Haha! This is chapter 5!!!! Sorry. It would've come sooner, but I went on vacation. I promised to make this one long (but I'm not sure how much long is) I also promised to do this on Monday, so this has taken me most of the day to think of ideas for this chapter. As I've been doing in the last chapters, I thank those who reviewed/favorited/alerted my story!!! Thanks a bunch to you all!!!!!

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(Short Recap: Riza ran into Hughes at the pen-pal headquarters. He asked her what the letter she was holding was and then came the cliff hanger [sorry about that ''^-^)

"What's that letter you're holding?" Hughes asked.

"Oh, it's nothing." Riza said tucking the envelope in her pocket. Black Hayate wagged his tail.

"It doesn't seem like nothing. Well if you're here, you MUST have a pen pal! Here, I'll tell you all about mine, and then maybe you can tell me about yours." Hughes playfully said. "My pen pal is named Red Holly. She's a teenager that mails her letters here. She's a blonde auto mail mechanic who always mentions a shrimp with a red coat and one auto mail arm and one auto mail leg in her letter and…" Hughes paused for a moment and glared at the floor.

"That sounds familiar." Riza smirked at his defeated look. Hughes nodded his head and dropped off his letter still staring at the ground. He looked up at Riza and laughed. "That girl from Reseimbol is my pen pal! I knew she sounded like someone I've met before! That makes it so much easier so we can drop the nick names and I can send her pictures of my little Elisia."

Hughes smirked and took one step forward before asking, "Hey, you never did tell me anything about your pen pal."

Riza sighed and pulled out her letter. "I was going to reply tomorrow at work, but since you insist on knowing my pen pal, I might as well open the letter today. Slowly her hand stretched out the envelope towards Hughes. Hughes glanced at it and saw the scribbled name 'Rhino' written on it. Hughes' eyes widened and he smirked. "Never mind. It's perfectly fine Lieutenant. I was just joking. Well look at the time. I bet Gracia made dinner by now. I'll see you tomorrow!" He laughed and ran off before Riza could hand him the letter.

'Hughes is acting strangely. But he's always been that way. Then again, I really don't want to find out my pen pal. Seeing the expression on his face when he found out who she was, ruined the magic in keeping you a secret. But this farm person could be someone that I could be compatible with… what am I thinking!' Riza thought to herself.

Black Hayate barked waking her up from her thoughts.

"I bet the colonel knows something about Hughes' behavior. Shall we go and see?" she asked her dog. Black Hayate barked once more and raced over to the door of the pen pal headquarters.

Together, she and Black Hayate strolled down the streets towards the Colonels' home. On the way, she picked up some headache pills and a bag of ice.

Riza knocked at the Colonels' door. "Sir, its Lieutenant Hawkeye. I came to see how you were doing." She called out from behind the door." She heard footsteps make their way slowly towards the door. The knob turned and the wooden door creaked open. Roy smiled sleepily at Riza. He had his hand on his bruise and was still wearing his military uniform.

"Thank you for stopping bye Lieutenant. Who knew Fuery had a rock for a head." He joked. Roy led Riza towards the kitchen where he pulled out a fresh steak from the stove and intentionally tossed it on the floor. Black Hayate zoomed after the meat and ran off with it in his mouth.

"Sir, can I ask you a quick question?" Riza asked while opening the bottle of headache pills. Roy nodded his head and poured out two cups of tea.

"Is there something wrong with Hughes? He ran off today when I picked up my letter." Riza told him.

"There's always something wrong with Hughes. He spends most of his time bragging about that kid of his." Roy said handing her a cup. Riza took a sip of the tea and set it down on the table. She handed him two pills and walked off towards Black Hayate in the living room. Roy hesitantly popped the pills into his mouth and swallowed them whole. He took a large gulp of tea and walked over to the living room where Riza and her dog were. He took a seat on the couch next to Riza. She pulled out a bag of ice and handed it to him. Roy set the ice on his bruise and leaned his head back against the couch slowly shutting his eyes.

Riza watched as Black Hayate tore the meat apart. She heard snoring next to her and sure enough, Mustang was asleep. His head tilted and lost balance falling on Rizas' shoulder. She blushed slightly, but left his head there. Riza pulled out the envelope from her pocket and reached for a pen in her coat. She tore open the envelope and began reading.

"Dear Rhino, Not a police? Me neither. My status is much high than that of a police. I'm surprised that you carry a gun. You said you were a female correct? Does your dog do any tricks? My friend has a dog that's well trained also. It obeys orders; even the most ridiculous ones. I feel you must look how you feel. If you dress maturely, then surely others will respect you maturely most of the time. I see you are a hard worker and appear to be loyal. As a child I grew up with a large dream in mind. I studied hard and got somewhere along the lines of where I wanted to be now. What was your childhood like? Reply soon, From Farm."

