Temptation Affairs: Chapter Nine
Rated: R
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the title and the plot line to the story. The characters belong to H.A.
Warning: Sexual situations, A lemon here and there, Violence, Language, Heated Moments. Story is Alternate Universe. I do not own any songs, movies, books, or magazines that are referenced to. I do however own Amaya, Eve, and The Roberts Triplets.
2 Months Later:
"I'm divorced! I'm divorced!" Riza cheered, jumping into Roy's arms and kissing him thoroughly. He laughed as she pulled back a bit, his arms wrapped tightly around her. "Now we can get married, and move to Texas. We can live our lives together forever." She smiled, her hands on his either side of his face, her eyes looking into his adoringly.
"I love you, Riza." He murmured, a smile on his lips. "That's the future Mrs. Roy Mustang to you." She laughed as he set her down, kissing her lightly. "That's my woman." He chuckled, keeping an arm around her waist as they walked back towards the hotel, looking extremely happy as they met up with the other three.
"Divorced!" Riza announced proudly to the three, who cheered and hugged the couple enthuastically. "So when's the wedding?" Gracia laughed, smiling happily. Riza looked over at Roy, and he looked back at her. "Next Saturday." They said together.
"Next Saturday? That gives us a week!" Maes said, looking shocked. "We'll fly to Texas tonight, then we'll have my parents help us plan everything. Besides, most of our friends already live in Texas, Maes." Roy pointed out. "Oh alright, let's get into the hotel and start packing then." Maes gave in, turning to go into the hotel.
So they packed up everything in the hotel rooms, and drove to the airport, finally getting on the plane to Texas. It was about a 2-hour flight, and they mostly drew out plans for the wedding, and phoned ahead to Roy's parents. Which turned out to be a bit of a mistake as they walked off the plane. They had a HUGE reception committee waiting for them, holding up one big sign.
"Oh my, you guys were very popular back home…" Riza said, looking startled as Roy gripped her arm. "Thanks a lot mom…you and your big mouth." Roy muttered, keeping Riza close.
"Roy Mustang! Maes Hughes!" Three of them screeched, looking absolutely dazzled. "The Roberts Triples!" Maes and Roy yelped in unison.
"Back off girls! They're married men now, can't you see? Well actually, Jackass Roy is engaged, but still. They're taken!" a rather short man said loudly. "Edward! You're still a bean sprout!" Roy said happily. "Shut up, Mustang." Edward muttered, turning a dark shade of red.
"Everyone, quiet!" Roy's father hollered. They all turned to Roy and the other four. "Well um…we weren't expecting so many of you guys to turn up. We weren't intending to see most of you until the wedding…but since you're here, this is my fiancée, Riza Hawkeye." Roy said, gesturing to Riza, who looked at them all appraisingly, not even blushing as the stared right back at her.
"Riza…let me introduce you to everyone else…" and so he began pointing to each person as he said their name, and Riza reviewed them silently and quickly.
"My mother and Father, Edward Elric, his brother Alphonse, their best friend Winry Rockbell, Alex Armstrong, Heymans Breda, Kain Fuery, Vato Falman, Izumi Curtis, and her husband Sig. Pinako Rockbell (Winry's grandmother), Amaya Mitsu and Eve Harding, Denny Bloch, Ling and his Fiancée (Ran-Fan), Hohenheim and his wife Trisha Elric (the parents of Ed and Al), The Roberts Triplets, Kaylie, Kylie, and Miley." Roy said, ending it with the triplets.
"It's nice to meet all of you. I've heard about some of you, but not all of you. I'm afraid Roy and Maes must have forgotten about you or something." Riza said, giving them a small smile. They all laughed, and after much talk and debate it was decided that it was time to let the five some go back to Maes and Gracia's old house to settle in before going out for a big celebration dinner.
"Finally a minute alone." Roy sighed, pushing Riza against the wall and kissing her. She laughed into the kiss, wrapping her arms around him. "You have lots of friends and family here…" she said softly. "They like you already, can't you tell baby?" he smirked. "I did notice that. I suppose I am a likable person." Riza smiled softly, kissing him again. He growled, "I can't wait until I get my hands on you again…" he said, his eyes glazed over a bit.
"Easy boy." She murmured, looking into his eyes. "I love you." He said, wrapping an arm around her waist. "I love you more than the whole world." Riza whispered closing her eyes, putting her hands on either side of his face (she loves doing that, doesn't she?) and kissing him passionately.
A couple of days later, they had everything for the wedding planned out, and half of all that was already done. Riza had picked out her bridesmaids, and Roy his groomsmen. All the finer details and huger details had been completed and fine-tuned, and all that really remained was finding a reception hall and a D.J. for the reception.
"Just got done buying 500 disposable cameras for the big day!" Maes boasted to everyone as they all sat in the backyard, waiting for the BBQ to be finished. "Five hundred cameras?! Are you insane?!" Fuery exclaimed. "Oh my god Kain, you know Maes has to photograph everything that catches his fancy." Izumi said, passing around lemonade.
