Disclaimer: FMA does not belong to me in any form.

Pairing: Roy x Ed + Al trying to be helpful (or not)

Summary: Ed wants to make dinner, but takes far too long…

Notes: This was an idea I had for a long time…

FMA Drabble 40:

Dinner

"Brother, are you sure about this?" Al asked the elder teen, who was busy browsing through a stack of cookbooks that he had borrowed from the library.

"I think I've almost gotten it, Al." Ed replied, as he continued to flip through the pages.

"You've said that for the past hour or so already." The younger boy stated pointedly. "Are you sure you don't need my help?"

"I'll be fine…"

Al shrugged, and left the kitchen.

Ed had come up with the idea to make a special dinner for Roy, as a surprise, as the man had been really busy in the recent weeks, and the teen had wanted to 'reward' his boyfriend for his hard work.

But after he had gone to the central library and had brought home some of the more promising books, he realized that what had seemed simple enough at first glance (especially when compared to Alchemy) now felt difficult and confusing.

Although he had dismissed his brother's help, Ed was getting a little nervous – Just a little – or so he convinced himself.

And so he struggled on, being so focused on his task that everything else was forgotten.

Until –

"Ed? What are you up to?"

The unexpectedness of hearing Roy's voice caused Ed to drop the book that he had picked up a moment before.

What the…

The startled teen spun around, and saw the one person whom was not supposed to see what he was doing.

"Erm… nothing, why?" Ed quickly replied. "You're home early today…"

Roy looked puzzled. "It's already quite late, Ed."

Only then did Ed look out the window and realize that the sun had almost completely set.

I took that long and still finished nothing ?!

"Erm…"

"Brother was trying to make you dinner, Roy." Alphonse, who had entered the kitchen unnoticed, spoke up. "He wanted to give you a surprise."

"Hey!" Ed protested angrily, "You're not supposed to tell him about it!"

"Well, it's already getting late, brother." The younger teen replied. "And I don't think you're getting anywhere with your dinner."

Ed flushed. "I…well…"

"Also, "Al added a little sheepishly after a moment, "I, err, was getting hungry."

Ed rolled his eyes.

"Ed," Roy looked at the two brothers before moving over to the elder teen and putting an arm around his shoulder. "You don't have to make dinner for me, you know."

"You've been working so much recently; I just wanted to give you a reward." Ed remarked, looking a little unhappy. "I wanted you to be happy. But it seems that I got nowhere with my plan..."

"I am happy enough that you thought of doing such things for me." The man told him gently. "It doesn't matter that you didn't manage to do it."

"Well…"

"Come," Roy decided, "Why don't I take you and Al out for dinner instead? It's been awhile since I last did that, after all."

"But…"

"We can go to your favorite restaurant – "

"Really?"

Roy nodded.

Ed's mood lifted immediately.

"Okay, let's go!"

And everything was fine once more.

END

Notes: -.- I'm facing difficulty in writing recently, which is why I haven't updated in a while. Too stressed at work.

Add. Notes: Please kindly review, and maybe you'll help me reduce my stress level .