Let's keep this beginning bit short: RoyEd with a parental complex, both subtle and being shoved down your throat. There is angst in basically every character except my six-year-old OC; it's kind of insane. There is so much OOC-ness that it's unbelievable. You have to be careful or it will eat your soul. Literally.

Notes: Hello my loyal readers. Firstly, I just want to thank you for reviewing. I'm amazed that people like this story so much. :-)
Secondly, most of you know that I usually update my story in the morning. Well, I'm probably going to start doing it in the afternoon or evening from now on.
Due to some complications (-cough-school-cough-and-cough-homework-cough-), it would be best if I just had wrote most of the chapters during my classes and then typing it up and posting it once I get home.
Unfortunately, this means that some of you don't get your daily update during the day. If this is the case, I would suggest waiting until the normal time you read it and then read the chapter posted the previous night. (Wow that sounded so formal. Haha.)

I love you all, and thank you. :-)

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Gabriel awoke with a start. He couldn't remember the dream that caused his alarm, but as he looked around, he realized that he didn't know where he was. His heart began to pound harder as he looked for some clue as to where he was. The house was dark, however, and he couldn't see much.

Suddenly, he remembered, thankfully. He had fallen asleep at Mr. Flame's house. So...why was he alone?

Too scared to go back to sleep alone, Gabriel stood up from the couch and began seeking a bedroom. He ran into a few walls, but luckily didn't have to look long before he saw a light coming from a room.

He slowly made his way to the lit room, and found Edward and Roy asleep in a bed. The light was coming from a lamp on the table. Fortunately for Roy and Edward, they didn't have sex that night and were both clothed.

Gabriel saw some space between the two men. He hesitated for a minute since he didn't know Mr. Flame very well, but then he crawled slowly and lightly up into the bed. Careful not to disrupt either man, Gabriel snuck all the way to the top, got his feet under the covers, and then shimmied his entire body under them.

With the body heat of Roy and Edward beside him, Gabriel fell asleep quite easily.

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At the same time that Gabriel had woken up scared, Aiden and Alphonse had fallen asleep next to each other quite innocently. They mutually decided it was best if they refrained from doing anything sexual.

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Roy woke up at exactly eight hours after he had fallen asleep. He was surprised to see that the body next to his was shorter than Edward's. Looking over, he saw a little mess of dark brown hair and brown skin. Immediately, Roy deduced what happened: Gabriel had come to sleep by them.

Smirking, Roy got out of the bed and walked over to Edward's side to wake him. However, at Roy's light shaking, Edward merely pushed him off and murmured nonexistent words. Roy left the two to sleep; Edward would figure out what happened when he woke up.

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A few days afterwards, Aiden's cough began.

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Kind of jerky, I know. I didn't have a chance to fix it. I also didn't know how to introduce the last sentence. However, you must know, that sentence if very important.