roy's body and started running away. Roy immediately got to his feet and started chasing her. Unlike the water fight they had earlier, Roy had managed to catch her. She was trying to back away from him as he continued to tickle attack her sides. Her face were starting to flush as she began to laugh so hard. Deciding that she had enough, Riza started tickling Roy. She had managed to turn the table. Roy was now backing up to avoid her hands, laughing the entire time. Slipping on his jacket, he went tumbling down into the sea of flowers, but not before grabbing Riza and pulling her down with him. Petals and gold dust flew into the air when they made contact with the ground. They laughed for a few more minutes before it settled into a comforting silence. Both laid there cuddling close to each other. Riza was busy staring at her engagement ring while Roy stroked her hair. "Roy?"

"Yes?" Roy replied.

"I can't wear this ring" Riza sat up and removed the ring from her finger. Roy immediate sat up and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her against him. Too many things were running through his mind. 'This can't be happening. She can't be leaving me again. I'm going marrying her. Why does she keep doing this to me?" He was brought back to reality when felt Riza laughing against his chest. She pulled away from him, smiling. "Maybe I should reword it so that you don't freak out anymore. I can't wear this ring on my finger. The higher-ups would definitely know something is going on."

"Right," Roy chuckled as he buried his face in her shoulder.

Roy should have known that she wasn't calling off the engagement. She was just being practical. The higher-ups would suspect something was going on if his first lieutenant had suddenly showed up with an engagement ring especially since they knew their 'relationship' was different from other superiors and their subordinates. Once again, he felt Riza's arms wrap around his neck followed by her body leaning into him.

"Roy, you don't need to worry. We will get married one day, so no more of those bad thoughts about me leaving you."

"I know. As for the ring problem, I already have a solution for it. With my mind being put through a grinder I had forgotten about it. I knew that you wearing it on your finger would raise suspicions, so I had things planned ahead."

"What do you have in mind?"

Roy unwillingly moved out of Riza's embrace and grabbed his nearby jacket. After a thorough search through every pocket, he finally found what he wanted. He took her engagement ring and slid it down onto a gold chain. Then he clasped it around her neck. His fingers trailed down the chain until it reached the ring at the bottom. They played with it for a few seconds before letting it rest against Riza's chest. She eyed him a bit when she noticed the length of time it took for him to let go when he placed it against her chest, but decided not to kill him for being a man especially since he was hers.

"There. It won't be seen when you wear your uniform. And you can wear it under your shirt when you're in your civilian clothes."

"Perfect. I won't ever have to take it off until I can finally wear it on my finger." Roy laid back down in the bed of flowers, pulling Riza with him. She went down with no protest. Wrapping an arm around her, Roy pulled her closer to him. Riza laid her head on his chest and snuggled closer to him. He knew that she was cold from her attempt to meld her body with his so he used his jacket as a blanket for the two of them. It was actually comfortable to sleep in a field of flowers. It was romantic as sleeping on rose petals except without the clean up. They spent the next couple of minutes enjoying each other's company until Riza decided to break the silence. "Roy, when did you know that you were in love with me?"

"When I first met you in Ishbal."

"Was that before or after I knocked you out for grabbing my butt?"

"After," Roy laughed. He was forever going to remember his first meeting with Riza. Of course, they didn't know who each other were at the time. Roy had just gotten off the transport truck. Being the ladies man, he decided that he should better acquaint himself with the female personnel. Riza just happened to be the first that he came across. She had punched him in the face when he had overzealously patted her behind, or in better words got a handful of it, when he was trying to flirt with her. In the end, she had to drag his body to the infirmary and sit beside him until he woke up. It was during his unconscious state that she found out who he was. She quickly apologized when he woke up and properly introduced herself. Roy just as quickly waved off her apology and apologized for his rash behavior. Afterwards he commented on her right hook. From there, their relationship started. "When I woke up to your amber eyes."

"Sorry I punched you so hard."

"I deserved it. Who would have thought that my first wound during the war would have happened before I even got on the battlefield and from a subordinate?"

