A/N: Here's chapter 3! I'm hope you all are enjoying this so far. Thanks to my reviewers for telling me what they thought.
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Well thank you all for reading and reviewing so here's Chapter 3!
Dumb Blondes Chapter 3
Changes
"You know this isn't necessary." Roy said as he waited for the train to pull up in front of them. His men had all decided to come with him to the station. "I will be back you know?" They nodded. "Of course we know that chief." Havoc said. "But what kind of friends would we be if we didn't come?" Roy smiled. "Point taken. At least Fullmetal's not here."
"About that…" Riza began. Roy looked at her. "Yes, Hawkeye?" She looked around quick before turning back to him. "Winry called and said she was making him-." Riza was cut off by another voice from behind them. "Hey Colonel."
They all turned to see Ed and Alphonse standing behind them. Ed was leaning on the wall, playing with his pocket watch. Al stood by him, as always and there was a suitcase on the ground beside them. Ed looked up at them. "We heard you were leaving too." He closed the watch and put it back in the pocket of his leather pants. Roy looked at them. "Leaving too? Don't tell me we're on the same train." Ed shrugged. "Blame Winry. When she found out you were leaving she made us come down to say good-bye." He told them.
"He's leaving out his reaction when he found out." Al said. Ed turned to his brother. "Al! Shut-up!" Al held up his hands. "Brother, relax. I didn't tell them." Havoc laughed. "No but you should." The other men laughed. Ed glared at them. Roy decided to break up the tension. "How did Winry find out?" Ed stopped glaring at them others to look at the Colonel. "Hawkeye and Winry were talking and I guess she told Winry. So Winry flipped out and yelled at us to come down here." Roy looked at Riza who shrugged. "Why would she make you come here?" Ed shrugged. "She said something like ' EDWARD! FOR EVERYTHING HE'S DONE FOR YOU, YOU SHOULD BE A LITTLE NICER DAMMIT! ALL HE'S DONE IS HELP YOU AND AL AND YOU CAN'T EVEN BOTHER TO TELL HIM GOOD-BYE?! YOU MARCH YOURSELF DOWN THERE RIGHT NOW BEFORE I DRAG YOUR LEATHER ASS MYSELF!'"
Everyone sweatdropped at that point. "She really said all that?" Breda asked. Ed nodded. "I didn't know Winry cussed." Riza said. "Neither did I." Ed told her. Roy smirked. "I like your girlfriends attitude there Fullmetal." Ed turned to him. "She's not my girlfriend!" He defended himself. Roy rolled his eyes. "Oh yeah. I keep forgetting that you haven't gotten up the balls to ask her yet." Ed's face went the color of his cloak out of anger. "Why you-." Riza stepped in and cut him off. "Okay you two that's enough. Edward he was just kidding to irritate you." She told the blonde alchemist. "Yeah I'd like to hear Colonel God-complex over there say that." Edward snapped. Roy rolled his eyes. "I don't know where the 'God-complex' comes in considering like you I don't believe in God but I will apologize Fullmetal. Sorry. There, happy?" Ed eyed him suspiciously. "Whatever." He mumbled. He turned his back to them. "So why are you leaving?" He asked his commander.
Roy looked at him. "I've been transferred back East." Ed turned back to him. "I know that. I meant why are you going and they aren't?" He pointed at the group. Roy shrugged. "Your guess is as good as mine." Ed nodded. "Wait." Al spoke up. "So you won't be brother's superior anymore, Colonel?" Ed's eyes got big at that. Mustang could be a bastard but Ed was used to it. Besides that Roy knew about Ed and Al's transmutation. Not even the rest of them knew all the details except for Riza since she'd been there.
"No it's temporary." Roy reassured them. "So where are you two headed off too?" Ed stretched. "Back to Risembool before Winry comes to kill me again." Roy smirked. That kid was totally whipped. "I thought she was with you?" Fuery asked. Ed shook his head. "No she did all that yelling at me over the phone." Havoc and Breda laughed. "Can Winry kick ass through the phone?" Breda asked Ed, still laughing. Ed glared at them. "Tell me, if Riza told you over the phone that if you didn't get to work she would personally see to it that you didn't have kids you'd listen wouldn't you?" Needless to say that shut them all up. "Brother." Al whispered. "Well look at that the trains here." Ed said. "How convenient." Roy nodded. "Well, I'll see you all in a few months." He said. His men all nodded and saluted. "Your presence will be missed, Sir." They all said. Roy nodded and turned to the train that had just pulled up.
