A/N: I'm so sorry for any errors and what not. The keys on this keyboard are rather close together.
008. Store-lined Streets.
As he walked along the street he glanced at the old homes, that they had now turned into shops, he payed he won't see an old girlfriend. Of course, he wasn't rather sure why he had decided to go outside for a walk in the first place. He continued walking along, watching everyone else walk by, unaware of the weight he carried on his shoulders, not like they would care. A jewelry shop caught his eye and he thought about buying her something but she wasn't that kind of girl. Beside he couldn't picture her wearing anything but pearl earrings. She wasn't one for diamonds, although he thought of her as one. Diamonds always sparkled brighter when surrounded by flames. He heard her voice and then she saw her talking to the woman at the flower shop. He walked towards her, trying to avoid the people. He noticed that she was wearing civilian clothing and he felt like an idiot for wearing his uniform.
"No thank you," Riza said, refusing the offer to buy some roses, "I was just looking," The woman still tried to get Riza to buy something but Riza just rubbed her neck and refused.
"How much?" Roy asked and he saw Riza watch as he bought her the bouquet that she was looking at earlier. He paid the woman more than what the cost was and handed Riza the bouquet.
"Colonel, didn't I tell you I don't own a vase?"She tried to walk in step with him, but his stride were bigger than hers. They weren't used to walking side-by-side.
"Is that all you can say?" He laughed as he lead her inside a pottery shop. She muttered a thank you, but told him that she planned on paying him back. He laughed once more and told her to find a vase. She looked around, but was rather looking at the price tag. He noticed what she was doing when he saw her looking at the cheaper ones, "Now Riza, please don't tell me that you actually like these?" When she didn't answer he lead her over to the glass ones and held out a blue vase, "What about this one? You told me that you always liked the color blue,"
"Well, it is a rather nice shade, but are you sure, sir? I mean the price is a little high-"
"Alright then! Wait here," He left her standing there why he went to pay. Damn that was a lot of money for one vase. He handed her the bag and smiled.
"Thank you, sir," she spoke as they continued walking towards their homes. Night was approaching the edges of light and for a minute he thought it was going to rain. They were silent as they walked. He eventually took the vase and flowers from her arms and carried them, even though she insisted she could carry them. She took them back when they arrived at her house first. She thanked him once more and asked if he would come inside for a while. He wanted to say yes, but knew where things would end. Then thing would become unstable, for they were far too in to get out.
"When I offer you flowers, maybe now you can actually accept them," he said as she went inside. She smiled with her back turned, not wanting him to see.
A/N: Thank you.