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[Edward Elric/Riza Hawkeye; PG] The Dating Game
Character/Series: Edward Elric/Riza Hawkeye; Fullmetal Alchemist (Original)
Rating: PG
Notes: Written for emilie_burns's birthday. Happy birthday, love. ♥
Title: The Dating Game
Author: yuuo
Word Count: 1384
Summary: "So, Fullmetal, I see your birthday is tomorrow."
"So, Fullmetal, I see your birthday is tomorrow."
Edward gave Mustang a dirty scowl, shoving his hands in his pockets sullenly. "Don't remind me," he grumbled. "Al wants to take me back to Rizenbul to see Winry for it."
"Ah, but your work here-"
"-Keeps me here, so for once, find something for me to do, jackass."
Mustang chuckled, setting down Edward's personnel file. "How old will you be? You still sound like you're fifteen."
"I'll be nineteen. I just don't feel like going back to Rizenbul. It's too dull there."
Mustang cocked his head to the side. "Not even to see your girlfriend?"
Edward felt the heat rise in his cheeks. "She's not my girlfriend," he snapped. "She's Al's. Besides, she's too much like a sister to me."
"Edward." Edward didn't trust that too-patient tone from Mustang. "Have you ever even dated? Once? You're nineteen years old, you surely can't expect to stay married to your work forever. You've already accomplished what you set out to do, and yet here you are, still in the military, while your brother sits at home and waits for you."
Edward snorted. "No, I've never dated. I could, if I wanted, but why? Nobody would understand me and Al besides Winry, really. I figure I'll retire when those two decide to get married and move wherever they do. Play the ornery uncle and teach their kids bad words. Why?"
Mustang sighed theatrically. "I sometimes think you'll never grow up, Edward."
"I am grown up!" Edward protested, feeling that heat rising again, along with his ire. "And I can too get a date, I just don't want one!"
"And why do I not believe that?" Mustang asked with an infuriating smirk.
"I can too!" Edward shouted. "And I'll prove it! I'll have a date for this Friday, just you watch!"
Oh god, what did he just get himself into?
"Care to lay a wager on that, Fullmetal?"
Despite knowing that he knew nothing about dating, knew no girls he could potentially ask out, and had no idea how to ask a girl out in the first place, Edward narrowed his eyes and stuck out his hand. "You're on," he growled.
Sometimes, his stupidity really knew no bounds.