It was a night like any other night. "I need a change." I said out loud as I was heading back up to my apartment after a long days work. Ordinary got so boring after a while. "Cold night tonight." I said to myself again. I have the habit of talking to myself. I walked past a telephone booth the same one I always do. But it was different someone's boot was hanging out of it. I ran to the telephone booth. "Sir are you ok-" Just then it was like I was crushed by several boulders or stabbed by a bunch of tiny knives.. Or maybe both. I was frozen… I couldn't talk, I couldn't move… I couldn't yell or cry… my best friend was staring at me in the phone booth… dead.
Reality came back to me and I picked up the phone. " get me the police, the military… hell give me them all one of my men have been shot!" I yelled. Unfortunately all I got was my men and some others and the police. I was still in a state of shock. I really was hoping Riza would show up. But I didn't see her.
Reporters were all over the place. I found it disgraceful. They were asking everyone close to him their feelings and if they missed him.. They most obvious questions… trying to get a reaction I guess.
"Mr. Mustang you were the first to discover Maes Hughes body, tell me who do you think did it? How did you feel?" a reporter asked Roy.
"First of all that's sir to you." Roy said putting on his gloves "Second I think its best if you leave me alone." he said snapping and igniting a flame in front of his face."
"Y-yes sir." she said scrambling off. Roy smiled to himself and turned to the crowed.
"I guess everyone is interested when someone from the military…" he lowered his head and frowned.
"Where is he?!" Roy head in the crowed. He knew the sobbing helpless voice could only be one person.
"My husband! I need to see him where is he!" Graceia said fighting the crowed. Roy stepped in front of her.
"Roy, Maes where is her where?" she said tugging on the sleeves of his jacket. Roy stood frowning at her. "Tell me tell me tell me!" she cried pounding on his shoulder. Roy took a big gulp and a sigh "Let me see him." Graceia quietly said.
"Graceia Maes is…" but before Roy could tell her she ran to the scene. Roy lowered his head as she cried out for her husband, her sorrow was almost like seeing dead all over. "Graceia" Roy said walking up behind her.
"You were always a good friend to him, Thank you." she sobbed looking at him.
"Graceia I'm sorry." Roy said putting his hand on her shoulder.
"What… how… how am I going to tell Elesseia?" she turned around and looked at Roy. "How can I tell her daddy's gone?" Roy hugged Graceia.
"If you need any help with anything ask me Graceia." Roy said trying to smile at her.
"Thank you Roy." she sniffled. "I don't know what to do now… I'm so lost."
"Well go home and get some sleep, we will take over from here, I promise we will find the b*****d who did this." Roy said putting his hand on her shoulders.
"Thank you Roy." she quietly said and disappeared into the crowed.
"Is she okay?" Riza said behind Roy.
"I hope so." Roy said turning around to her.
"Sir, I'm sorry." she said walking toward him. "I know you two were close."
"Thanks." he said turning around.
"Sir?" she said putting her hand on his shoulder.
"A..a lot.. has happened.. tonight" he stuttered.
"It has sir."
"It doesn't rain often… you know." he said putting his his thumb and his index finger in between his eyes.
"Huh?"
"But it rains on nights like tonight." he said starting to sob. Riza went around him so than she was facing him. And lifted his chin.
"Everyone has a few rainy days sir." she smiled.
"Thanks Riza." he whispered hugging her and cried silently on her shoulder. "Riza." he said quietly.
"Yes." she said trying not to cry.
"I like my ordinary life I don't want anything to change." he whispered on her shoulder holding her tighter with a tear rolling down his cheek. "Never."
Reality came back to me and I picked up the phone. " get me the police, the military… hell give me them all one of my men have been shot!" I yelled. Unfortunately all I got was my men and some others and the police. I was still in a state of shock. I really was hoping Riza would show up. But I didn't see her.
Reporters were all over the place. I found it disgraceful. They were asking everyone close to him their feelings and if they missed him.. They most obvious questions… trying to get a reaction I guess.
"Mr. Mustang you were the first to discover Maes Hughes body, tell me who do you think did it? How did you feel?" a reporter asked Roy.
"First of all that's sir to you." Roy said putting on his gloves "Second I think its best if you leave me alone." he said snapping and igniting a flame in front of his face."
"Y-yes sir." she said scrambling off. Roy smiled to himself and turned to the crowed.
"I guess everyone is interested when someone from the military…" he lowered his head and frowned.
"Where is he?!" Roy head in the crowed. He knew the sobbing helpless voice could only be one person.
"My husband! I need to see him where is he!" Graceia said fighting the crowed. Roy stepped in front of her.
"Roy, Maes where is her where?" she said tugging on the sleeves of his jacket. Roy stood frowning at her. "Tell me tell me tell me!" she cried pounding on his shoulder. Roy took a big gulp and a sigh "Let me see him." Graceia quietly said.
"Graceia Maes is…" but before Roy could tell her she ran to the scene. Roy lowered his head as she cried out for her husband, her sorrow was almost like seeing dead all over. "Graceia" Roy said walking up behind her.
"You were always a good friend to him, Thank you." she sobbed looking at him.
"Graceia I'm sorry." Roy said putting his hand on her shoulder.
"What… how… how am I going to tell Elesseia?" she turned around and looked at Roy. "How can I tell her daddy's gone?" Roy hugged Graceia.
"If you need any help with anything ask me Graceia." Roy said trying to smile at her.
"Thank you Roy." she sniffled. "I don't know what to do now… I'm so lost."
"Well go home and get some sleep, we will take over from here, I promise we will find the b*****d who did this." Roy said putting his hand on her shoulders.
"Thank you Roy." she quietly said and disappeared into the crowed.
"Is she okay?" Riza said behind Roy.
"I hope so." Roy said turning around to her.
"Sir, I'm sorry." she said walking toward him. "I know you two were close."
"Thanks." he said turning around.
"Sir?" she said putting her hand on his shoulder.
"A..a lot.. has happened.. tonight" he stuttered.
"It has sir."
"It doesn't rain often… you know." he said putting his his thumb and his index finger in between his eyes.
"Huh?"
"But it rains on nights like tonight." he said starting to sob. Riza went around him so than she was facing him. And lifted his chin.
"Everyone has a few rainy days sir." she smiled.
"Thanks Riza." he whispered hugging her and cried silently on her shoulder. "Riza." he said quietly.
"Yes." she said trying not to cry.
"I like my ordinary life I don't want anything to change." he whispered on her shoulder holding her tighter with a tear rolling down his cheek. "Never."
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