Disclaimer: I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist or any of its characters or any rights or copyrights to this anime that truly rocks! I want to thank all the readers of this fan fiction that have enjoyed this story and have sent reviews to this story! I have enjoyed reading your reviews and reading the ones of people asking for the next chapters and wanting to know what happens next….okay, maybe not like that, but most of you guys have been waiting for the next chapter, but I'm sad to say that this is the last chapter in this drama/romance fan fiction for Colonel Mustang and Lt. Hawkeye. There have been trials and tribulations, heart break and some chaos that has occurred in this story, but now that that whirling tornado of doom has ended, let's find out if the Colonel and Lieutenant can forgive Ed for what he did? THANKS AGAIN READERS! One slight change on Fury's rank, he's a Sergeant Major, not a Lieutenant…..that is all!

The next day at East City Headquarters was both a buzz of gossip amongst officers as they chatted about the trouble Havoc had caused at the dinner for the Lieutenant and the Colonel the previous night; there was the occasional snicker and pointing and whispering about him behind his back as he walked down the hall towards his office.

Lt. Breda and Sergeant Major Fury had been at the Headquarters since early that morning and had been talking amongst themselves about the people they had to throw out of the theater. As they got closer to the gossiping officers they soon joined in on the fun and they couldn't stop laughing even as Lt. Havoc walked pass them, they managed to stop for a brief second and as he walked on, they started again.

Warrant Officer Falman calmly walked down the side hall of the Headquarters towards his office where he was working on paperwork from a previous investigation when he heard the sound of Major Armstrong walked in.

"Morning Major Armstrong," Falman said as he looked up from his paperwork.

"Morning Falman, things are really strange this morning," Major Armstrong said as he sat down in front of Falman's desk.

"How is that, minus the fact that Lt. Havoc is once again the butt of most jokes as usual, but something seems to be wearing on you, what's wrong?"

"Last night I feel I may have been hard on Edward Elric after he ruined Colonel Mustang's date, but as I sat in my room alone I started to think that Edward needed the harsh words of his friends and the Colonel. The night dragged on as I sat there in my room and I decided to turn on the radio….I turn it on just as the radio disc jockey is signing off and said his name was DJ Falman….you don't work the radio network on your time off do you?"

"Why Major, why ever would you think that?" Falman asked with a slight tone of sly to his voice.

"Let's just say, you're voice is easy to recognize," Armstrong said as left the room and headed towards his previous destination.

Colonel Mustang woke up that morning with a renewed sense of happiness in his life as he noticed that Lt. Hawkeye had left during the night after their moment of passion that they had spent together in each others arms to share in the warmth of a love rekindled. Near the bedside, was a note from Lt. Hawkeye telling why she had left during the night:

Dear Roy,

Thanks for the wonderful, but chaotic date last night and I'm pleased to announce that I am willing to marry a man as sweet as you; I take your engagement ring in the proposal of hand and marriage for now and forever, till death do us part. No matter what happens, no matter how the mountaintops we climbing and no matter the obstacles we have to overcome to fulfill our happiness, I will be there with you always. To let you know who that little bird was that proposed on the behalf of the sweetest man in the world, let's leave it at this: the birdie is short and short tempered at the mere mention of how he short he is no matter how big his heart is….until we meet at Headquarters tomorrow morning, I will love you forever.

Love,

Riza

Mustang was taken back by her sign of affection, but as he got on his uniform coat; a big grin crossed his face as he pondered the bird riddle in the love note from Lt. Hawkeye, he figured out the true culprit behind the puzzle of bringing two lost lovers back together. The same way that the two lovers from different worlds had come together in the newest romance book Mustang had picked up for Lt. Hawkeye as a gift for their date, but he had forgotten the book.

He made up his bed and headed for his front door and he soon found himself, face to face, with Lt. Hawkeye, dressed in her uniform and she went about the moment without giving away the happiness she was hiding deep down. On her hand, was the ring that showed her true happiness towards Mustang and their relationship that was now blooming more than ever since their love was now sealed with the promise of marriage.

"Morning Lieutenant---"Mustang started to say as Riza kissed him on the lips, in a long and deep kiss.

"Please Colonel, just this once, let's use first name basis….Roy," Riza said as she walked slowly down the hall and waited for Roy to catch up.

"If you say so….Riza," Roy said as he caught up with Riza and the two them walked down around the corners towards Headquarters.

Lt. Havoc, Lt. Colonel Hughes, and Major Armstrong were trying to maintain their distance from Colonel Mustang and Lt. Hawkeye; most of the day they had made the rounds talking with others and trying to catch everyone up on the events of the night before. Lt. Ross and Bloch had been staying at Lt. Colonel Hughes' home with the Elrics, but as Ed woke up the next morning, he woke up with the pain of his left hand from pounding the ground last night.

"Brother, are we going to Headquarters or are we going to hide out here in Lt. Colonel Hughes' house all day?" Al asked as he watched Ed unwrap and rewrap his wrapping on his hand.

"We are going to Headquarters, besides, I need to face Mustang sooner or later for what I did last night," Ed said as he touched the bruising around his knuckles.

Ed felt the pain recourse through his arm as he remembered why his hand was hurting as it was, he had ruined the Colonel's and needed to spend sometime alone and as he had walked the streets of East City he had found himself in a dark alleyway. His guilt was eating at him as he fell to his knees and pounded the ground in anger of what he had done to ruin the relationship between the Colonel and Lieutenant. His hand was starting to bruise from the pounding he had taken from pounding the ground, he felt that he may have broken his hand and as rewrapped his hand he felt a sense of relief come over him that all his guilt was now gone.

