Fever

Author's Note: Having fun? I am!

Chapter 12 – Doing the After Math

As the lights blinked out, Riza made a run for it. She quickly disappeared backstage leaving Roy still sitting on the floor, not quite sure about what had happened. As quickly as possible she collected her coat and walked out the back door. The house lights came up and everyone started talking at once, most were making comments about how amazing that last number was. Hughes jumped up from his seat and rushed over to Roy who'd just stood up.

"What the hell are you doing here?" he asked.
"Well apparently I'm getting knocked on my ass." Mustang replied annoyed.
"Don't be a wise ass. What did you think you were doing?" Maes said.
"I thought I was making sure you weren't cheating on your wife. That is until my Lieutenant walked on stage. Why didn't you tell me she could sing!"
"Why didn't I tell you! I didn't tell you because I knew she'd put a hole through my head if I did!" Suddenly it dawned on Hughes, "Oh God, she's going to think I told you. Oh my God! She's going to kill me. I promised her you wouldn't come and now you're here and she knows-"
"Stop it!" Mustang said, interrupting Hughes' panic attack. "Just take a deep breath. We'll figure a way out of this."
"Yeah…you're right. Maybe it won't be so bad…besides, she didn't look too mad." Hughes said, beginning to feel a little better.
"She might not have looked too mad from your end, but from where I was standing she wasn't too happy."

As Riza left through the back door a blast of cold air hit her. She shivered in the night and goosebumps covered her bare legs. She tried to walk quickly back to her apartment. Every step made her hate herself even more. 'What the hell was I thinking? I should have just stayed home. Lady in Red…I've got to be the biggest idiot in the world. And what's worse is that I paraded my freak show in front my superior. With Mustang's motor mouth my little demonstration will be front page news before 6 am.' Riza's eyes burned. "No one will take me seriously again." She said to herself. Suddenly her Lady in Red self began to wear off and the Lieutenant Hawkeye in her came back to the forefront. 'It's not totally my fault. Hughes must have told Mustang about this little show. If it weren't for the two of them I wouldn't have this problem.' Her anger at the two of them burned. 'They'll pay for making me look like an idiot.'