Hagane no Neko

Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist, nor do I own any of it's characters. I do own Rei though, so he is LITERALLY mine, HA-HA!

Summary: Edward jumps into a middle of a transmutation, and is transformed into a 'human cat'. Al is at Resembool, and Ed has to stay in hiding. Roy has to take him in. RoyEd

Written in memory of my missing brain, who apparently died twelve years ago, when I was only 1. You'll understand why this chapter is dedicated to my brain. XD

Transmutation Eighteen

Friday PT 2: Afternoon

Ed yawned loudly, as he sat at his desk, reading a book on alchemy he had read dozens of times before. He never knew it was possible to be THIS bored, but he guessed so, because now he was partly cat, and he couldn't go outside, or it would draw attention.

The teen sighed, and continued to read his book. Al was out getting some food, so he was alone. He decided it was safe to think about a certain Colonel.

Even though it was just a shout out the day before, Ed started to realize that he really, really did love him. A lot. Almost as much as he loved Al.

And the neko boy was starting to miss him. When he changed back, he would run into the office, force a kiss onto the man, and make out, not caring if his subordinates even were there.

Ed smiled at the daydream, not noticing Al had walked in. The blond didn't even notice himself doodling a small picture of a chibi Roy on another piece of paper, with hearts and the initials RM around it.

"What's that, Nii-San?" Al asked, looking over the older boy's shoulder. Ed gasped, and quickly covered it up.

"No-nothing!" he yelled, blushing a bit.

"Was that the Colonel?" Al's 'eyes' closed mischievously, ready to start teasing.

"So what if it is?" Ed said, knowing that even if he tried to say no, his little brother would laugh.

"You're not denying it?" the armor asked, almost upset.

"No, I'm not. You got a problem with that?" the blond squinted his eyes.

"Erm, not really. . ." Alphonse took out a tray. "here's some food, Nii-San."

"Thanks."

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Roy yawned loudly. He should have stayed home. But then everyone would know he was skipping work because they all knew that Al had come back. Curse Hughes. Always ruining his schemes. . .

For all he knew, Roy could have been chasing giggling women in very high miniskirts around East City right now if they hadn't known Al had come back. But then, he would feel guilty. Feel guilty for some kind of reason. . .

The Colonel scratched his head when he got to a paper that talked complete gibberish. All he understood were 'alchemy', 'missions,' and a word that resembled coffee. . .

Either that, or he couldn't understand it because he had too much on his mind at the time.

Now he knew why! He would feel guilty about chasing the giggling women in very high miniskirts because they might have boyfriends, and he's had enough time taking care of the soldiers in the military, and he didn't feel like flaming a dude in green tights with a pitchfork.

Where the hell did that thought come from?

Roy groaned, and rubbed his temples. He did not have any coffee all day, because stupid Rei had to go and forget it the night before.

Either that, or the mischievous little brat hid it somewhere so he could suffer at work. . . Damn him! Roy was gonna fry him when he got home. . . Then chop him up into little pieces with a spoon and shove him into Havoc's paperwork and say Black Hayate did it. Wait. None of that made any sense. Aw, God, the result of stress and fatigue.

Then another thought struck his mind. He realized something had been bugging him.

He could be upset about chasing the giggling Vikings in pink tutus around Xing because. . .

Wait. What was he thinking about again?

"Hawkeye. . ."

"Yes, Sir?"

"I need coffee. And lots of it. . ."

"Yes, Sir."

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"Al. . . I'm bored. . ." Ed groaned.

"Oh, I know!" Al reached into a small bag and took out a rubber mouse. "the Colonel told me to give this to you, because he saw you had enjoyed playing with it."

The blond twitched. The damn bastard. . . When he changed back, he was so gonna sock it to 'im. . .

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The coffee didn't work. Roy's mind was scrambled. He couldn't think straight. He had a headache, everything was blurry, he seemed to have trouble breathing, and it was getting stuffy.

Roy didn't want to do paperwork, he finished the job less and less, which was not really normal.

The Colonel couldn't take it anymore, and had a blackout, passing out on his desk.

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"Hello. This is Alphonse Elric, May I ask who is calling?" Al said into the receiver of the phone. He 'blinked.' "is he okay? All right, I'll have Ed visit. Good bye." he hung up.

"Who was that, Al?" Ed asked, looking through an automail magazine, which took away all his boredom.

"The Colonel seems to be sick," the younger Elric answered. "he has a fever."

"Is that so?" Ed said, turning through the page. He paused. "huh?" Al sighed.

"I said, the Colonel has a fever. Mr. Rei called, and asked for you to visit."

"But. . . I can't go out like this. My jacket and coat being washed!" Ed groaned. There was a long silence.

"Say, Nii-San, I have an idea."

"Don't even think about it. . ."

Few minutes later. . .

"Damn it, Al, how do you talk me into these things?" Ed cried. The neko boy was inside the younger Elric's armor.

"Just be quiet, Nii-San. Maybe no one will notice."

"You better be right. . ."

"SHHHH!"

Few more minutes later. . .

"We're here, Nii-San!" but before Al could finish, the elder Elric jumped out of the armor, and raced into the house. The armor blinked.

"Good day, Edo-Kun," Rei greeted at the door.

"Hey, Rei, where's Roy?" Ed asked, looking around,

"Sleeping in his room. You should be quiet, though. He's very sick."

"How can the Colonel be sick? I didn't know that was possible!" Ed said, as if he was surprised.

"My brother's human, as well, Ed." Rei answered, shaking his head sadly. "most of the time, I don't know what he is. . ."

After getting into Roy's room, Ed saw the man sleeping, peacefully, but his was kind of pale. It struck the neko boy in the heart to see him like this, even though it was just a little fever. What got him like this, who knows? It could be an eight wonder of the world.

"I'll leave you two alone for a while," Rei said with a softly strange tone in his voice, and left the room, shutting the door behind him.

Ed sat by the Colonel's bed, and decided it was safe to talk to him, since he was sleeping. The blond always wanted to talk to him about what had been bugging him on his mind.

"You know. . ." Ed began. ". . .things have changed this past week." he paused to sigh. "I always thought of you as an arrogant bastard with nothing on his mind except women, miniskirts, and promotions.

"I don't know why, but I don't think that anymore. It's one thing that had been bugging me. . ." the neko boy looked down at the bed sheets. "and yesterday. . . I didn't yell that on purpose when your brother was talking to me. It came out on it's own. And what happened after that, between you and me, and what almost happened, it's really getting on my nerves that it's one thing that hadn't left my mind all day.

"Maybe what I said was true? What could I do if it was? Would it be right or wrong? To feel that way for someone I had hated for three years. I just can't get it off my mind.

"If you're awake and listening, Roy, my God I'll scream if you heard all that. If you didn't, then, I'm grateful." Ed took the sleeping man's hand into his own, and brought it up to his face. He kissed it softly, and smiled to himself.

"You know what? Just now. . . I realized I already know all those answers. Roy, I love you. I'm grateful for that. I don't regret anything that's happened."

Ed then frowned.

"But. . . If I change back. . . Will it be the same? Will you still love me like you said?" the blond heard a soft chuckle, and felt himself pulled onto the bed. Roy put his hand behind the younger male's head, and pulled it closer, to where their foreheads were touching.

"Silly Neko," the man said. "even if you were a puddle of crap, I'd still love you."

Ed blushed. "You heard me?"

"Every single word."

"For some reason. . .I'm glad."

Then, they both fell asleep, right there.

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