AN: Kya, thanks for the reviews! XD
I might as well take this opportunity to make some things clear, since a couple of people have asked these things… yeah… I might not have made them clear throughout the fanfic, so here it goes o.o
(1) Roy isn't falling for Edward…. yet n.n. I just made him the same annoying Mustang we all know and love, only here, he's a little more free with his comments towards Edward, since he has been with men over the last six hundred years. He still doesn't like men though, but he's forced to do whatever they want him to do. So, that's why he's able to make comments like 'you're so cute', so freely and now and then flirt with him… and… yeah o.o… do I make sense? XD
(2) Edward isn't in the military here… Someone asked that somewhere XD But no, he isn't, I made him a scientist n.n A crazy one x3… but not really o.o
(3) Why two months of service? Well, I have no idea, to be honest xD. It's just the way the curse is, I suppose o.o.
Enjoy the next chapter!
Chapter 3
The stench of benzene hung in the air as they drove through the city on their way to an amusement park. Edward wanted to take Roy out to fun places, so he could enjoy himself while he was out of the watch and give him at least a bit of freedom.
Roy had admitted that, in modern time, he had only once been out of the house and that was only to go shopping at the local grocery store. Edward really did pity the man—he couldn't imagine being trapped in a watch like that for six hundred years. He'd rather die.
It's been one week since Roy made his appearance at Edward's apartment and, even though the younger man enjoyed the company, he wanted to shoot the damn bastard. The constant jokes he made about Edward's height were unnerving and, though Edward constantly threatened to make him do something horrible, Roy never backed off.
The third day of Roy's presence, Edward had finally asked him why Roy enjoyed to bully him so much. Said man had just bent forward and had flicked the stubborn pluck of hair that always stood up, saying that Edward just looked so cute whenever he was mad.
That made the blonde even more angry.
Edward glanced over at the man sitting next to him in the car and sighed—how in the world did he manage to get himself into this? He knew he was falling for the man, even though he was constantly teasing him… he even liked that. Had it been any other person who would say such things to him, they would have been killed long ago. Roy was just so…different. Edward knew there wouldn't be anything between them, for obvious reasons, but still—living with the man was turning out to be harder than he imagined.
It was weird—they had only met one week ago and Edward already begun to have feelings for him. Why did it have to happen to him? Why not Alphonse? He's not gay!
Edward had kept telling himself that Roy was simply a bastard who would sleep with anything that has a hole, but even he didn't believe that. Sure, Roy had told him how he had been such a 'womanizer', but Edward wasn't convinced that the black-haired man was still like that. The blonde had started to observe Roy as they passed beautiful women when they were walking down the street and he never gave them a glance, even when they were giggling at him and winking.
And Edward found that to be a very good sign.
After all, he had told Roy that the man was allowed to see women as long as he wouldn't take them home to his apartment. Roy had then made it clear that he had never taken any women to his place anyway, since they would then know where he lived and would start coming to his house.
They arrived at the amusement park and got out of the car. Even though this was the first time Roy saw rollercoasters and other attractions, he stayed amazingly calm and only raised an eyebrow at the things. It was annoying for Edward, since he also didn't look the least bit excited, while Edward had always loved these parks with roller coasters and other attractions (with the exception of Merry-Go-Rounds, strangely enough, they always made him nauseous).
To their luck, the place wasn't crowded at all and therefore, there were hardly any lines.
After a couple of rides, Roy finally began to understand why people enjoyed amusement parks—the roller coasters were a thrill and he had never gone so fast in his entire life. It felt as if he was jumping from a cliff, with the wind in his face and the odd, bubbling feeling in his stomach and the involuntary screams he let out as they went down—it was simply amazing. Even though it was a complete rush, he still managed to find the time to glance at Edward, who was laughing and screaming happily with his arms up in the air and Roy couldn't suppress a smile when he saw him, grinning and clearly enjoying the ride.
When the cart finally stopped at the same point as where it had begun, they both climbed out of their seats, Roy a bit wobbly from his first time in a coaster. Edward told him that it was perfectly natural to be a bit dizzy, especially after a first try(1) and offered to help him walk until he was feeling better. Roy declined with a small smirk.
"Okay," Edward said happily, practically bouncing off. "Let's go there!" he pointed at a very huge… tower-like thing. Roy narrowed his eyes, wondering what the purpose of the monstrous thing was, until he saw something shoot up the tower, before coming down again, people screaming all the while in excitement and/or fear. The black-haired man figured it to be the latter and he swallowed slightly, but when he saw the small blonde jump towards the entrance excitedly, he followed him. After all, he didn't want to look like a coward. Which he wasn't. Really.
… Anyway.
