Chapter 2

The young blonde man awoke the next morning with the sun shining through the trees. The rays hit his face and pricked his eyes. It took a moment for him to realize where he was as he moved his body beside the Colonel's. Then the memories came flooding back of the passionate night he'd had. He turned his head to gaze at the dark haired man and a smile graced his face as he watched him still asleep. He reached up to lay a kiss on the older man's lips and felt him move involuntarily. Ed kept himself still, he didn't' want to wake Roy, not yet. He was enraptured in watching the older man dream.

Roy Mustang was somewhere between sleep and consciousness, he felt the warm body next to him and pulled it closer. He was momentarily unaware of his surroundings when he felt lips graze his own. As he opened his eyes, he saw the outline of a blonde head in front of him. "Mmm…Riza" he mumbled. As awareness took hold and his vision cleared, he realized with a shock that the body next to him was Fullmetal, not his female assistant. The young man was now sitting up next to him, glaring with anger and hurt in his amber eyes.

Ed was agitated beyond words. How could he think he was someone else, a woman yet? Didn't last night mean anything to the Colonel? He abruptly stood up, glared once more at the dark haired man, who looked quite confused, and walked over to the tree limb which held his garments. He shoved them on, his back turned to the Colonel.

Mustang sat on the hard ground, rubbing the back of his head with gloved fingers as he tried to make sense of the previous night's encounter and the repercussions it held. A full range of emotions was eating at him, from shame to fear to excitement. He didn't exactly know how he felt about the young man, but there was definitely something. And maybe, he thought, these feelings were always there, just under the surface. They just needed coaxing to draw them out. He looked over at the now dressed blonde alchemist, he was still glaring at him; hands on his hips, the young man appeared to be waiting for something. "What do you want, Ed?" he called out, knowing full well what he should do.

"Damn-it Mustang," he shouted back, "you could at least apologize."

"For what?" he yelled back, cringing. He knew that was really bad, but he was falling back into old habits with the young alchemist and spoke before he had a chance to think. He watched the young man's face drop, the old Fullmetal would have had a witty comeback, would have tried to spar with him. Roy stood up and walked over to the young man, who'd once again turned his back on him.

Edward felt like the Colonel had punched him in the stomach. How could he be so cruel? 'Oh yeah', he thought, 'the guy is such a fucking womanizer; I bet that's how he always treats people after he sleeps with them. But am I really included in that group?' As he questioned his importance to Mustang, he became aware of strong arms wrapping around his body from behind. The young man gasped as he felt Mustangs head fall to his neck and soft lips kissing him gently.

"I'm sorry…I'm sorry… I'm sorry…" Roy spoke between kisses on the young man's neck.

The motion immediately set the blonde's senses on fire. His breathing and pulse quickened, burning filled his empty stomach. "Mustang," he said breathlessly, "what are you doing?" The blonde felt like he should still be angry, he shouldn't let him get off so easily. But his body was deceiving him; it was giving in.

"I'm apologizing" Mustang replied as the kisses slowed. He turned the young man around to face him, Ed's arousal showed all over his face. The dark haired man smiled at Ed, he was really enjoying the power he held over the young man. "Fullmetal, snap out of it, we have to get going." And he let go of his hold on the blonde.

It took Ed a few minutes to regain his composure, the Colonel was already walking down the tree-lined path they'd started the previous evening. Ed chuckled as he realized how much he both hated and loved the way Mustang toyed with him. He knew he was in trouble; this thing had grabbed a hold of him in a way he'd never imagined.

The pair made their way down the path, looking for signs of civilization in any direction. They were both famished, Ed was complaining nonstop now about his hunger pangs. After an hour or so, it was occurring to the blonde that Mustang seemed a bit puzzled about the direction they were taking. He appeared to be second-guessing which direction the road should be in. "Mustang! Do you have any idea where the hell we are?" Ed asked loudly. He didn't do well without food for this long; he was so hungry his stomach started to feel sick.

"Of course I do. The road should be just beyond that hill there," he replied as he poked a finger in what appeared to be a random direction. He stopped walking and turned to look at Ed, who was standing in the pathway glaring at him again.

"No, you don't. You don't have any damn idea where we are or where the road is. Quit leading me on, Mustang. I think we need to head back to the castle and take our chances with the homunculus. Maybe they've even left by now," the young man said angrily. As Ed stood his position, he noticed himself starting to shake. Was it just hunger, or was it also the fact that he couldn't push the thought of the Colonels earlier kisses out of his mind? His nerves were still tingling from the dark haired man's apology and it was making him edgy. He wanted something to happen, anything. All the walking in no apparent direction was driving him crazy.