Roy, Ed, and Al all boarded and sat together for some reason. With Al having a seat to himself and Ed and Roy across from him. Before the train left Roy motioned Riza to come to the window. Without a word he handed her a folded piece of paper. She took it and made her way back to the rest of the team. They all shot her curious glances as she rejoined them but she ignored them.
Beside Roy Ed chuckled. "Just how far back do you and the Lieutenant go Colonel Horsy?" Roy thought back. How long ago was it? Riza had been ten and Roy had been eleven. Almost 20 years, that was surprising considering everything that had happened. Roy realized Ed was sitting there looking at him waiting for an answer. "About 19 years Fullmetal." He said shutting his eyes. Ed and Al both turned to look at him. "Really?" Al asked. Roy nodded. "When Edward was 11 he tried to bring his mother back. When I was 11 I met Hawkeye."
"How did that happen?" Ed asked, curiously. He, like the rest of Roy's men, thought Riza and Roy only went as far back as Ishval. "You want the short version or the long version?" Roy asked. Ed glared at him. "Hey you got our life story!" He complained. "I didn't say I minded midget!" Roy shot back. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A MIDGET?!" Al reached over and held his brother back. "Relax brother. Let the Colonel talk." Roy just smiled at them as he went back to the day he stood at the steps of the Hawkeye family mansion.
Riza POV
Riza stood by the other men as the train pulled out of the station and the weird trio leaned out the window and waved back at them. They all raised their arms and waved back as the train got further away.
"Okay." Riza said when it was out of sight. "We need to head back to the office. Our new commander is there and we don't want to be late." The men nodded and followed as Riza led them back in the direction of Headquarters. They stayed a few feet behind her so they could whisper to each other.
"So what do you think that slip of paper was?" Havoc asked the rest of them. They shrugged. "This is Mustang and Hawkeye we're talking about here." Breda stated. "They're two of the most powerful people in the military." Falman leaned over to them. "Yeah and two of the scariest." Everyone shuddered remembering the incident that had happened two days ago when Roy tried to use a flamethrower. They all shook their heads trying to get rid of the memory. "Anyway back to the point, how do we find out what it says?" Havoc reminded them. "I assume asking and sneaking it are out of the question." Fuery said. The image of them dead at Hawkeye's feet flashed before their eyes. Havoc opened his mouth to respond when the very person they were talking about interrupted him.
"You know, to get the answers you're looking for you have to ask the questions first." They all jumped at the sound of Riza's voice. She raised her eyebrows. "Well? Any questions?" She asked. They all stayed silent until finally Havoc stepped forward. "Yes Lieutenant you see…Fuery wanted to ask you something." He said pushing the younger officer forward. Fuery glared back at Havoc before addressing the Lieutenant.
"Well Lieutenant, we were all just wondering how long have you known Colonel Mustang?" Riza looked slightly surprised by the question. She knew Roy had never told them the full story on how they met since they might ask her about her father (a subject she'd rather not bring up again) but she thought he had at least said they've known each other since they were kids. "How long do you think we've known each other?" She asked. They shrugged. "As far as we know you two met in Ishval." Falman told her. Riza smiled, think to that cold, autumn day when she'd answered the door to see a dark haired boy standing in front of her. "Let me tell you now we've known each other long before Ishval started." She turned the corner and opened the door for them to enter headquarters. "How many years before?" Breda asked. Riza smiled again. "Try ten." With that she walked into the building leaving the men standing outside in mild shock.
The wind had blown the window to her room open again. She sighed as she got up to close it before turning back to the book she'd been reading. It was finally getting to the good part and she didn't like being interrupted. She sat back down and re-opened the book when the doorbell sounded. She stopped and listened. Sure enough after a minute it sounded again. That was weird. They hadn't had visitors in a long time. Not since her mother really. She quickly rushed down the stairs to the door and flung it open.
