Soldier Keep On Marching On

East City

Aiden desperately wished for a camera to snap a picture at the scene in front of her. Kain was asleep at his desk, as was Jean Havoc, and Roy Mustang himself. Riza was at her side, in the doorway, staring at the men. It was late at night so it wasn't surprising that they'd fallen asleep. Falman and Breda must've gone home earlier, as they weren't in the office. Or so Aiden assumed.

"I want to wake them but they're so darn cute," Aiden whispered.

"Yes, but they need to sleep in one of the bunks or head home. This doesn't need to become a habit," Riza said, walking over to Jean.

"Rude awakening?"

"It's their first offense for Jean and Kain, no. Roy has done this at least thirty-seven times. I don't see why we can't wake him up quicker than the rest."

"And here I was thinking you weren't mischievous at all."

"I don't know what you mean."

Aiden grinned and nodded. Riza had become much like a sister to her in the years that had passed. They had much in common besides their lines of work. A lot of the time when either team visited, the two could be seen together on days off, joking and hanging out.

She slipped past the doorway and made her way to Kain. "Adorable," she cooed gently. Then she grabbed his shoulder and shook the man awake. "Wake up, Kain."

"What?" Kain groaned, looking up from his desk. "Huh? Aiden? What're you doing here?"

"All in due time," Aiden smiled sweetly. "But you have to get up, no sleeping in the workplaces I'm afraid. Riza says so."

Kain bolted upright at the mention of the frightening woman. He glanced over at Jean who was staring up at Riza, but he was frozen solid. Aiden chuckled and shook her head.

"So," she said, turning to face Riza. "Roy's wake up time?"

"Yes."

Aiden grinned and when Riza made no move to do anything, that grin faltered. Did Riza want her to wake Roy? Seconds passed and the two stared. Then Aiden had a malicious glint in her eye. Both Jean and Kain shivered.

Aiden turned to one of the couches sitting in the center of the workplace and grabbed one of the large pillows resting there. A quick glance at Roy's hands told her that he didn't have his gloves on, so at least she wouldn't be barbecued. She paused right next to Roy's chair and sleeping form, the large pillow ready to strike.

"She's crazy," Jean whispered.

"Wake up!" Aiden screamed, slamming the pillow into Roy's side. The blow sent the man flying from his chair. "Wake up!" she screamed again, throwing the pillow in his face.

Roy groaned and sat up from the floor, the pillow fell from his face to his lap. He looked around in confusion before his eyes landed on Aiden's grinning face and the pillow on his lap.

"What happened?" Roy asked.

"Wow, boss. I didn't think she'd hit you so hard you'd end up with memory loss," Jean muttered.

"You've obviously never heard the stories about Aiden," Kain laughed. "She once gave an entire platoon of men nightmares by telling a ghost story from her home! You know James the cook? He still has nightmares sometimes."

"As amusing as that is," Roy said, getting up from the floor, "why'd you wake me up?"

Aiden shrugged and gestured to Riza. "She said no sleeping in the office. You can't exactly argue with her."

Roy opened his mouth, then closed it. He opened it once more but nothing came out. Then he rolled his eyes and tossed the pillow back at Aiden who caught it with ease. In turn, she threw it back on the couch.