"Well Riza, at least we know we'll have plenty of photographs…now to figure out how many albums we'll need. Not mention we'll already have a professional photographer for special pictures…" Roy said, looking amused. Riza smiled, having been just sharing a tale with Winry, Amaya, Eve, and Gracia. All four of which were going to be her bridesmaids. Gracia was going to be her matron of honor though.
"Aren't your parents going to be flying in for the wedding, Riza dear?" Roy's mother asked kindly. Riza stiffened, so did Roy. "Uh…no. My parents…my parents aren't too fond of me right now." Riza said, smiling weakly. "Oh, okay. We'll manage without them." Roy's father said quickly, and everyone started talking again to cover up the awkward moment.
"Are you going to tell them about what really happened, Roy?" Maes asked quietly a few minutes later as everyone began to eat. "Not until Riza feels comfortable doing so." Roy said through the corner of his mouth, sipping his beer.
"They deserve the truth."
"Riza deserves a break and to forget about it."
"I'm scared…" she whispered that night as she lay next to him, wearing on of his T-shirts and looking into his eyes. "He can't hurt you anymore, sweetheart." Roy murmured, holding her tighter. "That still doesn't stop me from thinking about if he gets out…that maybe he'll come after us…" Riza said, closing her eyes and wrapping her arms around him, burying her face in the crook of his neck.
"I'll never let him touch you again, I'm here, Riza. I'll protect you." Roy murmured, kissing the top of her head. She looked up at him with a smile. "I love you." She whispered, kissing him on the lips. He smiled, kissing her back softly. "And I love you."
She sat up, and he stayed lying down. "Just one more day…" she murmured, her ring glinting in the moonlight. He propped himself up against the pillows, his bare chest taunting her. "You know Riza, that I've never been married before." Roy said softly. She looked over at him, her amber eyes soft, understanding.
She well remembered the feeling her fiancé was having at the moment. Trepidation, nervousness, wondering. "Are you sure you want to marry me?" she asked, turning toward him fully, placing a hand on his. He chuckled; bring her hands to his lips and kissing it.
"I hate that rule. No seeing the bride before the wedding, how ridiculous." Roy muttered, pacing through the living room. Maes and the other men laughed. "We're at least 17 hours away from the wedding, chill out Roy." Maes said calmly, lounging on the couch next to Havoc, Breda, and Falman.
"She's probably doing the same thing you're doing. That or she could actually be having fun." Edward said, leaning against the doorway to the kitchen. "Shut up, shorty. Of course, she should be having fun…she's about to become unavailable again. Perhaps I'm tying her down too soon after her divorce, what if she wants someone other than me?" he asked, stopping his pace and looking slightly horrified.
"Don't think like that Roy. Riza loves you; you're her perfect match, her soul mate. She adores you. Loves you more than anything." Maes said firmly, shoving a beer in Roy's hand. Roy laughed, and ran a hand through his hair. "Right, let's get the party started." He said, sitting easily on the recliner, and turning on the TV to watch the kickoff of a football game.
"So are everyone's outfits laid out and all that for tomorrow?" Riza asked wringing her hands nervously. "Yes Riza, everything's set." Gracia said easily, painting her toenails. "Okay, I can relax then." She laughed, sitting down next to the other girls on the floor of Trisha and Hohenheim's living room.
"Roy is probably pacing back and forth wondering about you." Amaya chortled, sipping on an iced tea. Riza smiled, picturing it perfectly in her head and nodding. "Anyways. Let's go over it one more time. Winry goes through with Havoc, then Amaya and Edward, then Eve and Alphonse, then Gracia and Maes. Finally I walk down the aisle. And we already went to the church and the reception hall to make sure everything was perfect." Riza said, beginning to paint her nails.
"Yes Riza. And we also tried on our dresses twice to make sure they all still fit properly incase any Keebler elves snuck in and made them too big or too small." Eve joked. Riza laughed, and shook her head, and continued to paint her nails smoothly.
"I hope he doesn't make himself sick with worry or nervousness…" She mused, a few minutes later as she began on her left hand. "I don't think the other men will let that happen. Did you order the pizza and stuff, Trisha?" Gracia asked, drying her nails with her breath. "Just a few minutes ago. Hopefully our nails will be done by then." Trisha smiled, flipping through TV channels.
And so both parties continued to talk about the next until after they ate supper. Then they forcefully changed the subject and started talking about different things. Politics, history, trashy magazines, anime, recent news headlines, recent Hollywood scandals. That sort of crap. They all went to bed early of course, all excited and hiked up about the big day tomorrow.
He just couldn't stop pacing. Though he looked quite dashing in his black tux with his hair slicked back accordingly. He was nervous as hell and he just wanted Riza. "Hey, hey, hey. Calm down, Roy. Everything's going smoothly. In fact, it's almost time to start." Maes said, using a soothing voice as he grabbed his best friend's arm and dragged him to his proper position at the alter.
"Does everything still look perfect? Are the flowers in place? Oh, are the boys here yet?" Riza asked, slipping into her white heels to complete her bridal look. Her gown was long and it hit the floor in the back with a nice long train that could be fastened up in the back for dancing. It was white, of course, and it was a halter-top, and it showed off her figure quite nicely. It puffed out just right amount to make her look like a queen, and her veil covered her face and cascaded down her back to meet her train. On her ears, she wore simple diamond-drop earrings, and a matching necklace to go with it.
