Best Kept Secret
Author: MoonStarDutchess
Chapter 29: Pulling Rank
Disclaimer: I don't own FMA
AN: 2009: Had to cut the lemon. If you go to my profile you can find the link to the blog with the uncut version of this story.
Pulling Rank
"Pompous windbag. That fucker General Hellcureo acts like we can magically pull the serial killers out of our asses," Roy muttered as he and Riza walked down the hall toward the office.
Riza tried to hide her grin at his complaining and the name he called the general. Normally he calmly took Hakuro's shit but this time the shit interrupted his favorite hobby . . . sex. Whenever that was interrupted, Roy was a grumpy, angry with the world man. That and the rest of the stress on him were doing the situations little good. They had a department audit coming up and enough paperwork to fill up a closet on top of the serial killers and General Hakuro's posturing.
"You know what? I would love to tell him to take all this work and shove it up his lazy ass," Roy said.
"Sir, you'd better be careful what you say. Someone could report you for insubordination." "No one is here in this department yet Riza. You could have even stayed in bed," he said.
"I wasn't in bed," she replied.
"You know what I mean," he said. "What do you need from the office anyway? I want to go home as soon as possible," he stated. He wanted to make love to her. That was the best way to relieve him and her of the stresses of the job. By god, he was really going to make her shriek when he got her in bed. Perverted thoughts took over his mind and a perverted smirked appeared on his lips.
Riza didn't respond as they walked into the dark office. The blinds over the windows were shut blocking off almost all of the possible outdoor light. He could just barely make out silhouettes of the furnisher in the moonlight.
Riza grinned and then shut and locked the door behind her. It was time to take Roy's stress relief in her own hands, so to speak.
"Riza you shouldn't have. . ." Roy trailed off when he felt her pressed up against his back and her hands sliding down to the buckle of his belt, loosening it and taking it off. Her lips brushed against his ear as she whispered words that got him extremely excited.
"Still interested in that office sex?" He felt her hands leave his body and heard the belt drop to the floor. She circled in front of him her hands touching him ever so often on the journey to face him. Her hands moved up to his chest and slowly undid his jacket, which he promptly discarded. His hand went up to help her undo hers when she swatted them away.
"No touching," she said and took a step closer. She barely brushed his lips with hers, and it was damn near the most erotic thing Roy had ever experienced. Then again, this entire experience was proving to be extremely erotic. She moved closer, unbuttoned his shirt, and he shrugged it off.
"How long have you been plan. . ." She placed a finger on his lips to silence him and then resumed her work at undressing him. She pulled his undershirt out from where it was tucked in his pants and he quickly rid himself of it. She grabbed his hand and led him over to the couch.
"Take off the rest of your clothes," she said.
Roy smirked. This was getting beyond what he could ever imagine Riza would do to seduce him, not that he needed much in the way of seducing. Excited, horny, shocked; there weren't enough adjectives in the dictionary that could be used to describe what he was feeling. All he knew was that it would be a relief to rid himself of his now brutally tight boxers and pants; however, he couldn't resist teasing her as well.
"Are you ordering a superior officer to. . ."
"Yes I am," she said, effectively cutting off his question.
He grinned and quickly rid himself of his clothing. She walked close to him, still fully clothed and pushed him back on the couch.
"Enjoy the show," she said. "If you move from your seat it will come to an abrupt end." He could hear the amusement that laced her voice along with the sensual tone in which she spoke.
He stared at her silhouette which was made unfeminine by the shapeless blue uniform she wore. That soon changed as she rid herself of her jacket. The brown shirt that she wore under it was tight against her body so now the silhouette of her upper curves was very visible.
He heard her kick off her boots and watched as she walked over to the window. She was back lighted by the glow of the moon and street lamps through the thin strips of the blinds. He couldn't make out any specific features, just her Roy's mouth went dry as he watched his wife put on this little show for him. He was thanking every god that could possibly be in existence that he had her. He wanted to rush to her, strip her of every piece of clothing she wore and make love to her. However, he instantly remembered her warning about an abrupt end and managed to restrain himself. There's no way he could take such an outcome as that.
His gaze never left her body as she removed her blouse from her pants and pulled it over her head. It was so graceful and seductive that he had to grip the handles of the chair to restrain himself. He never thought it would be so difficult to keep his hands to himself.
He took a deep breath as she rid herself of the rest of her clothing and made her way over to him.
(-)
Riza turned on the lamp beside his desk, which miraculously hadn't been turned over during their tryst, and was greeted with a smile from Roy. His arms found their way around her body and he kissed her. When he pulled away, she grinned and slicked his hair back so she could kiss his forehead.
"Let's get dressed and get home," she said and hopped down from her seat on the desk.
