School. It indeed was where kids went to learn and socilaize. It was also the depth of every single drama in kids lives. 99.9 % of the fights or guidance meetings or even fights with familys are related to something that had happened in school. Roy had been mullig the thought of being a guidance counslor.
"God that must suck," he mumbled.
"What?" Hughes asked. Roy's thoughts were interuptted when his old friend had invaded his mind.
"Nothing, just how much pay a guidance counslor must make..."
Hughes laughed at that and got up from behind Roys desk. He had been occupying the space, taking the time to look at the pictures there. Hughes had pointed out that not one of them were of his daughter, Roys god daughter Elycia. Roy shrugged and sat back down behind his desk which was now vacant. He had finished checking desks for things people might have left behind.
"I'm going home," Roy informed. He pulled out the breif case packed with graded tests, homework, and work from his night job.
"You have work tonight?" Hughes asked. Roy shook his head as he popped it open and placed a few more things inside the leather case.
"Just have to get home, look over some stuff see you tomorrow," he mumbled. Hughes nodded watching Roy leave the class room.
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"What're you gonna draw for that competiton, better yet, that project due on friday?" Al asked.
"I haven't got a clue, for the project that is," Ed mumbled. He was currently balancing a yellow pencil on the tip of his nose. Al flicked it and told him to get working, friday was in two days. Ed huffed and pressed his back into the couches soft apolestry. He looked at the blank page and than back at Al. He new what he was going to draw for the competetion. He was sure it'd confuse people, but he'd get it. He began as usal with light shapes and getting in lines that were important first. It was late hen he finished, its the way he was. He always finshed what he started in the same time. He sometimes went back to change things or add a couple of details. He checked the clock and saw it was well past 2. Ed smiled to himself as he made his way up to his bedroom. Al was smart not to call him for dinner.
The next morning Ed was woken up by Al.
"You slept in! Get up!" Al exclaimed hurrying out of the room. His mouth had been filled with a toothbrush. Ed sat up rubbing his eyes, the light irritating them way too much. He yawned obnoctiously before grabbing his crutches and getting up. He sighed at the pain in his leg, he had almost forgot it was hurting. Almost. He slipped into the bathroom and saw his hair looked like a birds nest. He stuck a tooth brush in his mouth and lazily scraped yesterdays lunch of his teeth. Once his face looked more lively he went to get dressed. Al pounded on the door again telling him to hurry it up.
Ed yawned as he slipped into cargo shorts, it felt hot out lately. He placed a white tank top over his head and looked around for a hair tye. He groaned seeing he couldn't find one. He limped down to the kitchen in need of a cup of coffee which Al had greatfully made. Ed gulped it down burning his tongue. He ignored his younger brother when he told him to eat something. He forgot he left the folder with the picture upstairs. He wanted to hand it in today so he wouldn't have to worry about losing it or wrecking it. Al scolded him and ran up the stairs saying how it'd take another hour for Ed to go back up and down the stairs so he went and got it.
Russell picked them up and drove like a mad man to the school. When the car came to a stop Ed let out a breath. He slipped out of the pick up truck and the three hurried down the emptying halls. The bell just rang as they walked in.
"Hey, Al?" Ed asked as they sat down.
"Mhmm" Al asked.
"You said it was my fault that we were late, yet you were just brushing your teeth when you woke me up..." Ed trailed off amused at his brothers choking noice.
"What no! I expected you to be up!" he exclaimed quietly, remembring he had blamed Ed in the car.
"mhmm, I think you had a late night with Winry," Ed mused. Al turned beat red and Ed smirked, he had him.
"Whatever," he huffed. He turned his attetnion to the school announments and ignored Russells snickers. Ed stole a rubber band from Als bag and tied his hair back. He looked at the folder on his desk. The manilla folder that held the picture was a bit too small, the edges of the drawing hung out of it.
The announcments faded away as Ed placed his head down on his arms. He yawned again and closed his eyes. Right before he fell asleep Al slapped him in the arm and he bolted up straight.
