Chapter 3: Why me?

Riza awoke once more. But her surroundings where different, she was in a fancy room, and she was tied up to a bed. There was a window, and outside she could see the ocean. "Wth? where am I?" Riza reached for the knife in her shoe, not there. "KUSO!" As Riza sat in despair her fathers voice was running through her head.

"ELIZABETH!! Go to your mother and help her!!" These flash backs where starting to tear her apart... Recently she's been slacking off and daydreaming, the only thing that's been running through her head is her tragic past. "DAIT ALL! These flash backs wont leave me alone, I've never had these problems before, I mean, I've thought about it before, but nothing like this!

A man then walked into the room. His face wasn't familiar. "Hello, Elizabeth Jane Hawkeye." what? Only my dad calls me that! Who does he think he is? Riza just glared him down in silence.
"Why so hostile? You might not remember but I was your fathers... friend."

The man smiled and said, "I'm glad those brutes didn't harm you, I was afraid they'd do something very naughty." His eyebrows raised then he curled his lips reveling a screwed up smirk.

"He sent those guys after me? What does he want? What kind of connection does he have with my father?" Riza's mother was dead, her younger brother and sister where also. Her father and she were the only ones left from the Hawkeye family. Everyone else had been killed.
"That day...I don't remember much about the killer... but I remember everything else.. so much, that I wish I was also killed. The sight was... devastating."

Riza finally spoke, "What do want with me?" her glare loosened a little.

The man smiled, " nothing big... only... your hand in marriage." Riza's eyes stayed the same but inside she was shocked.

"My son, of coarse is the man who shall marry you. He's a respectable young man of 25, he's handsome, intelligent and is the perfect man for you."

Riza didn't quite know what to say. "Why me?" The man laughed, "your perfect for him. I also believe this is what your father wanted."
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-Back at the military station-

"We have finally found a lead, it took me two days!" Hueghs said.

Soon they where headed to the slums, where they believed Riza was. After they arrived, they questioned people about the vehicle. Which lead to them storming into a café/bar.

"EVERYBODY GET ON THE FLOOR! We're looking for a young female, hair - blonde, red eyes and approximately 20 years old! HAS ANYBODY SEEN HER??!!" Roy snapped his gloves and sparks arose. Everybody did as he said, people where murmuring "flame alchemist" "omg!".

Roy stepped forward. "I won't repeat myself, now ANSWER ME!"

The bartender lifted his head and spoke. "I saw a large man bring in a young lady with that same description except I couldn't see her eyes because they where closed, but other then that it was the same."

"Where did they go?" Roy eased up his glare.

"Well, it was about yesterday when he brought her in on his shoulder and then about an hour later another man entered and left with the young lady, she was asleep a believe... or maybe knocked out."

"Do you remember if she was wounded? Hurt in any manner??" Roy's eyes showed lots of compassion. Which was slightly out of character. Hueghs stepped forward and whispered into Roy's ear.

"Calm down Roy, stay composed!" Roy closed his eyes and took a deep breath as he opened them into a glare. If any other person were to have told him that, he probably would have turned them into ashes.

"I think she had a little dried blood at the side of her mouth and a bruised eye but that's all." The bartender said, thoughtfully as he rubbed his head.

Roy sighed in relief. His voice returned to his usual tone, serious when on a case. "Do you know where that man left with her?"

"The man was very rich so I'm pretty sure he's in a hotel right now. Let's see the richest most expensive hotel around here would be in central city, Sunset Crest. I believe its name is."

Roy thanked him and rewarded him with 100 dollars.
They where now off to Central city. Arriving there in about an hour or so since the drive to central from eastern is about that time, they entered the hotel. Asked the attendant lady if a man and a young lady with red eyes and blond hair came in here and checked in.

"Well, I do remember something like that..."

"What room did they get?" Roy asked inventively.

"I'm not sure I'm allowed to tell you something like that." she said shyly.

Roy was slightly disappointed but then a thought popped into his head. "haha, i wont let her resist me." He looked her into the eyes and smirked.

Roy reached out and touched her face. She blushed the color of scarlet roses.
"Your a cute one, aren't you?" Roy said in a whisper.

Roy came in for a kiss, she could almost taste his lips. Then the phone rang. twitch

The lady at the stand uttered... and Roy's perfect chance just slipped by.
"Crap!" he said to himself.
The lady answered the phone still blushing madly. She talked with someone for about 5 minutes and all the while Roy was leaning against her counter just watching her, the look in his eyes where smug and devilish but at the same time they where mysterious, the look all girls fall for I guess. After she was finished, Roy resumed where they last left off.

"Now... tell me, what room was it?"
His warm yet icy breathe was to overwhelming for her. She was caught in his gaze of wonder.(Something he made up while doing this to another lady he was trying to get information out of a while ago, a gaze so strong only one can resist it... of coarse Riza...) She moaned, "floor 3, room 12C".

"Arigatou." Roy said as he lightly kissed her. Nothing special, he coolly walked away. Went to the elevator and arrived on floor 3. Now to find the room.