A/N: Still dont own FMA

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Chapter 2

Light shone through the windows as Riza woke up to a whining puppy. She stretched then looked down at him and petting his furry back. "I guess you're not used to me waking up this late, right Black Hayate? Well, I'm up now, and I guess you're pretty hungry, so I'll get you some food, then we'll go for a walk. How does that sound?" He responded by barking and wagging his tail. She laughed and got out of bed.

...Meanwhile at the office...

Roy glanced over at Lieutenant Hawkeye's desk for what seemed to be the hundredth time since he had arrived at the office. He sighed trying to concentrate on finishing his paperwork, but it was no use. He had grown accustomed to having Riza with him in the office while he signed papers that it didn't feel right when she was gone. It felt as if a part of him was missing when she wasn't there. He looked back at her desk and sighed again.

"You must like her a lot to be missing her that much, huh, Colonel?" Havoc said nodding his head towards Riza's empty chair.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Roy said in what he thought was a nonchalant tone.

"Sure you do. You've stared at her empty desk seventy nine times since this morning. I've been counting. See?" Havoc said holding up a piece of paper with tally marks all over it.

"Seventy-nine?" Breda asked. "But I only got seventy-four." Roy's eyebrow twitched.

"You came in late so you probably missed those five while you were gone," said Fuery. "Still, I only counted seventy-eight." Roy's gloved hand was now in snapping position, but none of the other officers took notice.

"Oh, yeah! You missed the last one when you weren't looking. I forgot to tell you," Falman told him.

"HAVE YOU PEOPLE GOT NOTHING TO DO THAN TO SIT AND COUNT HOW MANY TIMES I LOOK AT HAWKEYE'S DESK!" Roy roared.

"Sure we do, chief. This one's just more interesting than paperwork," Havoc commented. Roy's eyebrow twitched again. Havoc was beginning to aggravate him.

"He's right, Colonel. You've stared at that desk so many times we're starting to wonder if you're thinking about sitting inHawkeye's desk while she's gone," Breda said.

"Just because I've been staring at her desk doesn't mean I miss her, much less, like her. It just feels a little…strange, since she's been here everyday, that's all," Roy assured his colleagues.

"You keep telling that to yourself, sir, and you might actually believe it." Havoc said.

Roy turned to his paperwork and sighed in exasperation as he tried to concentrate. But Havoc's words kept playing in his head: You must like her a lot to be missing her that much... Does it really seem like I have feelings for Hawkeye? Nah. I'm just used to having her here that her absence feels weird. I can't like her. We're just comrades, coworkers, subordinates and that's it. But still... I have to admit, I kind of miss her. He looked over at Hawkeye's desk.

"Eighty," Havoc muttered. Roy glared at him then continued on his useless attempt of finishing his paperwork. But after a few minutes he slammed his hands on his desk.

"AARGH! DAMMIT! I can't finish this pile of junk without Hawkeye!"

"Relax, chief." Havoc said, nervously staring at his deranged superior officer.

"That's what I plan to do." Roy said while rummaging through some drawers. He got out a piece of paper and started to pack his things.

"Sir, what are you doing?" Fuery asked.

"I'm taking the rest of the day off."

"But it's only 0930," Havoc commented.

"Yes, I know. And if I stay in this office without Hawkeye in it, I swear I am going to lose my head," Roy said.

"You already have," muttered Havoc.

Roy chose to ignore that comment. He made his way to the door, but paused before leaving the office. "If Hawkeye comes in while I'm gone, tell her I called in sick."

"Okay, sir." Havoc assured him. When he was pretty sure that Roy was gone he said, "I told you guys he'd leave before the end of the day. Now, pay up." Fuery and Falman regretfully handed Havoc his dealings and Breda wrote him an I.O.U.

"Now, who wants to betMustang and Hawkeyemeet up?"

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