A/n: Edited, text preserved.

Music Box: 12: Your Protection, Stalking

Riza walked briskly down the hall and Roy trailed behind.

'Why does she walk so fast?' He thought. Riza turned around and Roy dove behind a garbage can. Riza searched her surrounding with her eyes, and then she turned to walk again.

'Where is she going?' He thought to himself as he quietly followed her. She, again turned around as Roy quickly hid behind another garbage can.

"Sir, why are you stalking me? It's my lunch break. My free time, ever heard of it?" She said placing her hands on her hips.

"It's for your protection…" Roy replied standing up behind from the garbage can. Riza raised an eyebrow.

"Sir, why would I need protection in HQ? I am armed and so is every other person in this building. If I screamed tons of soldiers would be at my aid. "

"I-I-I…." Roy stuttered, only Riza could make him stutter like he was a babbling idiot. She again gave him a question look.

"Tell me the truth. Don't make me go beyond reason." Roy knew beyond reason meant she would shoot him. He began to explain his reasons for stalking her.

"Havoc told me that on the weekend he saw you with a walking garbage can who chops people up." Roy said, with great disgust in his voice.

"Barry the Chopper, I assume." She smiled, very amused at his disgust.

"When I asked you if you were with anybody over the weekend and you said no. Havoc said to me that you lied because Barry threatened you to not tell anyone." Roy was now looking down at his shoes. "That's why I am protecting from an evil garbage can that likes to chop people up."

"You-took-advice- from-Havoc-about-the-female-gender?" She cried through thundering laughter. Roy blushed; again Riza was the only one who could make him blush.

"Come on, sir. Let's go. You can stalk me but you better finish your paperwork today." Riza called to him. He looked up at Riza, his eyes filled with surprise.

"Yes!" He screamed and suddenly, soldiers appeared by his side asking what had happened. He had lost Riza in the crowd of armed men and women.

"How am I gonna stalk-um protect her now?" He hurried down the halls of HQ, leaving behind a group of confused soldiers.

"He's stalking Hawkeye?"

"He said protecting, silly!"

"Why would she need protection? She is fully capable of that herself."

"Do you think they're having a relationship?"

"That's against the rules."

"Who cares about rules?"