Hello! I'm Jade Rotaski Queen of the Damned! This is my first FMA story so be nice! WARNING: This will be RoyXEd YAOI! You have been warned! Okay on with the show! XD
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Love and War: Chapter 1: Ed Returns
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Roy Mustang vaguely wondered where his life had gone to; before the government was set up he knew where he was and what his job was, now he wasn't so sure. Even though the government was now in control, the State alchemists still kept their ranks, and they were used against the rebellions and battles that rose up against the new government; it was just normal people who did not want things to change, against the people who did, that was the only difference between the feuding sides. The Alchemists and the military were caught up in the middle of it all, trying to keep the peace but Roy doubted that this tactic was working, in fact, Roy felt that they were making things ten times worse, just like back in Ishbal(1); a war that started with the death of a child and turned into a seven year war(2)…
It seemed that the military had already doomed themselves to repeat that mistake once again…
Now, the Colonel was doubled over, on all fours panting harshly as he gripped his shoulder where the bullet had pierced him, his body ached and his shoulder sent jolts of pain down his arm and chest, blood dripping slowly down his hand and soaking his blue uniform. The dark haired Colonel could still hear the faint sounds of gunfire and screams, as thought the battle was happening miles away.
It was then that Roy faintly wished that one of his comrades were near by to help him out, but he knew that there was no one like that nearby; he had given the rash and spilt second order for the others to stay in their positions in the camp, it was safer for them that way and he knew Riza, Havoc, Breda and Feury would obey his orders, rash or not. He wished that Hughes could have been here beside him, giving him advice and talking to him, hell even Ed would suit him just fine even if they just argued like they used to, just so he wasn't alone just so he didn't die alone…
But Hughes was dead, he'd been dead for over a year and a half and Ed…well he was gone, what Roy had heard was vague, but apparently the elder Elric brother wasn't dead in fact, according to Alphonse Elric, he had apparently been dreaming of his elder brother, talking to him in his dreams and as far as Roy knew, Ed was alive and well but stuck in another world that was beyond the gate and there was a next to zero chance of him coming back…
The Colonel leaned his head back on the brick wall and sighed, a pitiful, weak sort of smile on his face; it was not a smile of happiness or relief, nor was it a smile of sadness or bitterness, it was a smile of clemency, of understanding. The dark haired alchemist was pretty sure that in this time and in this place, that he would die. The dark haired alchemist could feel his strength ebbing away slowly but surly, as he lost more and more blood from his wound and sighed again heavily. Any other man who hadn't seen what Roy Mustang had seen in battles and rebellion's, would probably be afraid of dying, but the dark haired alchemist had seen his fair share of death, blood and chaos and he was past being afraid in fact, he felt almost…calm.
"I just wish…I had told him the truth…I just wish that I could…just...see him…just one more time…" The flame alchemist whispered to himself softly confessing his only regret out into the world before he passed away, the sentence however, was drowned out by the gunfire nearby, but it sounded so faint now, everything was turning so quiet. Roy tried his best to keep conscious, but he knew he was delaying the inevitable; Roy knew that even if Riza and the others did look for him, he'd be long gone; he'd probably be dancing in the fiery pits of hell by the time they arrived.
The dark haired man found himself wondering how his funeral would be like; hey the guy was close to dying, he might as well mull over it while he has the time, right? Roy could see Riza, Breda, Feury, Havoc, Winry and Al there for sure, The Furher would attend, as is a custom when an alchemist dies in war, but Roy wondered if there would be anyone else, after thinking bout it Hughes wife and Elysia would probably come to his funeral too, out of respect for him and her dead husband.
Roy sighed with what he thought would probably be his last breath, his saw the darkness of the night bleed away to leave a blinding white colour, but before he could relax totally in the light, he heard a faint but urgent voice calling his name, a very familiar voice that he'd been hoping to hear for a year an a half. The flame alchemist cracked open and eye weakly; that was about all the energy he could muster to do. His eyes were unfocused for a moment from the rain as he tried desperately to focus and see the person who spoke, the outline was blurred but Roy swore he saw a colour, other then black and white he saw before.
Gold. Golden hair and golden eyes he recognized. Roy's eyes widened and one hand weakly reached out to the stranger, sapping up what strength he had left.
"Ed?" Roy whispered in shock before the hand felt limply to his side, he slowly closed his eyes, only vaguely aware of the stranger now known as Edward Elric screaming at him.
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When Roy Mustang finally woke up he noticed three things. 1) He wasn't dead, we was in fact alive, in agonizing pain and felt like he'd been run over my a steam roller, but alive none the less, 2) He realized he was back at central headquarters in the hospital wing and 3) he wasn't alone in the room.
