Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ A Long Way To Go ❯ Chapter 1 ( Chapter 1 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

Wow, this is my first FMA fanfic. And it's gonna suck in the begining, but I promise, it'll get better. There's weirdness, and OCCness. You'll have that. Um, alright I guess. Please, comment, critise, whatever.

".." - talking

'Gah!' - thoughts

Main Couple - [RoyxEdward]

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Ed ran his hands though his hair and looked at the papers on his coffee table. Sighing, he stood up and began to pace around his living room. He stopped and looked at the papers again. Walking over to the couch, he picked up his pen and began signing the papers, when…

*Knock, knock, knock*

“Full metal?”

“Damnit, Colonel. What do you want?” Ed was annoyed. Mustang was one of the last people he wanted to deal with right now.

“I need those papers.” Mustang said through the door.

“I’m not finished. Now leave.” Ed put his hands behind his head and lay down on his couch, looking up at the ceiling. As soon as Ed did this, he heard the door to his apartment open and then click close. Mustang stood there in full uniform, hands behind his back.

“Edward, are you alright?” The Flame Alchemist surprised himself at the question, Ed didn’t move from where he was. He didn’t move his gaze, nor sit up and tell Mustang to leave.

“No, I’m not.” Was all he said. That was all. Roy walked over to where the, now, 16 year old blond, was lying down. Roy looked at Ed, who had finally looked away. Mustang noted that there were tears in the boy’s eyes. He was trying extremely hard not to cry.

“Edward, I know it’s hard. But the sooner you realize it’s over, the sooner you can get over it.” Mustang wasn’t being much help to Ed. He was just pissing Ed off even more.

“I DO REALIZE IT’S OVER. I’M ALLOWED TO BE UPSET, ALRIGHT? YOU TELL ME THAT YOU WOULDN’T BE UPSET IF YOU JUST WATCHED THE ONLY FAMILY YOU HAD LEFT, DIE RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. AND YOU COULDN’T HELP!” Ed was standing now. Tears streaming down his face. Roy didn’t know what to do. So he did the first thing he could think of. He took the younger boy, and pulled him closer to himself. Roy held Ed in a tight hug, while Ed sobbed like a lost child.

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They didn’t have a huge ceremony. They couldn’t really. They had taken the armor that Alphonse had been in for 3 years. Roy Mustang, Riza Hawkeye, Jean Havoc, Maes Hughes, Winry Rockbell, and Pinako Rockbell all attended. Just them. It was a small, but it meant a lot to Ed, and Ed knew that it meant a lot to Al.

Alphonse's death was tragic. Nobody knew how Al died. Nobody, but Ed, who was still reluctant to talk about it. Only Roy Mustang knew that Ed had felt helpless in saving his brother. Roy had held onto Ed for almost a half hour, until Ed started to calm down. Mustang, or anyone other than Al, had ever seen the Fullmetal Alchemist cry. Ed had clung onto the older man for, what seemed like, dear life. Roy shocked himself about caring so much for the younger teen, but just couldn't help it. Espically now, in his time of need.

After the ceremony was over everybody left. Everyone but Ed. He stood the and stared at the grave stone.

It started to rain while he was standing there, watching the gravestone. Ed heard a car pull up behind him. He didn't turn around until he heard his name called.

"Fullmetal!"

Slowly, Ed turned around to see Mustang, standing at his car, car door wide open. Ed stared blankly at him as he ran up to Ed and pulled him into a tight hug. Edward didn't do anything. He didn't hug Roy, he didn't cry, and he didn't move. Mustang almost started crying right there, with Ed in his arms, standing in the rain.

"Come on, Ed. I'll take you home." Roy said, pulling away from Ed. He finally looked up at the Colonel with blank eyes.

"I don't want to be alone."

"... Do you want to stay at my place with me tonight?" Ed just stared at him blankly, but slowly nodded anyways. The Flame Alchemist wrapped one arm around Ed's shoulders and lead him to the car. Ed sat in the front seat and stared out the window. Mustang just thought he was in shock, so the stay together probably wouldn't be to bad. The car ride was extremely quiet. Way to quiet for Mustang to handle. So he turned on the radio and played it softly. He could have sworen he heard sobbing during the song.

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That night, almost as soon as Roy had welcomed Ed into his home, did Ed find the couch and pass out on it.

'He must be extremely stressed out.' He grabbed a blanket from his bedroom, after striping Ed of his soaking wet coat and shirt, he drapped the blanket over him. Then he did something that surprised himself. Mustang bent over and kissed Ed on the forehead. After blushing, smacking himself on the head a couple of times and looking over the sleeping boy, he walked away to go take a shower.

Whenever Roy got dressed and walked into the living to see Ed examining his automail arm.

"Ed?" Mustang walked towards the blond.

"It's funny, ya know? I gave up this arm to save Al's soul." He covered his eyes with his automail hand. Roy saw a tear roll down the side of his face. He wasn't sure what to do. So he sat down next to Ed on the couch.

"What happened?" Ed started crying even harder, and shook his head no.

"I-I can't say..." Sobbing, Ed sat up and put his face into his hands. Roy put a hand on his shoulder.

"It's alright. I'll be here with you, always. If you ever need me." Then it was Ed's turn to hug Roy.


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