Wow guys! 33 chapters deep and I'm pretty sure this is the longest one yet, a bit over 10,200 words. Merry Christmas… now I was hesitant at first because I'm really not sure how many of you will react but I added a major plot point to the story that will change a lot… for Roy and Ed you'll see what I mean. Like I said I wasn't sure what you guys would think, but I did this for a switch up, to make writing this story a little more interesting for me to write, lately I feel i've fallen into a slump where everything i write is super repetitive. Anyways I already have the next few chapters outlined and feel very motivated towards the future chapters.
::: This chapter is a little rough, I edited it once over... that'll be enough for now...
Chapter 33
Ed was sitting in the office, frantically flipping through his typed up report, finally he had something he was proud to put his name on. People had been waiting very patiently for a follow up paper after he'd published his first. It gained momentum and now the military and curious alchemists wanted more.
He sat anxiously leafing through the old draft of his paper that he held in his hands. He'd been expecting a call from the general for a couple of days now. There was a knock on the office door before Roy opened it with a smile, "Hey babe, I know that you're anxious about this report… but I need some help with the kids…"
"Oh… yeah…" Ed stood up and tugging at the bottom of his shirt.
"He'll call when he calls alright… don't put your life on hold to wait for him." Roy said, his hand coming to rest on the small of Ed's back.
"Yeah, yeah." Ed nodded, "Where's the baby…?" He asked, stretching, his shirt rose up and he turned red as he noticed Roy staring, "s-stop staring…" he said, glaring up at his partner.
Roy cleared his throat, "Sorry... uh… I just put Sawyer asleep upstairs…"
"Good…" Ed nodded, "The others?" He asked.
"Milo is upstairs in his room still having a tantrum…" Roy said
Ed grimaced, "It's been everyday with him recently…"
"I know…" Roy sighed.
"Daddy!" One of the girls screamed from the living room.
Roy tore open the door to the office, finding Louisa on the other side, standing with her hair drenched in purple paint, "how the h-" He stopped himself, "H-How did this happen sweetie?" Roy asked wiping the paint off her face before it dripped in her eyes.
She went to wipe her eyes but her hands were also colored in the dripping purple.
She was hysterical, upset that her long dark hair her mother always admired and complimented was ruined, she tried to explain what happened but her limited vocabulary made it hard and she ended up crying more.
"Sweetie come here, let me draw you a bath…" Ed said picking her up with ease and carrying her to the bathroom. He ran the warm water making sure the temperature was to her liking he helped her strip down and then she got in the tub, actually letting her mother wet and wash her hair. The purple began to rinse out but colored the water and soap, luckily it was just some non toxic stuff they'd gotten at some point or another so it wasn't harmful or dangerous.
"Mahma will you brush my hair afer this?" Louisa asked.
"Sure sweetie…" Ed said with a smile, he rinsed her hair and then helped dry her off as she got out.
"Alright upstairs to get dressed now…" Ed said nudging her towards the door, "go see if daddy can help you..."
She left Ed in the bathroom where he drained the bathtub gathered the paint covered clothes and cleaned up water and purple splotches on the bathroom floor. When he straightened up, rising again to his full height he noticed a purple ring stretching all the way around the walls of the bathtub. He sighed knowing he'd have to clean it up later, for now he was going to ignore it. He turned off the bathroom light and he heard Roy upstairs trying to control Sawyer who was wailing at the top of his lungs. Ed tossed Lulu's now purple clothes in the back room where he normally did the laundry.
His heart started to ache and his instincts were driving him crazy, telling him he had to go get to his baby now, he needed to help his baby right now. Ed only hoped that his cries didn't wake up Greyson who was asleep across the hall in their room, "Roy bring him down here…" Ed said over the cries. He almost wanted to cover his hears, feeling his heart throbbing at the sound of their miserable baby.
Ed just noticed Lulu still stood at the base of the stairs staring up, "c'mon sweetie, lets go get dressed." Ed said taking her hand and helping her up. They passed each other going down, "keep an eye on Oliver… and if you could try to clean up wherever this paint came from?" Ed asked.
"I'll try Ed, but, I'm dealing with a screaming infant at the moment…" Roy said gesturing to their son who was swaddled in his arms. A month old and he was still as loud and fussy as ever.
The door to Milo's room opened as Ed and Louisa passed to go to her room, "mommy, I wan nap in your room… daddy said no…" Milo said softly, sniffling and wiping his nose with his wrist.
"No you can't because Greyson is asleep in there…"
"We can share!" Milo whined, starting to cry again.
"Milo, Daddy and I both said no, you're a big boy you need to sleep in your room." Ed said, opening the door for his daughter she went in but Ed stayed to monitor Milo.
He stomped his foot angrily and then went to the door to Ed and Roy's room anyway.
"Don't you dare Milo." Ed said sternly. He knew that Milo was testing him, pushing his limits to see how much he could get away with...
"What?" Roy asked from the living room, he held Sawyer in one arm and a bottle in the other, it was quiet in the house again except for Milo's whimpered cries now.
"He's being a brat." Ed said. Milo turned the doorknob and opened the door. Ed rushed over and pulled it closed picking up Milo, "I told you no. Daddy and I both told you no, why don't you listen?" Ed asked irritated.
"Mahma, I don wan be alone! I don wanna! I don!" He said bawling and yelling.
Ed carried him into his own bedroom, "You need to stay in here and calm down Milo. I need to go help your sister get dressed, then I will come back. You need to stop crying before then…"
"O-okay…" He whimpered angrily
"Good boy…" Ed said, ruffling Milo's curls. Leaving his room he went next door and found Lulu pulling clothes out of drawers and off hangars, great, something else to add to the ever-growing list of things to clean up. "Louisa," Ed said sternly. Now he was getting annoyed, he normally had a high threshold for these things but the day was early and he was already nearing the end of his rope.
He sighed and clicked his tongue in annoyance, then dressed her in something she'd find comfortable; just a t shirt and some cloth pants he picked up his daughter and went to Milo's room, he was sitting on his bed looking at his hands which were folded in his lap. Ed adjusted his hold on Louisa and held her on his hip.
"Milo, the way you've been acting lately is not okay." Ed said sternly.
"Mommy, I wanna sleep with you n' daddy…" Milo said, whimpering.