Standing in front of her was a boy, no more than a year older than herself. He was fairly tall, she thought looking him up and down. He had dark black hair and matching dark eyes. He smiled at her and extended his hand.
'He has a nice smile.' She thought as she took his hand. 'And pretty eyes.' She smiled back at him. "Hello I'm Elizabeth Hawkeye. Can I help you with something?" She asked politely, as always. They released each other's hands. "Yes. I'm Roy Mustang. I'm here to see your father." The girl nodded but had a confused look on her face. Sure her father had visitors before but none had been by recently nor had they been so young. "I will tell him you're here. In the meantime come in." She led him into the living room before going upstairs to her fathers study.
He sat on the sofa watching as she went to find her father, her hair flying behind her up the stairs. 'She seems nice. I wonder if that's his daughter? She's pretty.' He glanced around the room, taking in his surroundings. He wasn't one hundred percent sure on what was about to happen. Madame Christmas had said she had taken care of everything for him so here was, at the Hawkeye Mansion hoping to learn flame alchemy from the only person who knew it.
He was snapped out of his thoughts by the sound of feet down the staircase. A moment later Elizabeth reappeared with someone following behind her. It was a tall man with blonde-ish, brown hair that went about to his shoulders. His eyes were glassed over but it didn't take a genius to see they were full of pain, sadness, and grief. When he saw the boy he almost looked happy. Then he spoke.
"Hello. I'm Berthold Hawkeye and I assume you are Roy Mustang, Chris' little boy right?" Roy stood up. "Yes Mr. Hawkeye that is me." He replied. Berthold nodded. "You are here to learn flame alchemy I am told?" The boy nodded. "Tell me why do you wish to learn such a thing?" Mr. Hawkeye watched the boy as he answered with no hesitation. "Alchemy is supposed be for the people right? So I want to learn alchemy and help the people of Amestris." Elizabeth's father looked at him for a moment before smiling. His response was said with such determination made Berthold almost believe such a thing was possible. Almost. "All right kid," He said at last. "I'll teach you flame alchemy but I want you to know something right now. The key to becoming the great flame alchemist doesn't lie why me. It is very close to me however." Roy nodded not knowing exactly what he meant but not questioning it either. "Elizabeth show the boy to his room. He'll be staying with us for a while now." With that Roy's new teacher disappeared up the stairs.
After a moment Elizabeth turned back to Roy. "Well come on upstairs." Roy picked up his things and followed her up the staircase. "I should've known it was going to be you when I heard the doorbell. Dad told me to get a room ready." She said. 'So she is his daughter. Knew it.' He smiled and then went through what she said again. "So he told you I was coming?" He asked her. She shrugged. "Well not exactly. He said someone would be by in the next few days and would be staying here so I should prepare a room. He didn't give a name or, well, age." Roy put on an offended look. "How old are you?" He asked. "Ten." She replied. "I'm eleven." He said grinning like an idiot. Elizabeth rolled her eyes. "Congratulations. Now come on." They reached the top of the staircase.
She walked over and opened the door on the left. "This is your room." She said pushing him in to the room. It was fairly large with a closet, king sized bed, a desk, and bathroom even. "The one right across the hall is my room. Down at the end of the hall is my father's room but I wouldn't go there if I were you. I won't even go in there." Elizabeth told him. Roy nodded, slightly curious about why he shouldn't go there but didn't question her. "Father said he'll be teaching you alchemy in his study and wants to talk to you after dinner. Do you need to know anything else?"
'She's so polite. Not to mention quiet, nice, and considerate." He smiled and shook his head. "I'm fine with this. Thank you very much Elizabeth." For reasons Elizabeth didn't understand she found herself smiling back. Something about him made her happy. "In that case I have a few things to take care of before I make lunch." She turned to leave the room. "You need any help with that?" He called after her. She looked back at him. "With what?" She asked. "Lunch." He replied. "I'm pretty good in the kitchen if you can believe it." He smiled a goofy grin at her and she smiled back. "Sure. Meet me in the kitchen in ten minutes." Roy nodded and she left the room. They both smiled. Things had been awkward since Elizabeth's mother had died and Roy was nervous about his alchemy training enough as it was. With someone else around their own age maybe things would be easier for them both.
