like i said, whenever i read some of Spades' stuff i become inspired to write some Havoc/Fury. -fireun

It was raining that afternoon, which made it damn hard to light a cigarette, a fact that Havoc was cursing in a rather repetitive monotone, having run out of all the creative and energy-laden ones hours ago.

Pretty much around the time the nurses had sent him packing, their argument being that if he sat waiting any longer they would have to set up a room in which to treat his exhaustion adequately. He hadn't gone far, just outside, hidden on the far side of the building so as to remain unnoticed by the nurses as they came and went for their shifts.

Also directly beneath the third window from the left, on the fourth floor.

"Havoc?" the slightly tinny voice startled him from his lethargic contemplation of a soggy cig. He rolled his head to the side, and sluggishly registered the uncertain stance of one Alphonse Elric.

"Aren't you going to rust?" he managed, processing through the combined facts of 'rain equals wet' and 'wet leads to rust'.

"I'll be fine. If I do rust, brother or I can fix it with alchemy." Alphonse inched a step or two closer. "Are you alright, Mr. Havoc?"

"Sure, kid. Just peachy fine." Havoc drawled, discarding the sodden smoke with a slight grimace. "Just a little preoccupied."

"You'll get sick if you stand in the rain like this…"

"Naw. Just waiting around. Going to have a smoke then get myself home."

"No offense, Mr. Havoc, but you have been here for hours. Brother told me so."

"Your brother should just sod off and mind his own business." Havoc muttered, already in the process of mangling another unlit cigarette.

"It wont help if you get sick as well." Al's voice was quietly forceful.

"Al, it would help me a lot if you would just wander home. Please." The last word cracked as Havoc clenched his hands. "I will go inside soon. I promise, alright?"

Al nodded slightly and walked off, determined to make sure Havoc kept his promise. As soon as the boy was gone, Havoc looked up, ignoring the rather cold rain falling directly onto his face, his attention completely on the fourth floor, third window from the left.

"Hey, little one. I will be right up. Just let me get a cup of coffee. If the nurses try and chase me out this time, I will threaten to stand in the rain until I get sicker than you. See what they say to that, eh?"

When Al went to check on Havoc later, he found the lanky man fast asleep in a chair next to the bed containing a pale and sleeping Cain Fury. Satisfied, he left as silently as possible, deciding to check back in the morning.

well damn. people really DID want more RoyAi in here! so many reviews!-grin-

Honeywell - drabble master, eh? that just made my day. -hug-

Animegoil - yeah, i always see Riza as having the upper hand in that relationship. where with roy/ed, it seems more appropriate for roy to be in charge.

Nymphia - WHEE! -scampers away from fan flock, hides behind Al- thank you for the compliment! i appreciate it. as for a nina drabble, i shall start on it next!

kori hime - i like reminding people every now and then that there is a very serious side to maes, mostly when it comes to his family and roy. such a deep character...-glomps on hughes-

Nemu - roy deserves a silly smile every now and then...especially when someone like riza agrees to go to dinner! go roy! go!

Jeva- aww...thank you for the huggles! that made my day all cheery!

Chaos of Hearts - the fact that maes has something to protect makes me think of him as one of the stronger characters when push comes to shove. and i loooooove the Roy/Riza pairing, mostly because it gives me an excellent excuse to write a more unsure Roy. i just always have this image of riza being able to get him off balance all the time. kinda like a school boy with this huuuuuge crush on the popular girl...-is so going to get set on fire for saying that- really...it all makes sense in my head...

Dominus - yay for unlurking! tis good to hear from you, and glad you approve of the hughes!drabbles. he is my fav.

XoRizaHawkeyeoX - thank you so much!

Sinister Tomato - hullo and welcome to the insanity! i am glad you enjoy the drabbles. makes writing them worth it. -grin-.

Mortari - yay for smiles! studies are my priority, but there are some nights when drabbles just seem like so much more fun...-goes back to writing papers on metaphysics...- it is so good to hear from ya again!

so many reviews! i love you guys! -group glomp-