Her face had no make-up on it, and her hair was done up in curls. Soft curls though, not tight one or ringlets, but close enough. And she was absolutely glowing. Winry, Eve, Amaya and Gracia smiled at her, dressed in similar light blue bridesmaid dresses, holing bouquets of white roses, while Riza held a bouquet of red ones.
"Yes, yes, and yes." Gracia laughed, touching up her hair a bit with her other hand, and looking towards the door. "It's time to start." Roy's mother said softly, a big grin on her old face. Riza nearly squealed, but didn't. She was finally going to marry him. Roy Mustang, her soul mate, her friend, her trusted confidant. The only man she had ever truly loved.
Winry and Havoc lined up just before the curtain blocking them from the rest of the church, then Amaya and Edward, Eve and Alphonse, and Finally, Maes jogged back to take hold of Gracia's arm as the curtain rose and Winry and Havoc strode forward in time with the music. As Maes and Gracia reached the alter, separating to their appointed sides, the curtain fell again, and the music stopped briefly before starting again, and everyone stood up.
Riza took a deep breath and closed her eyes and then opened them as the curtain rose. And there he was, just a few feet away. Her heart began to pound as everyone stared at her, and she put a foot forward and began to walk down the aisle. She'd done this before, but the first time she'd been angry about the marriage. This time she was just a jumble of emotions as she finally reached Roy.
He smirked her favorite smirk as he took her hands in his (her bouquet had been passed off to Gracia) and helped her up the steps to the alter. And then the ceremony began. But they only had eyes for each other, and they barely heard the preacher drone on and on about marriage. Her amber eyes were sparkling; he could tell she was absolutely bursting with happiness. His midnight blue eyes were excited and she could tell he'd waited for this day since the day he'd helped her with her stupid car.
And then as it came time for them to say their vows, which they had prepared themselves, everything grew quite silent, and Roy went first. He smiled at her adoringly, and she smiled back to encourage him. " I wrote a poem for you, instead of spilling my guts to you, which I already have, but I do not wish to do it in front of all these idiots." Roy said jokingly as he jabbed a finger towards their family and friends. Everyone laughed; his mother gave him a reproving look. Riza giggled, her eyes filled with love.
"Because of you
My world is now whole
Because of you
Love lives in my soul
Because of you
I have laughter in my eyes
Because of you
I know it's alright to cry
You are my pillar of strength
With me through all seasons
And great times of length
My love for you is pure
Boundless through space and time
It grows stronger every day
With the knowledge that you will always be mine
At the alter
I will joyously say 'I do'
For I have it all now
And it's all because of you."
She couldn't help it, the tears spilled over and she laughed a bit as he finished, and he raised a hand up to wipe her tears, nearly all the women were crying, especially the Roberts' triplets. "Don't cry baby." He whispered. She laughed, helping him wipe up the tears.
"I suppose you and I had the same idea, because I wrote you sort of a poem too." She began, getting control of the tears. He smiled, and she began.
"When I thought all was lost you found me.
When I thought I could no longer love you showed me your heart.
I was crying inside you made me smile.
In my mind I know I was dying, you helped me to live.
I looked upon your sweet face, and became captivated.
You gave me a smile that I gladly took for granted.
Lots of people smile, sometimes they don't even care what about.
In my dreams there was a man, I was proud to have met.
I compared a lot of people to him.
When I met you I stopped.
You became the man that fills my dreams.
Your eyes are honest, pure, and your heart is loving and open.
When you looked at me with you eyes so full of innocence, I felt that I was being judged.
For what crime I don't know.
I do know no sentence was issued.
For which I am glad.
You showed me a light, which I gladly hold close to my heart.
You granted me a long ago wish.
My wish was to be able to love.
Now I know, because I love you!"
Everyone cried fresh tears, and Roy fought the urge to wrap his arms around her and kiss her softly. The preacher began to speak again, and soon they were slipping their rings on, and it was over. "You may kiss the bride." The preacher said softly. Roy leaned down, and kissed her lightly on the lips, brushing away more of her tears.
"Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you, Mr. And Mrs. Roy Mustang!" the preacher enthused as everyone cheered.
The reception was an absolute success, everyone had fun, and Roy and Riza had never looked more in love as they fed one another cake and opened presents. They danced to all the love songs and kept murmuring sweet nothings when they had a moment alone.
Everyone took tons of pictures with Maes' camera spree camera's that way Riza would have tons of photos. Soon, it was time for them to depart for their honeymoon. Sometime towards the end of the reception, the couple had changed their clothes.
Everyone saw them off with cheers and catcalls, and rose petals were thrown, and more pictures were snapped. And then it was over. They were off to Hawaii to enjoy three weeks of one another's company.
A/N: Next chapter is the last chapter, and an epilogue, this story has been one of my favorites to write, and I'm so glad all of you liked it! Leave me a review telling me what you think! Love ya!