Ed tried not to cry. He really did. It was hard not to when saying goodbye to his little brother.

"I'll be fine, Brother," Al comforted,

"I know," he insisted, wiping tears from his face. "I'll miss you."

"Yeah," said Alphonse gently, "I'll miss you too."

"Do you have to go?" Winry asked them.

"Yeah," Al insisted, "I'll go east and Brother will go west. We'll be back in a year."

"We could have gone together," Ed tried, already knowing it was too late.

"We can cover more ground faster this way," Al rationalized, as he had many times before.

"Hey, at least you've still got me," Envy said, not wanting to see Edward cry.

"Yeah," Ed agreed, smiling weakly. Envy smiled back and placed a hand on Ed's shoulder.

"It's almost time to leave," he said, shooting a glance at the train. The whistle sounded in confirmation.

"Bye," Al said. Then, without warning, he wrapped his older brother in a hug. Edward welcomed it, even if it made him painfully aware that Al was taller than him.

"Send letters. All the time," Ed insisted.

"You too, Brother," Al said, "I'll see you in a year."

"Bye."

"Ed! The train's gonna leave!" Envy called. Ed and Al broke apart, and Ed ran over to Envy, where he boarded the train. He turned around and watched Al, even as the train started to move. The wind began to whip his hair back and forth, but Ed didn't put his head inside the train until Al had disappeared from sight.

"Ed? Are you okay?" Envy asked as Ed closed the compartment window.

"Yeah," Ed sighed, "It's only… I just got him back."

Envy closed the distance between them and wrapped Ed in a hug. "He'll be okay," Envy assured him, not knowing what else he could say. They stood like that for a while, enjoying the privacy of their compartment. Eventually they pulled apart. When they did, Ed was actually smiling.

"What?" Envy asked, wondering what could make Edward smile when he was so sad a moment before.

"It's just, this is the next big adventure, isn't it?"

Envy smiled. "Yeah. Yeah, it is."

When they arrived in Creta, they went out for dinner and checked into a hotel. Envy had blushed furiously when Ed had requested a one bed hotel room. The woman at the counter hadn't questioned it, probably assuming Envy was a girl. Bitch.

"Dinner was great, wasn't it?" Ed asked, "I didn't expect Cretan food to be so good."

"Yeah," Envy agreed. His heart wasn't really in the conversation. He was too busy over-thinking what Ed's intentions might be. He'd gotten them a one bed hotel room. Was it just to sleep in? Or was he planning something else? Envy couldn't say he would mind if he was…

"Hey, Envy? Are you okay?" Ed asked, walking out of the bathroom. "You seem kind of distant."

"It's nothing," Envy lied.

"Really?" A thought occurred to Edward. "Is this about the bed? Because, we don't have to do anything if you don't want to. I just thought…"

"Wait, you thought? There was a thought?" Envy asked quickly.

"Yeah," Edward muttered, looking at the ceiling. "I thought that maybe we could, you know, if you wanted to."

Envy stared at the slight blush that had appeared on Edward's cheeks for a moment, and then he smiled.

"I want to," he assured him.

"You do?" Ed asked, looking genuinely surprised. "I mean, I'd hoped, but I didn't think… I mean maybe -"

"Ed," Envy interrupted, taking the blonde's face in his hands. He noticed for the first time that Ed was almost as tall as he was. "I want to."

A silent understanding passed between the two males. Gold pierced violet, and for the briefest of moments, the world around them seemed to dissolve, leaving just the two of them.

"This is really happening," Ed breathed, his eyes slipping closed.

"Yeah, it is," Envy responded, his features softening. Edward seemed genuinely nervous. "We don't have to, you know."

"I want to," Ed reiterated. Envy smiled so wide his face hurt, before planting a kiss on Edward's lips. It was chaste and easy, followed quickly by several more of its kind. Ed was smiling too by the time Envy was done. Ed clasped Envy's hand in his, and together, they made their way to the bed.

"You know, I've wanted to do this for a while now," Envy murmured, sitting down at the edge of the bed.

"Me too," Ed replied, sitting next to him.

"So, do you want to top or shall I?" Envy asked, trying not to make it seem awkward.

"Oh, well, I mean, you can," Ed mumbled, "I don't really…"

Envy sighed. "Tell me this isn't because you're afraid you'd hurt me."

"Well, I probably would!" Edward defended himself. "I mean, I don't… I've never…"

"I know," Envy acknowledged, having known Ed was a virgin. "Don't worry about it." With that, he pushed Edward backwards so he was laying on the bed.

"What the hell was that for?" Ed asked, even though he wasn't terribly angry. Envy simply laughed.

