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CHAPTER 15 – A Bit of Awkwardness
When Riza walked back into the unit office something felt different. She walked briskly to the door and peeked in, not expecting what she saw. She saw Roy, his head was down and the ballpoint pen in his right hand shooting across the page in front of him. He was actually doing his work! It's a miracle! Then she noticed what the paper was. It wasn't work it was a letter, a letter with her name written across the top.
Riza stood behind him and coughed lightly. The pen in his hand abruptly stopped in its tracks. She saw a shiver run through his back.
"Um… I can explain…" Roy began. Riza shook her head.
"R-Sir. I told you. Did you do any work while I was gone the whole five minutes I was gone?" Riza asked hopefully.
"A little…" Roy muttered.
"Show me." Riza said asking for proof. Roy pointed to a little stack on one corner of the desk. Riza eyed Roy and picked up the stack. Sure enough he was right. Although it was little, he had done some.
"Do I get a reward?" Roy asked her excitedly. Riza laughed.
"Oh all right." She pecked him on the cheek. She pulled away, turned and sat down at her desk. She could see Roy pout from where she sat, her head tilted downward as if she were reading the papers on her desk instead of looking at the pouting Colonel a ways away from her.
"Is that all I get?" Roy asked after awhile of sulking. Riza looked up at him curiously.
"What do you mean sir?" Riza asked playing dumb. She knew what he was talking about. Roy studied her face with a knowing look.
"You know what I mean, Riza." Roy let slip. Riza shushed him.
"Watch what you say. The walls have ears." Riza whispered. That only made Roy mope even longer.
"Come on sir you've got to get you're work done. I don't want to stay here all night long." Riza finally spoke. Roy looked up questions written upon his face. He brushed them all away with a quick rake through his raven black hair. He sighed loudly.
"All right, all right."
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Diligently, Roy had been working when Riza left for her tea. When the silence began to suffocate him he started humming, random hums flowed out of his mouth as he sat at his desk tapping his pen. Suddenly he got an idea. Pulling out a sheet of blank paper he began to write,
My Dearest Riza,
He began,
I sit here now waiting for you to return from your errand. I was working mind you, but something felt wrong as I sat here writing upon the endless reports absentmindedly. Your presence for some reason makes me feel better, better than the silence that surrounds me now. I wonder what you think of me. Do you love me for who I am? Not only for my good looks-"
As he wrote the last part Roy smile slyly.
But for what's behind my appearance, behind my seemingly emotionless 'cold' black eyes? I have never known you to be a shallow thinker so why should I think such now? I couldn't possible believe you to be a shallow person. Never. If you don't love me- wait what am I saying? Love? If you aren't drawn to me by my appearance than what are you drawn to? Tell me. I want to know… I should probably get back to work now shouldn't I? If you couldn't have told I have just sighed. Of course knowing you, you know me so well… aw well your back. Until the sun sets, goodbye my lovely Riza.
Roy Mustang
While he was writing his thoughts of a letter, he noticed Riza had returned with a steamy mug in her hands. She stood behind him as if looking at something. He then realized his letter. Sheepishly, Roy stashed the letter quickly into the top drawer of his desk before Riza could read any of it.
She looked at him asking if he had done any work while she was gone. Replying with a yes. She looked a bit surprised. Riza Hawkeye was never surprised, never, end of the question. Roy guessed everyone needed to be caught off guard every once and awhile.
"Show me." He looked up at her. He suddenly had the urge to do something he knew that wouldn't be very good in Riza's book. He struggled against the thought of pulling Riza into his lap and kissing her as he pointed to a VERY small stack of finished reports on one of the corners of his desk. He watched as her slender hands picked up the papers. She looked at them stunned.
"Do I get a reward?" he asked in an eager manner. He watched as a soft smile spread across her beautiful features. She bent down and pecked him on the cheek. He wasn't expecting much, minding that they were at work but on the cheek. He knew she noticed his pouting face as she gracefully 'danced' to her desk a little ways away from his.
After frowning for quite sometime he finally summoned the courage to ask,
"Is that all I get?" Riza looked at him.
"What do you mean sir?" She replied. Oh so she was playing dumb? He just looked at her.
"You know what I mean Riza." He let her first name slide off his tongue with care. She began to hush me.
"Watch what you say. The walls have ears." She almost hissed at me. A frown sat upon my face for a good while before she spoke again.
"Come on sir you've got to get you're work done. I don't want to stay here all night long." Was she thinking what I think she's thinking? Roy asked himself as he pulled his fingers through his hair.
"All right, all right." Was his reply.
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It was around 1600 and Roy hadn't heard from any of my other subordinates. Havoc, who usually waltzed into their office unannounced hadn't been spotted by Riza or Roy lately. Roy was getting a bit antsy wonder where the rest of his crew wandered off.
"I'll go look for them if you'd like, sir." Riza added the 'sir' almost forgetting the suffix in the first place.
"No it's ok. I'm almost done. I'm just really surprised that not one has come in here to check up on me." Roy pouted but winked in Riza's direction. She rolled her eyes lightly.
"Yes to see if you're still alive I suppose?"
"But of course." Roy said smugly. Again Riza rolled her eyes.
"It is quite an amazing feat that I haven't had the pleasure-" Roy thought of something dirty here but was snapped out of his gutter when Riza continued, "of shooting at you today. It kinda saddens me." she said almost nonchalantly.
"Oh really?" Roy said sarcastically.
"Yes, sir." Riza responded. She had stood up and now was standing beside his desk. "Sir, how-"
Roy cut her off, "You know Lieutenant. Are you willing to shoot me if I did this?" He pulled her with one swift movement into his lap. She sat there slightly stunned straddling her superior officer. She leaned forward her lips by his right ear.
"Yes." He could tell she was trying to restrain herself.
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"Well? What are you waiting for?" Roy asked her whispering in her ear, his breath tickling her ear and neck.
"I'm waiting for you to run and hide." She replied with difficulty. He pushed her off his lap and accidentally ramming her lower back into his desk that was in front of them. Their thighs touching; Roy slid his hands to Riza's hips. Hold her like that almost drove Riza to the brink of insanity. That wasn't good… right now any ways.
"Why is that?" Roy asked. She was almost positive he was breathing on her neck seductively to drive her crazy. Oh god why did I have to be attracted to him like this. I must stop or else someone might see us. Her back was still being dug into by the edge of the desk as Roy had leaned in close to her; she lied back on her hands so as not to fall completely backwards.
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She still hadn't answered his question. Roy saw she didn't plan to. He was about to ask her to dinner when the both of them heard a knock on the door.
"Of all the times in the world. It just had to be now? Roy sighed and slowly backed away from Riza so she could inch away to her desk. Before she turned he saw a light red tint to her cheeks. Roy smiled. I bet I'm the only man that has ever done that… (at least within the military) to Riza Hawkeye.
The person at the door clearly wasn't Maes Hughes, as he would've just barged in. Must be Fuery or Falman or someone else. Roy thought.
"Come in." Roy replied reluctantly.
Rizahawkeye21A/N: Hey! I hope this really long chapter is to everyone's liking. Finally found sometime. Although I should be working on my finals speech… XP I really don't want to. I wanted to ask everyone if they thought anything was confusing because I was typing it and it kinda sounded like no one would understand who was talking. I apologize for any out of characterness. That one scene where Roy pushed her to the desk is one I wanted to put in and couldn't find a spot in the previous chapters so I worked it into this one. Thanks to all my readers/reviewers! Until next time. Oh! Gundams forever, I would like my cookie now please ;)