I Want You To Stay
It was about one in the morning and the night watch crew was making a noisey exit. Ed heard them and sat up since there was no use going back to sleep. He looked to the side at the sleeping Mirielle and shifted her hair out of her face. Ed then propted his left arm on his knee and stared at the moonlight on the wall.
"Ed?"
He looked to the side and saw that Mirielle had woken up.
"Go back to sleep Mirielle..."
Mirielle sat up and leaned against him.
"What's the matter?" "It's nothing..." "It's something if it's causing you to be a light sleeper." "I just get like this sometimes..." "No, you only get like this when something is bothering you. You told me so yourself, remember?" "Yeah I remember..." "Now out with it...What's wrong?" "It's just...Now that I'm leaving it feels like last night didn't even matter..." "Did it matter?" "Yeah it did but-" "Shhhhhh...No buts...It's matters to us and that's what counts..." "Yeah I know..." "Good...Now that we're both awake what do we do? I mean-"
There was a sudden knock on the window. Mirielle noticed a hand and rushed to cover up and hide Ed.
"Ed I need you to stay hidden until I give you a signal." "But-" "Just trust me."
She wrapped herself in the sheet and walked over to the window and opened it. John climbed in and hugged her.
"John what are you doing here?" "I came to see you." "Well now isn't the best time, I mean look at me." "You're in a sheet; so what?" "Look John, I just can't see you right now." "Why not?"
John began stroking Mirielle's body and attempting to kiss her. Mirielle kept pushing him off anf avoiding the kisses.
"Look, John..." "What are you trying to say Mirielle?" "Nothing...I just need to sleep is all...Come back later and then we can spend a little time together; alright?" "I'll take your word for it...So I'll see you later..." "Bye.."
John climbed out the window and Mirielle shut and lockit behind him.
"You can come out now..."
Ed came out from underneath the bed and walked over to her.
"So...What are you going to do?" "I'll have to tell him...If I hide it then he'll end up getting hurt..." "Do you think he'll take it well?" "Hopefully..."
Ed wrapped his arms around her and held her close. Mirielle looked up at him with a worried expression on her face.
"Don't worry so much...If you're calm I bet he will be too."
She smiled and they kissed for a short moment. Mirielle rested her head against Ed's chest and he held her in his arms gently as they both starred out the window at the garden. For about half an hour they stood there without saying a word.
"Hey Ed, I'm going to get cleaned up now...You should too." "Ok, but what do I do after that?" "Go to bed...It's 1:30 in the morning and we shouldn't be up." "But-" "No buts now get cleaned up and go back to sleep." "Fine..."
Ed let go of Mirielle then went into the bathroom and got dressed then left the room. Mirielle shut her door after him then went into the bathroom and started the shower. After about twenty minutes Mirielle and Ed were out of the shower and back in bed in their seperate rooms, except Mirielle couldn't sleep. All she could do was think about how Ed was going to leave that night.
"Edward...If only we could be together...Once you leave our relationship...Will be over...For good...I mean I would go with you but I can't because I'm a civillian...And you would stay but you have to leave because of your next job...Oh Edward, you don't know how much I want you to stay here and be with me. And neither does John...How am I going to break it to him?"
Mirielle sighed as sat up and walked to the bathroom. She turned on the cold water and splashed her face to relax. After she turned off the water and dried her she starred at her reflection in the mirror and spoke to herself.
"Look at you...You still look like the old Mirielle that everyone except two people knows. When Uncle Hughes comes for Ed and Al what are you going to do? Hide it and pretend that it didn't happen? Or are you going to tell him that you slept with two guys in just two nights? Think Mirielle...You're a nineteen year old girl that slept with her twenty-five year old childhood friend and a twenty-three year old State Alchemist...You can make decisions of your own...Even when they have huge consequences...That's why you did it...That's why you slept with them...Because you're old enough to make your decisions..."
Mirielle shook her head and continued talking to herself.
"No...I only slept with John because I felt that I had to...And I slept with Edward because...Because...I love him...And...I want him to stay...For good...I...I..."
She stood there silent and began unbuttoning her shirt. Once she was done she took it off and placed it on the sink and starred at herself.
"So...Is this what they saw...?Or..."
She look down at the reflection of her panties in the mirror and removed them.
"Is this...?"
She closed her eyes and leaned against the wall.
"I really don't care anymore...I mean...Why should I?" "Because..."
Mirielle shrieked when she heard the voice outside the bathroom door and grabbed her shirt and panties putting them on in a hurry.
"Wh-Who's there?" "It's me...John..."
She opened the bathroom door quickly shuving him back.
"Johnathon how did you get in here?" "I climbed." "But I locked the window..." "No, you thought you locked it. I broke the lock when I left yesterday morning." "But why?" "So it would be easier to get in." "John I-"
Before she could continue he cut her off with a kiss. She pushed him off and wiped her lips.
"John look I-"
He pinned her against the wall and began kissing her again.
"Mirielle you don't have to say anything..." "I-" "No, just be quiet. I know you love me and I love you too." "No, John. That's the thing..." "What's the thing?" "John...I hate to break it to you but..." "No..." "John I don't want to hurt you but...I don't love you...I love someone else..." "But the other night we..." "No John...That was you...I just gave in because I thought the someone I love didn't care for me." "No..." "I'm sorry John but you have to leave."
She moved around him and head towards the window when he grabbed her and held her tightly.
"I'm not going anywhere..." "John let go." "No, I won't let you go."
Mirielle tried getting him off but he ended up with another win. He slipped his hand into her panties and began to stroke and carress her. She gasped and froze.
"I told you Mirielle...I'm not letting you go..." "John..." "That's right Mirielle...It's John..." "No...Stop..."
Just like the other night he ignored her and went farther. After a few minutes he then unzipped his pants andremoved her panties. The next thing she knew he had gotten her from behind and all she could do was gasp as she let him get away with another round.
"Tell me you want this Mirielle. You know you wanted this and you can't deny your feelings for me."
Mirielle yet again gave in. Then suddenly John was on the bed with a bloody nose. Mirielle looked up and saw Ed standing there infuriated.
"Touch her again and you'll get something a lot worse."
Ed knealed down beside Mirielle and hugged her. John saw this and became angered with jealousy.
"NO! Don't touch her!"
John tried to grab Mirielle but Ed punched him again.
"Get out of here you low life bastard." "So this is how it is?You're going with him, a state aclhemist who travels all time." "I told you, I love him." "Fine. But when he leaves don't come looking for me because I won't be around to comfort you."
John zipped his pants and climbed back out the window. Mirielle sighed in relief that he was gone.
"Are you ok?" "Yeah..."
Ed walked over to the window and clapped his hands then placed them on the lock restoring it. He back walked over to Mirielle and held her.
"Why did you come back?I thought you were sleeping." "Nope, once I'm up, I'm up for the rest of the day." "Well I'm glad you came back."
She smiled and wrapped her arms around him while she rested her head on his chest.
If only we could stay like this...Oh Edward...If only I could say...If only I could tell you how much I want you to stay...