A/N: I hope you all like that chapter. The beginning made me laugh but then the end made me sad. XD And I hope some of you went to my profile to read that story. It is a totally hilarious pairing but a decent yaoi scene! DUDE! How can you resist? XD Sorry, I'm really hyper. I've only slept like 2½ hours so, heh, yeah x.x;;;

TO MY REVIEWERS:

Br14nn4: XD Well, I'm glad you aren't poking me with that pitchfork-of-insanity. x.x;;; Hehe, I'm glad you like the plot twist, but I didn't come up with Russell liking Roy. Shinigami Akumu did. Yeah, I felt bad making Ed cut. -cries-

Shinigami Akumu: Wahh, yeah I feel bad making Ed cut. Heh -sweat drops- yeah about the military base. But, he wasn't in his usual clothes and his hair was down. Besides! Ed's so small, he can sneak around easily! Ed: -twitches- I'm … what? Me: Um … -gulp- I love you Ed? -runs-

Mika Rieu: XD Yup, Russell's a bastard all right! Yeah, Ed was stupid but a bastard? I dunno about that … XD It's okay, I get into stories all the time and feel like it's real. I'm updating! So … no harm to me, right? x.x;;;

Justajester: … -Slowly backs away- Um … yeah? O.O

Pure-reflection: I almost cried when I typed it so don't feel bad. XD

xEnvious Envyx: HOLY MACARONI! XDDD I shall love that phrase forever! GAH! I guess I have to update! You're the second review for the last chapter to threaten me to continue. XD

Wolf of Nightmares: -Laughs ass off pointing at Russell- FORSHAME ON YOU RUSSELL TRINGHAM!

Shingo-sama: -Holds you back- Gomen-nasai! But you can't kill Russell just yet! -sweat drops-

Sonic16: Hehe, I'm such a bitch for ending it there, aren't I? XD

Xueyan: Heh, yeah they say Russell's a year younger in the episode he's in. Lol, yeah well, bad boy's getting punished! XD

VampireChildofDarkness: -Laughs ass off as you chase Russell with bat- That's what you get Russ!

Ebony Colmen: Yeah, I had to put "glaring swords" in there. XD Lol, wow, sorry for confusing you!

Shingo-sama: Thanks! I'll try to update Crimson Dreams as soon as I get an idea for the next chapter x.x;;;

SoulSister: XD Yeah I usually like Russell too, I drooled when I saw in for the first time in an episode XD, but yeah. Someone has to be the asshole in my story! He has a purpose for being this way too!

Emaya: Lol, sorry but I can't kill Russell. He's needed for the story! He's needed for a very specific reason! But, hmm, maybe I can get rid of him at the end of my story. XDDD I don't know, I might go a sequel when I'm done with this so I might need him later.

Kaibafangirl77: This story kicks ass? Wow, thanks! Best Ed/Roy combo? Man, o.o REALLY thanks!

Foxy-comic-death: Heh, sorry for making it depressing. Wow, it rocks? XD Thankies!

Loki el Diablo: Yeah, I know I should of gone into detail on that scene, but I was in a bad mood and if I described it more I probably would of ran off and cut myself so, heh, yeah.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own FMA! (So original … I know ¬¬)

Chapter twelve / First Fight

Shoving the blonde off, Roy whipped his mouth. "RUSSELL! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!"

Russell shrugged with a smile on his face. "Oh, nothing."

'He didn't see his precious Edward come in … perfect.'

"Whelp … I better be off! We don't want your lover boy to get in trouble, do we?" And with that, Russell left.

Standing there, Roy blinked a few times. "That was … odd. But, I could of sworn I heard Ed's voice when Russell--" His eyes widened. "If he did come here, he probably ran off when he saw! SHIT!"

-Mustang's Residents-

"ED!" Roy called, slamming the door closed; not worrying about locking it. Running upstairs, he stopped in the doorway to the bedroom. Ed was sleeping on the bed.

The dark-haired man breathed a sigh a relief.

Slipping off his military coat, Roy undid the top few buttons of his under-shirt. Walking over to the bed and sitting down, he got a good look at Ed and realized something.

"… is breath is shallow." Reaching over, he gently shook the younger man's shoulder. "Ed … Ed …?"

When Mustang received no answer, he started to worry so shook a little harder. "ED! Wake up, Ed!"

"Mmmm," came a quiet responds.

"Oh, thank God. Ed, can you here me?"

After a few moments, unfocused golden orbs stared up at blue ones. "Roy …?" the blonde whispered.

"Ed! You're alright! But, why are you so weak? What happened?" Then he saw it.

Edward's wrist was wrapped with crimson soaked through.

"E-Ed … did you--"

"Why do you care, Colonel?" Ed spat as he tried his best to sit up.

"… Ed … I …"

The blonde glared. "Save it! And just go find Russell!"

Mustang's eyes widened. "Rus-- Ed! It's not what you think!"

