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At the office

Why was he at the office? Because home seemed to be a bad place at this time, what with the investigation squad verifying that Ed was indeed shot there and that the man found was the shooter. And so he ended up at the office to think without interruption.

'Okay, so Ed likes me. He's not sure why and when he started to.' Roy listed in his head. 'The reason he hasn't told me before is because he wasn't sure how to say it...or was it because he didn't know how I'd react?...How am I reacting?...This is what he meant by complicated...'

Without warning, Roy dropped his head on his desk, saying out loud, "Why does it have to be so complicated!"

"Something troubling you, boss?" Havoc said, leaning against the open doorway.

"Plenty." Roy said still talking to the desk.

Jean stared at his superior, trying to figure out how he was going to figure out what happened.

"So, Ms. Riza tells me someone shot Fullmetal." He said almost casually.

"Yes. Was there a point to this conversation?" Roy replied.

"So what happened? You've never been this shaken up before, and Ed's been hurt worse then this. What's up?" Jean said, walking towards Roy's desk.

Roy looked up, then explained his situation, starting at the beginning, and stopping at the end. (...duh...)

A few seconds of silence followed, until Jean said "So what are you going to do?"

Roy gave him a hard look, saying, "I don't know, or I would have said what I was going to do."

"Well, as my grandma would say, see if he fits." And after seeing the look of confusion on Roy's face, Jean added, "Every time my grandma calls to check on me, she asks if I'm married yet, and when I'd say no, she'd go into this rampage over how 'one day I'll find the right person, and I'll know, because when we hold each other, we could tell that we fit together'. I didn't make much sense of it," He said, shaking his head, "But I think she means you'll know that you should be together because it would feel right...Or something..."

He walked towards the door, saying over his shoulder, "Well boss, I go paperwork to do, and Ms. Riza left Black Hayate with instructions to destroy something if I took more that 20 minute breaks. Good luck boss."

Roy watched him go, then resumed hitting his head on his desk. 'I hate complicated situations. It's just like paperwork.'

He sighed, looking at his watch. 'The squad should still be at the alley, so now what? I need some sleep...'

Roy finally decided to head back to the hospital to check on Ed. Better there than here.

At the hospital

Roy found Ed in almost the exact position he left him in, staring out the window.

"Ed, did you sleep at all?" Roy asked looking at the young alchemist.

"Not really, I keep thinking I'm going to bleed to death in my sleep." He said lightly.

Roy raised an eyebrow in confusion, asking, "Why?"

"That was the original plan according to the shooter. I was supposed to pass out from suffocation, then bleed to death." He replied, turning to look at Roy. "And you don't look like you've slept at all either."

"The investigation squad won't let me into my house." Roy said, hoping he sounded convincing.

"Oh, that's not right." Ed said, resuming his stare out the window.

Roy said nothing, but made a quick decision and walked over to the bed Ed was in, and sat down. He gently pulled Ed down by his right shoulder, saying, "Go to sleep Ed, you won't bleed to death, I promise."

The resulting situation was Ed leaning against Roy already half asleep, and Roy thinking, 'This isn't so bad...' Their combined body heat made them both comfortably warm, but also made Roy realize how tired he was. ' I shouldn't be falling asleep.'

'But it seems like a good idea.' He argued with himself. 'Why not?'

'Because, I'm lying next to Ed, and I should--'

'What's so wrong with being next to Ed? It's very comfortable...'

A minute later, Roy realized this is what Jean must have been talking about. It was comfortable, but not just in a physical way, he felt very content and peaceful.

'That settles that, then.' He thought, allowing him self to drift into sleep.

A few hours later

Roy's eyes fluttered open, as he suddenly felt like he was being watched. After a quick glance around the dark room (dark? How late was it?), he noticed Ms. Riza Hawkeye sitting in a chair watching him sleep with a slightly amused expression.

"Can I help you, Lieutenant?" Roy asked softly, so as not to wake Ed.

"No sir." She said, sounding pleasant. "I thought I'd check on Edward and then head to your place to make sure you were okay, but you just made my job a bit easier."

Roy raised an eyebrow in surprise. Riza had never used that tone with him. It was startling almost.

"So, I assume he told you?" She continued lightly.

Roy blinked quickly. "Wha—I don't know what you mean..." He stuttered.

She gave him a shrewed look, then said, "Edward asked me what he should do. There's no point in denying it."

Once again, Roy said nothing.

"So what are you going to do?" She asked, looking at her superior intently.

Roy sighed, "I'll give you two guesses." He said, closing his eyes.

Riza smiled slightly.

"I know what you're thinking." Roy said stiffly. "But this feels right, and nothing is going to change that."

Riza shook her head. 'Always with the defensive...'

"Don't tell me, tell him." She said, then stood to leave. "I filed the report, so that's less paperwork tomorrow. Since Ed's been targeted by someone, we're having him under guard 24/7, between you, Havoc, and me. I'm sure you have no objections?" She said, taking another tone, this time teasing.

Roy gave her a hard glance, then said, "Thank you. But I'm assuming this isn't a get-out-of-work free excuse, is it?"

"I'll give you two guesses." She said, then left.

Roy sighed. "Thought not..." He spared a glance at a nearby clock, then groaned slightly as it read 2:53 am. "I can' only guess how long Riza was sitting there. And what was so amusing?"

"You talk in your sleep." Ed said softly, clearly tired still.

"Ed? How long have you been listening?"

"Around the first two guesses." He said, taking a deep breath. "So were you planning on going back to sleep, or getting a head start on that paperwork?"

"Sleep. It was bad enough missing one night, never again. So what was I saying?" He asked tentatively.

"Something about getting an actual house with lots of dogs." Ed said dismissively. "But no cats. Then you had an argument with someone, along the lines of 'I don't care how much your brother likes cats'..."

Roy was silent, something he was quickly becoming good at.

Ed yawned, then nuzzled he head against Roy, saying, "Goodnight, Roy."

Roy looked at Ed, then relaxed completely. " 'Night, Ed."

Well, thanks again for reading, I hope it didn't take too long for me to update. And I'm pretty proud of my self for making this chapter this long, the others have been a bit short. And I have a habit of short chapters...Anywhoo, please review, and check out NoZoMi17's page. Bye!