I'm sorry for disappointing all of you.
There isn't much I can do when I have writer's block or am too busy with trying to find a job. Plus I havn't had internet for a very long time and this has been typed up and all but I had no way of publishing it. So I apologize again.
I will try to make this chapter longer.
-Speed Alcehmist]]
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C'MON!
Previously in 'Reality'…Roy gave a tired smile then frowned and then looked at the floor. "He's different Maes…" He paused and sighed. "He looks the same and things like that, but his eyes…God his eyes! They still have that fire and it's burning brighter than even I remember it, but there's something else…and…" Roy drifted off and Hughes smiled. "And you wish you knew what that something else is, am I right?" Hughes smirked when he saw Roy gave a slight jerk and then sighed and look at the floor.
Chapter Four: Surprise!
Summary: It's the next morning after the attack and the four decide to go to Gracia's house. How will she and Elysia react? Will Roy get any answers from Edward or will he act stubborn and start to push everyone away?
A dull throb in his side woke Edward up the next day. He groaned and sat up, wincing slightly as his wound protested against the movement. He looked at the clock on the nightstand. Noon. Sighing, he threw the covers off and headed toward the kitchen.
Hughes, Roy and Alphonse were still cleaning up the rubble when Edward came down. "Looks like someone finally decided to get up this fine day." Roy said sarcastically. Edward rolled his eyes. "Well excuse me for getting stabbed in last nights little surprise visit." Edward snapped. "Someone really has a short fuse this morning." Roy replied, smirking. Edward glared at the raven haired man' "WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SHORT THAT AN ELEPHNAT WOULD MISTAKE ME FOR A MOUSE!" Hughes and Alphonse stifled back a laugh and Roy's grin grew. "I am only teasing Edward." Roy replied with a small chuckle. Edward rolled his eyes. "Whatever." He turned around and went into the kitchen. Roy watched him leave with a frown.
Edward sighed once he got to the kitchen. He didn't mean to snap at Roy, he was just hungry, and when he gets hungry he gets irritable. He opened the fridge and searched for something quick and easy to eat. He smiled when he found some already made oatmeal, probably from this morning, on the second shelf. Edward grinned and took it out, searching the cupboards for sugar and cinnamon. "Dammit…where the hell is it?"
Roy watched the boy with a smile before finally chuckling. "It's not in there I assure you that." Edward jumped at the sudden disturbance of the silence and smacked his head on the cabinet. "Ow! God damn…" Edward shot up and glared at Roy while rubbing the back of his head. "Roy…warn me the next time you're in here please…" Edward whined as he rubbed the back of his head harder. Roy laughed. "Sorry, sorry!" Edward smiled. "It's fine… Now…where is your sugar and cinnamon?" Roy pointed to the cabinet by the fridge. "Thank you." Edward replied as he got out the ingredients.
Roy watched the blonde put the ingredients into the bowl and place it in the microwave. "Edward…is there anything that you want to tell me?" Edward tensed. "No. Why would you ask that?" Roy frowned as he watched Edward stiffly get his food and walk to the table to eat it. "It's just that you seem different somehow…" Roy instantly regretted what he had said when he saw the hurt and anger cross Edward's face. "Edward, I'm sorry," Edward cut him off. "No you're right… I am different, but I can't tell you why. Now please let me eat." Roy gave a grim nod and left in a hurry, not bothering to stop and look at Hughes and Alphonse's confused expressions. He went to his room and slammed the door.
'How the hell can I be so stupid?' Roy thought as he slid down against the door with his head in his hands. "I'm a fool…all he needed right now was someone to accept him and what did I do? I freaking tell him he's different! …Real smooth Roy…" Roy mumbled and sighed as a soft knock from the other side of the door disturbed his little lecture with himself. "Roy? What happened?" Hughes whispered so Alphonse couldn't hear. Roy sighed and stood up opening the door wide enough just for Hughes to fit through. Roy shut the door again, and Hughes crossed his arms across his chest and stared at Roy, waiting for him to explain the little incident. Roy sighed and knew he wasn't going to get out of this little talk. Hughes started to tap his foot. "…Well?" Roy sat down on his bed and sighed, falling back onto it to look up at the ceiling. "I screwed up Maes…he hates me now; I'm sure of it!" Roy wailed as he rolled over and shoved his face into a pillow. Hughes sat down on the bed next to his friend. "Well…what did you say to him?" Roy pushed his face farther into the pillow. "Roy…suffocating yourself isn't going to solve anything…" Roy groaned and rolled over, grunting. "I told him that he was different…"
There was a silence before Hughes gave a small chuckle. Roy looked at him, flabbergasted. "This is no laughing matter Maes!" Roy wailed. Hughes waved his hand while shaking his head from side to side. "Sorry, sorry! It's just funny how he got mad at you for something so little! He was probably just hungry, making him irritable. Why don't you go apologize to him?" Hughes smiled as he sat down next to his best friend, putting a reassuring hand on his shoulder. Roy nodded before smiling up at his friend. "You're right. Thanks Maes." Hughes smiled after Roy as he left his room and headed for the kitchen to talk to Edward.