"We already have Greyson sleeping in our bed." Ed countered
Milo began to sniffle and he wiped at his eyes trying not to cry.
"Hey sweetie, it's okay…" Ed said, he set Lulu down on his bed and brushed Milo's hair out of his face, tucking his dark curls behind his ear.
"Milo, I snuggle wit Ollie when I'm being scared… You can come snuggle wit us too." She said smiling at her big brother, "don be sad Milo…" Lulu said again, tugging at her brother's arm.
They wrapped their arms around each other in a hug, which made Ed smile.
Ed fawned over how cute they were, "Are you going to be okay Milo? Do you need a nap to feel better?" Ed asked
He shook his head, "I'm okay… I think…" Milo said rubbing his eyes, "Dah-Daddy is mad at me…" He erupted into tears again.
Ed sighed, "daddy's not mad at you… Just nobody likes it when you're cranky and tired like this…"
"I don either!" Milo said getting rather riled and aggressive.
"Milo enough of this, I'm trying to help you and make you feel better…" Ed said, "Not make you angry…"
"Mio do youuuu wan nap wit me…?" Louisa asked, "I took a bath… now m'sleepy…" she mumbled. She got under the blankets of Milo's bed.
Milo looked at his mother and then back at his little sister. She smiled at him and he looked back to his mother once more who nodded his encouragement. Milo blushed and nodded then laid on his back, snuggled up with his sister next to him. Ed got up, to leave the room "Do you want the lights on or off…?" He asked
"Lou? Are you scared of the dark?" Milo asked his little sister.
"No." She answered quietly.
"Off please mommy…" Milo said and he settled back into the bed.
Ed smiled and left the bedroom leaving the door open a crack. He could see Roy sitting on the couch with Sawyer still bottle-feeding him. Oliver was now at the coffee table drawing with crayons.
"Did you clean up the paint?" Ed asked descending the stairs.
"No… I didn't have time…" Roy said looking at Sawyer.
Ed sighed, "Where is it…?" He asked
"The kitchen." Roy said.
Ed went into the kitchen and luckily there wasn't much of a mess most of it had gotten on Lulu. He got a wet washcloth and cleaned up the remaining splatters and the residue on the table and chair.
He was rinsing out the washcloth when he heard Roy's low voice from behind him, "Thank you for cleaning that up… I'm sorry I couldn't help…"
Ed shook his head, "It's fine… you were dealing with Sawyer…" Ed said, he reached over to pinch his baby's foot. He saw Sawyer smile even though he was busy drinking down formula.
"Where'd the other crazies go…?" Roy asked
"Milo was upset because he couldn't sleep in our bed and he wanted to take a nap… Louisa said she would nap with him in his room so he wouldn't be alone and now they're both up there snuggling in his bed.
"Is Grey still asleep?" Roy asked,
"Oh… I should go check…" Ed said heading back upstairs to their bedroom.
"Daddy why amn't I sleeping wit Lou and Milo…?" Ollie asked as she scribbled in a coloring book.
"You can if you want sweetie… but I didn't think you needed a nap, you've been the best behaved today between your brothers and sister…"
"Mmm… so maybe a nap later…" She said.
"Uhh. I don't know if mommy would like that... because… you need to nap at the right time so you can have a good night's rest…"
"I don' feel tired…" Ollie said
"You think you can stay up the rest of the day and continue to be a good girl?" Roy asked.
She nodded, still coloring.
Roy sighed knowing that she probably could stay up the whole day, but she'd turn into Oliver the Tyrant and he already at his wits end, between two babies, both under a year old, and Milo's recent bout of bad attitude. He was sure Ed was having a hard time as well. "We'll talk to your mommy…" Roy said, not really sure if she would even be allowed to stay up. Ed came out of their bedroom closing the door.
"Grey is still asleep…" Ed said with a smile. "Is Sawyer close to conking out…?" He asked.
"Yeah… he's barely hanging on…" Roy said as he continued to feed their infant son. His eyes fluttered open and closed as he fought off the sleep that was about to overtake him.
"Oliver, it's time for a nap…" Ed said, taking a few steps down the stairs.
"Daddy said I could stay up, and I di'nt need ta take a nap…" She said, coloring paying no mind to her mother.
"I did not say that Oliver, I said we'd talk to mommy… and he said no, so it's time for a nap." Roy said calmly
"I'm nah tired, you said I was the goodest an I di'nt need a nap!" She raised her voice and stood up.
As she yelled, Sawyer started to fuss and wiggle in his arms, "Well now your behavior is proving otherwise…" Roy said, trying to calm the baby back down.
Ollie's eyebrows furrowed as she stared at her father, "I hate you daddy!" she grabbed a crayon and threw it at her father hitting him on the face then the crayon fell onto Sawyer's face, Sawyer began to cry loudly, almost a wail. She got up to go upstairs but Ed grabbed her, "That is not okay!" he said sternly, "You cannot blow up like that Oliver." He squatted so he was at her level and she looked at him out of the corner of her eye. "Oliver, you need to apologize to your Dad… right now…" Ed said turning her so she was facing her father. She watched as he cooed to her baby brother and calmed him down.
She walked up to him very slowly, her tail between her legs, "I-I'm sorry daddy," she said the beginnings of tears in her eyes.
Roy was silent for a while, before he handed her the crayon she had thrown at him only a moment ago, "Listen to your mother and go take a nap." He said sternly. Ed knew immediately that Roy was done, he had a sweet spot for the girls, his princesses, and normally couldn't be very firm or upset with them for long, but this time he was not cutting any slack.
She put the crayon on the coffee table and went upstairs, Ed followed a few steps behind, "Go to your room for your nap, you need some alone time…" Ed said. She was whimpering and sobbing now, but she obeyed and went to her room she closed the door and the house was again silent, which was rare.
Ed sat down beside Roy on the couch with a sigh, "So…" Ed started he stared as Roy cooed lovingly to Sawyer who was still awake- barely. He cleared his throat, "Why have you been leaving our room in the middle of the night for a couple of hours and then you always come back when I wake up?" He was confident when he asked thinking it nothing, maybe Roy couldn't sleep so he'd go work for a bit.
Roy turned red, "Y-You know about that…?" He asked.
Ed was immediately concerned, That was not the reaction he expected at all.
