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Just One More Moment - Chapter 2

"Welcome to Central Headquarters!" greeted Havoc to his newest team member. the female soldier in front of him saluted.

"Thank you sir! I'll be honour to serve our country under your command!" her voice boomed through Colonel Havoc's office. The blonde, smoker colonel grinned. His new lieutenant was quite a babe! With a long, pinned up brunette hair and very fair skin, she was definitely one of the hottest soldiers in Central HQ. She got a nice voice too. Maybe, he would ask her out sometime.

"Sir?" she called when realising that her superior had his head in the clouds.

"Sorry about that, Lieutenant Quinns..." the lieutenant nodded.

"Can you get these papers back to the main office downstairs? And please take the new paperwork regarding the construction of the new hospital," Havoc gave out his orders.

"Yes, Sir!" she saluted again. She took the stack of signed paperwork and some important files from Havoc's table and headed out of the room.

Lieutenant Adrianna Quinns, transferred from Eastern Headquarters after serving almost eight years. Graduated from Ametris Military Academy First Battalion at the age of twenty-one, she served her country ever since. She never thought of serving at the main headquarters, but for one, and one only reason, she decided to be here in the Central of Ametris. There was one thing in her mind, the reason. No one should know about it, or else there would be serious consequencess. It was something that had to do with the current Fuhrer, Roy Mustang.

As she walked down the hallway, with her thoughts still on her master 'plan', she bumped into something, or rather a someone. The stacks of files and papers flung from her hands, making a huge paper-carpet on the tiled floor.

"Sorry, I wasn't looking!" her victim muttered out loud. the voice seemed familiar. She looked up and saw the man she had been thinking about.

"Fuhrer, sir!" she exclaimed as she saluted. The man in front of her grinned widely after realising that he had just bumped into a very beautiful woman. A new face wearing the military uniform, which was under his command.

"At ease soldier!" Roy saluted back. Then he continued, "Gee- I just bumped into an angel, huh?" and his womanizing instinct kicked in.

Lieutenant Quinns felt her blood rising to her face. "Urm.. Thank you, sir?" she squatted to pick up the files and papers. Roy, being a gentleman, also crouched down and quickly picked up the documents and arranged them , neat. Then he handed the documents over.

"Hey, are you Quinns? Adrianna Quinns, right? From AMA First Battalion, right?"

The Lieutenant Quinns nodded as she saluted. "Lieutenant Adrianna Quinns at your service, Fuhrer Mustang, sir! I'm fluttered that you still remember me from our Military Academy days, sir!"

Roy grinned. "How could I could I ever forget a beautiful face like yours, Lieutenant Quinns. So, you just transferred here, to Central? What's the occasion?"

"Nothing sir. I just wanted to work here, in the heart of Ametris," she produced a small smile on her face.

Roy nodded, acknowledging her words. "You know, it had been a decade since we last met. How 'bout we get to together sometimes, and let's get updated with each other. What do you say?"

"Aren't you busy, sir? Running this big country all on your own? And aren't you married? Is it okay with your wife for you to go out with other woman?"

"Don't you worry about the country. I got my best men to handle my work whenever I go out or on weekends. Riza won't mind. I'll tell her that I just met one of my friends back in the Academy. She'll understand. So, what do you say?"

A silence was only her replied. Thinking about his offer and her master plan. Then, she nodded. "Alright sir. Thank you for your offer, Fuhrer Mustang."

"Don't sweat it. We're friends. So, I'll meet you tomorrow, at the OldTown cafe, around five?"

She nodded, "That will be just fine with me, sir."

"Okay, I'll better get going now. There's a meeting coming up in ten minutes. Nice meeting you again, Lieutenant Adrianna Quinns. See you tomorrow," Roy smiled was heart-melting. Then, he turned on his heels and walked down the hallway, before finally disappearing from a corner.

Lieutenant Quinns smirked as his figure disappeared. She already saw the prey and he just walked into her trap. Well, her plan will definitely go smoothly. Adrianna Quinns quickly regained her composure as a soldier walked to her and saluted.

"Morning ma'am!"

"Morning," muttered Quinns before headed to an office to pick up her superior's paperwork.

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That night... Fuhrer's Mansion

Six o'clock sharp, Roy already killing his car engine at the Fuhrer's Mansion garage. Just like any other day, he brought along a single white rose for his wife. It had been a habit for him ever since Riza became Mrs. Mustang, six months ago. He paced down to the front door, then turned the knob and let himself in. Black Hayate barked few times at Roy as he waging his tail. Roy bent down and patted the dog's head.

"Where's mummy?"

Black Hayate turned to the kitchen and barked, 'She's in the kitchen. Cooking dinner.' With his boyish grin, Roy patted his head again before heading to the kitchen. The aroma of tonight's dinner made his empty stomach grumbled.

Riza was busying herself at the stove, stirring a pot of beef stew. Stealthy, Roy walked towards her and wrapped his muscular arms around Riza's waist. "Hey beautiful," he kissed her ear, her neck and cheek before settling a long, passionate kiss on her lips.

"Welcome home," she whispered. The man in front of her smiled. How he loved going back home with Riza waiting for him.

Roy produced a single white rose for her. With a genuine smile, Riza took it. "Thank you," Riza planted a kiss on Roy's cheek.

"I love you, Mrs. Mustang."

"Love you too, Mr. Mustang."

As they sat for their dinner, Roy shared his story about meeting one of his classmate back in military school.

"So I'll be meeting her at OldTown Cafe tomorrow evening, if that's okay with you."

"It's fine with me. I trust you won't do anything stupid, right?" Roy nodded. "Okay then, you can go. Just make sure, you buy Hayate's food on the way back home," continued Riza.

"Thanks, dear," and both of them carried on with their dinner.

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Adrianna Quinns' Residence.

She sat, silently, in the dark. All the lights in the apartment was switched off. The only source of light in the residence was from a medium size wax candle. The fire burned steadily as Adrianna Quinns murmured an ancient curse to a small bottle of white colourless liquid. For her date tomorrow, this curse was very important. She wanted to execute her plan as soon as possible. She wanted to destroy both of them. She wanted to destroy, and hopefully, kill the man she loathed the most in the process. Fuhrer Mustang...


A/N: Thanks to My Beloved a- for beta-ing this chapter! So what do you think?