Roy opened his eyes and blinked a little, looking around for a second. He wasn't in his office on the couch, nor his own bedroom, or the Elric's couch. Where was he? He felt something laying over him and he turned around to see Riza's sleeping face. His eyes widened for a second but he looked at his hands and realized that he not the age he thought he was. I forgot... Good thing though or I could never forget this. he thought as he turned around in Riza's arm and just stared at her.

Looking at her without having to put up airs, he could marvel at the fact that she was a very beautiful woman, full of honor and love. He knew that if he just had the guts or the time, he would definitely like to be with her more than job level. She knew him inside and out, his weaknesses and strengths, and she was already loyal to him. Roy closed his eyes though, knowing that none of the feelings he had for her could truly be the same from her. She was with him out of a promise and a sense of duty, nothing more.

Riza opened her brown eyes, staring at black ones. If they weren't so young, she would have thought she had gotten drunk but she remembered what had happened and smiled at her superior.

"Good morning, Colonel."

"Morning."

"It looks like we were wrong about that doctor." She said with a small smile.

Roy's eyebrows furrowed for a second and he looked back at himself. It looked like he had returned to his early teens from the day before and lifted an eyebrow.

"I guess something must have gotten mixed up." He said.

Riza nodded a little and pulled her arm from around his waist to touch his forehead.

"Your fever has gone down significantly. You're still warm though."

"I have things I need to do at the office." Roy said, turning over and sitting up on the edge of the bed. He stretched and then stood. "I would like to go back to work and get my papers."

Riza sat up on her elbow and Roy looked back and his jaw almost hit the floor. He hadn't expected Riza, his tough and sometimes violent subordinate, to wear a very silky and sexy nightie when she went to bed. Not to mention the fact that one of the straps was hanging off of her shoulder. He blinked at the unexpected surprise.

As did Riza.

"COLONEL!" she yelled, pulling the sheets over herself.

Roy blinked and realized what had happened, his face going all shades of red that could be imagined.

"Riza- I- It's... I'm..." he stammered, holding his hands over his private area in complete embarrassment. "I'm thirteen, Riza! It happens!" he finally yelled, his face flushed to the color of Ed's jacket.

He rushed out of the room and slammed the bathroom door closed.

Riza stared where he had been and then finally started giggling uncontrollably into the sheets. The combination of everything made it so much funnier than it should have been. She felt sorry for her superior for having to go through his pubescent times all over again and from the way he was as an adult, she could understand his inability to control himself in his teens if it was hard enough for him as an adult. After laughing, Riza felt bad about it so she got up, making sure to put a robe on, and knocked on the bathroom door.

"Colonel? Colonel I'm not mad; it just took me by surprise."

She waited for a second when the door cracked and she saw Roy's black eye.

"Are you dressed appropriately?"

"Yes, I have a robe on."

He opened the door and looked down as if he had done a horrible thing and Rize felt bad for him.

"I apologize for that." He said, looking up at her with a look that told her millions.

Riza nodded. "It's fine, Colonel. Um... I think it might be a good idea to go back to the office like you said."

They both nodded, still embarrassed over the morning events.

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Edward looked over some of the files that were in Roy's office, looking to see if there was anything worth finding in them. He usually didn't snoop around the Colonel's office but with everything that was happening to him, an extra pair of eyes didn't really hurt anything.

"What are you doing in my office?"

Ed looked up as Roy stood in the doorway of his office and frowned at him.

"Colonel. What are you doing here? And I thought you were about five."

"No, I'm the same age I was yesterday. Again, what are you doing in my office?"

"I was just going over some of these files. An extra pair of eyes never hurts."

"Except when you don't ask permission." Roy growled, walking over and pushing Edward away from the desk. "Get out of here. I'm actually doing my job."

Edward sighed and left, walking to the other side of the desk.

"I thought you were going to take a week or so off anyway."

"I am, from the office. Riza is still going to 'bring my papers by the house' for me to sign. Besides, Roy is out of the office but Chris is just visiting with Riza and playing in his uncle's office."