Roy just knew he wasn't alone, all the years of military training of his gut instinct told him so and he always trusted that instinct, but at the same time, he knew he hardly had the strength to move his little finger an inch, let alone turn his head to see who else was there in the room with him. His heart rose and thudded heavily in his chest in hope when he remembered seeing the golden hair. 'Be logical Mustang!' His inner voice said sceptically mentally whacking Roy over the head with a chair. 'What are the chances that Ed, has somehow managed to get back to this world, just as you were about to leave it? No, I think it was Al that saved you, after all they do look awfully alike' his mind said, and though his mind's point was well addressed, the rest of his body or mind couldn't and wouldn't believe it.
The dark haired alchemist sighed softly as is eyes fluttered closed again as the tiredness washed over him once again, and lulled him back into the safely of sleep.
It was at that point that the stranger who Roy had sensed had been in the room, suddenly awoke and stretched on the lumpy chair his body had currently been curled up in. he stood slowly and quietly, not wanting to wake the sleeping occupant of the bed, the only sound is of a faint clink as an auto mail leg connects softly with the floor. Yes, the person who was in Roy's room was none other than an 18 year old Edward Elric. 'It's a good job I had managed to find a way back while sealing the gateway behind me at the same time, if I had arrived back home a little later, Mustang would have been…'Ed shuddered both physically and mentally at the thought of the Colonel dying. Even though the blonde knew had threatened to kill Roy mustang on MORE than one occasion, Edward knew that if Roy had died, his life just wouldn't feel right.
With a sigh Ed ward raked a hand through his hair which had somehow become loose of it's ponytail while he was asleep, and was torn on weather to leave and find Al or stay for a few more minutes, eventually Ed decided on letting Mustang sleep, Roy probably still didn't realize that Ed had saved him in the battle field and had probably mistook him for Al…
'But, if that's true…then why? Why did he say my name before he fell unconscious?' With a slight shake of his golden head Edward Elric left the flame alchemists hospital room, and walked out of the state alchemist building to where he knew Al lived.
On his way out the building he spotted Havoc leaning against the wall, a cigarette in his mouth and his left arm in a cast, he has been absentmindedly watching the rain fall outside from the window, when he heard Ed's footsteps. "How is he? Any change?" Havoc asked but Ed just shook his head; it had been almost two days since Ed had raced though Central headquarters carrying the unconscious flame alchemist and screaming for someone to help him.
Flashback
"HELP! SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE!" Ed said kicking the hospital doors widely open, as he struggled to keep a decent grip on Colonel bast-mustang, a concerned nurse rushed over to him, took one look at Roy and ushered them to an empty bed while calling for a doctor. "He needs to be taken to the emergency room right now!" A young but tired looking doctor said as they pushed Mustang through to the operating theatre. One of the nurses set him down outside and gave him a hot cup pf tea.
After two hours of almost unbearable waiting, the doctor came out of the surgery room and smiled gently at Ed "He is one lucky man, he suffered from a gunshot wound and a few broken ribs, but the blood loss would have killed him first, if you had gotten him here any later we wouldn't have been able to save him" Ed smiled for the first time since he'd arrived back home and dropped the breath he hadn't remembered holding. "Thanks doctor, can I see him?" The doctor nodded and smiled as he took off his bloody rubber gloves and threw them in the trash can outside the door. "He's been moved to the A&E ward now that he's out of danger it's just down the hall on your left" Ed nodded happily and after thanking the doctor again he raced around the corner…
…Only to slam into someone. "Ouch! Watch…" Edward stopped as soon as he saw his face only a bit younger, reflected back to him. "Al?" Ed gaped in obvious shock, while13 (3) year old Alphonse merely gaped back at his elder brother in awe! He'd grown older since he had seen him, he wasn't as short either, now he was at a decant height for a teen of his 18 years of age, his long golden hair was tied back in a loose ponytail, he was wearing his usual black shirt and pants, but they were covered in mud and grime.
Before Ed could stop him, Al pounced upon Ed and hugged him tight, tears of joy forming in his eyes "Oh Brother! I'm so happy you managed to come back!" he sobbed clinging to Ed's shirt like he was going to disappear again. "Me too Al!" Ed laughed back happily his golden eyes sparkling, and hugged his brother back just as a shadow loomed over them. "Boss! You came back!" Ed grinned and stared up at Havoc who currently had a plaster cast on his left arm, and a grin that almost split his face in two, all the while still managing to keep a cigarette in his mouth.
