"You know, I'm pretty proud of you."
Roy was about to inhale some tooth paste and almost choked in his tooth brush as he heard these words coming out from Bad Roy's mouth, just like that on Sunday morning in the middle of morning routines.
After taking his time with coughing looked at the mirror and at his bad twin sitting on the closed toilet seat as Bad Roy on its own stared back at Roy, slightly respectful look on its face. That look was totally unknown for Bad Roy, since it was usually itself who expected to have respect from others.
"Proud?" Roy repeated confused and spitted once more into the sink, his eyes not living Bad Roy's reflection in the mirror. "What gives me such an honor?"
Bad Roy's grin just widened, which seriously started to be quite scary.
"You see," it started to explain, crossing its legs, leaning backwards and flipping its hat back. "You have always been exemplary alumni. Your sin list is already remarkably long…" Roy frowned but didn't bother to interrupt Bad Roy's speech; he wanted to hear how this ended. "…But there has been missing this one conclusive point. Something that would make you… you know… condemned. Something that would make people look askance at you." While speaking Bad Roy stood up and gesticulated wildly as it walked to behind Roy. "You are selfish bastard and irresponsible womanizer. And both at the same time. But so is so many else. But you, my dear friend, beside all that," Bad Roy lowered its voice dramatically before keeping a short break and putting its hand on both of Roy's shoulders. The two switched glances through the mirror.
"You… are gay."
"No I'm not!!" The bathroom's glamour made by sterile lightning and tooth paste's peppermint smell shattered as Roy angrily started to put together his teeth brushing equipment. He almost ripped the tap off while rinsing his tooth brush and put into the cup on the mirror shelf next to the tooth paste. The cup capsized couple of times before Roy managed to slow down his movement so that everything stayed on its place.
Bad Roy shifted willingly backwards when Roy started to rage but didn't let the subject go.
"Well, how about that Edward then? You do feel sexual attraction toward him, don't you?" Roy remained quiet for awhile and just stared down at the sink, wishing he could be swallowed away by it. Though soon the responded, "And what gives you that idea?"
Bad Roy fished a cigarette case out of its pocket and then started to look for lighter. "Trust me, my ways of getting information are 100 present sure."
At first nothing happened, as if Roy didn't even hear what Bad Roy had said, but then it clicked inside Roy's head and he slowly turned around to look at Bad Roy who had found its lighter and was now lightning a cigarette, but stopped the motion as it noticed Roy's staring. Bad Roy stared back, trying to get an innocent look on its face, still not quite succeeding.
"You have once again spied my dreams, haven't you?"
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Roy had just completed doing dishes when there came a knock from the door.
The whole afternoon had turned out to be quite peaceful. Roy had been all by himself without any hallucinations who would have distracted him. Consequently Roy spent the afternoon relaxing, reading and playing violin (1), which he hadn't done for a long time.
But, as said, through the rattling of the dishes and the swashing of water Roy heard a knock coming from the door. And right after that the doorbell rang, as if it was noticed afterwards on the door frame.
Roy didn't expect any guests, so wondering he quickly dried his hands on old towel and hurried to open the door.
Not that Roy had any guesses who could be the one to visit him on Sunday, but he did get a bit surprised when he saw Edward Elric standing on the door step beyond the door.
"Fullmetal." Roy said a little questionably, using the work name of Edward's which felt a little strange now that they were outside of work. All the same Roy didn't dare to use Edward's first name, which was something he rarely did.
Roy looked at Ed from head to toes. The teen was wearing his casual outfit; the red cloak and black jacket under it, tight, black leather pant on his legs, silver chain climbing up from pocket to fasten into belt bound. Edward seemed a bit uneasy and had his hands shoved deep in his pockets. He looked even smaller than usually, not like the insolent and mulish brat which he usually was.
Roy caught himself staring at Edward's looks and moved aside as a sign for Ed that he was welcomed to come inside.
