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The next morning on her way to work, Riza Hawkeye stopped by the Pen Pal headquarters.
"Good morning. Are you here to drop off a letter or pick one up?" the store clerk asked. She held a white cloth in her hand and appeared to be cleaning her spectacles. She looked up slightly, "oh, it's you from yesterday. What was your pen-pals name so I can make a box for you two?" she asked politely.
"Their name was Farm." Riza said followed by a chuckle from the old woman.
"And what would your nickname be?" she asked smiling brightly.
"Rhino." Riza answered shoving the envelope onto the desk. The old lady pulled out a marker and wrote on a small brown box slowly writing 'Farm and Rhino' on it. She took the envelope and placed it gently in the box.
"There you go Rhino. Come by later to see if you got a reply okay?" The old woman smiled. Riza nodded her head and walked off with Black Hayate to work.
There was a small tapping noise on the window. "Come in!" The clerk shouted from behind her desk.
Roy Mustang sighed and shoved his hands into his pockets before going in. Roy stepped through the door and scanned the area to see if anyone was looking. It was only the old woman and him in the building. Roy grinned and casually walked up to the front desk.
"Excuse me ma'am. I was wondering if I have a pen pal yet." Roy asked looking directly at the floor.
"Nickname?" she questioned and put on her glasses that now shined. Roy looked around again turning his head right then left twice before whispering "Farm."
The old woman smirked. "Actually, you do have a pen pal. They just delivered the letter minutes before you came." Roy grinned widely as the old woman pulled out the white envelope from the box. Roy stretched his neck to read the words scribbled on it, 'Farm and Rhino.' Roys' smile faded as he thought deeply, 'Rhino? What kind of quack person did I get?' Roy forced his hand out and took the envelope, shoving it deep into his pocket. Roy nodded his head and walked off to work.
"Good morning sir." Hawkeye saluted him. Roy nodded his head and leaned back in his chair.
"Sir, I brought you more paperwork to do, but it's not like you'll actually work on them anyway." Hughes walked in holding a stack of papers in his hands. He dropped them all on the Colonels' desk and let the rest flutter to the floor. Roy struck his hand in his pocket and pulled out and envelope.
Riza gazed out the window frowning. "Sir, may I have permission to leave for a few minutes. Havoc is attempting to feed Black Hayate again." Roy waved his hand motioning her to go, while still focused on the envelope. Once Hawkeye left, he and Hughes tore open the envelope and pulled out the paper within. Roy read the letter out loud, "Dear Farm, I'm Rhino. My age is none of your concern, but I am an adult female. I love dogs, and my favorite thing to do is be around them. I own one in fact. He's currently sniffing the envelope. Can you give any hints to what you look like? I look forward to your next letter Farm. From your pen pal, Rhino."
Hughes chuckled, "Rhino? I wonder why that is? Maybe you got some tough chick with a wolf as her dog." Roy shuddered. He pulled out a pen and a clean sheet of paper. His hand shook as he looked up at Hughes. "Maybe this person is dangerous." He frowned.
Hughes placed his hand on Mustangs' shoulder. "Oh spare me. You're the flame alchemist Roy Mustang." Hughes laughed. Roy smirked. He confidently placed his pen on the paper.
"Dear Rhino," he wrote. "That's a strange nickname. Where did you come up with it? My hints to what I look like are 'none of your business' as you told me. So far, the only thing we share in common is the fact that we love dogs. By any chance would your dog be a large creature of some sort? What color are your eyes? I have onyx eyes. I hope you reply soon, from your new pen-pal, Farm." Roy quickly folded the paper and shoved it in his pocket.
Hawkeye and Havoc returned from outside with Black Hayate safely in Rizas' arms. Roy opened one of his drawers and placed his letter into the envelope. With his hand, he motioned for Havoc to come near. Once close to him, Roy tossed the envelope towards him and raised his eye brows. Havoc rolled his eyes and snatched the envelope leaving the room.
Later on that evening:
Riza walked home with Black Hayate in her arms. Black Hayate barked when they were close to the pen-pal building. Riza took a step forward and stopped. She turned around and continued walking home. Black Hayate continued to bark.
"I just don't feel like picking up my letter today. If this person has a life, they won't write back during the day. I'll see if it's there tomorrow." She smiled at her dog.
The next morning:
Roy Mustang entered the pen-pal headquarters. He casually walked in, the same as he did the other day, and placed his hand on the table. "Do I have any letters ma'am? The name is Farm." Roy told the old woman confidently.
"Farm…. Farm…" she rustled through envelopes. "No sir, I'm sorry. No letters have arrived yet for Farm." She frowned. Roy glared at her and stomped off. "Did I offend this Rhino person?" he thought to himself and marched off to work.
The door creaked open. "Ah good morning miss 'Rhino.'" The old woman cheerfully smiled at Riza. Riza nodded bowed respectfully and was handed an envelope. Riza walked out of the building and opened the envelope with her knife walking to work. Black Hayate barked happily in Rizas' arms and once the paper was removed from within, attacked the envelope. Riza held Black Hayate in one arm, and with the other she unfolded the letter. She read over it and shoved the envelope in her pocket then stopped walking soon approaching her work doors. Black Hayate dug a hole next to a tree and buried the envelope.
Once inside, Riza greeted everyone and sat down at her desk, pulling out the letter from her pocket leaving it still folded. She placed her hand on her forehead and sighed. 'This farm person thinks I'm a criminal I bet.' She though to herself. Riza stared at the folded paper in front of her and without looking, reached for a pen. She pulled it towards her and realized that she grabbed five pens all different sizes. It felt as though her pens were made of human flesh or something…
"Lieutenant, will you please let go of my hand?" A commanding voice ordered. Riza's eyes widened as she stood up quickly.
"Sorry sir." She apologized quickly letting go and snatching the letter from her desk.
"More paperwork Hawkeye?" Roy asked. Riza nodded. He frowned at her and walked off towards the window.
Riza sighed again and paid attention this time to when she reached for her pen and pulled out a clean sheet of paper.
"Dear Farm," she wrote. "My nickname is not strange. It resembles something, as must your nickname. Where did you come up with your nickname? In my personal opinion, I think by your letters you think that I'm the criminal type. I actually try to stop criminals so don't get the wrong idea. As for my dog, he is still a pup. Onyx eyes; very interesting. My eyes are said to be golden though I just see brown orbs. Do you own any pets? Do you have any hobbies? I enjoy hearing from you, from your pen pal, Rhino." Riza carefully folded her paper and shoved it into an envelope.
"Fuery, would you mind delivering this to the designated area?" Riza asked Fuery. He nodded his head and took the envelope from her hands.
"Lieutenant, I believe your dog has gotten into the habit of digging." Roy told Riza still looking out the window. Riza walked over to his side. Black Hayate had an envelope in his mouth covered in mud from the holes he dug to try and burry it. Havoc ran chasing Black Hayate in circles around the trees. He stumbled on a few holes, but continued to chase. Roy watched him from out the window smiling. Falman, Breda, Havoc, and surprisingly Hawkeye all reached the bottom floor and were trying to catch Black Hayate.
Roy looked around the room. Only he remained. This was perfect timing to go check the pen-pal headquarters during all the confusion. With high hopes, Roy marched out of the room with his hands behind his back proudly smiling.
Yay!!!! I really hope u liked chapter 2! Chapter 3 coming soon! Please review and tell me what you thought of it! I hope it met every ones standards to what they hoped for. Thanks a bunch!
-Nezume-chan