Roy POV.
Ed and Al were listening intently as Roy told them the story. When it was over Ed started firing questions at his commander. "So the Lieutenants father taught you flame alchemy?" He asked. Roy nodded. "Didn't I just explain that?" Ed glared at him. "Excuse me for clarifying. So how long did you live there?" Roy thought about it. "Ten years. I went to enlist in the military after high school." The kids nodded. "And Lieutenant Hawkeye came with you?" Roy shook his head. "Hell no. You should've seen what happened when her father found out I joined the military." Al looked at him. "He doesn't like the military?" Roy laughed. "He hated the military. He practically disowned me as his student after that." He looked at the boys. "You know about those type of situations don't you?" Ed glared at him but nodded.
"So you left them behind?" Al asked. Roy nodded. "For a year while I was at the academy. I came back to see them after that." Ed looked at him and signaled him to continue. "And?" Roy sighed. "It didn't end well. It was pretty terrible." Ed looked at him. "You're not gonna tell us any more are you?" Roy shook his head. "Nope." He said looking smug. He turned to look out the window hearing Ed mumble 'Bastard' under his breath.
Riza POV.
"C'mon Hawkeye tell us." Havoc insisted. Riza stopped and turned back to him. "Seriously? You're begging?" She asked slightly amused. The men groaned. "Why won't you tell us?" Breda asked. Riza turned her head to the side. "Tell you what?" They groaned again. "If it wasn't in Ishval where did you meet Mustang?" Havoc asked again? Riza thought for a moment before answering. "A place." She said before turning around and heading back to the office. They all hit their heads on the wall. "Come on men! We can't be late meeting our new commander." She called to them. That snapped them out of it. Remembering the Colonel's orders they rushed after her.
They all arrived in front of the door to their office. Riza reached out and knocked on the door. "Enter." They heard a gruff voice say. She turned the doorknob and held it open for the men before following them inside. They all stood at attention and saluted as their commander came to greet them for the first time.
"Hello soldiers." Richardson said. "Sir!" They all responded. "As you are aware I have been appointed as your new commanding officer during Colonel Mustang's absence." He said walking up and down the line. "Yes sir!" They said again. "Therefore as your commanding officer I expect you to respect me and obey my orders as such. Do I make myself clear?" He asked stopping. The men noticed he glared at Riza in particular. "Sir yes sir!" They said. "Good." Richardson sneered. He turned his back on them and headed back to his desk. "Dismissed."
They all headed over to their own desks and started on their work. Havoc slipped the rest of the men besides Riza a slip of paper. These next 4 months are going to be HELL. It read. They all gave Havoc small nods before glancing discreetly at Riza. She had already begun her work for the day. The men all silently decided that for today the would all stay out of each others way for the day and just observe their new commander. Who knows? Maybe it won't be that bad.
CRASH
Spoke to soon.
They looked over to see Riza had gotten up to go file some paper work and tripped, falling on the floor and dropping all the paperwork. "Lieutenant Hawkeye." General Richardson snapped, standing behind Hawkeye. "Come into my office please." He turned abruptly and stalked back over to his desk in the adjacent room. Silently Riza collected the paperwork, stood, straightened her uniform, and walked into her commander's office shutting the door behind her.
After it shut Havoc stood up. He went over and pressed his ear against the door. The rest of them sat silently so Havoc could hear what was going on. After a moment or two Havoc frowned. After about 5 minutes he came back and sat down. "That guy is sick. It took all my strength not to burst in there and kill him." He put a cigarette in his mouth even if he couldn't light it. "What's happening in there?" Fuery asked. Havoc frowned again. "He's screaming at her saying she's incompetent and stupid and shouldn't be in the military. Then I heard some weird noise and I couldn't take it any more."
