How it all began

Chapter 5

Roy watched in anticipation. Riza had called from the curtain that separated her expansive closet from her room for Joe to help zip up her dress. He slouched in his chair, wishing she had asked for his help instead.

His thoughts trailed off as the curtain flew open and Riza walked out. She wore a Black V-Neck that fell to the floor. She pulled her hair up as she walked in front of the mirror.

"Well are you going to say anything love?" Joe asked. After a minutes silence riza glanced at Roy. "He's talking to you" She giggled but as she looked back at him she could tell he couldn't talk anyway. He sat with his mouth slightly open, and he stared at her with not so much as a blink.

"Damn he's straight..." Joe grumbled then sighed. "Oh well that's never stopped me before."

"Oh yes, very Very straight" Roy finally muttered. "Well don't lose it at the first dress dear, how embarrassing..." Joe muttered. "That's right Roy, Joe makes me try on everything before we pick the best one." She explained. "That's right" Joe reenforced then picked out a tux. "While I fuss over this one on her you put this on" He ordered giving him the tux.

"I'm going to this thing?" He asked. "Oh yes, you'll get a tux, fancy shiny black shoes, Riza will try and teach you to ball dance, everything will be fine" Joe said quickly.

"WOH! Ball Dance?" He half yelled. "Hush, your making to much noise now get in there" Joe ordered as he waved his hand at him to move along.

Roy rolled his eyes and walked into the closet. He pulled his shirt off and looked around the racks of dresses, formal attire, shoes, and then a section,quite smaller than the others, of regular clothes. He pulled on the white business shirt, listening to Riza groan and Joe make high pitched huffs of frustration.

He pushed back the curtain as he was buttoning the jacket. Joe turned and smiled. "Gorgeous! I love it!" He squeaked. "Good then I don't have to try on the others" He sighed in relief. "Oh yes you do" Joe said then went back to Riza's side. "What?" Roy whimpered. "I just explained this to you Roy, where were you?" She asked.

He gapped. "I thought that was just over you because you're his daughter." He whined. "No, now suck it up it's going to be worse when you're tripping over yourself during the walse" She mumbled playing with her hair in the mirror as she spoke to him.

"Yeah, and about that, I have never felt the need to 'walse' in my life why should I start now?" He asked. "Roy, this is part of this as you call 'magical life'. If you're going to this party then you have to learn how to dance like these rich and snobby people" Riza sighed.

"Fine, then I wont go" Roy said as if that was that. Then the familiar sound of her father's voice came from the doorway. "Ohh I'm disappointed, I wanted to introduce you to the Fuhrer and all the other alchemists there..." He muttered. Roy gapped at him. "It would be the only time they are free from their busy schedules but I guess if your not going then we'll have to see if we can get them at HeadQuarters..." Her father sighed. Roy's mouth went up and down before he finally said. "No, No, I'm defiantly going! Will the Fuhrer really be there?" He asked. He smiled and pushed himself from the doorway to walk over to his daughter. "He will" he muttered as he greeted Riza with a kiss on the cheek. "How are you feeling?" He asked. "Fine" She answered.

"Did Roy give you your meds?" He asked Running the pad of his thumb over her cheek. She nodded and was shifted to the right slightly by Joe as he continued to nit pick at the dress she wore.

"Is this one of the last I hope?" Her father asked. "Nope, he just got here, its the first for both of us" She sighed. He rolled his eyes. "I am so sorry. Right after try eating something then showing Roy a thing or two on the dance floor." He laughed knowing how awkward it would be for a teenaged boy with no pervious dance instruction to learn fancy ball room dances, but Riza did it, so he had total confidence in Roy.

Riza stepped down and walked back into her closet with another dress, as Joe motioned for Roy to stand on the platform he had set in front of a full length mirror. Roy sighed and let Joe fiddle with the hems and cuffs.

Two hours, three orders from the kitchen staff, fifteen tuxes, and twenty dresses later they had found the perfect attire for the party. They, or rather joe, had settled on a white strapless dress that hit the floor, with a black sash that fell down one side of her hip and wrapped around her chest. Roy's suit was black with a white business shirt underneath along with the promised black ironed pants and shiny shoes Joe had been teasing him about earlier.

Roy sighed and laid on Riza's bed. "I'm so tired" He grumbled. Riza sat on the bed beside him and sighed. "And you thought my life was perfect" She sighed then stood. "Come on" she muttered. "What? Where are we going?" He asked.

"I gotta teach you how to not step on my feet while dancing" She muttered. "What?" He groaned. "We just tried on clothes for hours! You may be used to it, but im not. I am a guy, I am a regular guy who doesn't try on fancy clothes over and over again until he can't feel his feet, who doesn't dance, let alone ball room dancing! I am a normal guy Riza give me a break!" He whined.

"You can beer and scratch yer ass later, we have a dead line." She said and walked to the door. She turned waiting for him. He groaned. "Fine, but just know before you teach me not to step on your feet you're gonna have to teach me to dance first" he sighed as he got out of bed and slowly walked to her.

"Just be happy you already can't feel your feet" She muttered. "My poor feet..." He whimpered. "Hush or Ill let Joe teach you" She threatened. Immediately quieting, Roy inwardly groaned. This would be a long night.

Maddie Brown

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