Journey Maker doesn't own FMA… Story is AU

Chapter Four…

After Alex, Breda and Vato got to town, Alex gave the Mortician, the letter from Doctor Marcoh telling Knox how Archer died.

After talking to Doctor Knox Alex sold Archer's horse to the Fuery the owner of the Stables where riders could get a horse.

Rose and Marcoh stayed at Roy's to make sure that Hughes was going to be alright.

Roy and Riza was getting closer ever say. One day while Jean was sitting outside, Black Hayate was laying down next to him. Jean looked inside and seeing Roy sitting next to Riza, Jean smiled to himself and softly said, "Don't let her get away..

Hughes was running a fever, so Marcoh told Rose to bathe his body with rubbing alcohol to help lower his temperature.

It took four days to get Hughes temperature back to normal. Marcoh told Roy, "Rose and I need to get back to town, Jean knows enough to help Hughes get better."

After both Marcoh and Rose left, Roy, Riza and Jean all took turns keeping Hughes fever from going up.

Alex looked at his deputies and with a devious smile he lowered his voice and said, "Wonder when Roy might ask Miss Riza Hawks to marry him."

Breda was swallowing when Alex made that statement and he nearly chocked. Vato had to pound his back so he could breathe.

This caused Alex to laugh a hard that he nearly fell off his chair. "I wouldn't say that out loud unless you really want Roy to put a load of buck shot in your big ass." Breda said.

As Riza was checking on Hughes she wiped his fore head and got the first time in awhile Hughes wasn't running a temperature.

Riza walked outside and looked up at the stars and years ran down her face as she thought that when Hughes was better then she's be leaving this place that became a home to her.

Roy opened the door and he noticed Riza standing looking up at the stars and she was crying.

Quietly he closed the door and gently he asked, Riza is something wrong?

Riza jumped and she wiped the tears away. "Roy, you scared me. " Riza said.

Black Hayate growled at Roy and he showed his teeth. Laughing Roy said, "You show off, I'm not going to hurt her."

Roy walked over and he put his arms around her and he used his fingers to lift her chin, then he lowered his head and he kissed her.

From behind them they heard, "It's about time."

Hughes was half sitting in bed with a huge smile. "If you are going to make love, make sure you do it in the other room." Hughes said.

Both Roy and Riza hurried over to Hughes and with tears in their eyes Roy said, "I don't know whether to hug you or double my fists and knock you into to tomorrow."

Hughes smiled as he said, "I hope that you just give me a kiss me instead of hitting me."

That's just what Roy did, he kissed Hughes on the lips. Riza was laughing so hard she nearly tell on her ass.

Roy looked at his friend and he asked, "How are you feeling?"

"I'd feel better if Garcia was sitting here." Hughes said.

Black Hayate started barking, so Riza said, "What's wrong?"

Just then a shot blew out the window in the front door. Roy threw himself across the room and hit Riza with his body.

Hughes reached for his sniper rifle, cocked it, when the door opened, Hughes blew the bastard off the porch and into the ground.

Riza looked at the body laying in the floor and she said, "That's the man who was with Archer when he tried to rape me."

Roy said, "Where is Jean, why wasn't he here?"

Jean appeared in the doorway with blood running down the left side of his head.

Roy rushed over and helped Jean to sit down at the table. "What in the hell happened to you?"

Jean pointed at the dead man laying on the floor. "That bastard hit me when I finished feeding Diablio."

Roy looked at Jean and Hughes and said, "Neither of you are able to ride a horse, and I really need to get a message to Alex and tell him what's been happening, so I have to ride into town and let Alex know what's going on.

So I really need both of you to make sure that Miss Hawks is safe until I can get back."

Hughes and Jean knew that Roy really thought that he and Jean were the best of friends, because he was entrusting Riza's life to them so he could rise Diablio into town to let Alex know what has happened since he was there.

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