"Havoc! What happened to you? One of your date's hit you with a bar stool again?" Ed asked in a teasing way, the grin still on his features, happy to see another good friend. Havoc snorted at the elder teens comment but ignored it. "Nah! Some rebel stood on my wrist and fractured it, hurts like hell…" Seeing the look of confusion and worry on Ed's face, he realised that Ed had no idea what had been going on since he left. They quickly told Ed what had happened, about the government and the people being split in two, that Al was also a state alchemist. "So why are you here at the hospital brother?" Al asked once they had finished getting Ed up to date with current affairs.
Ed's grin dropped instantly and his face turned serious "I found Mustang outside in the city centre, I landed not far away form him when I came through the gate...he looked awful Al he was so pale, blood was everywhere…I could hear gunfire coming closer so I picked Roy up and ran here as fast as I could" Havoc gaped, the lit cigarette dropping to the floor, forgotten. "He seriously got injured this time? Damn! I TOLD Riza to let someone go after him but she just wouldn't listen, she pulled rank (4) on my ass and said we had to follow orders" Havoc grumbled under his breath about mad military women with shiny guns, as he lit up a new cigarette.
"So…will he be okay brother?" Alphonse asked him gently, deeply concerned for the Colonel; he hadn't mentioned it to anyone, but the Colonel had always made sure Al was safe, and there was always a strange look in his eyes each time he looked at Al just before he left to check up on something else; as though he was trying to see someone else…'Like he was trying to see Ed through me' Al thought.
"Ed nodded the smile back on his face not noticing his bothers strange look. "The doctor said that he'll be fine, he lost a lot of blood though from his gunshot wound and got a few broken ribs" Ed said Havoc and Al both sighed in relief and Havoc smirked in amusement "Well knowing Roy all he'll need is a week in bed and he should be well enough to leave the hospital at least, if Roy has his stubborn way" The three off them laughed at this, knowing how true the statement was.
"Al we'd better be off to tell Riza about Mustang, before she uses us as target practise." Al nodded hastily and shivered slightly in fear, which made Ed grin; it seemed Lieutenant Hawkeye was still a crack shot. Before the younger Elric left, he hugged his elder brother once more and handed him a small slip of paper. "It has my new address and home number on it, come over when you're ready, if I'm not in there's a key under the mat!" and with that his younger brother turned and ran out into the pouring rain. With a sigh, his heart half happy with Joy and half heavy with worry for Roy, Ed turned and headed towards Roy mustangs hospital room...
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Ed sighed, he'd stayed by Roy's side for most of the day for the past two days in that time he had seen Feury, Breda and Riza. Ed only went back to Al's house, when he wanted something decent to eat or somewhere comfy to sleep. Right now all his body wanted was to collapse into soft comfy covers and sleep. When he reached Al's house, he was surprised to already see lights on in the house which meant that Al was home; he hadn't been for the past two days and Ed knew it was because of the battles going on. "Ah brother, you're back, good!" Ed said "Lieutenant Hawkeye told me to give you this back, she told me Roy would have done the same if he were in a fit enough state" Al said before tossing him something silver, round, and familiar.
"My alchemists watch…" Ed said hoarsely, hastily flipping open the back of the watch to see 'Remember 03.04.10(5)' etched on the inside of it. Ed grinned at Al and put the watch in his pocket, after all his time in the other world beyond the gate, the watch in his pocket, Havoc, Riza, his little brother...everything was starting to feel familiar again.
He was beginning to feel like he was back home.
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NOTES-IMPORTANT!
(1) – Is that how you spell the city Scar came from (Has no clue)
(2) - I wasn't sure how the war in Ishbal had started NOR how long it lasted but I've read quite a few stories that state that this was the cause of the war and rebellion in Ishbal.
(3) - If you've seen to the end of the show you'll find that Al reverts back into his 11 year old body not a 15 year old one so I'm trying to make the ages fit. As for Ed lets say time runs faster in the world across the gate than it does in there work hence why Ed is slightly older than he should be. Which makes Al 13, ED 18 and Roy's about 24 or something (I like to think Roy is only in his early to mid twenties
(4) - I can't remember but I think Riza is slightly higher up rank wise than Havoc, if she isn't well, she is in my story so NAH! XD
(5) - Okay this is sad of me but I can't remember the date of when the Elric brothers burn their house down, if anyone would kindly tell me the right date I'll change it! Thank you!
Another thing I'd like to point out; in the movie (If you've seen it) Ed and Al get stuck in the world beyond the gate (AKA in the beginning of world war two in Munich). In my story it doesn't happen, the movie never happens, so don't expect any Nazi's to be attacking in my story XD.
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So what did you think? I came up with this after watching and reading all the Manga and Anime AND the FMA movie. I got this stuck in my head at about 6 in the morning and took me about 4-6 hours to do. I will most likely continue this, so no fears of it being a one shot!
Until next time!
Jade Queen of the Damned