Young Lovers: A Royai FanFic

Disclaimer: I don't own FMA… It is annoying to constantly write that… .

And now time for some response to reviewers (Sorry if I missed you, I already noticed that when I updated Ch. 7 that I missed a few reviews):

Saun: Sorry if you had to wait for so long.

Rizahawkeye21: I'd love to tell you how it turns out but I dun wanna spoil it. X3

Lt. Hawkeye: Yes! Squirrel! I love that. How random!

Tsunade-chan: I've always loved giving Hayate a personality, it adds to adorableness.

Tear drops of flaming darkness: You catch on quick! Crystal and Riza is trouble but add Roy and its love! X3

Unexpection: I want to get rid of her innocence later on so… shhh! XD

Xeledhwenx: Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy the next chapter!

Tsuiraku Nami: Thanks a bunch!

Chapter 8: Going Shopping

Riza was so excited that she woke up at 0630. It felt nice to finally be included in more casual activities with friends. Being the daughter of a wealthy military family, her past friends included kids who were just waiting to get their inheritances to avoid being called to duty. She always thought it strange that she was the only one to think of other things…

Alex walked into her bedroom around 0700. He took one look at his daughter and frowned. "Now what has you so excited?"

At this time, Riza was looking through her closet for something to wear. "Oh, good morning, Father. Do you remember Mr. Mustang?" Alex nodded, adding that they were quickly becoming good friends. "Well his son, along with his friend, invited me to go see more of the town and get a few things for school."

The phrase "along with his friend" made Alex feel a lot better. The Mustang boy seemed trustable but he only met him once. He reached into his pocket to grab his wallet. At first he looked sad, the first thing he'd see when he opened his wallet was a picture of him and Christine, his late wife. He pushed away the memory and pulled out some money and handed it to Riza. She refused at first, saying she still had some left over from her birthday. Still, Alex insisted and Riza finally gave in.

Just as he was leaving he turned around and smiled. "How about you meet me in the basement once you get dressed? We've been too busy getting settled that we forgot all about target practice…"

Riza quickly accepted. Oh that's right! I really need to make sure my aim hasn't gotten worse. Finally Riza pulled out a pair of jean shorts and a white tank top. She bought it at the last town. Now she was really glad she got it.

Leaving her hair down, she got dressed and ran down the stairs and down into the basement. It was designed like any other normal shooting range. The first thing she did was put on the headphones. She found her father at one of the divided booths, shooting at a target. Riza walked over to the gun cases and grabbed a pistol. There was already a target set up for her. She positioned herself, and took aim.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

THUD!

Roy landed face first onto the floor. Once again, Roy woke up by another one of Maes' strange methods. Today's move: swing in and kick. Lifting his head, he looked at his clock and took a deep breath before yelling at his friend…

"MAES! IT'S ONLY 7:30! I could've slept another forty minutes!" All Maes could do was smile. He sat on Roy's bed just enjoying the view.

"C'mon, we've got things to do. This time I'm glad you invited someone. That Riza girl is very nice. So… how was dinner?"

Roy stood up and walked into the bathroom. "It was fine. She's very slow when it comes to come-ons so I didn't do much. It was probably the best dinner I've ever had though…"

Maes heard the water in the bathroom running and looked around Roy's room. It was clean for a change. He guessed that Roy was too tired to even get it dirty. By the time Roy came out, Maes already had his clothes on the bed, black pants and a loose white shirt.

Alex looked over the target sheet Riza used and smiled. "You're certainly getting better. I bet this is a perfect line from the stomach to the head." Riza sighed and smiled. It was good to know that a few days off didn't kill her but; in fact, it may have made her better.

Riza then asked her father for the time. 0925 he answered. She jumped. I told Roy I'd be at the gate at 0930. I better leave now… Riza quickly told her father that she needed to get going and ran out of the basement.

Riza's purse sat still near the door and all she had to do was grab her keys. Hayate was just about to run out when Riza stopped the puppy. "I'm sorry, I can't take you with me today." The pup whimpered when Riza opened the door, walked out, and closed it behind her. After locking it she started running down the hill to the gate. It was a good thing she wore some comfortable brown boots.

Roy and Maes stood waiting at the gate. Maes was the first to notice Riza running down the hill. He poked his friend in the shoulder and gestured in her direction. When she finally reached the gate, she smiled at the two of them. "Good morning, Roy and Maes."