As the silence wore on Ed grew increasingly anxious, "Roy-" He started but was interrupted by Roy.
"I've been going to see my mistress." Roy said, he sighed, "I was going to tell-" He stopped as he looked at Ed and saw big tears welling in his eyes, he was trembling, not the reaction Roy had been expecting at all, "Oh Ed!" Roy dropped the bottle pulled him to his chest with his free arm, "I was joking, I'm so sorry…" He said and he kissed the top of his head holding him tightly, "Ed I love you, more than anyone in this entire world…"
"You fucking bastard!" Ed yelled, pushing him away, "I thought you were serious! You freaked me out!" He said wiping at his eyes and nose.
"I'm sorry… You always make that joke with me…" Roy said innocently.
Ed frowned, "b-but you were way too serious… I normally- I'm normally m-more casual"
Roy wrapped his free arm around Ed and pulled him close so he could kiss him. It began to deepen and soon Ed was practically on his lap, their newborn baby between the two of them as they made out.
"I'm gonna… put him to bed…" Roy said taking the little infant up to the nursery, Roy did a quick scan opening the doors to the rooms as he went, Greyson was asleep with Calces in their room. Oliver was laying awake in her bed. Louisa and Milo were asleep both of them awkwardly sleeping in the bed, some of their limbs tangled as they fought for room. He chuckled and then went downstairs.
Ed was lounging on the couch, which made Roy smile, "This brings back memories…" Roy said, straddling Ed's legs.
"What does?" Ed asked.
"You lying on the couch like this looking all thin and pretty." Roy said, "Like when you'd come over to my house before I got off work you'd be spread out, making yourself comfortable…" he was practically purring.
"Like before we married?" Ed asked with a grin
Roy nodded, "Back at that little two bedroom place I had…"
Ed nodded, remembering, "We were only there a short while after having Milo…" he said.
Roy nodded "Then we got that other house…"
"The big one on the outskirts of Central… I miss that house…" Ed said with a sad sigh. They'd put so much work into it. Roy put so much work into it to make it their own. Then they picked up and moved to Resembool. He perked up realizing he didn't actually know what had happened to that house. "Roy…" Ed started while absently running a hand through his short dark hair, he knew Roy loved it when he touched his head and face. He nuzzled into the touch when Ed's hand came to rest on his cheek, then he took Ed's hand and kissed his palm, before gently nibbling on his ring finger and wedding band. "Mine…" Roy said so lowly it sent shivers down Ed's spine.
He had to pull his hand away because he'd never actually heard Roy say anything like that, and it scared him a little bit. Ed sat up putting some space between the two of them, "w-what happened to that house…?" Ed asked quietly trying to distract Roy… he looked sort of… primal… animalistic.
But then his eyes cleared, and his gaze softened on Ed, "We still own it…" He said placing kisses on his neck, and just nuzzling into him. "You smell nice…"
"Probably from when I gave Lou a bath earlier…" Ed said, with a smile.
Roy gave one last kiss before he sat up a bit.
"How do we still own the house…? Isn't that expensive… won't people break in since we're not living there anymore?" Ed asked. He didn't like the idea of someone vandalizing the house they had fixed up and made a home again. That was Ed's favorite house that they'd lived in. He wanted to go back one day.
Roy chuckled, "It's not like we're paying for this one…" He dropped his head into Ed's chest and just stayed there for a few minutes breathing.
"Roy?" Ed asked, he ran a hand through Roy's hair again pulling his head up a bit to look at him. He was worried Roy was acting weird out of nowhere… "Are you alright?" He asked and when he pried Roy's head away from his chest the face he was met with put him into sheer panic mode. Roy was blushing, his eyes looked dazed and distant, and he was starting to drool a little bit. Ed had never ever seen him like this in all the years he had known his husband.
"R-Roy?" Ed asked him. In response the brigadier-general smiled and gave him a kiss, it was wet and sloppy and as soon as it was over Ed wiped his lips.
"I-I…"Roy started, Ed just noticed he was breathing a little harder and he groaned loudly… louder than any sound Ed had ever heard him make. "I just came…" is what he said, his gaze fixing once more on his blonde partner.
"What?" Ed asked sitting up again. Roy had a huge goofy grin on his face. "Are you drunk?" Ed asked, he couldn't keep the anger from rising to his voice.
"No." Roy shook his head, seriously. "You know I don't drink much…"
"Drugs then?" Ed asked.
"Of course not." Roy said enjoying the feeling of Ed's hands on either side of his face as he searched for any indication as to why Roy was behaving this way, and Roy just let him. Sometimes he'd groan or grunt when Ed's fingers touched a particularly sensitive patch of skin, and then he started to squirm and fidget.
"Are you feeling okay?" Ed asked again clearly concerned.
"Ye..ah" Roy nodded, and bit his lower lip.
"What?" Ed asked still watching Roy fidgeting nervously.
"C-Can I smell you?" Roy asked, and this time he was starting to grind on Ed, just dry humping him.
"What? No!?" he said loudly, Ed had to roll off the couch to get away.
Roy sighed dramatically, "Fiiiiiiine" He said, clearly pouting like a child.
Ed paid him no mind and went to the phone in the kitchen, he quickly dialed Oliver and Louis' number terrified by the possibility that there could be something wrong with his husband.
The phone only rang three times before it was answered with an agitated "Hello? What?" From Oliver Their daughter Nora could be heard crying in the background.
"It's me…" Ed started
"Ed!" Oliver said excitedly "I'm sorry I didn't know it was you… your call woke up Nora…"
"Oh, I didn't mean… should I call back?" Ed asked
"No no, Louis is taking care of her…" He said cheerily, "May I ask though what it is you're calling about?" Ed glanced around the room and saw Roy was nowhere to be found.
"Well…" He started unsurely, "It's about Roy…"
"Uh-huh…" Oliver said waiting to hear more.
"He's acting kind of weird…"
"Weirder than he normally does?" Oliver asked with a laugh.
"He's all red and drooly… and he keeps like grinding on me…"
Oliver burst out laughing, "Ed… I think that that's a personal problem you should know how to fix better than anyone…"
"But it's not just that he's horny…"
"Just keep an eye on him… alright? If he gets a fever or starts to cough or any symptoms of sickness let me know…"
"O-okay…" Ed said unsurely.
