Chapter 2

"Okay, we're here!" Riza looked out the window and her breath caught in her throat. "You live here?" she asked in awe, referring to the twelve story mansion. "Yeah, it's been passed down through the family for... at least twenty generations. So it's mine now." Riza's mind was a mess. How could anyone live in a place so big by themselves? Wouldn't you get lost?

Maes grinned at her from the front seat. "You get used to it after a while, believe me. Between you and me, Roy has never brought any of his dates to his mansion before. He has a baby sister though, so you might want to watch out. She's a little untrusting, but she's a sweet kid."

"Riza? Aren't you coming?" They still had to walk into the front gates, and she wondered what it would look like from the doorstep if it already towered over her from here. They walked through what looked like a courtyard from the gate. "It's... so beautiful..." she murmured, looking at all of the flowers and plants. "You can thank my sister for that... but some of them are just plants that overgrow in here. I'm hardly ever home so it's hard to keep beating them down."

The door turned out to be a rather large section of the front of the house, the gold knocker was about the size of Riza's head! Roy knocked on the door three times and waited. After a few minutes, he frowned. "Terra must be asleep already..." Then he heard the lock turn and the door swung open. "Big Brother... why'd you take so long to come home?"

"Sorry, I had to get a ride from Maes."

"And who's that?" she asked, pointing to Riza.

"This is Riza," was all he was willing to divulge. She looked at him quizically, then left the door. "You're a mess, you should go wash."

Roy's arm twined around Riza's waist. "The bathrooms are upstairs, I want to show you something after we're clean." He led her up the stairs and Riza stared at the pictures adorning the walls. "Those are just family pictures, most of them are so old you can't even tell they're people. The newer ones are at the top of these stairs."

He showed Riza to the bathroom, then went to another one to wash, though it wasn't exactly what he wanted to do. He didn't think Riza would appreciate it if he snuck up on her while she was washing. He was finished before her, however, and against better judgement went to the bedroom where Riza was using the bathroom to wash up in. Sure enough, there were at least five different guns strewn out on the bed, and she probably still had one ready in the bathroom.

Afraid of getting a bullet in his head, he contented himself with sitting on the edge of the bed and waiting. He could hear her humming in the bathroom, and his mouth twitched. He had never heard her hum in the office. Then again, maybe she did and he was just too busy trying to get the paperwork done so she wouldn't put a bullet between his eyes.

She came out, unaware that Roy was sitting there, in a towel, and she gasped a little and blushed furiously. Roy swallowed hard and closed his eyes, expecting a bullet, but it didn't come. He opened one eye a fraction and watched her cross the room towards him. She picked her clothes off the bed and went back to the bathroom, while Roy sighed in disappointment.

Wait a minute... her clothes were dirty! He went to the door and knocked on it. "Riza... your clothes are dirty you know."

"Well I'm not coming out until I have something to wear!"

"Um... you have to realize by now that there's nothing here that'll fit you... Terra's a lot smaller than you are!"

"Anything Roy!"

He sighed and rummaged around in his dresser for a large shirt. There had to be one somewhere, he thought as he tossed clothes out that didn't fit his criteria. He lifted out an old workshirt that he didn't wear so much anymore. "It'll have to do..." He opened the door a crack and gave the shirt to her. "Is that good enough?"

"Yes."

She came out, still red-faced, and Roy saw why. "It's still not big enough..." he tried to stop from grinning too much, or he'd get a bullet for sure. His shirt only came down to mid-thigh, and she obviously was uncomfortable about it. "Don't say anything, Roy."

Roy held up his hands innocently. "I was going to say you look sexy!" he grinned. She whipped out a gun and he bolted out of the room as a bullet buried itself into the door and some of the wood splintered.

"Hey! It was a compliment! You're so self-consious, lighten up!" he snuck back into the room picked her up by the waist. She kicked and flailed. "What are you doing!"

"Lighten... up!" he said, and she turned around to try to smack his face. He lowered her down a bit, but not before sneaking a kiss on her neck. She blushed and Roy watched her face, thinking that he could do it forever. They were lost in the moment, staring into each others eyes when...

Grrrrrrowrrrrr... both Riza and Roy jumped up and Roy stared at his stomach. "You're hungry?" Riza asked teasingly.

"Maybe."

"Just don't take a bite out of me."

"Darn, you read my mind."

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