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A/N *Sigh* I have three stories I need to write, but, you guys said to continue this one now... My laptop is still out of commission. And, since it is my summer vacation, I do have plans... I went to the Port Anime Con. yesterday! I bought over 200 dollars worth of FMA stuff! Anyway, enough of my blabbering...
Dedicated to: Payton-Chan, as always!
*WrightingSadist- I think you will be much more pleased with this chapter then the last, so sorry that my last chapter was "boring".
Disclaimer: I don't own FMA!
Chapter Ten:
A Promise He Couldn't Keep
Roy's brain took a minute to process what had happened. He had heard a crash and a scream... The colonel was trying to find a logical reason, or maybe an excuse, that would make him hear those noises.
Option one: Roy was tired... Maybe he was hearing things.
But Roy knew that wasn't it. He had stayed up far later than this before, and nothing like this had ever happened.
Option two: Edward had simply fallen out of bed, and knocked over something... Like a lamp.
But there was no lamp next to Edward's bed. And Ed didn't seem like the type of guy to scream because he had fallen out of bed.
That left only one option.
Something was very terribly wrong.
The raven haired man had been standing on the stairs for far longer than he should have been, and as soon as he realized that, he quickly went back up the stairs.
"Edward? Are you alright?" Roy asked as he walked down the hall.
There was no answer, but as Roy drew closer to the guest bedroom he heard muffled cries. The Flame Alchemist put on his ignition gloves and snapped. The door, that Edward had repaired earlier (1), Fell to the floor, burnt to ashes.
The sight that greeted him, made his eyes widen, and his heart shatter.
Edward had been waiting for Roy, and suddenly, there was Roy, crashing through the window.
"Roy? What are you doi-" Edward was cut off when Roy threw him to the ground, and straddled his waist.
"Have you been a good pet while I was gone?" 'Roy' asked him, his tone filled with malice and sadistic pleasure.
"M-master?" Edward shakily called.
'Roy' gave Ed a smirk full of evil intentions. "That's right my pet... I'm back."
And that was when Edward emitted a scream of terror.
Roy looked around the room. There was glass all around, the window's glass was broken and jagged on the floor.
And there, on the floor straddling Edward's body, was him.
Roy Mustang watched as the other Roy Mustang stole a harsh and brutal kiss from the struggling Edward.
"Stop!" The blonde pleaded as the other Roy pulled away from his lips. "You promised!"
"I never had any intention of letting you be happy." Envy said as he laughed.
Envy was currently working on getting Ed's pants off. Seeing that made something inside the real Roy snap.
So that's what the colonel did.
A string of flames charged towards Envy, and Envy, realizing that he was in danger, jumped off of the terrified with inhuman agility and grace.
"So, the flame colonel is here after all..." Envy mused to himself.
"Damn right I am. And you will not touch Edward ever again. I will personally make sure of that." Roy said threateningly.
The homunculus sighed before walking to the broken window. "Well, Fullmetal Pipsqueak... It looks like our fun time has been cut short." Before jumping out of the window, Envy added "But I'll make sure we get that time together... Without the colonel."
And then he was gone.
Roy slowly approached Edward, not sure of how the teen would react.
"E-Ed?" Roy called shakily.
Roy kneeled down on the floor next to Edward, prepared for the blonde to jump away screaming. Instead, Edward threw himself onto Roy, wrapping both flesh and metal arms around Roy's torso. After getting over his initial shock, the colonel wrapped his own arms around Edward's waist, holding him close.
As Ed started crying, his sobs wracking his small frame, Roy tightened his grip.
"It's okay, Edward." Roy whispered softly. "I'm right here. I'll protect you."
The older man pulled back from the hug a little and kissed Edward's forehead.
"It'll all be okay." Roy's tone was full of love.
"How... do you... know?" Edward asked through his tears.
Roy did not answer, simply wrapped his arms tighter around Ed's waist.
A while later, Roy noticed that the tears that had soaked his shirt were coming to a stop, and Edward's breathing was becoming even, signaling that the blonde was now falling asleep.
After he was certain that Fullmetal really was asleep, he changed positions and lifted Ed up off the hardwood floor bridal style and looked at the bed that Ed had been sleeping in during his stay.
His obsidian eyes then made contact with the window, and the glass that had not yet been cleaned up.
It wasn't safe to leave Ed in this room...
Envy's last words echoed in his head. 'But I'll make sure we get that time together... Without the colonel.'
It wasn't safe to leave Ed alone.
Roy cradled the small teen as he left the room, and made his way to his own bedroom.
After struggling to open the door and keep Edward safe in his grip, he walked inside.
The navy comforter on his bed was tidy and neat. The colonel lifted back the sheets and blankets on his king sized bed and placed Ed gently underneath.
After tucking the young alchemist in, Roy made his way to the other side of the bed, where he would be resigning. After making himself comfortable in his bed, he looked over at the 'sleeping beauty'.
Then he remembered how dangerous it was for Ed right now, with Envy prowling around.
He moved closer to Ed. Roy wondered how he could keep the blonde safe. After his thoughts on that topic, he once again wrapped his arms around Ed's waist, bringing the small teen's back to his muscular chest.
The raven haired man brought one hand to Ed's braid, and pulled out the elastic, releasing the golden locks.
He placed his lips upon the sleeping Edward's head.
And the words he spoke before falling into the clutches of sleep fell upon deaf ears.
"I really do love you, Edward... And I promise I will keep you safe."
But, what he didn't know was that the promise he just made...
Was a promise he couldn't keep.
TO BE CONTINUED
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(1) A chapter or two ago, when Edward ran away, I wrote that Roy had burnt down the door which had been alchemically locked.
Hope you liked it! And I hope it wasn't "boring."