"Edward!" Yelled Roy. "Why did you do that!"
"Because I did." Replied Ed. "You're supposed to be with me not with them."
"Is that so…?" Roy sighed. "I could have had some fun back there."
But no…you had to pull me away. Thought Roy.
"Hmm…Roy." Ed looked up at him. "It's getting real late."
It's been a boring day, anyway…They both stayed silent.
"Want to stay over?" asked Roy.
Say no. Please. Roy thought to himself.
"…STAY OVER!" Said a shocked Ed. "You-You're going to rape me!"
Ed looked away in terror.
"Excuse me?" Roy looked real annoyed. "I wasn't even thinking of that."
"Then you were just…"
"I was just asking." Roy sighed. "Not like I wanted you to stay over anyway."
"Where do you live, anyway?"
"I'm not telling you." Sighed Roy.
"Why not?"
"Because."
"Aww…"
Edward blushed. Had he always been this open with the Colonel?
Gah..! Dammit. Why am I acting all…weird! As if I wanted to stay with him…
"I'll be going back with Alphonse." Replied Ed, still red.
"Are you sure?" asked Roy.
"Positive." Ed replied. "We'll go find a place"
Roy felt bad. Real bad. He couldn't just let Edward and Alphonse go somewhere where they would have to pay to stay the night. Or worse, they would have to sleep on the street.
Roy looked at Ed and sighed.
"You can come over." He told Ed. "You can bring Alphonse too."
Ed looked up at Roy smiling brightly.
"REALLY!" you could see the happiness in Ed's eyes.
Ed blushed again. "I mean--…er-…"
"It's okay." Roy smiled.
"STOP IT!" Ed blushed and closed his eyes.
Alphonse ran in at this point.
"Nii-san!"
"Al!" Ed replied. "How are you?"
Alphonse looked at Ed and Roy.
"Are you two on a date?" he asked.
"A da-…erm--…I wouldn't…call it…that…" Ed looked down.
"It's just something out of friendship, Alphonse." Roy replied.
Edward didn't want it to be friendship. He wanted something more…
"Nii-san?"
Ed stayed silent.
"Roy…" Ed continued. "You can forget me staying over…"
"Huh?" Al was confused.
"What do you mean?" asked Roy.
"I-I can get by on my own." Ed said a little sad. "Al can go with you…"
"What happened?" asked Al.
"Is something wrong, Fullmetal?"
"No." Ed replied. "I'm fine, just fine."
"It doesn't seem like that." Roy said.
"Really," Ed said. "I'm okay. I swear."
Roy and Alphonse stayed silent.
"Just…" Ed continued.
Why does it have to be this way? Why am I so weak? Why am I…so weak for him?"Fullmetal…" said Roy, confused. "I really don't get what you're upset about."
Friendship…just something out of friendship…Why can't you understand?"I'm leaving." Said Ed.
I thought…I thought…Edward ran away. He didn't want to be with Colonel Mustang…
It was just something out of friendship…maybe even out of spite.
Was it?
I thought you actually understood me.
I can see…
I know now…
You never did.
To be continued.
Worldlygate: Poor Ed. Being rejected sucks.
Edward: Does it?
Worldlygate: Maybe you aren't rejected. Things could get better.
Edward: …
Worldlygate: Heh heh heh. huge grin