"Blind Faith"
by: Chibi Viki
Riza Hawkeye-Mustang couldn't help but smile as she sipped her tea with her friend, who was also from the military, sitting opposite her staring in disbelief. They sat by themselves in Café la Central, a well-known coffee and tea shop near Central's Military HQ.
"I can't believe you married HIM of all people", her friend started, "why HIM! I knew you were loyal to him but…"
"I love him, isn't that reason enough?", Riza replied nonchalantly lowering her cup of tea unto its saucer beside her half-eaten slice of strawberry shortcake.
Her friend sighed with a smile, "as simple as always, huh?". She looked at her own cup still full of today's special lemon tea from East City.
Her delicate finger circled the rim of her cup in thought.
"You DO know that he's a playboy, right?"
"Ofcourse".
"What if he cheats on you? You know he's capable of that…"
Riza looked at her friend with a kind of calm all over her face as she took her teaspoon and stirred her half-full cup in thought.
"I trust him", Riza replied, her voice full of warmth and tenderness… of gentle kindness and sincerity, "I know in my heart that he will never cheat on me. We have been through so much together…" her voice trailed off, "… so much".
Riza rested her chin on her hand and looked away from her friend, her eyes deep in thought as if recounting the days of turmoil that she and her husband withstood for so long. From the Ishbar war, to the Elric brothers and up to the overthrow of the Fuhrer in Central, she knew that what she and her husband shared were enough to solidify their relationship and their bond to each other. There was no need for him to find comfort in other women, nor has she in other men. And then, there was Maes whom they both adored.
"He may have been a playboy once", Riza continued, "but his playboy days are now over. That phase in his life is now over".
For a while, there was silence between them.
Riza looking far away, smiling in deep thought, while her friend had that look in her face that was a cross between malcontent… and mischief.
"Hmm… You still have that gun under your pillow, don't you?", she asked half-laughing at the question.
"Yes, a 45-caliber pistol", she replied with an inward smile.
OWARI
A/N: Riza's friend here is based on the Manga Gaiden: Simple People, which was published in FMA: Book and Figure Red. The gaiden actually explained why Winry decided to wear earrings and why Riza decided to keep her hair long. Anyway, in Riza's part of the story, she was seen taking with another female officer as they made their way to the shooting range. Her name was never mentioned but by the way she acted towards Riza, she seemed like she was really good friend to her.
Hmm… Maes is missing, today, huh? Well, he'll be back next chapter… BWAHAHAHA! Look out Ed! He's out to get you! Or, maybe not…
In case you didn't get it, Riza's friend was suggesting that the reason why Roy won't cheat on her is because she has a gun under her pillow and will readily shoot him should he come home late or should she find out, or at least suspect, that he was cheating on her.
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