Chapter 2

That night I couldn't sleep, I sat there and watched as the sky changed from dust to dawn, the snow only stopping once or twice before starting again. Still nude I finally got myself up to get food and water, it is my own apartment so I felt no need to get dressed at this point; my rear being terribly sore from what happened. Sitting down after grabbing a bowl of oatmeal and a mug of tea, I ate silently and slowly before stopping in the middle, just thinking about last night made me lose my apatite. Getting up I walked to the bathroom and wetted a rag with warm water, just giving my body a nice rub down to try and make myself feel clean.

After a few minutes I left the bathroom and went to my room to get some clothes and get dressed incase if unexpected company decided to drop buy like last night. Now fully dressed I sat on my bed, I felt worse than ever at this point, not being able to think of what to do, I decided to study to pass time. Days, even weeks passed, I hadn't left my house and now it was Christmas Eve. Stopping I looked at the clock, 9:30 PM it read; looking out the window I saw the decorated roves of each building with rainbow Christmas lights shining against the pure white snow; for once, we got a white Christmas but it only made things harder thinking of how nice Alfons used to be. Getting up, not being able to take the pain anymore, I felt like sleeping the night away, but I just couldn't. Going to my medicine cabinet I realized I had stopped taking my Insomnia medicine and that was partially the reason I couldn't sleep.

Opening the bottle I took two pills out and slipped them into my mouth and swallowed them. Turning I left the bathroom and got my coat and scarf on so I could take a walk and admire the sights of building decorated for Christmas; forgetting that it took about 10 minutes at the most for the pills to kick in. After about 7 minutes into my walk I began to feel tired and sluggish, the medicine was kicking in. Finding a clear spot I sat down to take a break, before I knew it I was fast asleep in the snowy air of the city. Minutes passed as I rested soundly not even realizing how dangerous it was to sleep outside in the snow, or even knowing that I was asleep; but as luck would have it, Alfons, his sister, his mother, and his father just so happened to be walking down the snow covered side walk. Alfons froze with a soft look of surprised on his face; his family stopped and looked at him in confusion. Thinking something was seriously wrong since he never knew that I had insomnia he rushed over to me and knelt down to look at me face before shaking my shoulder to try and wake me up.

"Edward, are you alright? Come on, wake up; you know it's not safe to sleep outside like this." He spoke softly, I didn't wake up. His family stood in confusion as they watched Alfons try to wake me; after a few minute he sighed in worry and put his arm around me and picked me up bridle style.

"Son; who is this boy?" His mother spoke softly; Alfons turned with a look of worry to them.

"He's a good friend of mine, a very good friend." He spoke softly; he decided to take me to his house to keep an eye on me until I woke up. They looked surprised since they didn't know he knew him or even had any friends here. They fallowed behind him as they walked home, Alfons constantly looked down at me to make sure I was ok. My cold form lying almost lifelessly in his arms; the rest of them could tell he was worried.

When the arrived Alfons took me back to his room and grabbed a pair of my pajamas that I had left there just incase. Laying me onto his bed he pulled the covers over me and tucked me in before leaving the door cracked open so he would be able to hear when I woke up. Hours passed and his family and him where having a great time, though they could tell he is was still worrying and kept an ear out to listen. A few more hours passed by and Alfonse's family had all gone to bed for the night to await Christmas Morn; Alfons on the other hand pulled a chair into his room and sat next to me as I slept. After a few minutes of watching he had fallen asleep in the chair; not long after that I had woken up and sat up to look around.

Wha-Where am I? Wait, this is Alfonse's room… I thought as I turned to my side and saw Alfons asleep in the chair next to his bed. It looked like he was keeping an eye on me, like he was worried. Still being tired I pulled myself over to Alfons, slowly and quietly I made my way into his lap, wrapping my arms around him I laid my head on his shoulder slowly falling asleep not long after in his lap. That morning Alfonse's sister knocked on the door to his room, seeing that he was sleeping later the usual; peering into his room she saw the way we were sleeping, our arms wrapped around each other, a look of surprise spread across her face now. It made her wonder if I was something more than a friend to Alfons.

"Sophie, if your brother awake yet? Her mother called out; his sister turned in her direction and motioned for her to come have a look.

"No, but come look at this. It makes me wonder…" she spoke as their mother walked over to see what she had spoken about. When she saw as well, a look of surprise spread across her face as well, turning to her daughter.

"Let's not tell your father about this." She spoke ad Sophie, Alfonse's sister, nodded in agreement. His sister lightly knocked on his door to try and wake him up.

"Alfons, it's time to wake up." She spoke loudly; Alfons flinched awake and looked at me with a smile before shaking me awake.

"Ed, it's time to wake up…" he spoke softly to me as I yawned and sat up to look at him.

"Alfons…" I spoke softly; he put a finger to my lips to stop me before I could finish.

"Edward, I'm very sorry for what I did to you… I guess I was just mad and that was the only way I saw I could get back at you, I was mistaken for thinking that I could get away with it." He apologizes as he pulled me into a tight hug; hugging him back I smiled. Letting each other go I got out of his lap, Alfons stood up and embraced me once more, I could feel out morning reactions against each other though there wasn't anything the two of us could do about it we decided to just ignore it and have a good day. Exiting his room we both walked into the living room I couldn't help but to smile as I waved to his family.

"This is my friend Edward Elric, Ed this is my family." Alfons smiles as he introducing us all. I kept my smile as I waved to them.

"Edward dear, why don't you spend Christmas with us?" his mother asked with a smile.

"I would love to if that's ok with you Alfons." I smiled widely.

"Sure, that seems like a great plan." He nodded to me; I guess he figured that it would be completely rude to push me out on Christmas. Sitting down I watched as the family exchanged gifts and seeing the joy on everyone's faces as they open each one; standing I remember I had something for Alfons but it was at my apartment.

"Oh, I'll be right back Alfons, I have something for you." I spoke; Alfons nodded to me as I left the room to get dressed and ready to leave. Walking out of the house I walked down to my apartment and picked up the gift for Alfons before going to my bathroom and grabbing my pills the leaving soon after. Arriving later at Alfonse's house I stood in front of him and gave him the gift; Alfons opened it and smiled, it was a rare book on Astrophysics.

"Oh wow, thank you Edward!" he spoke as he looked up at me "where did you get this!"

"Well, I was looking around a few book stores and managed to come across it, I thought you would like it so I decided to give it to you for Christmas." I smiled back at him; his sister still couldn't help but wonder, Alfons and I to her seemed like much more than friends but she couldn't figure it out. Later that day we all sat at the table for Christmas dinner; it was roast duck with a side of mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and gravy.

"So Edward how did you and my brother meet?" the way Alfonse's sister asked made it seem like we were dating, we are but no one knew that, I blinked and looked up at her.

"We met each other in the factory Alfons works at." I answered as if the question didn't bug me to the slightest bit; she nodded before speaking again.

"Hmm… And how long have you two been sleeping like that?" she asked with her eyes closed, I almost choked on my drink as Alfons froze in his chair.

"Uh… What are you talking about, sleep like what?" I asked with a light blush.