"He's gonna be fine Ed." Oliver said over the phone, "Okay I have to go now, but like I said just keep an eye on him…"
Ed sighed and went upstairs in search of Roy.
Their bedroom door was open and Ed could hear Roy, he thought it was coming from their bathroom but instead he realized the sound was coming from below. Roy's office. He spared a quick glance at Greyson still fast asleep as he left the room. Ed went downstairs quickly and opened the door, what he saw made his jaw drop.
Roy was standing with one arm braced against the wall, holding one of Ed's shirts against his face smelling it as he jerked himself off.
Ed turned bright red not quite sure what to do… why was Roy so turned on all of a sudden, why was he constantly smelling Ed? He decided it's best to just let Roy finish, he hadn't even noticed he'd been barged in on, he went back to the phone in the kitchen and called Oliver again,
"Sorry, yeah, it's me again… do you think you could come over here to take a look at Roy real fast?"
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Ed sat beside Roy on the couch and the man was rubbing and nuzzling Ed, trying to pull him into his lap so he could hold him tightly, but Ed resisted. "Roy stop… just sit still…"
"I want you though…" Roy groaned still poking and prodding Ed.
When the front door opened quietly Ed got up and flung himself on Oliver giving him a hug. He couldn't be sure but he swore he heard Roy growl again, just like he had earlier.
Ed went and sat down on the couch beside Roy and Oliver took off his coat and wandered over with his bag of medical tools.
"So Roy…" He started, setting his bag down on the coffee table. "How are you feeling today…?" Oliver asked him curiously.
"Good… fine…" He said, wrapping an arm around Ed's shoulder and pulled him close, he began to nose at Ed's neck which his husband didn't seem to mind but at this point he must've been tolerating it so he didn't have to put up with Roy's incessant whining, before he just did whatever it was he wanted in the first place...
Oliver hummed in thought, he didn't take his eyes off of Roy as he continued to nuzzle Ed's neck. He continued to stare at the two of them and then he saw Roy glance at him out of the corner of his eye and it gave Oliver chills, it was like he was trying to display his superiority, he was trying to protect Ed. Because what Oliver had seen when Roy glaced at him was "mine".
"Hey Ed, I think I hear one of the kids crying upstairs…" Oliver said wanting to observe Roy...
"Oh really?" He broke out of Roy's arms and went upstairs.
Roy's attention was solely focused on Ed and Oliver just observed him, thinking and trying to connect the pieces that were already there and the new ones being flipped over.
Ed checked the rooms, stopping when he got to theirs, he opened the door and went in.
Oliver cleared his throat but that didn't get Roy's attention so he did it a second time this time managing to break his gaze from his bedroom door.
"He'll be right back out in just a minute…" Oliver tried to comfort, but Roy only frowned. Oliver reached into his bag and pulled out a small memo pad and began to write down little scribbled notes.
"Unfocused", "overly affectionate", "clingy", "High sex drive", "possessive" those were what he noticed and of course what Ed had told him.
Ed came out of their room, "I don't know what you heard… but it wasn't a kid…" he stepped down the stairs.
As soon as Ed sat back down on the couch, Roy was back at his neck, kissing and nuzzling, his arms were draped around Ed's waist.
"Roy do you feel hot?" Oliver asked
"What?" He asked stupidly
"Do you feel overly warm? Uncomfortably so….?" Oliver asked.
"I mean… a little but it's not unbearable." He answered, raising his head but then nosing right back down into the crook of Ed's neck.
"Huh…" Oliver said, clearly in thought, trying to figure out if there was anything- from a physical medicine standpoint wrong with Roy, "And… you have the urge to have sex? A lot more than usual...Right?" Oliver asked uncertainly.
"I mean… I guess… yeah…" He said.
"Explain to me exactly how it is you feel…"
"About what?" Roy asked.
Oliver shrugged, "about Ed, about your day, about your kids…"
"Well… if I'm being completely honest… I really want to stick it in Ed… maybe it won't hurt so much…"
"You're hurting?" Ed asked worriedly.
"No… I just mean like… painfully aroused…"
Oliver held up a hand, "okay stop… I don't need to hear anymore."
He got up and gathered his things, Ed got up off the couch to follow Oliver to the door, "what's wrong with him… is it serious is he sick?" Ed asked.
Oliver chuckled at that… "I have an idea… but I'm not certain yet… I need to make some calls…"
"So it's not anything… super pressing…?" Ed asked
Oliver shook his head, "Well It is rather important we figure this out, but he won't die or anything like that…"
Ed nodded at that, he felt Roy's eyes on his back, "So what do I do…? How do I deal with him?" Ed asked nervously.
"I think you should indulge him…"
"What?" Ed asked not particularly liking the answer.
Oliver nodded, and took off his glasses. "You should let us watch the kids… just for tonight."
"What do you think is wrong with him…?" Ed asked Oliver shook his head.
"I don't want to say unless I know for certain…"
Ed nodded at that, "okay…" In the past he would've argued with Oliver, but he knew from experience this man knew what he was talking about.
"Ed… if you start to feel sick, please call me right away." Oliver said putting a hand on Ed's shoulder.
"Why would I…?" Ed started but Oliver pulled him into a hug and looked over his shoulder at Roy who stared intently. Oliver could see his lip curling as he tried to keep his composure. Again just to test him a bit, Oliver leaned in to kiss Ed.
Ed was confused and caught off guard, it was nothing, obviously, just pressed dry lips. "What are you-?" Ed asked.
As soon as it happened Roy was at his side, pulling him away. His arms wrapped around Ed tightly, he was snarling and growling.
"Oh stop that Roy, it's just me you know I have no interest in Ed… I was just testing you." He said with a sigh, "I'll get back to you guys as soon as I have answers for you… drop off the kids whenever tonight,"
Ed nodded at that and the white haired man left their house, closing the door behind him.
"What is wrong with you?" Ed asked, trying to break out of Roy's arms he was tired of him like this already.
"What's wrong with you?" Roy asked angrily, "Should've just let him shove his cock in you and be done with it." Roy was dejected now and looked sad.
Ed glared at Roy, "Shut up! That's one of our best friends. You know he and I would never." He wasn't sure why but he felt wrong yelling at Roy and wanted to apologize but he was going to stand his ground, Roy was the one being unreasonable.
