Roy opened his eyes and looked at the clock; 7:30.

"Damn I slept late." He hissed as he got out of the bed.

If anyone found them then they would have to tell Alphonse and Winry. Roy could do without for now and especially this early in the morning. He had forgotten that he wasn't the only one in the bed until he heard a groan behind him. He turned around and saw Ed roll over. His hair glowed as the sun bounced of the golden locks. His eyes fluttered open, hazy with sleep. He groaned again and Roy was immediately by his side. Roy brushed some of Ed's bangs away from his face and stared into the melted gold eyes of his lover.

"Sorry did I wake you up?" Roy asked lovingly. Ed just shook his head.

"I was already kind of awake. Plus it's kind of hard to sleep with the sun in my eyes." Ed grumbled the last part and Roy smiled.

"Are the others awake yet?" Ed asked worryingly.

This time Roy shook his head. He hadn't heard any noises when he had woken up and usually they were noisy when they woke up. But the others did normally wake up till around 8 or 9; 10 for Alphonse and Winry.

"That's good." Ed said as he yawned.

Roy smiled once again and bent down to kiss Ed on the forehead. Ed smiled back happily. 'Now this isn't a bad way to wake up. I could get used to this.' Ed thought.

"Well I'm going to go shower and then head down." Roy told Ed as he was leaving.

Ed nodded as the door shut behind Roy. Once Roy was gone he stretched, wincing a little as he stretched the new auto-mail ports. He ran through the day and what was going to happen. 'That's right.' He remembered. 'Today is the day that I tell everyone the truth and hope we can find a way to solve out new problem. Together.'

Ed got out of bed and wondered to the window and looked out at the small town he had grown up in. It was small and peaceful; in other words nothing ever really happened. Ed was so deep in thought that he didn't hear the door open again.

Roy opened the door and stepped into their shared room. He saw Ed standing by the window and he saw the look on his face. Walking over he pulled Ed into his chest and hugged him around the waist. Ed stiffened at first but relaxed a second later.

"I didn't hear you come in. Weren't you going to shower?" Ed asked quietly without taking his eyes from the window.

Roy placed his head on Ed's shoulder.

"I did. You've been staring out the window for a while." He whispered into Ed's ear.

Ed nodded. He sometimes did that; just stared out into nothing for a long time sometimes even hours. He didn't know why he did it but sometimes it helped organize his thoughts. Ed leaned his head against Roy's and sighed. Roy only glanced at his lover. Ed was tired, he could tell that but there was something else; something Ed wasn't telling him. He hated to think that Ed was hiding anything from him but he knew that Ed had a reason for everything that he did.

They just stood there for a while enjoying each others company. Roy glanced over at the clock; 8:22. 'The others should be awake by now.' Roy mused. He pulled away slightly.

"Come on. Let's go see if the others are up yet." He told Ed.

Ed nodded and started to walk towards the door.

They both quietly crept down the stairs and walked to the kitchen. They hadn't heard any noises so far. Roy turned to Ed.

"I guess they aren't awake yet."

Ed's eyes narrowed in suspicion. 'At least Hawkeye should be awake by now. Something was amiss.' Ed thought.

Roy seemed to notice the change in Edward's mood. He turned to see Ed's eyes narrowed and his brow was creased into a frown. Roy knew what Ed was thinking somewhat. Something wasn't right. He could tell Ed knew this. It was now 8:40.

'Almost 9 o'clock. Now I know something is definitely wrong. Riza is always awake by now.' Roy thought.

Both of them tensed immediately. 'Maybe they were just being paranoid' both thought at the same time. After so many battles even the tiniest of anomalies now sent immediate warnings to both of them. They walked silently through the house. Roy searched the house while Ed went to check rooms.

Ed first went to check on Al, of course.

He peaked into his brother's room and saw him sleeping peacefully. Ed smiled softly. Now he could see Al, as a human. He looked exactly as he had that night. Ed walked over to the bed and lightly touched his brother's cheek. He smiled painfully; it's not like he could feel his brother's warm flesh under his hand. At least he could see him and that was enough for Ed.

Ed, lost in his own thoughts, jumped back a little when his brother softly mumbled something in his sleep. Ed once again smiled. He turned around and softly shut the door.

The instant that door had closed a small voice whispered, "Brother."