Originally written for the first day of Royai Week 2013. The prompt- "Firsts". I do not own FMA. Enjoy!
It's impossible for Riza Hawkeye to forget her first kiss. What made it so unforgettable in her mind wasn't the kiss itself (although that was a little bit why, if she was being honest) but the man that she shared it with and the promise that it held.
At seventeen years old, Roy Mustang had been Riza's first kiss.
It happened in the early morning hours on the day Roy was to leave for the military, when the two of them had been unable to sleep and had somehow gotten into a conversation about the future, about what the two of them planned to do after that morning became just another one in the catalogue of their lives. Roy, as he had told Riza before, was going to make the country better using the alchemy her father had taught him. He was going to help create a beautiful future for everyone, a thought that brought Riza a great amount of comfort.
What he said next, however, surprised her.
"And once I'm done making a beautiful future for everyone else, Riza, I'd like to make you a part of mine. If you'll have me, that is."
Riza blinked at him, shocked.
"Roy, do you mean that...once you've done everything you plan on doing...you're going to come back for me?"
Roy nodded. "I have no intention of just leaving you here by yourself, Riza. I love you too much to do that. That's why, whenever I come back, I want to marry you. I want to give you that future that you believe in, the one where everyone is living happily. I'm afraid that you won't get that kind of future here, which would be a tragedy if that were the case. You deserve a beautiful future, Riza. You deserve someone who loves you, someone who'll make sure you're safe and always taken care of...and, if you'll let me, I want to be that 'someone.'"
A flurry of emotions battled for supremacy inside of Riza as she processed everything that Roy had just said to her. Happiness seemed to be fighting the hardest, its elation that Riza's feelings for her father's student were reciprocated causing a light bubbly feeling to form in her stomach. Confusion, however, wasn't too far behind, its bewilderment at Roy's sudden declaration leaving Riza with the onset of a headache. Last but not least was just pure shock- shock that Roy thought of her the same way she thought of him and that he had plans that were this extensive about his- their- future. Riza groaned and put her head in her hands, trying to get all of these conflicting emotions to coexist peacefully.
Roy frowned and got up from his place in the chair across from her, making his way towards her and then kneeling so that he was at eye-level with Riza and her place on the couch.
"Are you OK? I'm sorry that I upset you like this; I was trying not to. I'll understand if you don't wanna marry me, really, I will, but I just wanted you to know how much I care about you and I'll still make sure you're OK, no matter what, and-"
"It's not that," Riza said, her voice muffled from the obstruction her hands caused. "Well, it is but it isn't." Riza lifted her head, her arms going slack at her sides as she looked into Roy's eyes, frowning at the worry that she found in them. "I want that future, Roy. I want the future that you just told me about...every part of it," Riza confessed, a small smile appearing on her face that Roy shortly returned. "It's just...overwhelming."
"Sorry," Roy repeated, his small smile turning apologetic.
"You don't need to be," Riza mumbled as her mind finally calmed down. After a moment of silence, she spoke again.
"So, you're going to come back?"
"Yes."
"You're going to marry me?"
"Absolutely."
"Come hell or high water?"
"Come hell or high water. "
"Promise?"
Roy smiled softly and, after another moment of silence that was spent simply looking into each other's eyes, he leaned over and kissed her. The sudden action took Riza aback but, a few moments later, she relaxed into it, the corner of her mouth curving upward at the slight taste of the peppermint tea that Riza had made for the two of them earlier in the morning as an attempted remedy for their insomnia. The two stayed like this for what felt like an immeasurable amount of time before Roy pulled away gently, the same soft smile he had worn beforehand gracing his lips.
"Promise."
AN: Aaaaand this is how I'm cheating. I've been wanting to use my Royai Week stuff for a while now in this story, and didn't have the chance until now. I'll be doing this every once in a while, if the next prompt fits one of the one-shots/drabbles I made. Anyway, have a Happy Halloween and I hope to see you guys again soon!