State Alchemist Mustang
Chapter Four - Again
About a hundred or so people stood dressed in military dress uniforms, the men had their hats on and tilted over their eyes while the women stood holding their hats under their arms. The sun went behind a cloud and then the sky opened up to a light rain shower. A few people dressed in black opened umbrellas while the military stood in the rain, unaffected. Some men with shovels began to fill a large hole in front of everyone. The military all saluted as the wooden box was slowly covered with dirt. One Segment Major stood silently, tears falling down her cheeks. Next to her was the Fuhrer and his Lieutenant General, both fighting back tears themselves. The hole was finally filled and a gray stone was lifted and sat right above the fresh dirt. Flowers were tossed atop the dirt pile as people made their exit.
In Memory of Sergeant Robin Mustang
Sergeant General Raven Mustang read the words on the stone's face as people began to leave the cemetery, heading for cover from the rain which was coming down harder now. Raven finally broke down and fell to her knees crying. Riza bent down next to her and placed her black trench coat over her daughter's shoulders. Roy just stood staring. He dropped his salute and looked up.
"Take care of her for me Maes. She's in your hands now. I'm trusting you buddy." Roy thought to himself while looking up. He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to face a teary eyes Riza. He dropped his coat on the ground and embraced her tightly, allowing her to cry in his chest. He rested his chin atop her head as tears fell down his cheeks. Raven stood up and squeezed into her parents embrace and the three just stood in the rain morning the lost of their daughter and sister.
Back at the Military School, Raven was packing her things to go back home. Behind he, she heard her father enter the room. He was dressed casually for he and Riza had the day off from work.
"Daddy..." Raven said as tears began to fall again.
"What?" He asked sitting down next to her on the bed.
"I want to continue training. I want to go higher." She looked at him, whipping the tears away.
"I thought you wanted to be a pro athlete?" Roy asked and looked up at the bottom of the top bunk. He saw the red markings and relised that this dorm room happened to be his and Maes old room from when they were in training. He recognized the markings as his alchemy. Raven touched her father's arm which shook him out of his thoughts.
"Yes, but now I want to be like you and mom." She said and threw herself at her father who embraced her. "In memory of Robin." Raven cried into his chest as her comrades walked by the open door. The looked into the room and felt much sorrow and sympathy for her and the Fuhrer.
"Okay. Whatever you want my daughter. Whatever you want." Roy said.
That night, Riza was sitting in bed reading her book when Roy came in from tucking his daughter in.
"You okay?" Riza asked, closing her book and taking off her glasses.
"No." Roy replied as he began to undress.
"It's my fault. If only I didn't force them into the school." He began but was interrupted when Riza wrapped her arms around him.
"It's not your fault. You didn't know this was going to happen. You did what you thought best as a father for his daughters." Riza buried her head in his back, tears falling down her face.
"And it worked. hey got along." Riza stepped back and Roy turned to face her.
"But too late and a the cost of my daughter." Roy looked away. He could bring himself to look at her. A noise was heard outside the room and they went to go look. Raven was walking out of their home library. She noticed her parents and smiled, holding something behind her back.
"Everything okay?" Riza asked as Raven entered her own room.
"Yes. Just needed a book for help me fall asleep." Raven smiled and closed her door. Riza and Roy went back into their room and went to sleep. Memories of Robin and Raven flashed though their minds as they fought tear jerking dreams that entered their minds. Their eldest daughter was gone. It was not a simple task to forget. It would take many years to heal. But years they didn't have. Raven was still their daughter and she was growing older every day. They needed to spend time with hr, show her how much they loved her. And do their best to protect her.