Hiya! Okay,once more I apologize for the shortness of these,but I write at night aroung midnight or later,so have mercy. XD And also-I have absolutely no clue on if Rose's son dies or not,and even how if so. Just bear with me! Now,on with it!

"Hello?"

Rose spoke quietly,her voice echoing in the dark house. Her violet eyes nervously darted around for any signs of danger before walking in carefully,forgetting to close the door behind her.

SLAM!

Rose whipped around and gasped. The door had slammed shut! "Who's there? Show yourself!" She yelled,wondering why her own house was suddenly so scary. "Ed? Is that you? Stop fooling around,please!" she frantically looked around,suddenly hyper-aware to every sound and movement that she could detect. Could her boyfriend possibly be behind it?

"Hello,Rose…." An eerie voice crooned from behind her. She jerked around,searching for the one that was scaring her. "I've been waiting. Nice of you to finally arrive…" the voice seemed to drip evil,and it sounded very close to her as well.

"Hello? Who are you!?" She shouted angrily,fear coursing through her veins.

"Don't you recognize me?"

Tears started to well up in her eyes from panic. She backed up against the wall,realizing that it was a bad idea when she heard the voice laugh wickedly. She saw a pair of eyes in front of her,glowing a creepy gold as someone pinned her to the wall. Tears started to leak from her eyes,painful memories of the incident with the soldier replaying in her mind constantly.

Fear. Darkness. Laughing. Terror. Pain. A baby,newly-born and crying. That same child being taken away from her cruelly….

"Please…! Don't….." she cried,hearing the laugh catch in the person's throat. The hands unpinned her,leaving her alone again. Soon,a light turned on,revealing her assailant to be none other than….

Edward.

"Rose? Rose….?"

Still frightened to death,Rose sobbed brokenly,sliding to the ground and burying her head in her arms. Ed's eyes were showing deep concern and panic as he rushed over to his housemate,embracing her in a warm hug. She continued to cry,clutching Ed's shirt in her fists as she sobbed.

Ed hadn't meant to make her cry. He just wanted to frighten her a bit. He should've known that she'd remember the incident. He felt horrible…

Ed hugged her tighter,whispering in her ear over and over again,"I'm sorry,Rose…..I'm so so sorry…..please forgive me…..I'm sorry…..I didn't mean to scare you like that,I swear…" Guilt shone brightly in his eyes as he comforted Rose,trying not to cry himself from pure guilt and shame. After a few minutes,ten,twenty,they didn't know,Rose pulled away from Ed,looking up at him with puffy,red eyes.

Edward looked her in the eye,whispering tenderly,"I'm sorry,Rose. I'm sorry. Please,forgive me…" he looked down ashamedly,tears beginning to fall from his golden eyes. Rose looked at him,then sniffled quietly. "I forgive you….." she murmured softly. He looked up at her hopefully. "Really?" he asked. She smiled. "Really."

He wrapped his arms around her tightly,crying slightly,but thankful that his lover forgave him. He and Rose sat there,wrapped in each other's warm embrace,for a long time,letting loose the occasional tear,or giving off a sniffle every little while. Rose's fear and panic along with the crying had exhausted her,and her boyfriend's comforting embrace didn't help matters much. She kept nodding off,and Ed eventually noticed. Smiling,he stood up,helping her to stand,then surprised her by picking her up bridal style and walking to her room.

Rose never said anything,of course. She was too embarrassed. He strode onward,feeling like a prince carrying his bride from harm's way…..wait,bride? Rose was his lover,but would she ever be his BRIDE? This got Edward thinking. He slowed down his pace a bit,as he thought.

They eventually got to Rose's room,her about to fall asleep in his arms,and Ed went to her bed,managed to pull back the covers,and laid her down gently. He leaned over to her and kissed her forehead tenderly,covering her up in the blankets. "Goodnight,Rose." He whispered quietly,starting to walk out of the room. But he stopped when Rose whimpered and said his name. "Edward…..I'm scared. C-can you stay w-with me?" she stuttered,lightly embarrassed. A faint blush found its way across the faces of both of them at those words.

Nonetheless,Ed smiled and nodded. "Of course. Anything for you,Rose." He shyly got under the blankets with her,enveloping her in an affectionate embrace. Rose soon succumbed to sleep,leaving Ed to stare at her as she slept.

He chuckled softly. He truly loved her. He truly did. Everything about her. Her soft pink bangs and brunette hair that he swore was made of pure silk,her amethyst eyes,he thought they could put him in a trance if he looked at them long enough. And her skin,the way it was tanned by her Ishvalan blood was lovely to him. Then there was her laugh,her smile,and everything else. He just loved was that.

The comfort of being in a warm bed with the one he loved soon took its toll on the Fullmetal Alchemist,and he fell asleep admiring Rose's beauty.

When the two woke up the next morning,the first thing Rose heard was Edward speaking softly to her as he pecked her on the cheek:

"Good morning,love. Are you still afraid?"

And you know what?

She wasn't. At least,not with her beloved there to protect her.

Hello! Poor Rose,being scared out of her mind by her boyfriend. He didn't mean it! )X Hope you at least found it interesting,if anything. I'll update soon!

~Bay