A/N: I wasn't going to update, until I realized that today is October 10th, meaning THE October tenth which is so important to our favorite main character of a certain manga (or anime...). So anyway, I figured I should update.
Title: This is the Only Hotel (I Swear)
Pairing: Ed/Roy
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They had to share a bathroom, and Ed wasn't happy about it. The Colonel wants to know why. He should know why: it's because he's himself and if he ranked so high in the damn military, then why couldn't he afford his own bathroom, dammit! Roy looked at him pointedly, trying to either agitate him further to provide entertainment, or to shut him up so they wouldn't get kicked out of the hotel - which, he reminded Ed - was the only hotel in town. Well, he should (apparently) stay out of Ed's way! The blonde finished shouting and stomped into the room to the left of the aggravating bathroom.
About an hour afterwards, safe in his own room and sprawled on the bed like a cat, Roy decided to stick his toothbrush in their bathroom. Thank God (he snorted) this wasn't permanent.
When the door swung open, his eyes widened slightly and for some reason he got that muddy feeling that appears when one doesn't know if one should smile or cry or laugh or be annoyed. Somehow it was brought to the surface by the multitude of alchemy books lying around, dominating every carefully cleaned, chipped porcelain bit of the bathroom. There were notes and sketches and something that appeared to be a travelogue. It was like being inside Ed's mind. He was not even going to try to explain why, at that thought, the smile won out. (He'd always thought he'd run screaming from Ed's mind).
But his toothbrush found its place next to the most worn, most loved of the books, and he gently, almost reverently, closed the door.
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happy October 10th everybody! Please review!