Edward still sat at the table eating his oatmeal while reading the morning paper. He didn't even notice Roy staring at him from the door way. Roy cleared his throat in attempt to get Edward's attention. He gave a mental cheer when he looked at him. "…Yes?" Edward asked hesitantly. Roy scratched the back of his head and looked at the floor before looking back up at Edward. "I…I'm sorry Edward. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings by telling you that you are different…" Roy let out a sigh as Edward looked at him blankly. "What I am trying to say Edward is that I can see the pain deep in your eyes and it kills me knowing that you have something bothering you and it's frustrating not knowing what it is so I can help you. When you suffer I feel like I suffer…" A small blush slowly made it's way onto Roy's face as he scratched his head nervously again, looking at the floor. "I-I love you Edward Elric and I wish you would open up to me…" Roy looked up as he said the last word and was surprised to see Edward with the most gentle smile he had ever seen on the boy's face. It was almost peaceful. "Roy…you know I love you and I always have…and I swear to you I will tell you…just not yet. If you really care you will wait…okay?" Roy nodded with a small smile on his face, trying to hide his disappointment. Edward was no fool however. He pushed his chair away from the table and walked over to Roy, giving him a reassuring hug. Roy was shocked for a minute, but then hugged the boy back. Edward was the first to pull away and looked up at Roy smiling. "Let's go and help clean. After all we have a very special group of people to go and see." Roy nodded and followed the blonde out of the kitchen.
Alphonse and Hughes looked up from their cleaning when a smiling Edward with Roy following behind him, walked into the room. Hughes winked at Roy and resumed his cleaning. Alphonse smiled at the two and then followed Hughes' example. "You guys don't have to clean anymore…." Alphonse, Hughes and even Roy looked at him in confusion. "Brother," Alphonse paused making a gesture with his hands towards the mess. "In case you haven't noticed, the place is kind of a wreck." Edward chuckled. "All of you just stand back." They all looked at one another in confusion, but complied to Edward's request and stood behind him. Edward looked at the mess then nodded. He brought up his hands and slowly clapped them together then smashed them to the floor. Roy, Alphonse, and Hughes had to shield their eyes as a blinding light filled the whole room. "There! It's like it never happened!" Edward turned around to smile at them, putting his hands on his hips. The three of them blinked a few times before they all became stunned. Roy was the first to speak up. "Edward…this looks brand new!" He said as he traced his hand across the sofa. Edward looked at him and shrugged with a smile on his face. Alphonse and Hughes stood in the same spot still taking in how the room looked.
The window that was rudely broken through was replaced and looked brand new. The coffee table was standing instead of lying in ruins, and the walls have been fixed of any dents and holes. The carpet has been cleaned of dirt and blood, and all the pictures have been fixed and hung back onto the wall. Roy faced Edward and gave him a smile. "Thank you Edward." Edward smiled and nodded his head. "Well! We should all get ready! We have two very special people to go and meet." Edward announced, giving Hughes a wink. Hughes nodded and they all scrambled around to get ready.
The car ride was full of laughter and jokes as they made their way to Hughes' house. They could all tell that Hughes was nervous. In a way, they were all nervous for him. When they arrived in front of the house Roy parked the car and killed the engine as they all sat staring at the door for a while. "So…" Roy spoke. "what now?" Alphonse shrugged his shoulders as his response, Hughes didn't seem to hear him and just continued to stare at his house. Edward was the only one to reply. "Well…I say Roy goes in front of us and Alphonse, Hughes, and myself will put our hoods on and you could tell her that you have some people that need help to maybe get us inside that way there isn't a big scene outside her house." Roy nodded then looked over at Hughes. He nudged him, causing him to snap put of his trance and look at Roy. "Here is the plan Hughes. You are all going to put your hoods up and I am going to tell Gracia that I have some people that need help to get you guys in the house. We thought it would be best if there was as little as a scene possible. What do you say?" Hughes nodded and pulled his hood on. Roy smiled. "Good. Now let's go." Roy got out of the car and they all followed him to the door. Roy looked behind him to make sure they all had their hoods up. Edward gave him a thumbs up and Roy knocked on the door. They waited patiently and Hughes tensed as the clicking of the door unlocking could be heard. He had to stifle back a gasp as Gracia opened the door. "Oh! Roy! What a surprise, please come in." Gracia smiled as she stepped to the side to let Roy and the others in. She closed the door behind Edward and locked it. "Come. Let's all go and sit in the living room. Elysia! Come down stairs honey! We have guests!" They all looked towards the stairs as they heard the patter of shoes running. Then, Elysia flew down the last two steps and her face beamed as she Roy. "Uncle Roy!" She went to run to him and hug him but stopped when she saw the other three cloaked figures. So, instead she ran to her mother.
