Author's Note: I do not own FMA or its characters. This is AU and was previously posted in An Apple A Day.

The Beginning of a Problem

She knew it was going to be a bad day from the start. Oh the weather was beautiful when she walked to the office with Hayate that morning, but there was an overwhelming sense of premonition hanging over her. It wasn't anything solid really, but it was there, and it wasn't going away.

The day was perfectly normal at the office which put her even more on edge. She was just waiting for the shoe to drop. The others noticed her mood and left her alone for the most part. By lunchtime, she had them on edge as well. Even the colonel had picked up on it.

It arrived that afternoon, an official notice to a change in regulations, and Hawkeye knew it was bad news even before the colonel began to read it.

"From now on, all female military personnel are prohibited from serving in active combat zones and positions."

Riza sat there, listening to the words in shock, and she knew, she just knew, that they were going to take him away from her.

Theme: No, it can't be...