Disclaimer: I don't own Full Metal Alchemist or anything in the world. Just my original characters and their lives.
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Lily must've been more tired that she realized, because she awoke with less then fifteen minutes until work. Putting on lots of perfume instead of a shower, put her tangle hair in a ponytail, almost forgetting to put underwear on, and skipping breakfast, she was out the door. She did have time to see Mary and Leo both passed out on the couch, one of their feet was twitching. She ran as fast as her legs could handle, most the locals stared at her strangely. Finally, after a intense jog to the office building, Lily was huffing and puffing. Taking deep breaths, she was ready to go! Opening up the door, she prepare to greet them.
"Good morning everyone!"she exclaimed, a bright smile on her face.
Her smile faded when she notice the looks she was getting from the guys.
"What is it? Something on my face?"
"Your...your shirt.."Havoc said slowly.
Looking down, Lily screamed in fright at what she saw. Instead of her stander military uniform top, she had...a Roy Mustang...tee shirt. It was of Roy's face with the words 'I love Roy Mustang!' around it. She must've grabbed it in her rush to get ready instead of the rest of her uniform, thankfully, it didn't have anything of Roy's face on it, at least in the front.
"I think it looks rather fetching on you, Marshall,"someone said in mirth behind her.
Turning around, she nearly jumped out of her boots as she saw Roy standing next to the closed door, a smirk resting on his face pale.
'I'm going to kill you, Lucas!'
"But, I will not punish you for not wearing proper military clothing today, seeing it is your birthday and such."Roy said
"I think it would be better if you had a tube top, don't you agree, Marshall?"
'Why you little...'
"Now, shall we start our day with some reports?"he asked
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After a rough day wearing a Roy shirt, Lily was ready to leave on a drop of a hat. Although it did help when some of guys had given her some simple birthday gifts, most of them were cards and money. Just as everyone was leaving, she walked up to Roy's desk, where the owner was still finishing up a report. After a few minutes of him not noticing her, she cleared her throat.
"What is it?"
Lily sighed, feeling stupid to ask this,"Mustang...Roy...would you like to go out to eat tonight?"
"W-what?"
"I mean...Viktor asked me to see if you can come with us to dinner. He said he wanted to speak to you personally. So, can you come?"she asked again
Roy leaned back in his chair, deep in though, his eyes closed. He taped his cheek a few times before opening his eyes, looking at Lily.
"I don't see why not. Shall we make it nine then?"
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Lily sat in front of her vanity, applying the last few touches of make-up on herself. She couldn't believe she was going on a date with Roy Mustang! Well, not a real date, with Viktor tagging along, and Lily had to have a romantic relationship with him for a real date, and that wasn't likely. She heard the door opening and closing, seeing who was coming in from the mirror.
"I can't believe your going on a date with Roy..."
"For the last time, Mary, it's not a date. It's just a...get together."Lily said
"Like you said you never date Rick? I think you are enjoying going to a fancy restaurant with him."Mary said
"I am not, Lucas. Besides, Viktor is coming and he is the only reason I'm going. And leave Rick out of this."she said
Mary glared at her through the mirror,"I don't really trust the guy. Saying he has to do 'an important family emergency' right on your birthday! I don't think anything any good boyfriend would miss out his girlfriend's birthday for the world."
"Think all you want, Mary, I trust Rick. He...he has been the only man I truly loved since..since Adrian."she lowered her head as tears threaten to ruin her make-up.
Mary stopped glaring at her friend and did the opposite, she comfort her.
"I'm sorry, Lily. I don't mean to be harsh but I'm just looking out for you. I think Roy is coming in a little bit, so let's have a look at you."
Mary eased her off the bench, stepping back, she admire Lily's attitude for the evening. She wore a pure white cocktail dress, white high heeled shoes, a heart shaped pendant, matching earrings, Her little white matching purse at her side, and finally, her hair in a bun with a thick strand of hair came out in the middle. Mary smiled, going to the vase in the room, she picked up a flower from it. She stuck it behind Lily's ear.
"There, perfect. A lily for my Lily,"she smiled
"That's so corny, Mary."Lily said through a smile.
