Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ Lost Then Found ❯ One-Shot
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: Chibi Eiri Yuki 
It's taken place after the movie. Another gate was found. (RoyxEd)
Anime/Manga: Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 11.17.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 405 | Status: Completed
It's taken place after the movie. Another gate was found. (RoyxEd)
Anime/Manga: Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 11.17.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.7K | Visits: 405 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: I don’t won FMA...*Cries* Roy..*Sniffle* xD!
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Lost Then Found
Ed sighed as he patiently waited for the line to the newly installed metal detector to move so he could get on with his life. He tapped his foot irritably while crossing his arms angrily. “Damn it,” He cursed softly under his breath “this line needs to move before I move it for them.” He finished with a growl.
He was already having a bad day since he had to wake up at, what time?, 6 or 7 to catch this plane so he didn’t have to drive anywhere or do the whole hitch hiking gig. Plus the damn dreams that he had ALL night long about everybody he left behind in his world of alchemy kept him up.
‘Mustang..’ He ran the image of his commander in his mind, over & over. He couldn’t forget how Roy’s eyes looked when he said he was leaving...there seemed to be some hurt in those dark eyes of the know-it-all man. But Roy did seem happy to know that Ed was alive.
Everything was just all jumbled together right now.
“Brother..”
‘Bastard Colonel.’ Ed cursed the etched image in his head.
“Uh..Brother...” Al tried to bring his distracted sibling back to the world they were in now.
‘What the hell does it matter anyway? He’s gone. GONE. Get it through your head.’
“Move it all ready!” Some body from the back of the line yelled as mad as Ed seemed before he spaced out.
‘He didn’t give a rats ass anyway. All I ever got from him was cocky know-it-all smirks & teasing. Yeah! The no good bastard Colonel.’
“Niisan!!” Al finally yelled & succeeded in retrieving his brother from where ever.
“What Al?!” Ed scolded, swiftly turning to face Al. He glared angrily at his younger sibling for pulling him out of such deep thoughts.
Al smiled nervously at Ed & pointed at the large empty space between them & the metal detector. “It’s your turn.”
That gave Ed a reality check as he lightly examined all the angry sets of eyes on him. He laughed & smiled nervously before apologizing & hurrying to the detector.
He waited for the man standing next to the bulky thing to tell him when. “Go.” & so he did. His (I can’t remember witch leg was automail & which wasn’t. >< Same for the arms. Sorry if their wrong) right leg came up for the first step & then the left. The machine screeched rapidly & almost scared poor Ed through the roof as he dashed through the rest of the way only causing machine to over ride.
Ed was staring at the smoking detector with wide eyes & breathed heavily. He was defiantly awake now. Everybody around was staring at the blonde. “What the hell?!” Ed yelled trying to break the awkward silence.
“Sir.” A dark skinned man approached him wearily. “Y-you’re going to have to come with me so we can do a full-body search..”
“Ugh..” Ed groaned while looking at the man still trying to calm his heart rate down. “Fine...” Ed complied while spitting some choice words out under his breath.
“I’ll wait out here Niisan.” Ed idly heard his brother say as the younger slipped out of the line of angry people trying to attack Ed for messing up the detector & making them late.
“Man..” Ed whined to himself while putting his hands in his long brown coat pockets. “Why is it always me...”
He followed the dark skinned man to a room where he was told to sit & wait for someone to be in momentarily. He did as told not wanting to have any more attention drawn to him this morning. He knew it was going to be a bad day..he just knew..
He waited, & waited, & waited, & waited until he was about to go crazy from memorizing all the unwhite spots on the walls. “Come on! You who-ever-you-are hurry the hell u-!” He was cut off by the door opening &..a voice..a...framliar voice...
“Sorry it took so long I had to clean up some things else where before coming here. I didn’t think it was going to take as long as it did. My apologies.” The door shut behind the man, with the teasing voice. “Lets get on with it...”
‘No..it can’t be..’ Ed thought as he cautiously turned around in his chair to look. It was...or at least it looked like...this can’t be a dream..
