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CHAPTER 27 - Run for Your Life, Riza's Got a Gun!

The sharp click of two handguns resonated throughout the hallways of Central Headquarters. Distinct continuous footsteps accompanied the clicks. Busy workers were nowhere to be found. They left long ago, some making excuses obviously to escape. Although some were not so fortunate as those who fled.

A fleeting speck ahead caught Riza's eye. She jogged ahead, catching a glimpse of a military issued tailcoat swinging out of view. Swiftly she picked up her speed. Following her peek Riza rounded a corner where she collided with a solid form. Bouncing off Riza nearly lost her footing but steadied her ground. Glancing up at the much taller figure she gasped, horrified and snapped to attention. The older man merely smiled.

"Good morning Lieutenant. Having a early morning stroll?" the evidently higher-ranking man asked.

"Good morning sir. No sir." Riza replied in a robotic tone.

"Oh. Well carry on with whatever you were doing Lieutenant." The officer gulped as he noticed the handgun in her grasp.

"I'll be going now." With his last words he speed down the hallway out of sight. Wiping the slight sweat from her brow, Riza continued on her way searching for her 'lost comrades.

Finally she came upon the cafeteria. Ironically she didn't know why she hadn't thought to look there in the first place. Riza spotted two men that looked suspiciously like the second lieutenants that she worked with. She approached them quietly while they sat there sipping what seemed to be coffee. Their heads popped up at the sound of Riza's low footsteps. In that moment their eyes grew wide with horror as the audibly gulped.

Riza advanced merely a few paces only to have her partners hurdle out of their seats, tripping over the fallen chairs. Riza stared at the blonde and the red head with an evil glint in her eyes.

"Who wants to be first?" Riza questioned.

Both men turned, pointing to the other.

"He does!" They both shouted, bolting away from the sharpshooter.

"Havoc! Breada! Get back here!" Riza hollered as she chased the two grown men out of the lunchroom.

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Roy sat in his chair behind his desk tipping in his seat and tapping his pen. He was sick of sitting alone in his office while the majority of his subordinates ran for their lives.

As if on que the one and only Maes Hughes barged into the unit. Roy sighed heavily, wishing for anyone other than the Lieutenant Colonel.

"Hey Roy!" Maes waved enthusiastically to his friend.

"Hi Maes…" Roy slumped in his seat, resting his check in the palm of his hand, "Aren't you suppose to be running for your life?"

Maes' face turned to a frown, but that was quickly distorted to a wild happy grin.

"I should be but I was able to dodge her in the hallway down the way. I don't think that Jean or Breada will survive. I saw her walking in the direction of the cafeteria. Poor boys, I'm gonna miss 'em."

Roy merely nodded his head absentmindedly agreeing with his best friend. His mind was truly somewhere else.

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If someone were to walk into the courtyard of Central's military base, they would run off in terror. This was the result of seeing two men tied to the flagpole, which was situated in the center. Accompanying the two military officers, was a blonde young woman who was yelling at them endlessly in a loud threatening tone. The men cowered in fear as she went off. Her face was truly a sight to see. Although she raised her voice, her face was 'set in stone'. Well, as everyone knew that could only be the one and only Riza Hawkeye.

Many felt bad for her binary victims, but didn't dare to help them as the scurried by the trio.

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As Maes went on and on, Roy's mind began to drift off into space. A space where Riza and him had the world to themselves…

"Roy…" a voice called in the distance. He pushed back the low branches of the trees in front of him to find the source. There in the small clearing he spotted a slender fair-haired woman. Her pure white dress clung to her figure modestly as the skirt part swayed in the breeze. She stood on the edge of the clearing, which over looked the cerulean sea below. She had one hand a top her head so that her round rimmed hat didn't fly away. Underneath her large hat, her beautiful long hair twisted elegantly around her face from the blowing wind.

Roy could only stand there in awe as the dream girl posed on the cliff. In what seemed to be slow motion to Roy, she whirled around to face him. Her amber-brown eyes centered on him, causing a light pink tint to surface upon his cheeks.

"Roy!" she called. He watched her full pink lips mouthed his name. A wave washed over him, drowning his mind to focus on only one thing. Love. He could tell they were in love, even though he didn't know who she was.

She had jumped down from the boulder positioned over the sea and began running towards him. The way her slender legs catapulted her through the overgrown sea grass made Roy's heart leap. Suddenly the slow motion ended and she came running into his arms. He smiled so sweetly at her as he picked her up and twirled her around. Surprisingly to Roy this woman weighed as light as a feather. It was only then that he identified her as the woman he loved, Riza Hawkeye…

"Roy are you even listening to me?" Maes questioned.

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A/N: Hey! This time I updated sooner! I'm so proud of myself…. Heheh. It took a while cause I wrote it down first instead of typing it (I worked on it during school).

I really hoped this chapter was better than the last for you, Killa Pat. For the rest of you who reviewed thank you so much for YOUR reviews. They really inspired me to update quicker though I did have a little problem.

Oh! I almost forgot! I would to personally thank Flying Buggy for being my fishy with a lively colorful tail! (haha inside joke). I don't know what I'd do w/o you!

I've got the last 2 chapters of this story pretty much planned out in my 'attic' so hopefully I can get it down on paper/computer and update again this weekend. I can promise anything so don't hurt me! this is also my first cliffhanger in a while eh? Well please please tell me what you think and review! Thank you SOOOOO much for your reviews! Keep em coming!