AN: Just cause I feel nice, I'll update twice in one night. ED'S AGE IS COMING UP FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO KNOW! Admit it…you people LOVE me! cough cough Any way! On with the story! Wow…I'm almost in the Double Digits for chapter numbers! YES!
Chapter Nine
Hawkeye watched out Havoc's office window all day. She sat with nothing to do. She would never allow him to die. She had finally found some happiness in this hell. Now, she didn't know what exactly but, something was threatening her lover's life. She had a feeling that something was going to happen. What? She didn't know. She didn't care to know. So long as Jean saw this night through, she would be fine.
"You look tense." Havoc commented.
"I am…" She responded without even one glance towards Havoc.
"Riza…"
"I'm worried." Riza mumbled.
"I'll be fine. You don't have to perch at my window watching everything like a…" Havoc trailed off with a chuckle. "A hawk. Guess its just in the name eh?"
"Guess so…" Riza couldn't help the small smile that spread across her lips.
"See…now there's the woman I love to watch!"
Hawkeye shook her head with a light laugh. He could be so funny and difficult at the same time. In that respect he was a lot like Roy. Only, Roy was far more stubborn. And stupid…Riza commented to herself in her head. She sighed and continued to watch out the window. It was his stupidity, after all, that got himself killed. Stupid man… Riza held back the tear that threatened to fall.
A light knock sounded at the door. Hawkeye took her eyes away from the window. Havoc got up making some off-beat comment about dinner being late again. As soon as Havoc's hand touched the doorknob, Hawkeye pulled out her gun. She had that sudden feeling of dread. She leapt from the window sill. She put up her hand ready to shout at Havoc to stop. Havoc opened to door to find the butt of a gun shoved into his chest and a man sneering at him from the other side of the door.
Ed sighed and relaxed in his chair after Hawkeye and Havoc had left. He watched as Winry turned back to him. She smiled her usual smile. Ed couldn't help the smile that tugged at the corners of his mouth. He stood and walked over to her. Putting an arm on either side of her, he bent down and stole a long and deepened kiss.
Winry pulled away after a little while needing to breath. She blushed and blinked up at Ed. Ed was grinning and smirking like a teenaged boy all over again. Winry couldn't help it; she started to feel the butterflies floating around in her stomach. For God sakes Winry! Get a hold of yourself! You are not a teenager anymore! You are an adult woman! Winry mentally yelled at herself. She looked at her life-long best friend. But he is so…good looking.
"You know, I can almost read your thoughts…?" Ed chuckled.
"How so!" Winry blushed and fidgeted.
"Because…you're blue eyes tell it all." Ed grinned widely again as he pushed Winry down into the couch and took possession of her lips a second time.
"Ed…." Winry mumbled into his kiss.
Gunshots were heard down the hall. Not just one, but many. Sounding almost like a long line of firecrackers sounding off in the hallway. Ed stood quickly. His eyes were wide. Winry sat up and looked at Ed.
"What was that!" Winry asked.
"Gunshots! And from the sounds of it, from Havoc's office!" Ed grabbed his gun and turned heading for the door, he yelled over his shoulder while slamming the door shut. "STAY HERE!"
"Oh my god…" Winry stood and was literally scared.
Hawkeye opened fire the instant she saw the gun muzzle. Havoc dove out of the way just in the knick of time. He kicked his rolling chair at the man. The chair knocked the man down and the gun from his hands. Havoc grabbed his own gun and turned it around to face the man. The man easily kicked the gun from his hands. Havoc blinked.
"Shit…" Havoc muttered as the man kicked him in the jaw.
"JEAN!" Hawkeye aimed true and opened fire on the man. The bullets almost seemed to go right through the man. With each bullet fired, more blood splattered on the wall of the office. Hawkeye continued to shoot long after the man was dead and on the ground. She still shot at the man's body through tears.
Havoc carefully moved away from the body, slowly and carefully. He silently moved in behind Hawkeye. He then grabbed her from behind whispering in her ear that he was fine. He grabbed the gun. Hawkeye's shooting died down. She still had tears pouring down her cheeks. It was only then Havoc noticed Hawkeye was shot.
"Riza! You're shot!" Havoc exclaimed seeing the blood stain on the uniform spreading on her leg.
Riza looked down still in her stupor. She saw the blood and watched in horrified fascination as her blood spread on her leg. She could feel and hear Havoc, but it was blurried and muddled. Everything seemed to go in slow motion. She looked up to see Colonel Elric at the door voicing his concern as well. Hawkeye felt like she was underwater. Nothing was clear, everything was blurred. All the sounds seemed to mix together and drone out together. She watched as everything faded out slowly.
"Riza!" Havoc yelled for the dozenth time. "RIZA! TALK TO ME!"
Hawkeye slumped in his arms. Havoc brought her down to the floor with him. He held her. Looking up at the horrified faces looking at the two. He recognized Ed's face with a few others. Other than that, nothing seemed very recognizable.
"GO GET THE DOCTOR!" Ed turned and ordered. A few scrambled and ran for the doctor. "Havoc…we need to get her into a lying position. Quick. So the blood flow doesn't go directly to her leg."
"Yes, sir." Havoc blindly set to the task. His mind was going at a million miles per hour.
Wake up, Riza. Please…tell me this is a joke. You're ok, really. You're just fine. You'll just open your eyes and laugh at me. You'll just punch me and say, "Silly! It wasn't real!" God, don't let her die! PLEASE! DON'T LET ME LOSE HER! Silent tears slipped down Havoc's cheeks and fell onto Hawkeye's cheeks and lips.
The doctor arrived as soon as possible. He bent over Riza getting to work immediately. He set to the task of digging the bullet out. Once the bullet was out, the doctor cleaned and wrapped Hawkeye's leg. He wiped the sweat from his brow.
"Doctor…is it bad?" Ed asked leaning over the doctor.
"Hard to tell at this point…" The doctor sighed.
"How…bad?" Ed asked biting his bottom lip.
"She has lost a lot of blood. She fainted from that. The bullet went damn deep. I have no way of telling whether it hit a vital nerve or not. We will have to wait until she is better. No telling till then. My equipment isn't that good…"
"Thank you…" Ed shook hands with the doctor. "All right, lets get her up to her room."
Havoc laid Hawkeye down on her bed and ordered all other personnel out. He then stripped her clothing and found a pair of clean sweats and re-dressed her. He then took her uniform to be washed and fixed. Hawkeye was dead asleep still when he returned. He sat on the edge of her bed and brushed her bangs from her eyes. He reached up and unclipped her hair to let it free. He watched her sleeping form. Gently brushing his knuckles against her cheeks, he stayed with her all through the night. Eventually, falling asleep across her.