"What brings you here today Roy, and if you don't mind me asking, who are they?" She made a gesture towards Edward, Alphonse, and Hughes. Roy looked at them and they nodded towards him. "Well Gracia…I have brought you a surprise." As if on cue, they all pulled down their hoods. Gracia let out a shocked squeal and she quickly put a hand over her mouth and started walking slowly towards Hughes, afraid, much like Roy was when he first saw Edward. "M…Maes…?" Hughes stood up and ran to embrace her, tears slipping down his face as she clung to him for dear life. "Maes! Oh Maes! My Maes!" Gracia wailed as she sobbed into Hughes' shoulder. Still clinging to Hughes, Gracia turned around to look at Elysia who was confused. "Elysia honey…Daddy is home!" Elysia brightened at her mother's words and ran towards her father, sobbing as he bent down to pick her up and hug her. The three of them stood huddled together for a while, and you could feel the happiness emanating from them. Edward, Alphonse, and Roy all smiled. "Hughes." Roy spoke after a few minutes. "We are going to head out." Hughes nodded and released his family hugging Roy, Alphonse, and Edward in a giant bear hug. "Thank you so much." They all laughed and hugged him back. "Goodbye everyone." Edward and Alphonse said as they pulled their hoods up and went out to wait by Roy's car. Roy smiled at them and then hugged the Hughes family before leaving.
In the car, they were all silent until Alphonse spoke up. "We made the right choice Brother." Edward grinned. "Yeah we did Alphonse, and I feel like Mom knew." Alphonse smiled sadly. "Yeah…she did." Edward smiled as single tear rolled down his cheek. Roy noticed and put a reassuring hand on Edward's thigh. Edward looked at him and gave him a smile that would have shunned the very devil himself. He reached down and grabbed Roy's hand with his own, and squeezed. Their hands stayed that way until they got back to Roy's house.
As Roy turned the car off Edward and himself looked at each other, wanting so badly to just start kissing. Alphonse must have read their mids. "Oh for God's sakes! Will you two just kiss already?" Roy and Edward looked at him in shock and then laughed as they leaned towards each other and enveloped in a passionate kiss. Alphonse smiled and got out of the car, walking to the door to the house with a smile on his face. When Roy and Edward finally pulled apart they were both gasping for air. "T-that was amazing…" Roy gasped out, Edward nodded. "We should probably get inside." Roy nodded and followed him up to the door. Edward stood next to Alphonse as Roy fumbled to unlock the door. "It was about time Brother!" Alphonse said as he crossed his arms and grinned at his brother. "I thought I was going to have to force you guys into a kiss. Jeez!" Edward laughed and walked through the open door with Alphonse behind him. Roy was the last one to enter, making sure to lock the door behind him. "So…what are we going to do now Brother?" Edward looked at his Brother and shrugged. "I haven't thought past the part of reuniting Hughes with Gracia and Elysia." Edward turned to face Roy. "Do you have any ideas of what we could do? We can't really just go and walk around anywhere. People think I'm dead and they think Alphonse has disappeared." Roy flinched at the word 'dead' and thought for a moment before thinking of something. Edward smirked at Roy's victorious facial expression. "I see the light bulb just went on in your head. Spill." Edward smirked as he crossed his arms across his chest, waiting for Roy to talk. Roy smirked back before answering. "How do you feel about going and meeting old friends?" Alphonse's face brightened and he looked over at Edward. "Please Brother! I know you miss them all too! Brother!" Edward chuckled. "Fine." He turned around to face Roy. "Where exactly are we going to meet everyone?" Roy thought for a few minutes. "Well, maybe I could invite everyone here for dinner…" Edward nodded. "That sounds good. Alphonse and I will cook. We're going to go to the store and get some things. C'mon Al." Alphonse nodded and followed his Brother outside, leaving before Roy could argue. "Fine, I guess I'll go and call everyone."
Alphonse and Edward walked down the street with their hoods up, trying to blend in with the people, but even they could tell that people were looking at them as they walked along the street. Alphonse could hear Edward sigh in relief when they finally reached the store and quickly slipped inside. "Brother, what are we making anyway?" Alphonse asked as he followed Edward towards the meat. "Beef stew." Alphonse grinned. 'Of course you would pick something like that Ed…that's your favorite!" Edward looked back at his brother and smiled. "You know it. If we're going to have a big dinner then I want something that I will enjoy." Alphonse chuckled and watched as Edward looked at the meat, wanting to get the best possible. "Hello…Edward." Edward and Alphonse both went rigid. Faster than Alphonse could react, Edward shoved Alphonse behind him and stood protectively in front of him. "What the hell do you want you dick?" Vincent smiled. "Why you of course."
Haha…sorry to end it here but I want to continue the market scene in another chapter. I hope this is longer than the last chapter…it is almost seven pages in Microsoft Word. :D
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Sorry again for the like uber long wait!
Please forgive me!
-Speed Alchemist ;D