Chapter 15

Overcoming Odds

Ed found himself walking a misty hallway; he heard a click up ahead and stopped. Suddenly, Riza Hawkeye appeared a few feet in front of him, there were arms wrapped around her waist from behind in blue military sleeves. Ed saw the glint of her gun as she pointed it at him. His eyes roamed upwards to see Roy's face above her right shoulder, behind her. He was smiling as he embraced her. Ed tried to speak, but his tongue wouldn't work. What were they doing, he thought, did they really want to kill him? Then he heard a loud bang, his body shook involuntarily as he opened his eyes.

He was barely aware of the loud rapping at his door as he tried to make sense of the dream and the disturbing impression it left on him.

"Ed? Are you in there?" Roy asked restlessly from outside Ed's door. He'd been searching for the blonde for at least a half hour and couldn't understand why he wasn't in the library, in his usual spot. It was mid afternoon and Roy was already drained, he just wanted to make sure Ed was okay so he could turn his focus to some real work.

Ed flipped over on his bed and quickly climbed off the edge. His pulse raced when he'd realized Roy was finally here. He opened the door hastily and threw himself at his lover. His arms wrapped around Roy's neck and he buried his face in the elder man's chest. "Roy," he said softly.

Ed's greeting caught Roy off-guard. He scanned the hallway anxiously to be sure no one saw them. He didn't need any more rumors spreading today. He pushed Ed off him and back into his room; then he shut the door a little loudly. "What are you doing? Don't you know someone could have seen you?" he whispered angrily.

The brisk brush-off Roy gave him wounded the blonde. He looked up at Roy confused, then his mind filled with images of Roy and Riza on his couch and immediately he assumed the worst. "What happened Roy? Did you kiss Riza? Huh? Did you make her believe you were in love with her and not me?" he accused loudly, fresh tears invaded his eyes. He wiped them away swiftly; he wanted to see Roy's face clearly.

"What? Ed you have got to stop being so jealous. I most certainly did not kiss Riza. My God, is that all you've been thinking about? Do you have no trust in me whatsoever?" he shot back.

Ed looked at the floor; he must not have any trust in Roy. Should he though? Was it his own insecurity causing his mistrust or was it the way Roy treated him? His brother's words rang in his ears, 'I'm mad that Colonel Mustang would let this happen and treat you so badly.' He was so confused, he just wanted Roy to hold him and make everything better. He gazed back up at Roy, who was standing with his hands on his hips, waiting for an answer. "Well, I…I want to but…maybe I…can't," he said softly. His lower lip trembled slightly with emotion as his eyes pleaded for some sort of comfort from his lover. He watched Roy's expression soften as he came toward him.

Roy couldn't stay mad at Ed, not when he looked so pathetic. What did he expect anyway with how things had panned out. He had to admit if the situation had been turned around, he supposed he'd be jealous too. He wrapped his arms around Ed and pulled him close. He felt Ed's arms hastily return the embrace as a faint choke escaped from him. "It's all right Ed. Everything worked out," he kissed Ed's head tenderly and swayed their bodies back and forth. "Riza won't be a problem anymore and I swear I didn't have to kiss her or let her believe I was in love with her to resolve it. I actually just told her the truth and you know? She understood," he told the blonde softly.

Ed raised his head from Roy's chest and let his gaze search Roy's face, "You told her the truth?"

Roy met Ed's gaze, "Yes. I admitted you were my lover and I told her you saved my life. I asked for her support and she gave it to me. I guess she figured there was no way to compete with you," he said gently. Roy began to smile as he spoke, it was clear his words were making Ed's heart melt by the wondrous expression that graced his lover's face. He lowered his head and gave the blonde a lingering kiss.

Ed closed his eyes as Roy's lips descended on his own. He was finally calmed, the insecurity, jealousy and mistrust was instantly taken away by Roy's tender words and loving kiss. His hands clutched at Roy's military jacket and he pulled Roy close, he wanted to solidify their connection the only way he knew how. He backed himself up, pulling Roy forward as his kisses turned heated and urgent. He felt his bed hit the back of his legs and he sat on the edge, still tugging his lover down with him.

Roy knelt down in front of Edward between his bent knees and continued hungrily devouring his lips. He pushed his tongue behind Ed's teeth and toyed with his lover's mouth. Seems like they'd just done this, but he was already on fire again with craving for his young blonde. It was crazy, how just a few kisses always turned to such uncontrollable passion between them. His paperwork would have to wait; he knew his lover couldn't. Roy's hands roamed Ed's back, slowly caressing up and down, drawing him near.