A bang on the door interrupted their thoughts, Viktor's voice they heard from the other side telling them Roy was here. Giving Mary a quick hug, she walked out and went to see a sight she would never expect to see. Standing there was Roy Mustang, his hair slicked back, a pair of black dress pants, a white shirt underneath with a black tie, and black suit top to add it all together. If she didn't know it, she thought she saw a stranger standing in her living room.
"Wow,"she heard Mary gasped,"When we went on a date, Roy didn't dress up like this."
"Actually I did, Mary, but you were kept starring at my face the whole time,"Roy said
"Yeah...but your face is so cute!"Mary said, stretching his cheeks.
Mary let go of him when Viktor cleared his throat.
"I think it would be the best time if we on out before they give our table to someone else."
"Sure,"the other two alchemist nodded
And with that, they were out the door.
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Just as(Leo: Hey! Why aren't I in this chapter?)
Author: What?
Leo: I want to be here! Mary has a speaking part, even Havoc does! I want some speaking roles! I wanna speak my love of Roy!
Author: sigh You will get your part in the next freaking chapter! Now shut up and let me type this chapter.
Leo: mumbles
Author: I heard that!
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Just as they sat down in the elegant restaurant, Viktor kept flirting with their hostess, her giggling was creating a headache for Lily. Man, Viktor is like an older version of Roy...Wait a minute! Did she compare Viktor to Roy? Ok, sure they are both flirtatious when they want to be, both of dark hair, were in the military as alchemist, and a had a way to tease her at any given moment. She sighed in relief when the hostess went to serve some other patrons. They were sitting in a round booth, Lily in the middle and the two gentlemen at different sides.
"So, Mr. Mustang,"Viktor said behind the wine menu,"How is Lillian in the work office?"
"Please, call me Roy, Mr. Mustang makes me sound old. But, Lily has been a great asset to the military, she does work hard to get her reports in on time. She is probably the best employee to work under me."Roy replied
'Liar.'
"Well, that's good to hear,"Viktor said
"Are you alright, Lily? You seem quiet ever since we got here. Is something the matter?"he asked Lily who sat there silent as the men talked.
"What? Oh, sorry. My mind was drifting off on something...Nothing to worry about."Lily said quickly.
A waitress with a curvy form came along, a note pad in hand. If she didn't know better, Lily thought she saw the woman's eyes twinkle when she saw Roy.
"What may I get you three?"she asked
Viktor was the first to order first,"To drink, I would like the red wine. I would like the house salad for my entree, spinach soup, and..."he looked down the menu until he finally found what he was looking for,"Ah, yes. I would like 'Fish of the Day' with a side of carrots to the side."
"And you sir?"she turn to Roy
"I would like the salad as well but not with a lot of tomatoes. Shrimp cocktail, and the main course would be leg of lamp."
"And to drink?"
Roy put on his charming smile,"I will let you decide."
The waitress giggled as she blushed,"Oh sir, it's against the policy for the patrons to flirt with us."
"But, can't you let me off the hook this once?"he asked
She giggled once again and Lily was starting to get annoyed, she cleared her throat,"If you don't mind, Roy, I would like to order my food."she snapped.
Both of them looked disappointed,"So, what will you have, miss?"The waitress asked, snappish.
"Ah, yes, I would like the salad as well, and just a plate of pasta, please. Also, some water, please."Lily said
"Just water?" asked Viktor
"Yes, one of us has to be sober."she said
"Coming right up."the waitress finished putting down everything on her list and walked into the kitchens.
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Dinner went as Lily had expected, terrible. Just when she thought Roy and Viktor could get along from the beginning, it turn worst since dessert. They were now having an argument about the proper transmutation circle to make water based alchemy, and Lily was tune out of the conversation. For the reader's purpose, we decided to let you hear it.
"It should be a circle, circle, triangle, then star!"Viktor exclaimed
"No, it should be circle, circle, square, then star."Roy bit back
"Triangle!"
"Square!"
"Triangle!"
"Square!"
"Tri-"
Lily slammed her hands down on the table, interrupted the two men.
"Knock it off you two. I will show you what it should look like!"
Grabbed a pen and paper from her purse, she drew the water alchemic circle. After she was done, she shoved it in their faces.
"Ah, so it is circle, circle, triangle, then square and finally star! Hmm, guess we were both wrong."said Viktor
"It appears so."
"Thank you. It's lucky I stopped you before you went at each other's throat,"she said, putting the drawing away.
