Sparking Interest

Chapter 9

The door swung open, a sickening crunch as the doorknob went straight threw the paster of the wall. Hughes followed behind and pulled it from the wall and groaned. "There going to make us fix that" he mumbled.

Roy stood at the window, glaring outside as if he could pinpoint Collins from a thousands miles away. Hughes sighed. "Is isn't because of you" he muttered. "Of course it is. He wants to hurt me for putting him behind bars" Roy growled. "How would he know you two are together? You two just got together" Hughes suggested. Roy glanced at the floor. "I've stayed at her apartment. If he was watching her he'd know that" he muttered.

Hughes sighed. "Of course you have." he muttered. "Look, we'll put bodies on her. Everything will be fine, he wont get within twenty feet of her" hughes began and was interrupted with Roy's hiss. "He sure as hell wont!"

Hughes stared at him. "Roy, im on your side remember?" he reminded. Roy sighed. "Im sorry. I know." he muttered sitting at his desk and setting his head in his hands.

"Roy, there's nothing to worry about, She'll be fine" he soothed. Roy glanced up. "where is she?" He asked. "ahh, I think she went to the target practice" he muttered.

Roy stood and made his way out the door, slamming the door shut, causing plaster to crunch and fall to the floor. Hughes sighed and ran his hand down his face. "oh boy"

Riza took a deep breath as she clicked the trigger again and again. Each bullet creating a hole in the middle of the black outline of a man fifty feet away.

She heard a thump, and turned her body sharply to the side, pointing her gun at Roy. She took a deep breath and then let it fall to her side.

"You'll be okay" he muttered. She sighed. "I know." she replied just as softly. "I wont let anything happen to you, you know that right" he muttered walking to her and wrapping his arms around her waist. "Roy, it's fine really. I don't need you to protect me" she muttered turning and pressing the button to pull the mark up close so she could admire her shots.

He smirked and whispered in her ear. "I know, but I want to" he muttered. She glanced at him for a second out of the corner of her eyes. "Come on, ill take you home." he said. "ok, hold on" She muttered as she glanced over the sheet in front of them.

"Nice hu?" She smirked very proud of herself. He smirked and kissed her temple. "Very nice. I have total confidence that you can handle your own" he said kissing her gently. "Good then, so then I won't have body guards crawling around my apartment right?" She said happily.

Roy sighed. "bout that..." He began and removed his arms from her. He turned around and headed for the stairs.

"you're moving in with me" he finished quickly then made his way up the stairs in effort to end the stubborn fight he knew she would give. "Wait what!" She called chasing him up the stairs.

He sighed and decided to face her. He was determined to win this one no matter what anyway. "Riza, we can't go back to your apartment, he may be watching it." he said as she made her way to him. "I don't care! He's stalking me, he gets pleasure out of this, if I change my life because of him it'll only urge him on." she growled. "I don't care if he wins this round or not, I will not let you be in harms way" he replied as he made his way to his office.

She followed close behind. "You wont be able to find him if you keep me locked away safely!" She grumbled. "Yes we will, he's still out there weather your in his sights or not. So Im going to keep you in my sight until he is caught." Roy said as he turned into his office.

"Since when does Roy Mustang take the safe rout out!" she yelled. He turned and gave her the closest thing he could to a glare. "Sine you became the target!" he yelled fiercely at her. She took a step back, shocked he raised his voice so loudly to her. He took a deep breath then turned to see his men staring at him.

He stood silent, slightly ashamed before walking over to his desk.

He took his coat and muttered "Hughes, your in charge until we find this guy. Assure everyone who notices our absence that I am guarding hawkeye and wont be back at work with her until you finish the case." he muttered. Riza crossed her arms in a unspoken seethe as he walked out from behind his desk. "Get anything you need we might not be back for a week or two" he suggested as Hughes grabbed his sleeve and pulled him out the door.

"Man, she's obviously not happy with this arrangement." hughes mumbled stuffing his hands in his pockets. "Well when she outranks me she can call the shots" he grumbled. Hughes sighed. "I know you're only trying to protect her, but you've got to give her a little room to breath, you know she won't like being kept boarded up" He added. "Don't tell me how to handle my girlfriend" he mumbled as he glanced back inside the office hearing her every choice word mumbled underneath her breath.

Riza grumbled as she walked to her desk and pulled a couple files before shoving them in her bag. She walked out of the door, past the two mumbling guys and down the hall. Roy nodded to hughes, then followed after her.

Riza opened the door to the underground parking lot and blindly walked into the middle of the road. Roy called to her as he ran down the rest of the steps and pushed the door open.

"Hey!" he called to her. She turned and glared at him. "what?" she asked.

"Listen! You can be mad at me if you want but you can not leave my sight understood" he ordered. "Understood Sir!" she growled then turned continuing to his car. "Riza Im sorry if you don't like it but I have to take care of you!" he yelled as he followed behind her. "I can provide for myself Roy, I already told you im not a civilian! I can take care of myself." She called turning around to face him. Roy's eyes widened as the screeching of a car came around the corner.

"Riza!" he yelled and ran to her. He lunged at her, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. They rolled from the force of his jump, stopping only as he smacked into the curb. Riza blinked her eyes open as she felt Roy grab the gun from her hip. He set his hands on her chin and turned her head to look at him. "You okay?" he asked. She huffed and nodded. He nodded and jump up and ran around the bend the white car had turned at, and lifted his arms to shoot, only to yelp in pain and let his arm fall again. He growled as the car made another sharp turn out of sight.

"Shit" he growled then ran to the metal door. "I need some help down here!" he yelled. Riza blinked blankly, what just happened?She glanced up as four blue suites came running down and out from the stair well.