"Roy, are you okay?" Edward asked him as a man strapped them in their seats. Even though he knew everything was secure, Roy couldn't help but gulp as the monstrous thing started to countdown.
10
He started to pale and glanced over at Edward, who just seemed to be excited. Roy swallowed the lump that had formed in his throat as one hand grabbed a handle.
6
"Isn't this exciting!" Edward practically squealed through the booming voice that came through the speakers. Roy did not share his enthusiasm and decided that, if he ever got out of this contraption alive, he would kill his master. Curse or no curse.
1
Roy shut his eyes and unconsciously grabbed Edward's hand with his free one, clutching it for dear life. The blonde had no time to ponder over this as the attraction shot up with an alarming speed and halted when they were at the top, giving them a brief moment of peace to enjoy the view.
But, naturally, what comes up, must come down.
Roy let out a girly scream as the contraption plunged down and halted in the middle, shot up again, before coming down once more. If Edward wasn't worried about the poor black-haired man, he would've laughed at his pale and shocked face. But, seeing as he was such a caring person… he merely snickered and decided to refrain himself from rubbing it in.
As the attraction came to a stop and they were able to get out of the many belts, Roy made a beeline for the exit, determined to get away from it as fast as possible and, when he finally decided he was far enough from the horrible ride, he sat down on a bench to ease his objecting stomach. As Edward caught up to him, he could see Roy's glare. He gulped.
"Don't ever take me on one of those rides again," he hissed at him, clenching his teeth. Edward just laughed at him.
"Scaredy-cat," he said, grinning. "Come on, we'll go on a slower ride then—if you're going to be such a baby about it," he added that last part just to tease him. Roy stood up and straightened his clothes (black, tight shirt with dark blue, tight jeans—enough to make a woman, and Edward, drool).
"One would think that you're the baby, Edward, considering your height," he said flatly.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SHORT HE COULDN'T EVEN RIDE THE ROLLERCOASTER BECAUSE HE WOULD FALL OFF IF HE DID!" Edward yelled, pointing an accusing finger at Roy, who merely raised a well-shaped eyebrow at the blonde's outburst. People who had been passing by hurriedly took off, some parents even pulling their children away from them with a nervous look on their faces.
"I never said such things, Edward," he replied smoothly. Edward seethed with anger, but followed Roy nonetheless to wherever it was he was heading. Two minutes later, they stood in front of the gigantic Ferris wheel. Edward briefly looked at Roy, wondering why it was that the black-haired man had chosen this particular attraction out of all the others—after all, so far Roy had clearly enjoyed the thrill-rides.
"I remember this," he said softly. Edward raised an eyebrow questioningly—Roy took the hint. "One of the few times one of my masters let me out of the house was when there was something called a 'fair' in town. We didn't go there—at least, he went, but he left me in his house. I saw this thing from far away, only back then it was dark and it had lights all over it." Edward gave him a sad nod. He honestly had no idea how the man was feeling—it must be hard, to live without any freedom.
The blonde was even more determined to make Roy feel as free as possible.
"Well, do you wanna ride it?" Edward said, smiling brightly at him. Roy gave him a small smile as well and nodded. They both got into one of the booths, staying silent throughout the ride. One or two times, Edward pointed out things when they were at the top ('Look, there's our street!' or 'That's the library! I go there a lot, you should come with me next time I go'), but the rest of the time was spent in a very comfortable silence, both of the men contemplating their day.
Edward was really beginning to fear for his attraction towards Roy—this wasn't just simply lust for his body, but it was also Roy's personality he liked. A lot. Sure, the guy was annoying at times, making fun of his height all the time, but… he just had something. Charm, perhaps? It was indescribable for Edward, but he knew that he should stop feeling these things for the man.
Besides that, Roy did not like men—he had even admitted it himself! There was simply no hope for Edward with this and he cursed himself—had he not decided that he wouldn't fall in love again? It only caused pain and grief.
"That was nice," Roy said as they stepped out. "Nice and slow," he added, narrowing his eyes at Edward, who started to laugh guiltily.
"I'm sorry I took you on that ride, but you could've said you didn't want to!" Edward told him. Roy's face fell.
"No, I can't," he responded. Edward immediately fell something heavy drop in his stomach.
"Okay then," he said. "Then I order you that you make your own decisions from now on!" He declared, crossing his arms. Roy blinked once in confusion, before his face softened and smiled at him.
"You really are an odd one, Edward," he said, before planting a small kiss on the blonde's head.
Honestly, Edward was just too cute for his own good.
(1) No idea if this is true, but I had the same problem when I first rode a roller coaster. I was so dizzy, I almost fell down the stairs XD
