Title: Kodomo
Author: © K a w a i i – S y a o r a n
Disclaimer: I don't own Full Metal Alchemist in any way or form. But… if I did own it…Hehe…Roy and Riza would marry each other and adopt Edward and Alphonse as their kids. Lol.
Summary: Roy reflects. Not Edward x Roy. No pairings. One-shot, drabble. No shounen-ai. Please no flames. This is more like Roy is a father figure to Edward despite his arrogant stature.
Rating: K (G)
Genre: General/Angst
Warnings: Well it mentions what happens during the anime/manga up to about chapter 41. So yea, it's a spoiler. Don't read if you don't want to know.
A/N: My first Full Metal Alchemist Fanfiction… new to this fandom section. Please no flames for this… Thank you. Please excuse my grammar errors. I proofread it a few times but its after 2 A.M. and I might have missed something. Ehehe…
Today, Fullmetal found out about Hughes' death. He came right after I had gotten rid of Second Lieutenant Maria Ross. He had no right to talk to a superior like that. He has to learn his place as a tool of the military like everyone else. But yet…
I remember…
That day, four years ago, I went to his house to recruit him as a military dog. I had thought he was an adult but all I saw when I got there was a child that looked completely lost, but as I talked more and more of the benefits of being a dog of the army, I saw in his eyes, light, hope and determination; hope and determination for restoring his brother and him.
I left that day knowing the choice that he'd make, intrigued, and yet, when I think of it now, he was just a child.
He came a year later, to take the National Alchemy Exam, his head held up straight and towards the sky, looking confident. I couldn't help but smirk at his sure attitude although in those eyes I still saw something that I hadn't seen in a long time. That made me realize.
So many things have happened in the four years that have passed since he came to the army; getting his state alchemist title, the death of Nina, and so many more. He has seen so much at such a young age. So much more than any person has seen in their lifetime.
When he arrived today, happily declaring that he had come to see Hughes, I just couldn't tell him. Hughes' death was something I wanted to keep from him for as long as possible. After everything that has come to past, despite his smile; his cheerful exterior; his arrogant personality; his pride; his disregard for rules, I can see the light slowly leaving his eyes every time.
Today and before, I had and still watch the way he handles things, silently. That façade that is always presented is translucent sometimes and no matter how much he boasts and how much we argue. No matter how much he says he hates me. No matter how much he wants to grow up…
He tries to carry the burden of the world on his shoulders. Every death, every person suffering, every loss, it kills him a little each time. The world is a big, cruel place for such a small child.
He may not even notice it but underneath it all, that sparkle of innocence that only a child processes is still there and for as long as possible, I hope that that light doesn't go out for his sake and mine. That is why I must look out for him for as long as I can.
A/N- Done. Its stupid but it was nagging at me. Don't really like how it came out but ah well…I have one request…Please don't give me any flames. .:goes on knees and begs:.