Heartfelt Ch. 3

Al POV

Al was in the common room enjoying his after-breakfast coffee when the doorbell chimed. Al looked up from the paper, narrowing his eyes. There's no way…, Al thought. Why would Roy come so early? Ed was dead asleep! After a servant opened the door and Roy confirmed it was him, Al grit his teeth and walked over.

"Thank you, Shirley. I can take it from here." Al said with a fake smile, dismissing the servant.

"Good morning, Al," Roy said civilly. "Is Ed ready yet?"

Al gave a smug smile, "Sorry, Roy. It seems my brother is-", Al was interrupted by a soft voice.

"Al? Is that Ro-the bastard?" Ed said somewhat shyly. Shy? Al whipped his head around only for his jaw to drop.

Ed was in a beautiful blue dress. It was simple enough for outside wear, but it was lined with gold and brought out Ed's brilliant gold eyes. It was slightly more fitting than the dress he wore yesterday, and Al's eyes could map out exactly where Ed's hips flared out attractively. What exactly was going on? In all of Al's sixteen years of life, Ed had never been up and dressed so early. Their father even set back Ed's lessons at a later time because he knew Ed would not show up. Furthermore, Ed did his hair. It was not obvious, but Al's eyes were trained. He could tell Ed had brushed his hair ( since when did Ed brush his hair?) and he had even woke up early enough to bathe as Al caught a whiff of the honey shampoo Ed liked to use when he wanted to pamper himself. Ed had even clipped a matching blue and gold hair accessory to hold his braid. The slut probably shaved his cunt too. Al narrowed his eyes at his brother. His hands clenching the door so hard it hurt. Al closed his mouth with a light 'click' when he heard the possessive growl that came from his left. Roy's eyes looked ravenous and he promptly strode into the house, ignoring Ed's weak protest of "h-hey wait-'' and grabbed Ed's waist, sweeping him into a deep and passionate kiss. Al raged, and it took everything in him to not stride over and punch Roy. He felt a bucket of relief when he saw their father walk in, directly in the line of sight of Ed and Roy's oh-so-passionate make-out. Al had to resist the urge to growl when he heard his brother's pathetic whimpers, calling out to the Alpha-Roy. He watched gleefully as his father's eyes widened and took a slight step back. Roy finally released Ed, watching with smugness (and Al with disgust) as Ed was too weak to even keep standing, and he had to quickly catch Ed as his knees began to buckle, "you bastard…" Ed said with no heat behind it.

Roy, who just noticed Hohenheim's presence, quickly cleared his throat. "Ah-it is nice to meet you, sir. Of course, we have met plenty of times, but this is my formal introduction as a man who is interested in your son." Roy said with pure confidence in his voice. Al was appalled.

Hohenheim gaped for a few seconds, "Yes, well...it's nice to see you again I suppose. Interest you say? I-in my Ed?". Finally, thought Al, he will put an end to this.

Ed, who finally recovered enough strength to stand exclaimed, "OI! Not a d-date bastard!", to which Roy just smirked.

"Who said anything about a date, Edward? I merely said I was interested," Roy said 'innocently'.

Ed's face exploded in color, and he seemed not to be able to handle himself as he covered his face in his hands and turned away, "UGH! I hate you, asshole!". Al had never seen his brother so cute before. It made him want to slit his throat.

Roy turned to Hohenheim, who had been watching the interaction with interest, "Sir, after this...outing with Edward, I would like to have a formal meeting with you. We should be back in the late afternoon." Al released a sigh, he did not know why their father did not immediately call for Roy to be kicked out. Surely NOW their father will do something.

"That's fine I suppose. Take good care of Ed on your date, if he has one scratch on him I will kill you," Hohenheim said calmly, laughing slightly when Ed screamed it was not a date. Roy, who looked a little nervous, gave a short bow, before reaching out his hand to Ed. They left the house with a soft click, leaving Al to look at the door in shocked silence.

"Dad!", Al exclaimed. "How could you let Ed go with that Alpha?!".

Hohenheim sighed, "Al, I know it's hard because you've never seen your brother with an Alpha before, but Roy is a good man. I have worked with him on many projects and I have never seen him look at someone the way he does Ed. It hurts me too, but should Roy ask to formally court Ed-which I expect he is going to-I have no reason to say no. Plus," Hohenheim chucked. "Did you see the way Ed reacted to the kiss? Just like Trisha…" and with that Hohenheim left the common room, leaving Al to sink to knees, head buried in his hands.

Ed POV

A lake.

The bastard had taken him to a lake. That was-well it was actually quite fun. Ed had never been on a lake and he could not hide his excitement at seeing how close they were to the fish underwater. He could not even enjoy it properly because of the bastard though. Every time Roy looked at him, he felt his heart skip a beat and oh-it felt like his face was on fire! Even his hands were sweaty. I must be getting sick, Ed thought. That's the only explanation. What Ed could not explain was why his eyes were drawn to Roy's arms, which were effortlessly rowing the canoe they were on. The rush of heat he felt every time he saw Roy's muscles bulge through the dress shirt he was wearing was definitely not because he was attracted to the bastard. It's hot, Ed thought desperately, ignoring the cool breeze that fluttered his bangs right as he thought that.

