Doodlez: Okay I am here with CHAPTER TWELVE! The first of two chapters to be uploaded today! I wonder what will develop?
Disclaimer: Doodlez does not own Fullmetal alchemist only Lily, Brian, Allan and Nita.
Doodlez: I'm excited let's go!
Chapter Twelve: Interesting Development.
Roy reads the letter and literally falls to the floor losing consciousness instantly. Ed quickly making a run to catch him as he falls.
"Roy!" Ed cries catching his head before it hits the floor. "Roy?" Ed sighs knowing his lover is now laying unconscious in his arms having fainted from the shock. Ed looks to Roy's hand spotting the letter in Roy's grasp Ed takes it and reads it quickly before folding it up and setting it back on the dresser so he can get his lover onto the couch. Ed quickly moves Roy back into the living room laying him on the couch he gets a blanket to cover him up and moves to take care of the dishes and wipe them down. Placing them in the cupboard Ed looks to his lover laying on the couch his face flushed and breathing with a slight wheeze. Ed quickly moves putting the dishes in the cupboard and quickly notes that Roy's having a slight reaction to the dust he brought into his lungs earlier when they walked into the house.
Roy coughs lightly coming around and Ed squeezes Roy's hand and the two look into each others eyes. They hear someone coming up onto the porch and turn and look at the door running and shutting off all of the lights and going deep into silence. The two men look and find a door to the basement where they should be safe. They quietly creep downstairs and turn on the light in the underground basement. Once down there they lock the door and Roy looks to Ed a duh expression on his face.
"Shit! I forgot to lock the front door!" Roy exclaims quietly face palming himself.
"Roy, shhh someone is coming in. Listen maybe they'll yell our names and we'll know rather it's safe or not to come out." Ed whispers and Roy nods in agreement.
"Roy! Ed! It's okay it's me Winry, I brought Al!" Winry calls. "It's safe we aren't here to bug you we just want to get away from everyone. We snuck away from Armstrong, and we locked the door you can come out now." Winry calls.
The two lovers look at each other and begin walking the stairs. The two holding hands all the way as they unlock the basement door and shut off the lights and open the door and walk out into the living room. Where only Winry and Al are standing soaking wet. Ed laughs lightly looking at Roy and then walks to go grab a couple of towels. He comes back handing one to Winry and one to Al the two smile at the lovers drying themselves off.
"We're actually here to tell you both something." Al says rubbing the towel through his hair.
"What do you need to tell us and how did you find us?" Roy asks while Ed is helping his brother dry his hair.
"Well we told my parents about Al, and I today and they were fuming. They wanted me to be with Ed. The only reason I'm not with Ed, is because we are too much alike and you two make a much better couple. My parents don't see it that way though so we kind of ran away from Grandma's house and came here. How we found you is the fact we always run to the river and come down into the meadow when we need to get away. We looked down the field and well we saw the lights on and just knew it was you guys because Ed used to run here as a child. So when we saw the lights on for the first time in years we naturally came in here knowing this is where you were hiding." Winry explains while Ed grabs a blanket from his suitcase big enough for Al and Winry to share the two having brought their own suitcases though.
"Come on you two sit on the couch and tell us everything." Ed says guiding them to the couch Roy and Ed both occupying a single chair near the couch Ed sitting on Roy's lap looking at the two curiously.
"Well when we told them we were engaged the two of them looked at Al, and pointed at him saying in a very rude tone Him?! You could do so much better! Take Ed, for example." Winry says looking to Ed whose face goes stoic.
"Well it got worse from there. Allan, talked about how you two kissed and how it was disgusting two men feeling that kind of affection for each other. He said it wasn't right but the thing is that he was so crazed when wanting to see you two kiss just to say that about it. It was horrible of him but then he looked at me and said that I was no good for Winry." Al says looking to Winry who looks near to crying.
"They said what?" Ed's face is emotionless his voice seething as he speaks.
"Ed, calm down please love. Please calm down it's not worth it." Roy says stroking his younger lovers long blond hair. Wrapping his free arm around his lovers waist.
"Worst thing is he started making judgments on you Roy, he said you looked like a dirty old man. He also said you dating Ed, is like a man in his sixties dating a forty year old! Then he said you were paler than usual and that you were nothing but a klutz and that you look anorexic." Winry explains looking at Roy whose expressive eyes go blank and tears fill in his dark gray orbs and start rolling down his cheeks.
Winry and Al fall into shock seeing the normally strong Colonel laid low by such mean words. He gently shifts Ed off of his lap and walks over to the mantle and picks up a photo frame and brings it back motioning Ed back onto his lap. He brings his other arm around Ed's waist holding the frame out in front of Ed. Who looks at the image then begins wiping at Roy's tears gently. Roy hands the picture to Winry and Al and both teens gasp looking at the picture.
In the picture they see from the left a high school age Allan smiling cockily holding a younger Nita with long blonde hair hanging loosely around her butt close. In the middle of everyone you see Brian looking thin and a lot like Roy smiling big holding a wide smiling Lily who is slightly shorter and her dark brown hair cascading down past her waist her light gray eyes shining brightly with happiness. Next to them on the end it shows Hoenhime looking way younger his hair pulled into a similar braid to Ed's and showing him with his arms wrapped around Trisha's waist her long light brown hair in a long braid down her back hanging past her butt smiling brightly at the camera.
"Roy, how?" Winry asks looking at the older man holding the man who is like a little brother to her close tears running down his face.
"We're in my parents house that picture is of them with your parents and you boys parents. They were best friends in high school and it lasted till adult hood where your parents got dragged into the Ishbalan war and you boys father left and Trisha, passed. When I joined up in the conflict at the age of sixteen. Winry, you're twenty four correct?" Roy says his voice cracking.
"Yes I am." Winry says looking at Roy somewhat confused.
"Winry, I was born four years before you and my parents were at the hospital with yours knowing how bad it was going to be they were there for each other. My parents later that same year went to take me out for my birthday and 'died'. I was there when you were born but I was too young to know at the time." Roy says. "They think my parents are dead and they blame me for their death. When honestly they aren't dead they've been alive for the last twenty three years. I found a letter while cleaning house here. Explaining what happened and that they'll be back before Christmas bringing you boy's father." Roy explains.
"Really!" Winry, Al, and Ed all exclaim excitedly even though Ed had already read the letter.
"I want you all to stay here because once my parents get back they will straighten everything out for us all. I'd like you to be here for Christmas. We can live here until my parents get back. They probably will want to meet you all anyway." Roy smiles behind all of his tears.
"We'll stay here with you guys sides we can help out here and make this place look better and give it a lived in feeling. Plus I bet you guys haven't been upstairs yet to do some cleaning." Al says looking to Winry and holding her close.
"No we haven't." Ed looks sheepishly at the two of them who smile brightly at the two lovers.
"Well we better get to work then. Oh by the way Roy, they didn't know about you being your parents son. They think it was an accident they just don't like you because they wanted Ed, to be with me. They don't think you're of any relation to them at all." Winry says looking at Roy who just nods and gets up Ed having already gotten up.
"Well we have a lot of work to do lets get started!" Roy exclaims and they get to work.
Doodlez: What will happen next? Well I guess you'll find out tonight because I am writing the next chapter as you read this and it should be up by eight p.m. See ya in a bit!
