AUTHOR'S NOTE: I'm aware that not only is this part sappy it's also VERY short, but before you condemn me, allow me to redeem myself in Chapter 6, it involves Mustang, a wooden spoon and well even more fluff! WOOT!

Chapter V: What's on my Mind

Riza Hawkeye's Apartment

Central

1825 Local

Riza made it through the remainder of the day without any more singing as she went from place to place, but that didn't ease her pounding headache. She lay on the couch with a cloth on her forehead and then turned on her side suddenly and sighed as she looked at a picture of Roy on her coffee table.

"Baby I would do anything for you
Nobody's ever treated me quite like you do
I've wasted too much time…" She mumbled the tune, but Black Hayate's ears perked right up. Riza sighed as the dog came to sit beside the couch and look up at her, his round eyes sparkling. With a sigh she went on her voice a low hum.

"I've wasted too much time,
And I'm gonna tell you what's on my mind," Riza's hand fell and she stroked Black Hayate's ears.
"I was wrong all along
There could be somebody like thee
Here we are finally
I've found my, I've found my…" Riza paused and sat up a little her eyes still fixed on the picture. What was he to her exactly? Her superior officer… yes that was it. Groaning she laid back down again.

"Maybe it'll be quite sometime
I love you forever and we will be waiting in time
I'm wasting no more time
I'm wasting no more time
I'm always gonna tell you what's on my mind…" As the last note lulled from her lips, Riza stood up so fast Black Hayate barked. Patting him on the head and ignoring her dizziness she dashed around her apartment and then grabbing her coat she ran out the door, and kept running.

Halfway across town in fact. She finally came to a screeching halt in front of the door to Mustang's apartment. Taking a minute to catch her breath she leaned against the door and gasped,

"I was wrong all along
There could be somebody like thee
Here we are finally
I've found my… I've found my…" Riza looked at the numbers on the door and standing straight she finished confidently as she knocked on the door.

"One true love."