Thank you once again for the reviews. 3 It makes me really happy you seem to like "my" Hawkeye because I love to write her. I'm also sorry if some of the themes are a little confusing to some.
8: The Roar of the Sea
by Maaya
Roy Mustang bit down hard on his lip to keep from gawking. He mumbled, strained as the taste of blood seeped into his tongue, "Vacation time?"
The office was quiet and in the center of the silence was Hawkeye, unaffected by the stares she was receiving. She looked at Roy with her usual piercing gaze.
Roy waited and just barely managed to keep from fretting under that glare. When no answer or explanation came, he let his pencil fall from his hand onto the doodles of dogs and cats now adorning Edward's latest report. He sighed.
"Vacation time," Roy repeated. Hesitating a moment, he wondered if it would be safe to ask. Curiosity was what in the end forced him to do it. "What for?"
It was like the whole office was holding a mutual, curious breath.
Hawkeye's expression firmly told them it was none of their business. She replied nonetheless. "I am going to visit my brother. He lives by the sea."
Right. Opening and looking around in the many drawers his desk had, Roy finally found an application for leave. He handed it to her, wondering why this whole occurrence felt unreal. He hadn't even known Hawkeye had a brother.
"Have a good time, lieutenant," Roy remembered to add.
Hawkeye accepted the application gracefully. "Thank you, sir."
She returned to her seat and everything was back to order. The whole occurrence was soon forgotten, but perhaps it had made them all realize that Hawkeye, like all of them, had a life outside the military.
Suddenly, she seemed more human.
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