“Mustang...” Ed let slip out shakily & breathlessly as he stared on in disbelieve. ‘No! It can’t be...I destroyed the gate...how..Wait! It’s like with Hughes..& the other Al. He’s just someone who looks like Mustang.’ But that thought changed quickly as this ‘Roy’ spoke.
The Mustang looking man, in all his eye patch glory, looked at Ed sharply with a little surprised glare. That was until he actually saw who it was. “Fullmetal...” Roy said about the same why Ed had said his name.
It was silent. Not even a mouse made any noise at this reunion of two old co-workers staring at each other with unbelievable looks. How were they suppose to react?
Ed stood up & continued his staring contest with the use-to-be Colonel. “I-is it really you..?” Ed asked hesitantly.
“I could ask you the same thing...” Roy responded.
Ed un-gloved his human hand while moving around the chair to the dark haired man. When he was in reach of him Ed ran his fingers through his short ebony hair & down to cup the man’s cheek. “It’s really not a dream this time?” He asked warily as he began to shake. He had been worrying about all that he had left behind..& it might have all been here to start with.
“This time?” The Roy asked with a half smirk, half smile. “Well if this is a dream what would you do about it Fullmetal?”
Ed couldn’t help but smile. ‘Roy..’ He thought with relief before answering the older man. “This.” He placed his less human hand on Mustang’s other cheek, pulled him down just a little bit, since Ed had grown with age, & kissed him smack on the lips. It didn’t matter to him at the moment how the hell Roy had gotten to this world, just that he was here.
Ed’s longing was becoming more desperate as the kiss deepened with Roy’s talented tongue. An elegant dance of war tangled inside the mouth of the two men as Ed’s back perused the table top. Ed’s mind was blank, it caused the involuntary breathing to stop & leave Ed helpless.
Ed throw his head back gasping for the air the first chance he got. Roy didn’t care for breath & moved directly to the boy’s neck. Suckling, nipping & torturing lovingly as his hands fondly fiddled with the white dress shirt buttons that Ed seemed to mimic from him, after removing the grayish-brown vest. ‘This boy & layers of cloths I swear.’
The blond’s back arched off the table as the older man’s lips tainted one perked nipple, then ran across the other. The boy’s flesh hand felt obligated to scrunch in the short black hair like he was going to fall & it was the only thing to hold onto. “Roy...” Ed breathed out. “Hurry up! I have a flight to catch!”
Roy couldn’t help but chuckle, he hadn’t seen the boy in so long & he was just like Roy remembered. Too impatient & has no idea how to keep the mood. “Are you implying that you’d rather catch a plane then let me catch you?” Roy looked Ed in the eyes causing the blond to blush.
Ed glared up at Roy lovingly. “I paid good money for the ticket & I’m not about to waist it.”
Roy chuckled. “But it’s already way past the time your flight was suppose to leave. I guess you’re just stuck here.”
“& who’s fault is it I missed my flight bastard Colonel?” Ed remarked frowning.
“You’re the one who went through with your atuomail on, not me.” Before Ed could reasoned their lips crashed together again & the lose of money didn’t matter.
Roy made his way back where he left off on the boy’s chest. Letting his lips lock on one nipple, lapping it with his tongue & sucking gently. His left hand rubbed the other nub before he ravished the twin as well. Receiving quiet moans, pleas to go lower by light pushes on the top of the older man’s head & shoulders.
Rushing just wouldn’t do. Roy had a pace to go on or it just wasn’t satisfying. The Colonel carefully snatched up Ed’s hands with one hand & restrained them above the boy’s head.
Ed didn’t notice the slight change in maneuverability until moments later. He growled under his breath as a warning to the man kiss-tracing his ab muscles. This is what he always hated about Roy, he ALWAYS had to have his way.
Roy half heartedly lifted his head up to look the blond in the face. When he did he only smirked at the small warning. “You never did like this part..” Roy moved up to Ed’s neck while placing a knee in between the boy’s legs; letting it caress the standing fork-in-the-road just enough.