"Shouldn't we do something then?" Breda asked. Havoc sighed. "I don't like this anymore than you all do but what can we do about him? He's our superior." They all fell silent until Fuery spoke up. "If he's yelling at her why can't we hear him?" He asked. They all looked up and thought about that. "Soundproof?" Falman asked. "We'll call Roy later and ask." Havoc said. They nodded. Richardson might be their new commander but they put their faith in Roy, no matter where he was.
Havoc POV.
"And you're sure that's what happened?" Roy asked on the other end of the phone. After work Havoc and the rest of the men made a conference call to tell Roy what had happened with Riza that day. "Yeah, we're sure Chief. I know what I heard." Havoc assured him. "I don't doubt you but it'll be easy for him to get out of that. He'll just say he was having a conversation with her. He didn't harm her physically and Havoc's word against his superiors isn't worth much." Roy stated. "Umm sir," Fuery began. "What if he did harm her physically?" He asked. "What are you talking about Fuery?" Breda asked. "Well remember Hawkeye tripped right?" They all mumbled in agreement. "Did any of you see what she tripped on?" He asked. They all stopped. None of them had. They hadn't looked over until after she fell. "You did?" Havoc asked.
"Yeah. I looked up when I saw here stand to leave the room." Fuery told them. "Well what happened? Tell us." Breda demanded. "I am if you would let me. Anyway it was the Brigadier General. He tripped her." The young Master Sergeant told them. "That would explain how he was right there behind her right after it happened." Falman added. They all waited for Roy's take on it. "After she came out of the General's office did she have any marks on her? Cuts, bruises, etc?" He asked. "Not that I saw." Havoc responded. "You guys?" Breda and Fuery hadn't either.
"Hmm. Okay. I want you to call Winry and Rebecca." That surprised the men. "Uhh, why?" Havoc asked. "Because they're Riza's friends and they're girls. I want you to let them know what's been going on and figure something out together." He replied. "Colonel you realize if we get Winry involved we'll get Fullmetal involved too right?" Fuery pointed out. "Trust me when I say Winry can handle him for you." None of them questioned him further after that. Then they heard a ring coming from Roy's line. He mumbled 'One second' and they heard him answer the phone.
Roy POV.
The other phone in Roy's office rang so he set the other one on his desk before answering the other one. "Hello?" He asked into the receiver. "Colonel Mustang?" A female voice asked. He recognized it after a moment. "Ms. Rockbell?" He found it odd she'd call him. Much less right after they had been talking about her. "Yes. I just got a call from Riza." Roy's eyes widened. "Winry I'm going to put you on speaker is that okay?" He asked. "Sure." He pushed the speaker button on both phones. "Guys Winry just called me. She says Hawkeye called her. Winry I'm on a conference call with my other subordinates. You're all on speaker. So what did Riza say?"
"Well first she explained the whole General Richardson story. Honestly I thought he was an ass too but anyway, she explained that and told me what happened today. Most of which you probably know." She said. "You mean how he tripped her and then yelled at her for falling?" Havoc asked. "Yeah. But that's not all." Winry told them. "What else happened?" Roy said, angry.
"She said he hit her." Winry told them. They were all silent, seeming to wait for Roy to flip out. It never happened. Roy was trying very hard to control his temper. He needed to know exactly what happened. "Continue." He told Winry.
"She said he yelled at her for falling and dropping the paperwork and that she had set them all back in their work. He asked her if she understood and she said 'Yes sir' and he slapped her across the face. He told her not to speak to her betters. Then he punched her in the gut and told her to know her place." Winry retold what Riza had said to her to Roy. Roy gritted his teeth and clenched his teeth. "Anything else?" He asked. "…Yes." She said hesitantly. "Go on." He urged her. "He kicked her in her ribcage and said a lot of cuss words about her." That did it for Roy. He turned around and punched the wall behind him leaving a large dent. Everyone on the phone winced hearing the loud sound. "Is she okay?" He asked after a while. Winry sighed. "This is Riza. If she isn't she'd never admit to it. She told me she would be fine. So I believed her." Roy hit his head on his desk. Why did that woman have to be so proud?
