Well first of all, thanks again for still reading this. I know it's not the best. I love the reviews and the messages I keep getting lol make's me very happy every time! Anyways, on with the story. We left off with Roy walking down stairs to call Winry and Edward falling asleep.
"Hello, is Miss Winry Rockbell available?" Mustang asked, sounding very professional as always.
"Hello Mustang. You've got her," she replied dreadfully. "Have you heard form Edward yet?"
"That's why I'm calling you actually. I do apologize for calling so early, however, there's no need to worry anymore Miss Rockbell. Edward's here with me right now," he stated.
"Oh, Thank-god!" she exclaimed. "Is he okay?! What happened? Where was he?" her questions continued one right after another, with no break for Roy to even try and answer them. Roy just waited in silence, still trying to piece things together himself. "Mustang?" Winry asked listening to dead air on the phone.
"Oh, sorry. I got caught up in my thoughts. Edward is here right now resting. He's pretty banged up and he wanted me to give you a call to se-"
"How bad is he?" she interrupted.
"He's...going to be okay. He's alive and moving, just needs some rest and some repairs."
"Al will be so relieved to know Ed's been found. We've all been so worried," she said with a sigh. "When do you think he will be able to come here? Or should I go there?"
"Don't worry, I will personally accompany him there. We'll be there in a few days. I want to give him a day or two to rest first." The agreed upon that and said their good-byes. Walking back up the stairs, Roy was a bit more relaxed knowing Winry was going to be able to fix him automail soon. He slowly opened the bedroom door and smiled, seeing Edward's sleeping face on his pillow. For the first time, Roy was able to see him look completely at peace - like a sleeping baby. The floor creaked as Roy stepped through the doorway causing the sleeping beauty to fidget and wake up. There stood a blurry, shirtless Roy Mustang with his arms folded across his chest, leaning against the door frame.
"Why are you staring at me?" Ed mumbled, stretching a bit.
"Sorry to wake you. You just looked so peaceful, that I couldn't help but watch you sleep."
"I'm sure you look just as peaceful when you sleep." Roy ran his hands through his hair and sighed. He just shook his head and walked towards the bed. Ed sat up and just gave him a reassuring smile. "You look exhausted Mustang. You should lay down and get some rest."
"Don't worry about me. I'll go lay on the couch after I finish cleaning up the bathroom."
"No, I'll take the couch, this is your bed-you sleep here " Ed stated firmly, pointing a the pillow he was laying on. Roy smiled and flopped down beside him.
"Fine. I'll sleep in MY bed, but you're not sleeping on the couch."
"If I can't sleep on the couch, then where can I sleep Mustang?" Roy wrapped his arm around Ed's torso and pulled him down onto his bare chest. Ed blushed and Roy let out a soft chuckle.
"Right here" Roy said, his voice soothing and quiet. Edward relaxed, placing his hand on Roy's chest, letting out a yawn. Wrapping his left arm over Ed's back, he pulled him closer and kissed the top of his head. "Please be more careful Ed. Please don't ever worry me like that again," Roy whispered, placing little kisses on Ed's head every few words.
"I'm sorry. I tried to escape... many times...but..." Ed stopped.
"But what?" Roy asked sternly.
"Roy... they tested my limits," Edward tried to continue but kept choking on his own words. Roy hugged him tightly and rubbed his back to comfort him.
"What do you mean 'they tested your limits'?" Roy started twirling Ed's wavy strands of hair between his fingers. Edward took a deep breathe and tried again. Again, he choked on the words. "Breath Edward," Roy attempted to calm the boy down, talking softly to him.
"They chained me up in a cold room and performed tests on me...over and over again."
"Why didn't you use your alchemy to fight back?"
"I couldn't." Roy looked down at him in silence, listening to every word carefully. "They had a strange transmutation circle drawn all over the place. They even told me, 'you won't be able to use you're alchemy in this room. It's pointless to even try'." Ed said, lowering his voice to mimic the man's from his memory. "Ignoring him, I tried many times." Ed stopped again, trying to remember what the man looked like. He was just a black and gray blur in his head.
"We have some information already then. That's a start. We know they are advanced alchemists, since they are able to perform transmutation seals. As well as the fact that they were after you in specific," Roy stated. "Can you tell me more?"
"Um... I remember having my arms chained up above me, away form one another. I tried to fight them, but they injected me with some green liquid in a vile. It made my body become completely paralyzed. I was dragged by my hair across the cold, wet floor into another room with a table. I... I wanted to scream so bad... I couldn't even come up with enough strength to do that," he paused, his body shaking with fear.
"Ed... you can stop. It's okay, we-"
"No... you need to know... I need you to know Roy. I feel like you're the only one I can trust."
