Playing House.

By: sarah-chan

Disclaimer: I do not in any form and/or fashion own Full Metal Alchemist® I am merely using the characters for a story with which I wish to exercise my writing abilities.

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Chapter I

"Be Careful What You Wish For"

Warm.

The day was soft, and warm.

He stared out the window wondering why the biting autumn wind had decided to take a break today. The fiery leaves of the trees below were still; their usual violent dance to the rhythm of howling wind silenced. This day was like her it's light was her hair, it's gentle breeze her seldom heard laugh, and it's warmth was her smile she only offered to few. Riza….she was a continuous autumn who sometimes, when she thought none was looking and the world seemed to stand still would become as sweet as a spring day.

Roy Mustang suddenly turned from the window, his sober thoughts interrupted by a tired sounding voice. "Here you are Sir; please try to at least get a few of them done by noon." The sound was followed by the thud of a stack of paperwork hitting his desk. "Lieutenant Hawkeye….out partying again last night?" he asked sarcastically eyeing the circles beneath her eyes and sluggish appearance. The woman gave him a steady, careful gaze and caressed lightly the gun she so cherished. Somehow this almost seemed seductive to a man who could have any woman but this one, the one most appealing to him.

The loud and suddenly much more obnoxious than usual ring of his phone sent both of them back to reality and Hawkeye out the door, though not before giving him another stack of papers.

"Hello, Cornel Mustang speaking" he said deciding his first lieutenant may be ill.

Riza sighed, and placed a hand to her head. She had been on the phone almost all night listening to her sister in-law vent to her about how worried she was about Riza's brother Jeremy, him seeming ill, but too stubborn to admit it, and how their daughters, Mellisa and Malayna, seemed uninterested in their school work as of late. Riza had assured the woman her brother had always been so stubborn and most children were bored with school at one time or another. The sheltered woman had thanked her and then began telling her a bunch of new recipes and various gossip, keeping Riza up till 4:00 AM. Afterward the young woman had admitted Jeremy was on a business trip and she was quite frightened alone as the girls had both gone to a sleep-over. And now, Roy Mustang wanted to tease her and look at her with a gleam in his eyes as she lightly brushed her gun. The cool metal had such a calming effect sometimes.

Riza groaned inwardly at the pile of paperwork on her desk and sat down wearily. Coronal must have gone somewhere, his desk unoccupied at the front of the room.

Sometimes she wished she had it as easy as her sister in-law: A handsome husband, two adorable kids, and of course a housekeeper and huge house.

Riza closed her eyes and sighed, allowing her perhaps only a few moments of relaxation as she leaned back slightly in her chair. 'Only a minute or two then I'll get back to work., I WON"T fall asleep.' She mentally stated, already being captured by the essence of sleep.

How was he to explain this to Hawkeye? He wasn't sure why he had taken the offer, perhaps the reward, perhaps the thought of possible promotion, cause you get to be with her… he blank his eyes, and shook his head, the little voice bothering him.

Riza was fast asleep, her head leaned back in her chair and her face relaxed. Roy stopped, unsure of whether he should take such a risk as this one. He studied her for only a moment before lightly placing his hand on her arm, wishing he had a camera. As if only dozing, the young woman opened one eye and then the other, hand relaxing on her holster as she made out his face. "Sir?" she exclaimed in a sudden rush to her feet. Roy chuckled lightly and smirked "Finally! I caught you!" Riza frowned, unsure of what to say as it was indeed true he had caught her sleeping on duty, something she had NEVER done. Roy could see the cogs turning in her head as she thought of a comeback so he quickly changed the subject.

"What?" the young lieutenant exclaimed, amber eyes wide at the news he had just given her. She suddenly stared at the floor embarrassed by her sudden uncharacteristic outburst; she had to get more sleep, she was completely not herself today.

Roy placed a folder before her "I know, it seems a little different than our normal line of work Lieutenant, but the only agents that fit the recommendations were both unavailable." Riza didn't know what to say, she opened the folder and read the profile her coronal had volunteered her to promote. "Melissa Onyx…" she breathed.

"Yes, and I will be playing the part of "Brent Onyx, we are going to stay under these names at a bed and breakfast in Valia village. The owners are suspected of smuggling more than one category of illegal paraphernalia. They are also suspected of auctioning off top secret military information……It won't be that bad Hawkeye…. After all you get to share a bed with the most eligible bachelor in the world!" Riza couldn't' help herself, and a bullet sailed past the raven haired head before her.

She suddenly remembered her wish of earlier and wanted to take the gun to herself, "Be careful what you wish for……" A familiar voice echoed before she snuffed it out by letting her head fall to the desk.

Authors Notes: I know a lot of people are going to think that Riza is horribly out of character but I've seen almost all of the series in Japanese and she isn't really the cold emotionless robot people make her out to be, she smiles all the time. Yes, she knows when to be serious and goes by the rules, but generally she's a pretty nice gal