"Why did you do that?" he questioned as they dressed. He finished first seeing as he had a bit less clothing to wear.
Riza slipped on her jacket and smiled brightly at the man before her. It was that special loving smile that she only showed him. She walked over to him and fixed his collar before kissing him on the lips quickly.
"It relieved the stress didn't it?"
"Why the office though?"
"Two for one," she answered as she turned off the lamp.
"Two for one?" he repeated in a questioning tone, obviously confused.
"You've always fantasized about sex in the office and you were stressed. I relieved both," she answered and turned to look at him. "But the office thing was a one time deal." She then walked out of the room.
Roy smirked. Riza was always taking care of him. Whether it be matters of their professions or more personal matters. He would have to find out what her fantasy was and repay her back for every bit as good as she gave.
"Lieutenant Hawkeye?"
"Yes, sir?"
"Why does it seem like every waking moment of my life I am working?" he questioned. She looked up from her papers and her eyebrow twitched. Roy was standing beside the window and looking out at the courtyard.
"It's all part of the denial in your head sir," she replied and went back to her paperwork. Sure Roy was overworked but she gave him a great stress relief at the office, when they got home, and in the shower before work. In addition, everyone else was overworked and they were still functioning normally, well, as normally as their little team could possibly be.
"Denial?" Roy said, turning to look at her. "Just what do you mean by that?"
"Just do your paperwork," she said. "It's due at noon."
Roy glanced at the clock. "No sweat, it's only 11am. I can handle this pile in thirty minutes," he said, placing his hand on a pile of forms about a quarter of an inch thick.
She looked up and couldn't help but let a small chuckle escape her. "Those aren't the ones due." She pointed to a foot tall stack of file folders that rested on the table beside his desk. "Those are the ones due."
Roy's face dropped and he rushed to his seat. Scooting over to the folders, he began to frantically read and sign each one.
"Why in the hell didn't people give these to me sooner? Why do they expect me to get these done at the last minute?"
"Sir, they've been sitting there for a week and a half."
Roy paused and looked at her. He blinked three times before saying a simple, "Oh" before going back to working on them.
Riza picked up her coffee mug then went to get his off his desk. "I'll get us some more coffee. Don't forget you have a meeting with Edward at two."
Roy looked up. "I do?"
"Havoc was supposed to tell you that Ed wanted to request something. He even went as far as to make a formal appointment."
"Is that supposed to impress me?" he questioned.
"I suppose so," she answered.
"Wonder what he wants?" Roy questioned and raised his hand to his chin in a thinking position.
"I don't know but I am sure the main office wants those papers," she said.
"Okay, okay I'm doing them," he said and started frantically signing them again.
"Bet I never cease to amaze you do I Lieutenant?" he said. "All those papers completed in an hour." Roy was currently leaning back in his chair with a proud look on his face. He'd finished just in time and Furey and Havoc rushed them to the proper office.
"How many did you actually read?" she said.
"Um. . . One. . . Half of . . . One."
Riza sighed. "It would have only amazed me had you read them."
"You are so hard to please," he fake huffed, sitting up straight and picking up a pencil to twirl it between his fingers. Riza hid a small grin behind her file folder. There was suddenly a knock on the door. Riza put her folder down Riza glanced at the clock.
"That should be Edward."
Roy sighed. "All right, let the pip squeak in," he said.
"Sir," she scolded with a sigh. She decided not to speak more. She stood, walked over to the door and opened it.
"Good afternoon Lieutenant," Ed said half-heartedly. The poor boy looked exhausted.
Riza smiled ever so slightly. "Good afternoon," she replied, "Come in."
Ed walked into the room and Riza started to leave as per protocol when Ed said, "You don't have to leave Lieutenant."
She started to tell him that it was protocol when Roy said, "You can stay and continue your work as long Fullmetal doesn't mind and he's made it clear that he doesn't."
"Yes sir," she said, closing the door and making her way back to her desk. She continued doing her work just as she usually did.
"What can I do for you Fullmetal?" He questioned.
"I want to be part of the investigation of Nina's death," he said, deliberately leaving out Shou Tucker from his sentence. He didn't care about the death of that monster in the slightest.
Both Riza and Roy were shocked at the request but didn't show it. Riza didn't even look up from her work.
"No can do kid," Roy stated.
"But I could really be a help in this," he said.
"And the assignment I asked you to do? Have you completed that?"
"You wanted me to research that maniac's notes and experiments!"
"Those notes will come in very handy for the military," Roy stated.
"But. . . I can't. . ."
"You took the test, joined the military. Did you think you would be able to do whatever the hell you wanted when you got in? You have duties."
"Those duties suck," Ed replied.
"Do you think you are the only damn person that has ever been given orders that they don't like!" He questioned, raising his voice to just under the volume that would be considered yelling.