Edward made a face and leaned on the desk.

"You won't be able to keep that up for long. I have a feeling things are going to go from bad to worse, not any better. We were lucky that that pill actually did what it was supposed to do even though it didn't look like it. You must have been in the middle of a regression or something... Either way, you're going to have to let everyone else know at some point in time."

"The less people know the less people can be interrogated."

"Yeah, but the more who know the more people can help you."

Roy huffed angrily and looked at Edward with an angry look.

"Fullmetal, I've had a really fucked up morning and I don't need you jumping down my throat. Will you please just leave me alone and let me do what I know is normal, like signing papers. Please."

Edward narrowed his eyes at his superior but stood up.

"Fine. But something is going to happen and when I does, don't you come knocking on my door. All I'll tell you is that I was right."

"Don't be so full of yourself, Edward." He said not bothering to look up as Edward left.

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Havoc's cigarette hung from his lip as he stared at Riza for a moment. She had her arms crossed and they were in one of the few used hallways of Headquarters. He just stared at her for a moment and then finally got composed.

"You mean that that kid in there..."

"Yes. That is the Colonel."

"Holy smokes..." he said, leaning back on the wall. "Why are you telling me?"

"Because whatever has happened to him is not really stable. That doctor gave him some pills but until we hear about the blood work from him, we won't have a definite solution for it. He could regress at any moment and if he regresses far enough, we won't be able to take care of him without being in harm's way. Plus, at some point Ed and I are going to make our own investigation at the lab without Roy and we need to make sure someone watches him. I trust you, despite the way you act, with him and he likes you."

"The Colonel?" Havoc said with a lift of his eyebrow. "I think you have slavery mistaken for liking."

"Believe me, if he didn't like you he wouldn't give you a lot of tasks. Think of all the things I have to do." She said with a roll of her eyes.

Havoc nodded. "Alright, so, when do we tell him that I know?"

"Right now would probably be best. He's in his office going over some paperwork."

Havoc nodded and went back to the office and then to Mustang's office door. He knocked on it lightly but opened it anyway, slipping in. When he got in, he found Roy at his desk with his head in his hands and he appeared to be shaking. Concerned, Havoc walked closer when Roy pulled his hands down his face and breathed in for a moment. He looked up and saw Havoc in front of him.

"What do you want, Havoc?" he asked, his voice shaky.

Havoc smiled and leaned on Roy's desk.

"Colonel, you realize what you look like, right?"

Roy nodded. "Yeah. I figured someone would figure it out after what Fullmetal just reamed me for... Did he tell you?"

"Actually, Hawkeye did. She's worried about you... honestly, looking at you, I'm kind of worried about you too. You're pale."

"I'm fine, just feeling sick." Roy shook his head and grabbed his pen again. "It happens... In other words, I don't need you at the moment."

"Of course... Colonel?"

"Yeah?"

"You know I'll be there for ya."

"I know. That's why you're on my team."

Havoc nodded, though he was still worried about him.

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Dr. Striker looked at the blood work for Roy and examined it through a microscope as well as ran a couple of tests on it. As he zoomed in on a bit of blood, he saw something there that was of interest to him.

"Interesting... Very interesting..."

"What's so interesting, Doctor?"

Dr. Striker looked up at the voice and turned toward the window. He could just see the outline of someone but he couldn't tell who it was.

"Who's there? Show yourself!"

He suddenly felt something sharp touch his Adam's apple and the sound of high heels tapping the floor.

"Now, Doctor, is that any way to treat a lady?" a seductive voice asked as the light caught an evil grin.

uh oh, who is this? and that whole beginning was something that i had heard about pubescent boys. i dunno if it's true or not but the fact that he is a bit horny when he's older, i have a feeling that roy mustang stopped being a virgin at sixteen. he is a lady killer. anyhow, just a bit of fun and foreshadow... and almost foreplay hahaha