"You ready Edward?" Lt. Ross asked as she and Lt. Bloch walked into the room.

"Yeah, let's get this torture over with," Ed said as he put on his red coat that bore the symbol of their sin for what they had done in the past.

Lt. Hawkeye and Mustang walked through the hall towards the main offices where they found many of the officers standing around talking, but as the members started to part, Lt. Havoc, Lt. Colonel Hughes and Major Armstrong noticed the two officers coming towards them.

"I want to see you three in my offices A.S.A.P…..and don't let anyone know that you are coming to my office," Mustang said as he whispered in the three officers ears.

"What's up with Colonel Mustang?" Lt. Havoc asked the other two, but the other two were admiring the ring upon Lt. Hawkeye's hand as the two officers went to Mustang's office.

Ed and Al walked towards the front of Headquarters and a chill ran down Ed's spine what he would possibly face when he was face to face, alone, with Mustang. Questions ran through his mind as he played different scenarios of how Mustang would tell him his punishment for ruining the romantic evening with the woman with he loved; there were scenarios that involved him dressing up in a ridiculous outfit and doing something stupid, like dancing like a monkey that dances to an organ grinder's machine.

"Well, time to swallow my pride and face the music," Ed said as he walked through the front doors with his head hung low.

"Dum, dum, duh, dum duh…." Al said as he started to hum the tune played at funerals.

"CAN IT AL!" Ed said as he turned around and snapped at his brother.

Al raced on ahead as Ed took chase after the armored brother as Lt. Ross and Bloch watched in the typical fashion that he had whenever the Elrics got in a disagreement or Ed lost his cool with his brother or when someone called him "short" or a "shrimp".

"Shall we follow them Lt. Ross?" Lt. Bloch asked as they watched the brothers running towards the direction of Mustang's office.

"Let's go before they cause problems or break something," Lt. Ross said as they started in the direction of the boys.

Mustang and Hawkeye were waiting for the Elrics, but their waiting game with Lt. Havoc, Lt. Colonel Hughes and Major Armstrong was coming to an end as they heard the sounds of Lt. Falman and Sgt. Major Fury trying to control the boys, but they soon ended up crashing into Mustang's office.

"Welcome boys, especially you Edward," Mustang said sarcastically.

"Morning Colonel Mustang," Ed and Al said as they got up off the floor.

"Morning boys," Hughes said as he stood against the wall along with Havoc and Armstrong.

"So you're going to make me suffer whatever punishment you give me by torturing me by having them in the room!" Ed said as he noticed the officers against the wall.

"Brother, you owe the Colonel that much," Al said as he sat down on the nearby couch.

"Sit down please Ed," Lt. Hawkeye said as she pointed towards the couch where Al sat.

Ed was confused about Lt. Hawkeye being in the room along with the other three officers and the room started to become smaller and smaller and the tension was rising, but as he watched the smile on Mustang's face growing bigger and bigger, the situation was becoming clearer.

"That was some stunt you pulled last night Edward, but you did can not be forgiven," Mustang said as he pushed his chair out and started to move towards Ed.

"I understand," Ed said as he kept his head down.

"The Colonel and I have come up with a punishment we feel is appropriate," Lt. Hawkeye said as she felt the hand of the Colonel brush against her back as he moved towards Ed.

"Okay, give me whatever meaningless job you see fit to torture me with Colonel," Ed said as he awaited the blow of defeat.

"I would like for you to be the ring bearer at the wedding," Mustang said as he placed his hand on Ed's shoulder.

Ed sat stunned, but it was a punishment he was willing to bear for almost ruining the Colonel and Lieutenant's happiness and as he sat on the couch, he saw a glimpse of happiness that had been there in the beginning, but now it was apparent as Mustang embraced Lt. Hawkeye in a long lasting kiss. They weren't the only happy officers within the halls of East City Headquarters that day as they heard the sound of the officers out in the halls and the Mess Hall as word quickly spread about the soon-to-be marriage of Mustang and Hawkeye.

"Happiness is a thing that can't be measured on any scale; it can only be measured by the joy that shines throughout a person's heart and the sheer glee that shows upon the face of the one that experiencing that sheer moment of happiness. Marriage is one such thing that creates such a moment of happiness in one's life when it is shared by the love of two people that are willing to risk all for the sake of happiness. Joy is expressed is through a moment such as marriage and the happiness of that one love expressing that love…..all love and happiness to Colonel Mustang and Lt. Riza Hawkeye, may you find happiness in all walks of your future together."

Signed,

Ms. Hawkeye, mother of Riza Hawkeye and future Mother in law

This note is was found in Lt. Hawkeye's mailbox later that day when she got home to check her mail that included mail later from the officers congratulating her and Mustang on their engagement and letters that included words of encouragement for a happy marriage together.

Well readers, Dating an Alchemist has come to an end and I hope you guys enjoyed reading this story as much I have enjoyed typing this story and posting it on for all the readers. At the moment, I have a very dramatic and suspenseful fan fiction in the works, yet another Fullmetal Alchemist fan fiction dealing with the corruption that runs throughout the State Military. My next story was thought up after a moment in Her Reason after Mustang tries to force out of Armstrong what he knows about Hughes' murder because he mentioned "killers" and he is being told that he can't reveal the truth. Also, it will be my first attempt a fan fiction involving an Original Character that I've created that is tied to Mustang…but I won't reveal why my Original Character is tied to Mustang….you guys will have to wait and watch for the story called Corruption in the Camp! See you guys later!