"Fine, then I'll investigate Nina's death on my own."
"You do that but you will be leaving that here," Roy said, motioning to his pocket watch.
Edward clipped it off and sat it on his desk. "I intended to," he replied and left the room. It stayed quite but for a moment before Roy spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"That went well."
"Extremely," Riza replied, the sarcasm evident in her tone as well.
Roy took the watch and put it in his drawer. "I give it two days max and he'll be back."
Riza stood up and gathered the papers, first the ones on her desk then the ones on his. "I am going to take these over to the legal department."
"I could do it," he said, standing. He was anxious to get out of the office on such a beautiful day.
"Those papers over there are due in an hour," she said.
"What is up with all the due dates?" he questioned, flopping down in his seat. "It puts me in such a rush."
"Maybe if you weren't the king of procrastination then you would have to rush so much," she said and walked away.
"Got your paperwork ready?" Riza asked Havoc, Fuery, and Breda when she walked into the outer office.
"Yea," Havoc said as he handed her the work.
"Where's Breda and Fuery?" she questioned.
"Personnel office," Havoc answered. "They had to have their military tag numbers updated."
"I see," she said and left the office, making her way to the legal department. She walked outside and took a deep breath of the air. The air in the East was so much fresher than that of Central so she always took time to stop and take it all in. She looked at the clock on the clock tower that extended above all the other buildings, and then hurried along to her destination.
It didn't take long to distribute the paperwork to the proper people and as she was making her way back to the office she heard a familiar voice call her. She turned to see Alphonse standing in the shadow of a large pillar. She smiled and turned to him.
"Hello there Alphonse. Where's Edward?"
"He stormed off. I tried to talk to him but he wouldn't listen."
"I see," she said. "I am sorry for that."
"Can I ask you a question?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Have you ever heard of the philosopher's stone?"
"Everyone has heard that legend Alphonse."
"No, I mean, I know but I want to know if you've heard anything significant concerning it."
"I can't say I have. Most of the things I've heard are legends that couldn't possibly be true but if I were you I would find a new hobby to pursue."
"Why do you say that?"
"It's been said that bad things have a way of happening to those who seek the philosopher's stone."
"I see," he said. "So there's no way to find out besides rumors I guess."
Riza bit her lip then sighed. "National Library," she stated simply.
"Pardon?"
"There should be something in the national library."
"Right! Thank you Lieutenant!" he said and ran off. Riza sighed again.
"You are supposed to be in the office," she said. Roy chuckled and walked out from behind the pillar where he was standing.
"You surprise me," he said. "Telling him about those things."
"I only spoke the truth," she said.
"No, I mean I am surprised with your knowledge about those stupid legends. I thought you were above all that."
"There are still a lot of things that you don't know that I know," she said.
"Oh really?" he said, walking toward her. "What else then?"
"Ducks," she said.
"Ducks?"
"You think ducks are cute and you like to watch them," she stated and walked away from him. "You even own a rubber duck."
Roy's eyes widened. He never told anyone that and he kept that rubber duck hidden well. "How did you know that?" he said aloud but she was already gone. Roy laughed aloud. Riza always was extremely good at reading people and observing the world around her. He stuck his hands in his pockets and whistled as he made his way to the cafeteria to get some lunch.
As soon as he walked into the lunch room his eyes glued to Maes Hughes, and what person's wouldn't? He was jumping around to several people showing off pictures and screeching on how cute his daughter was. He then saw the man walk over to Ed who was flipping through a book. He saw that Hughes was annoying the crap out of him and smiled. It was the perfect chance for Roy to grab a bite without being annoyed by Maes. He walked over, got food to go for him and Riza, then left. He made a mental note to find out what book Edward was studying so carefully.
An hour later Maes was walking down the hall carrying the book Ed was looking at earlier when someone grabbed it. He turned to see Roy and Riza standing there.
"Serial killers huh?" Roy said. It was clear that he was slightly angered. He closed the book and threw it back at Maes. "I clearly ordered Fullmetal not to get involved and you are sharing information with him!" Roy snapped. Both Maes and Riza were surprised at the volume of his voice. "Top secret to beat all. Do you realize the trouble you can get yourself and me into for this!"
Maes didn't answer. He was still in shock.
"Answer me Lieutenant Colonel!" he snapped.
"Sir. . ."
"Quite Lieutenant," he said shooting her a look. Riza took a step back in surprise. He never pulled rank on her or Hughes.
"From now on do not share confidential information to him! Do you understand me?"
"Yes, sir," Maes said. Roy walked past him and down the hall, leaving him and Hawkeye there in shock.
An: Next chapter will be Barry the Chopper incident. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. My schooling is over until the end of August so you should get another update sooner than normal. Please review.
