#18 'I don't want to realize'
"We haven't done anything wrong, though; is it absolutely against the rules to take a woman out on a date?" Colonel Mustang said to the general who was conducting the inquiry. "No, but it is in violation of rule number 43 to have internal relationships with soldiers under your command. Do you have anything to say before I leave to do my report? Any last words to try and save yourself?" the burly man asked, standing up to leave. "Have you ever been in love? Do you know the feelings that overwhelm you when you find that perfect woman? It's like someone has given you a new pair of eyes to see with; the whole world looks fresh and brand new when she's walking next to you. And when you lie in your bed alone at night, you think of her and the adventures you're going to have with her tomorrow; you think of what she might wear and you remember the smell of her perfume. You ache to pick up the phone and call her, to hear her sweet voice one last time before you drift off into a sleep that's filled with images of her. I don't see anything wrong with her being my perfect woman…" Roy responded, putting his face in his hands. "I do understand what you mean; I married my perfect woman. But she wasn't in the military or one of my subordinates; you're going to have to realize she will always be just out of reach. I sympathize with you Mustang; if one of you wasn't in the service, you could be together." the man said, walking out the door to report to the Furer. "I don't want to realize that she's out of reach; I just got to her…" he mumbled to himself as his perfect woman walked in with some boxes to clean out her desk; he would probably never get to see her smile or laugh at him again.