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When Roy returned with a sliced apple, Ed inspected it casually. He then looked up at the man and said quite rudely, "Is it poisoned?"

Roy then quickly took a slice and ate it.

Ed glared. Roy sighed irritably and shook his head.

"You're so annoying sometimes."

Ed smirked. "Yes, I know."

Hughes then yawned a bit.

"Okay." He said, unlocking Edward's cuffs.

"I'm going to bed. Take him."

Ed's eyes went large. "Oh no. No way. Nuh uh. This isn't going to happen… no…"

Roy chuckled and clamped the cuff around his own hand.

Hughes swung the key to and fro and said,

"I'll keep this here…"

He then smiled and said,

"Alright, not to be rude, but I need my beauty sleep."

Edward shivered at the thought of what was yet to come. He visualized being cuffed to a sleeping Roy.

"Dear god…help me."

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Edward frowned as he lay beside the frekoid womanizer. Was he asleep yet?

His eyes were closed, but you could never be too careful. Roy's chest went up and down every so often. And it had Edward transfixed.

It had him wondering what it felt like; to lay on Roy's stomach. To listen to the man's heart beat.

He decided to take a chance. He carefully slid himself closer and placed his head on Roy's chest.

Since he was cuffed to Roy's rather long arm, he had to keep his own arm a little far away, so Ed wouldn't wake him.

He felt the chest go up and down. And he felt the steady heartbeat. It was so comfortable, Ed felt as though he might just fall asleep.

"Just a little longer", He thought.

Just then, he felt a slight movement under him and he jerked his head away as quick as he could. A big hand came around the back of his head and pushed it back down to its previous location.

Roy smiled understandingly. "I won't say anything…not now, not tomorrow."

Ed looked up and frowned, "But-" A finger came to his lips to silence him.

"Just go to sleep, you need it." Roy said and placed his hand on Edward's head.

Edward raised an eyebrow. This was odd.

Roy looked over to the boy's cuffed hand and pulled his cuffed hand a little closer. After all, it was a bit straining for Edward to keep his arm that close to Roy's.

Ed inwardly smiled, but kept it in.

"Hey" Ed finally said.

"Hm?" Roy asked, sleepily.

"Can you uncuff me?"

Roy then laughed a bit and said, "As cute as you are…"

He brought a hand up to tuck a stray hair behind the boy's ear.

"As cute as you are, I don't trust you." He smiled jokingly and glanced over to the window.

"I know how smart you are."

Edward growled. "But it's really uncomfortable"

Roy gave him a "cute" smile as an idea came to his head.

"I could always cuff our feet…"

Ed sighed. It would be a bit less straining, but it wasn't what Edward wanted.

Ed gave a sad face and sadly said, "Sure."

Roy raised an eyebrow and twitched. What was this?

"'Hey." He said.

"What?" Ed asked sadly.

Roy brought a hand to Edward's face and cupped it around his cheek.

"Why so glum, chum?"

Ed growled. "You gonna cuff the feet or not?"

Roy rolled his eyes. Typical.

Edward always tried to hide when he was sad or distressed. At least, he tried to hide it from Roy. It never worked of course.

That boy was so easy to read it was like a newspaper boy was standing on the corner saying, "Edward is sad! Read all about it!"

Roy grinned at the thought.

Edward just stared irritably.

Roy laughed. "Yes I know… the cuffs."

When it was done, Roy laughed. It was kinda funny.

Ed sighed.

"You really don't trust me…"

Roy laughed out and said, "Not after all that's happened…"

Ed growled.

"I hate you."

"Yea…" Roy said.

"I know."

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"I'm coming Nii-san." Al said as he ran.

"I'm coming!"

He turned his head and took a look behind him. Those officers had worn out long before.

Al looked up at the sky. It was dark already. He hadn't even noticed.

"It's dangerous at night." He whispered.

"I need to be careful."

When he reached a rather large forest he slowed down. The night alone scared him, but mix it with a bunch of gnarly trees and freaky noises, and he was done for.

Al decided he would go straight through. It wasn't that far away. It wasn't that far…

It took about an hour to get through the forest and he found himself in a strange patch of sand. He then looked to his right and found something very interesting.

"A CAR!" He yelled.

He went to it and took a look inside. Completely abandoned.

But something inside caught his eye. A screw.

He opened the door and picked it up. He would recognize this screw anywhere.

"Nii-san!"

He started running toward the mountains. "I know that's where they are. I know it."

As he ran, he looked to his side. There were a few houses scattered here and there. Simple, quaint.

It reminded him a bit of home.

Suddenly, an old woman flagged him down. He stopped quick and stared. He found it a bit odd that an old woman would be running around this time of night.

"Needs help?" She asked.

"Umm… I'm looking for my bro- I mean sister."

"What she look like?" The woman asked.

"Blonde hair, golden eyes, kind of short."

The woman snapped her fingers and said, "Yesm', I knows' that girl."

She paused.

"With that tall crazy man she's marrieds to."

Alphonse giggled.

She pointed to the mountain and said, "Theys went up there in that fancy car the little man brought."

"Little man?"

The woman laughed, "Yeas, the little black-haired man."

Al would have smiled if he could.

"Fuery." He thought.

"Well, I best be going then." He said.

The woman smiled. "What's yer name, boy?"

"Alphonse."

"I'ms Nora. Nice to meets ya."

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