Just My Luck
Disclaimer: The characters from the anime Fullmetal Alchemist are not mine but I'll be using them in my story coz I'm too lazy to make up my own characters. :D
Summary: RoyXEd A year after Ed defeated Dante and the homunculi, he finally has the time to look for that right person. But what if he didn't want that right person to find him? (I'll try to keep it from becoming corny and melodramatic. I promise :D)
Note: I'll try my best to keep the personalities as accurate as possible but this story will deviate from the plot of the series/movie. The story begins a year after the series ends. Let's say that Ed didn't end up in the world with no alchemy and Al didn't lose his memories. Oh yeah, and let's pretend Roy doesn't have that ugly patch on his eye (I like him better without it) Enjoy :D
A white porcelain tea cup stood idly on an old oak coffee table in the corner of a simple room. This particular room was very similar to the other rooms in that apartment building located several blocks away from the heart of Central. This was where most of the high ranking state commissioned officers in Central spend their days off to relax and forget about their obligations and demanding work in Central Headquarters. To "live" in this apartment would be an inappropriate term since officers of the state normally sleep in designated quarters back in HQ for convenience. Under normal circumstances, military officers from Central HQ don't bother spending their measly wages renting a room in an apartment that is far from their workplace. What's the point?
The white tea cup that was on the oak coffee table just moments before was now resting on a young man's cold metal hand. No longer a boy but not quite a man yet at 16, young Edward Elric sat idly by the window ledge watching the sunset and the people on the street two stories below him. His golden eyes occasionally glanced at his pocket watch then at the door at one end of the room that lead to a bedroom. Not a second later, the doorknob of the bedroom door turned. A smartly dressed General stepped out of the bedroom with a bouquet of roses in hand.
"How annoying. You're too vain for your own good, Mustang."
"Stop being such a shrimp, shrimp. How do I look?" the dark-haired man asked.
"You look like an idiot as usual and stop calling me a shrimp."
"Do I take that as insult, Fullmetal?"
"Tch. Here." Ed said as he handed the Flame Alchemist a small neatly wrapped box with ribbons on it.
"For me? How sweet and thoughtful of you, Fullmetal." Roy smirked as he took the gift
"You pig. It's for your date tonight. That reminds me, how come you never give women special gifts on dates?" Ed inquired with a suspicious look on his face.
"It's 'coz I never ever go out with them a second time. They tend to bore me once I get to know them." The older man mused.
"Shut it. Just go already." The annoyed younger man exclaimed.
The taller man put his coat on, took the gift and bouquet with him and made his way out of the room. Before closing the door behind him, the General took just one more look at Ed and said "Don't wait up."
No response. Ed stared blankly out the window once again.
Mustang frowned. Ed has been acting this way for the past few days. The General thought it was just some sort of phase so he didn't bother discussing the subject with Ed.
Hearing Mustang's car drive off from where he sat, Ed let out a long sad sigh.
"Maybe it's about time that Al and I head back home to visit Winry and Aunt Pinako."
With that thought in mind, Ed left Mustang's quarters and headed back to his and Al's quarters in HQ.
"Brother, you're back early. I thought you and General Mustang still have some work to discuss?" Al greeted as Ed entered the small room that housed two beds and a study table where the younger brother was working.
Alphonse Elric has been in his original body for almost a year now and he never looked happier. Although people around HQ took some time to get used to the fully human Al, he still is the down to earth and mature Al everyone knew. In all, Al was still Al and he still can't resist sticking his nose in alchemic journals, researches and books he asked his brother to borrow from the library in Central.
The older brother removed his red coat and dark jacket and laid back on his bed. He quietly stared at the ceiling for a few moments then finally spoke.
"Al, why do you spend so much time studying those books and journals anyway? You already have your body back."
"I'm looking for other alternatives so that you can go back to normal as well."
Ed stretched his right arm as if reaching for the ceiling and stared at his shiny automail arm.
Satisfied with the work he has done for the day, Al put away his reading materials and also laid on his bed that was beside his brother's.
"I went to visit Glacier and Elysia today. Scieszka was there too. We talked about a lot of things and a certain topic that had something to do with you came up and that really intrigued me."
There was silence.
"Brother? Are you listening to me?"
"Hmm? What was intriguing?"
"Scieszka was curious, how come you don't show interest in women? I mean the last girl you liked was Winry or was it Rose? Either way, you didn't pursue an intimate relationship with neither of them."
"Maybe it's 'coz I haven't found the right one yet." Ed said as he put his metal arm beside him on the bed, still looking at the ceiling.
"Maybe you have but you just don't want that person to find you."
"Huh? Did you say something Alphonse?"
"No, it's nothing."
"Al, let's head back to Resembooljust for a while."
"Good idea, brother. It has been almost a year since we last visited Winry and Auntie."
"It's decided then."
Meanwhile, in a restaurant somewhere in Central…
"Flowers for me? Oh General, you shouldn't have." A young Nurse from HQ infirmary blushed as she took the bouquet from her date, the Flame Alchemist. Roy lead his date, Maria, to the table reserved especially for this occasion.
"This is such a wonderful restaurant. I'm so glad you asked me out. I was really hoping you would." Maria mused as she took hold of Mustang's bare hands from across the table.
The two conversed as they ate their fill. Maria, like all the women Roy ever dated, fell into a trance and couldn't help but be under Mustang's spell. After dinner, the dark-haired man took out the gift Ed gave him earlier and presented it to his date. In sheer bliss and excitement, the young woman hastily took hold of the neatly wrapped treasure and read the note attached to it.
"Umm, there must be some mistake. The note on the gift is addressed to you."
Confused, Maria returned the gift.
Mustang mentally scolded himself for being so careless. 'Silly midget must have written my name by mistake.' He thought. The General removed the ribbons and tore off the wrapper that covered a small box. Maria was also curious about the gift but she was more interested to know who gave it to her dark-haired god. Roy removed the square lid of the box, took a look inside and started laughing almost instantly. Curious, Maria took a closer look and was surprised to find a small pack of breath mint in the box.
"I don't get it." The young woman said.
The General continued laughing.
-to be continued-
End Note: Did I spell everything right? LOL. Comments and Reviews are much appreciated. Thanks for reading my crap. Meeeep :D
Edit: Thanks to cuylerjade for pointing out the correct spelling of Resembool :D