Her Secret Garden

By: Antiquefirefly

Disclaimer: Full Metal Alchemist and the characters therein are property of Himoru Arakawa. I own nothing, save a plotline, and a few original characters.

A/N: OK, there may be possible spoilers for the manga in the next chapter, as I am trying to follow along with it. If you know who Roy's first alchemy teacher is your good, otherwise spoilers await.

Chapter II "Unable"

A new day dawned at central, one without a certain blonde lieutenant, and one that was not treating Roy kindly. The man groaned as he massaged his temples in annoyance. For once, this headache was not brought on by drinking, bad dreams, or arguments; it was a mysterious affliction that was more nagging than painful. Roy was always latest to arrive, so it was no surprise to find his fellow officers grilling poor Fury about the contents of Hawkeye's apartment he had visited the previous evening.

"It's really just a room guys..." the young man sighed, adjusting his glasses in his natural nervous way. "White walls, wood floors…..nothing special."

"Yeah, yeah, what kind of underwear does Hawkeye wear eh?" Havoc asked, nudging the suddenly beet colored young man. "I wouldn't ever…never…" Sputtered Fury, his eyes darting everyplace but Havoc's awaiting grin.

Roy tuned all this out, gazing out the window, though the latter question did interest him. The creaking of the door caused them all to turn and look as one Miss Lucia Waldrop entered, spreading imaginary wrinkles form her modest military skirt as she cleared her throat. "Mail call." She said simply, dropping a rather large, but neatly stacked pile of rather fragrant envelopes on Roy's desk. Lucia was new to central, and held a position as one of the many receptionists. She carefully tucked a chocolate curl behind her ear and ignored Havoc's hungry stares as she placed a few envelopes on the other's desks. He had been pursuing her since her arrival, but she had finally explained to him she had her eyes on another. (Who this was, however, was a mystery.)

"Thank you Miss Waldrop." Fury said happily accepting the letter from his family. Lucia Flushed and smiled "Of course…..Sir…..may I ask you….well…." the girl began stumbling as her cheeks furiously burned in contrast to her ivory skin. Mustang raised a brow and smirked "Imagine that…" he thought, as he watched the attractive girl fidget and mumble.

"Miss Lucia!" He suddenly interrupted, placing a hand on her shoulder after walking to stand between the two. "You have not been in Central long have you?" "Well…N-no sir…" she answered uncertainly, turning her mossy gaze towards him. "You must let me take you out tonight, I will not take no for an answer. There is this amazing little bistro that is rumored to be closing down soon; we must go before that happens!" Roy smirked as the girl looked helpless and cornered. "Sir that sounds wonderful…but…I-"She began, but was interrupted as Mustang slapped his head (regretfully) and exclaimed "I forgot! I am not allowed there anymore since I took Mr. Luiful's daughters on that "date"……..what can we do about this?" He said feigning thought. Lucia relaxed somewhat, though still looking confused.

"I know!" he suddenly exclaimed, causing the girl to cry out and drop the remaining mail in her hands. Fury dove to retrieve it as Roy continued. "Fury here has great taste in food, and is the perfect companion, he would be happy to take you out tonight!" Fury's head suddenly popped up and he stared at Roy from the floor "But sir! I have to feed Bl-"

"Nonsense! I have to take something by the lieutenant's apartment anyway, I'll be happy to do it for you!" Lucia looked quite unsure of how to react, but the other's, used to Roy's somewhat bi-polar bursts, calmly awaited her answer. A soft, flattering pink filled her cheeks as she looked down at Fury. "I would very much love to go…that is if you would be escorting me Sir…" she said smiling.

"It would be an honor…and please, call me Kain." He replied handing her the letters. He walked her to the door where they discussed hours for the date and returned red faced and amazed.

"Excuse me, while I go kill myself…." Havoc Fumed, exciting the room, as the other congratulated Fury on his date. "Thank you sir." Fury said eyes bright and shining as he stared at his Colonel. "Huh? Oh yeah….your welcome, even though I really just wanted to get rid of you so I could see her apartment…" was the bored reply. "But sir!" Fury exclaimed "I thought you had to take something by……." He trailed off as Mustang abruptly began washing the windows.

o o o

Riza groaned as the train jolted her awake, turning her head away from the dizzying array of color that greeted her from the window. She closed her eyes and mused how much it resembled an abstract art piece her father had once owned. The trees and golden fields blurred together with the cerulean sky to form streaks of fleeing color. "Soon…." She murmured carefully adjusting her position and returning to a place filled with gunpowder, semi automatics, and…eye patches?

O O O

Roy cursed as he tried for the fifth time to unlock the door. His excitement in finally being able to see inside her world was channeling through his abilities to do simple tasks. He shook his head and sighed "Why am I so excited? I've known her forever…why do I even care…." But in the back of his head a little voice murmured "Because you're addicted." Roy smirked and shook his head as the door creaked open. He had unlocked it while deep in thought. Black Hayate ran up to him, tail wagging, yet silent. The obedient creature instantly heeled at his feet and looked up at him curiously. Roy flicked on a light to better see the room, and was surprised to see a much more feminine area than he had imagined. Candles were sat here and there, as well as a vase of wildflowers on a small side table by the door. A white comfy-looking sofa sat upon wooden feet, matching the green chairs on either side, and coffee table before it. A beautiful creamy rug with a delicate white pattern rested beneath these and added warmth to the shining wooden floors. Roy was itching to wander the house but Black Hayate had other ideas. The dog scratched at his leg and whined impatiently. Roy knew the only other bathroom break the dog got was when the grandchild elderly lady upstairs let him out at lunch. This was written on the list Riza had given to Fury, now in Roy's possession. The child only stayed with her Grandmother until 3:00 in the afternoon, the reason Hawkeye had to have another person help with the task. Roy grumbled, but knew he would much rather face his grating curiosity than Hawkeye's gun if the dog relieved himself indoors.

"Come on, lets get this over with." He grumbled hooking the pup onto his leash. Roy took one last longing look at the room before closing the door and locking it. He hated responsibility……

Yay…I would write more but I have a massive headache. Tell me what ya think, FMA stories are good writing practice, I love the characters.

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