"You're cute when you're mad," he explained. Edward huffed, but his cheeks turned a light shade of red. Envy slowly crawled up the bed so that he was straddling Ed. Envy sucked in a breath, realizing how personal the experience was going to be. He'd never had sex face-to-face before in his life.

Edward gazed up at Envy. He'd never done anything like this before, and he was a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing. Envy was on top of him, for crying out loud! He started to get nervous.

"Hey," Envy murmured, noticing the blonde's distress. "It's okay. I'd never hurt you. You know that, right?"

Gazing up into Envy's violet eyes, Ed couldn't help but believe him. He nodded.

Envy smiled down at him, kissing him softly on the lips. Envy wished he had his own virginity back, so that he could give it to the wonderful human underneath him.

"I love you," he whispered in Ed's ear. He felt like he had to say it. Something about the situation made it necessary. He nuzzled his nose into Edward's neck, bracing himself on his elbows. He licked at the skin of Edward's throat, nibbling gently.

Ed gasped, squeezing his eyes shut. Envy sucked the skin into his mouth, biting it harshly, and then kissing it in a gentle apology.

Envy leaned back to assess what he would later call his "masterpiece". He smirked when he did, pleased to find Edward was hard underneath him. Edward stayed still, wondering if Envy could feel what he was doing to him. He grasped Envy's hand and guided it to his erection, letting Envy palm him through the fabric.

"I don't see why you complain about being small," Envy teased. Edward blushed and turned his head into the pillow. Envy smiled down at him, rolling his hips slowly downward. Edward gasped and turned to look up at him.

"Envy…" Edward sighed, wanting the homunculus to continue. Envy smiled, continuing to rock his hips as he slid his hands underneath Edward's shirt. He lifted the garment over Edward's head, tossing it somewhere off to the side. Envy continued thrusting his hips downward until Ed was fully hard.

Ed moaned softly, and Envy splayed his hands over Ed's chest, feeling the muscles tighten under his hands. Envy slid downward, moving his hand to toy with the button on Ed's pants.

"Are you okay with this?" he asked. He had to make sure.

"Yeah," Ed breathed.

Envy snapped the button out of place, unzipping the zipper beneath it. He gripped the sides of the pants and pulled them down. Edward lifted his hips in assistance. Envy slid Ed's jeans down to his thighs, noting the prominent bulge in Ed's boxers. Envy shimmied Ed's jeans down to his ankles, removing his shoes and socks, and then throwing his pants away. Envy slid back up so he was sitting on Ed's lap. Ed laid perfectly still, feeling extremely exposed in his position.

"Ed," Envy murmured, "Relax." Ed nodded, taking a deep breath. Envy leaned down, taking one of Ed's nipples into his mouth. He felt Ed's hard length against his abs, and he was getting rather aroused himself. He tweaked Ed's other nipple between his fingers.

Envy licked and bit his way over to Ed's other nipple, and then down Ed's abs, feeling the muscles twitch underneath him.

"Envy…" Ed whispered, burying his hands in Envy's wild hair.

Envy ran his hands teasingly over band on Ed's underwear. He dipped his fingers under the band ever so slightly. Edward's hips thrust upward slightly. Envy was thrilled that he was making Edward as aroused as he was.

Envy rubbed his hand along the clothed hardness, feeling Ed's cock jump slightly at the attention. Envy placed a final kiss below Ed's abs before moving downward to suck at the bulge in Ed's boxers, wetting the fabric as he did so.

Edward's hair splayed out on the pillow as his breathing quickened. Envy's lips slowly left, leaving cold air in their wake.

Envy slowly removed Ed's boxers, finally tossing them aside. Ed gazed up at him, his chest rising and falling rapidly. Envy let out a possessive growl, making shivers go up and down Ed's spine. Envy had never seen anything so perfect.

Edward watched as Envy lowered his head, throwing his head back when Envy licked his length from base to tip. If he hadn't been under control, he could have come right in the moment.

Envy smirked and repeated the motion, earning a strangled moan for his actions. Edward slowly but surely began to relax, lifting his hips ever so slightly off the mattress.

Envy finally took Edward into his mouth, swallowing around his length. He felt the tip hit the back of his throat, and Edward keened. Edward tried to thrust upward but Envy grabbed his hips to keep him from doing so.

Envy had never truly enjoyed giving a blowjob before, but he found himself reveling in the sounds Edward was making. The small and high pitched noises that were spilling from Edward's mouth served to arouse Envy into full hardness. He bobbed his head up and down, watching as Ed became a moaning, writhing mess underneath him. He swirled his tongue around the tip, tasting the precum there.

Envy replaced his mouth with his hand, moving up to give Edward a kiss. Ed tugged at Envy's hair as he let the homunculus dominate the kiss. Envy broke away and moved to Edward's exposed neck, placing an open-mouthed kiss on the skin there. Envy found himself actually enjoying sex for the first time in his life.

