Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ A Long Way To Go ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )
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WOO! Two chapters in just a couple of days! I’m at my dad’s house right now, so I had to type this quickly. If there are any major mistakes please tell me! Okay! The next one should be up before the week is over but if it’s not PLEASE DON’T HURT ME! Eep! Alright! Thanks for reading and reviewing on my story. Here ya go!
Even though things were still awkward between the two men, they still wanted to see each other. Ed was becoming extremely annoyed with the fact that they couldn’t look at each other without becoming nervous.
A week had passed like that.
Soon enough, Ed was fed up with it. Pacing about his office one day, he started thinking that there wasn’t any rush. They didn’t need a relationship. No. Ed didn’t want anything like that right now. Tugging at his hair, Ed let out a low growl and stormed out of his office. He walked down the hall to where Roy Mustang’s office was and knocked loudly on the door.
“Colonel!” Ed said through the door. He heard some laughter, then mumbles then, “Come in!” then a few more mumbles before entering the room. Ed slowly opened the door a few inches, poking his head in. Seeing Roy wave a him a hand meant for him to come inside. Ed walked in, closing the door behind him, and took a seat in front of the Colonel’s desk. Ed listened to the conversation he was having on the phone…
“Yes, yes. Alright. No… I’m not…” he paused and looked at Ed. Then said into the phone, “No, I’m sorry, I have something I need to do tonight. Alright, see you.” Roy hung up the phone. Folding his hands on his desk, Roy looked at Ed.
“Yes, Fullmetal?”
“I just wanted to see how you were doing, is all.” Ed sat cross-legged and folded his gloved hands in his lap. Roy quirked an eyebrow and stared at the younger boy.
“I’m doing quite fine, thanks.” And now, the awkward silence. They usually sat like that until on of them just got up and walked away. But today Ed was determined to stop this.
After a couple minutes of sitting in the silence, Ed finally spoke up. “Roy, I’m sick of this. We can’t even be in the same room together without feeling so awkward! Why is it like this?” Ed leaned forward to look closely at Roy. For the first time in a week, they looked each other in the eyes.
Then Roy said, “I’m not sure why. But I do understand where you’re coming from. I can’t stand it either. So what do you think we should do about this predicament?”
Ed looked at Roy with a curious expression. “What would you like to do?” Ed asked nervously. Roy got an evil smirk on his face as he stood up and walked around his desk to Edward. Ed was becoming really nervous, but he knew he shouldn’t be; that was probably one thing that was adding to the awkwardness. Ed uncrossed his legs and sat upright in the chair. Roy leaned down, pulling Ed face closer to his with his hand and held him in a tender kiss. Ed closed his eyes and moaned. Taking this chance, Roy slipped his tongue into Ed’s mouth to deepen the kiss. Quickly, Ed opened his eyes and shoved Mustang off of him.
Roy looked at Ed in confusion, as Ed looked to his side. He was blushing, but looked really pissed off.
“Edward…?”
“Roy. This cannot keep happening. If making out is the only way we are EVER gonna be comfortable around each other, then I should never have told you anything! I knew things were going to be different between us, but I never thought that this was all that was going to happen. I came here to talk to you about how we could make this different, but never mind. I’m leaving.” Ed said as he got up and stalked out the room, slamming the door behind him.
Roy stood stunned but soon sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He wasn’t sure if he should have chased after Ed or not. But he didn’t. He and Ed NEEDED to get over the awkward feeling before somebody else noticed and starts asking questions. The other day, Roy finally admitted to himself that he really does like Ed, a lot, but since he made a mess of things, he wasn’t sure what to do now. Then Roy did something he rarely ever does. He called Maes.
“Maes Hughes. How may I help you?”
“You know, whenever you answer the phone like that, you sound like you are working as some sort of secretary or something.”
“Ha ha, Roy! What can I do ya for?” Hughes asked happily.
“I’m having some difficulties with life again. Could you help me out?”
“Yeah, sure. What’s wrong?”
“I don’t want to talk about it on the phone. Could you come down to my office?” Roy asked. He sounded like he was pleading with Maes.
“Sure, boss! I’ll be down there in a few.” Hughes said hanging up. Roy hung up and sighed. He wondered how his best friend would take it if he found out he was, bisexual? ‘Hmm, sounds right.’ Roy thought to himself.
Roy put his elbows on his desk and plopped his head into his hands. Closing his eyes, Roy thought about what he could do with Ed. He didn’t exactly know the boy that well. But before his thought could wander to far, Maes opened the door.
“Hello there, Roy! I’m here to give you some advise!”
“Yes, yes. I know. Sit down, you might need to for this.” Roy said gloomily.
“Alright, so tell me. What’s been troubling you?” Maes asked as he sat down, slouching in the chair.
“You remember the other day, when you um… walked in on, me and Ed… uh..” Roy started but Maes finished.
“You two, making out, you mean?”
“Well, yeah. Pretty much. Well, as you can probably tell. I like Edward.”
“Yeah, and Edward likes you. I know. So, once again, you’ve screwed things up and need my help. Quit givin’ me that look! Ed came to me after he told you he likes you. He wasn’t sure what to do. That’s why I didn’t die whenever I saw you two.” Roy was still giving him a suspicious look, but it soon changed to a more relaxed but angry look.
“Yeah, but now I screwed up.”
“Whadcha do?”
“I’m not really sure. He came to talk to me about us, and then things got weird, and I kissed him and he got upset said something about ‘not wanting to just make out’ and walked out.” Roy said, leaning back in his chair, putting a hand over his eyes. “I was thinking I should spend more time with him, but I have no idea what he likes.”
Roy paused, and there was silence. Maes was thinking and Roy was dying with anticipation.
