Riza

Being a teacher hadn't been my first choice, truthfully I wanted to join the police; but my father had been dead set against it. So I became a history teacher, I did like History for the most part it just wasn't my first choice. I liked the facts and record keeping History presented. Plus I was able to give out interesting assignments, like essays and research papers on their favorite historical events.

Not that it helped to keep my students interested. For the most part they completely ignored everything I said, although luckily enough they were frightened of me so they didn't disrupt class to much. At least they hadn't in some time. Edward Elric and Winry Rockbell were generally my biggest trouble makers. Not because they caused problems but because they fed off each other.

If one started to get mad the other one pushed them even further until finally my class room was nothing but a yelling match between the two. But lately Winry had been silent and melencaly, she even pays attention in class. And the last paper she turned in was spectacular!

However Edward was being even more of a pain than normal, him and Rose Lior. I swear you'd think they were under the impression the whole class wanted to hear their romantic conversations. Normally I don't follow the love lives of my students, their relationships never last long, but since Winry had always been one of my favorites I knew that Edwards dating of Rose was causing her troubles.

But I didn't really have time to deal teenage drama today, I had my own drama to deal with. My parents had been pushing for me to get married, apparently a woman my age shouldn't be single and living freely. I collected my papers and neatly placed them in file cabinet I purchased and brought into the school. This place had no sense of organization.

I sighed and grabbed my wallet and headed to the teachers' lounge to eat. Luckily they kept a sandwich machine there so I didn't have to eat the cafeteria food. Unfortunately it meant dealing with the infamous and lecherous Roy Mustang. I didn't really mind Roy all that much, I'd spent a lot of time with him since we were young. My dad had been his mentor for a really long time so I'd dealt with him for years.

But it never got any easier watching him smooth talk all the lady's. I'd never tell Roy but I'd always thought he was a wonderful person. He was selfless and strong; he had high ideals and wanted a better world. Except his idea of having Miniskirt Friday's, that one I have to say is one of his more perverse thoughts. Roy really is a good man and someone that I admired and look up to for many reasons.

I walked in and instantly found Roy sitting in the middle of a jumble of woman. The other female teachers swooned and giggled at everything he said. I rolled my eyes purchase my sandwich and sat down at the far table. I pulled out a book from my bag, and sat down to read a little as I ate. It wasn't anything fancy, some conspiracy theory military book. But I enjoyed the plot and one of the secondary characters reminded me of Roy, which always made me laugh.

"So Hawkeye how's your semester going?" I looked up as Roy came over and sat down pulling a fastfood hamburger from a paper bag. I rolled my eyes and closed the book placing it back in my bag. "That thing this going to kill you one day. You really should eat better Roy, do you want to die young?" I said taking a bite of the sandwich I'd bought. He shrugged and stuffed the half the burger into his mouth before replying.

"Then I'll die happily eating the things I love. Besides I'll just work it off later today at the Dojo." He said finishing off the burger. I rolled my eyes again and finished my sandwich. I neatly folded the foil from the sandwich and placed it to the side as I brushed the crumbs off the table. "Roy really you've got such potential and you choose hamburger's from the fastfood stops."

Roy started laughing, then he grabbed mine and his trash and tossed it into the trash can like he was playing basketball. I just smiled and leaned back in the chair pulling my book back out and attempting to read. "Riza is something wrong? You seem to be in an even more perturbed mood than normal." He said taking the book from me and setting it on the table.

I looked at Roy annoyed I really didn't need this right now. I just wanted to relax and read a little before having to go deal with my parents tonight. They kept pushing me to find a husband and I had a feeling they were getting really desperate.

I was about to respond to Roy's question when my cell phone went off. I held up a finger to him to tell him to wait a second and then checked my phone. "One second then I'll answer." I said giving him a half smile as I flipped the phone open and answered.

"Hello father." I said shortly already hating this conversation. They never called me at school except to give me grief. "Riza Don't hang up. I would like you to do something for me." I sighed and a started to rub my temple already feeling a headache start. "Tell me what is before I say yes or no." I said starting to get a bad feeling.

"I want you to go to a Marriage meeting. I've already arranged the whole thing. He's a nice man with good prospects I think you'll really like." I looked wide eyed across the room out the open window, I couldn't say no to my father, it would be dishonorable. But saying yes would almost certainly seal my marriage, I needed a way out and fast.

I didn't want to get married yet, and certainly not to a stranger. But there wasn't a way out, I didn't have a steady boyfriend and if I told my parents no they would disown me, a dishonor not even living a free life would compensate for. But what could I do without a boyfriend to fall back…

I looked at Roy and desperately prayed he would agree. "Father I can't. I'n seeing someone I hadn't told you yet but…but I'll bring him by tonight for dinner! Goodbye." I hung the phone up and looked at Roy coolly.

"I've been in a terrible mood as of late, but you can help me fix that." I said folding my hands on the table and looking at him. He cocked and eye brow and leaned in so no one would over hear. "My father has set up a marriage meeting. I'm sure he won't cancel it even though I said I have a boyfriend, he'll force me to go through with it. But if you would agree to….to play the part of my….lover for a while then he might back off." I said looking at him with a straight face.

Roy looked at me surprised then slowly smiled and leaned back in his chair. "Thought you'd never ask Hawkeye…Or should I say my darling Riza…" He said with a wink. I closed my eyes in exasperation. Out of the frying pan and into the fire was an understatement. I was in way over my head and to top it off I was going to have to really play at dating Roy. This is going to be hell on earth!