"Envy, please…" Edward begged, watching as Envy kissed down his body and took Ed's cock into his mouth again.

Edward clenched his fists in the covers, moaning at the feeling of his orgasm building in him. He wondered fleetingly if it was too soon, before all coherent thought left his head. He felt as if were slipping into oblivion.

Envy could feel the tension and prepared himself, sucking the tip of Ed's cock expectantly.

Lights danced behind Edward's eyelids. He came in Envy's mouth, and Envy swallowed all he had to offer. Envy let Ed thrust into his mouth as he rode out his orgasm. When he finally came down, he glanced down at Envy, who was smirking in triumph.

Ed tried to say Envy's name, but it came out in a strangled whisper. Envy heard the small noise and leaned up to kiss Edward. Ed could taste his own release on Envy's tongue, and he moaned in protest when Envy pulled away.

Ed reached up and began to tug at Envy's top, but his hands were still trembling and he didn't make much progress. Envy took pity on him and lifted the garment over his head, messing up his hair slightly in the process. Envy reached down and pulled Edward up into his lap, kissing the boy again. Ed let his hands slide up and down Envy's back, dipping inside Envy's skort.

Envy scooted back and shimmied out of his skort. Envy wasn't wearing underwear; there wasn't a whole lot of room for underwear with what he usually wore. Ed took in the raging hard on and gulped. He had no idea how that was supposed to fit inside him. Nevertheless, Ed reached forward and took Envy's erection in his hand, running his fingers from base to tip. Envy threw his head back and let himself enjoy the attention for a few moments.

Ed's hand faltered. Envy opened his eyes and looked down at Edward. The blonde had uncomfortable sort of expression on his face.

"What's wrong?" Envy asked, trying to think of where his mistake had been.

"It's just…" Ed's eyes darted between Envy's face and the cock in his hands. "How're you going to fit?"

Envy might have laughed, normally, but Ed looked genuinely frightened.

"We don't have to go all the way tonight," he reassured him.

"No, I want to…" Ed trailed off. It wasn't so much for pleasure reasons that he wanted to. He simply wanted to share the experience with Envy, and he knew he was emotionally ready for it. It was the physical part he was having trouble wrapping his head around.

"Ed, don't force yourself," Envy murmured, placing a gentle kiss on the alchemist's forehead. "We can stop…"

"No, really, I'm just… nervous."

Envy smiled down at his lover gently, kissing Edward on the lips. "I'll take care of you. I promise."

"…Okay."

Envy positioned himself above Edward, starting to kiss him in earnest. Edward buried his hands in Envy's hair, pulling him closer. Their chests gently rubbed against each other. Ed wrapped his right leg around Envy's waist. The left moved as if to follow it, but he left it on the mattress. Envy paused, breaking the kiss for a moment. He reached down, grabbing Edward's automail leg under the knee and wrapping it around himself.

"Edward," Envy said, using his full name to get his attention. "I don't mind. Your automail is a part of you. That means it's perfect."

That was all it took. Ed grabbed Envy's head pulled down, their lips crushing together in a passionate kiss.

"I love you," Edward gasped between kisses, "So much."

"I love you, too," Envy whispered, grinding his hips downward.

Edward moaned at the friction. "Get on with it," he pleaded, lifting his hips so his cock rubbed against Envy's. Envy was only too happy to oblige.

"Lube?" he asked.

"In my coat pocket," Ed answered. Envy quickly rolled off the bed, retrieving the lube from Ed's coat, which he had draped over a chair earlier. When he returned, Ed was waiting with his legs spread, leaving himself completely exposed. Envy crawled up the bed, uncapping the bottle and pouring a generous amount over his fingers.

"Here," he said, moving a pillow underneath Ed's back. He ran his slick fingers over Edward's tight, puckered entrance.

Ed had never felt so exposed in his life, but Envy was gentle and reassuring, letting him know he was safe.

"It's okay. I'm here," Envy promised, gently massaging the tight ring of muscle at Ed's entrance. Ed relaxed, and Envy slowly slipped a single digit inside. Envy's cock twitched when he felt how hot and tight it was inside of Ed. He tried to imagine what it would feel like to put his cock inside that same warm, velvety heat. He groaned.

Ed tried to relax, letting Envy's finger slip deeper inside of him. It didn't feel bad, as he had expected it to. Rather, he was simply aroused by the idea that Envy's finger was inside of him. He thrust his hips downwards, starting to get into it. Even when Envy added a second finger, moving them deeper inside him, it didn't hurt. Envy was really being gentle.