"Colonel." the teen said likewise polite and stepped over the doorstep into the apartment. The hall, being already pretty small felt even more confined now that there was two people standing there, especially when Roy shut the door. Roy himself didn't mind a little closeness, but when he saw the uncomfortable look on Edward's face the boy was directing downwards, he got the drift and went onwards so that Ed too got out from the dark hall.
"What brings you here, Fullmetal?" Roy asked for two reasons. First of all, he really wanted to know, and second of all, so that he would break the silence lasted for awhile now.
Ed remained quiet and it seemed like he was slowly realizing that he had ended up in a wrong house.
"I… I have something to tell you." Ed finally got out and rubbed the bridge of his nose with his finger, as if he was lifting glasses on his nose. He was obviously nervous about something.
"Relating to what? Something about work?" Roy asked, even though he knew that Edward wouldn't have wasted his free time on visiting him for work issues.
"No. This is about you. A-and me too…" Edward sputtered and once again lifted the invisible glasses. Roy lifted his brows.
"Then speak." he said as if he had accused Ed about something, which totally wasn't what he meant to.
Still not talking, Edward stared his shoes and seemed unsure.
"It's just that… I-I…" he started and went silent again. "I… I think that… you… I…"
Roy started to get annoyed, since it seemed like Edward wasn't going to get it out. He was just about to ask if Edward really had anything to say or should the man show the door, but then Edward brightened suddenly and lifted his red face to look Roy directly in eyes.
"Oh fuck it all!" Edward shouted taking an enormous step towards Roy, grabbed his collar and pulled the man down to press his lips on Roy's, parted from surprise.
The kiss was… terrible. It hit more likely the right corner of Roy's lips than his lips and still Ed managed to bite Roy's lower lip. Besides there was a stream of saliva connecting their chins.
Two seconds later all Roy saw was a peek of Edward's withdrawing back before the boy had already disappeared from the door.
Strike dumb Roy stared at the said door and without thinking swept his saliva covered chin whit the back of his palm. Then he quietly dragged himself to the living room and slumped on couch. For awhile he didn't do much more that just stare, as if he hadn't realized what had just happened. However little by little there came a faint smile on his lips.
"You are so pitiful!" Roy heard words coming from beside himself when Bad Roy sat down on the couch and pulled its hat on its eyes as if in order to cover them from seeing something horrible. "It was right there! Why on earth didn't you jump on him?! That kid practically collapsed in your arms and what do you do?! You just stare there and let the prey go!!"
Roy hadn't enough energy to care about bad Roy's complaining, instead he buried himself further into couch's cushions and thought about what he was going to do now.
"So what did you plan on doing next?" Roy heard another voice and turned around to see Good Roy leaning on the back of the couch and slouched its hands over it.
Roy shrugged helplessly. "Nothing, I guess." And what could he do, anyway. Edward had left right away, as if there was something Roy should do about it.
"But you care about him, right?" Good Roy asked and leaned further trying to catch Roy's eyes.
"Of course I do, he's my subordinate and as a good superior I care about the people I work with."
"Yeah, but do you like him?" Good Roy tried again to get the answer he wanted.
Roy thought for a moment about what to answer. "As a friend, yes, I could say that I like him, but…"
"Do you feel more both psychical and physical attraction towards him than a common subordinate or even a friend?" Good Roy finally blurted out, putting an extra pressure on every word.
"Y-yeah..?" Roy replied, doubting if he had understood the long question, but his mind told to answer 'yes'.
Good Roy straightened its back and slapped Roy on the back of his head. "Then what are you still sitting on there?" it demanded. "Edward came here and confessed to you. The ball is in your corner now so get off your butt and go for him!"
Surprised from Good Roy's sudden change of character Roy got up and hurried to the hall. He put his shoes on and for the last time turned to look at the living room where he saw Bad Roy sitting on its knees on the couch, Good Roy standing next by.
"Run!" Good Roy shouted and waved both of its hands toward Roy who startle and get out through the door. As the door was slammed closed, there was a pure silence inside the house, which bad Roy however broke with a chuckle.
"I have the tickling in my guts that this is going to be something fairly interesting." it said and lighted a cigarette.
(1) I really have some thing about Roy playing violin, so that's why I put it there :D