Chapter 3 Normal life

The morning after Ed showed up, Alphonse was first up and rushed around making breakfast, tidying kitchen and living room around Roy. He was being super maid, serving Mustang's plate on the table as he began to wake up.

A knock on the door sounded through the flat, waking the sleeping Winry and other Elric. Al answered it with Hawkeye standing there, she had come for the flame man but he had just hided in the bathroom.

The really blonde had made some food for the angry Lieutenant. He had to laugh when Riza banged on the bathroom door with Roy shouting, "I'm brushing my teeth!"

"That's what he says," Rockbell show herself in the doorway with arms cross. She was wearing just a shirt that covered what needed to be. Al was blushing and looked away.

Walking out; covering his yawning mouth, the cat only in a shirt- which he wear on his journey- and boxers that his normal brother lay out for him this morning.

"Morning brother, breakfast is on the counter," Al munched on his own as he and the mechanic chatter about past days and watching Hawkeye bang the door with Mustang shouting.

The older brother looked in the kitchen for his food then spotted a glass of milk next to the plate. He grabbed it and went to his brother, pulling on Al's shirt –like he was the little brother. He tugged harder when he didn't reply.

The General finally came out at the same time Edward –cutely- said, "Alphonse" his ears down in sadness with his face following suit. Everyone looked at him in surprise, they all thought he lost it to gain cat features.

After a minter or two, Riza told her boss off because he was staying in once again. Alphonse sighed with his older brother speaking up again as he bit into some toast that he had in both hands –looking so cute-, "Mums shouldn't hit."

They stared at the cat boy again then at Riza who was blushing and blink a few times before returned to normal, walking to the door, "Sir please come to work tomorrow" then she leaved.

"Edward," the three looked towards him but he just gave the milk to his brother but this wasn't surprising.

"Brother, drink your milk" the youngest blonde tried to give it back but he shook his head, "Cats love milk."

Ed still hated the white liquid that came from a cow which wasn't going to charge now he was a cat chimera. His brother wasn't going to let him off that easy.

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"Ed stop staring and drink it," Winry said as she got dinner really. Roy was finally the paperwork that Havoc brought over early with Ed hiding in his room. He still wasn't really for more people to know about him.

Edward stared at the milk from that morning; Al was still at work and put up a fight when leaving this morning but Winry got him out the door. The world didn't stop just because the older Elric was back, bills stayed needed paying.

The blonde mechanic was doing a great job of the cook, the smell from the kitchen made Roy and Edward to lift their heads. She stepped through the rooms to the coffee table with two meals, one for Ed and another for Roy.

"Just in time," Alphonse said walking through the door. He sat down, on a chair with Ed sat on the other. Roy on the sofa, sitting on the right near the one he loves. Winry sat herself on the sofa too after serving the food up.

The silent ruler over them as they ate; the cat Elric was throwing the food through his lips like someone was going to take it from him. Winry was the first to break the mist surrounding them, "No one is going to take it from you."

He looked up and around at everyone then smiled with a lot of food round his chops. The younger Elric and Rockbell looked at Mustang like 'you not going to lick it off'.

"No," Roy answered but Edward didn't get what was going on, "it's not like the old days."

"It should be like the old days, everything normal" Alphonse brook his bread into smaller piece to eat it better. It made him look sad any time he thought about it.

The blonde kitty began to look like he was going to cry like a little child, "sorry." It made Edward super sad when he can't remember things that might help in life.

"I thought Ed was a tough guy," Mustang added. The blonde looked very interested in what the older men had to say with his ears and tail upright. "I can't remember the last time the boy cry that all."

The meal returned to silences until they finally. Winry and Roy tidy up and wash up then getting dessert, apple pie. Alphonse had kneeled down beside his brother's chair, "I guess you can't remember which I think breaks his heart."

Ed just moved his head in questioning but a smile across Al's face made him feel better and smiled back.

"Roy would you be sad if I was going out with someone other than you," the naked blonde spook up from under the king size bed covers.

Mustang –sat up- reply, "No because..." he paused as the younger men climb onto his chest, "I love you so what makes you happy it fine with me."

The blonde -seventeen- agree and as finally words were, "Me and you forever then."

"Roy! Back to world," Winry's voice snapped Mustang out of an old but nice memory. They went back in the living room –seeing nothing had charge- and placed the pie on the table, "Let's eat."

Ed was taking it slow which worrying everyone so they stared at him as he popped a bit into his mouth. His face light up, "It's just like..." His mind went blank, "I can't remember. But it's still great." He continued.

After the whole meal was eaten and the washing up was done, Winry headed to bed saying good night to the boys. Alphonse went to make his bed up in his brother's room.

Roy was placing his pillow down when Edward jumped onto the couch next to him so he turned, "yes?"

The blonde smiled, "Tell me about you."

Mustang was speechless but then starting thinking about what to say doing the pose to matched, "Well I'm a general, an alchemist; a ladies-man and a..."

"Broken heart" The Elric finished for the older but not wiser men, "Al said because I can't remember it's breaking you apart. Why?"

He didn't answer so the silence won again. Alphonse opened the door and shouted his brother for bed time with Ed just slowly following orders, staring at Mustang as he went.

On the closing of the bedroom door, Mustang sighed and murmur to himself, "He comes first. Always" He hit the sofa with his back as he went backwards. He has to decide on any things and he wasn't heading towards his goal throughout the last two weeks.