Roy/Ed 45 Themes

Body Temperature

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The air whipped around him, playing with the ends of his black coat. It pushed the snow around his feet, as he trekked further down the path. The wind howled with a fierceness, and a determination to freeze everything in its path. Including Edward Elric, Fullmetal Alchemist.

The day had started out normal enough. He was working along with several other soldiers on helping a town whose inhabitants had been struck with some type of illness. It was their job to keep anyone not authorized from entering the town, and keeping the towns people from making a frenzied or panicked escape. It was the governments way of saying, "We don't know what the fuck is wrong, but we sure as hell are not going to let it spread."

Ed was stationed on the northern entrance of the town, along with two others. Two to watch the entrance and one to act as a stand in when someone grew tired of braving the cold winter environment. Ed had just finished his four hours of standing, when Eric emerged from the tent to take his place. He had just entered into the somewhat warm tent, when he heard a commotion coming from outside.

"Stay back," he heard Eric saying. "You can't leave. Just go on back to your home. Where it's warm."

Ed emerged from the tent to see what the commotion was. He was met with Eric, and apparently a towns person, seeing as the man was on the other side of the barrier.

"What's going on," Ed asked, as he approached.

"Let me out! You can't keep us here!"

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That had been over three hours ago. The man had gone off the deep end, and made a run for the mountain. Which left Ed to chase after him. As he quickly grabbed a pack, he left orders for the others to contact those stationed on the western entrance. Ed had tracked down the man, but unfortunately found his dead body half buried in the snow. Ed, had been disappointed, but left a yellow marker flag for easy finding later. Now he was working his way back down the mountain in the freezing cold.

"Hot coffee, hot chocolate, hot water..." Ed mumbled under his breath. His body was growing numb, and his automail felt heavier.

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"When did he leave," the question came out harshly.

"It's been about two hours, I think..."

"You think! Did the man look to be one of the infected," Roy Mustang ordered.

"I couldn't tell," The other soldier put in.

"Neither could I," Eric admitted.

"Alright, I'm going after them. You, Jenkins, you stay here." With that said Roy was off following the trail, that Ed had taken.

Roy had just arrived at the western entrance when a soldier came barreling into camp saying something about one of the towns people escaping, and that an alchemist had taken pursuit. It wasn't until he heard Ed's name, had he immediately taken matters into his own hands, and went with the young man to the northern entrance.

Roy slowly began his climb, all the while hoping that he could find Ed in time. A silent pray also went up to the heavens, as he prayed that the man had not been infected.

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Ed couldn't move any further. The coldness had surrounded him, and held on with an icy grip. He had found a boulder sticking up out of the snow, and had managed to clear a place behind it away from the blistering wind. Settling down on the hard ground, Ed pulled his black coat closer around him.

"Please," Ed begged the emptiness. "Please, don't let me die."

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"Damn it," Roy cursed. "Edward!" His call was carried away on the howling wind.

Roy had been walking for over an hour, and still no sign of Ed. Sighing Roy pushed further. He wasn't about to give up. He and Ed had just started getting to know one another. A relationship was starting, but everything had come to a halt when both men were called for to take control of a possible outbreak.

"Edward!" Roy called again.

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Ed had closed his eyes, they had grown so heavy. He felt sleep coming. The darkness was welcoming him with opened arms. Just as the grip of unconscious slightly tightened he heard it. It was his name, someone was calling to him. Ed pushed the thoughts away. Who would be calling for him. He was alone.

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"Fullmetal," still no answer.

Roy pulled his coat tighter, and readjusted his pack. It was getting darker, and with the darkness came more cold. Cold that would tighten around your cheat, and choke your last breath. Roy had to find Ed.

Up ahead Roy noticed a boulder half cover with snow. That wasn't what caught his attention. What did catch his eye was the bit of black peaking out of the snow, and flapping in the wind. Ed had a black coat.

"Ed," Roy gasped, as he rushed forward.

Reaching the boulder, and black fabric, Roy dropped to his knees. Frantically he began pushing the snow away. More black was uncovered, then a pale hand, an arm, a body, it was Ed.

"Ed," Roy whispered, as he pulled the young man to his chest. He felt his chest, and listened. He was still breathing. "Ed, come on. It's time to wake up," Roy shook Ed's shoulders.

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Ed could feel someone shaking him. He could here someone calling him. Someone asking him to wake up. It had to be a dream. No one was there, it was just his imagination. Yet the voice sounded so much like Roy. Roy. Ed was going to miss Roy.

"Come on, open your eyes Ed. You can do it."

There it was again. So much like Roy's deep voice. Could Roy really be here. Ed could feel heat coming from somewhere. Someone was holding him. Roy?

"Damn it, Fullmetal wake up now!"

It was Roy, it just had to be. Ed began to struggle. His eyes felt so heavy, and he was so cold. "Roy," His voice barely a whisper, and cracking from the strain. Roy had heard it though.

"That's it Ed, come on open your eyes. I'm right here." Roy encouraged, as he pulled Ed closer.

Ed slowly urged his eyelids up,and soon found himself staring into deep loving eyes. "R... Roy," His teeth chattered, as he spoke.

"It's okay Ed," Roy said softly. "Your going to be okay now."

"I... It's s... so c... cold," Ed said, as he buried his head into Roy's shoulder.

"Don't worry I'll get you warmed up in no time," Roy said. "I promise."

"T... Thank you," Ed said, as he and Roy shared each others warmth.

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Author's Notes - I don't really know if this really goes with the theme 'body temperature', but this is what came to my mind after I thought on it awhile. Either way I hope you like.