"Ed, were you sleeping?" Al asked.
"I would have been but you hit me," Ed complained.
"Edward come here for a second," Roy called. Ed blinked and got up and walked toward him, his heart rate spiking up to high for comfort. He stood infront of Roy's desk and looked at the papers, finding them more interesting than Roy himself.
"Do you mind, coming down at lunch, there are a few things I need to discuss with you about your, um test" Roy said. His fingers were laced together his eyes looking at the same papers as Edward.
"I guess, sure," Ed shrugged. The bell rang. Ed turned around and Al tossed him his bag which he caught. They students hurried from the classroom. The day passed unusually quick. Ed was shaking the period before lunch. He knew Roy had read the letter, that much was obvious. He walked down the hallway and was a couple doors down when he bumped into someone. He looked up to see a man with blonde wispy hair. He had green eyes and and oddly familiar face. Ed said sorry and hurried around him trying to think of who he was. He knocked on the Roys door and his deep voice answered.
"Come in."
He made his way into the room and saw Roy by the window.
"Um hey," Ed said quietly. Roy turned around and looked at Ed with a soothing smile. He took Eds bag from him and placed it on a desk. Ed sat down at a desk Roy beside him.
"So I read your letter," Roy mentioned slowly.
"Well thats what I sorta wrote it for," Ed said nervously, his laugh was choked.
"I um, well there was, huh this is harder than I thought," he growled. Ed looked at Roy from behind his bangs. Roy was nervous too, the man he was having panic attacks over was stressed about all of this too. Ed smiled and poked Roys arm childishly.
"Look, I'm sorry-"
"Your sorry? I'm the one who should be sorry! I acted like an ass!" Roy snapped. Ed blinked and than sighed. This really wasn't getting anywhere.
"We both did, I mean, we didn't know enough about each other to start acusing things of one another."
Roy looked up at that and smiled softly. Ed was willing to forgive this, this screw up he had made.
"I just, Roy I really need to know, why did you... kiss me?" Ed asked. Roy saw he was figeting in his spot. Roy laughed a little bit which made Ed glare at him.
"What? Why are you laughing?" Ed snapped. Roy quieted him self and leaned back in his chair.
"Have you ever been in love, Edward?"
Ed was alarmed by the question, but he shook his head none the less.
"I thought so," Roy mused.
"Bastard... What do you mean?" Ed gave up asking cuiously.
"Hmm this is most interesting, Edward Elric doesn't know the answer?" Roy teased. His arm was going ot have a bruise later.
"I ask you because, well, remember how you said I tease you? " Roy asked flicking a peice of Eds hair.
"Y-yea," he stuttered.
"It goes all the way back to elemntray school. Did you parents ever tell you a person who teases you really likes you?" he asked. Ed blinked and than gasped.
"Wait... How could, no no! How is it you... Like me? Me?" Ed asked alarmed. Roy was amsued at the little show Ed put on. He had even stood up in his exclamation. Roy followed in presuit and watched Ed settle down.
"Yes, Edward, I do, and It's probably wrong that I do, But I can't help it," Roy sighed a bit annoyed. Ed pouted and Roy just laughed to himself.
"So, thats love than? Teasing and talking?" Ed asked innocently. A minute passed before Roy took Eds hand.
"Holding hands, laughing, enjoying one anothers company," Roy paused for a moment. He leaned over placing a soft kiss on Edwards cheek. A lovely pink shade swept across Eds face.
"Kissing and teasing, but yes especially talking, like we're doing now," Roy said grinning.
Ed looked at their hands clasped together, he smiled and squeazed his fist a little bit before looking up at Roy.
"Can I ask a question?" Ed asked quickly. Roy nodded and Ed gripped Roys hand tighter fearing Roy would pull away.
"Why me though? There are so many others in the school, or even people your age! It just doesn't make sense..." Ed trailed off.
Roy pulled Ed in causing Eds head to bump into his chest.
"Ed I told you the first time you came to my room for lunch that I invited you because you were interesting. " Roy reminded. Ed nodded not looking up from Roys toned chest.