Ed released his mouth from Roy to exhale and moan softly. He pushed his cheek into Roy's shoulder, he was throbbing again and just wanted to feel Roy's skin on his. He still grasped Roy's jacket tightly, still pulled him close. It was as if he wasn't able to let him go. Everything that had happened today resulted in one thing; Roy was his and everything felt so right. Reluctantly, wordlessly, he let go of his grip and leaned back on the bed, supporting himself on straightened arms behind him. He looked up at Roy, the elder man was breathing heavily, flushed, his expression filled with desire. Ed drank it all in, he loved making Roy look that way.

He watched as Roy began unfastening his uniform jacket and threw it to the floor. They kept their eyes on each other's as Roy unbuttoned his shirt, slipped it off and let it drop. Ed tilted his head back as Roy stood, still maintaining eye contact. He watched in fascination as Roy's gaze briefly left his to unfasten his pants, kick off his shoes and remove his remaining clothing. Ed's breathing grew ragged as he admired the impossibly soft white skin that meshed so well with his lover's black hair and dark eyes. He took in Roy's long lean figure, so different from his own. Their eyes met again as Ed scooted himself backward and lay down. Roy crawled over top of the still clothed blonde and laid his naked body down on top of him.

Roy heard Ed's urgent moan and felt a thrust against his hips. Ed's hands worked their way down over his bare back, the fingers lightly ran up and down, sending shivers up his spine, before positioning themselves over his behind. He felt Ed insistently pull on his hips as he slowly thrust into him again. Roy moaned softly as delicious pressure found his hardness. Roy began sucking and licking Ed's neck; he positioned his hands over the clasp of his lover's jacket and unfastened it. As the elder man moved to the side, he pulled Ed's tank top out of his pants, ran his hands under it and over the smooth skin of Ed's bare chest. He positioned his fingers over Ed's nipple and brushed over it softly. He pressed his mouth over Ed in a deep kiss at the same time and felt the blonde arch into his touch. He teased the sensitive nub as Edward pulled his mouth back and tensed his brow. Ed's expression was all lust, all desire and it was all for him.

Ed's skin ignited as Roy's hands teased one nipple and the next, he pushed upward with his hips and tried to gain friction from the thigh still intertwined between his legs. Why wasn't Roy undressing him, he briefly pondered as Roy bit gently at his neck? He longed to feel his skin contacting Roy's but for some reason his lover had other ideas at the moment. He throbbed; his hardness needed to be addressed by something other than the inside of his pants. He reached down and impatiently unfastened his belt; he instantly turned his attention to the front of his pants once the belt was opened. Roy's hand came down over his as he popped the button and stopped him. "Roy?" Ed whined.

The sound was muffled as Roy repositioned his mouth over Ed's and kissed him deeply, the elder man's tongue flicked inside the opening, teasing the inside of him. The sensation drew Ed's focus briefly away from his groin and to the oral pleasure Roy gave him. Then as Roy's mouth pressed hard into him and sucked, a delicious shiver ran from his lips to the briefly forgotten member. He thrust again into Roy's thigh and moaned loudly. "Roy, more please," he pleaded. He realized it was all part of a plan; Roy was teasing him relentlessly and it was working. Ed craved every part of Roy, his eyes roamed his lover's bare body as it twisted over him and only touched him in the places Roy allowed. His arousal turned painful as the swelling tried to push though the layers of clothing to mix with the soft white flesh of his lover's.

Roy almost smiled; as delighted as he was with Ed's reaction to his teasing. He didn't think he'd ever seen him this stimulated. The act was feeding his own arousal as he writhed into any attention Ed's hands gave him while they roamed his body. Roy slowly brushed his hand against the hardness pushing up under his lover's zipper and ran two fingers up and down his length. A sound almost like a deep growl emitted from his young lover before panting replaced his breathing. "Do you want me Ed?" Roy asked as he brought the blondes shirt up to completely expose his chest. Roy assaulted Ed's nipple with his mouth as he bit gently at the already reddened skin.

"Uh…y-yes, yes!" Ed responded; his brow tensed with the delicious sensation running from his groin to his nipple. "God Roy, I'm going to come in my pants if you don't do something," Ed was at his limit with the current situation and his erection had become sensitive to the lightest touch.

Roy smiled; he had Ed right where he'd wanted him. He stopped all motion and locked onto his gaze again, Ed's eyes were slightly dazed with desire. He lightly ran his fingers down Ed's chest and noted the tensing of Ed's stomach muscles and the release of held breath as he squeezed the blonde's member solidly.

Ed let out a sharp gasp and struggled to hold back from the peaking sensation released from Roy's hold on him. He clenched his teeth and looked up at the ceiling as he tried to think of anything but what Roy had just done to him.

Roy moved swiftly now, he unfastened and undressed the blonde with quick movements and insistent kisses until Ed was as bare as he was. Then they both slipped between the sheets on Ed's bed. Roy resumed his slow methodic assault on Ed's body again as he let his lips and hands roam already sensitive skin.

