Smile Like You Mean It

by Dailenna

Royai 100 Themes. Anything and everything from childhood, to alchemy, to Ishbal, to the coup, to parenthood. Roy Mustang, Riza Hawkeye, and the faithful comrades with them will stick together through it all.

34. Telephone

Disclaimer: FMA belongs to Arakawa Hiromu

Notes: Part 9 of my Future storyline arc. I'm . . . quite fond of this one. It just makes me grin to think about it :D

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Thirty-four: Telephone

As the brand new parents of a baby boy, Roy and Riza Mustang woke up at the first sign of distress, these days. That wasn't to say that they were terribly alert or enthusiastic about it, but they woke. So when one night their sleep was interrupted by a loud noise, they promptly talked about it like rational adults.

"Mm, you go get him," Roy said, rolling over and stuffing his face into the pillow.

"Wait," Riza said in a croaky voice, not having opened her eyes yet. "That's not Sasha, it's the phone."

There was a pause as Roy verified that fact with his own ears, and then he groaned. "It'll be something important, too." He still didn't move.

A penetrating wail joined the sound of the telephone in the air, and both parents let out an exhausted sigh.

"I'll get the phone, you get Sash," Roy said, finally rolling out of bed.