So.. This has morphed into a four-shot.. Well, a three-shot and then and epilogue type thingy... But whatever, you get the point. Fear it.
Lips of An Angel
Chapter Two: Of Phone Calls and Love
He put the phone up to his ear, nearly immediately hearing sniffles and half-sobs. His heart sank. He didn't knew who it was, but he knew that they were crying. "Hello?" he asked softly.
"B-brother?" the voice on the other end choked out.
Ed felt his world crashing down around him. He felt like his reality was a broken mirror, falling around him as he was plunged into darkness. "Al?" he asked, his voice cracking with shock and raw emotion. There was a pause before the voice on the other line spoke again.
"Yeah," Al sniffed. "It's me."
Ed shook his head, he couldn't believe his ears. The voice was a bit deeper than he remembered, but it was undoubtably Al. It was Al calling, it was Al who wanted to talk to Ed. Suddenly fear gripped at Ed's heart. He knew he shouldn't have been talking to Al right then, not after the memory flood. It could mess up everything. Ed wasn't very good at not giving into temptation, and Al was the biggest temptation Ed had ever had in his life. "Al.." Ed said slowly, reluctantly. "It's late.. Why did you call?"
He hated saying the name, it brought forth guilt. He wasn't ignorant enough to think he hadn't hurt Al, but he genuinely believed that everything he did was for his little brother's own good. Though, hearing Al now, the sobs and sniffles, Ed began to question his decision.
"I j-just wanted to t-talk to you, Brother.." Al sounded almost ashamed, and Ed could tell that he was trying to control and hide his crying.
"Al.. Why are you crying?" Ed asked softly. "Did something happen?"
There was a quiet rustling sound that told Ed that Al was shaking his head. "N-no.. I'm fine. I just miss you, Brother.."
"Al," Ed said as if he was scolding a small child. "You have Winry, and Mustang's only two rooms away. We shouldn't be talking."
"But we're brothers!" He sounded close to hysterics.
"We both know that's not why you called," Ed replied calmly. "We stopped being brothers a long time ago.."
"Ed.." Al's voice dropped to such a low whisper that Ed had to strain his ears to hear. "I'm still in love with you.."
Ed dropped into a nearby chair, because his legs had given out. 'Don't say that, Al, never that.. I can't handle that..' Ed's mind tortured him with these thoughts. "You have Winry, Al, and I have Mustang."
"Ed, I know you don't love him," Al said stubbornly. "You won't even say his first name.. And I do love Winry, but not as much as I love you."
"...Why did you call me, Al?" Ed asked softly, sadly.
"I..." The sobs had ceased to come. "I had a dream about you.."
Images flooded the older brother's mind of dreams featuring his younger brother, especially the ones that awakened him at night. He slowly shook his head, trying to clear his mind. "Does Winry know you called me?"
There was a brief silence on the other line. "Does she have to?"
Ed sighed. "Yes, I think she has a right to know that her husband is talking to his ex on the phone so late at night. I don't want this to be the cause of any fights between you two.."
Silence reigned for a couple of moments, before the younger Elric broke it. "Brother, can you meet me somewhere tomorrow?"
"Al, I-"
"It's not like that!" Al said quickly. "It's just.. There are some people you need to meet. We won't stay long, just for a little while."
Ed took a moment to ponder before he finally answered. "Fine, but it'll only be lunch, understand?"
"Of course!" Al's voice sounded happier. "We'll meet you at that one café we used to always go to in Central! Bye, Brother!"
Ed slowly set the phone back down on the cradle, staring at it in clam shock. "Goodbye.." he whispered minutes later.
"Who was that?" Roy asked with a yawn, stretching in the doorway. Ed did not even bother to turn around as he replied.
"Nobody important."
Roy frowned at the back of Ed's head. "Why don't you come back to bed?"
"Not tired," Ed replied coldly. A smirk twisted Roy's lips and he wrapped his arms around Ed's neck, leaning forward to whisper in the blond's ear.
"I never said we had to sleep."
Ed nodded distractedly, and followed Roy into the bedroom. Ed tried to lose himself in the heat, as he had done so many times before, but it was useless. Thoughts of Al kept creeping into his mind, and he had to bite his lip to prevent himself from screaming out his brother's name. After it was over and Roy was asleep, Ed laid awake in the bed, staring up at the ceiling. He felt dirty, tainted, and not worthy of being in his beloved brother's presence. He dreaded the morning's coming.
"Honey why you calling me so late
It's kinda hard to talk right now
Honey why you crying is everything okay
I gotta whisper cause I can't be too loud
Well, my girl's in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
It's funny that you're calling me tonight
And yes I dreamt of you too
And does he know you're talking to me
Will it start a fight
No I don't think she has a clue
Well my girl's in the next room
Sometimes I wish she was you
I guess we never really moved on
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
It's really good to hear your voice saying my name
It sounds so sweet
Coming from the lips of an angel
Hearing those words it makes me weak
And I never wanna say goodbye
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
(And I never wanna say goodbye)
But girl you make it hard to be faithful
With the lips of an angel
Honey why you calling me so late"
-"Lips of an Angel" by Hinder-
Yeah.. I'll admit I'm a tad f-cked up in the head.. But that's okay... Review pwease!