A/N: Whee, final chapter! I know, I know, I took forever to update. I've been busy. But isn't that everybody's excuse:sigh: Ah well. I know this chapter kinda pales in comparison to 3 and 4, but… hey, it works, right? Plus the ending is cute, so… let me off the hook:sweatdrop: Although I am kinda sad… I didn't get on any Royai C2s… T.T Nah, that's okay, no biggie. XDXD Please read and review!
Chapter Five: The End
The following Monday, Riza was nervous as she walked into her office at eight o'clock that morning. She hadn't spoken to Roy ever since Sunday morning, when she rather awkwardly announced that she had to go. She wasn't mad at Roy or anything, just slightly flustered.
How in the world did their relationship come this far? It had hardly been three weeks, and already the two of them were making the deepest love connection a man and a woman could. It had all moved so fast…
Nervously, Riza turned on her computer and checked her e-mail. Nothing from Roy. She checked her cell phone. No messages. She checked her desk. No papers out-of-place and no papers with Roy's handwriting on them. She sighed. He wasn't mad at her for leaving so early after they… Riza frowned, overcome by sadness.
Why did you have to go and make such a big deal out of it? she asked herself. It wasn't like you were going to get pregnant or anything… Riza's face flushed. Oh god, what am I thinking? Quickly, she searched through her sheaf of files, hoping to run away from her thoughts by doing paperwork.
Though the entire time, she couldn't help but think in the back of her mind what their kids would look like if she and Roy had children…
Just as Riza was frantically trying to deter her mind from such thoughts, her buddy Maes Hughes entered the office, looking happy as usual. Hiding behind her computer screen, she tried to shoo the crimson blush away from her face.
"Hi there!" greeted Maes, settling into an office chair. Riza moved the computer screen to the left, still blocking her face, and replied, "Hello, Maes."
Maes didn't seem to notice that Riza was hiding and launched into his Question of the Day. "Where were you Saturday night?" he asked. "I tried to call you, but you wouldn't pick up. You missed Elysia's birthday party!"
Riza bit her lip and groaned softly. She had forgotten all about Maes's daughter, Elysia, who would be turning four that weekend. Ever since Elysia's last birthday party, Maes had never been able to shut up about her next one. He had even started handing out copies of Elysia's wish lists to all of his co-workers. Riza felt an uncomfortable squirming in her stomach when she remembered that Elysia's list was shoved in the back of her desk drawer.
"Oh, Maes, I'm so sorry," Riza apologized honestly, finally shoving away from the computer screen barrier. The blush was gone now, replaced by a saddened look in her eyes. "I was just…" She paused, hesitating. Quickly, she continued, "Never mind. I'm sorry for missing Elysia's party."
"Nah, it's okay," said Maes, putting his hands behind his head. "I took tons of pictures and got the whole thing on video, so you can watch it during lunch." He then leaned in closer to Riza, a sneaky little smile crossing his lips. "Were you out with Roy?"
Riza looked away, unable to answer. The blush was coming back again…
Maes scooted his chair over to the right, trying to follow Riza's gaze as she solemnly avoided the question. Concernedly, Maes gave Riza a pleading, caring look and asked softly, "Hey, is everything okay? Did something happen…?"
Riza sighed and stood up, pushing in her chair and making her way over to Maes, who stood up as well, letting his friend embrace him. Gripping onto his shoulders, Riza hugged him and whispered in his ear, "Oh, Maes… we… we had sex…" She started to cry.
Immediately, Maes stiffened and held Riza closely, rubbing her back and calming her down. "Riza… Was it bad? What happened? What's wrong? Did he take advantage of you—"
"No, it's not that," Riza said, trying to stop her tears as she let herself be held in Maes's arms. "I… I don't know why I'm crying, I just…"
At that moment, an all-too-familiar face poked his head in the doorway, smiling lightly. The smile disappeared, however, when Roy Mustang caught Riza in Maes's arms, crying. Narrowing his eyes, Roy stiffened and cleared his throat, catching Riza's attention.
Riza gasped and quickly wrenched herself out of Maes's grasp. Maes just looked confused, then finally registered what Roy must have been thinking it looked like and folded his hands behind his back, trying to look innocent, though why he bothered was a mystery. He was married; he was not cheating on his wife with Riza.
"Roy!" Riza called, but Roy had already had his fill of the office scene. Annoyed, he turned on his heel and stormed out of the room, making his way for the elevator. Riza gave Maes a fleeting glance of apprehension before sprinting out the doorway herself in hot pursuit of the vice president.
Maes shoved his hands in his pockets, shrugged, and walked away. He figured Roy was just being a jerk – he wouldn't put it past Roy to just put on a big show of jealousy. It didn't occur to him that the vice president of WorldSpin International, Central Branch, Department of Human Resources might actually have feelings.
No one ever thought the higher-ups had any sort of emotion except egotism.
Riza jogged along the corridor, two-inch heels clacking loudly against the whitish tile. Roy had stopped in front of the elevator and had already pressed the red "Up" button. The elevator would be arriving soon.
"Roy!" Riza stumbled, stepping wrongly on her right foot and twisting it sharply. She mentally cursed to herself then limped the rest of the way over to Roy Mustang. "Roy!"
Roy said nothing. All he gave Riza was a blank, dulled look, his normally stunning and sexy brown eyes betraying an emotion of hurt and a hint of jealousy. Riza grabbed onto his arm, panting slightly and holding him in place. Don't go… don't leave… don't leave… she silently pleaded. "Roy…"
"Roy that wasn't what you think it was!" Riza explained, dragging Roy's arm down a few inches. "That guy – Maes Hughes – was just a friend of mine. I swear it! He's even married!"