They both said hello and watched her as she unlocked the gate and stepped out. Locking it again she put the keys away in her purse. "It's nice to see you both again. I'm sorry if I made you wait too long."

Maes shook his head and started walking. "Nope! Just about ten minutes but that's not so bad." He was walking a little fast so Roy and Riza had to catch up. "What should we consider first?"

Roy responded. "Why don't we look at some clothes first? I know we have a uniform but I could seriously use a new outfit or two…" Maes chuckled a response, claiming that Roy desperately needed a new wardrobe. He and Riza started laughing and then ran a little away from him. Roy shook his head, smiled, and chased after them.

The stores weren't too far away. In about forty-five minutes they arrived. They took turns picking out what the other should wear. Maes volunteered to go first. He stood near the dressing room while Roy and Riza looked for an outfit. Roy picked up a pair of golf pants and Riza grabbed a neon green shirt. Maes didn't seem to disapprove of the pants but the shirt made him frown. Roy complemented Riza on her choice. Put together, Roy and Riza could not help but laugh at how Maes looked.

Next up was Riza. She was pretty nervous because she was unsure of what the boys would make her wear. Fortunately for her, they decided to go easy on her. "We don't wanna scare her away just because you're a pervert, Roy."

"Hey!"

"You were gonna pick something short and you know it!" Roy frowned and secretly tossed a miniskirt into a pile of clothes. It took a few minutes but they settled on a long, black skirt and a white short-sleeved shirt with a collar. They handed it to Riza who stepped into the dressing room to change.

"So Roy, what will we do after this?" Maes sat down on the floor as if he was always meant to sit there. Roy looked down at him and shrugged.

"I'm not sure… Maybe we'll get something to eat. Let's just go randomly. It works out best that way, I've noticed." Maes was about to complain about something when Riza stepped out of the dressing room. She made a quick turn around and smiled.

"You two certainly grabbed things that looks interesting." Riza looked at the boys and blinked. "Hey, is something wrong…?" Both Roy and Maes were having a stare off with each other one second and then look to Riza the next. They spent a good five minutes doing that before Riza became uncomfortable and went to change back.

Afterwards was Roy's turn. Maes picked out a pair of yellow swimming trunks while Riza handed him a large red sweater. It was now their turn to laugh; the two things obviously didn't go together. Roy resisted every urge to "kill" Maes.

They didn't buy a lot of clothes. Riza stopped by to grab a few things for Hayate before they decided to go sit at a café. They sat at a table of four and mostly talked about little things. It was a casual conversation between friends. They each sipped on some coffee while laughing at any embarrassing story they might have…

What they didn't notice was that walking outside was a certain girl whom Roy had previously hurt. She stopped and looked in the window. Roy, Maes, and a girl she'd never seen before were laughing and truly enjoying themselves. Crystal sneered and felt like breaking the glass. "That bastard! I knew it was some cheap slut that he wanted to move on to…" In a matter of seconds, she stormed off.

Nobody noticed Crystal in the window. Riza was currently telling the story of how she accidentally fired her rifle a few feet from her father. "I thought there were no more bullets inside." They all started laughing again. They spent two hours playing around in the café. Finally Roy stood up and suggested they walk around the stores and maybe peek around.

Riza was already holding a bag with clothes and treats for Hayate but she still felt up to it. Roy bought a few books while Maes bought a magnifying glass. When Roy and Riza questioned his purchase, he replied saying it was "for fun." They walked around a nice jewelry store as they were walking home.

Riza wasn't much for jewelry. A necklace here or there was only to look pleasing to her father's guest. Other than that, she never really cared for it. However, she caught sight of a small black velvet choker in the corner. Dangling from it was a stone, a garnet stone. The stone was carved into a snowflake. It looked as if it was dipped in blood and it called out to her. Its hue matched her eyes and Riza was caught staring at it. Roy snapped her out of her thoughts and said they should head back.

Just as Riza and Maes were leaving the store, Roy stayed back for a second. It looked like he was talking to one of the girls at the counter. Riza was looking around the area, wondering which way they were going to take to get back. Once Roy came out, Maes barely noticed him slip a small gift bag into his pocket…

Author's Notes: Hurray! I finished Chapter 8! Please excuse me if you think my fashion thing was crazy… As for the rifle story, that really happened. XD My father did that in front of a park ranger. Chapter 9 will be started once my homework load has eased off. So I'm sorry for those who REALLY wish for me to update. Lol I'll try my best. Next chapter: school starts! I hope you look forward to it. Please review!

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