I don't own them… #30 Conversation
The sun was sitting high in the sky as Roy walked Black Hayate. 'Go to the bathroom already dog…' He thought to himself as the animal finally relieved itself. He tugged a little on the leash and walked him back inside.
"Colonel?" He heard her call from the back bedroom. He took the leash off the dog and let him bundle into a ball on the couch. He headed towards the bedroom, taking a deep breath before opening the door. He almost couldn't bear to look at her; her body was so badly mangled.
"Yes Hawkeye?" He answered from the chair he had pulled up to sit next to her.
"Will you sit here with me for a while? I know you can't stand to be in here with me, but please, stay with me." She pleaded, her voice cracking and she coughed up more blood.
"I will sit here with you, but you have to promise me one thing; that you won't die on me. I need you stay with me." He said, brushing a few strands of her blonde hair away from her eyes.
"I can't promise you that… but please, stay here… I want my last conversation to be with you." Riza said.
"Don't talk like that! You're going to be fine!" Roy raised his voice over the sound of her coughing. He grabbed her hand and brought it to his cheek, his tears of pain for her already flowing down his face. "Don't leave me here alone!"
"I'm sorry… I can't stay any longer…" She said as her breathing became shallower.
"No! Don't! The doctor said you would be fine!" He yelled as she closed her eyes. She inhaled one last breath, her eyes opening for the last time.
"I love you, Roy…" She said as her breathing stopped and her hand on his cheek went limp. He looked at her face in a panic.
"Hawkeye! Riza! Wake up! You have to wake up!" He said, shaking her by her limp shoulders. He slowly slid out of his chair and kneeled next to her bed, laying his head on her hand. "Please wake up…" He said as he cried, the tears not stopping even as two officials took her body away. "I love you too, Riza…" He said to her empty bedroom, inhaling the scent of her for the last time.