This is kind of like a continuation from Guide. Something random that popped into my head, sick and tired of writing pairings. Besides, it's helping me come up with Rose's Christmas!
Pairings: Hint at EdRose
"Where is he?!"
"Please, Rose, he's resting." Fuery pleaded with the woman, but she was not willing to listen.
"He...he went off to get himself killed! Without even telling me! He could have died! Fuery, I have to see him! Ed's gone, I won't -- "
"Rose, you must keep it down." Riza Hawkeye's bore down on her, a disapproving frown in place. "You can go in, but please be quiet. His wounds are fresh, and he's not awake."
Rose took a deep breath, nodding slowly, the gunslinger opening the door. Inside, there was his limp form, resting cozily beneath the sheets. He seemed so comfortable there, but she could tell he was in pain by once glance at his face. "Taisa..."
He gave no response, a faint circle, one he must have drawn on his hand, still visible. It must have been all that he had to use against the Fuhrer. And if this was how he turned out...the Fuhrer was a homunculus, like his letter said. "Look at you! You had to go alone...?" She sat down in the chair beside him, Hawkeye's chair, noticing Black Hayate laying not far away. The stupid man...
"Rose..." He said softly, peering around the bulky bandages covering his eye.
"I..." She paused. She wanted to yell at him, she didn't want to apologize for waking him up. He shouldn't have done something so stupid! "Did I wake you?"
He gave a small grin. "You frightened Fuery, I'm sure. I'm fine, Rose."
"Don't...don't you think I went through enough hell?!"
Roy fell silent, his grin vanishing. "I'm sorry Rose."
"You couldn't...you couldn't do it the right way?"
"I didn't do it for the promotion, Rose. I did it for Hughes and to protect everyone...I didn't mean to make you cry."
Rose hugged him tightly, not knowing the extent of his wounds. She was not going to lose anyone else. Ed had disappeared before she could tell him how she felt, her family was gone...no, Taisa was not leaving her too!
Roy winced, but, as he thought before, he deserved any and all pain that he got. He refused to allow her to pull away, grip weak but effective. "Kari was watching over me, Rose. I'm not going to die so easily...I'm sorry..."
"Fool! Damn fools! Both of you!"
Mustang sighed. Yes...he knew that. It was about time that the fools paid their dues. "I'm sorry, Rose..." He couldn't say it enough. He, and he was sure Edward, were both sorry for it...