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After they'd dropped off the kids, Roy was all over Ed- again.
When they got home, Roy took Ed's arm and tried to pull him upstairs.
"No, Roy, I have to clean up a bit..." Again Ed felt his gut twist as he turned down Roy, but if he didn't do the cleaning up now when he had time he never would. He started with the bathroom and scrubbed the tub of it's purple ring, then he went upstairs and cleaned the kids' rooms.
"We should make them do it…" Roy said standing in the doorway of Oliver and Louisa's room
"Yeah, well, they're not here right now…" Ed had a bit of a tone, and he cringed at the harshness of his own voice.
"Come on…" Roy purred to him, pulling him up from his seat on the floor.
Ed found himself unable to say no this time and he let himself be pulled from one room to the next. As he walked into their bedroom it was stifling hot, did Roy turn up the temperature in the house? Normally their room didn't get so hot, it was warmer than the rest of the house, but Ed had never noticed it to be such a substantial difference.
Everything began to blur together as he let himself be laid down in bed, Roy arranged his limbs to his liking and then Ed remembered feeling hot and wet, Roy's tongue slid all over his body, tracing Ed's muscles. He felt fingers plunging inside of him, making him gushing wet.
When they were removed, to Ed's dismay he felt sick, his stomach shrivelled and he wanted to throw up. He wanted to be fucked and filled.
"Roy…" he whined,
Roy purred at that, "i'm right here baby, ready for you…"
Ed glanced down at his cock and almost passed out, why did his dick look so much different. So much bigger. Worry pierced through his clouded mind and he sat up.
"Why does your penis look like that?" Ed asked, still rather dazed.
"It feels good…" Roy said, stroking himself.
Ed watched and saw at the base of his dick, it was sort of bulbous and swollen, and it freaked him out, he got up out of bed, "No… Roy, we need to call Oliver right now! There is something seriously wrong with you!"
Roy sighed, and went to Ed nosing at his neck again, he groaned and started grinding his hips.
"Roy enough…" Ed pushed him away and immediately he felt wrong, Roy looked hurt and, Ed went to him, hugging him tightly, Roy stroked Ed's hair and kissed the top of his head, he had no idea why but he felt like crying he wanted Roy to comfort and coddle him.
"We still need to call Oliver…" Ed said softly.
"Okay…" Roy said he kissed Ed's neck, the same spot on the left side of his neck every time. Ed broke out of Roy's arms and it felt like a physical blow, he reached for Ed's hand he needed to be touching him, it made him feel better.
Ed took his hand and they went downstairs, they went to the phone and he dialed Oliver and Louis' number.
"Tichs and Cooper household, the clinic is closed right now-" Oliver greeted
"Oliver… it's me again,"
"Oh Ed, good, I called my friend and talked to him… so I was meaning to call you…"
"Yeah… uhm… on another note...Roy's penis…. Is like swelling up or something…" Ed said, a bit rushed and freaked out.
"That's normal for an alpha male…" Oliver said
"What?" Ed asked confused
"Roy is... well… his body is changing… the only reason I can think of being because he sleeps with you and you are already messed up because of the severity principal so what I'm saying is the alchemy changing you started to change Roy as well...and...and he's now becoming another gender known as an alpha… what you were seeing is called a knot.
Ed felt rattled, 'an Alpha'. What did that even mean.
"He's in a rut right now because you're his mate…. But my guess is you aren't really as far along in becoming an omega as he is an alpha, and so your scent glands are still developing which is why he's sniffing you all the time is because he can't smell you around the house, and his Alpha instincts are sort of kicking into overdrive because he doesn't have an omega to knot, even though he can faintly smell you…"
Ed had no idea what he was saying, his vision went white and his ears were ringing it all sounded like nonsense to him.
"The best part… the kicker is… he's the one changing you into an omega...slowly though… if he's not attracted to your scent he'll want a different omega… or something like that I think…" Oliver said.
Ed felt his heart drop, Roy would leave him, he was petrified now, frozen as he listened to Oliver, but he didn't take anything else in all he worried about was developing as an omega faster so that Roy wouldn't leave him for another.
"Okay Ed?" Oliver asked making him snap out of it.
"What?" Ed asked
Oliver, sighed, " I said, don't let him knot you… not while you're still… developing…"
"Is he okay?" Ed asked a bit nervously.
"I mean, he's not going to remember any of this, his body is producing so many new chemicals he's sort of in a daze…"
"How do I become and omega…" Ed asked frantically.
"It just happens, but i suppose if you were triggered into heat…" Oliver stopped himself, "No that's very dangerous, which is why you need to be careful of him since he's in a rut, you triggered him, and we don't want the reverse to happen…"
Ed didn't feel good at all, he felt anxious and it suddenly became very hard to breathe, "what is happening?" he asked tearing up… Roy went to him and wrapped his arms around Ed holding him close, "Don't Roy… do you even know what is going on right now…!" Ed shouted angrily.
"I know… You're my husband… Edward Mustang, and we have five children together… we're mates."
Ed shook his head, "No we're not… I'm not an omega and you're going to leave me… I don't want you to leave me!" What was happening? Ed wasn't ever this desperate unless he was pregnant and he knew that wasn't possible.
He didn't realize he was still holding the phone to his ear until he heard Oliver speak, "You're already a needy mess… Ed you and Roy need to separate now! Or else a heat will be triggered…
"But won't that make me an omega…?" Ed asked
"You don't want to be an omega Ed…" Oliver said.
"Yes I do,I want to be with Roy, I can't lose him, I need him…"
He heard Roy growling low behind him he could tell his mate was in distress and the source seemed to be the phone call.
Oliver sighed, "It doesn't matter take my advice or don't you both are going to do what you want to do anyways…"
"Oliver what is a heat? And a rut…?" Ed asked hesitantly.
"A heat is when you are fertile as an omega it will be the only time you will be able to get pregnant…"
"And an alpha can be put into a rut when an omega is in heat…"
"Doesn't that mean that I'm already in heat?" Ed asked…
"Perhaps but you would know if you were in heat, you could feel and if... if Roy knots you it's almost a guaranteed pregnancy..."
"I don't want that…" Ed whimpered…
"Don't worry you're not fully developed you won't-"
Roy took the phone from his hand and hung it up.
"Why did you do that?" Ed asked angrily.
