The room was pitch black, but Roy had no problem seeing. His coal-black eyes moved quickly towards the small figure on the bed. Edward hadn't been sleeping well earlier. He seemed much better now. More relaxed.

Roy walked over and sat on the bed next to Edward and looked down at him. Gently, the vampire ran a hand through Ed's loosened hair. The teen wrinkled his nose at the contact and Roy allowed a small smile that quickly faded. Slowly golden eyes opened.

"Evening Edward," Roy smirked.

Ed looked at Roy in confusion. "Where am I?" he asked as he looked around.

Roy was unsurprised by the question. When he'd been first been bitten, Roy hadn't even known his own name. It all depended on how much blood was taken. "My home," he answered simply. "Edward, do you remember the conversation we had yesterday?"

"Yesterday…?" Ed's brow creased in concentration.

"In the hospital. You and I talked about your brother." Roy prompted.

"You were the guy who said he'd pay for Al's treatment," Edward slowly. Suddenly he looked suspicious. "What the hell did you do to me?"

Roy arched a brow. "Excuse me?"

"You said yesterday. Why don't I remember?" the boy demanded.

"You were sleeping," the dark haired man shrugged.

Ed was getting pissed. This bastard's beating around the fucking bush. "What did you do to me?"

"And what makes you think that I did anything," he smirked.

Ed's anger took control. He balled up his right fist and attempted to slam it into the other's face. Attempted being the key word.

Roy easily caught the arm and twisted it into an awkward position. "Not the best idea, Edward." Roy whispered into the blonde's ear.

Ed winced at the position. "Damn it! Let go!"

"Not until you understand me. I'm in control here." Roy stated. "It's impossible for you to hurt me, so unless you want to be the one getting hurt, don't do anything stupid. Understood?"

Ed ground his teeth but didn't say a word. Roy sighed and let go of the boy. He was expecting too much from Ed too soon. He'll understand everything soon enough anyway. Hopefully.

"You remember Edward that you and I had a deal. In it you agreed that you would give me anything in exchange for your brother's treatment. Right?" Roy asked.

"Yeah." Ed spoke slowly. "What exactly did you want?"

"I only wanted one thing from you, Edward," Roy said softly. "And, as corny as it may sound, all I want is you."

Ed stared at the dark haired man for a moment. "Excuse me?"

Roy smirked for a moment before becoming serious. "There are some things I need to tell you."

"Besides the fact that you're completely nuts?"

Roy merely gave Ed a look. "I'd appreciate it if you would just listen to what I have to say before you start making judgments, Edward."

"Fine. What do you want to say?" Ed snapped.

"My name is Roy Mustang and I-"

"I already know that," the blond pointed out.

Roy chose to ignore Ed and posed a question. "How old do you think I am?"

"What kind of quest-" Ed started.

"Just answer."

Ed shrugged. "I don't know. Thirty?"

"Wrong. Try six-hundred." Roy stated simply. "Well. Actually I'm older then that."

Ed snickered. "Yeah? Well, you've aged very well."

The dark haired man didn't seem bothered by Ed's reaction. "I'm a vampire Edward."

That sobered Ed up pretty quickly. "A what?"

"A vampire. I've been one for the better part of six centuries. I barely remember my life as a human." There was a masked sadness in the man's voice that Ed thought he caught. "And, no, I wasn't the vampire that killed your parents."

"And why should I believe that?" Ed asked coldly. "Why should I believe any of this shit?"

Roy shook his head sadly. "I wanted to gain your trust. That attack is going to make it harder for you accept me," he whispered.

"Accept you? What the fuck does that mean?"

Roy sighed softly, "It's…complicated. I don't even know if I can explain it adequately. I will explain it to you, I just don't think now's the best time. There are more important things."

"Important…? Alphonse…is he alright?

"Yes. Your brother was in a dangerous place. His injuries were far to advanced for modern medicine to handle. If we'd waited too long, he'd have died." Mustang paused, and gave the younger male a serious look. "The only option was left was to Change him."

