Out of Little Black Eyes

Chapter 2: -1 +10

Hughes was shocked but was the one who talked first "Oh shit ...

Roy looked around. Then it came to him.

"HUGHES YOU SOAB! What have you done! I am small!"

Hughes looked down

"Your not only small you are younger too. Roy you are a 5 year old again"

Roy's eyes got big. 5! 5 year old again? NO!

Meanwhile Riza was still waiting for the two men to come in every moment. But she heard the faint yelling and cursing. She stood up from her desk, laid her book down and went out of the office, following the voices.

"Turn me to normal, you moron!"

a little Roy yelled at the now laughing Hughes.

"Whoa there little guy! What did you think of when you transmuted?"

Roy thought and gave him the answer

"I thought of flowers ... but then I had to think about how Riza treats me like a little kid and ..."

"AHA! So it was your fault and not mine. We'll have to wait until Full Metal returns"

Hughes said waving with his hand, taking this all easy.

"That can take a month! I can't go to work like that!"

"You have to go to someone. Sorry but you can't be with us. Patricia isn't on good foot anyway because we go to her family next week. Maybe... the orphanage" He laughed.

"You FUCKER!"

Riza came into the room to see a little 5 year old to yell at Hughes.

"Na an, is that how you talk to adults?"

She looked at Roy.

"Who is that? And where is the Colonel, Maes?"

Hughes rubbed the back of his head. I need something good to tell her

"Well... this is a little relative of Roy's. His name is ... well ... Ryan Mustang. Well there is an emergency and the parents have to leave the little one here. I don't know when they come back. And I don't know where to put him. He can't come to me and all of the other have ... le...ft. 1. Lieutenant," he walked to Riza grabbed her hands and looked at her with pleading eyes, "would you take the poor little fellow to you? Please! Pretty please with a cherry on top"

Roy looked shocked. He should get to Riza? She looked down on the little kid he just looks like Roy only smaller. The family resemblance is scary. But he is only a child and it looks like he is a nice kid. I could need someone around

She looks at Hughes and nodded. Hughes jumped into the air. Roy still couldn't believe it. Riza kneeled down to him and said in a friendly tone he never heard before

"Hi I'm Riza Hawkey. You can call me Riza."

She stretched out for his hand and he took it.

"Hi ... I'm ... Ro ... Ryan Mustang. Nice to meet you Miss"

Roy's head was as red as a tomato. Riza squealed (?)

"Oh he is shy, how cute!"

She still held his hand but stood up.

"Ok Hughes, does he have luggage?"

"Well ... no… got lost °"

He gave her money that his "parents" left for him. Hughes looked at his watch and went pale. Then he left in hurry saying something about that his wife would kill him. Riza and Roy walked back to the office in silence. She put her things in her bag. Then she cleaned the Colonels desk. Took her Jacket and put the lights out. They walked out of the almost deserted Military building. Riza never used her car to go for work.

She liked to walk, the way was beautiful. They walked through a small park and then through a nice ally with little shops. She liked to shop there. They stopped short in front of a children's clothing store. She looked down on Roy. She didn't see him frown when they stopped. He looked at all the childish shirts and pants and the worst, underwear and PJ´s.

"We will go there tomorrow. You need more than a miniature military outfit."

She smiled warmly and Roy's heart made a great leap. Then they continued there walk until they came to an apartment building. She took out her keys and opened the door, looked into the mail-box but nothing. She lived on the second floor. On her door was a golden sign saying: Hawkey

She unlocked the door and turned on that light. Roy picked up the smell of orchids. The walls were painted in pastel colours. From the floor you came to the kitchen and living room. The light blue painted kitchen was open to the lilac living room. It was nicely made how the two colours came into each other.

"Hungry?"

He looked up to her and nodded. He didn't have any lunch because he was lost in thoughts. She took her jacket off and let her bag fall to the floor. She walked into the kitchen and turned on the stove were she put a pot with water. Then she walked into the room next to the living room. It was in and rosé colour. Linked to it was the bathroom. Riza locked the bathroom door. Roy stood there and looked at everything very closely. She had a TV and a comfy couch. Candles stood here and there.

Hmm she seems to like candles Then he walked in her bedroom. There stood a big bead with silver silk sheets. On her nightstand stood a picture of the team. Next to the bed laid a dog basket. Roy frowned. The dog even slept in the same room as her. Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the kitchen. Roy rushed into the kitchen. The boiling water was spluttering (is that a word?) everywhere. Roy tried to take the pot of the stove put even the handles were very hot. He let go of it and it fell. In the time Riza came rushing out of the bathroom dressed in a short loose shirt and a pair of shorts. Roy was blowing his fingers.

"Shit" Riza said.

"I forgot the water"

She looked into the kitchen and saw that the water was covering the floor. Roy look up, instinctively his lip started trembling

"I wanted to take the pot of the stove but it was to hot and it fell. I'm sorry. I'll clean up, I promise."

Riza looked at the little boy. She wasn't mad at him, what made him think that?

"Climb on the chair and crawl over the table but only once you are allowed to crawl over the table."

Roy did so. His hands hurt, because of the hot pot. It was nothing worse but it still hurt. Riza came to pick him up from the table and said

"I not mad at you and you don't have to clean it up. You just wanted to help. Did you burn yourself?"

He shook his head but she gave him a knowing look. He showed his hands. Riza took a look and brought him into the bathroom were she set him on the counter. She poured cold water on his hands. Roy held a wet cloth as Riza was looking for a shirt the boy could wear in the night. She came back with a long one that said:

It's not what it seems

Then she left to let him change. Roy came out of the bathroom not to find Riza anywhere. He left the bedroom and went into the living room. On the sofa were a pillow and a blanket. Riza came out of the kitchen with some bread and different kinds of cheese and meat. She put those on the living room table and got two glasses of milk. She took place on the sofa and asked

"Do you mind to sleep on the sofa?"

He shook his head.

"You don't talk much, huh? Want some bread with meat or cheese?"

Roy sat next to Riza and said

"I'd like meat. The salami is good."

She took a piece of bread, put butter and salami on it, and then she cut it in half.

"There you go little guy " She smiled...

He pouted

"I'm not little" (cute!)

Then they quietly ate. They watched some TV together when Roy suddenly felt tiered. He tried to stay awake but his eyes got heavier. Riza felt a little body next to hers. There was little Ryan trying to stay awake.

"Well there is someone sleepy. It was a hard day, for both of us"

She put the pillow under his head and opened the blanket which she put on him lovingly. She would be a lovely mother ... were Roy's last thoughts before he fell into a deep sleep.

Riza was in her room. She let her door ajar if anything would happen. He remembers me so much of Roy. Oh Roy why did you go so fast. You still had paperwork that again is extended. But Ryan is really nice and cute. Let's see how it will work tomorrow. We will go shopping. I think this will be fun

Then she too drifted of to the lands in her dreams.