"He's making you upset…" He answered simply, he wrapped his arms around Roy and Roy in turn began to nuzzle him again, he began to lick his neck, his teeth occasionally scraping Ed's skin and it made Ed shiver with delight a tingle at the base of his spine, he moaned a little and leaned into Roy.
The phone rang again and Ed reached to answer it before he heard Roys low rumbling voice behind him, "Don't" He sounded so commanding that something in the very core of Ed's being shook and he had to submit, he couldn't fight it, his hand dropped and he let the phone ring.
"Good boy…" Roy purred which made Ed flush.
"Y-You can't knot me…" Ed said softly he wasn't even sure what that meant and he was sure Roy didn't either. "You can't stick it in me…"
"Why not?" He was almost growling again.
"Because, I don't want to get pregnant if I'm in heat or if I go into heat…"
"Aren't you in heat?" Roy asked
Ed shook his head, "No… I'm not developing as an omega very quickly… or something" Ed didn't understand he was just repeating back information Oliver had given him.
"Oh…" Roy said, he sounded disappointed.
Ed felt his heart shatter, he displeased him… suddenly his only focus was on Roy and how he was making him feel he didn't like this feeling, why did this have to happen to them. Was this karma catching up to them, they'd had it so good for so long. Ed felt his life crashing down around him and he began to cry.
"Baby…" Roy purred, cupping his face in his hands, "Don't cry…" he wiped away Ed's tears. He kissed his forehead, "I love you Ed and I'm going to take care of you…" He stroked his hair away from his face, "here come with me…" Roy carried Ed upstairs to their bedroom and laid him down in their bed, he started to undress Ed which made his small husband whimper.
"Don't you trust me?" He asked softly
And just his voice alone made Ed relax, he seemed more himself now… or at least more in control of himself and his urges, Ed wondered if he really wouldn't remember any of this. "I do…" Ed said
"Good." Roy nodded and stripped Ed of his clothes, he went to the closet and pulled out one of his dress shirts for Ed to wear. He buttoned it up for Ed and then laid down pulling Ed flesh up against him so his head was nuzzled into his neck.
"Do we have to lay like this?" Ed asked a bit embarrassed.
Roy smiled and kissed him, "Do you smell my scent?" He asked barring his neck for Ed.
Ed shook his head as large tears fell from his eyes… He didn't know why he was crying. At this point he didn't care, he didn't understand anything more. All he knew was that he felt terrible, like he was a failure.
"It's okay… you will…" Roy said reassuringly and he cuddled Ed, kissing him and his neck, "I can smell you, and it's sooo goooood." He groaned, "right now you smell aroused…"
Ed blushed and felt a little twist in his stomach. He noticed he was hard, did that just happen? Had he been hard? If so for how long?
Roy was still nosing at his neck when he asked, "can I bite you?" Ed wasn't really sure what this meant but his body flushed at the question. He liked it when Roy left little love bites, this was probably just a little bit bigger of a bite than that right?
Wrong it was bigger, a lot bigger and it hurt more too. His arousal came to a head and he came as soon as Roy's teeth pierced through his skin. He let out a long moan and began to whimper softly. Then he noticed it, a thick scent alluring and strong, the room was thick with it, Roy licked his neck tenderly, and then kissed it. Ed began to scent Roy which made his husband chuckle.
"Are you smelling me?" Roy asked bemused.
"Yes.." Ed inhaled deeply this scent was intoxicating he knew what Roy meant now when he said he could smell Ed's arousal. Ed could smell Roy's too. "You smell good. Like pine, and firewood, warm things…" Ed inhaled deeply again, "l-like bourbon…"
Roy looked very pleased, "You can smell me…?" He purred
Ed nodded smiling now, and he felt Roy's own happiness and it made him happy too. They began to kiss before Roy pulled away, "Ed… will you bite me?"
His cock twitched at the question, and he immediately leaned in to Roy licking his neck where the scent was strongest. He nibbled gently before Roy began to stroke him. He felt a sensation unlike any other, he started rocking his hips.
"Ed…" The way Roy groaned his name, stirred something inside of Ed and he crawled up Roy so he was once again at his neck. He licked once before he bit hard, he tasted blood, but it felt good to have bitten Roy. He felt a great deal of his anxiety disappear, it was now just a little inkling in the back of his head.
Ed didn't notice Roy was groaning and rocking his hips, he had just come.
"That felt good…" Roy said nosing at Ed's neck, "mm… your scent is so much stronger now…"
Ed flushed at the compliment, he liked knowing that Roy could smell him, he felt relieved, "d-do I smell like an omega?" Ed asked.
Roy nodded, "you smell like my mate…".
Ed's whole body unwinded at that and he was at ease. he started to slide down Ed's body until his face was between his legs.
Roy began to chuckle.
Ed turned bright red, and tried to move away.
"No baby…". Roy said softly, reaching over to brush back some hair that had come out of his ponytail. "I was laughing because you came when I called you my mate,"
Ed blushed again, and sat up, he felt a pit form in his stomach, "Roy we need to… be away from each other…". Ed said softly
"What?" Roy growled angrily.
This wasn't his Roy. He was acting weird again and Ed thought he might have been falling back into a rut.
"You're not you… you're not going to remember any of this…". Ed said running his hand through his hair and then to the side of Roy's face, the alpha cuddled into the touch.
And then it was overwhelming, a smell and a feeling coming from Roy it made Ed want to submit, he began to squirm and feel hot and very feverish, he resisted the urge to throw himself on Roy and Ed knew that he must've been feeling what Oliver called a heat.
His mind was starting to cloud and the only thought he found crossing his mind was alpha. alpha. alpha.
Ed started to writhe under Roy which made him smile knowing he was making his omega a mess.
"I'll knot you and breed you, until you're carrying my child…"
As soon as he said the word knot Ed was rigid. He got up, out of bed and it hurt, he felt like his body was on fire… being away from Roy.
As soon as he was up Roy's eyes were alight with desire, he looked like he was ready to chase Ed.
"You don't want to be away from me… away from your alpha."
Ed felt his knees buckle and then he felt wet and sticky, like he'd been sweating heavily. He felt aroused, painfully so. Roy was right, Ed didn't want to be away from his alpha. But he also didn't want or need another baby.
