A/N: I'm not exactly sure how I thought up this pairing, but I LIKE IT and therefore, I must write a weird drabble about it. Maria Ross is my favorite female character, so… yep. Enjoy! Review!

42. Roy x Ross – Psychic

"Colonel, sir?"

"What?" grunted the colonel. His chair was swiveled so that the back of it was resting against his desk, the front gazing out the window. The lieutenant behind him frowned at not being able to see his face, but perhaps it was better that way; she would not falter.

But I might anyway… Lieutenant Ross pouted, her shoulders drooping. It doesn't look like the colonel is having a very good day…

As if reading her mind, Roy turned around in his chair and faced the lieutenant, a frown etched onto his pale, handsome face. "Look, Ross, I'm not having a good day," he said tersely, sighing. "So make this quick. And you'd better have a point."

Ross opened her mouth, index finger raised as if to make said point, but she stopped, knowing that her visit really didn't have much of a purpose after all. "I'm sorry, sir," she said, her words rushing into a slurred mumble. "I believe I am wasting your time, but I must—"

Roy cocked his head to one side, picking up on the reddish tint showing up on Ross's cheeks and understood. Leaning back, a bit of his bad mood ebbing away, he folded his hands on top of his desk and said calmly, placidly, "Go on, lieutentant. Somehow I'm getting the feeling this isn't going to be a waste of my time."

Caught by surprise, Ross choked on her words and allowed a sheepish, blushing smile to cross her features. The flushed heat radiated, and Roy's heart began to race – the amazing psychic part of him knowing exactly what would happen next.

Good thing it did happen. The colonel didn't know if he could stand not being kissed by Maria Ross.

Reviewer Responses!

writerauthorguy: He wasn't killed by the desk phone, he was killed by Lust, but it was on the desk phone's orders. Lol, this sounds so dumb… oh well. XD Um… wow, you take that idea… go ahead… O.o; Thanks for the review!

K. A. Maples: Lol, well, glad ya feel that way! There's not a lot of canon I actually like, so… heh heh. This happens. And yay, glad ya like my stuff! n.n I is happy. EVIL PHONE! PHONES ARE EVIL:sniff: I know… poor Roy… I don't know what I'd do if he really died… T.T Thanks for the review!

Sika Kuriyama: See, I think that's so funny. My desk phone stories used to be like really funny and all that, and now, the mood suddenly changes. I love that. Making my readers feel sorry for the phone, and then making them hate the phone. 8) Grr for Winry! I can't do what she does with her hair because my hair's too short and it's not blonde anyway, so bah. Bah on the blonde anime girls. Ed is okay. He's off the hook. ;) But Roy's still better… Thanks for the review!

Fading wind: Wah, okay, I'll have to read your Royai ficcies! Yay for Royai:dies:respawns: Yeah, I really hope FFN doesn't outlaw reviewer responses. If they did, I would go into a raging torrent of doom. … That didn't really make much sense. I don't care. :D Someday I'll have to write a Winry x Sceiszka… I'll put that on my to-do list… I can't write this morning, my brain is dead from last night… I was talking to a new buddy of mine and he is SOOO nice! He likes Roy too… n.n Anyway, thanks for the review!

MetalWing Alchemist: I used to have an account here back in 2003 (I used to write Invader Zim fanfiction), but then I got kicked off because they banned interactive fics and scriptfics. So I spent a year without any fanfic site, then I found a different one, got an account in '04, and recently, I returned to this place. I guess I can't really forget my roots… n.n; My second day of school 'twas awesome, thank you. 8) Chapter 50 is the last installment of the "Tales From a Desk Phone" series! Stay tuned! Thanks for the review!

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