Fever
Disclaimer: If you thought I owned them…you were very wrong.
Author's Note: Enter the conflict
Chapter 6 – I Spy
Hughes wasn't that hard to follow. It was about 7:30 by the time Hughes was finally able to leave the office. Roy followed him to a local club, The Red Herring. Hughes sauntered inside and sat at a table close to the stage. Roy hung back. He didn't want Maes to see he'd been followed. Roy stood at the back wall, just inside the shadows. Part of him felt absolutely ridiculous, 'What am I doing? I mean…this is Hughes. Am I really supposed to believe that he of all people could be cheating on his wife? And with MY subordinate no less.' While he felt doubtful, they're comments were just too coincidental for his liking. Something about it being Riza annoyed him all the more. He knew that the idea seemed strange, but somehow he just couldn't get himself to leave…maybe it was all that daydreaming about those fantasy-Rizas of his, but he just couldn't help but feel a little over protective of Hawkeye today.
After about fifteen minutes of waiting, Gracia and Elycia walked in. Roy couldn't help but feel a little relieved. A small part of him had really been convinced that Maes was cheating on his wife…it really wasn't Hughes' style, 'but still his comment was a little misleading.'
As Gracia and Elycia walked by Roy overheard Gracia say "Lets see what Daddy's big surprise is!" Mustang couldn't help but notice that neither of them were wearing red…'What could he have meant?' Roy thought to himself. A few more people drifted in and he caught a few snippets of their conversation. "Oh I heard she's got a voice like an angel!...no name…just calls herself The Lady in Red!" Roy smiled 'How could I have been so stupid? There was no secret rendezvous, just a show…' The wheels in Mustang's head began to turn, 'Riza mentioned the red dress too…I wonder if she could possibly be here too…' something about that possibility made his spirits lift. He quickly scanned the room. Mostly just couples. Roy felt his mood fall a bit. 'Well…I don't want to ruin Hughes' dinner date…I should probably leave…' Roy thought as he started toward the door. Suddenly the lights went out and the room was cast in total darkness. 'Well so much for that plan.'
The spotlight turned on, highlighting a little round, bald man on stage. "Ladies and Gents! I'd like to welcome you to The Red Herring. Now tonight we've got a real treat for you. A few of you heard her last week and now she's back for an encore—that blonde bombshell, that vivacious vixen—The Lady in Red!"