"C'mere baby…" Roy purred
Ed felt a heat in the pit of his stomach spread through his whole body. He ached for Roy yearned for him, but still he fought all of his instincts and left the room as soon as the door was open and he was in the hallway the air was shocking cold and sucked all the air from his lungs, he could still smell Roy but it wasn't as potent or strong, he felt he had some control back and his mind cleared slightly. He needed to call Oliver. Roy was not himself like he'd been told earlier he wouldn't remember this- hopefully.
"Ed…" he heard Roy call with a snarl, it scared Ed because his first instinct was to apologize and beg for forgiveness, but again he ignored his body and went to the head of the stairs he heard Roy from the bedroom throw the blankets from their bed before he was in the hallway his gaze fixed on Ed.
Ed continued down the stairs even though now Roy's smell was getting to him again he felt wet and sticky and he realized it was coming out of him, out of his asshole, it was uncomfortable, and that must've been what Roy could smell.
Ed hurried down the rest of the stairs he saw Roy following, rather quickly gaining on him which made Ed hurry even more. He wasn't scared, Roy didn't make him feel threatened or anything like that. He was more worried Roy would keep him from making responsible decisions. Ed went to the phone, dialing Oliver's number quickly hoping he hadn't messed up. It rang once before it was answered.
"yes?" It was Louis this time.
Ed could hear Roy growling just outside the kitchen.
"L-Louis it's Ed…" he said hurriedly.
"I assume you're calling for Oliver?" He asked
"Is it mommy?" Ed heard in the background. Roy appeared in the entrance of the kitchen, he looked angry.
"I-it's urgent…" Ed said
"What are you doing?" Roy asked obviously trying to keep down a growl.
Ed ignored him because he knew if he acknowledged him at all he'd turn to putty and do whatever Roy asked of him.
"Hello? Ed?" Oliver asked, "is everything alright?"
"I-I don't think so…" Ed said holding back a sob
"What's wrong? Did Roy hurt you?" He asked, Ed could hear the concern in his voice
"N-no…" That terrified Ed, did that mean Roy was capable of hurting Ed in his state?
"Good…" Oliver breathed a sigh of relief.
"I-I think I'm in heat…"
"Oh Ed…" Oliver said sadly.
Ed bit his lip to hold back tears and then he felt Roy behind him nosing at where he'd bitten Ed a few minutes earlier. He felt his teeth around the same spot pressing gently, and Ed's legs turned to jelly, he wobbled and a broken moan escaped his lips.
"Ed? Keep the two of you separated… just stay away from each other... I'll be over right away!" The line clicked and Ed felt relief wash over him, he was shaking barely able to stand.
"Oliver is on his way over…" Ed said quietly. He could feel Roy tense up and he bit Ed harder, making him moan and fall to his knees on the floor.
Roy quickly joined him and Ed fought with everything in him, "Roy please don't…" he begged, crying now, the shirt was starting to stick to his skin from all the slick he'd been producing, his thighs in particular. "Please Roy please I want you to listen to me…"
Roy's eyes cleared slightly and he raised his head to look Ed in the eyes.
"Please get off of me…" He pressed a small kiss to the corner of Roy's mouth, "I love you I'm yours and nobody elses. I just can't take your knot right now… I don't understand what's happening to us and I'm scared…"
Roy wrapped his arms around Ed tightly, "I'm sorry."
"Please listen to Oliver when he comes over," Ed swore he saw Roy's eyes calm and then he smelled different. just in time there was a knock then they both heard the front door being opened,
"Hello? Ed? Roy?"
Roy's smell changed immediately something that made Ed feel safe and secure, like the best place for him to be was right where he was, in Roy's arms.
Ed gave into his instincts and nuzzled up against Roy's neck. It caught him off guard, while he was watching his husband with interest Ed got up, buttoning up Roy's shirt again and tugging it down his thighs he was uncomfortable feeling the slick running down the inside of his thighs he wanted to go to the bathroom and take a bath, but Oliver was here.
Roy was up and at his side, feeling very possessive as Ed was just coming into his new gender, and the beginnings of a heat had been triggered.
"Oh…" Oliver said when he saw Ed, his cheeks were rosy with arousal and he had slick dripping down his legs, the shirt he was wearing was long enough to cover his parts. Roy hovered close an arm around his shoulders protectively and now Ed didn't seem to mind.
"How are you feeling?" Oliver asked with a faint smile.
"Umm…kinda... weird…" Ed answered timidly.
"And you haven't been knotted..?" Oliver asked
Ed shook his head, "no." He answered
"Good…". Oliver nodded his approval.
Roy snarled and growled very quietly.
Again Ed gave into his instincts trying to calm Roy, he leaned up and rubbed his head against his neck trying to reassure him that he was his and no one else's.
"This isn't very good… I'm glad you're still able to comprehend what happening I'm not sure how much longer you'll be able to keep your free will, like Roy the chemicals will take over your body…". He paused "the only difference between his rut and your heat is that if your pheromones aren't around to affect him he won't react I can explain the situation to him then…"
Ed nodded in understanding, "so we're to be separated…?" He asked
Oliver nodded, "it's for the best…"
Ed felt his skin go cold and he almost felt sick at the thought.
Roy wrapped his arms around him holding him tight. He nuzzled his neck and kissed.
"You will stay here since you probably need to nest…" Oliver said more to himself than to Ed.
"Nest?" Ed asked
"The way my friend explained it to me, you'll feel the need to be surrounded by your alpha's scent… so you'll take shirts and other things that smell like him and surround yourself with it."
"Oh…" Ed said softly.
"Do you have any toys you can use?" Oliver asked
"What?" Ed asked stupidly
"Like… sex toys… you might need that to help you get off…"
"What?"
"Since you're in heat that's what happens… it's your biological need as an omega to be bred… impregnated… you'll be uhh indisposed for a number of days… until your breeding period is over…"
"How long does a heat last…?" Ed asked
"They average between 3-7 days it depends on how fertile you are…"
Ed didn't want this… "so where… where will Roy be?" Ed asked "don't we… need to be separated?"
"Well… initially I thought no…. but after talking to my friend he said it's only a danger for young omega… I could make some contraceptives and then get some suppressors for Roy, so that you can spend your heat together while he is lucid. But for right now I need to separate the two of you so I can explain to him while he is… conscious and able to understand…"
Ed nodded at that.