Riza looked around the room for some paper. She spotted a few white sheets out of place. It's amazing how his home resembled his office. Riza whistled to Black Hayate, not wanting to wake the Colonel. She pointed at the sheets of paper, and immediately her dog had the papers in his mouth and dropped them off at her side. Riza nodded her head at her dog and clicked her pen. She reached out for a sheet of paper and began writing.

*"Dear Farm. I believe I too am high ranked than that of a police. I always carry a gun with me. It's just natural for an officer to carry one wherever they go. Yes, I'm a female. I do believe you said you were male right? My dog does many tricks. I suggest you get one. He can shake his paws, roll over, sit down, play dead, and much more. I'm glad your friend has an obedient dog. What kinds of things do you make it do? Looks are nothing. I dress maturely every day, but I have to be strict in order to earn respect from everyone else. You have to prove yourself to them, not just dress nicely. Thank you for the compliment on my hard working and loyalty. If only you could tell my boss to be more of a hard worker, but then again you did admit you're lazy. May I ask what your childhood dream was? My childhood was not very good. I'd really not like to talk about it. Although, I did meet my present day boss years ago. I enjoy talking to you Farm. From your pen pal Rhino."

Riza picked up an envelope from his messy floor that was conveniently lying there. She shoved it in and sealed the envelope then putting in her pocket. Roy leaned closer to Riza still asleep. Riza extended her index finger and attempted to push him off of her shoulder. He simply leaned back against her.

Riza sighed. "Sir, do you remember that paperwork from two weeks ago? It's due in five minutes." Roys eyes shot open and quickly realized that he was leaning on his Lieutenant. Roy backed away immediately and apologized for his behavior.

"It's fine sir. Well. I'd better get going now. I'll see you tomorrow at work. Get plenty of sleep." Riza told him. Roy smiled at watched Riza and her dog leave his home.

Riza of course stopped by the pen pal place to drop off her letter, and made her way home.

The next morning:

Riza arrived at work early. She tossed her old letter from the day before into the trash can and made her way to the office. Black Hayate growled at the dreaded can. He jumped high but could not reach the top of the can. Black Hayate took a few steps backwards and head butted the can down. He shook off the slight pain in his head and scooped up the crumpled envelope from the trash heap. He then did his usual duty of burring it.

"Good morning Fuery. You're here early." Riza smiled at Fuery.

"I'm always here early. I've got lots of paperwork to do and if I finish early then maybe the Colonel will let me have the rest of the day off." He said with a hint of hope in his voice. "Well, I need to pick up my paper work. You didn't bring your dog today?" he asked. Riza looked around. Sure enough Black Hayate was missing from her side. Riza rolled her eyes.

"No, it's fine. I'll go find him on my way to pick up my work." Fuery smiled sweetly and walked off. Riza sighed. She had her own stack of papers to do as well. She walked over to the window and saw Fuery pick up her dog that lay on top of freshly buried dirt. Soon after she heard barking and saw her little black and white pup at her side. Fuery saluted her and walked off.

Moments later, Riza was working hard and focused when she heard a loud CRASH coming from the hallway. Her pen scratched the paper leaving a long black line through it as she leaped out of her chair and into the hallway. Papers were gently falling down to the floor. She watched each one land on the two men in the hallway.

"I'm so sorry sir! Curse me! Why do I always run into you?" Fuery slapped his own face. He extended his hand and pulled up the Colonel.

"I don't think you're going to get the rest of the day off after this one." Riza chuckled. Roy's painful expression silenced her. Roy had marks on his head showing imprints of Fuerys' glasses. His head dripped from the corner of where the glasses had smashed into him.

"Sir, you're bleeding!" Havoc burst in out of no where. He wiped the red liquid off of his Colonels' face with his hand. "You know what, I'll just bring some bandages." He laughed slightly and ran off. "I'll go bring you some ice." Riza sighed and left too. Roy glared at Fuery. Fuery raised his eyebrows pointed to the door running off along with the rest of his team.

Roy stomped into the office and threw himself into his chair. He closed his eyes from his pounding headache and tugged an envelope out from his pocket labeled "Farm from Rhino." This day couldn't get any worse. Could it?

"Hey Roy! Havoc told me Fuery knocked you in the head again!" It just got worse.

Roy opened his eyes to see his friend standing in front of him.

"Guess what! Well you don't have to guess. After all, I wouldn't want that head of yours to get hurt thinking! I'm going to send my pen pal pictures of MY Elisia!" he chuckled showing him pictures of his daughter on a tricycle. Roys' eyes widened.

"Don't tell me you're my pen pal Rhino! Please say no!" Roy pleaded.

"Sorry but no. Didn't your letters say that your pen pal was a girl? I'm no girl Mustang and if you think I am then you must've hit your head harder than you think." Maes laughed.

"Speaking of letter, have you picked yours up lately?" Hughes asked Mustang who nodded his head.

