Ed was flustered red with anger. What had Al just said?

"AL! Get back here! You don't mean that!" but Al just laughed.

"Yes I do! I'm gonna tell Winry~!" Al singsonged.

"Then I'm going to tell Mei!" Ed shouted. Al turned pink with embarrassment.

"You wouldn't!"

"Try me little brother!" Now it was reversed. Al was chasing Ed, who was running for his life...right into Colonel Roy Mustang.

"Oomph!" Ed rubbed his head. "Sorry mister, me and my brother were-" Ed froze. "Colonel?"

"Hello..oomph. Fullmetal. Would you mind getting off me?"

"Hmm? Why? I think I like you down there(1)...it makes you seem...so much..smaller.." With that, Ed was laughing. "I never thought the day would come when I would be taller! Ha! Your smaller than me now!" The Colonel smirked.

"But you still look like a shrimp," Ed turned red again.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLIN' A HALF PINT BEAN-SPROUT MIDGET!" he screamed. Mustang chuckled.

"A boy I know. I think you know him all too well. He's about 4'11, has golden hair and eyes, automail, and a terrible temper. I do believe his name was Edward Elric..."

"WHY I OUGHTA-!"

"Brother!" came Al's voice. Ed craned his neck to see Al.

"Al! I finally got him!" Ed pointed to a very amused Colonel.

"Oh! I'll get the camera!" he yelled, sprinting away. The Colonel spoke.

"So now what, shrimp?"

"I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that short joke. I'm going to get a picture of my triumph, then-" but he was cut off. Because Roy was currently tickling Ed to death. Al managed to get back to see this, and started taking photos. Mustang finally stopped and helped Ed up, much to Edward's dislike.

"Bastard! You ruined it!" the Colonel laughed.

"I'm sorry. Why don't I treat you boys to some Ice-cream?" with that, Al cheered.

" I don't want anything, but Al can have some," he stated grumpily.

"That's right, your lactose intolerant. Well, I hear that they have really good Lemon Ice. Why don't you try some?" Ed hesitantly shook his head and followed the Colonel to the parlor.


They ended up out all day, talking, and surprisingly, getting along. Al ran ahead to check his cat, Mr. Snuffle-Fulffle.(2) That left the Colonel and Edward. They stopped, sitting on a bench and watching the sun set. Edward had at some point fallen asleep without Roy noticing. When he got up, he noticed Edward's condition and gently shook him.

"Hey Ed, wake up...Ed?" but Ed was out of it. He shook harder, and got the surprise of his life. Ed had latched himself onto the Colonel, and refused to let go. Sighing, he carried Edward the rest of the way home. He knocked quietly on Edward and Alphonse's door. Al opened and looked blankly at the Colonel, with an asleep Edward cuddling him.

"Oh," was all he could say. He let them in and led Roy to Edward's room.

"You can leave him on the bed. I'll change him..." Alphonse said. Roy nodded.

"Thanks. He fell asleep watching the sun set. I couldn't leave him here, so I carried him. He doesn't seem to want to let go though.." the gray eyed boy nodded and opened Ed's door. Roy brought him inside, and attempted to lay him down. It took some prying, but he eventually got Ed off, and was exiting the room when a feeble voice called,

"Goodnight dad..." When Roy returned to work that day, his office had never seen the Hero of Ishval so happy, and not even the piles of evil paperwork got his mood down. Roy took a pause and thought. Maybe this is why Maes gushes over his kid...


Author's Notes

(1) This is NOT meant to be anything but teasing. Get your head out of the gutter! O.o

(2) I'm sorry, I HAD to name his cat that! xD

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