Omfg I am sooo sorry! I copy and pasted something down there and i guess i didn't save the work DX One of the lines repeated, i can't believe myself! Sorry to you people who thought I added a new chapter already, I got u all stoked for nothing, but I just can't stand leaving something like that, so i fixed it and reposted...

Chapter 16: The Memories

Roy walked silently through the park, the swift November winds played with his dark bangs as he continued walking aimlessly. The trees blew around him, but not too harshly, or even in a spooky way. They showed no emotion whatsoever, just gave the silent, hollow impression that was of the same composure as Roy himself. He felt relieved in a way he knew he shouldn't. So many things were happening, not many of them good. So quickly and swiftly, like the wind itself. But with so many worries, he found that once he reached a certain amount, everything just stopped, dropped, disappeared. He could honestly tell you at this moment that he had no worries of the following day, no regrets from the past, and no anxiety of the present.

Just thoughts.

Just thoughts of him.

"Hughes...Why?" He asked the the starry night. He really did love the stars. Even here in town you could see the stars perfectly, all of them. But he got no reply to his answer, to his quiet, anxious-less mourning, except the gentle sensation of something cold on his face. He opened his eyes and looked around the park at the small crystallites falling from the sky. Snow.

Snow?

In all his life, Roy had never seen snow in November. Then again, the slight amount of snow he saw every year could hardly be called snow at all. Even so, he continued looking around him, just looking.

'Stupid kid, What are you doing, trying to drown yourself in a fountain?'

Roy smiled. Yes, the park did look something like this after all. He slowly walked over to sit on the wooden bench, the cold having no affect on him.

'What the hell where you doin'? Whats your name, anyway? Are you cold? Take my jacket.'

Roy sighed, holding out his hands, staring at the snowflakes that fell on them.

'You know, they say that no two snowflakes are alike. I think thats silly, because how would they be able to check all the snowflakes? Look at them all!'

Roy pulled his hands back, putting them in his pockets and looking up to one of the trees.

'Come home with me, My mom will make us hot chocolate. D'you even talk? You haven't said a word since your name, Mustang.'

Roy continued smiling, hearing the child's voice echoing in his ear.

'You mean you don't have any other friends? Uh...Well, no me either, but...You wanna come over again tomorrow? My mom can make some homemade chocolate chip cookies! Great!'

Roy could even see his goofy smile, those peculiar hand motions he always made. Even the glasses, how they fogged up in the winter, sometimes he'd walk into polls.

'Hey, don't make fun of me! It is not because I talk too much! By the way, D'you have a phone number, Roy?'

Roy actually laughed out loud. Worst mistake he'd ever made. Or best- it was hard to tell, sometimes.

'Hey, cool! That's the same school I go to! I've never seen you around before. Must be because you're so quiet.'

How Edward would laugh if he'd heard that.

'See her? Her names Gracia. Don't tell anyone, but im thinking about asking her to the dance.'

Gracia had come to the funeral, he'd be so happy about that.

Roy's smile faded. He promised himself he wouldn't think about this. He'd better get back to the hospital before his mother arrived to pick them up.

Roy stood up, heading back in the direction he came from, staring up into the sky at the snowflakes.

No two alike. Yes. There was definitely no one like you, Hughes...

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Edward awoke in the hospital bed, his eyes weary from the light colored walls. Why did hospitals have to be white? He hated it. He hated them, hated how they always smelled like disinfectants and medicine, hated the preppy little nurses, and hated the needles.

Needles.

Ed visibly shuddered. He turned to look at the clock, wondering what happened before he fell asleep.

"You actually woke up by yourself for a change, I never thought that would happen."

Edward started at the voice, but realized it was the stupidest thing he could possibly be afraid of.

He just shrugged, sitting up in the bed, the sheets crinkling underneath him. His head swam for a moment, and those damned white lights wouldn't get out of the way of his eyesight.

"You okay?" Roy asked again, walking over to the bedside.

"Mm." Edward hardly listened to the question.

"Are you feeling better?" He asked again, sitting down in the chair and crossing his legs. Edward nodded.

"Do you wanna go for a walk around the park?" Roy said nonchalantly, playing with one of his bangs.

Edward gave him a strange look.

"Your mom's going to be here soon, though."

"Oh. That's okay, they'll probably know where to find us. Besides, we'll be back soon anyway..." He said, brushing his bangs off to one side and glancing up at Ed.

Edward's grip on the sheets tightened, and he pulled them up closer to him- for what reason, he wasn't exactly sure.

"N-No, Really, it's okay. Im not feeling up to it." He stammered, his knuckles turning white. He could hear his heart thrumming in his chest.

Roy stood up and leanton the bars on the side of the hospital bed, smoothly and silently, more like a shadow than anything else. He cocked his head, a pout forming on his lips.

"Please, Edo? Won't you do it for me?" He asked, leaning over so Edward could feel his breath on his neck. Ed nearly choked, but kept still.

What was he going to do? He couldn't...not now! Dammit, what was he going to do?

Roy leaned over further, trapping Edward's lips in a passionate kiss.

Edward closed his eyes, making no signs of resistance, but not responding in any way at all. Roy's hand touched the side of Edward's face, brushing his yellow bangs out of the way.

It's not right! I can't do it!

Roy pulled back for a second, stepping over the bars and sitting on the bed directly in front of Edward.

"R-Roy-" He was silenced with a long finger touching his lips, which was soon replaced by those of the dark-haired boy once again. His hands strayed down along both of Edwards arms, gently grabbing his wrists and pushing him backward onto the bed.

