This is just a drabble I wrote for an anon on Tumblr who requested a fic for the prompt "I almost lost you" kiss.

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Roy's heart almost stopped when he saw Riza fall from her tower. Like the phenomenal sniper she was, she had hidden herself so well in the shadows that if he didn't know where to look, he would never have known she was in trouble. So how someone had been able to see her, let alone shoot her, was absolutely lost on Roy.

He dove to catch her and hit the ground hard when her dead weight landed in his arms.

"Lieutenant!" he shouted as he rolled her limp form off of him, laying her gently on the ground next to him.

Riza was still and silent. He pulled his hand from her shoulder and his glove came away damp and red. Voice shaking, he called her rank once more and pried her jacket off her shoulder, desperately looking for the injury that was bleeding so much. She wasn't reacting to his calls or ministrations even as he ripped open her turtleneck to reach the wound on her shoulder.

"Lieutenant! Answer me! Open your eyes!"

Panic flared in Roy's gut at her lack of response. He tore a piece of her turtleneck off with his teeth and began making a tourniquet around her shoulder. The bullet had only grazed her arm, but the wound was deep enough that it was bleeding profusely.

Finally, a groan escaped Riza's lips and relief washed over him.

"Colonel?"

Roy let out a sigh of relief and squeezed her uninjured shoulder gently when she opened her eyes and gazed up at him.

"You're going to be fine, Lieutenant," Roy responded, unsure if he was trying to reassure Riza or himself.

"Thank you for catching me," she rasped as she tried to sit up. She winced slightly at the pain in her shoulder, but a soft smile graced her lips.

It was the most beautiful thing Roy had ever seen.

The horrifying realization that he almost lost her hit him suddenly and took a sharp breath. If he hadn't seen her fall, if he hadn't caught her, he'd never see her beautiful eyes again. Would never again see her beautiful smile. It was unthinkable.

Without a second thought, he dove forward and crushed his lips to hers, wrapping his arms around her in a tight embrace. He felt her stiffen in surprise at first, but soon she melted into the kiss, lifting the hand on her uninjured arm to thread her fingers into his hair.

Roy would have been content to kiss her until the sun came up, but he knew she needed better medical attention than his hastily made bandage, so he reluctantly pulled away.

"I'm sorry," she croaked when he ended the kiss and rested his forehead against hers.

"For what?"

"For not noticing the sniper. For being injured and letting them get away."

"Don't be ridiculous. I should be the one apologizing. I'm the one that asked you to come out here with me without any other backup. It was foolish of me."

Riza chuckled softly.

"You silly man. I told you I'd follow you no matter what you ask of me."

Their eyes met and Roy couldn't help himself. He leaned into her and captured her lips once more.