A/N: I feel very honored. Someone (I won't name who, for sake of privacy) whose writing I am very fond of, has started following this story. (Now only if they'd leave a review. *clears throat *)
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"..I've.."
Ed rushed to the man's side, placing a cautious hand on Roy's shoulder.
"Roy? What did you do?"
"I...I..." The man was now shaking, seeming unable to wrap his mind around it. Whatever 'it' was.
"Mustang, you've gotta tell me what's wrong, otherwise I can't-"
"Bitten. I've bitten you...with..with antidote."
Ed shook his head in confusion.
"I don't understand? What does that mean?"
Before he could blink, he was pinned against the bed, Roy probing his mouth with a finger.
"Eh! Gef youf hanf ouffa my mouf!" Ed tried to shove Roy's hand away, but to no avail. Unbeknownst to Ed, his eyes had shifted to a deep purple, his nails becoming sharp. Roy meanwhile, had found what he was looking for. Two incredibly pointy white teeth protruding from both the top, and bottom of Ed's mouth. However, Roy didn't expect what came next. Shoved against the headboard, he now noticed the change in Edward's appearance.
"I said, get your hand out of my mouth!"
Roy, now aware of the situation, took a calmer approach.
"Alright, alright. I'm sorry Ed. Let me down and we can-"
"Shut the hell up when I'm talking to you."
"Oh no. This can't be good. I'm sorry, Edward. I didn't mean to offend you. Why don't we talk this out?"
"Give me one good reason why."
Edward was given no warning as Roy claimed his mouth. The kiss was nothing more than a chaste, tender press, but it did the trick. Edward's grip slackened, and his eyes returned to their normal gold.
"..Roy?"
The General embraced the younger, the worry leaking out replaced by relief.
"General? I..what...what happened? I mean, I remember but..why?"
"I'm so sorry..." Roy whispered, still not letting Edward go.
"Roy?"
"When humans are...turned..they go through an acceptance stage. Their body has to accept the..venom in order to fully..." Roy sighed, letting go of the young alchemist.
"But..I don't feel any different. No..blood lust.."
Roy's head snapped up, looking at Ed incredulously.
"What? Are you sure?" That's when he remembered. "The tattoo..let me see it!" Roy demanded.
Ed slipped the top part of his robe down, exposing the red imprint. Tracing his fingers along it, Roy's face was riddled with confusion.
"Roy..." Ed tried not to shiver under his touch, inwardly loving every moment. The man continued to trace it, his mind assessing thousands of possibilities.
The kiss was gentle, and really, inevitable. To say the least, Roy was surprised.
"Calm down. I'm alright. Let's just...relax..."
The next kiss was more passionate, and reoccurred down the shorter's neck, stopping at the darned tattoo. Drawing Roy's head back to his face, Edward did his best to distract Roy from his thoughts, and damn him if he wasn't going to get Roy's clothes off doing it.
"Mhmm...And I thought Christmas only comes once a year." Roy wrapped his arm around Edward, nuzzling his head into his neck.
"...Was that a Christmas joke?"
Roy chuckled, pressing close to Edward.
"From me? Never."
"Yeah yeah." Ed yawned, a pleased smile on his face. "We should take a shower and get dressed."
"In that order?"
Ed smacked Roy playfully, ebbing out of the older man's embrace.
"Depends on my mood. Now c'mon, we have stuff to do."
Roy snorted, following after the blonde.
"More like people to do."
Both Roy and Edward were showered and dressed, when a knock came at the door.
"..Edward?" Ling called. "Are you in there?"
"Ling? Yeah, what's..?"
The door was knocked down as several men surrounded the two.
"Ling? What's going on?"
"..I'm so sorry..." Ling turned away, rushing out of the room.
"Ling! What's-!"
"Shut up, shrimp." One of the men slapped him, nudging him with a gun. "Now you and lover boy are going to say silent, and you're going to get in the car. Try anything funny and we'll shoot."
"What'd you call me?!"
"I said shut up. Talk anymore and I'll knock you out. C'mon, move it."
They led the alchemists to the van, wasting no time in leaving the palace.
"You've done well, Ling."
The King turned to the figure, bowing obediently.
"Thank you, my lord."
"Now, if only you ssshut that girl up, we could move on." It hissed. "Ssshe'ss rather annoying."
"Ling! Ling, don't do this! Don't let him—SLAP"
"Ssssilence, girl. Or nexxxt time I'll take your tongue."
Lan Fan whimpered, shaking in her cell.
"Now...comess the waiting.."
"How long have we been in here?" Edward asked, still hitting his head lightly against the wall.
"I'm not sure. Maybe...three hours?"
"And what did they want us to do in here?"
"I already told you." The PA insisted. "We need the General's semen."
"Whyyy?" Ed droned. "And why am I in here with him?"
"Because we figured you might help with the stimulation. It's no secret you two are lovers."
"...You people are sick, you know that?"
"Shut up and start fu-"
"Shove it up your ass!" Edward yelled, fiddling with his automail. "How the hell did they make this room anyway?"
Roy shrugged, looking around skeptically.
"In my alchemy research, I'd found ancient stuff that probably was only used by your father. I believe it was possible to de-activate alchemy. I'm not sure how they even found this out, much less how to use it."
"That bastard... How are we supposed to get out of here?"
"You're not. At least, not until the General give us the sample."
"God dammit." Edward swore in Ishvalen, his automail punching the ground.
"You know Ishvalen?" Roy looked surprised, before he remembered. "That's right, you could read my letters. It only makes sense you'd be able to speak it, too."
"Shut up and think of a way out of here. It's bad enough they can watch us with that creepy mirror."
"...What if we..." Roy pulled Ed onto his lap, embracing him from behind.
Ed squeaked, shifting uncomfortably.
"What are you doing?"
"Being a vampire has it's perks." Without a warning, Roy had slammed through the wall, already pulling Ed up to start running.
"We've got a breech! They're escaping toward the front!"
"Roy! What the hell-"
"Later, Ed! C'mon!" They ran toward the front, Ed clapping and slamming his hands down to summon a wall, temporarily blocking the oncoming soldiers. Finally making it to the front, they ran out, stampeded by men.
"I hate to say it Roy, but we're gonna have to fight this one out."
"Goodie, I left my gloves back at the palace. Hawkeye better re-emberce my uniform when this is done."
Roy and Ed charged, Ed's blade drawn, Roy's fangs bared. While Ed took out two or three at a time, Roy was a bit slower. Finally, all the men were either dead, or wounded.
"Roy? Roy! Are you okay?"
"Uhnn... Yeah...I'll be fine. Just, get into a car. Hot-wire it. I need to call Hawkeye."
Ed nodded, helping Roy into the van.
"Yeah. Just hang in there. We'll be there soon."
"Y' know hodda drive?"
Ed rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Well, no..."
"But I do." Came a new voice. "We have to leave quickly."
"Mei Chang?!"
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