The brief time it took for Roy to undress Ed allowed the blonde to gain some sense of control over himself. When Roy climbed back on top of him, the skin-to-skin contact alone made him shudder and groan softly. He ran his hands up Roy's back as he felt him slide on top of him again, his lover's hard member dipped deliciously between his thighs. Roy's mouth found his lips and moved slickly over the swollen flesh. Ed pressed into the soft mouth as his member thrust urgently into Roy's taut stomach muscles. The action sent a pulse of sensation racing through him. He moaned loudly now, Roy had to finish this, he thought. He knew he'd be right back where he was before Roy undressed him with only a few more thrusts of his hips. "Roy, uh, please… I can't hold on," he said softly as he brought his hands down to his lover's behind and pressed solidly.

Roy smiled as he bit tenderly at Ed's neck. He raised himself up slightly and gazed into Ed's eyes as he grabbed Ed's flesh arm by the wrist. He raised Ed's hand up to his own mouth and sucked sensually on his fingers, then licked his lover's palm. He smiled again as Ed's expression changed from curiosity to intense desire. As he leaned slightly to one side, he brought Ed's hand back down between them and guided it along his length. Roy's eyes closed and his mouth opened, a low moan escaped him as he allowed the enticing wave of pleasure to envelope him. He barely heard Ed's breathing stop as his lover watched, captivated.

Ed thought he'd never seen anything so erotic before as the way Roy had wet his hand before placing it on him and then the expression on Roy's face as he stroked him almost sent Ed over the edge. When Roy's gaze returned to him and he felt his member at his entrance, Ed shivered with anticipation. Then Roy drove into him, a brief burning pain followed by the intense tingling he'd expected rushed through him. His breathing became ragged and his eyes closed as his brow tensed.

Roy watched Ed's face; the expression fed his own desire as he moved slowly in and out of his lover. "Ed, open your eyes, look at me," Roy requested huskily. He could see Ed was struggling, his body was shaking and his eyes had a hard time focusing on him. "Come on, just a little more," Roy urged softly. He felt tension building inside him as the movements increased his sensitivity. As soon as it appeared Ed had regained some composure; Roy ground hard on his member with his stomach and drove fast into and out of him.

"Ah! Roy!" Ed exclaimed loudly, unable to stop it. Within seconds he felt the heat of his seed pour out between them as his body surged with the sumptuous contractions of his climax. He dug into Roy's behind with his fingers and curled his toes as he found himself starting to scream.

Roy's release came just as quickly and brutally, he quaked with the pleasure that shot through his body. He clenched his teeth to allow only sharp moans to escape his lips. He could vaguely hear Ed's screams and feel fingers digging into his behind as the pulsing slowed and his body relaxed.

The two lay sweaty and drained, Roy on top of Ed, as they lay in the younger man's bed. The heavy breathing had slowed and Roy had wound one of his fingers through a loose lock of Ed's hair. Ed's braid was almost completely apart from the motions of their lovemaking. Ed was the first to lazily speak, "Damn Roy, that was…I don't think I even have words to describe it," he sighed.

"I believe the words you are looking for are mind-blowing," Roy replied a little sarcastically.

"Yeah, mind-blowing," Ed repeated slowly.

Roy quickly inhaled a short burst of air as he remembered something, "Ed? I wanted to ask you something," he said quickly. He slid to the side and propped his head on an elbow as he looked down into Ed's face.

Ed slanted his head slightly to get a better view of Roy's expression; his curiosity was peaked by Roy's tone. "What?" he questioned coyly.

Roy smiled faintly and shot a surprising shy glance at the wall before continuing. "Uh… would…would you like to go out with me tomorrow night?" he asked timidly and very out of character.

Ed's smile would have lit up the room if it wasn't already daytime and it still did to some extent. "Why Roy, you're asking me out on a date? A real date? With dinner and everything?" he exclaimed triumphantly.

Roy's smile widened as he fought to regain his self-confidence. He asked women out all the time and he never found it the least bit difficult. Why was it so different with Ed, especially after all they'd shared? Damn, he thought, he even knew it was exactly what Ed had wanted, it's not like he was going to say no to him. But the butterflies in his stomach persisted, even as he struggled to explain what he had in mind. "I…uh…thought maybe we could um, have dinner and then see a movie," he replied as he fought to maintain eye contact with the blonde below him.

"Roy, are you blushing? Oh my God, you are! Don't tell me you're nervous, asking me out on a date! Oh that's priceless!" Ed teased as he began to laugh.

"Stop it, Ed. It's not funny." Roy said angrily as he glared back at Ed. At least if he got angry, his nervousness would go away, he thought.