Viktor looked at his wrist watch, he sighed. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a long, velvet box and placed it near Lily.
"Here, my late birthday present."he said
Lily picked it up like it was a china glass doll. Slowly opening the box, she gasped in surprise at what she saw. It was a ruby and diamond bracelet, each color appearing at every two pieces.
"It's...It's beautiful, Viktor. Thank you!"she hugged him the best she could from the table.
He smiled,"Your welcome, honey. Only the best things for you."
Lily smiled and put it on her wrist, it looked beautiful against her wrist, it fit perfectly. She stood up with her purse.
"I'm going to head to the bathroom, now. How about we go after I return?"
"Sure thing. Take care now."Viktor said, helping her out the booth and sitting back down.
Once she disappeared behind the ladies' bathroom door, Viktor turn to a silent Roy with solemn eyes. Viktor had a serious look on his face, it was hard to tell if he was glaring at the Flame Alchemist or thinking.
After a few moment, Viktor spoke,"Roy, I must ask you a favor concerning Lily. I don't care for any sass from you but hear me and hear me good. I would like you, Roy Mustang, to look after my Lily even with your life. If she cries, you must comfort her. If she scraps her knee, you must put medicine on it. If she is upset, you must make you feel happy. If she is sick, you must make sure to get her back to health. And if someone hurts her, you must punish them by any means. Do you understand the words that are coming from my mouth?"he asked
"I..I think so."Roy said shakily, not knowing what this will lead to.
"Good. Now promise me that you will do these things. Promise me!"he order with a booming voice.
"I...I promise, sir."he agreed
"But what does this have to do with anything?"Roy asked
Before Viktor could answer, Lily came back from the rest room, a smile on her face. Roy caught of a look of sadness in Viktor's eyes as he looked up in Lily but it quickly vanish.
"Hi, are you guys ready to go?"she asked
"Yes, you two go out, I will be there in a minute. Need to pay the bill."Viktor said
Lily nodded, both her and Roy walked outside of the restaurant, staying on the sidewalk in the middle of the night. A few minutes later, Viktor joined them.
"It looks like it's going to rain soon,"he said, peering upwards.
"Roy, could you walk Lily home? I need to take care of some business before heading back to my hotel room. Just make sure no one robs you."he joked
Lily hugged her former teacher good-bye, kissing him lightly on the cheek.
"Call me when you get there, alright?"
"I will, I promise."Viktor touched her cheek once last time before walking in a different direction.
"Well, shall we?"Lily turn to Roy.
Roy looked back to Viktor's retreating form before turning back to Lily. He nodded and placed a hand on Lily's back and guided her to the direction of her house.
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Viktor sighed as he went into a desert alley way, he knew he wasn't alone at all. Someone was in the shadows waiting for him. He walked towards the middle where it was most dark. He kept his back to other person. A figure emerge from the shadows, until the face wasn't shown but anyone could tell it was a woman by the long black dress she wore and her curvy body coming from the shadows.
"Are you ready, Viktor?"the woman asked
Viktor sighed, his face blank from any emotion. He looked up towards the sky one last time, enjoying the dark sky.
"Try not to hurt her too much, alright? And don't get her friend's involved."he said
"I can't promise anything, Viktor. Are you ready?"she asked again
"Yes."
A sound of someone cocking a gun was heard and then...
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Lily and Roy walked alone on the sidewalk, they haven't even spoke a word to each other since they left. It was a long ways to her house but walking was better then getting a cab this late at night.
"So...Roy,"Lily disturbed the silence between them,"What did Viktor talk to you about?"
"What do you mean?"
"When I came out, I saw your mouths moving but I was too far away to hear anything. So, what was it about?"she asked
Roy thought it over for a moment before replying,"Just...man stuff. I was asking for some...advice of women trouble."he lied
Lily laughed in disbelief,"You, asking for women advice? I don't believe it. Your the King of Womanizing! By Mary's standers, you go on dates nearly every day and more on the weekends."
"'King of Womanizing'? I actually like that name."he smirked
"Don't let your ego get too much or it will be very bad thing. Trust me."Lily said
"Trust you? You experience something like this before?"he asked
Lily turn and stood in front of him, stopping him in his path.
"I will have you know that I-"
Before Lily could even finish her side of the argument they heard a loud gun shot fired in the night. Lily's eyes widen when she heard it from...the direction Viktor came. She grabbed Roy's hand and ran towards the source.