"Don't worry boss we'll keep an eye on her." Havoc tried to reassure him. "Yeah we'll keep her as far from Richardson as we can in the office." Breda added. "And make sure she's never alone with him again." Falman told him. Roy sighed. "I guess there's not much else you all can do." He rested his forehead in his hands. "I can come to Central and visit her." Winry offered.
"That seems like a good idea." Fuery said. Roy sighed. "I don't know Winry-." He started but Winry cut him off. "Hey someone has to do it. They're all guys so why shouldn't I? Riza's my friend to and I'd feel bad if something happened when I could've helped." They heard a noise in the background. That sounded like a door. Then Ed's unmistakable voice. "Hey Winry Al and I are going back to Central in a few days and we'll be there for a while. I'll give you the hotel number and-who are you on the phone with?" Roy heard the men on his other line mumble something like 'Someone's slow'. He rolled his eyes. "Guys I'm coming to Central." Winry's voice came through he phone again. "I'm confused." They heard Ed say. Roy sighed. "Winry catch him up." Before Winry could answer Ed beat her to it. "Is that Colonel Bastard? Winry what the hell is going on?" Ed demanded. "Bye." Winry said before her line went dead.
After she hung up the men busted out laughing. Roy sighed. "Fullmetal's a piece of work." He said. "I thought you said Winry could handle him." Havoc reminded him. Roy rolled his eyes. "Trust me she's handling him right now." He said. "Anyway with Winry showing up things should be easier. She'll get Fullmetal up to speed and then if the General checks in you contacting Fullmetal's apartment won't look weird like contacting her would." He heard them all mumble in agreement. "Alright if that's all I need to be going. Call me if you have anything else to report."
"Yes sir!" The men said together. Roy dropped the call and sat down heavily in his chair. He looked at the small remaining stack of paperwork before picking it up along with his coat and headed out the door. It had been a long day.
Riza POV.
Riza was sitting in her living room petting Hayate, thinking about what had happened. Maybe I shouldn't have told Winry. She thought. She quickly shook that thought from her head. She had to tell someone whether she liked it or not. At least Winry wasn't in the area so she couldn't come down and watch over her every second of the damn day like Roy or any of the boys would. Riza sighed. She didn't even find it that big of a deal. She'd felt a lot worse pain than that and she barely had any bruises. If Roy was less protective over her she'd probably be a lot less stressed. She sighed again. "But if he was like that he wouldn't be the Colonel Mustang we all look up to." She thought out loud. She picked Hayate up and headed for her room. She had her work cut out for her the next day. Actually for quite a few days.
One Week Later
For the past week things had passed by in Roy's old office without incident. Everyone did their paperwork an did as ordered while the men made sure it was always one of them who collected the General's paperwork. They didn't think Riza realized. She seemed way to caught up in her work. If she did she hadn't said anything so the men kept at it. That day they all left together since all their houses were near each other. After a few minutes of walking through town they heard someone call out.
"Lieutenant!" They all turned to see three figures rushing towards them. Upon closer inspection they realized the three individuals were the Risembool trio Ed, Al, and Winry. They stopped to let the kids catch up. "Hey Boss what's up?" Havoc asked the alchemist. Ed shrugged. "We wanted to come to Central for a visit." He said. "And by we you mean Winry right?" Havoc asked, knowing Ed. The blonde boy nodded. "Pretty much." Winry slapped him on the back of the head. "It was your idea to come back to Central anyway. I just tagged along." She reminded him. "Busted." Breda said, laughing. As the boys got into a big, loud conversation Winry noticed Riza standing off to the side, trying to go unnoticed. Winry walked over to her.
"Riza?" She asked putting a hand on her shoulder. The Lieutenant jumped and looked at Winry as if noticing her presence for the first time. "Oh hi Winry." She said forcing a smile. Winry noticed she seemed a bit off, definitely a first for the famed Hawk's Eye. "Are you alright?" Winry asked, worried. Riza nodded not meeting her gaze. Winry frowned. "Ed." She called back at the group behind her. Ed walked up by her. "Yeah?" He asked. "I'm going down to Riza's for a little while. We're gonna go ahead and start heading down there now. Okay?" She said. Riza looked at her, slightly surprised but didn't say anything. Ed looked between the two girls before answering. "Fine. Be safe." He hugged Winry briefly before her and Riza started walking off. "Don't wait up!" She called back to him.
