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Edward watched sullenly as Roy walked into the room. Roy slowly made his way over to Ed and stood in front of him. His face changed from its usual stoic to caring. "Do you mind if I sit next to you?" He asked Ed gently.
Ed eyed him over before nodding. He knew what was to be asked next and he wasn't sure how to respond.
He never expressed much of his past to anyone but Al, and Al wasn't here. Ed looked down at the hard wood floor, counting the cracks and doing anything then to focus on Roy.
Ed felt the couch compress as Roy sat down but he didn't look at him. Ed heard Havoc enter the room and stopped in front of him.
"Should the guys be here for this?" Havoc asked Roy.
"They can leave if they choose or they can stay." Roy said.
Ed could feel all their eyes resting on him, wondering what was going on. He braced himself for the question.
"Edward, Havoc came to me and told me something." Roy said, taking a breath. "He saw you have automail. How'd you get it?" He asked quietly.
Ed sighed. He didn't know how to explain the story to them and not have their sad looks directed at him all day.
"I don't really want to talk about it..." He muttered, picking at the cracks on the leather couch. He heard Roy take a breath and he looked up into the mans face.
Roy's onyx eyes were unusually soft and kind as he gently set his hand on his shoulder and smiled. "Ed, we care about you. Now, I know this might be hard for you but we need to know who did that to you." He said.
Ed nodded and took a deep breath. "My father got himself caught up in a mess of trouble when he borrowed some money from this gang that hung around Resembool." He paused, looking up at Roy and Havoc before continuing.
"He got behind on the payments and one day the gang came looking for him. He found me instead." He stopped, looking at the floor once again.
Roy and Havoc exchanged glances before urging him to continue.
"They grabbed me and demanded I tell them where my Father was. By that time, he'd taken off and left us with his bills. We had no way of paying them. I told them I had no idea where that Bastard went to but they didn't believe me. They kidnapped me and beat me for days, trying to get me to talk. I wouldn't. Then one day they pulled me into their basement and laid me on a metal table, strapping my arms to it. They asked me once more and I told them to screw off. That's when they..." He took a hitched breath.
"That's when they grabbed a rusty saw and took my limbs away from me. They said that they'd be back and that's when they chucked me on my doorstep, leaving me to suffer. That's when my friend, Winry, found me. After that, I got my automail." He finished, meeting their eyes.
Roy sat there with his mouth gaped like a fish out of water. He was silent for a long moment. "So the first story you told me wasn't true? Why did you spin a lie?" He asked.
Ed's eyes widened briefly before he put on a meek smile and looked at his hands. "Being on the streets as long as I was teaches you not to freely hand out trust." He looked up and met Roy's eyes. "I'm sorry I lied to you." He said sincerely.
Roy nodded his head and smiled. He gently rested his hand on Ed's shoulder. "I understand." He said.
It was silent for a minute before Roy spoke. "Is that what happened to your brother? Did the gang kill him?" Roy asked as the thought occurred to him.
Ed's eyes widened and he pulled away from Roy's hand. He clenched his fists and glared at the floor. "I don't want to talk about it." He snarled.
Roy and Havoc exchanged glances.
"I understand. I won't ask anymore today." Roy said, putting on a warm smile to try and calm Ed.
Havoc folded his arms and glared at the floor. "How could anyone do something like that to a young boy?" He hissed.
Roy finally got a hold of himself and he stood. "What was the name of that gang?" He asked, hatred flaring in his eyes.
Ed shook his head, smiling sadly. "They're not around anymore." He said.
Roy looked at him with a frown. "What do you mean? Gangs don't just up and leave. What happened to them?" He asked.
"I don't know. No one really does. All we know is one morning they were found laying dead in their house. Police couldn't figure it out either." Ed shook his head. "Wish they could've rotted in prison instead. Too easy of a death." He snarled.
Roy smiled, "Well at least they'll never bother you ever again. It may have no been the perfect way but they're gone." He reassured him. "Thank you for telling us. It must have been hard for you to remember that." Roy looked at the floor. "The pain you must have went through..." He trailed off.
Havoc stepped up to them with a wide grin. "Maybe he should become part of the team. He's pretty tough, ya know?" He joked.
Roy shook his head. "No children in the Military." He smirked.
Just then, Riza and Mae's burst in through the door.
All heads turned towards them.
"Sir, we've found who The Shadow is."
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