"Your eyes were one of the major reasons. They were so alarming and cold, I was just overwhelmed at first. I guess I just wanted to see what made them like that... You seemed so innocent, but you have the mind of a genius, and I wanted to figure you out."
Ed looked up at Roys whispered words. When Ed thought he'd stop speaking, he'd speed up right again and continue, he really did know how to keep ones attetnion.
"Thats, thank you, Roy really I mean it," Ed mumbled, he was muffled in Roys chest.
"Now Ed look at me," Roy ordered. Ed looked up and found Roys lips pressed against his own. This time Ed wrapped his arms around Roys neck pushing foward as Roy tugged Eds small waist towards his. When the need for air came to them both Roy pulled away with a grin, Ed panted slightly.
"I'm not gay though."
An both men found themselves laughing, literally till they began to cry. Once it died down Roy looked at Ed. He was flushed and tears were running down his face. Roy gasped and hurried over to his desk. Ed blinked and followed despite his confusion.
Roy held up a peice of paper, Edward crying with a confused pout drawn on it and held it next to the actual Edward with a pout.
"Oh thank god it was nothing bad," Roy said pulling Ed foward into a hug. Ed blinked looking down at the picture.
"Wait you had a precgonigiton?" he asked alarmed.
"yea."
"You said they stopped a year ago," Ed said. The bell rang and Ed cursed. Roy smiled and kissed Eds lips quickly.
"I'll explain later, oh an check the back of your test today eigth period,Roy ordered. Ed nodded and stumbled over to his bag and crutches. He really needed to get off his leg. He waved as he left Roys class room. Roy sighed sitting down at his desk. He smiled happily to himself while putting away the picture of Edward.
"Oh Ms Hawkeye!" Ed exclaimed seeing her down the hall. She was talking to the man Ed had bumped into.
"Edward, " she asked alarmed. She saw his eyes were red and his face was flushed.
"I finished that picture for the competition, here I gotta go bye" he said handing her the folder. Ed took a good look at the man before hurrying away on crutches.
"Is that Edward Elric?" the man asked.
"yes, he's an excellent student really," Riza thought while gripping the folder carefully. She coudnt wait to see what he had drawn.
Ed sat in english listening to the teachers lesson plan for the after noon.
Ed was wondering if that encounter with Roy meant they were a couple now. He assumed it did and that made him smile.
"Whatcha all smiley about?" Russell asked poking Ed. Ed shrugged and began taking notes like they were suppose to be doing.
"... and thats that. So for now, you all to write a short fictional story. It has to have a twist in he middle. You have 10 minutes, go!" She exclaimed. Immeidatly pens and pencils were moving across the pages of notebooks.
Ed smiled deciding to write the stories ending first and than have it end with the beginning. There was the twist right there now all he needed was a name for his characters. He decided on Steven and Leo, they sounded normal enough.
English passed and than he had Science, or Alchemy. He caught up with Al and the three friends, including Russell had walked into the class room. They sat down at their desks and Ed stole a glance at Roy who was working on a paper at his desk.
He handed tests back and Ed flipped it over casually seeing a cellphone number written there. He smirked and placed the test in a folder. The class passed slowly, and Ed was perfecly ok with that. He kept going off in day dreams but that was ok because he was just tired. The bell rang and Al told Ed he had to get home and Ed nodded with a small grin. Once the class was empty Ed stood there with Roy.
"Cell Phone number really?" Ed asked teasingly.
Roy just grinned ad ruffled Eds hair.
"Come here," Roy ushered. Ed came around the othe side of the desk and ROy tugged him into his lap. He placed a gentle kiss on Eds cheek.
"We shouldn't do this here, someone could see us, though" Ed struggled, as Roy kissed his face with more feather light kisses.
"You're right," Roy sighed. He smiled at the boys pink cheeks, his ears even turned red, how cute!
Ed got up and Roy sighed again.
