Wow, I haven't updated since March. I meant to, really I did, but I'm a terribly lazy person, and just never got around to it. I set up a deviant art account ( hagarenfangirl. ), so you can see some of my mostly crappy art. I'm counting the days until the FMA movie comes out, which is September 12th according to . I'll try to get the next chapter up a little faster, it should be easier since I moved and no longer have to share a computer.

Disclaimer: As I'm sure you're well aware, FMA was created by Hiromu Arakawa-sensei and I don't own it, I just help fund it by spending all my cash on it.

Much to her surprise, Hughes had actually let Sciezka go home a little early today. Now she stood in front of her closet, taking out books and clothes and tossing them onto her bed. "I have absolutely nothing to wear," she thought to herself. "Maybe I should just stick with the uniform… wait a minute, I wonder if this still fits."

This was a very cute little dress that really brought out her eyes. She had seen it on her way to a used bookstore, and bought it on impulse. Working at a library and spending all of her spare time (and some work time) reading, she had never felt a need to look particularly cute, and so she'd never worn the dress. She put it on, and was pleased to discover that it fit perfectly. A quick glance at the clock told her it was time to go; she didn't want to miss her- Was this a date? She wondered about it as she went out the door. In most of the love stories she'd read, dates involved dinner or dancing or a long, romantic walk through a beautiful park… Anyone could go for some coffee together; friends, coworkers, anyone. "Probably best not to get my hopes up," she decided.

Jean Havoc couldn't help but grin when he saw Fury heading toward the door just a little faster than he usually did. "So did anything interesting happen today?" he inquired.

Fury stopped. "Yes, as a matter of fact someone cut that phone cord you seemed to know so much about," he responded.

"Any idea as to who did it?"

"Well, there was no evidence, and nothing to report," Fury said, "But I have a few suspicions."

"You don't say. So did you ask her yet?" Jean asked.

"Yeah, I did. We're about to go get some coffee." Cain replied.

"Coffee? Are you serious? You don't take a girl out for coffee, it's … it's just not right! Girls like romance- candlelight dinners and dancing and stuff like that." Jean told him. Honestly, he was no Roy Mustang, but even he knew that.

"Okay, okay, I'll see if she'd rather go to dinner," Fury said.

"That's better. You should probably get going, you don't want to be late." Havoc watched Fury leave, then went to find a few people. He found Breda, and Falman getting ready to leave, too. "Hey, guys, it's time to pay up!" he announced with a smug look on his face.

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Nearly everyone had already left, and Riza had just filed the last piece of paperwork she had to take care of today. She had just a little more time to kill before she started home. "I guess I could organize the Colonel's desk; that would take some time," she thought to herself. She opened the door to his office, and was surprised to find him sleeping at the desk. It had been a busy day for Mustang. Another uprising had broken out in some eastern village, and the phone had been ringing almost nonstop all day. It seemed a few of the higher ups wanted to blame the young Colonel for this incident, even though it obviously had nothing to do with him. "I'll just let him sleep," Riza thought to herself, slowly closing the door. The hinge creaked a bit, and Roy opened his eyes.

"Huh? Who is it?" he asked sleepily.

"Sorry to wake you, sir; I wasn't aware you were still here," Riza answered. "I'll go."

"No," Roy said, waking up, "I want you to stay."

Oooh, weren't expecting that last scene, were you? Have I decided it was time for some RoyXRiza, or does he just want to discuss the latest uprising? (I haven't quite decided.) Next chapter should answer that question, and cover at least part of Fury and Sciezka's date. Please review, and voice your opinion of what should happen next. I'll try really hard to update in less than half a year.