What was he thinking taking on the Elrics? First they rebel against curfew, then Ed goes and wanders off, leaving a worried Al and a freaking-out Roy. The military dorms had managed to get blown up, and as Edward's and Alphonse's legal guardian, he had to take care of them. He thought he'd made it clear that curfew was 10:30, but Ed was well, gone.

"Colonel, I'm so sorry! He usually tells me where he's going, whether he plans to take me with or not! What if he got captured! What do we do!" Al worried. Roy sighed and placed his head in his hands.

"Your brother is irresponsible, but I trust him enough to come back eventually. I mean, he wouldn't leave you behind no matter what the situation. Why don't we go back to bed and hope he turns up in the morning. If not, I'll call headquarters immediately and report a missing person," Al hesitated a moment, but then nodded tentatively and headed upstairs, Roy right behind him.


Edward was taking his time. Lucky for him, Central was large, so most shops stayed open till the early mornings. Hopefully, Al was having luck keeping the Colonel distracted. It sounded ridiculous, really. Ed, shopping? Well, at least it was a once a year thing. It had been a month since he had gotten Al's body back. They were going to wait till July to return home, after all, they agreed to help clean up Central after Father's rampage. Edward and Alphonse had spent all their free time making the Colonel a special few sets of gloves, improving the array and making it usable in water. It had taken awhile to stitch the inside with an array to drain the water out if in contact with the liquid, but it was worth it. Now all Ed needed was a case to put them in and a card.

"Oomph!" Ed had bumped into someone.

"Edward? What are you doing out so late? Isn't it past your curfew?" Ah shit! It's Hawkeye. Might as well tell her the truth.

"Well yeah, but you see tomorrow is-" Riza raised her eyebrow.

"I see. So you went to get him a present?" Ed smiled.

"Yeah. I wanted it to be a surprise. I'll probably get in trouble for being out late..." Riza made a goofy grin.

"Don't worry. I'll vouch for you if he gets mad,"

"Thank you Lt! You're a life saver!"

"No problem. Now hurry up! It's already late enough,"

"Right, I'm on my way! Thanks again!" Ed smiled and ran off towards the Card store. Well, here we go.


Roy woke to the smell of bacon, eggs, toast, and coffee. There in front of him was none other Ed and Alphonse. They were holding out a tray, as well as a package with a card strapped to the bow.

"Wha-"

"Happy Father's day Colonel!" they both shouted. Roy blinked slowly, then started to smile.

"Thank you boys, you didn't have to-"

"Oh shut up Bastard! Just eat your food and open the damn-"

"ED! Let him take his time!" Ed sighed.

"Alright alright, Al," Roy shook his head and put the tray to the side. He snatched the box out of Ed's hand and opened the card. Dear Colonel. Just wanted to thank you for all you've done. Hope you enjoy the gifts. Edward & Alphonse. Roy smiled. Is this what Ed was doing last night? He opened the present to find a silver case. Hm? What could this be? He flicked the latches and flipped the top up. He smiled.

"Gloves, huh?"

"Shut up Bastard! We improved the array and stitched an inner array to keep it water proof. We w-" Edward was cut off by a bear hug from Roy.

"Thank you boys. It means a lot,"

"You're welcome, dad,"


Sorry if it's a bit too sappy for your taste. Tried to add a bit of Ed's rebelliousness, let me know how I did! Also, if you're tired of oneshots, I currently have a Parental RoyEd full story thingie. 's called The Guardian if you wanna check it out. :) Peace out!