#30: Conversation

Another strange day in Central, First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye thought as she strolled down one of the larger hallways in the Central HQ. She'd left Mustang's office over twenty minutes ago, and knew that something was happening.

When she left the office to get some paperwork from the information department, Riza could have sworn she heard screams coming from somewhere around the employ break room, and only a short time afterwards she saw a shirtless Armstrong running towards the break room.

Riza sighed as she looked down at the paperwork she was carrying. It's going to be another long night. The colonel would probably put off the work until the end of the day, causing Riza to stay overtime with him to help finish.

She approached the wing where Mustang's company had their offices, and proceeded down the straight corridor to his office. She briefly glanced into the offices that lined the dully-colored hallway, noting that everyone except for Havoc and Fury was in their office. Even stranger, Mustang's door was shut and she could hear muffled shouts coming from behind the door. Riza knocked cautiously as she stopped in front of the maple door.

"WHAT IS IT?" Mustang shouted, voice aggravated, from inside the office.

"First Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, sir."

"Come in." He didn't sound any happier.

She opened the door to see Havoc and Fury sitting in front of the colonel's desk, and Armstrong (still shirtless mind you) leaning against one of the walls with his arm's folded.

"What is it Hawkeye?" She looked over at Mustang to see that he was not in a pleased mood.

"I've brought more paperwork for you sir," Riza stated simply.

"I see," he looked over at Major Armstrong, "you're dismissed Major, and," Mustang shot cold glares at the two men in front of him, "I'll be talking with you two later." Riza saluted and stepped out of the doorway as the three men exited, little Cain's face a blistering red.

The colonel rubbed his temples as Riza set down the next set of paperwork on his desk.

"What happened?" Riza asked inquiringly.

Mustang sighed as he leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes. "Denny Brosh walked into the staff room and interrupted an intimate moment between Jean and Cain. He screamed bloody murder and ran off to Armstrong, who went in and dragged those two to my office." He let out another heavy sigh as he started to rub the sides of his head again.

"Sounds like this is going to get messy fast sir," Riza replied, resting her weight on the side of his desk.

"It already is. I don't want to think about how fast this is spreading, knowing Brosh. Plus, I'm going to have to have a little chat with Havoc and Fury about keeping their personal life out of work."

"You mean you're not going to break them up?"

"And have to transfer one of them? Not on my life, and it wouldn't really be fair to them either."

"There are no fraternizations aloud between soldiers of the State Military sir," she promptly reminded him of the little rule.

"Just as long as no one finds out about it, right Hawkeye," he gave her a small little wink and his boyish grin.

Riza shook her head and gave off a small smile, "Right sir. The one thing that I find funny about this is that they used the employee break room, where anyone could have easily walked into—"

"Which did happen," Roy interrupted.

"—instead of using one of their offices, where they could have locked the door."

"Just like we do, and that's why we haven't been caught." Roy pulled her into his lap and wrapped his arms around her lower back. Riza cradled his head in her shoulder.

"We both really should have this conversation with those two."


"Love can make the heart do crazy things."
-Me


AN: Two updates in two days! Amazing! I'll reply to comments in the next one because I need to go get ready for dinner! Later ya'll!

PS- corny ending I know!