Roy's face remained blank as he followed Lee into the room over, and a quick glance to the frame of the door proved it to be a sound-proof room. He paused to look in confusion at the door, not realizing the point. He could kill Lee with a snap of his fingers and the guards outside would never know. They wouldn't hear the pain-filled screams of Lee as he burned him to death, taking the revenge he wanted for Lee doing this to Edward.
Edward… he found out just a few moments ago… that he would to anything to protect him. When Lee had forced him to leave Ed or he would harm the teen… his heart felt like someone took a hold of it and twisted it until it bled. He felt the pain that bottomed out his stomach, thinking of leaving Ed alone was ripping him apart. He realized that he… loved Edward. Now all he wanted to do was rid of the person that caused the blond so much pain.
A tisking sound broke Roy from his thoughts, and looking up, Roy stared it the cold eyes of his once-friend.
"Roy you haven't changed a bit, have you? You realized that this is a sound proof room, and you think that you could just kill me and run off with you little lover right?" Roy growled, stepping forward to defend Ed, but stopped short when Lee shook a disapproving finger. "No, no, no. Look down"
Roy did, and in a panic, he realized that he was standing in a huge transmutation, Lee just standing outside the circle's boundaries. It circled all around the room, stopping short of the far wall that Lee was pressed against. If he wasn't mistaken… Roy thought it could be the exact circle that Lee used when they were twenty to turn that little girl...
He had been put under the research department, ordered to memorize and study Lee's… experimenting. If this wasn't the same type of cirlce, it was pretty damn close.
Shit.
"And also, I also have a control button here, and if you try anything, I'll push it, and the men will be notified to kill the blondie. You could do nothing about it either." Lee grinned, picking at his fingernails.
Double Shit.
"Now, I don't want to hurt you Roy, the circle is just a precaution…" Roy snorted at that "I have a… request for you." He paused and tapped his chin thoughtfully. "But maybe I should tell you what I did to… Edward, right?"
Did he have any other choice but to listen? He grimaced, but did nothing else but stare coldly at the man.
"Well… I guess I just tell you. Sure, I turned him into a cute little kitty right, but I did something much deeper than that. You remember all those years back right, when I turned that girl right?" He stopped and waited for a response, but Roy just stared, no expression but pure hatred. He sighed, "Well, I'm sure you do. Her DNA was altered, making her feel only pain. That was just a fluke though, I never truly mastered that remarkable skill until…"
"I did some research on you Roy Mustang. I found out where you lived and, as luck would have it I saw you and blondie talking in the park soon after I started the search to find you. I admit, I did a shameful thing and eavesdropped, but it was worth it for the information I acquired. I saw the look in your eyes that you gave him, and I instantly knew that he was your weakness. The one way to take you down, bit by bit."
Roy couldn't believe it. It was his fault Edward was like that. It was his fault that Lee saw the teen as a target. This always happens… the people he gets close to… the people that he cares for always end up getting hurt. This is his entire fault.
"Now, I know you're going to love this part. I altered his emotions to… act differently toward one certain Colonel." Lee was smirking now, and Roy could only feel the fire that caught at his heart, making his whole body pulse in horror at once. No… please no
"Has the boy… been especially… cuddly toward a dark-haired man? Had he done things he would have never done before to you Roy? Well guess what Roy, I did it. I altered his emotions to… love you!"
Roy felt it. His face remained unemotional, but inside, his body ran cold, ice running through his veins, and a lump catching in his throat. But the most noticeable thing was, his heart exploding into tiny little shards, an unbearable pain seeping through his chest. It felt like death.
Lee laughed, seeing through Roy's mask, knowing instantly that he had won against the man. "You really thought it was real… didn't you Roy? You thought that that perfect boy could actually love a monster like you?"
He was right… Lee was absolutely right. He was a monster. He couldn't see through it that Edward didn't feel like that for real. He was blinded by the thought that Edward could love him. He didn't realize it was all just a trick, and it hurt Edward more in the end. It would.
"Now, I think I should bring up my proposition. You leave Edward here, he won't be hurt by you any longer."
