"ELRIC!"

Ed sat up groggily. It's too early for this, he thought. The boy slowly dressed himself and trudged down to Colonel Roy's office. He barged in the door, "What do you want?"

"Sit," growled Roy. "You're late...again!" he barked as the boy slid onto one of the leather couches.

"So?"

"An impish dog of the military," Roy said coolly, reminding Ed of his place "Should not reply to their superior in that order." Then came the slap. Ed rubbed his sore cheek and scowled at Roy, who smirked his usual provoking grin. Ed started to say something but was interuppted by Roy, who had gotten menacingly close to Ed's face, "Did I ask you to speak...puppy?" The smirk widened. That was the last straw.

Ed angrily pushed himself up off the couch, intending to stand up and punch at Roy, but that didn't quite happen... Instead, he accidentally bumped noses with Roy and gently, quickly brushed his lips against Roy's. Roy stepped back a bit and an embarrassed Ed fell back onto the couch, a bright red flush appearing over the tops of his cheeks. Roy, mocking Ed's surprise, laughed out "I didn't think that in that rage you would try to kiss me!"

Ed's face was getting even hotter. "Don't push it...it was an accident..." he managed through gritted teeth. Roy stepped forward again, and Ed thought he caught a bit of nervousness. Roy leaned down until his lips just settled over the younger boy's. Ed squirmed in shock and protest, and if his lips had been free, he would have screamed at Roy. He moved back quickly though, "Well, maybe that wasn't..." he smirked. Roy just loved toying with Ed... Ed's face became pink again. "Don't act so surprised, Edward..." Roy said casually, and leaned close to the blonde's ear "I know your secret," he whispered, and stared at him for a minute.

His breath tickled Ed's loose bangs that framed that cute face. And those eyes...those amber, gold, yellow, and pale almost orange... Roy shook himself. Ed's face knotted into confusion as he puzzled Roy's last statement. His golden eyebrows slanted slowly down as Roy laughed at him for being so naïve.