A/N: This is coming along great. I thank everyone who has reviewed and I hope you don't mind where I end this fic. It might make you cry so be warned!

Chapter Fifteen: Shall We Dance?

Riza clung to Mustang as he whirled her around the dance floor.

"Do you really think this is such a good idea? I did just drink half my beer."

"There's nothing to worry about. I'll catch ya if you fall." He said.

"That really makes me feel better." She answered. It came out sarcastic, but she smiled anyway. They danced around for two more minutes before Mustang took her back to the table.

"That calls for another drink. You guys ready for the next round?" Mustang asked holding up some money.

"Here here!" Breada called and another round was bought.

"So, how much work did you have to do under Grant?" Havoc asked tentatively.

Riza looked up at him. "I had to do all of his paper work for him and it wasn't like our files. It was boring." She answered. Behind them a new song began to play.

"I'd like to take the time and dedicate this song to Maes and Gracia Hughes as well as Riza Hawkeye and Roy Mustang."

Mustang stood before Riza at the same time as Hughes stood before his wife.

"Shall we dance?" They asked their partners and the girls; completely entranced by their men's ability to ask such questions; walked with the two to the dance floor.

"Open your heart

To eternal dimension

Open your heart

For love and affection

Open your heart

Your every emotion

Open your heart

For tears and rejection

Come to the grace

Of heaven's eternal fantasy

Come to the grace

Of earthly devoted harmony"

Riza clung tightly to Roy's shoulders. She didn't want to let go. Tonight she'd had more fun than she could have had in a week.

"Colonel Sir."

"Yes Lieutenant?"

"I never want this night to end."

He looked at her startled.

"Did I say something wrong?" She asked.

"No, you said the right thing." He whispered. She waited to feel the touch of his lips to hers and was relieved when he read the thought that streamed through her mind and pressed his lips firmly to hers.

"You just did the right thing Colonel Mustang." She said. He smiled down at her and whirled her out to twirl her and pull her back quickly. Hughes was having the same luck with his wife.

"Gracia."

"Yes Maes?"

"Elysia's with Edward and Winry tonight."

"I'm well aware of that."

"Well, I was wondering…"

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch Hughes."

"Yes my lady." His tone took her by surprise, but made her smiled anyway.

"Hughes."

"Yes?"

"I love you." He nodded swinging her from him and then back to clasp her flush against him.

"Open your heart my love." He whispered kissing her softly.

"What are you guys doing here?" Kaiya asked as she came up to Havoc and the others. Riza, Roy, Hughes, and Gracia were just returning from the dance floor.

"Welcoming the Lieutenant home. We've been plotting this for weeks." Havoc said.

"That's sweet." She said.

"Where have you been anyway?" Mustang asked her.

"Colonel Sir!" She saluted him.

"At ease Lieutenant. You don't have to do that when we are out in public like this."

"Sir." She nodded lowering her hand.

"Could you answer my question please?"

"Sir, I've been getting my paper work in order to transfer elsewhere. It seems I'm not needed now. So I will go work somewhere else." She answered.

"Well, you just sit with the rest of us for now and not worry about that transfer."

"Yes sir." She sat next to Havoc to enjoy a beer with them. She sadly looked around at the people sitting with her. She had a feeling things would be going wrong soon and there would be nothing she could do to stop it. There was nothing you could do to stop someone from dying when they had to. As the night wore on she sat in silence and watched the others get up to dance.

"Kaiya would you like to dance?" Mustang finally asked her. It was about closing time and he'd already been up many times with Hawkeye and once with Lieutenant Ross who had come in on a whim.

"Sir, I don't…."

"Don't think about army regulations. Come on. It's a harmless dance."

"It's a slow dance sir."

"That hasn't stopped me." Hawkeye broke in.

"Or me." Ross said. Kaiya looked up at Mustang. He extended his hand to her. She bit at her bottom lip and took it feeling as if she were falling into a world of hurt and pain.

"Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
Maybe someday you'll look up,
And, barely conscious, you'll say to no one:
"Isn't something missing?"

You won't cry for my absence, I know -
You forgot me long ago.
Am I that unimportant...?
Am I so insignificant...?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?

Chorus:
Even though I'm the sacrifice,
You won't try for me, not now.
Though I'd die to know you love me,
I'm all alone.
Isn't someone missing me?

Please, please forgive me,
But I won't be home again.
I know what you do to yourself,
I breathe deep and cry out,
"Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?"

Chorus

And if I bleed, I'll bleed,
Knowing you don't care.
And if I sleep just to dream of you
I'll wake without you there,
Isn't something missing?
Isn't something...

Chorus"

A/N: These lyrics are Open Your Heart an anime song and Missing by Evanescence. Both are good songs! .