"Romantic affairs are not nonexistent," Roy answered solemnly. "He could be cheating."
Tears welled up in Riza's eyes again, but they were tears of anger and hurt. "How could you say that?" she hissed. "Maes Hughes is a great man, and he would never cheat on his wife! Roy, come on, you don't know what you're talking about—"
The elevator landed on their floor and slid open with a cheery little "ding". Roy stepped in, Riza still attached to his arm. "No, I don't know what I'm talking about," he said. "I don't know what I'm talking about now, and I don't know what I was talking about when I told you I loved you."
Pain gripping her chest tightly, clutching and squeezing her heart so painfully that she had no choice but to fall, Riza staggered into the elevator after Roy, leaning into his chest. She recognized its feel, and the sensation of being secure as she lay on top of it. Roy himself remembered the feeling and frowned sadly, knowing that it was all false. Hugs and tears were something shared only with people that could be trusted – lovers. What else could that scene in Riza's office possibly be?
Roy never suspected that it was he who could be wrong this time. Having never had a real close friend to share his troubles with, Roy thought that the only way out of his shell was through a beautiful woman who loved him. "Best friend" had no meaning, was nonexistent in Roy's life.
Angry with himself for wanting to touch Riza while he was supposed to be mad at her, Roy grimaced and straightened his spine. Riza felt him do this and only wanted to hold him tighter. Roy had pressed the button for Level 6 – his floor – and the elevator was slowly riding up.
Finally, Riza whispered, "Roy, I do love you. I love Maes, too, but it's a different kind of love. He's a friend, and friends hug. This… this…" She found herself faltering, though whether the falter was because of nerves or because of hesitance, she wasn't sure. "This is what lovers do!" she managed to spit out after a second of tripping over words on her tongue, and she pressed her lips against Roy's.
Roy didn't protest. He let Riza pin him against the corner of the elevator, her lips massaging his in a pleasing way where Roy never wanted her to stop. Out of instinct, he wrapped his arm around Riza's waist and drew her closely, not really thinking at all, letting his body do all of the work. His brain was stuck on something Riza had just said…
This is what lovers do.
And somehow, he sensed that Riza wasn't lying. She couldn't lie. Not about love. And as much as Roy liked to believe he was a heartbreaker and a ladies' man, he realized that he couldn't deny his own feelings for love either. It was useless. There was no point in lying.
"I love you," he tried to say, but his lips were still covered. The parting between them let Riza have the opportunity to tenderly ease her tongue into Roy's mouth, and they continued to kiss and relish in the moment.
The elevator door slid open once again, depositing the two on floor 6. They didn't want to leave, though. All thoughts of leaving Riza behind were gone from Roy's mind now – swept away along with his breath as Riza continued to caress his tongue and suffocate him, her body pressed so tightly against his that Roy almost felt claustrophobic.
Another person happened to be standing directly in front of the elevator, however, as it welcomed Roy and Riza to the new floor. And he crossed his arms and stamped his foot and glared, but neither lover seemed to notice.
"Hey!" the president of WorldSpin International, Central Branch, Department of Human Resources shouted, finally fed up with the display of affection taking place in front of his eyes. "Hey!"
Roy's and Riza's eyes snapped open and both turned to look at the president in shock. Riza looked especially embarrassed, blushing heavily and slowly inching away from Roy's body. Roy seemed almost sad to let her go, but he knew that he was probably in for a little slap on the wrist now from the company president.
The president, Edward Elric, a five-foot-two business mogul with an irascible attitude ten times his height, placed his hands on his hips and growled, "Mustang, Hawkeye, get back to work."
Reviewer Responses!
Mookie and Moofie: No problem, review whenever you can. XD Kinda obvious how Chapter 4 was gonna go along with a title like that, huh? Thanks for the review! Glad you liked the story!
Mint Pizza Queen: Lol, yay, fluff! n.n I had fun writing that size-10-skirt part. ;) Exactly, I totally agree with your lesson to Roy. :points to Roy: Okay, Roy, buy me a size 0. :furtive look: Yes, of course I wear a zero, you silly… ha ha ha… ha. No. XP Thanks for the review!
Tsuiraku Nami: w00ts, 4 out of 5 makes me happy. :D Thanks for the review!
gundams forever: Thanks. Chapter 4 is definitely my fave, yet I really like this ending… hee hee. Thanks for the review!
guest: Meh, well, I was seriously considering making Riza a size 4, but I was like "No, you know what, that would mean she's thinner than me. We can't have that…" So I changed it to size 6. XDXDXD Bah on those perfect-looking anime female characters:grumpy face: Thanks for the review!
TiNyLoVeBuBbLeS: I dunno, I didn't want them to really hate each other. It would've been longer than 5 chapters that way, and I wanted strictly five. Besides the hate-love relationship theme is kind of a cliché, so… eh. But thanks for the review!
Sniper Hawkeye: Riza was just a little bit still intoxicated… and then there's the Roy Factor, you're forgetting that. Roy is just so alluring, so enticing, you cannot help but sleep with him once you're in his room! XP Thanks for the review!
Captain Starseeker: Yum, sexy-grin-Roy… :drools: Aw, well, I'm glad I could make your shitty day considerably less shitty. That comment makes my shitty day less shitty too. n.n Thank you and General Spoon for the review!
Tsuande-chan:challenges you to pervert contest: I'm more pervy than you:shakes fist: lol ah, yes… I've read one too many hentai/yaoi fics also… hee hee… And to think I used to be innocent… when I was like… 6… ha. Thanks for the review!
MetalWing Alchemist: w00ts for humor! ;) w00ts for Royai! w00ts for your review! XD
AND EVERYONE ELSE – THANKS A MILLION FOR YOUR REVIEWS!
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