Ed fidgeted, officially panicking and searching for a way the hell out of this.

Roy straddled Edward's hips, holding his wrists above his head, never ceasing kissing him.

'Roy doesn't kiss like that' Was the only answer he pulled from his mind, as the taller boy removed his shirt. (A//N Squeal you little fangirls, squeal.)

"Dammit! That's it!!" He shouted, swinging a fist at the person above him. Only- the hand that caught his fist was no longer the soft, warm hand of Roy Mustang. The hand was paler, colder, tarnished and callused. The long fingers curled around his hand and forced it backward.

"Enjoying yourself, Chibi-san?" Asked a smooth, cold voice that matched the hand in a vague way.

"W-What the hell do you want, Envy?" Edward demanded, swinging another fist at him.

Envy tisked, catching his hand by the wrist. "I wouldn't be rushing into anything if I were you, I've got a few new tricks up my sleeve this time, Chibi." He said, putting his other hand flat across Edward's bare chest.

"Fuck y-" Ed's voice broke off into a gasp of pain as his flesh seared underneath the touch of the homunculus.

"W-What the hell is this!?" He gasped, clawing at Envy's arm, trying desperately to free himself of the feeling of pure pain from his touch. It spread throughout his body like a virus, this feeling of raw pain. It made his breathing ragged, he couldn't think clearly, it consumed him, overwhealmed him.

He opened his mouth to speak again, but found there seemed to be no air in his lungs. There was a piercing pain, it was unbearable! Like someone had taken a knife to paralized lungs, that was the word- paralized. He couldn't breathe, couldn't move. Every bit of energy was being removed from his body, sucked out of him, until he could see bright lights in front of his eyes. He needed air, needed it, or something bad was going to happen. Something terrible.

He tried to scream, tried to make some sound, or sign- scream for help, scream for mercy, scream for Roy...

Roy.

How many times would he have to be saved by Roy? Wasn't he supposed to be protecting him from these creatures? Wasn't he? This couldn't keep happening, it couldn't. And Edward couldn't die, either. Couldn't. If he did, what would happen to Roy? Who would be his friend? Who would help him? Who would protect him? Teach him? Certainly no one else loved Roy as much as he. No one would be there for him. No, He wasn't going to die. He couldn't.

Edward slowly clenched his fists together, he would get out of this, dammit. He would.

"Sorry, Jackass..." He growled, causing Envy's smirk to disappear. "But I've had enough of your shit to last a lifetime, and I have a ride coming in a few minutes." He hit Envy across the face, who didn't have enough time to recover from shock.

He shouldn't be moving. He should be dead!!

But his victory didn't last long, as the miniskirt-wearing homunculus recovered quickly and raised a hand, ready to bring it down and probably break his jaw, by the looks of it. Edward flinched, he couldn't do anything else, he didn't have enough time, enough energy. He waited for the punch that would probably knock him out, maybe even kill him- but it never came.

The door to the small room slammed open, revealing a panting, extremely pissed off Roy Mustang.

Envy paused, turning to look at the intruder.

"Ah, So pony-boy has come to join us." He said, sliding off the hospital bed as if nothing important was happening. He got a look of confusion in return.

"Mustang...?" He said, sighing.

"Dipshit...Anyway," He carried on as if he were talking about the weather, "So how long are you going to keep this up, eh? Coming over to save blondie every time he gets into trouble, I mean." He motioned backwards with his thumb to the Elric behind him.

"As long as it takes for me to kill you." Roy replied calmly, slowly walking towards the homonculus, who sighed again.

"Oh believe me, that isn't happening anytime soon." He said with a smile.

"Oh really..." Roy said, rushing forward and swinging a hand at Envy, who instantly began to change shape. He grew taller, his hair drew in, features morphed into a dark-haired, spectacled, grinning imitation of...

"H-Hughes..." He stopped, standing stalk-still and staring in shock and somewhat horror.

"Y-You..." He felt his knees growing weak, the thrum of his heartbeat rise. He could hear Ed talking in the distance, possibly yelling, but he couldn't tell. He was trapped, he couldn't move.

"Could you hit me?" The faux-Hughes asked, putting on that same look he always gave him. But something was different, there was malice in his eyes. It wasn't Hughes...it was something else.

There was a noise at the door. The white fizzing light went off again, but Envy was gone before he actually saw his face. And he could hear his voice, coming from the room as if it had been shadows speaking themselves;

"I'll be back, you can count on that...O'Chibi-san."

Roy's parents opened the door.

"Roy, sweetie are you okay? You're white as a sheet!" His mother called to him.

He just nodded his head numbly.

They were back to square one.

Back to, No matter what else happened after this,

This was not good...

Definitely not good...

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I didn't realize how short it was until I spell-checked it, im sorry. I really suck. This is why im failing, I don't have what I promised and it's a day late XP Eep! My math grade went up another point so im one step closer to running around the highway dressed as Edward Elric on a saturday!

Hope you liked the little bit I gave you, but I've been working on that Christmas fic, and another X-mas one, plus two no wait, three other fanfics i havn't released yet. You will be showered in fandom and fluff soon, it's all worth it! only if you REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!grhrhrhrhrrhrhrcoughcough (OMFG I swear to god i posted this yesterday, and i turned the computer on this morning and I was like, 'omfg no new reviews? I just updated!' and now im extremely confused and begging forgiveness...)