Hey everybody! Gomen on the wait! I had to write a lot of stuff for my english class and then I got sick. Actually, I still am kinda sick, but I digress. I know this is a little short, but bear with me please! My inspiration had up and left me. This was all I could come up with for the time being. I just finished this, so if there are any mistakes, I apologize in advance. If you do notice any, let me know please. Then I can change then and make then seem non-existant! Well, Without futher ado, Chapter 10! Enjoy!

Diclaimer: If I did own them, I would be rich, ne? -sighs- If only I owned then... -cries softly in corner-

Chapter 10

(A month later…)

It was a Wednesday in Central Command. People were outside, walking in the streets. Inside, two alchemists sat working. Ed was organizing Roy's files, while Roy was signing more papers for Hawkeye. Everything was quiet in the office. A noise broke through the silence.

Roy looked up to find Ed coughing. It sounded serious.

"Ed, are you alright?"

Ed nodded his head and cleared his throat.

"I'm fine. Just a little cold is all."

"Oh, alright. I thought it might have been something else." Roy said; worry weighing heavily in his voice.

"I'll just go get some water. I'll be right back." Ed said. He turned around before leaving the office. "Do you want anything, Roy?"

Roy shook his head, not realizing Ed had addressed him by his first name. With that he turned back to his work and let the blonde venture outside his office walls without him. He had noticed that Ed was feeling slightly better now. His eating was almost back to normal and he had gained a few healthy pounds as well. Roy smiled at the thought.

-T-

Ed wandered the hallways looking for the break room when he suddenly felt a wave of nausea coming on. He ran quickly to the nearest bathroom and opened a free stall. He was only too glad he had decided to put his hair into a ponytail today instead of his usual braid.

When his stomach decided it was through, he stood up slowly and flushed the toilet. He then walked over to the sink and started gargling water to get rid of the acidy taste in his mouth. After washing his face off as well, he dried himself up and headed out, back to the office. Ed figured that he didn't need the water now, so he might as well go back. He resolved not to tell Roy about this little episode, he didn't want to be coddled or worried over again. He had thought it sweet at first, or even nice, but when he had collapsed he knew that Roy just pitied him. Ed just needed to find a way to get away from the colonel and back to his place. He missed it there.

-T-

Roy looked up when Ed returned. He noticed the blonde chibi looked a little paler than before. Before getting up, he surveyed his surroundings in search of women with guns. Having satisfied that there were none, he stood up and rounded his desk, bringing him squarely in front of Edward. This made the smaller blink in confusion and look side to side. Finally, their eyes locked together, Roy leaned down and placed a hand on Ed's forehead, to check for a fever. He brought his own head to his hand to compare temperatures.

Well, he didn't have a fever, if anything he felt slightly clammy. But there was no fever. Pleased at the result, he turned to walk away, back to his desk full of papers waiting for him to sign. He didn't notice Ed's blush crossing his cheeks, nor the somewhat faster beat of his heart.

As Roy took a step, he felt something tugging on his arm, or more precisely his uniform jacket sleeve. He faced Ed slowly, not knowing what was going on, and found himself in an almost impossible situation. Lips crashed against his own, lightly though. After what felt like an eternity, they left and the person they belonged to crashed to the floor in a faint. Roy blinked for a second and stared at the small genius. His hand went straight to his lips and felt where their lips had met for the first time. He then came out of his daydream and realized that Ed needed to get to the hospital and quickly. Picking him up gently, he headed out the door of his office and practically ran to the medical wing in HQ.

-T-

Edward awoke to a strange feeling in his right arm. He felt like he was floating in a sea of consciousness and a searing pain had just brought him back to the world of the living. He opened his eyes slowly and peered down at his arm, noticing an IV sticking out of it. As he looked around the room, he saw a window and a chair below it for visitors, he guessed. As he turned to face the other side of the room, he noticed a weight shifting on the bed. When Ed looked, he saw Mustang sitting in a chair with his head resting against the bed next to his left arm. When Ed looked at his left hand, after feeling a slight pressure, he realized that Roy was holding his hand, as if to comfort him. Ed lazily wondered what had happened when he had passed out. All he could remember was grabbing for the colonel's sleeve and falling. After that was a complete mystery to him. I'll just ask the Taisa. He'll tell me what happened, He thought.

So what did you guys think? Good? Bad? Needs to be replaced because it's complete trash? Wow, I couldn't agree with you more!

-starts to go for the delete button-

Ed: -grabs arm to prevent action- No! You can;t delete it!

Roy: -poises fingers for snapping- You heard the chibi! Let GO of the MOUSE!

Me: -blinks- But this is a laptop..., I don't have a mouse...

Roy: Oh, well the statement still stands. Step AWAY from the COMPUTER!

Ed: -pulls author forcefully- Come on, you know you don't want to delete it! You're just having a bad day!

Me: -sniffles- Well, I did only get an hour of sleep last night...

Roy: See? Now you know that you are in no state of mind to make a call like that...

Me: -sniffs- I guess so... -stands up and walks over to her comfy bed- I'll just lay down for a sec and rest my eyes... -yawns-

Ed: No problem, we'll post this up for you. Just rest for now.

Me: -snores-

Roy: -whispers- Please review and tell her what you thought. She needs some encouragement right now...

Ed: See you in the next chapter!