This is basically a little story I made about a parental complex with Ed and Roy's relationship. While they are lovers, sometimes Roy does certain things that make Edward feel like a kid and as if Roy is his guardian. Most of these are subtle, and you may notice them (such as Roy cleaning Ed's cheek in Chapter 1); others may be forced down your throat (such Ed yelling "You're not my dad!" in Chapter 11).

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Edward and Alphonse were hit with heat when they stepped outside.

"Holy...it's hot." Al said, stopping himself before he swore.

"Agreed." Edward said.

The two started the walk to Hooligan's. It was Al who struck the conversation.

"Brother, you got to ask me a bunch of questions yesterday. I think I should get to ask you one." He said.

"Shoot." Edward said shortly. It was too hot to talk, but he would make the effort for his brother. He owned him that—he owned Al everything, after having his promise broken by not getting Al's body back.

"Why didn't you tell Roy about Gabriel?" Ed flushed.

"I...I just don't know how to explain Gabriel to him. Gabriel's a friend, but he's six...I'm not sure that Roy would understand."

"Roy is dating a teenager thirteen years younger than him. I'm pretty sure that he can understand befriending someone younger than him." Even Al knew that sounded pretty cruel. The heat must be getting to me. He thought. "The point is, brother, that you should tell Roy about Gabriel."

The two were at Hooligan's and so they ended the conversation, which didn't give Ed a chance to respond. They found Gabriel right away in what could be considered the living room or common room of Hooligan's.

"Ed! Al!" Gabriel squealed when he saw the pair, so fast and excitedly that it sounded like he said "Edal". He ran to hug them, and they got on their knees to be equal to him; Edward came first and then Alphonse. Edward told the two that he was going to find Aiden, so Al and Gabriel played for a bit with Gabriel's new toy boat.

Ed walked into Aiden's room to find him asleep.

"Aiden?" Edward whispered quietly, after shutting the door.

As he always did, Aiden woke up in a fashion that suggested he was about to have a heart attack from shock. The reaction to being woken up was probably from some of the childhood trauma that he refused to talk about with Ed. He looked over, and could see from the sun's light that it was Ed.

"Oh, hey." He said, sleepily. "What's up?"

"Well, Al and I were thinking we could hang out with you and Gabriel. Since you're sleeping though, I'm not sure if you want to join...?" Ed let his sentence trail off to make a question.

"Yes, I'll come. What are we going to be doing?" Aiden asked as he stood up.

"I have no idea." Ed opened the door and the two stepped out into the hall and made their way to where Al and Gabriel were.

"Brother! Let's go swimming!" Al suggested excitedly when he saw the two.

"Good idea! It's hot out!" Ed replied, but was telling Aiden and Gabriel that it was hot out, not Al.

"Deal." Aiden said, still sleepy.

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And thus begins the start of adventures of Aiden, Alphonse, Edward, and Gabriel.