A/N: Hello there! I haven't got the 12 reviews that I wanted to have, but I just needed to post this chapter now. That's why it is here, though the blue number above isn't twelve. See, I'm a good authoress. I update. So be a good reader and review after reading. I want to thank all of You who left reviews: I love You soooo much!!! Here's Your next chapter.

Disclaimer: No, I still don't own Hagaren. I still have not taken over the world. Hell, I don't even have my own laptop yet. What a cruel life...

Anyway...

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Having fun

The next day Riza was greeted with a huge smile on Havoc's face when she entered the office. She smiled back and went to her desk.

"Hi", said the second lieutenant as she walked past him.

"Hi", she replied, sending him a cheerful glance.

Everyone else looked at each other, but then they just shrugged and returned to whatever they were doing (definitely not working, as we all know).

As she decided the previous day, Riza was going to have as much fun as she could. She was in love with her friend Havoc, after all. And he loved her too. Nevermind that it was all set up… Who cares? Riza smiled invisibly at the thought that soon… soon her colonel would HAVE to notice her. As someone more that a subordinate, that is. Riza was perfectly aware that it was pure cheating, but she just couldn't resist. She didn't know any other way to get Roy's attention. She did feel a little guilty, but so should he. She was always loyal and faithful, she deserves him beyond doubt.

But first, there was Havoc…

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Having fun

"Care to eat lunch with me?"

Riza lifted her head to see the second lieutenant looking at her.

"I'll just finish this report", she replied. "It won't take long."

"I can wait", smiled Havoc.

After a minute the lieutenant scribbled her signature at the bottom of the paper and stood up. They both left the office arm to arm, making the others exchange confused looks.

"What's up?", asked Breda curiously.

Fuerry shook his head slightly. "No idea."

But the two, who were just headed to the Headquarters cafeteria, could care less about what their co-workers were thinking about them. They talked casually as they approached their destination.

"Man. I'm really tired", said Havoc when they were already sitting by the table, their lunches in front of them. "I can't explain why, but this whole office work is much more exhausting that being on a battlefield."

"That's because here you have to overstrain your brain", Riza took a small bite of her sandwich. "You have to think constantly, and that makes you feel dizzy and tired. As for the battlefield, you don't get much time to get exhausted, do you?", she winked. That was something really unusual of her.

Havoc stared at her for a while. "You're really smart," he said finally. "Just as I thought. I mean, you have to be smart since you deal with all your work that well and think for all of us. Had it not been for you, I can't even imagine what would've happened."

"Nothing too big I guess," she replied casually. "I think you would do somehow without me."

Havoc shook his head.

"No," he said softly, looking at her. "No, I don't think so."

She looked back. "You don't?"

"I don't." There was silence for a short while before he continued. "And you know what? You should get rid of that hairclip of yours. You look much prettier with your hair down."

She raised her eyebrows at this comment. "Really?"

"Yep," he nodded. "Really."

They looked at each other, and then they both grinned widely.

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"Oh nooooooo!!!"

About two hours after the lunch the door burst open to reveal Breda, who had gone to take some papers to the library. He returned terrified, which surprised everyone to the highest point. However, no one was quick enough to ask the question before the second lieutenant hissed: "He's here!!! He's coming here!!!"

"But who?", questioned Fuerry.

His answer arrived very quickly in the form of no other than major Alex Louis Armstrong.

"Hello my dear friends!!!" His voice would be loud enough to alarm the whole city. "What a beautiful day we have!"

"What's so beautiful?", muttered Breda under his breath. His whisper was barely audible. But not enough, it turned out.

"Oh, let me explain it to you, my fellow!", answered Armstrong, surprising everyone.

"How could you hear him?" Fallman could't resist to ask.

"It's an almighty ability to read from the lips which has been…"

"…passed down in your family for generations", they all finished in unison. "Yeah, we know."

Armstrong blinked in astonishment.

"If you have something to tell us," Mustang rubbed his face with one hand, "do it quickly." It wasn't that he didn't like the major. He just… didn't like his presence around.

"You will be delighted to hear this, as I am!" Armstrong immediately returned to his usual self. "You may believe it or not, but…"

The tears of happiness started forming in his eyes. Sparkles were everywhere. Oh yeeeaaah, sparkles!

"Sergeant Denny Brosh and first lieutenant Maria Ross," continued the major, "they are getting married!!!"

Silence.

"Aren't you delighted…?", asked Armstrong, looking from one to other, apparently very, very disappointed.

"Oh… oh yes, of course we are", they started assuring him. "Obviously, yeah."

Havoc looked at Riza, his eyes glowing with an evil idea. She caught his glance and instantly began wondering what he was about.