"OK Ed. Let's just do what you want then. We'll head back to the castle and when gluttony finds you and rips your stupid head off, I'll just stand back and let him!" he shot back sarcastically. 'How dare he question my authority? I'll find the road, I know it's close by…' he thought as he took a few steps towards the smaller man.

"What do you mean, stupid? Guess I'd have to be stupid to want to be with you, Mustang!" he shouted, fire flashing in his eyes.

"Oh really," Mustang countered as he ran at the young man, "and you're so great at making decisions?" Mustang was fuming, he was tired of hearing Ed complain about his hunger and now he was questioning his judgment. He didn't want to admit that having the young man doubt him and what had started between them hurt.

Ed was surprised at the speed in which the Colonel came at him. He knew he struck a nerve to have him react that way. Edward was propelled backward as Mustang hit him full force and yelled out as his back struck something hard. The Colonel had pinned him to a nearby tree and was dangerously close to his face. Ed cowered as he waited for a blow from the Colonel's fist.

"So, you don't want anymore of this, huh, Fullmetal?" Mustang hissed.

Stunned, Ed opened his eyes back up and looked directly at the older man. "W-What?" he asked, eyes wide and searching. He really didn't have any idea what he was talking about.

"You heard me," he said back, softening slightly, his gaze lowering to Ed's mouth. "You don't want anymore of this…" as he spoke; the last word muffled by his mouth pressing hard against Ed's.

Ed's face flushed instantly as he felt the Colonel's lips on his. He opened his mouth to accept the kiss and found himself wanting more this time. He pressed his hardness against Mustang's leg; the pressure sent a sweet sensation up his spine as he let out a soft moan. He kept pressing, he didn't want Roy to pull away from him this time, so he wrapped his arms around the dark haired man and spoke eagerly to him, "I do want more… I do…"

Mustang pulled his lips off the blonde long enough to demand, "Then show me".

Ed felt the Colonel kissing his neck and his hands roaming under his shirt. He looked up at the sky through the tree branches and leaves, trying to think of a way to show the older man how much he wanted him. But his thoughts crashed back down as he felt Mustangs fingers play roughly with his chest. The sensation made shivers rock his body and he cried out loudly. "What do you want? Whatever you want… I'll do it!" he panted, rubbing himself against Mustangs leg.

"You know what I want, Ed." Mustang took advantage of the young man. He had him right where he wanted him. Roy reached down and undid his belt and pants, let the trousers fall to the forest floor and kicked them away, all the while keeping his mouth on the blonde's neck. Then he removed Ed's belt and opened his pants, making sure to stroke him as he undid the zipper. He watched Ed's face straining to hold back his peak. That's when Mustang stopped and stepped slightly away from the out of breath young man.

Ed was so close, he knew it was just what Roy wanted; this is what he did to him the night before. The anticipation of what was to follow was almost enough to break his control, but he had to maintain.

Roy stood over the smaller man; he lifted his hand to his face and gently stroked his cheek. "So, Ed, are you ready this time?" he asked softly.

He wanted to be, he wanted to experience more, but he was still unsure. It seemed like such a big step to take. He glanced up at Mustang, ready to tell him what he wanted to hear. He opened his mouth, but no words would come out. He felt juvenile, what was wrong with him?

Mustang knew the young alchemist was still not ready. He really didn't want to push him, no matter how much he wanted to consummate their relationship. "It's OK Ed…" was all he managed to say. The blonde's head went down to his waist and Roy felt the young man's mouth once again around his shaft. He splayed his hands out on the tree to steady himself while Ed worked on him.

Ed heard Roy drawing close to completion, his moans grew louder and the whole act had Ed's head spinning. He pushed on himself as he brought his mouth up and down on the Colonel, but he couldn't do much or he'd loose it. Then Mustangs hand came down and motioned to lift the blonde alchemist up to standing. Ed wiped at his mouth as he gazed up at Roy. What was he going to do?

"Together, Ed" he said as he placed a hand on the young man and began to stroke him. Ed was instantly swooning; he felt his legs begin to buckle as he placed his flesh hand on the Colonel.

Mustang felt Ed start to drop, as his cries got louder. He lifted the young man up and onto the side of the tree. Both men leaned against the tree, unable to remain quiet, as their passion enveloped them.

As the two embraced against the tree side, Mustang heard voices not too far off in the distance. Panicked, he spoke huskily at Ed, "Someone's out there, hurry up and get dressed!" He left the blonde standing against the tree as he searched for their clothes.

Ed started moving slowly; he didn't hear what the Colonel was all flustered about. His head was still swimming with wicked thoughts as he reached down to put his boxers on. When he pulled his black pants up his legs, he heard Mustang shouting to someone and walking off. He did up his zipper and started to buckle his belt when he saw Lieutenant Havoc standing in the pathway, watching him, with an amused look on his face.