Promises and Guns and Flowers, Oh My
Chapter Nine
"Roy!"
Hawkeye pushed herself up into a sitting position and watched as the light surrounded Mustang. It was blinding and she had to turn and close her eyes, tears forming. After about five minutes of the light, the ware house door burst open and in ran Havoc, Breda, Fullmetal, and Armstrong. The ran over to Hawkeye and all watched the light show. After five more minutes, the lights disappeared, along with the circle. All that was left was a motionless Mustang lying sprawled on the floor. Once untied, Hawkeye and the others ran to him.
"Roy!"
"Fuhrer!"
"Mustang!"
"Come on, wake up!"
They shook him. But he didn't move. Hawkeye fell backwards onto her knees and just stared. He risked his life for her. Just like she did all those times before. The men turned away and looked at each other. Havoc and Fullmetal walked to the exit, going to call for military medical assistance. Armstrong rested a firm hand on Hawkeye's shoulder before he and Breda left as well. Hawkeye just sat there. She couldn't do anything. Her mind began to race. Memories flooding back to her.
FLASHBACK
""Colonel!" A blond haired military sharpshooter ran up to her superior officer.
"Hawkeye, I can handle this." The colonel replied as he pulled on a white glove.
"Sir, I suggest you don't!" She replied stepping next to him.
"I can do this fine." He began to run ahead of his officers.
"Mustang!"
Hawkeye ran next to the colonel and tripped him, sending him flying backwards, causing him to fall on the ground in a puddle.
"Thats no way to get promoted Hawkeye." He said firmly.
"Your useless in the rain colonel. A wet glove can't make flames." She replied with a stern face, then turned to face the attacker. She drew out her black pistol and ran ahead, firing at the attackers. Soon other officers followed her.
END FLASHBACK
She saved him then. He was so stuck up he never even thanked her. He never even relised how stupid he was acting. But in the end, she forgave him. And life moved on. Or did it. She was still saving him, almost daily.
FLASHBACK
"Colonel!"
She can see Mustang lying face down in a puddle of his own blood. She runs to him, dropping her gun as she did. At his motionless body, she fell to her knees and began to shake him.
"Colonel! Mustang! Please wake up!" She shook him some more before giving up and falling atop in, crying into her arms.
Three days later, Mustang does wake up. But inside a house. He looks around and relises he can only see out of one eye. He looks around and sees a sad Hawkeye sitting next to him.
"Hey..."
She looks up and looks at him. In her hand she is peeling an apple to feed him. He reaches his hand out to her and runs it through her hair. She stops peeling and stares at him.
"I'm sorry." She looked into her lap.
"For what?" He pulled his hand back.
"For not getting to you in time, for not protecting you."
"Nothing is perfect. The world is incomplete, and that is why it's beautiful... Riza."
Hawkeye looked up at him and smiled.
END FLASHBACK
"Just this one time, I couldn't save him."
Tears threatened her eyes as she watched him lie helplessly on the floor. As she fought back the tears of her lost Fuhrer and lover, she saw something move. She wiped her eyes and looked own. There, Mustang's arm began to move. It rose up and touched her face. Slowly, his eyes opened and he smiled.
"No, It was my time to save you."
He smiled and began to sit up. Hawkeye's eye were wide with shock as she watched her suppose to be dead Mustang ... live.
"Roy!" Hawkeye threw herself into his waiting arms. Together they stood up as the other's ran back into the building. They watched as Mustang was fully alive and well, holding Hawkeye in a warm embrace.
"Sir? How?"
Edward asked.
"The circle was a death circle."
"Either my alchemy canceled out this alchemy or he drew it wrong."
Mustang smile. Then, from his pocket, he withdrew the neck and ring. He slid the ring off the chain and dropped the broken chain to the dirty floor. The men all watched as Mustang took the ring and handed it to Hawkeye.
"Remember your promise?"
He smiled at her.
"Yes."
And with that, the ring was on her hand and their lips were locked.
A/N - Please review. Constructive criticism accepted. No Flames (Thats Roy's job only). Please look in my profile oo0AnimeChild0oo for all my other stories. And again, thanks for reading.
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