"Why are you so interested in my letter anyways?" Roy asked Hughes curiously.

"No reason!" he quickly answered. Roy glared at his friend and tore open the envelope in his hand. He quickly read it. *(A/N: If you can't seem to remember what the letter said, please scroll up to read it. just look for the star *) Roy pulled out a pencil and a clean sheet of paper and began writing.

"What are you going to write this time Mustang?" he asked and placed his head next to Roys' shoulder. Roy rolled his eyes and ignored him.

"Dear Rhino, What's your ranking? I too carry a gun at all times."

"No you don't. You don't have one on you right now." Hughes smart mouthed.

"Quit interrupting! I have a bad enough headache without you pestering me!" he growled. By this time, Hughes would've left by now, but for some reason, Maes brushed off the comment and let Mustang work.

"Scratch that." He wrote. "I have a weapon with me at all times. Of course I am a male though not to say that there's anything wrong with gender. I have no need for pets. I treat my friends' dog as if it were my own. I can't exactly tell you what I've told the dog to do because if my friend walks in, she'd probably shoot me without hesitation. People respect me anyways because of my ranking. If they don't respect me, then I can 'fire' them."

Roy shot a quick glare at Hughes who laughed, "You wouldn't do that to me… would you?" Roy smirked and continued writing. Yes I do admit that I'm lazy, but maybe I could perhaps teach your boss a thing or two. Sorry. My childhood dream is personal just as your childhood was although mine led me to the dreaded war in Ishbal, but that's a completely different story. I see we share another thing in common Rhino. I met my subordinate as a child also. She owns the dog that I've been mentioning in fact. You should really get to know her sometime. I have a massive headache right now so sorry if my handwriting is a bit sloppy. Signed Farm. P.S. Please reply soon!" Roy folded his paper and sealed the envelope just as Black Hayate happily walked in right on cue. He tossed the other envelope on the floor to be picked up by the dog that once again ran off without complaint. Hughes had his hands on his mouth and was trying to keep from laughing with excitement.

"Hughes, since you've annoyed me so much, will you…"

"Sure, I'll deliver your letter for you Roy!" Maes laughed happily with a devious look on his face. Roy noticed the evil in his eyes and smirked.

"I was actually going to ask you leave, and my idea is sounding better than yours. Go get Havoc for me and fetch me some water while you're at it." Roy ordered.

"You always have to ruin my fun don't you Mustang." Maes frowned and walked out of the room in disappointment.

Riza stepped into the office. She dropped the bag of ice on his desk and pulled out her handkerchief from the inside of her coat. She lowered her arm and carefully wiped the red liquid that continued to drip down his head. She cleaned his face and tilted his head towards the light for a better view. He onyx eyes glinted in the light. Riza stared into them. She quickly awoke from her daydreaming and tossed her handkerchief into the trash can.

Havoc stepped in and handed Riza two kinds bandages. She peeled off the plastic on one of the brown band-aids and stuck it onto his cut. With the other set of bandages, she wrapped the white cloth around his head. She smirked at her work.

"There. All better now sir." She stepped away from him.

Roy smiled. "Thank you Lieutenant. By the way, where's Fuery?"

"He's probably hiding in the restrooms afraid that you're going to fry him. I'll tell Breda to look for him when he gets here." Havoc answered. Riza looked around the room and sighed. Black Hayate just kept disappearing when she had her back turned and somehow reappeared when she would begin to work again. Riza walked out of the room and pulled out her gun. Falman took two steps in just to hear,

"Make sure she doesn't shoot her dog." Roy ordered. Falman shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the room.

"Havoc, will you take this envelope to…"
"Yeah I know sir." Havoc rolled his eyes. "I'll be your stupid messenger until you realize you should stop these silly love letters to some unknown chick or dare I say guy." Havoc snatched the envelope from Mustangs' hands and walked out of the room. Breda then stepped into the room. Mustang opened his mouth, but Breda cut him off.

"Don't worry. Falman told me to go find Fuery and that you want to be alone right now. I just wanted to make sure that no one was in the office when you were alone sir." He said and marched out of the room. Roy folded his hands and scooted his chair over to the window. He watched as Havoc left un-noticed with his letter safely hidden from Hughes who eyed the window and held up pictures of his daughter for Mustang to see on the higher levels of the military h.q. Roy looked out into the open and found his Lieutenant with her dog in her arms. His eyes met hers. Roy leaned back fell over in his chair. How on earth could she have seen him that far just looking at her? Curse those Hawk-eyes of hers.

T'was chapter 5!!!!!Yes, Maes knows now. Please tell me what you thought of it. Maybe you hated it so much, or you loved it lots! (Also, Riza and Roy HAVE to meet each other sometime realizing the truth O_o [in which I already planned that out]) So when do you think they should meet?)

Well thanks 4 reading my chapter 5!!! Chapter 6 coming uh… whenever I have time.

-Nezume-chan