Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ The Life of a Military Dog ❯ Ishbal ( Chapter 4 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
Hello! Sorry, last night I was really depressed, so I decided not to update. Thanks for the reviews, it really annoys me when people visit my story, but don't review it cause I don't know if people like it or weather I might as well stop writing. Well, I suddenly got an urge to write more, so here I am! ^-^ Also, on another note, this fic is officially more popular than my main fic. That's really weird, but okay.
Disclaimer: Still don't own it. Don't sue me, I'm poor ^o^
Riza shook uncontrollably, clinging to Roy's uniform, her tears still spilling out. Roy sat there, patting her back, wondering what to do. A few minuets later, Riza had stopped shaking, and had control over herself once again, though a few silent tears still slid down her face every so often.
“I'm sorry about all of this Roy, it's practically 3:00 in the morning. You should probably go get some sleep,” Riza said almost inaudibly, as she poured some hot water into a glass full of tealeaves. Adding some lemon juice, she grabbed the cup, and sat down on her bed again, looking at the floor.
“Riza, what was that all about? You were screaming in your sleep horribly, you're still covered in sweat and tears,” Roy replied, trying to figure out what had just happened. “I'll just take a bath and go back to sleep, I'll be fine,” Riza said calmly, gesturing towards her bathroom.
“No, it won't be fine. What was that all about?!” Roy replied, highly confused and somewhat annoyed. “Fine. If you must know, I was having a nightmare,” said Riza sternly, also slightly annoyed at this point. “Wow, I so couldn't already tell that,” Mustang replied in a sarcastic voice.
“Mind your own business Colonel. And anyhow, why are you in the girl's dorms? How did you get in here?!” “It was my turn to patrol the halls tonight, and I melted the lock, now what's with this nightmare that you wont tell me about?” “Who's going to fix that lock, and why do you care?!” Riza finally yelled angrily.
“Your one of the top officers, we need you to be safe and healthy-“ Mustang started before Riza cut him off. “Oh, right, you and the military all need me safe so I can work more. Yah, I'd been mistaken, I'm sorry. I thought you were actually worried about me, but of course, you only see me as another officer,” Riza screamed, getting up. In her haste, she knocked over her tea, and yelled a loud “Get out of here, Sir!” before stalking off into her bathroom, and locking the door.
Roy's face flushed angrily, as he heard her start pouring a bath. Finally, he stood up, and with one last glance at the bathroom, walked out the door. Closing it behind him, he melted the lock back together, and walked back to his car to leave for home. It almost didn't seem worth it, as he would have to come back in another 5 hours or so, seeing as it really was three in the morning.
The next morning, Riza showed up for work as usual, and acted as though nothing was wrong. Roy was surprised that she didn't have bags under her eyes. Looking closer though, he thought he could see cover up, though he wasn't sure. Handing him the usual stack of reports, Riza sat down, starting her own work as usual. Everyone was the same as usual, perverted Havoc, insane Hueghs, annoyed Edward etc.
It wasn't until he was about to leave for lunch that Roy could finally corner Riza, as they were finally alone in his office. “Riza, I need to know-“ Roy started, before she once again cut him off. “Colonel Mustang, I'm sorry about losing my head last night. You really helped calm me down, so thanks a lot,” Riza said, meeting his eyes for a moment then quickly turning away.
“Riza, as your superior officer, I command you to tell me what you were dreaming about last night,” Roy said sternly, looking into her eyes. Riza looked at him for a moment, then at the floor, her eyes starting to water.
“Fine colonel, you win,” she said in a calm, slightly shaken voice. “If it's that important, I was having a flashback of… the war, in Ishbal,” she whispered in a single breath, tears streaming down her cheeks. “Oh god Roy, the men, the women, the children, we slaughtered them all!” She yelled, her eyes shining. Roy grabbed her, and pulled her into a hug.
She silently cried, as he held her close. “Riza, it's okay. You didn't have a choice; none of us had a choice. I used to have nightmares about it all of the time, but they go away eventually,” Roy said, trying to calm her down. Riza stood there, hugging Roy for a few more minuets, before she once again stopped crying.
“Riza, if you ever have anything like this troubling you, you can always come to me,” Roy said, looking into her creamy amber eyes, as she pulled out of the hug. “Thank you for helping me, but you'll be to busy with your duties as a Colonel,” Riza said, looking away solemnly. “I really will listen to you, and not as your commanding officer, but as” he brushed the tears out of her eyes, “your lover.”
Riza stood there for a moment, trying to take in what Roy had just said, before blushing furiously. Staring into his eyes, she subconsciously leaned towards him, and was caught in a kiss. Roy hadn't planned on saying that; it had just slipped out, as if it was the most natural thing to say. They stood there, lips locked, before a strange, gasping noise came from the front of the room.
Looking forward, Riza immediately pulled away. There stood Edward, eyes widened, standing in the doorway as if petrified.
A/N O__O *blushing* wow. I had no plans whatsoever for this chapter to turn out this way, it just did. My fics never turn out how I plan them, lol. Oh well, it was bound to happen eventually. Well, if ya' liked it, review. If not, give me constructive comments; pointless flames will be used to heat my rice cooker. On another note, in the last chapter, I think I mixed up Lt. Fuery with Lt. Havoc, I'm really sorry, I'll fix it soon as I can! Until next chapter then, I'm going to sleep. I finished this chapter at about 12:35 in the morning. Goodnight! *still blushing* sorry if this chappy was to fluffy or cheesy, I still need work on my love scenes ^.~