First of all, happy Royai day!! :D
Second of all, thanks to MoonStarDutchess for suggesting I do the 7 Dwarfs as themes, I think that's going to be a lot of fun :3
Thirdly, thanks to everyone who's reviewed/faved/subscribed/read this fic, it means so much!
I've been sitting on this one for a couple weeks, not exactly sure what to do with it...but it's Royai day, and it fits the theme, so why not upload it?
Enjoy! :)
Bashful
"Aren't you going to go and say 'hi', Riza?"
Riza Hawkeye remained silent, scrutinizing the dark haired child sitting quietly in her living room. He contemplated the space around him, narrow eyes slowly scanning the various books and papers exploding from the dusty bookshelves lining the walls.
"Well…his name is Roy. Starting today, he's going to be my new apprentice. So you should at least introduce yourself," her father said, shrugging as he left her alone to make sense of the new addition to the house.
Riza took a deep breath, slowly placing one foot in front of the other until she found herself standing across from the boy called Roy. Before she had a chance to speak, he stood up to greet her.
"Hello," he said, a sheepish smile growing across his face. "Do you like flowers?"
Riza stared at him, frowning. "I'm sorry…?"
Roy continued. "I'm asking because I found these outside," he explained, holding up a small handful of lilac flowers, "and thought they would be a nice present for a cute girl," he grinned.
Riza glared at him. "Unfortunately," she said through gritted teeth, "my father doesn't keep vases around the house. You'll have to find something else to do with them."
With that, Riza spun around and walked swiftly out the way she came, retreating to the solitude of her bedroom. She glanced quickly back at Roy, who sat back down on the couch, twirling the stem of one of his flowers between his thumb and forefinger. Once Riza was confident he could no longer see her, she let her mouth turn up into a shy smile.
She'd have to remind her father to pick up some vases.