{It's Too Late}
{By BrokenComatose}
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A/N: Yeah, yeah. I know, now hush my patient ATY reviewers. I hear you; now let me start this fic! Writing this fic gives me a chance to try out a new writing style I've switched to. If you reread my GX stories, then go to my FMA stories, you'll notice the style has changed.
This kind of popped into my head the other day. Kind of a 'What If?' fic. And, I decided that I needed a yaoi and a non-yaoi multi-chaptered fic ongoing. So here's the yaoi one. ;D
Warnings: Language; Slight incest; Yaoi; violence; Slight AU
Disclaimer: I, BrokenComatose, don't own FMA. I never will.
Inspiration: All To Myself by Marianas Trench; Apologize by One Republic; Heartbreaker by P!nk
Summary: The Elrics are finally happy. Alphonse is back in school and Edward has begun teaching at a university about science. As Edward and Alphonse are beginning to press deeper into the incestuous relationship, Alphonse begins to notice changes; subtle at first, such as Edward begins to stay out a little later, but becoming more outward as time goes on. He begins to fear he is the cause, and he is determined to get to the bottom of it.
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The pen lightly scratched across the paper; before the young blonde haired teen slammed the book he was copying out of shut, and put his head into his hands. Alphonse Elric, who was now seventeen, had only been in school for a month, and they were already overloading his class with homework. He already had a lot on his mind. He got up, and his chair scraped against the wood floor, causing him to wince before walking out his open bedroom door and into the hallway; the hallway wasn't very big, and there were only four doorways; one for the bathroom, one for Edward's room, one for a library/study, and one for Alphonse's room, while to kitchen and living area where at the end of the hallway. Alphonse padded into the kitchen, and began looking for the box of honey tea he kept hidden in the cabinets. He glanced at the clock hanging above the doorway. It was already two in the morning. He gaped for a minute.
Surely I haven't been up that long.
Alphonse paused for a moment, trying to listen for a sound of Edward's presence. Is he not home yet?
Edward worked at the University during the week, and was normally home by at least eight. Here it was, two in the morning. Alphonse sighed, before he began looking for the tea again. Edward was now twenty-three; he could take care of himself. Alphonse let out a triumphant cry when he found the tea. He grabbed a teakettle, and began heating the water on the stove. He hopped up onto the counter as he waited for the water to boil. He placed his hands on his knees, thoughts straying back to Edward. They had crossed the 'brotherly love' line a few months ago, and were slowly progressing into a physical relationship. Now, as Alphonse hopped off the counter to pour the tea, he couldn't help but wonder if Edward had fallen asleep in his classroom. Al's more rebellious side told him to let him be.
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(With Edward)
Edward was pushed roughly against the wall, the younger man covering his mouth with his own. Edward winced as his head came in contact with the wall, before fisting his hands into the shirt of the man above him. They separated with a wet sound, before the younger began nipping at Edward's neck. Edward groaned, and moved his head to the side, giving him more access. The man pulled away, before capturing Edward's lips again. After a brief battle for dominance, they broke apart. The younger went back to Edward's neck, sucking on the pulse point.
'Ah…Jason, stop,' Edward said, pushing the man away. He glanced up at the clock and cursed. 'Fuck! It's two in the morning. Alphonse is going to kill me.'
Edward ran to his desk, while the raven-haired younger followed. 'What all are you taking home?'
Jason was a fellow teacher at the University. The twenty-year-old was gifted with black hair, and dark brown eyes, while his skin was oddly slightly pale. He taught foreign language in the next building over. He was German, but he was very good at speaking English and Italian, which is what he taught.
'Um…those papers on the corner, that book beside them, and those essays under the book,' Edward answered while he looked for his briefcase. He shrugged on his brown jacket while Jason tugged the briefcase on top of Edward's desk and stuffing the aforementioned objects into it. He snapped the brass locks shut, and passed it over to Edward. Edward grabbed it and turned toward the door.
'See you later, Edward,' Jason called as Edward opened the door.
'Yeah. See you,' Edward said, as he shut the door behind him, leaving Jason alone.
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Alphonse started from his seat on the kitchen counter when he heard the door open. Knowing it was Edward, he turned back to his third mug of honey tea. A plate of sandwich crumbs sat beside him, as he had given up trying to get to sleep at two-thirty, which was a half hour ago; he hadn't moved from his spot on the counter, and when Edward walked in that's how he found him. Alphonse lightly jumped down, and placed the plate in the sink while Edward placed his briefcase on the top of the table.
'What are you still doing up Al?' Edward questioned as he hung his jacket on the back of his chair.
'Couldn't sleep. Homework was giving me a headache,' he answered.
'Do you need me to do it for you?' Edward teased.
Alphonse laughed and shook his head. 'I do think I can do it by myself. It's just really long.'
Edward nodded, and walked over to Alphonse, who was placing the teakettle back under the sink. 'Sorry I was home so late. I feel asleep,' Edward said, trying to keep his voice from rising; a tell-tell sign he was lying.
Alphonse laughed. 'That's what I thought happened. Don't worry about it.'
Edward nodded and spun Alphonse around, capturing Al's lips under his. Alphonse lightly fisted his hands in Edward's shirt, unintentionally reminding Edward of what he had done with Jason just a while ago. Edward pressed pulled away, and Alphonse slumped against him, eyelids drooping. 'Come on, Al. Go back to bed.'
Alphonse nodded. 'Okay. I love you, Edward.'
'I love you too, Al,' Edward answered. Alphonse walked down the hallway, and when his door shut, Edward slumped against the door frame of the kitchen. Suddenly feeling guilty, he slid to the floor. He was slightly glad tomorrow was Saturday, the one day he didn't teach at University. It was one day he didn't see Jason. He sat there for a while, before heading off to bed as well.
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A/N: Heh. Yeah…Ed's cheating on Al. This will be updated about once every two weeks, I hope. As for ATY, I'll try and update in two weeks on that one as well. All my stories have short chapters…these will hopefully be longer. It's my first multi-chapter yaoi story, and I really love this idea. So please excuse the shortness of this first chapter. I believe I'm in need of a beta reader, so drop me a review if you're interested. Please R&R!