"We are very happy", the second lieutenant adressed the major. "But it's a pity that lieutenant Ross would have to leave the military."

Armstrong stared at him, confused.

"Leave the military?" he asked.

"Well yeah," explained Havoc. "You know, she will have to take care of their house, and everything…"

"Right," interrupted Riza, who finally understood Jean's game. "And when she gets pregnant she won't be able to work much, you know. And then she will have to raise the child…"

"Because sergeant Brosh will be constantly at work, earning the money…" continued Havoc.

"And it wouldn't be enough, since our earnings are really low…", reminded Riza.

Mustang's eyes wandered from his first to his second lieutenant, as if he was watching a ping pong match. That was also the case with all the other ones present.

"They will live just hand to mouth, while Denny has only the rank of a sergeant, which isn't that much…", Havoc shook his head sadly.

"Yeah, that's going to be hard for them…", Riza agreed with the same expression

"Oh stop it!!!", Armstrong burst out with tears. "I can't believe it! Is it really this bad?"

Both nodded, looking as if they were extremely sorry.

"NOOO!!!", cried the major in pure despair. "I must tell them!!! I must stop them!!!"

With this, he ran out of the office. Everyone looked at each other, and then chuckled a little. Exept for the colonel, who was frowning slightly, deep in his thoughts.

"That was mean", Breda elbowed Havoc. "You spoiled his fun."

"Not my problem." The blonde put his hands behind his head and leaned back comfortably in his chair. "At least he shut up."

"And you too", Breda pointed his index finger at Riza accusingly. "You took part in this as well."

"Don't pretend that it bothers you," she shrugged. "Besides, it was fun, wasn't it?"

"Well…", he hesitated. "It was, but… don't take it too personally, but… it's just not like you, if you know what I mean."

She smiled widely. "I think I know. But maybe it's time to change?"

Everyone looked at her with wide eyes. She didn't care. She felt very different since yesterday. As if her life had rapidly changed into a happy and peaceful one. She was cheerful for no reason. She was less strict and didn't pay that much attention to what she was saying or doing as she used to. She loosened her stern manners. And she smiled almost all the time.

You know how it is to be in love.

What's more, she felt appreciated. There was finally someone who noticed her and her hard work. Even if this was a fake love, she felt satisfied. She winked at the man who used to be her best friend, and now was aspiring to be some more.

He grinned at her playfully.

Somehow, Breda, Fuerry and Fallman felt that something strange was going on. But the one most alert was the colonel who was thinking intensively at the moment. Finally, he looked up at his aide, his expression bewildered. Riza laughed mentally at this and took in the sight. The look on Mustang's face was priceless.

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"You know, everyone is looking at us very suspiciously", stated Havoc, while Riza was packing her stuff to go home. Or rather, to be driven home.

"So what?", she shrugged, but his comment made her also shiver slightly. He was damn right. What do they think? What does the colonel think?

"No, nothing," he replied. "Just for you to know."

"I've noticed that. But there's nothing wrong in having a bit of fun, is there?" she raised her eyebrows playfully and grasped her bag.

"I guess not."

They were just about to leave the office when Havoc's leg suddenly got entangled into something. He pulled it, but it wouldn't move. He rapidly lost his balance and tried to support himself by leaning against Riza's shoulder, but he was too heavy. They both fell over, hitting the floor pretty hard, with the lieutenant letting out a small scream. Luckily, there weren't any hard pieces of furniture around that they could hit.

"I'm sorry," Havoc immediately started apologizing. "I'm so sorry…"

"No problem," she shook her head, rubbing her lower back. "Man, that was sudden…"

They searched for the reason of their little accident and found a thin telefone cord. It was wrapped around Havoc's right foot.

They looked at each other for a while, and then burst uncontrollably with sincere laughter.

The door opened and revealed colonel Mustang, who apparently forgot something from the office. He stared at the two, who immediately stopped laughing and stood up, trying to regain their composure. Roy quirked an eyebrow as he watched them salute and walk past him out of the room. But just when they were far enough, they started laughing again. Still chuckling, they got into Havoc's car.

Meanwhile Roy was standing in the same spot they have left him. He was frowning at his thoughts. Something was surely not normal.

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A/N: Ok, this wasn't particularily adorable. But I need to develop the relationship between Riza and Havoc, and I used this chapter to do so. Also, if you will be a good reader and review, there is going to be more action (not only emotional) in the fourth chapter. Our love triangle is going to develop and... No, I'm not going to spoil you the fun (poor Armstrong). But notice that Roy is getting... hm... jealous?

Review and find out what is going to happen in the next chapter!

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