Nyaaaaaah! We had ideas, but they refused to come out of Our fingers. xD There's been 22 chapters in Eiderdown since the last update for this, not to mention a load of oneshots.. xD Sorry!

Also, the next chapter will be longer. This one's mostly filler.

Review Replies:

Merkitten: ...Actually... Winry is nearly always loud, so We wouldn't say she was all that out of character. We admit, it could have been a little lighter. But when have you not seen Winry start yelling about her automail, then get snippish after?

Fang: xD We've had so many opportunities.. We just couldn't get around to typing Our ideas down... xD Sorry! xD Besides, Ed always survives! That kid refuses to die! But We swear, We'll kill him off one of these days...

vampirelf: xD It was much shorter than the other ones. We're hoping this one is longer. xD You are a good reviewer! Thanks!

Me And My God Complex: Thanks!

Sin of Otaku: xD We can't resist them either. So cute!

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Disclaimer: Don't own! Song is "Of All The Gin Joints In The World" by Fall Out Boy.

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/We're making out inside crashed cars/

Edward had refused.

Flat out refused.

He'd refused to stay at the office. "Who knows what goes on at night here," had been his reasoning.

None of the soldiers could blame him, really. They wouldn't want to stay at the office at night. It'd probably be totally boring and lonely, not to mention rather cold (the heaters were always turned down after hours). So none of them could honestly say they'd accept if they were in his place.

/We're sleeping through all our memories/

So off Ed and Roy went, followed closely by Aru, who was getting ready to go to the train station, claiming he "didn't want to intrude" and that he was going to Resembool with Winry. Neither state alchemist minded. It was better that Aru go be taken care of somewhere else. (Not, of course, that a suit of armor needed much care.)

They were driving down the street, Ed curled up on the passenger seat despite the wishes of Roy, who'd told him to "sit up and get yourself buckled". Apparently the whole drive thing had been too much for the chimera, who had sat shivering for a short while (because he was obviously afraid of the car now) before snuggling against the armrest and falling right to sleep. Roy had attempted to wake him for a few moments, but finally gave up. There wasn't much else to do, and besides, he had to watch the road.

So when they pulled into Roy's driveway, and Ed fell right off the seat, Roy felt no sympathy. He had told him to buckle himself up, after all. Edward woke up, spluttering. Apparently he'd landed on his tail. Roy, of course, didn't care, and just told him to get up and come in the house.

/I used to waste my time dreaming of being alive (now I only waste it dreaming of you)/

Edward obliged, picking himself up with his mismatching limbs and stumping in after the colonel. Despite what he'd pictured, the house was clean. There weren't any piles of cans, nor any empty rummy boxes. (Roy would probably kill him if he knew what Ed thought his house would look like, mind.) Of course there wouldn't be anything like that. There was someone else there, after all, who liked it clean and took care of it.

Rose.

The redhaired girl had hauled open the door before they got there, hearing the car. Of course, she hadn't expected her only uncle to return with a blonde catboy. So when she spotted Edward, who had tripped and was currently lying facedown on the walk, she nearly screamed. Abandoning all caution, the blue-eyed girl had tiptoed over to the chimera, and poked one of his ears. It twitched, and she'd yelped.

When Edward sat up, he was greeted with a nice view of Rose's cleavage (she happened to be wearing a low-cut V-neck) because she was bent over in front of him, staring. He immediately colored and jumped back, and she pointed at him. "Ed!"

/Turn off the lights, and turn off the shyness/

Edward sighed, looking up at her guiltily. "Yeah?" This wasn't going to go over too well... Especially not with Roy, who was bound to torch him as soon as Rose went out to buy more food. Because, as everyone knows, Roy does not go grocery shopping.

To his surprise, Rose didn't do anything violent or anything to do with Ed looking down her shirt. She was more concerned with his head. "What are those!" she demanded, prodding one of his ears for effect. It twitched, and she jumped back again.

Edward sighed again. "My ears," he replied, said ears moving in explanation. "Is it that weird?" It wasn't to him anymore... Not really. He was getting used to it, though he missed his real form quite desperately. "I hope you know I have a tail, too." Stupid thing to say. Next thing he knew there was a rather excruciating pain in his tail and Rose was actually hugging it.

/All of our moves make up for the silence/

"You're so cute!"

Edward gonked, Roy fumed, and Rose squeed all the way into the house. As soon as they were in, Edward started exploring the house, Rose toddling after him rather like a small child who was infatuated with a plushie. Roy stepped back out the door, claiming he was going "to the office" and that he'd be back for dinner.

Neither Edward nor Rose saw him again that day.

/And oh, the way your makeup stains my pillowcase/

A few hours later, Rose looked up from her book. Edward had taken over the couch, and he looked up as well, tail twitching curiously. "What's up, Rose?"

Rose looked over at the small blonde. "Nothing... Taisa's not home. That's all," she assured him.

Edward nodded, understanding. "Wait," he mumbled. "When does he get off work?"

Rose paused. "Around... ten or eleven, why?" What was he getting at..?

Edward pointed a claw at the clock. One thirty. "Look. Even if he goes to the bar, he should be back by now, right?" This smelled mighty fishy...

The redhaired girl froze. "Where could he have gone...?" This... oh no. She got up abruptly, scaring the heck out of Edward. "We have to find him," she informed him. "C'mon.

/Like I'll never be the same/

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This one was short too! Oh noes!