Sorry for the wait!
The car ride was silent; Ed had his head in his hand and was, as usual, staring out of the window deep in thought. "You sulking Ed?"
"No," Ed replied bitterly and just above a murmur, "I have one thing to ask, 'cause I don't get your damned mixed messages. For once just give me a straight answer; do you like me?"
Roy said nothing for nineteen seconds until he pulled into Eastern HQ and Ed yelled. "Damn it! Answer me!"
Roy pushed the break and turned to his subordinate. "We'll talk later." He said in an almost commanding tone.
Ed was pissed. No. Pissed couldn't even describe the level of irritation he felt. "Need time to plan a cocky rejection? Fuck you!" He got out and slammed the door, "Forget I ever said ANYTHING!" He yelled quite literally at the car door before turning his back and storming towards HQ aggravatingly.
"Fullmetal! Wait!"
"What? Back to 'Fullmetal again'?" Ed turned still walking backwards and away from the older man. "Either give me an answer or leave me alone!" He shouted cupping his hands around his mouth to amplify the sound. "I-" He slipped backwards on loose gravel and landed on his back.
"Ed!" Roy ran over to his side and bent down to the blonde's level; Ed groaned. "Are you alright?" Ed sat up and rubbed the back of his head then glared at Roy.
"You piss me off," As Roy reached out to help, Ed roughly elbowed his arm away. Ed got up, and for the first time, he looked down at the slightly shocked Colonel was on his knees. "I hate you."
Roy's eyes widened as he looked to the ground, Ed didn't realize. He'd messed up – bad – but maybe this was a good thing.
"Stupid Colonel, can't even reject a person nicely," Ed grumbled walking into the office.
"Hey there Chief," Havoc greeted Ed with his usual cigarette grin. Ed responded by glaring at him. "Wow! Ok, what's up?"
"Nothing!" Ed snapped moodily.
"Right… Where's boss? You guys car pool don't you?"
"Who cares where that bastard is?"
"Wow." Havoc repeated. "Well if you see him can you tell him Hawkeye needs him?"
"I never want to see that jerk again." Ed crossed his arms over his chest and frowned.
"Uh…" The addict struggled to grasp the situation. "But you guys are living together right?"
"…"
"Listen Ed, I don't know what you two are fighting about but if it's about your relationship or whatever, you have to understand that the Colonel can't have any distractions from his goals, and you can't either."
"I know tha- WAIT! We are not in a relationship!" Ed shouted a tad too loud. People were starting to stare; a young lieutenant walking by had frozen in shock, he then marched away when he met Ed's glower.
"C'mon Chief, everyone know you have a crush on the Colonel." Jean said lighting a new cigarette.
"I do not!"
"Do too," Havoc countered calmly. "Don't worry, I won't tell… anyone that doesn't already know."
Ed blushed a deep red. "You-"
"I'm kidding."
Ed sighed and ran a hand through his bangs. "I don't know what to do."
"You're still a kid, that's to be expected." Jean laughed off the glare Ed had shot him, and resisted the urge to childishly chant 'your face will freeze like that'.
"I'll buy you a drink." The alchemist looked up at him curiously.
Five minutes later Havoc and Edward sat face to face in the cafeteria, Ed drinking orange juice and Havoc sipping coffee. "I know Mustang's cocky, self centred, rude, arrogant, manipulative-" Havoc coughed nervously as he saw the blond begin to rise to his feet.
"So, what? Are you a masochist?" Havoc asked with another grin.
"No," Ed snapped, "he was the first guy that didn't treat me like a kid and he's smart so I can have a descent conversation with him." When they weren't having shouting matches. "I know I can always depend on him too; he's never let me down."
"Boss likes you Ed." Havoc said with his hand buried in his cropped hair. "It's not really my business, but I think you should let him tell you that. Hear him out."
"Although I doubt it, maybe you are right." Ed smirked. "That'd be a first."
Havoc sipped his coffee again. "Now what's that supposed to mean?"
Ed chuckled slightly and Havoc sighed. "Mustang's in his office right?" The short boy asked, earning a knowing smirk from the other. "What's with that look?" He spluttered, turning red again.
"Nothing, nothing," he gave a half-lidded grin to the alchemist, "although I do remember him mentioning something about a meeting in about five minutes."
"What? Why didn't you say something earlier?" Ed shouted and the cafeteria went silent. "Ah! Hell!" He darted out without speaking another word to Jean, who looked particularly smug. He had a feeling that the next girl he asked out would not end up dumping him for the Colonel.
