I Don't Want to Realize

A little raven haired boy, barely older than six, sat in a decorated kindergarten room that was swarmed with his bubbly classmates and their parents. Moms, dads, all that… Everything was perfect except for one thing. His dad was missing.

As always, his dad had been away on a very important military meeting. It was so important that he had to miss his son's once-in-a-year Open House school event. His mother gazed warmly at him with her pretty goldish-brown eyes and gave his hand a tight squeeze. He was young, but he could see the guilt and resentment in those pretty eyes of hers.

"Where is your father, Rye?" His rival sneered along with other boys in the class. They took the chance to belittle him as soon as he saw Rye's pretty mother turn away to talk to another parent.

"He's at work." He replied coolly giving off a strong resemblance of his father and clutched his mother's hand tightly.

"Pfft, you always say that he's at work! I reckon you're just lying. For all I know, he probably doesn't care about you and ran away from home."

"No, my daddy cares a lot about me!" He defended, glaring at his classmates.

"Then where is he Rye? He didn't come last year too! Or the year before!" The boy shot back.

"He's-"

"At work." His rival finished for him and gave a little sinister grin. "See that? That's my daddy in the black suit. He's the boss of his company."

The raven haired boy suddenly felt a pang of disappointment but continued to glare and stuck out his tongue. "W-Well my daddy…he's a flame alchemist!"

"That's a lie." His classmates laughed. "You're daddy can't be an alchemist or else he would've been famous!"

"But he is!!"

"Prove it! Let us see him!" They challenged.

As if on cue, the kindergarten's entrance door turned bright lava red and blasted open leaving the wives screaming and the men with jaws hanging.

"Did I miss something?" A middle-aged raven haired man grinned lopsidedly and adjusted his tie. He scanned around the crowd of shocked faces until he saw two familiar ones. Rushing over quickly, he gave his wife a quick peck on the cheeks and scooped his son up proudly.

"Roy, why couldn't you just turn the doorknob instead of blasting the door? That's what they're made for you know." His wife frowned disapprovingly.

"To save time Riza. Sorry, but I missed you guys too much." The alchemist smirked innocently. Riza just rolled his eyes but couldn't help but smile a little.

"You see everyone? This is my daddy! He's a flame alchemist!" Rye announced to his dumbstruck classmates and hugged his dad closely.

"H-He...I...You…" His rival stammered.

They hate to realize it, but Rye had one awesome daddy.

Fin

Ok, next chapter is definitely going to be sad! Ack, I don't know why, but I always write something happy!! Anyway, ciao for now! Thanks for reading!!