Dizzy
Thank yo uto all who congratulated me! I really do appreciate it! The song in the last chapter belongs to Ashlee Simpson, and the song in this chapter, Dizzy, belongs to the Goo-Goo dolls.
At the end of the song the entire audience clapped and hollered as they retreated back to their table, flushed and full of energy.
A couple minutes passed after they sat back down and the old man returned, set a cup down on the table and whispered in her ear.
"From the gentleman in the corner…" He walked away, leaving the cup on the table. Riza picked it up and her eyes widened in amazement. It was a normal club soda, but what made her wonder was the little green umbrella attached to the side. Someone here knew about that night and was trying to get her attention. She turned in her chair and focused her eyes to the couple of men standing in the corner; she could make out a blonde-headed man, a black-haired one and another brown-headed man.
"Wait a second… that's exactly the same thing that handsome black-haired boy bought for you seven years ago! Do you think he's here?" Alicia asked, but Riza was already lost in her memories, trying to see if she could match a face to the one she remembered. She couldn't see anything in the flashing lights of the dance floor and the darkness of the corners of the club. She gave up and turned around, beginning to completely enjoy herself.
"May I have the honor of singing with you?" A deep, baritone voice behind her said. She didn't turn around for a moment, almost scared because she recognized the voice. "Lieutenant Hawkeye?"
"Um… I … We're… Ican'tsing." She blurted out as she turned to face her commanding officer.
"Well, I think you owe me a song after that right hook you gave me." He said smiling and pulling up a chair. 'Right hook? I haven't hit him in almost a month..' She thought to herself.
"I haven't touched you at all… I don't know what you're talking about." She retorted, sipping on her soda again. Roy reached over and pulled the umbrella out of her drink and placed it in her hand.
"Does this remind you of a night you hit an unsuspecting young man?" He asked.
"Yes, well, he deserved it for trying… to…oh my god! You're the guy I hit! I'm so sorry colonel! I mean, you did deserve for trying to kiss me, but had I known it was you all these years I would have apologized sooner…" She stuttered out, genuinely sorry she had hit him.
"It's alright Hawkeye; you didn't know, and for a while I didn't either. When I met you in Ishbal, I recognized you from somewhere, but I didn't figure out where until we began working together a few years ago." He said, waving off her apology and holding out his hand.
"I really can't colonel-OW! What was that for?" Riza turned around and looked at Alicia. She had kicked her under the table, trying to make her quit being so standoffish.
"I think Alicia has the right idea… maybe you should come sing with me." He said.
"How do you know her name? She doesn't live in Central." Riza asked, standing up and taking his hand.
"Havoc is very good friends with Patricia's husband, Armando; He called him a few days ago and told him his wife and friend was visiting someone here in Central and asked if he could keep an eye on them, making sure no danger came to them. I think they're ok, especially with you as their friend; I know you'd gun down anyone who came after them." He said as they walked towards the stage. Riza looked back over at the table and saw Havoc and one of the lower officers ask her two best friends to dance. Patricia jumped up and hugged Havoc; she could see her excitedly moving her hands and asking him how he'd been since his last visit. 'Yes… they'll be fine with them.' She thought to herself as Roy picked the song and helped up onto the stage. The music started and she recognized the song, laughing and shaking her head.
"You're cynical and beautiful-" Roy started.
"You always make a scene." Riza replied.
"You're monochrome delirious-"
"You're nothing that you seem. I'm drowning in your vanity-"
"Your laugh is a disease. You're dirty and you're sweet-"
"You know you're everything I need." Riza finished before he could get to the line.
"Everything you are falls from the sky like a star-" Roy sang.
"Everything you are, whatever ever you want…I wanna kick at the machine that made you piss away your dreams, and tear at your defenses till there's nothing there but me." Riza sang to him. The whole world seemed to dissolve as he picked up the next line.
"You're angry when you're beautiful, your love is such tease. I'm drowning in your dizzy noise, I wanna feel you scream…" Roy sang to Riza. By this time he was looking directly into her eyes, singing directly to her. She felt the blood rise in her cheeks, hoping no one important from the military was there, seeing them sing this song to each other.
"Everything you are falls from the sky like a star-" Riza sang.
"Everything you are, whatever ever you want." Roy responded.
"Everything you are falls from the sky like a star-"
"Everything you are, whatever ever you want."
"Everything you are, whatever ever you want." Riza began the line, only to have her voice crack in surprise. Roy had pulled her towards him, his arms wrapped around her, using her microphone to sing the last line.
"Whatever ever you want; Whatever ever you want." He sang, looking directly into her eyes.