"Where are we going?"he asked, trying to kept up.
"The gun shot...It was coming from the direction Viktor went! He could be in danger!"Lily yelled
"And you think it's safe for us to go there? You know we could get shot!"Roy yelled back
"Don't worry, we are two high skilled alchemist. One that can shoot fire from his hands and one that use alchemy with a clap of the hands!"she exclaimed
Roy gave up, she was right. He kept a spare of his special gloves in his pockets at all times, in case of an emergency. They ran towards the source of the gun shot, an alley way. When they went in, Lily almost thought she was seeing things when she saw Viktor slummed on the wall of a building, his back to the wall. Lily let go of Roy and ran towards Viktor, not sure if it was really him. She dropped to her knees next to him, touching his arm, she knew he was real. She looked down at his shirt and saw a bloody gaping hole in his stomach area. He was still alive but just barely.
"Viktor..."she breathed
"Lily,"he turned his head,"I'm sorry you had to see this. I wasn't planning for you to see any of this."he was losing his voice already.
"Who did this to you?"asked Roy from behind Lily.
"I...I...I wish I could tell you but I can't."he said
Lily gasped when Viktor began coughing up blood, some even gotten on her dress. She grabbed his hand in a iron grip.
"Viktor! Viktor! Stay with me! Don't leave me like this! Your not dying like this!"Lily yelled
As she said this, Roy had a strong feeling of deja vu. She said something like this when they were in the warehouse...that night he got shot. He laid a hand softly on the wound through his cloths as he remember that night. For a brief moment Roy thought he saw himself in place of Viktor. He finally snapped back to reality when Viktor spoke softly.
"Lily...I want you to grow strong, become the woman I know you will become. Don't ever give up and trust only your friends. Ever since I saw you as a baby, I protected you with my life, given anything you wanted and so much more. I was lucky to see you walk your first steps, talk your very first words, held you hand when you were scared, read you bedtime stories you wished to hear, even taught you everything I know about alchemy. I'm sorry I have to leave you like this, Lillian."Viktor spoke softly to her.
Lily eyes wept as she listen to Viktor's words. No, no, this shouldn't be happening! This is all a dream! A dream, damn it! But, it was hardly a dream when she could smell and even feel the blood. Viktor closed his eyes, a smile on his face. His grip loosen in Lily's hand until it slipped from her grasp and onto the cold, hard ground.
"Lily, if I go get some medical help, Viktor could-"
"It's no use, Roy. He's gone. He is dead and no one can help him now,"Lily said in a cold voice
An idea struck her,"Unless...unless I do it."
"Do what?"Roy asked, not liking where this was going.
Without answering, Lily reached into her purse, pulling out a long, metal nail filer. She open her hand and placed it against the soft skin, she pressed hard on it, sliding it down, blood seeped out. Before she could do anymore damage, Roy quickly grabbed her arm, twisting her face him. He held the arm which held the nail filer.
"What the devil are you doing!"he asked
With blank eyes,"I'm going to bring Viktor back. I'm going to use alchemy to summon him back from the afterlife. I'm using...the 'Forbidden Taboo'..."she said
Getting down on his knees as well, he grabbed her shoulders and held her there as he peered in her eyes.
"Listen to me, Lily. Viktor is gone and he is never coming back! And don't you dare try bringing him back using alchemy! Why do you think it's called 'Forbidden'? Because it's dangerous! You could even die yourself. And..and I'm not letting you die, you got it? It was Viktor's time to go and...and no one can change that!" Roy yelled at her with fire in his eyes.
After these words hit Lily like a ton of bricks, she dropped the nail filer and slammed herself into Roy's chest, her arms circling him as she nearly crushed him to her. It was like Roy was her lifesaver in a sea of her troubles. She buried her head in his chest as she wept her little blue eyes out. As if the heavens were crying themselves, rain poured from the sky heavily onto the two. Roy, after a few minutes, he encircle his own arms around the young woman in his arms. He closed his eyes, resting his head on top of hers. He let her cry as a single tear rolled down his face as well.
Author Notes: Wow, a whole lot of reviews. Man, I hope you like this chapter! This one has been in my mind from the very start, no wonder it came out quickly. Anyway, enjoy the chapter! Cheers!
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