Author's note: I do not own FMA or its characters. I also do not own the song titles.

Time After Time – Dancing at a Wedding

After he had agreed to come to her wedding, Evie had warned him that he might want to bring someone along with him for his own protection. He had understood the message but was left in a quandary. If this had been a military function, he could have picked some random girl to take, but this, this was family. If he took any random girl to a family wedding, she'd get ideas. If not on her own, from his other two sisters and mother. The only woman he knew that would be safe to bring was Gracia, and Maes would kill him if he tried.

Once again, he was saved by Riza Hawkeye. Her quiet presence throughout the day had kept him sane while interacting with old friends and family, people who hadn't changed. He was the one who had changed, and he now fit even less than he had in his youth. And thank the powers that be that Hawkeye wasn't technically under his command until the beginning of next week. He respected her too much and needed her too much to do anything to jeopardize her career. So, now once again she protected him, not with her aim this time but with her quiet presence dance after dance.