"Envy…" Ed moaned, as Envy began to scissor his fingers. Finally he added a third finger. That's when it started to sting. Ed whimpered a little, and Envy slowed his movements, taking it as slowly as he could.

"Shh… it's okay…"

Envy moved his fingers in and out of Ed's ass until Ed could no longer feel any pain.

"I think… I'm ready," Ed panted, looking up. His eyes were half closed and his cheeks were completely flushed. Envy had never seen anything so arousing in his entire life.

"Okay," Envy murmured, removing his fingers. Ed whimpered at the loss, stiffening when he felt something much bigger nudge at his entrance.

"Ed, you have to relax," Envy reminded him. Ed did his best, loosening his muscles as much as he could.

Envy breached the tight ring of muscle, pausing when the head was fully inside. The feeling of being inside Edward was amazing, but he had to be sure Ed was okay. Sure enough, Ed was covering his mouth with his hands, and tears were pooling in his eyes.

Envy reached up and brushed the tears away with his thumb, whispering words of comfort. Ed finally nodded, signaling that it was okay to continue. Envy pushed in further.

Ed was convinced he couldn't take more. He was simply too small, and Envy's cock was huge. Yet, somehow, Envy managed to push even deeper inside of him. He could feel every inch as Envy moved deeper and deeper inside him.

"You're halfway there," Envy encouraged, but all Ed could think about was the half still outside of him. How on earth was he supposed to fit more? He felt like he was going to explode. Finally, Ed felt Envy's hips against his ass, and he dropped his hands to the bed, fisting his fingers in the covers.

"You did great, Ed," Envy whispered, kissing away the fresh tears. "I'm so proud of you." With that, Envy closed his eyes, panting. Ed was so tight, and Envy could feel Ed's insides clenching and unclenching as he adjusted to his size.

Finally, after what felt like forever, Ed reached up and weakly grasped Envy's arm, getting his attention.

"…Move."

Envy pulled out until only the head was still inside, and then he slowly thrust back in. Ed's mouth formed a small "o," and his eyes widened. The pain was gone, leaving only the sensation of being utterly and completely filled. Ed's mind caught up with his body, and it occurred to him that Envy was inside of him. It was the most erotic thought he'd ever had.

Ed began to meet Envy's thrusts, all but screaming when Envy brushed something inside of him that made lights dance behind his eyes.

Envy leaned down and kissed him, their tongues wrapping around each other. Ed was being filled at both ends, and he couldn't get enough of it. Envy had never felt so much pleasure. Ed was moaning and trembling underneath him, and the tight heat around his cock was almost too much for him to take.

Ed moaned into his mouth, suddenly breaking the kiss. "Envy… you… faster…"

Envy quickened his pace, and Ed thrust downward as they created a rhythm. Envy reached down to pump Edward's neglected cock, and Ed's hole tightened around him. Envy buried his free hand in Ed's golden hair, kissing him fervently. He moved down to kiss and suck at Ed's collar bones, leaving bright red marks in his wake.

Envy began to thrust harder. It felt as if he were falling upwards. The pressure in his groin began to increase, making him want to fuck Edward even faster. Edward's body began to tighten around him, only making his thrusts more forceful. Ed's moans became louder and louder, pushing Envy ever closer to his end.

But Envy wanted the sensation to last. He willed himself to slow down, stopping altogether so he could lift Ed's legs over his shoulders. He resumed his thrusts, slower this time. Ed cried out on every thrust, as the new angle made Envy's cock slam into his prostate every time. Ed's eyelids fluttered and closed, his moans increasing in volume. He could feel his orgasm drawing ever closer, and he felt like he might explode.

Edward came with a scream, his body spasming underneath Envy. Envy felt the walls around his cock tighten, and he encouraged Ed by thrusting deeper inside of him, stroking his cock. Ed looked up, his eyes finding Envy's. His expression was one of pure bliss, and his eyes were dilated, leaving only a thin strip of gold around the edges.

Envy followed shortly after, filling Edward with his cum. He lost his rhythm, thrusting erratically inside of Ed until he finally came down from his high.

Ed was still trembling uncontrollably by the time Envy calmed down, so Envy took Ed's face in his hands kissed him gently.

"Are you okay?" he asked. Ed was shaking rather badly. Envy was concerned.

"Y-yeah," Ed stuttered, "F-fine…"

"Promise?" Envy asked.

"Yeah…"

"Here," Envy said, and he pulled the covers out from under them and covered them. He wrapped his arms around Ed and held the boy to his chest until the shaking subsided.

"I love you," Envy said again. Nothing had ever been more true.

Author's Note: Oh my God. That took forever. Sorry for the freakishly long chapter, I just felt like I needed to drag out Ed's first time, you know? It was a big deal for both of them, so I felt it should be written as such. Thanks so much for reading!