This chappie is dedicated to Major Alex Louis Armstrong for sticking by me so much. I hope you like it Alex and Roxie!
Chapter 4:
Ed looked at all the stuff he'd got and wondered what to wear…the suit would be too formal for him to wear. What about black…no too hot for this town. Finally he decided on a tight red t-shirt and denim jeans. Ok that looked good. He wondered where Roy had got to, he hadn't seen him since that incident…hat was the bastard doing in the bathroom for so long? It had already been an hour. He stepped out and realized that the bathroom was free at last. He went downstairs and waited for Roy humming to himself. It was already six, where the hell was the bast….his thoughts trailed off as he looked at Roy.
Roy was wearing a really tight, you-can-make-out-every-muscle type of t-shirt in orange of all colours, but it still managed to look good on him. His jeans were dark blue and they were tight too, Ed found himself checking out Roy's yummy ass. His hair was once more in the swept back with a few spikes look. Roy smirked, which somehow made him all the hotter to Ed. "Edo-kun, you're looking nice…"
"Thanks. You too." Ed walked to the door, forcing himself to look forward and breathe. "So let's go Taisa…I mean Roy. Vera will be waiting!" he almost ran out the front door, breathing in the fresh air. Roy followed him and they set off to the girl's house.
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Ed had picked up a few pretty flowers on the way and nervously cleared his throat as they reached the door. The door opened and Violet smiled at them, her eyes raking up and down checking out Roy's body. Ed could feel anger rising within him, but he forced it down. He wasn't supposed to be lusting for Roy when he was trying to take a nice girl out on a date!
They waited in the hall for Vera to come down. Ed was almost boiling mad, when violet kissed Roy softly and disappeared upstairs. Yes violet looked good in the short shimmery halter she was wearing and yes Roy had every right to want her, but that wasn't right in Ed's book. Roy had to want Ed. But those thoughts were almost driven away, when Vera walked in. she looked so pretty. Her long hair was tied up in a pony tail, with a few bits of hair framing her face. She was wearing a long purple skirt and a white, slightly clingy sleeveless top. Ed could see just a bit of cleavage, she was well proportioned for a fifteen year old.
He smiled at her and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "So Vera, shall we leave?" when she nodded, he could feel those brown eyes tugging at him again. He forgot to say goodbye or even see you later to Roy or Violet. He just opened the door for her and walked out in a daze. "You're looking so beautiful today…" that was the last thing Roy heard him say as he left.
Roy frowned a little. It wasn't fair the damn Ed, got him so horny he had to jerk off and now the same damned Ed was just walking away like Roy didn't even exist. He didn't have too much time to ponder as Violet came and clamed his time and attention. "Mmm…Roy you are really looking so hot today…."
He smirked, he always looked hot. Well, fuck Ed! He didn't care, he was going to have and take her home and sleep with her, because he really didn't care about the stupid boys feelings anymore!
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The moving picture show was a lot of fun, though didn't watch too much of it, suffering from the stare at you date sickness. Vera kept blushing prettily under his gaze. Ed was sorry to leave the darkness of the theatre before screwing up enough courage to kiss her, but he was too shy to do it. Vera smiled and tugged at him, saying that they had to go join Roy and her sister at the restaurant soon.
They talked about a lot of things, though Ed felt a little guilty about having to keep a lot from her. His life, work and family was something he really couldn't discuss too freely. He apologized, but she said she understood. So he was content with listening to her talk about her family. Her father worked in the merchant navy and wasn't around all that much. So she and sister had to be brought up single handedly by their mother. She turned a little pink as she told him this was the first date she'd been allowed to go on.
She talked about school and all the pranks they played on the teachers. Ed suddenly had this slight sinking feeling. He couldn't help wondering how life would have been if he and Al, had just gone to school and lived life with out trying to transmute their mother back. He turned away a little; it was his entire fault that Al had to go through life being armor. They had reached the restaurant when Vera stopped just outside it. She was looking at Ed with concern all over her face.