"Enjoying the view, Edward?", Roy said smoothly, his smirk knowing.

"I-i'm not looking at your arms, bastard!", Ed immediately said, quickly realizing his mistake as Roy's smirk widened. Bastard.

"I was merely inquiring about your opinion on the lake view, Edward. It's nice to know you like my arms, as you'll be clinging on to them soon."

Ed was fuming, who does this Alpha think he is?! Ed wanted to yell at him but to his horror, all that came out was a soft squeak. He was mortified. Ed's mind drifted back to the kiss, again. He could not believe the bastard had taken his first kiss like that! Both Al and his dad saw! N-not that I want the bastard to kiss me anyway! thought Ed quickly. He remembered how his body had heated up and the rush of pleasure he felt coursing through him when he felt Roy's tongue on his lips. He was about to open his mouth before his father came. Ed quickly shook off the disappointment he felt. He absolutely did not want to kiss the bastard! As they were getting off the boat, Ed's foot lightly caught on the edge, causing him to trip forward into Roy's arms. Ed's breath caught, looking directly into Roy's dark eyes. He was surrounded by the Alphas' strong scent of smoke and forest, causing his head to be foggy. He felt a wave of heat go through him and he suddenly needed the Alpha to something-anything. Not realizing, Ed let out a pleading whine, begging the Alpha to take action. Ed's eyes went to Roy's lips, and he knew he wanted the Alpha to kiss him again. Ed's body jolted when he heard the sound of the Alpha growling, before letting out a light chirp in response. Suddenly the Alpha's scent grew stronger before Roy abruptly let Ed go. Ed stood on shaky legs breathing in the fresh air, his head slowly clearing. He blushed when he realized how he had acted, he practically threw himself at the Alpha. Ed looked at Roy's face and almost took a step back in fear. The Alpha's eyes had gone even darker, and he looked almost angry. If not for his scent, Ed would think something was wrong.

"O-oi bastard, why are you just standing there? A-aren't we going to lunch?", Ed said hesitantly, not really knowing what to do or say.

He saw Roy blink rapidly before taking a deep breath, holding out his arm for him to take. Normally Ed would never have taken his arm, but something in him was urged to get any type of contact from the Alpha. Ed grabbed his arm and he sighed softly. I guess I like him a little.

Roy POV

Edward, summed up in one word, was darling.

He probably should not have kissed the Omega like that, but Ed looked too beautiful to resist. He thought it was a proper reward to the Omega dressing for up for him. Roy licked his lips, the omega had tasted so sweet and his mouth was soft and yielding. The cute little whimpers Ed had made had triggered his natural instincts and he was almost relieved that Ed's father had interrupted. It also solidified exactly what he felt for Edward.

He was going to formally ask to court the Omega.

He knew the omega was innocent and that Roy was probably the only suitable Alpha Ed had ever been around, but the Omega was incredibly responsive. He seemed to not be able to control his scent, and Roy had spent the majority of the lake ride resisting the urge to jump Ed once he smelled just how attracted Ed was to him. Roy had always had a large ego, but it felt nice to see how riled up Ed was just from his arms.

This is getting dangerous, Roy thought darkly. He knew it was not Ed's fault, but did he not realize the pheromones he was releasing? Ed was practically begging to be claimed by Roy and took every ounce of his self-control to not take Ed on the ground. Roy glanced at the Omega on his arm, He is so sweet. He saw a secluded alleyway and acted quickly. He grabbed Edward and pinned him against the wall, holding both his wrists in his hands.

Ed looked at him with slight shock, fear, and something darker-making his golden eyes look amber. Lust, Roy's mind supplied for him. The Omega was responsive.

Roy could not take it anymore, he growled and roughly claimed Ed's lips, moaning at the sensation of the Omega's soft lips against his own. He quickly opened Ed's lips with his tongue, growling at the sweet taste that invaded his taste buds and delighting in the Omega's answering moans. He licked deep in Ed's mouth, making encouraging noises when the Omega's tongue shyly met his. Their tongues began to curl around each other and Roy could not hold back the deep moan he gave when Ed boldly sucked on his tongue. Realizing the drool running down his chin, Roy pulled away, a thin string of saliva connecting his mouth to Edward's before dissipating. Roy looked at Ed, pleased with what he saw. The Omega was struggling to catch his breath, and he had a dark red blush on his face. His ruby lips were slightly swollen and he gave a little whimper when Roy leaned down to lightly nip at his lips.

"Edward," Roy began, his tone serious. "I would like to court you. Do you accept?".

Roy watched as Ed struggled for words before a soft "I-f it's you, I guess it's alright.." slipped from his swollen mouth.

Roy gave a smug smirk and attached his mouth to Ed's neck, lips quickly sucking a mark into the milky skin. Ed was officially marked as his. Roy took a deep breath as he felt a rush of happiness go through him, never had he felt such elation before.

"Thank you, Ed," and Roy truly meant it.