"So I plan to take him away once he knows what's going on I'll give him a couple suppressants for your heat and send him to you and then he can take care of you, the way an alpha should…" Oliver said with a sly smile.
"What does that mean…?" Ed asked, blushing
"It means sex and a lot of it until the end of your heat, basically you'll be locked away for the duration… but not only that, his instincts will be going wild telling him to take care of you… bathe you, feed you, or anything else you could need..."
"What about the kids?" Ed asked, almost whimpering.
"We'll take care of them and switch off a few nights with Al and Win… don't worry about them okay?" Ed could only nod in response.
"Okay Roy…" Oliver said and he straightened up in response.
"I think you should stay the night with Louis and I, so you can be with your kids it might help ease the stress of being without your omega…"
"No, he needs me…" Roy said, protectively petting Ed's hair.
"Yes he does but he needs you to be able to control yourself and you will not especially since this will be your first rut and heat… most omega for many years go through their heats alone, with no one…
Roy looked between Ed and Oliver. Ed nodded his encouragement to Roy before leaning up to nuzzle against his scent glands.
"It'll be okay…" Ed said softly, "we'll see each other tomorrow…"
"Ehh… possibly… depends how long it takes for him to come out of his rut…" Oliver said.
Ed held back a whimper and Roy immediately began to nuzzle against him, any skin, not just his neck. He left scattered kisses and Ed moaned softly.
"Enough!" Oliver yelled clapping his hands.
Ed and Roy both snapped to attention, Ed's eyes were blown wide and Roy held him closely, one of his hands was on Ed's chin as he held it up so he had easy access to his scent glands.
"Roy stop. I can assure you that this is not what you want… This is for Ed's health and safety you will be reunited shortly, it's better for both of you…" Oliver said, seeing the look on their faces he could tell what they were thinking, "I know, leaving each other must sound like the absolute worst idea in the world right now, but I need you both to trust me…"
Ed gently took Roy's arms off himself and began to nuzzle against him, "I'll be fine until you come back…" Ed said, he gently nipped the bite he'd left on Roy earlier.
Ed could hear him growl low in approval, he felt Roy was satisfied and happy with this display and his whole body began to thrum with pleasure.
"You need to go now…" Ed said placing a kiss on his lips, "take care of the kids…"
Roy looked pained but he was under the spell of his omega and right now he had to obey.
Roy sighed and then nuzzled his neck against a bit more before taking off his shirt he wrapped it around his neck like a scarf.
"Go get another shirt genius…" Oliver said waiting patiently while Roy went back upstairs and then came back down, he wrapped his arms around Ed and kissed his face and lips before Oliver ushered him out the door and Ed was alone.
The house was silent and he realized how much he hurt with Roy gone. His skin burned and he ached deep inside, a place he knew only Roy could reach. He took Roy's shirt and smelled it feeling better almost immediately. He didn't judge Roy now for what he'd walked in on earlier. He understood how empowering their scents must've been.
He felt the slick run down his legs and decided he was in desperate need of a bath. He went up to their bathroom and ran some lukewarm water it felt much better on his hot skin.
Once he slid in, he laid still before he realized he could once again smell Roy.
Immediately he became erect and looked around. The source of the smell was Roy's soap which normally Ed found too strong but he grabbed it and began to rub it all over his body, he ached and throbbed in need but It still didn't feel enough.
He got out of the bath rather quickly and went and changed into some of Roy's clothes. Then he laid in bed.
Again the faint smell got to him and the erection he tried to ignore got bigger. He buried his head in the pillows and resisted the urge to touch himself.
This wasn't so bad, he could do this. He thought as he drifted off to sleep.
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When Ed woke up he felt wretched, he was aching inside something he had experienced before but not to this degree, he was throbbing and it sent ripples through his body he laid crying and whimpering.
He nuzzled into the sheets moving more towards Roy's side of the bed hoping that would help. Slick began to trickle down his legs and he reached for some tissues to wipe up with, but as soon as he was dry the slippery substance was dripping down his inner thighs again.
He hated this uncomfortable feeling and he missed Roy. He laid in the bed ignoring everything trying to block out his urges and feelings.
He kept finding himself burying his face in the shirt Roy had taken off when he left. The sight and feeling of Roy's bare chest as he held him close before he left was stuck in Ed's head. His skin was burning and he ached inside, he didn't realize he was laying with his ass up in the air until he was moving his hand back to touch himself. He stopped and sat up in bed, his whole body burned with arousal and want.
He buried his face in the shirt one more time, and again a rippled wave of pleasure shot through his body. He moved to the edge of the bed wanting to get up but he wasn't sure if could. His legs were so weak, and not mention wet, he'd woken up soaking and hated this feeling, he wanted to change the sheets but couldn't find it in him to leave the bedroom.
It scared Ed, the way he was feeling… he didn't want to have to go through this, but of course the world had other plans and here he was. As he stood out of bed, his legs shook and he fell back down onto the bed, he tried on more time and managed to stand briefly before his legs wobbled and turned to jelly he was on his knees on the floor. He sobbed softly and eventually found the strength to pull himself up into the bed.
He laid back down on Roy's side of the bed and whimpered as the weak smell surrounded him barely enough to fulfill or sustain him. He wanted him back here, he needed him. He felt an idiot for willingly sending him away.
He opened Roy's bedside drawer and pulled out a couple of choice toys Roy would rarely use. He stared at the blue silicone before tossing it back in the drawer, it wouldn't satisfy him it would make it worse. Instead he just opted to stroke himself and touch, tweaking his own nipples. He gently prodded his hole but it was so wet it freaked him out a bit.
He continued to do this oragsming multiple times but it never enough… it never felt satisfying eventually he fell back asleep, hoping that Roy would come back soon.
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OKAY! Wow, I am so scared what you guys will think… I'm not going to fall into the regular omega alpha personalities, Ed is still going to be his fiery little self. I'm sorry if you don't like the changes this is more for me than anything, and even if you don't like alpha/omega, I hope you stick around because it'll be entertaining at least… I plan on writing a short extra about Oliver and Louis watching the ferocious five! this chapter is your present for the holidays. Happy Holidays! Please leave me a review with your thoughts/ comments I love hearing from you guys! See ya next chapter.