Al looked at the door nervously, since all he could hear was the clashing of automail. He had seen the alchemy reaction, minutes before. Al had no doubt that the Colonel started it. The man always did. Al was amazed he was still alive.

It must be because; Ed liked him so much. Even though Ed would deny it, Al knew better.

"Should one of us go in there?" Fury asked.

Falman stared at him. "Do you yearn for a short life Fury?"

Fury shooked his head. "No but, what happens if Ed hurts the Colonel?"

Al shrugged. "Well the Colonel's pretty fast, right? I'm sure he won't die from internal bleeding or something."

Hawkeye stood up. "I think, I'll go check."

Havoc gave a sigh of relief, better her than him.

Needless to say Ed and Roy's battle was cut short, by some bullets. Which was actually quite good since, the office was a disaster.

Hawkeye gave them the look and Roy gulped. He was quite well acquainted with the look. Not out of choice, mind you.

Ed on the other hand, this was his first encounter with the look. An encounter he could had lived without, really.

Hawkeye rubbed her forehead. "Ok, who started it?"

Ed pointed to Roy as Roy pointed to Ed and tried to look innocent.

Hawkeye wasn't amused. "Sir?"

"Don't look at me I was doing paperwor-"

Ed snorted.

"Before Fullmetal interrupted me," Roy finished.

Hawkeye gave him a disbelieving look. "I was!" Roy insisted, "just asked Fullmetal."

Ed glared.

Riza frowned. "You know very well Sir that Edward-kun can't talk."

Ed grinned at Roy, obviously basking in winning the fight. For once.

Roy eyed Fullmetal. He might have won the battle but he hadn't won the war. Fullmetal was definitely going to a bunch of places that were like goat back washes for his next missions. For at least the next five months.

It was Al in the end that decided that he and Ed should go home. Al claimed it was so his brother could get some bed rest. Doctor's orders and everything.

Roy knew it was so that the office would still be standing. Al knew very well that Roy could very easily get under Ed's skin. Ed was quick to anger especially with Roy in the room. Even through they were in a relationship.

Al sometimes wondered about the relationship part too. Some days it just seemed that they weren't in a relationship at all.

According to Al, Ed was recovering smoothly. Even though his brother had caught a cold, he was still on the road of recovery. However asking Ed would get you a different story.

Ever since Ed had gotten the cold he had been down right miserable. Even Al couldn't cheer him up. Not that Al hadn't tried because boy had he tried.

A letter from Winry arrived the next day asking for a visit. Well more like demanding but that wasn't the point.

Ed was in no shape to go traveling anywhere really. Still Ed knew Al wanted to go.

"You should go Al," Ed said looking up at the ceiling.

"Niisan! I can't leave you here all by yourself, your sick," Al explained stumbling over the words slightly.

Ed looked over at Al, "I'm not that sick Al, I'll be fine."

Al looked at Ed unsure. "I don't know Niisan…"

"How about if I stayed with someone while you're gone. Would that make you feel better?" Ed asked.

Al gave a swift nod that made the armor clattered.

"Hmm…now the question is with who?"

"Why don't you stay with the Colonel?" Al suggested.

Ed shot his brother a glare. "No."

"Niisan, why not?" Al asked.

"I don't want to," Ed replied stubbornly.

"You don't want to?"

Ed gave a nod. "That's right I don't want to stay with that smug bastard."

"Niisan!" Al said sounding horrified. "You're going out with the Colonel. In a relationship you're supposed to cherish each other."

Ed snorted at his brother comment. Honestly what planet was his brother on? Cherishing each other? Maybe the day pigs fly.

Needless to say Al found out that Ed had a key to the Colonel's apartment and walked over to the Colonel's apartment with Ed in tow.

Ed followed his brother in the apartment, not bothering with fighting. Since he was sick the will wasn't there and besides Al was stronger and had more stamina.

Before Al could tell him, Ed trudged to Roy's bedroom and threw himself on the bed.

Al gave by a few minutes later to tuck the covers around his older brother but Ed who was half-asleep didn't even put up the stuggle. When Al said goodbye, Ed was already fast asleep.

Ed's eyes gradually opened as he tries to grasp his surroundings. According to the clock on the far wall it was well past midnight. Almost one o'clock in fact.

The second thing Ed noticed was the patch of skin right in front of him. Which was most likely attached to a body and Ed had a hunch who it might be.

It wasn't a hard guess really. After all, Ed was at the Colonel's apartment who else could it be?

Ed shifted slightly almost tested Roy's grip on his waist. He had told Roy he had despised cuddling or anything closed to it. The opposite was quite true actually but Ed had no intention of telling Mustang that.

Unless he already knew. Which Ed hoped he didn't. He would never be able to live it down. Much like when he recovered from the surgery. Nobody, especially anyone in the unit was ever going to let him live it down. It was going to be the pit of every joke, like his height was.

Totally not fair.

Ed glared at Mustang from over the sheet of papers he was writing on. The man had been harassing him all morning and Ed was ready to just throw the pile of papers at him.

Maybe if he was lucky Mustang might get some papercuts. It would be worth it even if he got singe.

He glanced over at Roy who was still smirking.

Two more days and he could yell at Mustang. Ed planned on doing a lot of screaming.