Hawk or bat, ch. 1 - ROYAI

Last thing she remembered was burning pain, when she was protecting her beloved and precious colonel by her own body. Some burning liquid splashed on her and she felt only pain before she fell unconscious.
Smell of antiseptics was the first sensation when she was brought round. That’s how she realized she was put in a hospital. She hated this smell and she quite well understood Fullmetal when he left hospital before his wounds healed up. And now… now she was lying in this stinking hospital room, not knowing what exactly happened to her…
‘Riza?’ she heard Colonel’s voice. She smiled weakly.
‘Colonel… why it’s so dark in here?’ she asked.
‘It’s not dark… all the lights are on! Why… why are you crying?’
Riza didn’t answer, she just kept crying. She didn’t even feel when Roy touched her gently.
‘Your skin…’ Roy whispered. ‘It’s burnt. It’s burnt so deeply… you saved my life. Thank you.’
Riza still didn’t say a word. She tried to touch Roy’s hand. He held her hand closely, stroking her hair with his other hand. Several tears fell down from his eyes. All the burnt wounds on Riza’s body were bandaged and he was sure they’d leave scars. He cursed these damned Ishbalan terrorists. Right when he wanted to ask Riza to marry him… she was put into hospital for at least two weeks.
‘Colonel…’
‘Call me Roy.’
‘Roy, what exactly happened?’
Roy sighed.
‘Those Ishbalan pigs attacked me, and you jumped between me and them…’
‘I know this. What was later?’
‘…you jumped just when they were trying to splash strong acid on me. It hit you. You fell unconscious, and I could manage with them… you know, they had only this acid to fight… and I called ambulance, they took you here… and that is.’
‘Acid…’
‘Yeah. Does it hurt a lot?’
‘No. I… I don’t feel anything.’
‘I see… it burned you too deep…’
Riza sighed. She didn’t want to talk now. She wanted only to sleep.