Ed let his eyes open slowly, attempting to adjust to the white room. His eyes caught the attention of a sleeping form on the bed.

'Mustang.'

Ed was confused as to why the man was even there. He knew Roy would probably be slightly concerned about the amount of blood loss that occured. But he didn't expect the man to be sleeping in a chair. Roy stirrred slightly and Ed lay back down on the bed, trying to appear still asleep.

Didn't work out that way.

"How're you feeling?" Roy asked, as he stood from the chair. His muscles were tight from sleeping in it, and just standing helped him.

"Fine, I didn't need to be brought here." Ed replied as he looked away from the man, and starred out the window.

"Considering the amount of blood you loss, I didn't find bringing you to the dorms suitable. As well as, you've been out for a while." Roy responded and Ed looked back at him confused. "It's been 4 days since I brought you here."

'So it's been 4 nights you've slept there.'

"Why are you acting so concerned?" Ed asked. Usually Roy did his part in their hatred role. Yet right now, Roy was far from being hateful. He was beng kind...generous, and helpful. It sickened him and he wished Roy would stop.

"I'm not acting. I honesly care about your well being. Since it's so obvious you don't." Roy responded and Ed looked at him angirly. The last bit of the response he was used to, the first part scared him.

"Screw you, it's my life!" Ed barked back. Though instantly he could hear Envy speaking to him in his head. "No it's not."

"Go." Ed stated, though softly so Roy could barely hear what E dhad said.

"What?"

"Leave! Go away!." Ed yelled and Roy looked at him with a blank expression. It was worse then what Roy looked like when he was mad or critisizing him.

"No."

"Get the fuck out of here!" Ed yelled louder and he could see Roy get angry. He could see the look of hatred and distaste on Roy's features.

"No!" Roy yelled back and Ed looked at him stunned. "Just calm down you insollent punk. I am here to watch over you and protect you. I care about you and you need to learn to deal with it." Ed gave him a look of confusion and pain. He couldn't think of anything to say. Roy looked at him waitngly and something came to his head. Something he'd never told anyone. Something, he'd regret.

"No one cares about me. Everyone is just using me. I'm here for a game, one that I'm loosing."

Roy walked over to him, forming his hand into a fist. He pulled back before connecting it with Ed's jaw. "If you think no one cares about you then go fucking die." Roy replied before walking out of the room. That was the first time Ed had ever heard Roy swear. The first time Roy had ever been that angry.

He put his hand against his jaw, already feeling it begin to swell. He had nothing, no response anymore. He wouldn't even be able to face the man at all after this.

What he didn't know was what Roy was doing currently outside of that door.

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Roy bowed his head into his hands. He hadn't meant what he said, he hadn't meant to hurt Ed. It was just that ...he was being so stubborn...so rude..and unable to get close to anyone. He'd done it to knock some sense into the blond, and expected him to come out of the room to yell at him for punching him and to try and punch him back.

But evey second the door remained close, Roy's hope began to drift with it. He opened the door slowly, seeing Ed standing in the middle of the room, but hunched over. He already knew what was happening. He locked the door, and closed the blinds, knowing Ed didn't want anyone to see his wings.

Roy walked back to where Ed was standing. He wrapped his arms around the blond, making sure that he wasn't covering the spot in which the wings appeared from. Ed tensed before the wings erupted from his body, and relaxed against him once they began to open up.

Roy looked down at teh blond, surprised that he wasn't yelling and screaming at Roy. Then he noticed that he was asleep. Roy let him stay there, just looking at the wings. The white one, with crimson edges, seemed darker. As if, Ed's mood showed in their stain.

Roy peacefully let Ed sleep, until the wings began to go back into the sleeping form. Roy immediatly picked Roy up and laid him back in the bed. He wrapped bandages around Ed, before picking up as much blood as possible from the floor. Roy moved his chair closer to the bed, placing his arms on it.

Sleep consumed him and he was glad it did. When he woke up several hours later, he headed out of the room for food.

Ed began to slowly open his eyes again. He had a dream of Roy holding him as his wings escaped, finding the idea ridiculous considering how angry Roy was when he had left. He heard the door open and thought it was just a nurse. When the man who it was came into view, Ed's eyes opened wide and he looked away.

"I'm surprised you woke up so early considering you were out for four days the first time." a

"Just go away."

"Are you an idiot, or are you just so damn stubborn to realize I'm not leaving? Edward, I am staying with you until I figured out how I can help you without permanetly keeping you hear." Roy noticed that Ed was still facing towards the window. Roy walked in front of his gaze, and Ed looked away. "Look at me."

Ed did as told, but couldn't keep his view direct with Roy's eyes. Roy noticed and walked closer to him. He took his finger and held it against Ed's chin, forcing him to look him in the eye. "What?!"

Roy didn't say or do anything at first, just held Ed's chin there.

Roy let go suddenly and walked out of the room. "What the hell was that?"

Roy walkedin circles outside Ed's door. He'd almost just kissed Ed, and every fiber of his being told him to do it. Except that one little rational part of his brain that had said it would have been a bad idea.

Why had he even thought about it? Ed was 14 years younger then he was. He was Ed's superior. Yet the urge had been so high, the only thing that kept him from doing it was leaving the room. Roy turned to teh door as he heard it open and looked at it with wide eyes.

"What the hell was that?"

Roy looked away from him, still walking in circles. "I don't know. I had meant to say something but now I can't even remember what it was." Ed stood in front of Roy, waiting for the nurse to walk passed them before doing anything. Roy looked away from Ed, like Ed had done to him.

Ed stared into Roy's eyes, waiting for Roy to do the same. Once their gazes locked, Roy leaned forward slightly. "What would you do if I kissed you?"

"What?!"

Roy didn't repeat himself before leaning down to kiss the blond. Onece the initial shock factorw as gone, Ed pulled back and pushed Roy away from him.

"What do you think you're doing?!" Ed asked loudy and Roy looked away from him nervously.

"Ed, I think I love you." He replied, though almost a whisper and Ed struggled to hear it.

"But I don't love you!" Ed yelled loudly. 'Even if I want to.'

"I'm sorry Edward, I'll leave you alone for now...feel better."

And with that Roy walked away from Ed's room and out the hospital.

And Ed wished that Roy would come back.

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So ....much...angsting. I feel bad for the both of them.

Chapters about the same length as the last one, and I hope it's enough. I planned on ending it earlier then this but when I looked at the word count, I decided against that. I hope you liked and I'm sorry it took so long for me to finish this.