To Thine Own Self Be True
Chapter 40 - It's About Bloody Time
The following morning, Hawkeye was dressed and ready by 0700 hours. She waited out back while her dog ran around and played. At 0715 hours a man in uniform approached her on her back porch.
"Brigadier General Hawkeye?"
"Yes."
"I've come to escort you to court."
"But General Mustang was..."
"A restraining order, placed by the judge."
So Hawkeye was escorted to court by the man. Just like yesterday, the court was filled with people. The magistrate and judge sat in the front waiting.
"Case number 9460127911. Wednesday, the eleventh of January in the year nineteen hundred fifteen at 0800 hours. Including,"
"Brigadier General Angel Hawkeye."
Hawkeye was escorted to the front. The table seamed really large now that she was the only one sitting behind it. Behind the small wall, sat Mustang and the others. As Hawkeye sat down, Mustang placed a hand on her shoulder and then sat back.
"On the account of assaulting a superior officer and not having control of her weapon."
"Officer Hawkeye approach."
Hawkeye approached and sat down in the chair once again.
"Did you or did you not shot your superior officer, Mustang, in the face?"
"Yes."
"Did you not have control of your gun?"
"I had full control. I was aiming at the enemy, Frank Archer. He was not dying. I shot him many timed before and he never fell. I needed to act quickly. I needed to protect my superior. I fired seven times, and by the time the seventh bullet was in the air, Archer fell to the ground. The seventh bullet continued it's path, and struck Mustang in the face."
The magistrate thought about it.
"Did you know you hit him?"
"Not until yesterday."
"Is it that you were in denial?"
"No one wants to harm a superior, especially me."
"You may sit."
She walked back to the table and waited.
"Officer Mustang, approach."
Mustang approached. The magistrate questioned him. Hawkeye's life rested on every worked Mustang spoke. As Mustang spoke, his little Maes friend appeared on his shoulders. The devil pushed him to punish Hawkeye. The angel yet again attacked the devil. Seconds later, the angel reappeared, his halo tilted and his gown torn. He smiled and adjusted his glasses before saying to save her. Then, they disappeared.
"Officer Mustang, did you hear me?"
"No, sorry."
"I'll repeat, how do you feel about Hawkeye shooting you? Did she have a grudge against you? Was she working for Pride or Archer? Why did she shoot you?"
Mustang smiled, he waited and waited. He didn't know how to answer the questions without hurting Hawkeye. He stared at her. The magistrate saw where he was staring. He blocked the view.
"Mustang, do you have relations with the accused Hawkeye?"
"A superior officer and his subordinate. That is fraternization. I would risk too much!(1)"
"Then answer the question is, why did she shoot you?"
Mustang hesitated, images of his military career with Hawkeye flashed before his eyes. All the times she jumped in front of him to save him. All those times he told her to stand back but she stepped forward and saved him. Using the same gun that shot him. All those times they shared in the office, that gun helped him keep his job with the paperwork. That gun motivated him to move on and cop with Hughes' death. That gun, that gun was his friend just as much as Hawkeye.
"Nothing is perfect, the world is incomplete... and that is why it's beautiful."
Mustang crossed his legs and folded his hands over his lap, shutting his mouth, showing he was done. The magistrate was taken back. He couldn't believe Mustang replied like that. He dismissed Mustang who went back to his seat, not looking at Hawkeye. The magistrate and judge left the room, while a guard monitored Hawkeye closely. Finally, after two hours of waiting, the magistrate and judge returned. Hawkeye rose to her feet and waited.
"On account of assaulting a superior officer, Brigadier Gene4ral Hawkeye is cleared of all charges. Since after all, no one is perfect and she did save his life. Dismissed!"
Everyone cheered. The judge smiled at Hawkeye before he and the magistrate left. They all celebrated. The following day, things went back to normal. The court trials disappeared and soon, Mustang was stationed in Central in command of new subordinates. Hawkeye was back in Eastern, in charge of her subordinates once again. It wasn't until a meeting was called to all officers to report to Central did Hawkeye and Mustang see each other again. It was about three months until they saw each other again.
In Central City, everyone was summoned to the court yard. They were gonna announce a new Fuhrer. Just about everyone knew who it was gonna be. Ever since the government relinquished control of the military, they needed a Fuhrer. Everyone was lined up outside waiting for the announcement. Mustang stood next to him friends, Hawkeye directly to right.
"After much delay, we are proud to announce our new Fuhrer of Amestris state military. Welcome, Fuhrer Roy Mustang the Flame Alchemist."
Everyone cleared and celebrated. Jumping for joy all over the yard. Hawkeye remained still. She did however smile and clap her hands gentle and casually. Mustang approached the stage and made a very quick speech between the cheers.
"I, as Fuhrer, officially destroy Rule Number 42, Section B, Paragraph 16 - Fraternization between Amestris State Military officers blah, blah, blah...Anyway, I would not be here today if I wasn't forced back into my old uniform by a certain someone... "
With that, Mustang jumped off the stage and ran to Hawkeye. The crowd parted and formed behind him as he made a mad dash for her. She was un expecting as he crashed into her. he lifted her into the air. He spun around a few times and then brought her down into his arms and pressed his lips to hers. The crowd went silent. Everyone watched.
"It's about bloody time!"
Yelled out Havoc as the crowd watched in awe.
"Brigadier General Hawkeye, will you marry me?"
The crowd went silent, not a sound was heard except.
"Yes, I will marry you Roy."
The crowd once again erupted into cheers and celebrations began as Hawkeye and Mustang began kissing, arms wrapped around each other. Havoc stopped clapping and looked to his left. Clapping next to him was Ross. Havoc, being a typical man, try his luck. He tapped her shoulder and when she turned to look at him, he kissed her on the lips. Instead of getting pushed away like he expected, she wrapped her arms around him and deepened the kiss. For a while, she had a crush on him, and now that fraternization is gone, she can show her feelings.
Sheska noticed the kissing of Havoc and Ross. She cheered for them, soon everyone was cheering for the two couples, mostly for Mustang and Hawkeye. Once all distractions were the full attention, Sheska turned to Fury and smiled. He smiled back and before long, they too were kissing. Mustang saw this and cheered.
"Go Fury!"
Everyone celebrated. Romance was found for the only two female officers in the military, Mustang was the Fuhrer, and to top it off, life was good.
A/N - (1) - He is not lying, he had relations with her before he was a superior officer. Remember, he wasn't in the military when they had sex. He was a corporal guard. So HA!
I think forty chapters is long enough...NOT! But at least I've finally turned it into a Royai. I was trying to avoid this, but I just couldn't. I tried, really I did. I plan to continue writing. I'll let you know when it's done. IT IS NOT DONE!
Please review. No FLAMES (Thats Roy's job only). Please look in my profile ooOAnimeChildOoo for all my other stories. And again, thanks for reading.
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