“You need to talk to him. You NEED to. Take him out to dinner or the bar again. If you don’t, things are just going to get worse for you kids.” Maes stood up and began to walk away but stopped and turned slightly to his side and said. “You do know that Ed’s father joined the military?”
Even though things were still awkward between the two men, they still wanted to see each other. Ed was becoming extremely annoyed with the fact that they couldn’t look at each other without becoming nervous.
A week had passed like that.
Soon enough, Ed was fed up with it. Pacing about his office one day, he started thinking that there wasn’t any rush. They didn’t need a relationship. No. Ed didn’t want anything like that right now. Tugging at his hair, Ed let out a low growl and stormed out of his office. He walked down the hall to where Roy Mustang’s office was and knocked loudly on the door.
“Colonel!” Ed said through the door. He heard some laughter, then mumbles then, “Come in!” then a few more mumbles before entering the room. Ed slowly opened the door a few inches, poking his head in. Seeing Roy wave a him a hand meant for him to come inside. Ed walked in, closing the door behind him, and took a seat in front of the Colonel’s desk. Ed listened to the conversation he was having on the phone…
“Yes, yes. Alright. No… I’m not…” he paused and looked at Ed. Then said into the phone, “No, I’m sorry, I have something I need to do tonight. Alright, see you.” Roy hung up the phone. Folding his hands on his desk, Roy looked at Ed.
“Yes, Fullmetal?”
“I just wanted to see how you were doing, is all.” Ed sat cross-legged and folded his gloved hands in his lap. Roy quirked an eyebrow and stared at the younger boy.
“I’m doing quite fine, thanks.” And now, the awkward silence. They usually sat like that until on of them just got up and walked away. But today Ed was determined to stop this.
After a couple minutes of sitting in the silence, Ed finally spoke up. “Roy, I’m sick of this. We can’t even be in the same room together without feeling so awkward! Why is it like this?” Ed leaned forward to look closely at Roy. For the first time in a week, they looked each other in the eyes.
Then Roy said, “I’m not sure why. But I do understand where you’re coming from. I can’t stand it either. So what do you think we should do about this predicament?”
Ed looked at Roy with a curious expression. “What would you like to do?” Ed asked nervously. Roy got an evil smirk on his face as he stood up and walked around his desk to Edward. Ed was becoming really nervous, but he knew he shouldn’t be; that was probably one thing that was adding to the awkwardness. Ed uncrossed his legs and sat upright in the chair. Roy leaned down, pulling Ed face closer to his with his hand and held him in a tender kiss. Ed closed his eyes and moaned. Taking this chance, Roy slipped his tongue into Ed’s mouth to deepen the kiss. Quickly, Ed opened his eyes and shoved Mustang off of him.
Roy looked at Ed in confusion, as Ed looked to his side. He was blushing, but looked really pissed off.
“Edward…?”
“Roy. This cannot keep happening. If making out is the only way we are EVER gonna be comfortable around each other, then I should never have told you anything! I knew things were going to be different between us, but I never thought that this was all that was going to happen. I came here to talk to you about how we could make this different, but never mind. I’m leaving.” Ed said as he got up and stalked out the room, slamming the door behind him.
Roy stood stunned but soon sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He wasn’t sure if he should have chased after Ed or not. But he didn’t. He and Ed NEEDED to get over the awkward feeling before somebody else noticed and starts asking questions. The other day, Roy finally admitted to himself that he really does like Ed, a lot, but since he made a mess of things, he wasn’t sure what to do now. Then Roy did something he rarely ever does. He called Maes.
“Maes Hughes. How may I help you?”
“You know, whenever you answer the phone like that, you sound like you are working as some sort of secretary or something.”
“Ha ha, Roy! What can I do ya for?” Hughes asked happily.
“I’m having some difficulties with life again. Could you help me out?”
“Yeah, sure. What’s wrong?”
“I don’t want to talk about it on the phone. Could you come down to my office?” Roy asked. He sounded like he was pleading with Maes.
“Sure, boss! I’ll be down there in a few.” Hughes said hanging up. Roy hung up and sighed. He wondered how his best friend would take it if he found out he was, bisexual? ‘Hmm, sounds right.’ Roy thought to himself.
Roy put his elbows on his desk and plopped his head into his hands. Closing his eyes, Roy thought about what he could do with Ed. He didn’t exactly know the boy that well. But before his thought could wander to far, Maes opened the door.
“Hello there, Roy! I’m here to give you some advise!”
“Yes, yes. I know. Sit down, you might need to for this.” Roy said gloomily.
“Alright, so tell me. What’s been troubling you?” Maes asked as he sat down, slouching in the chair.
“You remember the other day, when you um… walked in on, me and Ed… uh..” Roy started but Maes finished.
“You two, making out, you mean?”
“Well, yeah. Pretty much. Well, as you can probably tell. I like Edward.”
“Yeah, and Edward likes you. I know. So, once again, you’ve screwed things up and need my help. Quit givin’ me that look! Ed came to me after he told you he likes you. He wasn’t sure what to do. That’s why I didn’t die whenever I saw you two.” Roy was still giving him a suspicious look, but it soon changed to a more relaxed but angry look.
“Yeah, but now I screwed up.”
“Whadcha do?”
“I’m not really sure. He came to talk to me about us, and then things got weird, and I kissed him and he got upset said something about ‘not wanting to just make out’ and walked out.” Roy said, leaning back in his chair, putting a hand over his eyes. “I was thinking I should spend more time with him, but I have no idea what he likes.”
Roy paused, and there was silence. Maes was thinking and Roy was dying with anticipation.
“You need to talk to him. You NEED to. Take him out to dinner or the bar again. If you don’t, things are just going to get worse for you kids.” Maes stood up and began to walk away but stopped and turned slightly to his side and said. “You do know that Ed’s father joined the military?”