A/n: Is anyone going to AnimeIowa (Sept 9th-11th)? I'm going and having conflicts of wheather it would be a good time to try a new hairstyle (I was thinking of cosplaying Sheska but I don't have enough time), but I wonder how I'd look with her hair…why would I think any of you actually care…conundrum after conundrum. :)

Trinity Morgan-Authoress, despite the ambigious pen name I'm a girl, lol. :)

Fireness-I thought about it, but when I uploaded it I didn't think it was that obvious. I tried bold and it looked so stupid, lol. :)

Also, Valen aka Backstreet gets cheesecake for their review:)

What I am actually saying is that we need to be willing to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to follow that guidance directly and fearlessly.

Shakti Gawain

#23 The Heavens

-When in need, look to the heavens, raise your arms and proclaim your faith. Your savior shall come-

Tantalus 28:14

This was a verse his parents had often read to him as a child. They had been religious God loving people.

How ironic their son grew up to be an atheist.

But that verse had always stuck with him, whether it was because his parents had drilled it into his head or he held some belief in it, he wasn't sure.

Possibly the latter, because it reminded him of his second encounter with Riza Hawkeye. It had been two weeks since he first met her, since she'd punched him for thinking she was a man.

It was an insufferably hot day, he was supposed to be off duty, but because the soldier who was on duty had come down with food poisoning, he had been forced to take up the position. So naturally he was in a sour mood. He had raised his hands to the heavens, balled into fists, and cursed the Gods.

She, who had been walking by at the time, stopped and saluted him before saying. "Forgive me sir, but quit acting like such a baby. No matter how sexy you are, you're still a grown man."

Okay, she hadn't called him sexy, though she had called him a winy idiot. But that wasn't what was important.

It was the first time he'd realized that she was now a part of his life, he knew somehow that she would stay with him.

She would become his aid…

His protector…

His savior.

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