Disclaimer: Do you see any yaoi pairings or anything like that in this anime? Yeah, that's what I thought.
Snap…Fwoosh!
Roy Mustang set yet another attacker on fire, calling over his shoulder, "Hey, Ed, gimme a hand here!" Ed successfully managed to knock out the person he was fighting, and turned to run to Roy's aide. From the shadows, another guy appeared and caught Ed up in half a minute.
"Ed, behind you!" Roy's warning came too late as Ed spun around in time to see a glint of silver, then froze. He staggered two or three steps and collapsed. Time moved in slow motion as Roy ran to catch Ed before he hit the asphalt.
"Gehoff." Ed lay on his side, coughing up blood. "Roy…I love…you," he gasped before having another coughing fit.
"No. No, Ed, no! No," Roy whispered, sobbing. He clutched Ed, kissing the blonde's face, not believing he was really dying. When he looked up, it was as if Hell itself had entered his charcoal eyes.
"You bastard! I'll kill you!" When he tried to stand up, however, something tugged on his arm. He looked down to see Ed's hand clenched tightly on his sleeve. Roy's heart swelled with grief and love. Ed was still alive, if only just.
"Roy, don't…don't leave me. I don't…I don't want to die…alone." There was fear in Ed's weak voice. His raspy plea caused fresh tears to cascade down Roy's face. He shook his head; tears splattered on the ground around them.
"Don't say that, baby. You're not going to die. You're not going to," Roy whispered. Ed laughed softly.
"Then…save me. You could…sear the wound closed. Please?"
"I…I can't, Ed. It's too…too dangerous." Roy's voice was becoming increasingly strained.
"Then…meet me there. Meet me on the other side of death."
"Ed…" Roy croaked.
"Kiss me? One last time before I die? Please?" Roy leaned over and gently kissed his dying young lover.
"Roy, promise…promise you'll look after Al? Promise." Ed's last request came out with his last breath. His body lay limp in Roy's arms as his tears splashed down to road.
"I promise," he whispered, "I promise."
A/N: Kaori: Please pardon… the author is currently crying her heart out. dabs eyes
Kaleigh: That…was really…depressing. How on earth did I write this?
Kathy: Please review. Tell Kaleigh what you thought of the first chapter of this story.