A red blur shoved his way towards the Flame Alchemist's office in panic. Anyone that saw him knew his final destination instantly, although most would never quite believe the reason he was in such a hurry. "Colonel!" He yelled, kicking the door quite literally off its hinges.
Roy threw the trashy magazine he was reading under his desk and threw his legs to the floor from where they were previously resting (which was of course on top of his paper work). "Have you ever heard of knocking Fullmetal? What is it with you and breaking down my doors?" He stopped his lecture to observe the panting boy.
"G-good, you're still h-here." Ed panted wiping the sweat off of his brow. He quickly clapped his hands and transmuted the door back to its original form.
"Yes." Roy said slowly, "this is my office, last time I checked anyway."
"Don't get cocky! I mean you have a meeting and I wanted to talk to you before then!" He shouted and Roy gestured to the sofa that Ed so often sprawled across.
Ed sat down and frowned lightly, "actually, I wanted you to talk." He looked Roy directly in the eye. "I wanted to hear what you had to say earlier."
Roy smirked as he sat down next to Ed who was starting to blush once again. "Actions speak louder than words," the dark haired man said, simply cupping the teen's face and abruptly kissing him. At first Ed was had froze stiff, then when he felt Roy's tongue slide along his lips, he felt the hot steaming sensation that filled inside of him, he pulled away not knowing what to do. He was flustered and completely embarrassed. Roy knew he would probably regret this later, but before he could comprehend the danger of his words he said, "You're really cute Ed."
Ed wanted to shoot him a glare but all he could manage in his shocked state was a twitching eyebrow which smoothed into an arch when Roy lifted a hand and ran his index finger along the blond's cheek, trailing behind his neck and leaving a tingling feeling where it had brushed the skin. "Wait-" Ed attempted to plead.
Roy covered Ed's mouth with his own again, tilting his head as he did and drawing Ed closer with the hand that was now locked around his neck. "Wait," Ed broke the kiss, embarrassed. "I don't know what to do…"
"Oh come on Ed," the Colonel groaned desperately wanting to properly kiss the boy. "We can talk about it later," he whispered in his ear in a husky voice. Ed successfully suppressed a shudder when he felt the warm breath on his skin.
When Roy leaned closer, Ed ducked down and unintentionally threw his head into his superior's lap. Roy would have laughed if he wasn't so confused by the blond's actions. "No, I mean- I don't know how to… You know…"
"What?" Roy looked at the humiliated boy who lifted his head to stare back into onyx eyes. "Ed… You're not saying you don't know how to kiss… are you?"
"I've never-" Ed suddenly clapped a hand over his mouth and the colonel burst out laughing. "Shut up! It's not like I've had time to have a relationship or anything!"
"Want me to teach you?" He asked with a smirk.
Ed averted his gaze down to the floor, clenched his fist and nodded once.
"Look up at me," Roy slid an arm around the smaller frame. "Good, now it's easy, just close your eyes and do what I do." The dark haired man dipped his head down.
"But what about my han—mph." Ed closed his eyes tightly, attempting to focus on the sensation, he eventually figured that the best place for his hands to be were around his superior's neck. He loved the feeling of their tongues delving each other fervently, and allowed Roy to dominate and taste his inexperience.
Roy forced Ed backwards and yanked on his elastic, allowing the blond hair to flow loosely around them. Now Ed was lying down. He had given little thought for being on the bottom, for if he had known what the position had meant he probably would have kicked up a fuss. The older alchemist pulled Ed's waist closer to his so the boy was almost arching his back, but as Roy started to slip his hands up the young alchemist's bare back, Ed pulled away. "Wait," he pleaded for the third time in this chapter, and Roy obliged, withdrawing his hand and knowing he'd pressed another boundary. "Sorry," Ed muttered turning pink from ear to ear.
"You don't have to apologise, we'll take it slow." The Colonel kissed his new lover's forehead while his fingers enclosed themselves around the threaded sunlight of hair
"Thanks Roy," Ed muttered embarrassed. "And thanks for the…kiss." The words started to come out of Ed's mouth before he could stop them. "I liked it." He concluded mostly to himself.
"I liked it too," Roy said simply and rather amusingly. They had started something illegal and taboo, and it was still only day four.
Thanks again to my beautiful beta! NekoiXx I love you!
Hey, do you think I wrote the kissing stuff ok? I've always struggled a bit with it...