Roy froze. His chest once again gripping painfully next to the broken, useless, state. What more of this pain could he ask for?
'Leave Edward here?'
Roy growled, fire returning in his eyes. No matter what, even if Edward didn't love him, he would never leave the blond behind.
"How about no." Roy challenge, eyes narrowed threatenily, but faltered when Lee laughed and brought out a small rectangular box, with a thin red button on top. He knew, instantly that that was the remote Lee would use to notify the guards to… kill.
"You don't seem to realize Roy, that I'm not giving you a choice." He thumbed the button, not really pushing it down, but just pressing against it lightly enough to be a threat.
Was there no way out? Could Edward not get out of this safely? Either way they both would be in danger… and Edward…
He didn't want Ed to die. He wanted oh so much to just leave this place with Edward safe but… Ed…
"You won't harm him?" Roy asked, although knowing anything he could ask about Edward's safety could be all a lie. Everything he asked could be false… anything.
Lee smiled an evil smile that sent chill down Roy's body. Was this really the sweet, cheerful, boy that he knew all those years ago? Lee gave Roy a shove as he walked forward, motioning the man to follow him out the room into the place that Ed was. Lee already knew he won.
'Ed…'
Was he doing the right thing? Was there no other way?
As they were rounding the corner, he saw the blond. He was plopped down on the floor with his legs crossed like a pretzel, and Ed perked up immediately as the man came into view, with his eyes glowing with happiness and his ears flickering against his golden hair. The rising sun tht came from the high windows above him hit him perfectly, and it made his hair sparkle like the sun itself.
'God he's so beautiful.'
"Roy!" Ed shouted smiling, moving to get up, but was quickly silenced as the barrel of one of the guns was pushed closer to him, the smile instantly vanishing.
'Ed… I'
Was the blonde that happy to see him… or
Suddenly, a van came speeding into the open overhead door that Roy failed to notice was open before, stopping at the threshold. There was a pressure to his shoulder, and looking back, Roy saw the grinning face of Lee, the man's arm thrown around his shoulder. It sickened him so much, and he wanted to spit at the man.
"Roy has agreed to let us… keep Edward, so you can lay down your guns and restrain him… I have a feeling we're going to need it."
Roy stared wide eyed at Ed, the blond staring confused and fear stricken back at him as Lee said that, the bright color of his eyes fading to a dull glow. It was horrible, and Roy moved to walk over to Ed, watching helplessly as two of the guards dropping their guns and moving to jerk Ed's hand behind him, holding them high against the back.
An involuntary shriek of pain ripped through the blonds' throat, and Roy bit his lip so hard that it drew blood, and Ed lowered his head to face to ground. Roy paid no mind to the metallic taste that slowly ran across his tongue as he stared at Edward.
'Ed, I'm sorry, I love you.'
He wanted to say it so bad. Six words that might change the look of pure torture that he could see on Ed's lowered face.
"Traitor." It was a whisper, but Roy knew it came from Ed. The blond slowly raised his head, his golden eyes hard with betrayal. Energy restored, he made a jerk to get out of the guards hold, and Roy already knew it would be to punch him.
"Traitor!" He repeated, now yelling, tears streaming down his face. "I trusted you with this, asked for you help, and you promised to protect me. Hell…" he shook his head and his bang fell into his face, covering his eyes. "I even loved you." An unbearable sob broke through.
Roy's eyes widened at this, and made a move forward, wanting to comfort the man. "Ed…" he whispered, as if that could gain the blonds attention. The guard beside the Colonel put a restraining hand on Roy's chest, silently discouraging any communication with Edward.
"We're taking the Chimera now. Load him up in the van." Lee shouted to his men, the guards immediately moving forward to follow their orders.
'Chimera? Is that all they think of Ed?' His eyes widened as Ed got pushed forward, a sob that he had been barely holding in wrenched forward. He watched powerless as they walked Ed over to the van.
With a broken look, Ed glanced back at Roy, as he was pushed into the van. "I love you." He whimpered, and the double doors closed, banging against the car frame.
And Roy knew he had lost Ed… forever.