"I should get going though, I guess see you tomorrow," Ed said adorably. Roy got up and quickly placed a kiss on the teens lips leaving the boy stuttering as he walked out of the room. Roy just chuckled and sat back down at his desk. Ed turned the corner and again ran into someone. It was the same man.
"Oh uh sorry," Ed said looking at him. His crutches had made a loud clanking noice as they hit the ground. The man offered a hand but Ed ignored it.
"Ed, I've heard about you, even more popular than you were when I taught here. " he said crossing his arms. Ed blinked saing at his face, where was it familiar from?
"You've gotten quite comfortable with that Mustang guy, " he said kneeling down. He touched Ed's cheek and Ed slapped the hand away.
"Stop it," Ed warned. He was aware now, of who this man was.
" Well, you can't beat me up now that you've got a broken leg," he tsked. Ed hated his voice. He pushed away but his back met lockers. The man came closer, and Ed couldn't scream. He began banging on the lockers with his automail fist. The loud clinging ran down the halls. He just kept banging on the locker with his fist. The man came closer and grabbed his arm and Ed popped him in the face with his other fist. The man aided his face and Ed bega really slamming his fist into the lockers. The man stood up lookig down at Edward who was hitting the lockers.
"You better not have broken my nose for a second time," He warned. He pulled Edward to his feet and pressed a hand to his neck. Ed pushed at his chest trying to get away.
BANG.
Mr Gordans head collided with lockers, a pale hand letting go of his blonde hair. The man fell to the ground gripping his face. Ed watched him tumble to the floor and than his head snapped up to see Roy there, anger laced across his features and worry in his eyes.
"Ed," he said quietly.
"Edward!" a voice called. Ed watched everything fade away, blackness taking over the scene.
"Ed, get up!" the same voice called.
Eds eyes popped open and saw black eyes and hair hanging over him.
"Roy?" he asked.
"Come on get up, we've gotta be at the wedding in like 20 minutes," Roy reminded. Ed blinked sitting up slowly.
"Wedding?" he asked confused.
"yes! Al and Winry's remember? " Roy asked pulling Ed out of the sheets of the bed they shared.
Ed was staring at Roy and thats when Roy smiled concerned for Ed.
"Love, whas up? You look confused," he said eyes narrowing.
Ed blinked looking around the room and tha relaxed a small chuckle escaping his lips.
"Remember when you hit that teacher when I was in Highschool?" Ed asked. Roy laughed shortly and nodded.
"Yea, I had to pay 500 hundred bucks to get out of jail and got fired," Roy snorted walking over to the closet. Ed yawned stretching and blinked rubbing sleep out of his eyes. Roy was already dressed in the suit, Ed was best man for Al.
"Why so sentimental all of a sudden?" Roy asked seeing Ed staring at a picture on the wall.
It was the competetion picture. It was a man chained to a wall, a thick chain around his ankle. He held a tool of some sort breaking the wall down that he was attatched too. His clothes wore torn and dirty. It seemed that he was in an alley way infact someone was off in the distance but it was just a black sillhoutte. (Sp? LOL)
"You should have won that," Roy said, he wrapped his arms around Eds waist. Ed smiled and kissed Roys cheek. Once the two men were completly dressed they got in the car and began to drive to the church.
Ed looked out the window as trees passed by, and smiled softly. Birds were chasing each other in cirlces and loops. When the car stopped at the light the birds were resting on a stop sign right outside Eds window. He rolled down the window and sighed. Roy smiled at Eds words to the birds.
"Well, its seems you've found your love and I've found mine."
AN: Well Its done. LOL over! I guess I liked the way it ended. I wasn't sure at first how I was gonna end it but thats how I did it. Sorry for grammar and spelling as I was tired to due certain reasons.
BTW fan girls Ed caught the flowers winry tossed at the wedding. WINK WINK
So maybe theres a wedding for Roy and Ed in the future. : )
Thanks so much for reading my story and I really appreciate the reviews and kind things you've said about both the story and my writing skills. Once again thanks for reading the story! I hope this was long enough and satisfied you hungry fan girls! FARE WELL! CIAO! HASTA LUEGO!