Ed's jaw dropped with an audible snap. "Change him?"

"I'm afraid it was the only way to save him."

Closing his mouth, lips in a firm line Edward met Roy's solemn gaze. "And you did that because of our deal?"

"I did it on one condition…I would Change you as well."

Amber eyes flashed, "Why?"

"It's part of what I need to explain. But, there's no time for that right now. You have to decide now."

The corners of Edward's mouth turned down in a frown. He's eyes removed themselves from Roy's. His hands clenched in his lap. "I'm assuming that you won't explain to me why it has to happen before I see my brother."

Roy smirked, "You catch on fast. But you brother will be here when you wake up. The Change is an…exhausting process, he'll be sleeping now."

"Alright. It doesn't look like I have a choice anyway," Edward sighed.

Roy nodded soberly, "Most of us never do. I must warn you, this will be painful."

"Was it painful for Al?"

"No, the closer the person is to death, the more natural the process is. He was maybe an hour from it when I Changed him."

"What…what do I have to do?"

Roy sat down on the bed in front of Edward. Placing a hand on the boy's shoulder, he gently pulled Ed forward. Leaning in, he whispered, "Try not to move."

Before Edward had a chance to tense, Roy's fangs elongated and he quickly sank them into the blonde's neck. There was a muffled gasp of pain from the boy, he squirmed unconsciously and tried to pull away. Roy simply wrapped his arms around Edward, one around the waist and the other near his shoulders, the pale hand entangled in the golden hair.

The salty tang of blood filled the vampire's mouth and he greedily gulped it down. Ed's grabbed onto the man's shoulders. His fingers dug into the man's skin, yet Roy hardly seemed to notice at all. The man continued to suck gently at Ed's neck, drinking the blood that flowed from the two puncture wounds.

Ed's vision blurred and began to darken around the edges. He remembered this occurring once before, in the hospital. He struggled against the man, scared though he'd never admit it. Just when he thought he'd fall into unconsciousness again, Roy pulled back with one last lap at the wound.

"This might seem disgusting, what I'm about to say, but it's the way things are done," Roy murmured. "You are going to have to drink my blood. If you don't you could very well die of blood loss."

"Fine," Ed whispered. He would do anything for his brother; even become a monster to stay with him.

Roy nodded and brought his own wrist to his lips. He sank his bloodied fangs in and as the blood welled up, presented the limb to Ed. The blond eyed the injured arm with mild repulsion. With a grimace, he opened his mouth and allowed Roy to press the bleeding limb to his lips. Closing his eyes, Ed swallowed the salty fluid with distaste; feeling is slid down his throat slowly.

It started slowly at first, a mild twinge in the pit of his stomach. Then it spread, spanning out to engulf his torso, stretching to reach his toes and fingertips. Every part of him ached and he yearned to let loose the scream that was building up inside him, but to do so meant letting go of Roy's arm and that meant none of the delicious liquid that flowed into his mouth. Without realizing it, he'd grabbed onto Roy's arm with both hands, pulling it closer with all the strength he could muster.

Roy winced as the grip Ed had on his arm grew stronger and stronger. A sign that the Change was beginning. When he felt that the blond had had enough blood, Roy used a good portion of his own strength to wrench his arm from Ed's grasp. The moment Ed's mouth became unoccupied; he let loose a bloodcurdling screech of pure agony.

The vampire frowned in sympathy, watching as Ed writhed in pain. He wanted to hold the boy in his arms, comfort him and prevent Ed from hurting himself, but he couldn't. The possibility was very strong that Ed would attack him. As his body experienced the first burn of the Hunger, Ed would seek out any source that could sate that fire, even his own sire.

So Roy sat back and watched as the person he cared for most in the word screamed in agony. It was the least, and the most, he could do.

A/N – I know it's been forever since I updated but I've been a busy little shrew! Hopefully I'll be able to update Life of Darkness and Love Song on a semi-regular basis. Let's cross our fingers shall we? Next chapter should be up soon, as it's going to be a bit short. ConCrit is appreciated!