SE: number 9! This chapter is by request of Ali Phantom!
December 9th - Hospital Christmas -
It always amazed him how that boy could sleep through anything. Trains, mobs, being yelled/lectured at, made no difference. He was out cold. Currently the setting was a busy hospital on Christmas eve. Earlier he learned, from a call, that he made his only visitor go to the dorms to sleep. That person had told him that the one in the hospital was depressed and non-social. Roy decided to fix that. How? By spending Christmas eve and day with one Edward Elric.
Al asked Roy if he made his will out yet… He knew that his brother did not like visitors while in the hospital. Roy just smiled and told Al not to worry, they would be fine.
He reached room 232, Ed's room, and knocked on the door with his free hand. The voice on the other side could barely be heard, so he opened it and stuck his head in.
Edward was curled under the covers, trembling a little, most likely from fever. "Al, I said to go dorms for the night…" He ended with a cough, which must have hurt his chest. Roy frowned and decided to speak up.
"It's not Alphonse, Ed." this got the small blond to turn over and open his eyes, which widened on sight of his superior and, never would he admit it-but, slight parental figure. After all, who else kept him in line and punished and comforted him when Al couldn't?
Still he groaned to keep appearance, "Mustang…why are you here?"
The person in question smiled, something not caught by Ed, "I heard that you were alone, you sent your brother to the dorms, and I didn't want you alone." Edward mumbled something that sounded like 'traitorous little brother…' then processed that last bit.
"Wait? Why do you care?" he was now trying to sit up in the bed. Roy shook his head at the sight and went over to help.
"Because, no one should be alone, especially not you." Ed was now sat up and Roy took a seat that was by the bed. They sat in silence for a few minutes, trying to figure out what to do next. Edward caught sight of a bag.
"What's that?" he asked, pointing to the bag.
Roy grinned and told him he would have to find out tomorrow and to go to sleep. The teen protested at that.
"I'm not tired!"
"Ed, go to sleep, before I find a nurse." He laid back down in bed and closed his eyes. Cracking one open he glanced up at Roy, who was watching him like a stupid hawk! Roy raised an eyebrow.
"Yes?"
"Are you going to stay there all night…?"
"Do you want me to leave?" the answer to his own question shocked him.
Ed closed his eyes and sighed, "Not really…" with that the teen fell asleep, leaving Roy watching over him like a father would watch over his child who had just had a nightmare.
"Brother, wake up!! Brother!"
"Alphonse, wake your brother up gently!" the blond haired teen groaned and slowly opened up his eyes. He was met with a cheery brother…and Roy? Then he remembered, Mustang had stayed the night.
"Good morning, sleepy head!" Roy teased, "It's now eleven in the morning."
Al nodded in agreement. "How are you feeling, brother."
"Better," he glanced at Roy, "must have gotten a good night's sleep."
The three spent the rest of the day together. Roy had apparently brought gifts from him and everyone else for the two brothers, which was what the bag was for. He did call Edward short, shrimp, mini, you get the idea, a few times. In surprise to both Roy and Al, Ed took it well and laughed and yelled back half-heartily. For that day, Ed decided, Roy was like a father to both him and Alphonse. Roy never seemed to disagree with Ed's silent logic either.
SE: Well? whos on a role? sorry, sugar...would talk more, but I have an art project for school to work on...gah...
