Someone I want to protect
"Ms Hawkeye, this is the last question of our interview for your admission to the military," the interviewer, a warrant officer declared.
"Okay," the 17 year old replied readily.
"Why, do you want to join the military?" he asked.
"I," she stopped, "there's someone I want to protect."
"Hm? Who is that? A family of yours?"
"No, he's just someone I'm close to," she replied, "he's in the military as well, that's why."
"So I see," he answered, "you know the dangers you may be facing once you graduate from your basic military training?"
"Yes."
"The war in Ishval is getting worse and worse, once you finish your training, or even before you finish, you might be sent to the battlefield," he said, "for that reason of yours, are you really willing to risk your life for that person?"
"I would be willing to," she answered in a serious tone, "even if it costs me my life."
In a bar somewhere in Central
"Roy, I've wondered about this question," Hughes began, "why, do you join the military?"
"Eh?" Roy looked in the other man's direction.
"Well you see, we graduated from the military, and now we're registered officers. I joined because I would like my family to have a stable life, where I can protect them, and you?"
"Me? I came, because I have a dream. I want to protect the people of Amestris, and to serve my country, and…" Roy suddenly stopped.
"And?" Hughes quirked an eyebrow.
"There's someone I want to protect," Roy resumed, "at first, I joined the military because I wanted to protect her, but after her father died, I wanted to take care of her as well. Even if she rejected me then, but I'm sure, that after I get my Alchemist Licence, she won't."
"So, it's for someone you love?" he asked.
"Yeah, you can say it that way," Roy sighed, "but after her father's death, she refused my offer to take care of her, and, yeah."
"So now you're going to take up that alchemist exam next week to prove to her your worth?"
"Kind of, well, she was the one who 'allowed' me try for my licence," he flipped open his notebook, "I shouldn't let her down."
Hughes gave his friend a pat on the back, and stood up.
"Afterall, she's someone I want to protect."
"Now that I know, comeon Lieutenant Mustang, back to the barracks!"
A/N: I know that he wasn't a Lieutenant, but since the timeline is kind of like; roy learns alchemy from papa hawkeye, leaves for military academy at about, uhm…17?(Since theres like 3 years in the academy, and when roy came back to look for his sensei when he died in 1905, he would be 20 years then), and at this chapter, he would be about 20, when he graduated from the academy, and is going to take up the alchemist exam thingy, and he would be at some kind of middle rank, so I 'gave' him a decent rank of lieutenant :x. Wasn't it said that riza was 3 years younger than roy?