Ed was chuckling outwardly now, "Oh yes it is. The great womanizer Roy Mustang, afraid to ask me out," he mocked.

Roy couldn't hold onto his anger, Ed's laughter was contagious and it was funny, really. He grinned, "Fine then, you still haven't answered," Roy responded as flatly as he could.

Ed's chortling stopped and he looked Roy straight in the eye, "Of course I'll go out with you, I'd love to," he responded tenderly. It really was touching, how Roy had asked, he thought. Then he reached a hand behind Roy's head and pulled him down for a gentle kiss. The moment had turned incredibly intimate as Ed released his lips from Roy's. The expression on Roy's face was laced with affection. Ed felt aching in his chest. Damn what Roy could make him feel; it overwhelmed him sometimes. "Uh, where did you want to go?" Ed asked quickly and sighed as the exchange brought tears to his eyes.

Roy absently brought a hand up to Ed's chest and lightly brushed a finger over the soft tanned skin. "I thought we could go to this great Cretan restaurant on the west side I know about and then there's a movie that's playing in an older theater there that I'd like to see with you. I thought if we stayed on the West side, we could sort of be ourselves because no one would know us there," he explained as his eyes followed the pattern his finger traced over Ed's skin.

"What sort of movie?" Ed asked hesitantly. He was sure it wasn't as simple as Roy was letting on.

"Uh…it's a surprise," he grinned wickedly as his eyes shot back to Ed's.

Before Ed had a chance to protest at the 'surprise', he heard the door creak open. Both men let out a startled gasp in the bed before they heard Al's shriek.

"Damn-it! Can't you do that somewhere else?" Al started, but then he hesitated and allowed himself to get a closer look. Both lover's turned their focus on him; Ed sat up on his elbows as Roy rotated his torso. "Oh my God, you're naked aren't you? Put some damn clothes on while I wait in the hallway! Okay?" He shouted and abruptly turned and closed the door behind him.

Roy turned back to Ed, "Guess we forgot to lock the door when I came in," he stated bluntly before climbing out of bed.

"Yup," Ed agreed as he followed his lover into the bathroom, grabbing his clothes along the way. The two cleaned up and dressed. Just as Ed opened the bathroom door back up he heard his brother bellowing from the hallway.

"I'm waiting!" Al's slightly muffled voice said from behind the door.

Ed shot the door an irritated glance and then returned his attention to Roy, who was standing directly in front of him. "So, will I see you tonight?" he asked eagerly.

Roy raked a hand through his dark bangs and took a second to think before he replied, "Well Ed, I really have a lot of work to do. This whole thing with Hawkeye took up half the day and then of course…well, I was going to work late tonight to get caught up." he explained as he searched Ed's face for understanding.

Ed looked down at the floor; he was clearly disappointed. "Um…Okay," he stated slowly, his mind searched for some other answer. Then his eyes shot back up to Roy's, "What if I just come over later and sleep with you?" Ed practically pleaded. He really didn't want to sleep alone tonight. His gaze darted across Roy's face on a hunt for the answer he wanted to hear. Instead, he watched Roy reach into a pocket and pull out a set of keys. The elder man slid a key off his key chain and handed it to a stunned Edward.

"Here, just…make yourself a copy. Let yourself in whenever you want to go over there and I'll call when I'm ready to come home." Roy told him a little nervously. He'd never referred to his house as home with someone else. He'd never given anyone his house key before and realized it was a very big step. He wondered briefly if Edward would even take it from him.

Ed's eyes filled with tears again, he understood the full meaning of what Roy was saying to him. It was a simple key, yes, but it was to Roy's home. It was the place that held all of Roy's belongings, the place where he went to wind down at the end of the day. The insides of those walls knew things about his lover he'd only started to grasp. And Roy was sharing it with him, was entrusting it to him. "O-O…K…" Ed stumbled out as he took the key and stared down at it. He felt Roy's strong hands grip his arms and soft lips kiss the top of his head before he looked up in time to see Roy open the door and leave his room.

"You can go in now, Alphonse," Roy stated plainly as he entered the hallway and started for his office.

Al entered the room and walked over to Ed. His brother was staring down at a key and Al wasn't sure what was so intriguing about it. "So, I guess you guys made up," he offered as he perched himself directly in front of his sibling.

"Yeah," Ed absently stated.

"What's that?" Al asked curiously.

"Roy's house key," he replied, still in a daze. Then something seemed to shake him loose from his visions of possibilities and he grabbed Al's metal arm as he hastily looked up at him. "Al? I've got a date!" he said jubilantly.

"What? With Roy?" Al asked incredulously. The metal boy scoffed, first he had to find them in bed together, naked, and now he had to hear about them dating? "Uh, Ed? I think you're supposed to date somebody before you go to bed with them," he pointed out rather sarcastically.