Full Metal Alchemist fan fiction:

BLUE RIBBON

Disclaimer: Full Metal Alchemist is not mine. I own nothing but this fanfic ;;.

Author's note: This is a Roy X Riza fanfic! Their past life reveals. How come they could be together before and after they are in the military?

CHAPTER ONE: "CHILDHOOD"

(Riza Hawkeye's Point of View)

I was 10 years old back then. To think that I hated the military so much, and so did my mother and father, I didn't really know why I join. I wasn't a good kid, but even though I'm a girl, I've made my choice. Still, back then, I wanted to follow a boy so much, no matter how far he went or how ridiculous he did things. An expressionless, unreadable face… the face that made all girls, not to mention the boys, ran away. He was always alone. I remember it clearly when he sat beneath the tree, alone, reading a Chemistry book. I approached before him and asked if I could sit beside him. He smiled… yes, the first smile I saw coming from his deadpan face. Or perhaps the first smile in his entire life. I've known him ever since we were little. We grew up together, (I had never talked to him before, though); our parents knew each other well. But I even didn't know his name. He had never talked about himself. Until one day… his father decided to join the military, whose decision made my father heated. I still commit to memory the conversation.

"What!? Did you say you wanna be the dog of the military??" my father screamed in despair as I was unintentionally eavesdropping.

"Yeah" his father said plainly.

"Why?? Are you planning to betray our friendship??" my father continued, holding his father's sleeve as if he wanted to punch him.

"Oh, calm down, Mr. Hawkeye" his father said, "I'm not planning to betray our friendship. You see, I'm lack of money right now… if I join the military, everything will be provided. This is for my life, and my family's."

"I'm disappointed, Mustang" my father said, releasing his grip "If I had to starve to death, I swear I wouldn't be the dog of military"

"You're too naïve" Mr. Mustang said.

"And you're evil. Just for food and you're gonna take people's life!! Don't you realize that your lacking of money is because of the military's too high taxes??" my father hadn't lowered his temper.

"I know. I just wanna turn the table. This time, it'll be I who take people's money for taxes and people's life for my life"

"You're crazy. Now is the perfect last time for you to change your mind and I will forgive you."

"Change my mind? Why don't you, Hawkeye? I won't change my mind"

"OK. You're not my friend anymore. Our friendship ends here."

I shivered. I never imagined my father, and his, could end like this. I ran as fast as I could to the garden where the tall tree resided; the tree at which I first greeted the boy. When I was there, the boy was already there like before, sitting beneath the tree. I sat beside him and dropped a few tears. He, as usual, didn't give any reactions and remain expressionless.

"I'm sorry" he said "You cry because… you heard their conversation, right?"

"You… do you know it?" I was astonished. He nodded.

"Even though they are not friends anymore… we still can be friends, can't we?" I cried more.

"I promise" he said. I smiled.

I felt so comfortable when I was with him. It's just like I wanted to be like that forever. I didn't understand why I felt that way, while the other children were afraid of him. They said he was a weird boy. Nobody wanted to talk to him. But I, I felt so warm when I was with him. Sometimes I thought I was the weird one. But I didn't care. As long as I could be together with him, I ignored the environment. I ignored everything.

All of a sudden I heard my father's screaming.

"RIZA!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THE SON OF A TRAITOR??"

I was startled. I stood up and ran towards my father without even looked back or said 'goodbye' or 'see you' to the boy. I was too scared of my father.

"If I see you with the Mustang family again, Riza, you're not my daughter anymore. They are the bad ones who will make all of us suffer, my child" he said. I nodded.

I did nod but my heart screamed. I didn't really care about military or whatsoever that time. I just cared about the boy… Did this mean I could not meet the boy anymore? I didn't know, I was too dizzy to think. So then I slept for the night and wished everything was just a dream, without becoming conscious that the day after would be more like hell than that day.

