Author's Note: I do not own FMA or its characters. This is wildly AU.

Spur of the Moment

In the end, they would probably blame it on Maes or her grandfather. They were the ones who kept pushing the idea. And it was her grandfather who had mentioned the loophole in the first place. But the whole thing was really a spur of the moment decision. Riza's grandfather had hit them with the loophole the week before, and she knew that Roy had been thinking about it. She had too, though she wouldn't have suggested this. However, Maes and Gracia were bringing Elysia to East City for the weekend, and Saturday morning, Roy had looked at her and asked, "Why don't we get married this afternoon?"

They had been cooking breakfast for their friends who were staying with Roy. Riza carefully pulled the bacon out of the frying pan before meeting his eyes.

"Are you serious?"

Roy nodded. "Yes. I love you. I've loved you for years. That's not going to change. And it's probably not much of a secret anyway. Why shouldn't we get married?"

And the he paused before speaking softly. "It's something I always hoped we'd have the chance to do."

Truthfully, it was something that Riza wanted as well. It wasn't something that Riza had ever really expected to have the opportunity to do. But now it was an option, and why waste the opportunity? So she met Roy's eyes, leaned in, and kissed him.

"Yes."

After that, the day had turned into something of a whirlwind. Maes and Roy were sent off to go find wedding rings and Riza's grandfather while Gracia and Riza dealt with finding Riza something to wear. The wedding might not be large or especially fancy, but Gracia insisted that Riza at least needed a nice dress and flowers. They met back up shortly before lunch at East City's courthouse. Roy had changed into a suit, and they not only had her grandfather with them, but they had also somehow acquired the Elric brothers and Winry Rockbell. Not that Riza minded. It probably was a good idea to have some more impartial witnesses as well as their friends and family.

The clerk at the courthouse handed Riza a packet of paperwork to fill out and told them it would probably be a half hour. It Riza less than fifteen minutes to fill out the paperwork, but then that really wasn't all that surprising. It was part of what she did for a living. She turned them back in to the clerk with a sigh and ran a hand over the fabric of her dress, smoothing out imaginary wrinkles. This all felt a little surreal to her. But she was standing here in an ivory dress waiting to get married.

Soon enough they were called into the courtroom itself. The ceremony was brief and uncomplicated. The judge said a few words and then had Roy and Riza sign the marriage certificated with Maes, Gracia, Edward, and Winry serving as the necessary witnesses. The judge was the last one to sign the piece of paper. Then he had them exchange rings and pronounced them husband and wife. Roy actually kissed her before the man had said the words "You may now kiss the bride", but neither he nor Riza really cared.

When the two of them pulled apart, Riza felt an odd sense of finality. They really were married. She hadn't expected it to happen, but Riza could honestly say that she was happy it had. There was just a sense of rightness about this; they did belong together. Roy grinned at her, and Riza found herself leaning in to kiss him again. After all, it was their wedding day.

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