Ed gasped, screwing his eyes shut & gritting his teeth before getting enough control to respond. “I still- DON’T!” He squeaked with a sharp in take of breath from another caress to his crotch. “Damnit!” The blond cursed aimlessly, bucking into the- like the rest of Roy- talented knee.
Roy chucked at Ed’s helplessness. He didn’t know what it was about seeing Ed squirm like this but it always gave him a rush. Ed’s moans were growing louder, Roy was suddenly thankful for the walls being sound proof.
When Roy’s knee began to slowly stop in it’s pleasure filled actions, the boy groaned in frustration. “Roy...” He warned while bucking where the knee once was. “..please..” That was more of a plea then anything.
Again the Colonel smirked while undoing the boy’s vest matching dress pants. Too bad Ed grew out of those black leather pants, but he hadn’t grown into wearing underwear again.
Roy looked up to Ed was a grin. Ed’s face was nothing more then a raspberry by now. The blond came up with an excuse rather quickly. Complements to the Colonel for putting him in this position about a million times before.
“You know me,” Ed began nervously. “I woke up late so I just threw something on. I didn’t have time.”
“& since when did you start sleeping in the nude Ed?” Roy asked smugly.
“I do not! Now will you hurry up?!” Ed snapped back heatedly.
Roy shrugged. “Whatever you say.” & went back to what he was doing.
Licking about the slit first then around the head. Roy was surprised by Ed’s strong reaction. Bucking off the table with a groaning moan. The dark hard man swiftly placed his forearm on the blond’s hips to keep them still. That only made Ed whimper as his pulsing member was further tortured.
Roy ran his tongue up the under side of the boy’s length nibbling at a certain vain on his way up making Ed see spots. The left side was next, then the right, then with one last circle around the head, Roy engulfed the member fully into his mouth.
Ed gasped again while trying to buck once more & being allowed too. Roy’s arm that was restraining his slender hips had reached up to his face & two fingers were at his lips. Ed took the fingers in his mouth with a whimpering moan as Roy’s head began to bob up & down. Slowly increasing in speed.
Ed showed some of his own skill on the two digits while he had a chance. Roy made a mental note for later that Ed should be able to put those skills to good use. The fingers were removed from the moist cavern & brought to Ed’s puckered entrance. They slid in, in unison of Roy’s mouth going down on Ed’s length.
He didn’t wait to long for Ed to adjust as his fingers went deeper. Brushing against one spot that made the blond go wild. Roy tickled it again, & again, & again. Ed hadn’t even noticed the lack of mouth on him as Roy continued in the repudiative motion.
Ed could see it. The white oblivion that was always so warming & stopped Roy’s torment. It was...just...in....reach...Then it fell away as the fingers were removed & Ed’s vision was more then the inside of his eye lids.
The blond was to breathless to do anything but let half-lidded eyes watch the dark haired man release his hands & smirk down at him while standing up. Ed knew what was coming next as the ex-Colonel coolly unzipped the uniform pants & pulled out his neglected need.
Roy leaned over on Ed while positioning himself at the boy’s entrance. He licked the shell of Ed’s ear before hotly asking, “Ready?”
In response, Ed loosely grabbed the man’s shoulders & roughly pulled him into a heated kiss. That was answer enough for Roy as the ex-Colonel thrust in. They were still while adjusting to the new sensation of each other. It didn’t take too long before Ed was squirming uncomfortably under Roy.
Roy, getting the picture, pulled out almost all the way, gripped Ed’s small love handles & thrust back in, hitting that one spot that sent the boy into a bucking frenzy. He continued to angle in that direction only to have his thrust met half way & the muscles around his own member tightening every time he was fully in.
Soon both male’s were rocking on the edge to oblivion. To lost to arguer about who would be coming first or blackmail/threaten each other until one or the other caved. No, all their remaining self’s were put into fighting it out in moans, grunts, & skills.
But no matter how good each was to the other Roy seemed the victor as Ed silently screamed out in his long awaited release. Spraying his seed all over his chest & stomach, along with Roy’s uniform.
Roy couldn’t withstand the involuntary muscle tightening that came with Ed’s orgasm around his surrounded need. He filled Ed up with true cream filling as his own orgasm hit roughly. His body spazing while he collapsed on top of the boy.
