Title: Dancing With Myself
Rating: PG
Fandom: FMA
Spoilers/Warnings: AU
Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist or its characters.
Theme: Quandary
Summery: Roy really needs a new partner.
Previous Dancing With Myself
Roy was more than a little frustrated at the moment. He had been auditioning partners for the last month, and none of them had even been a good fit, let alone the right fit. He had yet to find a partner that could at all compare to Gracia. He was beginning to lose hope of ever finding a proper dance partner. And Solaris Lust clearly wasn't the right partner for him. That had been clear to Roy as soon as they had started dancing. Unfortunately for him, he was stuck with her until the end of the audition.
It was hard trying to find a new partner after having a steady one for a number of years. It had been a long time since Roy had to put effort into dancing with his partner. He and Gracia had worked together long enough that for the most part their reactions to one another were instinctive. There was no need for them to have to worry about adjusting the space between the two of them or where to put their hands. Roy found himself rather out of practice when it came to adjusting to each new partner.
He had to admit that it wasn't like that with Riza. They had never really danced together as formal partners, but they had also never needed to figure things out or adjust much when they danced together either. Gracia had always teased him about the fact that she put in years of effort and yet Riza accomplished the same results without ever practicing with him. Roy didn't really know how to explain it other than the fact that he and Riza knew one another better than most people. They had grown up together, and quite honestly while Roy couldn't entirely explain the bond between them, there was a strong one.
He sighed as the piece of music came to an end and headed off the dance floor. He was more than a little glad that the audition was over with. Not only did it mean that he could finally get away from Solaris, but Riza was supposed to meet him for lunch. He would ask her if she would consider auditioning as his partner then, he decided. He didn't think that he could stand many more of these unproductive auditions, and really, they had proved to him that Riza was the person he really wanted to dance with. The question was did she want to dance with him?
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