Author's note: I do not own FMA or its characters. This is AU.
Java Jive
Caffeine is the life blood of many college students. It wasn't any surprise that there were twenty-seven coffee shops in and around the campus. And while Riza wasn't one of the coffee drinking hordes, she was a familiar face at a number of them. She wasn't a stranger at the Seattle's Best where Roy had asked to meet her which would have been in her favor if things had gone south. Except they hadn't. Riza had a wonderful time, and a second date had been scheduled for that weekend. And the coffee shop date became a standard for them.
Within two months, they had been to almost every coffee shop in area. Between their studies, they were often the best place to meet. In fact, several of their dates had simply been sharing a couch while working on their own homework. But that was all right. Riza found they didn't necessarily need to spend their time on fancy dinners or going out to clubs. No matter what they ended up doing together, Riza found herself having a good time. And some of the best dates they'd had were spent arguing over some point in a paper one of them was writing or just bouncing ideas off each other.
And Riza realized that she was in love one morning when she woke up with cramps too painful for her to even leave bed. She had called Roy to cancel their lunch date, and within an hour, he had let himself in to her apartment bringing with him food, chocolate, a hot water bottle, and two extra hot 20 oz. chai lattes from her favorite coffee shop.
"I wanted to make sure you're set for the day, Riza. I'll drop by with dinner later. Do you have anything you want me to turn in for you?"
No one had taken care of her when she felt like crap since her mother had left, and to tell the truth, she probably wouldn't have let them either. At least until now. Her response was to kiss him.
"Thank you."
Theme: Feeling Sick