They both took several minuets to catch there breath & let their wave of pleasure fade. Ed was the first the say anything in pants. “What are we gonna do about the clean up Colonel?”
“Hold on..” Roy said still quite breathless.
Ed couldn’t help but grin. “Heh. You really are getting old.”
~End~
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Lost Then Found
Ed sighed as he patiently waited for the line to the newly installed metal detector to move so he could get on with his life. He tapped his foot irritably while crossing his arms angrily. “Damn it,” He cursed softly under his breath “this line needs to move before I move it for them.” He finished with a growl.
He was already having a bad day since he had to wake up at, what time?, 6 or 7 to catch this plane so he didn’t have to drive anywhere or do the whole hitch hiking gig. Plus the damn dreams that he had ALL night long about everybody he left behind in his world of alchemy kept him up.
‘Mustang..’ He ran the image of his commander in his mind, over & over. He couldn’t forget how Roy’s eyes looked when he said he was leaving...there seemed to be some hurt in those dark eyes of the know-it-all man. But Roy did seem happy to know that Ed was alive.
Everything was just all jumbled together right now.
“Brother..”
‘Bastard Colonel.’ Ed cursed the etched image in his head.
“Uh..Brother...” Al tried to bring his distracted sibling back to the world they were in now.
‘What the hell does it matter anyway? He’s gone. GONE. Get it through your head.’
“Move it all ready!” Some body from the back of the line yelled as mad as Ed seemed before he spaced out.
‘He didn’t give a rats ass anyway. All I ever got from him was cocky know-it-all smirks & teasing. Yeah! The no good bastard Colonel.’
“Niisan!!” Al finally yelled & succeeded in retrieving his brother from where ever.
“What Al?!” Ed scolded, swiftly turning to face Al. He glared angrily at his younger sibling for pulling him out of such deep thoughts.
Al smiled nervously at Ed & pointed at the large empty space between them & the metal detector. “It’s your turn.”
That gave Ed a reality check as he lightly examined all the angry sets of eyes on him. He laughed & smiled nervously before apologizing & hurrying to the detector.
He waited for the man standing next to the bulky thing to tell him when. “Go.” & so he did. His (I can’t remember witch leg was automail & which wasn’t. >< Same for the arms. Sorry if their wrong) right leg came up for the first step & then the left. The machine screeched rapidly & almost scared poor Ed through the roof as he dashed through the rest of the way only causing machine to over ride.
Ed was staring at the smoking detector with wide eyes & breathed heavily. He was defiantly awake now. Everybody around was staring at the blonde. “What the hell?!” Ed yelled trying to break the awkward silence.
“Sir.” A dark skinned man approached him wearily. “Y-you’re going to have to come with me so we can do a full-body search..”
“Ugh..” Ed groaned while looking at the man still trying to calm his heart rate down. “Fine...” Ed complied while spitting some choice words out under his breath.
“I’ll wait out here Niisan.” Ed idly heard his brother say as the younger slipped out of the line of angry people trying to attack Ed for messing up the detector & making them late.
“Man..” Ed whined to himself while putting his hands in his long brown coat pockets. “Why is it always me...”
He followed the dark skinned man to a room where he was told to sit & wait for someone to be in momentarily. He did as told not wanting to have any more attention drawn to him this morning. He knew it was going to be a bad day..he just knew..
He waited, & waited, & waited, & waited until he was about to go crazy from memorizing all the unwhite spots on the walls. “Come on! You who-ever-you-are hurry the hell u-!” He was cut off by the door opening &..a voice..a...framliar voice...
“Sorry it took so long I had to clean up some things else where before coming here. I didn’t think it was going to take as long as it did. My apologies.” The door shut behind the man, with the teasing voice. “Lets get on with it...”
‘No..it can’t be..’ Ed thought as he cautiously turned around in his chair to look. It was...or at least it looked like...this can’t be a dream..
