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.

92. Happiness

Disclaimer: FMA belongs to Arakawa Hiromu

Notes: Part 18 of the Future storyline arc.

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Ninety-two: Happiness

"This is it," Riza found herself saying to Roy one day. They were waiting for their driver to come to pick them up so they could drop Sasha and Suri at school, and head to work in Central Headquarters. "This is what happiness feels like, isn't it?"

There was no more striving to get higher on the food chain until Roy could get to the top and fix the problems with what was going on further down that chain; things were looking peaceful for Amestris, at least for the time being; they had each other, and two gorgeous children; and finally it seemed like they had completed or put into motion all they had intended, and it was getting done.

A smile curled around Roy's mouth. "I think you may be right."