I thought that I would give myself a little break after the 7th chapter, but after reading some of your reviews... Well, lets say it's like having someone hold a brick over my head that will hit me if I don't write. Motivating, but in a scary way...
Awww... I'm just kidding... Some of your reviews really made me laugh! So, thanks for your frightening, yet touching comments.
– I'm sooo happy! My older brother might open up an account on fanfiction. He doesn't like anime nearly as much as me, but he'll probably write about Bleach.
Disclaimer: Ah! Ninja monkeys! Please don't kill me! I don't own FMA!
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Mustang rolled over onto his back and stared at the black ceiling. He mulled over the events of the day in his mind and sighed. Things were getting worse and worse every second. Two Homunculi, a well armed terrorist organization, and an oblivious government. Roy cursed under his breath and slapped a hand on his forehead. Eastern Command... He had to warn them of terrorist's planned assault. Roy looked at his peacefully sleeping Lieutenant. She twitched when he moved away from her to retrieve the telephone. "Eastern Command reception desk...," said a sleepy woman on the other end, "How may I help you?"
"This is Colonel Roy Mustang, I have an important message to relay..." The receptionist gasped as she took down the message.
"Y-your sure this information is correct, sir?" Roy rubbed the side of his head.
"Yes, yes, I'm completely and totally sure." The receptionist was silent for a few minutes, until he heard some shuffling noises in the background.
When she returned, she spoke in a slightly jovial voice, "Okay, sir. I'll give the message to my commanding officer immediately." Roy hung up the phone and plopped back down on the bed. Tomorrow would be another long day and he needed rest.
Envy grinned down at the young woman on the floor. She tried to run, but Envy kicked her back down. "We're going to round up plenty of you military dogs in a few days, so it doesn't matter if I kill one of you now..." She let out an ear shattering scream, only to be heard by the starry night sky.
"Roy, Roy wake up!" Riza shook Roy with all of her strength, but his eyes remained closed with a small strand of drool hanging from his mouth. She smirked uncharacteristically and leaned her head towards his. This time, Riza wouldn't run away. Slowly, she licked the strand from his cheek and moved her tongue across his lips. Roy's eyes snapped open and he forced Riza's lips apart as he flipped her over. Riza pushed him off of her and jumped off of the bed. Though, under different circumstances, she wouldn't have minded being in that position for a few minutes. Riza ripped the covers off of Roy. "Come on, we have to get ready!" She grabbed his wrist to pull him up, but dropped Roy after she saw that he was only in his boxers. "Ah! I'm sorry, sir! I didn't know that-," She blushed five shades of red as Roy pinned her up against the wall. "No! Not now," Roy grinned slyly and started to unbutton Riza's shirt. "THAT'S IT!" Roy still held her arms over her head firmly with one arm, so Riza jumped up and kicked him in the stomach. Roy fell to the floor from the impact of Riza's body weight and gasped for air. She sat on him and shook her head. "You really need to listen to me the next time I say no." Roy groaned loudly and Riza laughed.
"Your... evil," coughed Roy. Riza sighed as she located his disguise. She tossed it on his head and strode into the bathroom. As the water in the shower heated, Riza stared at her reflection in the mirror. What was doing? She had wanted to be with Roy for so long and yet, something was holding her back still. Riza recalled what Lust had said the previous day. 'Mustang will die by the homunculi hands...' Riza stepped into the shower. "No, I won't let them," 'But I'm only a mortal...,' "They won't hurt the Colonel," 'But Lust nearly killed me the last time we met...' "I'll die before they lay a hand on him!" Roy heard Riza's enraged outburst and threw open the bathroom door.
"Riza! Are you okay?" She didn't reply. "Riza?"
"I'm fine, Roy...," said Riza from behind the shower curtain. Roy gazed at Riza's silhouette. She was hugging herself tightly, with her head bent. It looked like she was crying. He reached out to touch the figure.
"Riza I-,"
Riza's silhouette turned to him. "I'll be out in a minute... Okay?" Roy nodded and closed the door behind him. "Lust was right... I'm disgusting. His silly concerns for me will cloud his judgement," she turned off the tap and stepped out into the steamy room. "I will keep the promise that I made to you... Even if it means giving up your love..."
She clipped up her hair and met Roy out in the main room. "We should go now." There was not a hint of emotion on her face. Her eyes were cold and her voice had no affection in it. A sour frown spread across Roy's face as he followed his Lieutenant out the door.
