Just One More Moment - Chapter 1
It was a perfect night. The sky was clear with stars twinkling high above. Wind blew mildly across the heart of Ametris. Again it was a perfect night for anything pleasant, especially proposing.
The path in the park of Central Ametris was illuminated with orange-colored rays of the street lamps and silver glimmer from the moon. A couple was strolling at the park, hand-in-hand, after their romantic candlelight dinner at one of the famous restaurant in Central. Yes, they were Roy Mustang, the Flame Alchemist, and Riza Hawkeye, the sharpshooter. And yes again, they were the official couple of Central HQ.
They walked in silence; taking the pleasure of being together alone after a long, tired and eventful day struggling with their work. After becoming the Fuhrer of Ametris, Roy had less and less time to spend with Riza as both of them were too busy running the country and the military.
Roy, once being overly popular with girls, for the first time looked anxious. Very anxious to be exact. It was something extremely unusual for a guy that had been flirting on women during his career as a soldier and Flame Alchemist. Something was definitely bothering him and Riza Hawkeye noticed it, of course.
"What's wrong?" she broke up the silence. Roy shook his head, but hell he could never lie to her. She knew him all too well.
"Don't lie. I know something's wrong. You've been acting strange all evening. You've problems with work?" she stepped in front of him; trying to get his full attention.
"Do you love me?" he asked, out of topic.
Riza tried her best to stifle her laugh. "Is that had been bothering you?" asked her playfully. Roy kept quiet. Well, he was serious.
"Do you?" he asked again.
"Of course I love you, silly," she pulled his dark blue polo shirt collar and gave him one passionate kiss.
"But do you really love me, with all your heart?" he asked again after they broke the kiss.
Riza raised an eyebrow; feeling slightly weird with his same continuous question. Something was definitely wrong with him!
"Of course! You do know that. I used to love you, still in love with you and will be forever in love with you," she emphasizing each and every word as she tried to convince the Flame Alchemist. Why wouldn't she loved him? After everything both of them had gone through together, it was not impossible that they were attracted to each other. They both knew each other all too well.
He didn't respond. His eyebrows frowned a little as if he was in deep thought.
"It's hard to win a game of chess when there's no queen… And a king without a queen is unfit to rule a country," he muttered, loud enough for Riza's ears.
"Chess game?" Roy was getting weirder.
Roy Mustang took a deep breath. He dropped down on one knee as he produced a small red velvet box from his coat pocket. With a tender smile, he opened it. Inside, there was a gold ring with three small diamond stones embedded on it. It was one magnificent ring she ever see.
"Riza Hawkeye, would you take the honor to be my queen?" he proposed as he looked deep into her amber eyes.
As soon as those words deciphered by her brain, tears rolled down her cheeks, one hand covered her mouth and she sobbed.
Roy quickly got on both of his feet. Oh god, she's rejecting me, he thought. "Riza, I… I'm sorry. I didn't mean for you to cry. Forg-" before he could finished it, Riza flung her arms around his neck and buried her face on his chest.
"Oh Roy! I would be delighted to take the honor to be you wife!" she said between sobs.
"Thank you Riza. I won't make you regret any of this," whispered Roy as he put his arms around her back, embraced her closer to his body.
"I know you won't. I love you Roy, so much."
"I love you too. Nothing can break us apart." Or so Roy Mustang and everyone else in Ametris thought…
Thanks to My Beloved a- for beta-ing. Also a big thank you for everyone who read and reviewed!