"Well, the other alchemists did have a good time making fun of that black eye I gave you."

"I never heard the end of it from Kimbley. He wouldn't shut up over the fact that a single punch from a girl knocked me out cold. Oh well, I guess I should be glad that you didn't use your gun on me and might I say that it was well worth the black eye."

"And just because we're engaged now doesn't mean that you can grab my butt anytime that you want. So remove it."

"You're no fun."

"Not on the chest, Roy!"

"What? You said I couldn't put it on your butt. You didn't say where else I couldn't put it."

"Maybe we should do the whole celibacy thing after all."

Roy quickly moved his hand to her waist. He wasn't sure if she was joking or not, but he didn't want risk his chance of being intimate with Riza. She didn't need to threaten to break his hand now. She could hold the whole sex issue over him. And she knew that he would always cave into whatever demand she had. Tonight, Roy would have to just settle with rubbing her back.

"So Riza when did you first fall in love with me?"

"When you first started staying the night with me in the infirmary after I got shot."

"I remember those nights. We always played chess together."

"Well, there wasn't much I could do with one arm, and they wouldn't let me clean my gun."

"If I remember correctly, you always beat me. But I guess you are your grandfather's granddaughter after all, seeing that he always beat me as well."

"He did teach me how to play."

"You could have let me win once and a while."

"Says the man who begged to play strip chess even though you knew that you would lose. Those nurses were extremely happy that one night."

"Now don't deny that you didn't enjoy seeing me wear nothing but my gloves."

"You would have lost those gloves if Gran hadn't come to get you. Although you did forget that you were completely naked when you saluted him. I remember some of the nurses fainting as well as the look on Gran's face. Then there was the look on your face when you realized it."

"I'm never going to live that one down either, will I?"

"At least you were popular with all the female personnel."

"The only female I wanted to get better acquainted with was you but you didn't seem interested in me."

"Well, I was busy trying to keep you alive, and I did have a promise to keep. Also you were my superior after all."

"That's not stopping you now."

"I figured I'd follow my heart this time around."

"Good choice. Although if you had followed your heart back then, we probably would have already been married with some kids. I was going to propose to you at the end of the war but you had to go and make that promise."

"But if I hadn't made that promise and became your wife back then, I wouldn't have been able to protect you through all the years. You may not be here now without me behind you ever step of the way."

"You're right. Enough of the past, we have a future to look forward to."

Riza agreed and moved closer to him, if that was even possible. Roy situated the jacket so that it was covering Riza more than it was on him. He at least had on long sleeves as opposed to her vest. Besides, he was a gentleman. They stayed like that for who knows how long but it must have been late because it had gotten extremely cold and dark. Roy figured it was time to go. And besides, the guys were suppose to be at the room by midnight or else they were going to be locked out. According to Roy's watch it was an hour and a half 'til the assigned time.

"Riza, I think it's time that we go." There was silence. Roy pushed her hair behind her ears before slightly shaking her shoulder. There was no noise, no movement, or attempt to shoot him. Roy quickly concluded that Riza had fallen asleep. Carefully, he slid out from under her, making sure not to disturb her sleep. He smiled a bit at the peaceful face she had as she slept. For some reason, he couldn't help but run his fingers through her hair. After readjusting his jacket, he stood up and made his way over to the pond. Once there he put his socks and shoes back on. Before going back to Riza, he made sure to grab her heels. He couldn't help but smile down at her as he kneel next to her sleeping body. "Sweet dreams, Sweetheart."

After planting a kiss on the edge of her mouth, Roy slid his arms under her body and legs. Before lifting her up, he made adjustments to his jacket so it wouldn't fall off and so that she was kept warm. Slowly he made his way through the woods and back to the car.

Probably had you going in the beginning didn't I? I know that was cruel to Roy; but since I tortured everyone in the last chapter, I figured it was Roy's turn. I'll make it up to him. Anyways, since school is starting again my updates may be a bit slow but hopefully not like when my arm was broken. Next chapter: Roy's date with a dog. See Ya!