Riza ran. It was all she could do. She didn't want him to catch her, though in the end, she probably would be right back where she started. Shaking her head from the negative thoughts, she continued forward. I won't succumb to being his dog!

After two miles of straight running she stops, panting hard. She had made it to the park. She chuckled. He forgot to ask my name again. It was probably best if they stayed away from each other. There's no way he's a good influence on her, and her would bet vice versa. It's been a day and they never found his stupid watch. But really, had they even been looking?

Riza knows she can't grow attached to him, but she can't help it. She feels safe around him like he's protecting her. Lightly she hits herself on her forehead with the palm of her hand, I'm better off without him. I have to leave. Catching her breath once more she continues to run.

The sky starts to cry again. Just for her.

Back at the castle, Roy smiled as he sat by the window of the huge balcony. Alone, he played a game of chess. Lightning strikes outside. The rain was pouring, beating harshly on the ground. He knew he won the game. Just a few more moves and the queen will have to retreat back into the king's square for protection. And he would wait for her to come, running back to him. In the background, lightning flashes once more illuminating the room and showing Roy with his cruel smirk.

Riza caught site of a guard out of the corner of her eye and immediately turns into an alley. With no lights, the alley was black, so she tried to escape as fast as she can. "Running away again?"

Taking a few more steps forward she stops. Panting hard, she didn't turn around. There's no need to. "I'm leaving the kingdom…. Will you come with me?" She didn't know this man, why did she ask him to come? It's just like with Prince Roy. Even though she has no real connection to him, she knew she was safe with him.

The man replies coldly, "I can't leave until I complete my mission." A flash of light appears in the background and all goes silent. Riza didn't believe her ears. He lost the last fight, how can he possibly think of fighting Prince Roy again?

"You mean… until the prince is…," She knew the word she was looking for but couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Dead," His word was so cold, blunt.

"Oh," She turned her head to see his figure in the corner of her eye. What could she say? With all her might she wanted to tell him don't do it. But he would anyways. What right did she have to tell him what to do? This was the path he's chosen. What path has she taken?

"Will you come with me?" Riza turned around in shock.

"You want me to come?" There was almost joy in her voice, almost but she knew what she would have to face if she came. Prince Roy or Scar could die. She could watch them die before her eyes. With that thought, who would speak with joy?

"No. But would you follow even if I had told you not to?" That's not even a question. Of course she would follow. She wanted to protect them, both of them. Scar would probably lose though, and then she would be back in Prince Roy's clutches again.

"I don't want you to die." Riff-raffs and Princes don't mix. I should know that much by now. So I guess, in the end, I always will have to look out for my own kind. She couldn't let Scar die.

"Before the eyes of God the Flame Alchemist's life shall be claimed today, not my own." Scar turns away and starts to walk out of the alley way towards the castle. Can I just let him walk away like that?

"Wait!" She calls out to him. He stops and looks back at her. Biting her lips, it's finally time for her to choose her path, "…I'll go with you."

A/N: Updates will be slower now that the weekend is over, but I'll try my best. Till then!