A/N: Hola! Yay! I finally got out of the rut I was stuck in. So here's the next section. Sorry for the delay.
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Roy lay on his back, staring at the ceiling as he waited for Ed to come back. He heard the water turn off and Ed's mismatched footsteps in the hall. He had been searching his memories of the boy's time in the military for any clue as to what might be bothering him. Then again, maybe it was just that the strain from everything that had happened over the past year was finally getting to him. He sat up as the door opened and Ed entered the room.
He was taken aback by the sight of the boy. His long hair was down, making him appear slightly feminine, but he was shirtless. His entire upper body was covered in scars. The worst were around where his automail arm was attached, but his back was covered with scars from the shrapnel that had nearly killed him and his chest displayed the after affects of horrendous burns. His remaining arm was covered with scars from the same explosions. They concealed all of his pre-existing scars, save for one.
Roy could still see the long, curved scar that started at his shoulder and came down over Ed's heart. It was from one of his early missions. Roy could still remember when the medics brought him in. It was long ago, before he'd even confessed to Maes that he had feelings for Ed. He shouldn't have lived. Roy shuddered at the thought. He should have died that night.
Ed had been in Leore. No, he had been on the way back from Leore. He and his brother had been kidnapped by homunculi. It was the last mission he had allowed Al to accompany him on. Roy still didn't know exactly what had happened. He knew what had happened to Al, but Ed wouldn't talk about it and they had been separated. As far as he knew even Al didn't know what had happened to his brother. All Ed had ever said was that it was Lust who had injured him. Something to do with her being angry at Envy, but he refused to say anymore.
It was amazing that he had even survived, let alone been able to return to his job. Then again, that was just the kind of person Ed was. If there was something he wanted to do, he would do it.
"Roy," Ed said softly, bringing him out of his reverie. "I know you're still in here."
Ed had an uncanny knack for that kind of thing. The dark-haired alchemist reflected that the younger blonde had probably heard his breathing, possibly even his heartbeat. Most likely it had something to do with his blindness, although he had shown some signs of the odd trait before the war as well.
"Yes?" Roy answered.
Ed took a shirt from the dresser and put it on before sitting next to Roy on edge of the bed. Roy was surprised that Ed knew not only that he was in the room, but exactly where he was. He had spent a short amount of time up pacing.
Ed looked over at Roy, his sightless golden eyes meeting the intense gaze of his lover's charcoal-coloured ones. Again Roy wondered how the blonde managed such things.
"You said last night that there was something you wanted to talk about?"
Roy remembered instantly what he was talking about. He had intended to tell Ed about his encounter with Al months before. His intention had been to inform Ed that his brother knew about their relationship. Somehow, though it didn't seem so important now.
"It's nothing," Roy said honestly. "We ought to make an effort to get to HQ this morning."
"Right," Ed sighed. Roy could hear him trudging down the stairs to the living room to wait for him. This was going to be a long day.
A/N: I know, it's short. Now that I've finished this section, I might have 8c up soon. I make no promises this time, cause if I do I'll probably write myself into a corner again. Thanks for reading!