"Yeah? That's what they all say!"

"It's not what you think, Ed! Let me explai--"

"Explain? Let you explain! Explain what! Explain how you pretended to care and then when I'm not looking you betray me! Well, save it! I don't need to hear it!" Ed looked away and whispered, "… because I saw it."

"… Ed."

"Don't," the blonde muttered as he rose from the bed only to fall back down.

"ED! At least let me change your bandage," Roy pleaded as he took the younger man's flesh arm into his hand.

"DON'T TOUCH ME!" the blonde yelled as he slapped the colonel with his auto-mail. (A/N: I know, slapping is kinda corny for a guy, but hey, he lost blood and he's weak. But damn, auto-mail still hurts! x.x;;;)

Wide eyed, the dark-haired man gently touched his now-red cheek. "Ed … you've got to listen to me. I did not kiss Russell; he kissed me. What you saw was one-sided affection! The only person I'll ever want to kiss is you!"

"Bull. It's all bullshit, Mustang. You're the biggest womanizer in history … guess you're that way with men too."

Rising off the bed, he wobbled out of the room and held onto the railing as he descending the stairs.

'I can't take this shit. The least he can do is be truthful to me; but he can't even be that! Damn it all … why did I have to fall for him? I thought he wouldn't hurt me. I … I thought he loved me.'

Reaching the bottom, Edward made his way toward the door. "Fuck," he muttered. He had forgotten his boots upstairs.

'Oh, well. Who gives a fuck? I just need to get out of here. Damn … I lost more blood than I though. My vision keeps getting blurry.'

Taking slow, shaky steps, Ed was almost at the door when it opened.

'Jesus! That almost hit me!'

Walking through the door, Russell Tringham smirked arrogantly at the shorter blonde. "Watch out shorty, or you might get hurt."

"GOD DAMN YOU!" Ed shouted as he swung his auto-mail fist.

Russell was about to duck, but didn't have time to. Instead he barely caught the state alchemist; Ed had passed out.

"ED!" came Roy's frightened voice. Running down the stairs -taking two at a time-, he took the shorter blonde into his arms and went swiftly back upstairs. Lying him on the bed, the colonel went to the bathroom; grabbing gauze, bandages, and a wet, cold cloth. After folding it, he laid the cloth on Edward's forehead; then looked down at his wrist.

Taking a deep breath, Roy unwrapped the bandage and carefully pulled away the gauze; afraid of what he might find.

"Damn it all," he cursed softly. The cut was deep; very deep and definitely opened the vein. By the looks of the amount of blood on the bandage, Ed had just stopped the blood flow in time.

"I better wrap it again quick before it starts bleeding again," Mustang whispered to himself. "Fuck, Ed. What the Hell were you thinking?" he asked himself as he re-wrapped the blonde's wrist. "I know what," he sighed. "You were thinking about what happened today in the office. God damn it, I would never do that to you, Ed. I love you."

While Roy thought he was just talking to himself, Russell was standing in the doorway.

"He … hurt himself? I didn't know Ed did that," the taller blonde said.

Not even glancing up, Roy answered, "There's a lot you don't know about Ed. If you did, you'd know how much he's grown since the last time you saw him. He's not the whining little alchemist you used to know. You would of also known he did this if you were here when Al died. Ed's a completely different person now."

Collecting all of the first-aid objects, the dark-haired man stood and went back into the bathroom. Right as he was about to leave, something caught his eye: something was sticking out from the bottom drawer.

Bending down, he opened the drawer to find a brown leather pouch poking out from beneath everything. Talking it out, he unzipped it. A rag soaked in blood … Ed's blood was inside.

'That's why there's blood smears on the floor.'

Pulling out the other object inside, Roy gasped as he realized it was a blade.

"So this … is the blade Ed uses? Well, not anymore."

Getting up, Roy went back into the bedroom and over to the desk. Unlocked the top drawer, he placed the pouch -with rag and blade- inside. Re-locking it, he hid the key back inside another drawer.

Sighing, he trudged over to the bed. Sitting down, he stared over at the sleeping Edward. He was in so much pain, and yet looked so peaceful. Brushing a stray piece of hair out of Ed's face, Roy leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on his lips.

"I love you, Ed and only you. Don't ever forget that."

After watching the small state alchemist for a few while, Roy left his side only for a minute to phone Maes. He wasn't going to be coming into work for a while.

A/N: Bleh, x.x;;; sorry this took longer than expected. I was going to put up this chapter along with chapter eleven, but I got so tired so had to finish it today. GOMEN-NASAI! Anyway, I don't really know what to put in this chapter … I sort of winged it. XD Well, I have to work up to my next big idea for this story! I ACTUALLY thought of something that went along with the title/plot! -jigs- x.x;;; Ahem, anyway! -sweat drops- I hope you like this chapter. If not, well … don't worry because it wasn't supposed to be a huge thing. JA NE!