"You don't need to strain yourself. You can stop if you need too. We can talk about it tomorrow after you get some rest," Roy said, rubbing the boy's back. Ed glanced up at him, silence filled the room till Edward continued his story.
"I was thrown onto the splintered, rough wooden table and pinned down. They clasped my hands and legs with rusty iron wires, which cut into me. Then, my neck was wrapped with barbwire. Every breath I took, the rusty wires dug into my neck, digging deeper and deeper..." he paused, placing his hand over his neck, taking in a deep breathe. "What happened from there is kind of blurry, all I remember is being in so much pain. After what seemed like hours, I was able to scream. That's all I could do. High pitched rings screamed in my eyes as my pleas to stop and screams echoed around the room." Roy's grip tightened around Ed as he continued to play with his hair again, still trying to keep the young alchemist calm. "I remember some one came over to me and ripped my clothes off and drew another transmutation circle on my stomach," Ed stated, cringing a bit as he continued.
"A transmutation circle?" Ed nodded. "Do you know what it looked like?"
"Unfortunately no. I couldn't see it. The only reason I know what is was, is because I remember the person clapping their hands together before they placed them on my bare body. All I remember after that was a burning sensations slowly moving across my body. It felt like some one taking a scalding hot knife and pealing my flesh off in strips. It was so excruciating... I thought I was going to puke. The next thing I knew, I was back in the other room hanging by the chains again. I was covered in blood but I couldn't see any wounds or feel any pain. At first I thought I was dead, but somehow I was healed in just a few hours."
"They healed you too?!" Roy asked, a bit shocked. Roy's eyes were tight, dark, and filled with rage. " So, they put you through hell and tortured you and kept healing you for 3 straight days?"
"Yes..." Ed whimpered, wrapping his arm tightly around Roy's. "So many things were done to me. Each and every time just as painful, until the last day when I finally got away." Ed looked up at Roy, wanting to see some type of emotion on his face. There certainly was a lot of emotion in Roy's eyes. Even Edward could clearly see how pissed the man was. Roy nodded reassuring him he was listening. "I was whipped with leather belts with sharp things sticking out of it until I was full of tiny wholes and covered in blood. They rubbed some shit all over me. It burned like salt, but looked more like dirt or sand. Pins were shoved into my feet and my fingers and toes were broken by pliers... one by one... They split my nails and ripped them off... It felt like they had broken all the bones in my body hundreds of times. I thought it was never going to end."
"So that's why you were covered in blood when I found you? I'm assuming you got away before they healed you last night, right?" Roy asked looking into Ed's teary, dull golden eyes. Ed nodded and the tears began to fall, trickling down his face and onto Roy's shoulder. "Edward, please relax... I'm right here... No one will hurt you as long as I am here. I won't let anyone hurt you like that ever again!" Roy stated, tilting Ed's face upwards to meet his gaze. He leaned down and kissed the young alchemist again, quieting his cries. Roy pulled away to see his eyes lightening back up and the tears slowly stopping. He placed another kiss on Ed's lips, this time Edward scooting up a bit to kiss him back. Edward licked Roy's bottom lip, asking for entrance and Roy opened him mouth in compliance, smirking a tiny bit. Ed slid his tongue into Roy's mouth and gentle across his tongue. Roy did the same back, only a bit more teasingly, before pulling away. Roy stared at the flushed blond and smiled softly. Edward finally smiled again. "You should get some rest... we'll talk tomorrow. I'll call in in a few hours and take the next few days off that way you're not being left alone and I can accompany you to Miss Rockbell's place," he said before placing a final kiss on Ed's lips. He laid fully on his back and Ed laid his head back down on Roy's bare chest and closed his eyes.
Edward sighed and whispered, "Thank-you Roy," before he drifted back off into his unconsciousness. Roy laid in silence thinking about everything that Edward had told him over the last few hours. He felt so bad for the young boy, no one should every have to go through that and he was furious over. "I will find out who did this to him and I will fry that mother fucker. I will make him regret every fucking breathe he's ever taken!" Roy thought angrily. He tightened his grip on Edward and took a deep breath before finally closing his eyes and following the young boy into the world of unconsciousness.
Thanks so much for reading! So... how many of you were thinking Ed was raped? I know a lot of you were ha-ha. Sorry, I tend to write in a specific way to have people minds think they figured it out but have a completely hidden motive behind it all. So unless you know my writing style very well, good luck figuring out what's going to happen next :P That's how I keep people hooked on my stories. Sorry, I'm a bitch and I know it lol I'll be working on the next chapter either tonight or tomorrow. I plan to have the next chapter up within a week or two.
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