She watched as Roy gripped his side and filled them in. He turned and pointed with his hand that had clutched his ribs to her. They nodded and one climbed the stairs once again, while the other's jumped in a black car and pulled quickly out of the parking lot.

Roy turned back to her. She stood and looked at him sadly. He walked to her and brought his hand to the side of her neck. "Are you okay?" he asked again. She glanced down at his side. "You're hurt" she muttered. "I'm fine. But there's no doubt that was Collins. He's graduating." he sighed then winced slightly. "What do you mean?" she asked. "Now, he's trying to kill his victims" he answered then looked her over.

"Are you sure you didn't get hit?" he asked running his hand down her arm and side. She pushed his hand away. "He could have hit you you idiot What the hell did you think you were doing!" she yelled. "He was aiming for you! what was I supposed to do!" He growled. "You could have died!" she yelled. "Im protecting you! if I didn't do anything he would have killed you!" He growled. She opened his mouth but he interrupted. "Riza, do not fight me on this one thing please..." he muttered.

They turned as their team mates came running down the stairs.

"What happened?" Hughes asked. "Collins was here." Roy muttered holding his side once again. "Shit really?" Havoc gapped. "Either him or some other psycho after Riza" He growled. "He came around the corner in a white van." Riza muttered.

Roy set his hand on her lower back and pushed her gently to Hughes.

"Take her to the infirmary. Make sure she doesn't have a scratch that goes untreated." he ordered. Riza turned to face him. "Roy! Your the one who's hurt!" She yelled. Roy glanced at her then to Hughes. "Roy, if your hurt you have to go to you know that, We've got things covered here. You go, then as soon as your discharged you can take her to a safe place. We've got Collins on the run, he wont follow you, and he wont know where you are if you don't leave the apartment." hughes explained.

Roy sighed. He knew his friend was right. To get to his apartment without Collins following, they would have to get checked out and leave as soon as possible. He sighed then winced at taking a deep breath. He nodded and gestured for Riza to follow him. As they made there way up the stairs she looked up at him as he muttered.

"You just couldn't let me go could you" he muttered, not even turning around to look at her. "And what good would you do? You can't lift your arm up above your shoulder you must have a broken rib." She replied. "Im in command here" he grumbled as he lead her to the infirmary. "Really?" she began. He turned to look at her right stopping right before the door to the empty hospital wing, raising an eye brow at her question of authority.

"Last I heard you gave command to Hughes until this was all over. I believe so you could make sure I didn't leave my apartment." she finished sarcastically before walking around him and into the infirmary. He growled and turned to follow.

Roy sat up straight, wincing slightly as he pulled his arms threw his button down white shirt. Riza pushed herself off the metal table and walked over to him. She ran her fingers over his bandaged chest. The man had looked her twice over at Roy's order before he even let him anywhere near him. As she had stressed so many times before, the man found her to only have a few bruises and a bump to the head, and Roy to have a fractured rib. Nevertheless, Roy ordered him to do what seemed like every test known to man.

"I'm sorry" she muttered. He set his hand on her lower back pulling her closer to his chest. "For" he asked as he rubbed small circles in her lower back.

"You were just trying to protect me. It was my fault you got hurt" she muttered rubbing his side gently and leaning her head down.

"This is in no way your fault" he said, his fingers grazing her cheek and pulling her head up to look at him. He smiled and pressed his lips to hers gently.

He gasped as she ran her tongue over his bottom lip, and muttered "oww" at the sharp intake. She sighed and pulled back. "I guess it'll be awhile before I can make it up to you" she muttered suggestively. He let out a pain filled groan. Damn her for knowingly teasing him like that. He sighed. "Promise to listen to me from now on?" he said sternly. "Promise, but don't think my stubbornness will go away just like that" she grumbled. "Believe me, I know" he replied as he slipped off the table and onto the floor. "Let's get out of here" he muttered as he buttoned up the business shirt he wore before taking her hand and leading her out of the clinic.

"Good news Mrs. Hawkeye, Only one of the tests came back positive, you're..." he began then glanced to the two empty metal tables. With a sigh he slapped the folder shut and tossed it onto the counter.

Maddie Brownܣ

Miss Mustang: Yeah something new WOOHOO

Melis2a: It's that obvious hu? haha

obsessed dreamer: yeah with roy's protective personality I don't think he'd let her out of his sight. oh and the steering clear of relationships is a good strategy, I should try that...

Diamondprincess: Yeah I thought it would be more suspense that it really was...but oh well

Sayomi XD: Yeah that was another thing that was kinda foreseen.

loyalsoul: glad you think so

MoonStarDutchess: I hope you don't mind if I quote Havoc Potato Pamato

Selene Illusinia: Love to here from you!

Anicka: I can't imagine a world without chocolate, so they better of at least had that!

PS k help help I know it says your not supposed to post stuff where you ask about other stories or for people to make stories so hush hush cus you like me and don't want to see me kicked to the curb. Now, back when I had a dell I bookmarked all my stories I read like all the time, and now since it caught the blue screen of death (oh and by the way, once again my battery isn't seeing that the cord is in so I have to go back to the apple store and explain how much a handful I am and that my battery simply couldn't take it and was once again driven to suicide,) in any case I can't remember what the name of this Sango Miroku story is and I don't know who the author was. It had something to do with Miroku being hired to kill her or something, with spray on tans and he was her college art teacher so he could get close to her. The only other thing I remember is "Kagome Not on my bed" and a very risque scene in a dressing room of a lingerie store...Please help the story might have been kicked off and sent to AdulltFanfiction for that scene but if you come across it help me k! I've been looking but I can't find it. Pouting

Maddie