I woke up in the morning, brushed my teeth and took a bath as usual. I heard blabbering from downstairs. Were they fighting again? Then I heard a loud, horrifying scream. Still wearing my pajamas, I rushed downstairs and opened the door where the scream came from. My 'view' was what I called as hell. I saw… blood. And my father's lying on the floor with a knife stabbed to his chest. I didn't even shed a drop of tear. I was too shocked; I sat beside my father's dead body and stared at him with empty eyes. I didn't even realize that the boy's father was standing in front of me, chuckling.

"Oh, morning, Riza Hawkeye" he giggled, "Blame your dad's screaming for awakening you up."

He took a piece of tissue and rubbed the knife, which I'm quite sure he did that to erase his fingerprint on the knife.

"Your father is the enemy of military, which means he's the enemy of mine. But you're not. If you promise not to tell anyone about your father's killer… I will spare your life"

I nodded in depression. Unexpectedly, the military themselves came and arrested Mr. Mustang for the murder of my father. After they've gone, the boy came and hugged me from behind.

"I know you won't forgive me and my father. He did an inerasable sin. Actually I know his plan of murdering your father… but I can do nothing but calling the military's security. I'm sorry"

He left. The next view I saw from my spot was my mother. She went home from the market and was crying madly beside my father's corpse. I couldn't do anything, until the day of my father's burial, I finally cried. I saw the boy and his mother too. I sympathized them; everybody was staring in disgust at them as they were the family of my father's killer. At first I hated them too, and after the funeral we all went home without saying a word to them. But then when the sun set, I decided to visit my father again. Surprisingly I saw the boy's kneeling before my father's grave.

"Mr. Hawkeye, I'm sorry", his voice quaked, "No matter how long I stayed here… or no matter how much I apologize… I know the sin is mine. Just if… If only I had reported to the security before my father took your life… I'm sorry… I couldn't face your daughter again… I promise I won't approach before her"

He had been blaming himself. I didn't know he suffered that much. The hatred I felt this morning all of a sudden faded away. I couldn't hate him. I've noticed him ever since we were very little, and I couldn't leave him. He's the part of my life. I stood before him and he startled.

"Please don't blame yourself more" I smiled and also cried. "It's not your fault."

His expressionless eyes grew wide. "Do you… forgive me?"

"For what? You didn't even make a mistake" I beamed.

He smiled, for the second time of my life. "Can we be together again, just like before?"

"Of course!! Oh, one thing, I won't forgive you if you ever leave or forget me"

"I won't" he said, then turned around and faced my father's grave "Mr. Hawkeye, I'm sorry. I think I can't leave your daughter. But I promise I won't betray her or hurt her… I will protect your beloved child"

I grinned. We walked hand in hand to the usual tall tree and sat there.

"You know what…? You have never talked about yourself" I set the topic I really wanted to talk about. He bowed.

"I… I don't know, I believe in no one… It's… trauma"

"Don't you believe me?"

He squeezed his lips as if he didn't wanna talk, but then he told me of what I wanted to know. "When I was 6… I talked to people. But then they thought I was weird, I didn't know why, they ignored me every time I talked. And that's why… I prefer to stay quiet, even to say my name."

"Oh… sorry" I didn't know he had such a cruel past. But I really wanted him to believe me that I wouldn't leave him… I liked him so much.

He continued, "That's why I was so happy back then, when you greeted me and sat beside me. You're the first… to be so kind to me… But then my crazy father did something unforgivable. I thought you wouldn't want to talk to me again… I was in a great stress. And I was so happy that you forgive me… you're my first friend"

"You're not my first, but you're the one I like the most" I said "I want to be with you forever"

He laughed "Thanks"

"So… will you introduce yourself?" I asked

He smiled "I'm… Roy. Roy Mustang."

"This is weird. We've known each other and grown up together for so long, but we never introduced ourselves before" I laughed "I'm Riza. Riza Hawkeye"

Then, at the age of 10, I hugged Roy Mustang. And he, at the age of 12, hugged me back and beamed for the first time.

(end of chapter one: "childhood")

Author's note: Thank you so much for reading!! I'll be very glad if you leave a review .

Next on chapter two: "DECISION"

- Roy and his mother were kicked out of the village!! Did it mean that he couldn't see Riza again? And how did they meet at the military?

Chapter two is in process !