"Edo-kun, are you alright?" she reached out to place her hand on his shoulder. He mumbled something about being fine, but she didn't by it. "Hey, Ed…it's ok if you don't want to talk about it, but if you need to tell someone, you can come to me ok? Trust me…" he looked at her sweet smile and then bent forward slowly. Their lips met softly, just pressed against each other, when she opened her mouth and Ed couldn't help but slip his tongue in. it was clumsy, but it was their first kiss.
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Roy watched Ed and the girl from the window of the restaurant. He saw Ed move and kiss the girl. Violet smiled in delight. "Aww isn't that sweet, their first kiss. Who knew they'd get along so well." Roy tried to smile back, but he couldn't help feeling a little bugged that the stupid girl had stolen, Ed's first kiss from him. but he knew that wasn't fair, he didn't even know if Ed, felt anything of that sort towards him and he certainly hadn't given him a chance to think so. Plus, Violet was a beautiful girl and was also intelligent; she would definitely be worth meeting again.
He saw Ed pull away and then they smiled shyly at each other before walking into the restaurant. Dinner was pretty good apart from the fact that Ed tried to eat everything on the menu and Vera was encouraging him to do so. But Roy noticed something wasn't right. He decided that he'd have to postpone his night with Violet.
So they made their goodbyes and left, Ed trying to act all normal and excited about his first kiss which Violet had continually teased him about through out dinner. They finally got to their house. Ed disappeared upstairs without a word to Roy. Roy frowned slightly and followed him upstairs.
"Ed, what's wrong? You seem so out of it…" Roy moved towards the bed and sat down next to the boy curled up on it. Ed uncurled and looked at Roy sadly.
"I was just thinking. I cheated Al so badly Roy. It was my idea to transmute Okasan back; he had to give up his body for that. And today when I was hearing about Vera's life, if I'd never done that maybe we could have led nice normal lives instead of chasing after the philosophers stone all the time. He could date if he wanted to, he could have touched and felt…I don't know it's all my fault!" Ed tried to choke back the sob forming in his throat.
Suddenly Roy's arm's wrapped around him, drawing him close. "It's ok Ed. You were a child, you had no idea and your curiosity was whet. Now you need to stop regretting it and keep your mind on the path ahead of you. It's a hard path and I really wish I could walk it for you, but then things will be alright in the end ok?" he felt Ed nod against his chest. He held him closer and tighter. He wished that Ed could have been spared all this, but what was done was done. This was like wishing he could erase all the stuff he did in Ishbal!
Suddenly Ed pulled away. Roy turned to ask what the problem was and realized his face was inches from the boy's. Roy froze; he really didn't know what to do next, should he kiss the boy or should he move away? Ed solved the problem for him. The boy bent forward and placed his lips over his colonel's. Roy gasped softly before returning the kiss just as softly. He really didn't know where he wanted this go just yet. Ed suddenly pushed him down on the bed. The kiss deepened until Ed's tongue was exploring Roy's mouth. Roy couldn't help pulling back a little before running his tongue along Ed's lips. They kissed once more softly before, Roy straightened up. "Ed, stop…" he breathed softly. "I…you…I don't really want you to stop but, we really have to see where this is going alright? I don't want rush into anything just yet…" he bit his lip seeing the boy's disappointed face. "Look, I really like you ok? But you might regret this in the morning; I couldn't do that to you. I can't take advantage of you when you're in this mood."
Ed nodded and pulled away completely. He watched Roy leave the room and an uneasy feeling settled in his stomach. He liked Vera, why was he kissing Roy? It was just attraction with Roy right…it could be something more with Vera!
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A/N: sorry for this short chapter, but I think it'll be good to stop here. It's one of those strategic chapter stopping places! I love Roy in orange…I really do my darling Roy! Thanks for the reviews guys!
Taka