When they were out of earshot Winry turned back to her friend. "Okay what's up? Something's off about you." Riza frowned. Of course Winry would notice something. Especially after her telling her what had happened the other day. Riza tried to just brush her off. "Nothing." She said. "Work makes you stressed you know that." She tried, but Winry wasn't buying it. "It's something else." They turned the corner. "Riza c'mon. You know it and I know so why won't you just tell me?" Winry seemed truly hurt that Riza would keep something that could be hurting her from Winry. Riza shrugged. "Nothing to tell." Winry gave her a disbelieving look. "Riza that's a loud of bull and you know it. C'mon I'm trying to help you."
"Well maybe I don't want your help!" Riza snapped. Winry looked at her, shocked. The way she had yelled at her and glared at her was out of character for Hawkeye. Winry put her hands in her jacket pocket. "Fine don't tell me. But considering the way you lost your temper just now I know something's stressing you out more than work." She said. Riza continued glaring at her until she walked up and hugged her. Riza seemed surprised but Winry let go of her after a moment. "I'm still here for you. Call the hotel Ed and I are staying at if you want to talk." Riza didn't say anything so Winry just smiled and turned to walk back to the hotel.
Riza sighed as she walked into her house. Hayate ran up to her and she pet him absent-mindedly. She stood and walked to her bathroom, leaving Hayate in her living room. She sighed as she shut the door behind her. She shed her military jacket and black shirt so she could fix the bandage that was wrapped around her torso. She started undoing it until it got to wear it touched her skin. She gently tugged it off and cleaned out the large cut on her left side. She bit her lip against the stinging it cause before she quickly wrapped it up again. She went to her kitchen and got an ice pack for the new bump on her head.
She sighed. She knew she should've told Winry but it seemed pathetic. Riza was a strong dependable person. If she couldn't deal with this what use would she be to Roy when he got back. Helping him realize his goal was her number one priority. She sighed. She knew they were all trying to help and watch out for her but the men were extremely oblivious. She knew they thought they were following her every second yet they never noticed how she was never there at lunch.
"I guess that's best." She mumbled heading for her room. She changed into sleepwear and fell onto her bed. After such a long day she was ready to sleep for a few years if she could. Right before she did she glanced up to see the picture beside her bed and picked it up. It was a group picture of herself, Winry, and Olivier. Riza smiled remembering that day. Olivier had been called to Central because the Fuhrer wanted a report on her soldiers in Briggs. They had all met up and went to lunch together. Some poor guy had made the mistake of calling them 'dumb blondes' and they had made him regret it. When they came back to Headquarters everyone had heard about it. Roy laughed and said. "I guess it's true, blondes do have more fun." Olivier had promptly threatened him but then Hughes showed up insisting on taking pictures. He came by the next day and gave them copies (and showed them pictures of Elicia). They had all laughed about it then and the memory made Riza happy.
Riza sighed and set the picture back down on the nightstand. Winry and Olivier were two of her best friends. The three of them were strong, confident, and powerful women. All the more reason Riza wouldn't tell them what the general was doing to her. Riza wasn't weak. She belonged with her two strong best friends and if she went whining to them about not being able to handle herself…she just couldn't do that. So with her mind made-up she laid down and soon fell into a restless sleep.
A/N: Yeah…..I don't like the ending there but I couldn't think of another way of wrapping this up so…there it is! Anyway I'm so, so, so, so, so, SO sorry I haven't uploading in like a month PLEASE DON'T HATE ME! OnO But I made sure I'd give you guys something today since it's my birthday! Yay me! Anyway I hope you all enjoy it and leave me a review. They make the best B-day gifts :P. Next chapter will have more action and all that other good interesting stuff. Thanks!
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Gallagher Fic- 70% Complete
Well cya next time. A.K.A Later today in M.T.C.T.L. and FMA Games since they're done . Bye everyone!
~Chameleon52
