36. Dog
A/N: Song at the end because you won't take this seriously if you read it before. Sorry.
Roy hated it, but he couldn't help himself: he was jealous.
It wasn't as though it was the same at all: The looks Riza gave the puppy were more motherly than anything, but it was that her attention was so wholeheartedly devoted to the pitiful little thing that made Roy fume.
Oh, sure, Hayate was adorable. (Weren't all puppies?) And yes, he needed someone to show him how to behave, Roy supposed.
But that meant that Riza had committed the next however many years the dog would be around to taking care of it. Roy knew Riza would never put Hayate ahead of him, that his goal always came first, even before raising a puppy, so why did he care so much? He thought he was ready and willing to let go, should something come up. Not that there was much of a chance of that, but one never could count out the possibility.
And then Roy realized what it was: he needed Riza as much as Hayate did.
Just as suddenly, Roy's jealousy changed to respect, but with a hint of annoyance.
If he was right, that meant that he was just as much a dog as Hayate.
A/N: Song: "Pretty Fly For a White Guy" by Offspring.
Okay, let me explain the song: I wrote this, and then I was like, "Roy's just being so lame here! I need something to reflect that."