Disclaimer:
(To understand this, you gotta read back my fics on RoyXRiza, don't worry about not finding it, I only did that two fics.)
Blustrilight: You took a month to write this…
Phayne: Sorry all, I was thinking of what to write…
Blustrilight: How well do you think this fic will go?
Phayne: I don't know… I figured that if I kill off either Roy or Riza, I'll get lots of reviews!
Blustrilight: O.o Hontou wa ne?
Phayne: Kidding… That'll be when I own FMA!
Phayne: Well, now that I wasn't supposed to respond to reviews via chapters… Got to update you guys on this fic… Welcome back, to anyone who has been reading both my Royai fics…. Those who are new here, I always do song fics for FMA… For this sequel to Days of Moments, I've chosen my favourite song from FMA, I Will by Sowelu. The lyrics and translation are from animelyrics website.
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Afuredasu namida nara ima wa tomenakute ii
Kanashimi no saigo ni wa hikari ga sashikomu hazu
(translation: If it's the overflowing tears, it's okay that they don't stop now
Light should be shining into the finale of the sadness…)
Riza Hawkeye grasped her tiny luggage tightly. The trip to the borders did not really turn out the way she had hoped. "Cheh, I couldn't have hope for anything to begin with…" Riza reproached herself mildly. Hours ago, she was still a hopeful woman, full of embrace for a better tomorrow, but a meeting with her former superior, Roy Mustang, her world came crashing down, dreams shattered, and the only glimmer of hope she held so dear diminished.
She turned the knob of her room and entered the silent room. An hour later, she bathed and was dressed for bed. Sitting on her bed, she gazed out of the window… it was snowing slightly and the moon was still like the one she saw years ago, on the night of White Day, when Riza thought the two of them had finally taken a step forward.
Stay... stay... stay... stay...
Riza fumbled into her hand held bag, where her personal possessions were kept inside and withdrew something long and shiny. The gift she had received from Roy. The Major held it against the dim moonlight. Her tired eyes fell on the silver "H" letter, while her mind recalled some memories which remained vivid in her heart.
Sou, Onaji kimochi shinjiteta
(translation: Right, we believed in the same feeling…)
X Flashbacks X
On White Day, three years ago…
The Flame Alchemist then sneaked a little velvet box into the pocket of Riza's pants unknowingly. Riza felt something being pushed into her pocket. "Damn you, Roy…" She thought silently as she continued to savour the hug Roy is giving her now. A little while later, Roy Mustang kissed her goodnight and left. Still feeling a little sweet and mushy, Riza extracted the little box from her pockets…
Keshita MEMORI mitsumeteta
(translation: We gazed at the vanished memory…)
"Huh! A collar?" Hawkeye peered at the black collar that came inside the box. "Is this some kind of joke?" Riza mumbled to herself. "Hah, no, Lieutenant…" The deep, resonating voice made the sharpshooter jumped. "Jeez… Ro.. No.. Sir," Riza Hawkeye groaned softly. "Haven't you gone home already?" she questioned her superior.
The Colonel laughed at these words. "If I had gone home already, I wouldn't have known that you would open my gift right here!" Riza flamed red with embarrassment. "But then, that would mean my sneaking technique failed utterly…" Mustang mumbled to himself, while Riza examined the collar more closely. She turned it over and spotted the silver letter "H". "Gotta ask Fullmetal for some tips on sneaking stuff…" Roy Mustang said thoughtfully to himself.
"Sir, is this for Hayate?" His subordinate's sharp voice broke his self rambling. Roy Mustang chuckled again and said, "H can stands for lots of things… For now, it stands for Hitmitsu…" Mustang placed his finger to his lips as he mouthed the words. Riza Hawkeye gazed thoughtfully at the object in her hands. "The letter H…" The Flame Alchemist smiled at his adorable subordinate. He had deliberately chosen something that looks like a normal gift on the outside but comes with a hidden meaning...
Riza Hawkeye's eyes lit up brightly, as though it were sparkling. "H for my name… Hawkeye…" She said excitedly before she realized that she might have been wrong and would have made a fool out of herself. Her voice became softer till it was hardly audible. The Colonel just laughed again. Riza was getting more and more adorable by the minute, why hasn't he noticed it all this while? He leant close to his Iron Lady and whispered into her ears. "Goodnight for now," Without giving any answer to Riza's exclamation, Roy Mustang just saluted her and drove away.
X End of Flashback X
Ima anata ni aenai kedo
Setsunai omoi kakushite
(Translation: Now I can't meet you
But I can hide my painful thoughts…)
The blonde haired Major wiped away the tears that had crept silently to her eyes. "What is this I am feeling?" Riza asked herself in the silent room. "This ache I am feeling, is this an indication of a love I should not be thinking of?" Her left palm found its way to her heart.
Tsuyoku nareru motto
Tashikamete yuku no
(translation: And become stronger
I'll go ascertain that…)
But I think somehow, I will grow from here, and put all this behind me. I am sure I will be a good military officer, like what you wished for me, Roy…
Afuredasu namida nara ima wa tomenakute ii
Kanashimi no saigo ni wa hikari ga sashikomu hazu
(translation: If it's the overflowing tears, it's okay that they don't stop now
Light should be shining into the finale of the sadness…)
But for now still, I just want to cry till I let out all my feelings for you… After which, I will then walk on… Allow me, Roy, to have my way one last time…
Isogisugite Kowashite kita mono
(translation: The things that I destroyed when I was too rushed…)
Riza Hawkeye cried herself to sleep, till her eyes can no longer let out another drop of tears. The next morning she awoke, her eyes were swollen red and her cheeks sunken in. But nonetheless, she put on her ironed uniform and boarded the next train out of the borders, where she was determined to leave everything behind.
Torimodosu no Watashi rashiku aruku tame ni
(Translation: I'll regain them, to walk like myself…)
I Will…
End of chapter one… to be continued…
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Blustrilight: Wait, Phayne! If the reviews are poor for this fic..
Phayne: Heh, I am going to kill off Riza then! (hints…)
Blustrilight: O.o
Phayne: Finished my first chapter of this new story! How was it? Reviews, guys… I will reply to all reviews posted! Many thanks…