Ed got out of the black taxi and Roy ran to catch up to him. Ed was on his way towards North to escape the eyes of central. He was out for something but whenever Roy asked, Ed would ignore the subject. All he knew was that he wanted Ed to stay but he hadn't told Ed why yet. He loved Ed but until now it felt like an inconvience. He tried to ignore it but it never went away.

Ed on the other hand just wanted the hell out of Central. He wanted to travel the country of Amestris and he even thought about going further. He felt the cool breeze as the train came to a final stop. The cars open and Ed had to wait before they emptied before he started towards the train.

Roy grabbed firmly onto Ed's arm "Ed! Please, don't go this time! Stay here!" Roy said loudly, almost a yell. But more of a pleading one, not of anger.

"Why do you even care you bastard.? You never showed me any thing that said you care, or that I even mattered. What makes you think I'll stay? So I can be one of your team?" Ed asked coldly. He didn't want to see Roy right now. Even if he cared for him more then he should, he needed to get out of here before he did something stupid.

"Ed I want you to stay cause I love you." Roy announced smoothly. Hadn't been his way of telling Ed but he needed something to keep him here. And it wasn't as if it wasn't true.

Ed's eyes widened in shock before he looked away from the man. "No." He stated flat of any emotion. No anger, no sadness. Just there. Cold as ice.

"What?" Mustang asked confused. How could Ed just say no to him? He knew the boy loved him back. Why would he deny him?

"No you don't love me your just saying that. No one could love me. Al only does cause hes my brother, he has to love me. No one else can love a sin against nature. No matter what deeds I've paid for there are still so many left to do."

How did the bastard not understand that no one should love me. My body scared in so many places...in so many ways. Not just physically but my mind has been scared with what I've seen. The blood, the horror. The feel of someone dieing in
his arms. He had to kill a homonculus just to get back here, to this place. He didn't even want to be back but he wanted Al to be here and Al had brought him with him.

Roy sighed before he finished his argument."Ed I love you. Don't even think for one second that no one else does. People here care about you. No matter what you've done, someone could do worse and you are far from the end of that list."

It was true, after Ishbal he had been worse then Ed was. He wallowed in self pity as if the world should end around him. He had been confused as to why Maes would want to comfort him and had tried to ignore him at first. But you need to think someone can love you, or when that chance comes around you won't be afraid to shoot. Or whatever it is to keep you alive.

"No, no no no no no. NO! You can't love me. You can't. It's impossible." Ed continued to disregard the possibility people cared about him and put his hand to his ears and crouched down.

Roy went onto his knees, ignoring the strange looks they were getting by the people covering the train station. He put his arms around Ed and held the boy's head to his chest. Trying the comfort his angry emotions.

"Ed, I don't you to go. Stay for me please. I don't you to go...ever. You are the most important person in my life and I want you to stay...forever. I want you to marry me." What did I just say.

Ed looked up from his spot against the man's chest. He saw the look of worry yet truth behind Mustang's eyes. "Why?"

Roy had to think about that one. Why would he want to marry this over reacting stubborn idiot of a kid. No he wasn't a kid anymore. He was an adult and he should tell Ed that instead of picking on him. He should say how wonderful Ed really is...but how to make him understand. Ed was stubborn and wouldn't be said by empty compliments.

"Because you are who you are. You don't put up masks around me and you show how you feel about something. Your willing to yell at anyone just so they don't get the wrong facts about you. You can keep a conversation going on for hours and you are the most intelligent person I've ever met."

Roy smiled down at Ed before kissing him on the forehead. "So will you stay?" Roy asked with a pleading tone, still wondering if Ed would want to leave.

"Yes." Roy's eyes saddened at the words but he didn't know what to expect after all he had just asked Ed to marry him. "Why the sad face Mustang?" Ed asked a grin across his lips. Ed stood up from his crouched spot on the ground and Mustang followed.

"Cause I was hoping you weren't going." Roy said, sounding dissapointed. Ed reached up and kissed the man on the lips. He was still skeptical to how anyone could fall in love with a monster like him, but after what Mustang said his hopes of being with the Colonel were no longer hidden behind self hatred.

"The yes had multiple answers. I will be going but I'll be coming back. Sooner then I planned to originally. I still need to go out and think about everything and maybe gain a little self-confidence somehow. But I do love you." Ed hugged the man before turning away and starting towards the train doors.

Roy thought for a minute of Ed's last statement before realizing something. "What's the other yes to?" Roy asked loud enough for Ed to hear through the growing crowd.

Ed never turned around but he still managed to let Mustang have on last statement.

"You better have a ring when I get back."

Hello, as you can all see I am back. I have a new one-shot for you here and I hope you liked it. Angsty yet fluffy at the same time. Thanks for reading and I hope some of you review.