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They drove on a narrow dirt road that cut through the middle of a large field. Riza hadn't said a word to him since they left the hotel. Roy glanced over at Riza in the passenger seat every minute or so. She still had that empty look in her eyes and it was driving him insane. "To hell with this!" Roy slammed his foot down on the break and stopped the car. Hawkeye looked at him, eyes still empty.
"What are you doing, si-,"
"What the hell is wrong with you?"
"I don't know what you mean, sir." Riza wanted to yell.
"Don't play dumb!"
"I assure you, sir, nothing is wrong." She wanted to scream
"I mean it!"
"Sir, we really must get going." She wanted to cry.
Roy grabbed her shoulders roughly. "Don't do this Hawkeye! I don't care what your reason is, just don't shut me out! I love you." Clear tears fell in a shimmering path down Riza's face. She hiccuped a few times and her beautiful amber eyes filled with pain.
"We can't... we can't do this!" Riza felt like she was ripping her own heart out, "The Homunculi could use it to their advantage and destroy you! I wont let you throw away your ambitions so selfishly!"
"You really don't understand, do you?... You're the only one being selfish."
"No, I'm being rational, unlike you!"
"I think your afraid." Hawkeye's tears ceased and only anger remained.
"Afraid of what?"
"You were doubting your abilities again, weren't you?" Hawkeye could only glare at the ground, so Roy spoke for her, "I am capable of taking care of myself... and when called for I'll protect you."
"But that's not how it's supposed to be! I made a promise to you and I need to keep it!" Roy pulled Riza to his chest.
"You have such a thick head, you didn't even let me finish..." Roy lifted her chin up, "I never said... that there won't be times when I need you." Riza's eyes widened. "... Like when it rains."
"But what if..."
"Lets protect each other. If we stay together, I'm sure we can get through this mess..." Hawkeye still averted Roy's eyes. "Please, Riza, I need you..."
"I...- Ah! Look out!" Riza pulled Roy's head down just as the razor sharp fingers broke through the car window. They hopped out of the passenger door and prepared for battle. Lust grinned maliciously as she approached them.
"Good to see you again, Lieutenant. I was hoping we could finish our little discussion."
"I only have one thing to say to you, Homunculus." Lust folded her arms and her smile stretched further. "You and your comrades have taken so many things from this world. I will never let you destroy the one man capable of saving it."
"And how do you plan on accomplishing that naive ideal?" Riza aimed her gun.
"By eliminating monsters like you." Lust lunged forward and Riza fired a stream of bullets. A second before Lust extended her fingers, Roy snapped and she combusted. He grabbed Riza 's wrist and forced her in the car. He started it up and punched the gas pedal. "What are you doing! We have to-,"
"-Get the hell out of here!" Riza's back glued to her seat as they sped down the dirt road. "It won't do us any good if we die now!"
"But-,"
"Hawkeye, there's a difference between being a coward and knowing when your in over your head." Riza nodded slowly. The Colonel might be a hopeless idiot, but he was right in this case. Riza checked the side mirror to see if they were being pursued. All that lay behind them were clouds of upturned dust. She relaxed back in the seat and closed her eyes.
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Roy fidgeted anxiously and tried to keep his eyes focused on the road. That proved to be difficult with the only woman he had ever truly loved sitting next to him. Did her silence prove that she had chosen to go back to just being his Lieutenant? Roy didn't think he could take it if that was the case. He would try to honor her wishes, but his heart would probably die in the process. Roy removed on of his hands from the steering wheel and placed it down on the seat cushion.
The bright sunlight was making it hard for Riza to sleep, so she opened her eyes. She glanced at Roy from the corner of her eye. He looked weary and a bit apprehensive. She then spotted his idle hand. With a little hesitation, Riza slid her hand over his and laced their fingers together. There was no need for an exchange of words or to even look at one another. Roy smiled and gripped Riza's hand tighter.He knew that everything would be okay.
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Look! I updated, so please no bodily harm for Natalie... This one was a lot of fun to write, but my computer has been acting really evil... I hope it doesn't have a bad virus or something...
While I was writing the last half to this, I kept replaying a bunch of Nobou Uematsu's Final Fantasy songs. I love his piano themes and the FFX-2 vocals are awesome. : ) I can't wait to play FF XII!
— Hmmm... I gave you two chapters in 3 days maybe I should wait for my reviews to build up before I update... Or would you just kill me if I did that?