Okay, before you start complaining about how I bold and italicize everything. I do not do it to everything! Only words with feeling or emotion. Sometimes I do it to make important words stand out. hehe. Its a weird thing Im stuck with. So deal. hehe. Anyway, this is thesecond "chapter" thingy. (The first thing was aprologue. (sp?) grrr)I hope you like it. Be prepared for LOTS O' FLUFF:)
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When Ed awoke, he found himself in a strange bed, naked. His hair was wet yet he felt
warm. He felt his head.
"You had a slight fever."
Roy said from the shadows. He wore a white unbuttoned shirt and black baggy pants. A
single lamp sat on the other side of Ed on an old fashioned nightstand.
It illuminated Roy's face half way and made him seem mysterious. Ed slightly smiled, but
then pulled the covers over his face.
He then knew where he was. He was at the home of the famous Flame Alchemist, Roy Mustang.
He had never been there before.
Hell, Roy spent so much time at headquarters why should he even need a home?
"Jerk" He thought.
He wasn't angry at Roy. No, he couldn't ever be angry at that man for long, even though he
was constantly teasing him about his height.
No, he secretly enjoyed the attention. He mentally slapped himself at that thought and
brought himself back to the current situation.
I guess you could say he was annoyed at ole' Mustang. He wished that Roy would have
left him there to die, alone. He thoughthe deserved to die for "letting" Al die.
His Brother, made of the same flesh and blood, his best friend, was gone forever. And it
was all his fault. Wasn't it?
"Leave me alone."
Ed mumbled from under the covers.
Roy laughed.
"What's that attitude for?"
Ed remained silent. Roy could see that Ed was shaking under the blanket. He walked over
slowly and sat on the bed. It squeaked. Roy had been meaning to get that fixed for quite
some time now, but he just had too many other things to take of.
Like the "thing" before him now. He sighed.
"Full Metal?"
He placed his big hands over Ed's and pulled the blanket down. Ed immediately turned his
head the other way so Roy couldn't see his face, but he saw the shine in Ed's eyes. Ed
wasn't letting himself cry again.
Ed struggled to pull the blanket back up but Roy refused to let go.
He then grabbed Ed's wrists with one hand and held them over his head. Roy got very close
to Ed's face and with his other hand wiped over his eyes to let some of the collected water
out. Ed struggled, but Roy held tight.
"Edward..."
He said for the first time and felt himself blush for saying it. He looked away.
"It's- not your fault..."
He paused and looked at Edward with a slight shine in his eyes. Almost as if he himself
were crying.
"It's not your fault... what happened... It's not your-" He was cut off by a screaming Ed.
"What the hell do you know about it? What the hell do you know?"
He began kicking around, trying to get free.
"It's entirely my fault, Mustang... It's all my fault. No one else's! Scar wanted Me! But he
killed Alph—" Roy placed his hand over Ed's mouth and got real close.
"You know it wasn't your fault. You think because he was after you, its your fault. I
understand.
But do you think Alphonse wants you to blame yourself?
Alphonse cares about you, he wouldn't want this… " He paused.
"I know I care about you, and I would never want you to blame yourself for anything happening to me."
Ed's eyes got very large and he blushed.
"What did he just?" He thought. Roy sighed.
"That didn't come out right…"
He pulled his hand from Ed's mouth and held his face.
"What Im trying to say is… it wasn't your fault, Al knows it, you know it, andI know it.
Don't blame yourself."
"But...He was after me!"
"Face it Full Metal! He probably would have killed Al too anyway! Therefore it wasn't
your fault!"
He paused.
"Al knew what would happen, but instead he did it because he wanted to help you!"
Dammit Ed! Live for Al if you live for anything!"
Ed's face reflected terror, never before had Roy yelled at him like this. Roy saw the fear
and sighed.
"I'm sorry."
"Its allright. You didn't… I mean."
He paused.
"Yes?"
Ed looked away and mumbled something.
"What?"
"Thank you, Colonel."
"What?"
"Thank you..."
"For what?"
"For… helping me… for… " He paused.
"For…"
He gulped.
"For caring about me."
He began to tear a little once more and stared up at Roy, who still had both his wrists in a
lock above his head. Roy smiled.
He immediately let go of his wrists, sat him up and pulled him into a warm embrace. He
held Ed's head to his chest and wrapped his other arm around his bare back. Ed shivered.
He wasn't used to skin contact, but it felt good. He held onto Roy's soft shirt and for the
first time in a long time… he cried.
Roy felt Ed shake a bit in his arms and held even tighter. With his free hand, he grabbed a
smaller wool blanket from the end of the bed and put it around Ed's bare shoulders. The
blanket was soft and of a dark green color. Not Ed's favorite, but at the time he didn't
care.
The larger blanket lay at Ed's lap and Roy pulled the smaller blanket around it so he would
not be tempted to touch such unspoiled skin.
Suddenly, there was a great flash of light followed by a loud crashing boom. Ed shook.
"Its only thunder." Roy said and smiled.
"I've always..." Ed stopped.
"I've always been afraid of thunder. Ever since I was small."
"You mean like, yesterday?"
Roy laughed.
"Sorry, bad joke."
Ed growled and play hit him.
"Okay, small-er. Happy?" He said with a sarcastic tone.
Roy pulled slightly away from Ed, held his head in his hands and softly kissed his forehead.
"Very"
Not having anything to hold it in place, the blanket fell from Ed's shoulders and Roy pulled
away.
He glided his hands from Ed's cheeks to his shoulders. Ed shivered and blushed.
Suddenly there was another loud boom and Ed shook. He gripped onto Roy's shirt and
tried to keep himself from shaking again.
Roy put a hand on his back and glided it up and down. Ed shook as the hairs all over his
body stood on end.
Goosebumps began to form on his arms and Roy felt them with his other hand. He
chuckled and grabbed for the smaller blanket once more.
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Wow, Ed didn't get mad at Roy for making fun of his height. He must realllyyy like Roy, or hes just not feeling good. Either way, Roy is one lucky S.O.B lol :)
