´Hey! Wow... I'd like to thank you all from reviews and faves.. This is my first fic and Veggie!Ed stories are not very popular, so I'm amazed if I'll get like 10 rewievs xD. Next I'll write some Rozen Maiden or Pride!Edo...

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Chapter 3: I believe

It happened so fast Roy Mustang didn't have any time to react. To stop it from happening. He could just watch.

Edward fell off from his chair, crashed to the ground and started rolling down the hillside until he striked against a large rock.

If that would have happened to former Ed, Roy would have probably just sat there, laughing his ass off…But now it was different.

It was dead silent as Roy stood up. All kinds of thoughts running through his head. Ed didn't move. His face was covered with his blonde hair, which was full of pieces of grass. There was no blood, but he didn't look very alive either.

'Is he dead?'

Roy didn't know how long he stood there, watching lifeless figure against the rock.

Finally, he's legs started moving, and he ran and stumbled down the hill.

"EDWARD!" he shouted and took his head into his hands. Blondes face was as lifeless as always and eyes stared into distance. Roy put his hand on Ed's chest and suddenly felt relieved.

There. He could feel a heartbeat.

"Y- you scared me you know… " He hugged Edward and kissed his forehead.

"I'm sorry…" he mumbled, looking at Edward's face. His expression was still blank, but his lips were moving. "Are you saying something?" He lifted Ed's face close to his ear.

"mm..m…"

It was just some unidentified mutter. But Ed tried to talk very rarely, if at all.

"R…oy…"

Roy felt his heartbeat fastening.

"Do you recognise me!? Ed! Can hear me?!" But Ed had gone into his corpse mode again, only his rising and sinking chest as he breathed, separated him from death.

Roy carried Ed back to the wheelchair and watched at the darkening sky. "It might rain soon, and Alphonse said he will be back for dinner, so let's hurry up."

But when he was about to start moving, he noticed that Ed's arm was bleeding.

"Oh god, you did hurt yourself."

He looked at the wound. It was only a stratch, probably from some sharp stone or branch.

"There you go freaking me out again." He said and tied Ed's arm with a handkerchief he found from his pocket.

And he could swear there was a hint of smile on the blonde ones face.

When they finally arrived home, Roy was just about to open the door, when Alphonse rushed out.

He seemed angry, but delighted to see that they were fine. Roy noticed that his face was a bit red and it looked like he had been crying. In his hand was the photo Roy had found earlier.

That's when realized that of course Al had found out that he had looked into closet, and how frightened he must have been to find only an empty house. He should have even left a note or something.

"Sorry about making you worry, Al, we've been out for a little walk that's all…" But Alphonse hurried past him to Ed and lifted him up.

"I can do that…"

"No need." Al answered bluntly and carried Ede inside, placing him back to his chair.

The same chair he always sat, as nothing had happened.

"Are you staying for dinner?" Al said, noticing the blood stained tissue on Edward's hand. Suspiciously he opened it and saw the cut. "It was a branch…of a tree…" Roy tried to explain. He didn't dare to tell that he himself had caused Ed's falling. Alphonse looked straight into his eyes. It was like he could see past Roy's lies and knew what had happened.

"Thanks for the offer, but I think I'll manage to catch the evening train to Central if I hurry.."

Roy turned to the door. Al smiled apologetically, like regretting his behaviour.

"Okay….See you…sometime…"

Roy shut the door and started walking, but turned around. "Sorry, Fullmetal, today wasn't the day…" He watched through the window, as Al fed Edward with a spoon, talked to him and showed the picture to him…

He started walking a again.

"But someday I'll be able to protect you because… "

Wind took the rest of his words, wiped of the tear that escaped from his eyes.

'Because you once said you loved me.'

END