Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ A Long Way To Go ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]
Eh, sorry, this is taking so long to write. My computer crashed so now I have to write this at school. X.x oh well. Sorry I’ll try to finish this chapter really soon.

“Hello?” Maes Hughes voice said through the phone receiver.

“Hughes? It’s Edward. Uh, I was wondering if I could talk to you about something really important. Do you mind?” Ed asked quickly.

“Not at all my dear boy, would you like to meet me somewhere?”

“Yeah, could you meet me at the bar we were at the other night?”

“Sure thing, I’ll be there in 10 minutes.”

“Thanks.”

20 minutes later, Hughes and Ed were sitting side-by-side at the bar.

“So what was it you needed to talk to me about?” Maes asked, taking a sip of scotch.

“Alright, just warning you, I’m going to say this really quickly, so I can just get it over with.”

“Ha ha, try not to give me a heart attack there, Ed.” Maes laughed.

“Alright,” Ed sighed, “I-I have a crush on Roy, and while I was drunk, I let it slip out to him that I do. And I also kissed him and I think he was extremely freaked out about it. And I’m not sure what to do around the office and talking to him and him being my superior. So now that I made a fool of myself, I’m not sure what I should be doing about this.” Ed said, taking a breath then, taking a large gulp of the beer sitting in front of him.

Maes and Ed were quiet for a minute. Ed gave a side glance and Maes who looked like he was doing an extremely hard math problem in his head. Ed was about to say something else when Maes sighed and turned to look at Edward.

“I think it would be best if you just left him alone for a little while. You know, just to give him some time to think it over. I’m not sure exactly how he’s reacting right now, but I’m guessing he’s somewhat confused.” Maes paused, taking a sip of his scotch. “How about I’ll talk to him tomorrow at work? I won’t say anything that you told me, but I’ll make sure he’s doing alright. And I’ll talk to you later in the office about, okay?”

Ed stared at his drink for a little, then turned and gave Hughes a smile, “Sure, sounds like a plan.” He looked back down at his drink with a depressed expression. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw something move in front of his face. Ed looked up, but soon wish he hadn’t.

“Look at my new picture of Elicia! Isn’t she just adorable!” Maes had a huge smile on his face. He was such a family man.

Ed gave a feeble laugh, “Yes, Hughes. Your daughter is adorable.” Ed looked at his drink again and finished it off with two gulps.

“Wow, buddy. I’m surprised you haven’t passed out yet.” Maes said, slapping Ed on the back. Ed who had just lost conscience, fell forward and hit his head on the bar.



Ed woke up on his couch with a slight headache. Figuring that Maes had somehow gotten him home, Ed got up and put on his uniform. Quickly, running his fingers through his hair, Ed began to braid his hair as he ran out the door.

He walked down the sidewalk with his hands shoved into his pockets, staring at the ground. Ed wondered how he was going to pull this off. He always managed to see the Colonel sometime during the day. He wasn’t sure what to do. He didn’t live that far away from Central so he didn’t have a long time to think about what to do.

“Maes did say he’d talk to Roy. I’ll just sit in my office.” Ed said out loud. He walked up the steps and entered the building through the big oak doors. Not paying attention and talking to himself, Ed barely noticed when he ran into someone.

“Oi! Watch where you’re going!” Ed shouted at them. He didn’t care what the rank of the person was, who they were, or what might happen now. All he wanted to do was to get to his office and sit there and be bored for the rest of the day. But none of that was going to happen after he looked up after the person he ran into didn’t move. Ed started to panic whenever he saw the Colonel Roy Mustang standing in front of him blocking his way. Now panicking, Ed did the first thing that came to mind. Start yelling.

“QUIT CALLIN’ ME SHORT!” Ed shouted as he managed to squeeze between Roy and the wall and run to his office.

Closing the door tightly, Ed leaned against it and grabbed the closest thing to him (which happened to be a clock) and threw it at the wall behind his desk. He slid down the door and pulled at his hair.

KNOCK KNOCK

“Who is it?” Ed said in a small voice. He heard a cough, then a voice say, “It’s Maes, Edward.”

Ed stood up and straightening himself out. When he opened the door, not only did he not see Hughes, but it was the person he just yelled at. Eyes widening, he quickly tried to push the door shut, but couldn’t.

“Colonel! I’m busy right now!” Ed shouted.

“It can wait!” Roy shouted back pushing the door hard enough to send Ed taking a few steps back. Ed watched as Roy Mustang walked into his office and closed the door behind him. Ed walked over to his desk and leaned against it.

“What do you want, Colonel?” Ed didn’t even hear Roy walk over to him. Ed suddenly felt a hand grip his chin, pulling it upward. He only got a glimpse of Roy’s eyes before they closed and their lips met. Ed couldn’t believe what was happening, but leaned into the kiss anyways. Roy pulled away, and instantly, Ed missed the warmth. They both opened their eyes, Roy slightly blushed, while Ed turned beat red.

“Uh, um. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to intrude. It’s just – “ Roy was cut off when Ed threw himself onto Mustang, making their lips meet again. Ed moved so he was now sitting on his desk. Roy welcomed Ed’s tongue into his mouth, while Ed did the same for Roy. Fighting for dominance, Roy tried getting Ed’s uniform jacket off and Ed played with Roy’s smooth black hair. Ed finished getting the jacket off for Roy, who was having difficultly. He threw his jacket to the side and continued kissing. Roy was about to pulled off Ed’s tanktop when:

“EDWARD!” Maes Hughes came bursting through the door. Roy couldn’t move, but he slowly turned his head to where Maes was now standing in the door way. The only thing Roy could thing was, ‘BUSTED’.

Hughes observed the scene in front of him : Ed sitting on his desk, his fingers all through Roy’s hair. Roy standing with his hands on Ed’s waist, gripping his shirt.

“Oh! Look what we have here!” neither of them knew what to do. Ed found his voice first.

“Well, hello there, Hughes! What brings you here?” Ed said nervously, blushing fiercely.

“Hm. Nothing now. I see you’ve gotten it all under control. But… pulls out picture Have you seen my new picture of Elicia!” Maes ran over to them and shoved the picture in their faces.

Roy who was still in disbelief, finally blinked back into reality to see Elicia drawing on the sidewalk of their home.

“Hughes!” Roy shouted, letting go of Ed, who took the chance to slip off his desk and put his jacket back on.

“Yeah?” Maes said now looking directly at a very angry Roy.

“You’re dismissed!” Roy said through gritted teeth.

“Alright, fine, whatever. I’ll talk to you later, Ed!” Hughes waved at both of them and walked out. Roy stared at the door, then looked at Ed with a curious face.

“Yeah, he already knows.” Ed sighed and sat down in his chair, behind his desk. Ed shuffled some papers on his desk and went to pick up his pen. But Roy stopped his hand by grabbing it. Ed looked up at Roy, startled. Roy held on to Ed’s hand as he walked around the desk and pulled Ed into a tight hug.

“C-Colonel?”

“You know. I’ve always liked you too.”

Yay! I finished it! OMFG! FINALLY! I hate this school you have to have a REALLY good reason to come down to the library, it sucks. Bah! Oh well! Hmm, I’m not quite sure when I’ll have the next chapter up, but it probably will be in like a week or so (my computer will be fixed by then! o yay! Alright. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Good day