Birthday Girl- pure RoyXRiza fluff!

Last chapter! Yea!

I don't own Roy and Riza…. Sorry… If I did, the show would be more fun… oh well.

Chapter 8

"Mine first! Mine first!" Elysia yelled. "I want her to open mine first!" Riza laughed as she reached for the present that was most definitely from the girl. It was wrapped haphazardly, and had tape all over it. She pulled the tape off and opened the gift, laughing as she saw that it was a picture of her and Black Hayate.

"Thank you Elysia! This is a beautiful picture!" She held it up and shot a hard glance at the men who had recently joined the festivities. "This is a good picture isn't it?" Each man nodded his head and agreed with her. They didn't want to be chased out of the room with a gun like Havoc. She reached for the next gift, Fuery's, and opened it. It was a paper weight that had her name and rank inscribed in it. She said thank you and went to the next gift, opening it carefully. She got an ink well from Breada, a matching pen to go with the ink well from Brosch, a picture frame with a picture of all her office members, including her and Roy sitting together, dressed up from the last military function from Gracia, and lastly, a brand new leg holster for her gun from Maes. She finished opening the gifts and set each one down with care. Could this get any better? I know I didn't want anyone to know, but I kinda like them knowing something about me. I feel closer to them in some way. She looked over at Roy and saw him glance up at the clock.

"Hey guys? I should really get her home. I don't want it to get too late." He said, standing up and holding out his hand. "Ready to go home Riza? I'm going to walk with you."

"Sure. Thank you so much for the wonderful dinner and the tasty cake. This is the best birthday ever. Thank you." She said as she placed her hand on his and stood up; she gathered her gifts into the bag Gracia had brought for her and let Roy walk her out the door.

"Oh by the way, you guys can do the remaining dishes. Maes and Gracia should go home too." The men groaned, but as soon as Riza's hand flew to the gun holster still attached to her leg, they stood up quickly and gathered the remaining dishes. Black Hayate ran after her, and Maes and his family walked out the door with them, taking a turn down the hall to go out the front door.

"See you Monday at work Roy. Happy Birthday Riza. Bye." Maes said as he ushered his precious people out the door and to the car.

"Bye. And thank you for coming." Riza said, waving at Elysia.

They turned around and walked towards the back door, as he removed his gloves and put them in his pocket. He glanced over at Riza, finally taking in a good look at the dress he had picked out and bought for her.

"You know, that dress looks very good on you. Actually, you make that dress look good. Anyone ever tell you that?" he asked tentatively, knowing that she still had the gun in the holster on her leg.

"No one has ever said that because I rarely wear dresses. You know that as much as I do." She responded, not reaching for her gun. He let out a sigh of relief, and reached down to grasp her hand. She didn't back away or try to get out of his grip. They walked down the street quietly, hand in hand, admiring the company and the night sky. Finally, they reached her apartment and she opened the door, letting Hayate in. Roy gave her a hug and slid something into her hand. It was an envelope, lavender in color and with her name on it. She waved at him when he turned around and waved at her, then she walked into her house. She pulled her gun out of the holster and undid the button on the holster to take it off. She set her bag of presents down and closed the door. Placing the envelope on the couch and unzipping the dress, she kicked her shoes off and pulled the dress over her head. She hung the dress up and put the shoes away, changed into a white shirt and comfortable pants, sitting on the couch and opening the envelope. There was a letter in it and a beautiful necklace that had a heart-shaped locket on it. She set the locket down on the table and read the letter.

Dearest Riza, I hope you enjoyed your birthday party. Gracia and I have been planning it for almost a month. This necklace is something that I found for you in the cedar chest that holds all the remaining belongings I have of my parents. My mother wore this locket because there was no way she could ever marry my father. They were both in the military, like you and I are. But they found a way to be together, just like you and I will. If you open the locket, there is a picture of my parents on one side and a picture of you and me on the other. I want you to wear this and never take it off, for it is a reminder that all people can over come anything in their way. I love you Riza. Remember this and you will always have a reason to come to work. Signed and sincerely yours, Roy

She let the letter fall to her lap as she reached for the locket. Tears welling up in her eyes, she carefully opened it, and sure enough, there was a faded picture of two dark-haired people on one side, and a picture of her and Roy on the other. She closed the locket and unclasped it, placing it around her neck and closing the clasp. It lay perfectly on her chest, just at the right height to be hidden under her uniform, but just right to look nice around her neck. It's almost as if this was made for me, She thought. She stood up and took the letter to her nightstand, opening the drawer and putting the letter in. She lay down on the bed and curled up in the covers, as Black Hayate jumped up and lay out at the end of her bed. I'll have good dreams tonight; I have someone who loves me, She thought as she drifted off into sleep, happy and exhausted from the day's events.

a/n: wow. I thought this would be a hard story to get to five chapters, but dang! 8 chapters? This is awesome! I hope you like how I ended it… I wanted to leave Roy and Riza in character as much as possible, since I did totally ruin their characters with the actual party. So no wild and crazy love. Maybe the next one will, I don't know. Thank you too all the people who reviewed my work. I love you all! I hope to get some drabbles up soon, but I can't guarantee anything since I'm leaving to go home for college. So I'll see you all later! Have a great summer!