“Mustang...” Ed let slip out shakily & breathlessly as he stared on in disbelieve. ‘No! It can’t be...I destroyed the gate...how..Wait! It’s like with Hughes..& the other Al. He’s just someone who looks like Mustang.’ But that thought changed quickly as this ‘Roy’ spoke.
The Mustang looking man, in all his eye patch glory, looked at Ed sharply with a little surprised glare. That was until he actually saw who it was. “Fullmetal...” Roy said about the same why Ed had said his name.
It was silent. Not even a mouse made any noise at this reunion of two old co-workers staring at each other with unbelievable looks. How were they suppose to react?
Ed stood up & continued his staring contest with the use-to-be Colonel. “I-is it really you..?” Ed asked hesitantly.
“I could ask you the same thing...” Roy responded.
Ed un-gloved his human hand while moving around the chair to the dark haired man. When he was in reach of him Ed ran his fingers through his short ebony hair & down to cup the man’s cheek. “It’s really not a dream this time?” He asked warily as he began to shake. He had been worrying about all that he had left behind..& it might have all been here to start with.
“This time?” The Roy asked with a half smirk, half smile. “Well if this is a dream what would you do about it Fullmetal?”
Ed couldn’t help but smile. ‘Roy..’ He thought with relief before answering the older man. “This.” He placed his less human hand on Mustang’s other cheek, pulled him down just a little bit, since Ed had grown with age, & kissed him smack on the lips. It didn’t matter to him at the moment how the hell Roy had gotten to this world, just that he was here.
Ed’s longing was becoming more desperate as the kiss deepened with Roy’s talented tongue. An elegant dance of war tangled inside the mouth of the two men as Ed’s back perused the table top. Ed’s mind was blank, it caused the involuntary breathing to stop & leave Ed helpless.
Ed throw his head back gasping for the air the first chance he got. Roy didn’t care for breath & moved directly to the boy’s neck. Suckling, nipping & torturing lovingly as his hands fondly fiddled with the white dress shirt buttons that Ed seemed to mimic from him, after removing the grayish-brown vest. ‘This boy & layers of cloths I swear.’
The blond’s back arched off the table as the older man’s lips tainted one perked nipple, then ran across the other. The boy’s flesh hand felt obligated to scrunch in the short black hair like he was going to fall & it was the only thing to hold onto. “Roy...” Ed breathed out. “Hurry up! I have a flight to catch!”
Roy couldn’t help but chuckle, he hadn’t seen the boy in so long & he was just like Roy remembered. Too impatient & has no idea how to keep the mood. “Are you implying that you’d rather catch a plane then let me catch you?” Roy looked Ed in the eyes causing the blond to blush.
Ed glared up at Roy lovingly. “I paid good money for the ticket & I’m not about to waist it.”
Roy chuckled. “But it’s already way past the time your flight was suppose to leave. I guess you’re just stuck here.”
“& who’s fault is it I missed my flight bastard Colonel?” Ed remarked frowning.
“You’re the one who went through with your atuomail on, not me.” Before Ed could reasoned their lips crashed together again & the lose of money didn’t matter.
Roy made his way back where he left off on the boy’s chest. Letting his lips lock on one nipple, lapping it with his tongue & sucking gently. His left hand rubbed the other nub before he ravished the twin as well. Receiving quiet moans, pleas to go lower by light pushes on the top of the older man’s head & shoulders.
Rushing just wouldn’t do. Roy had a pace to go on or it just wasn’t satisfying. The Colonel carefully snatched up Ed’s hands with one hand & restrained them above the boy’s head.
Ed didn’t notice the slight change in maneuverability until moments later. He growled under his breath as a warning to the man kiss-tracing his ab muscles. This is what he always hated about Roy, he ALWAYS had to have his way.
Roy half heartedly lifted his head up to look the blond in the face. When he did he only smirked at the small warning. “You never did like this part..” Roy moved up to Ed’s neck while placing a knee in between the boy’s legs; letting it caress the standing fork-in-the-road just enough.
Ed gasped, screwing his eyes shut & gritting his teeth before getting enough control to respond. “I still- DON’T!” He squeaked with a sharp in take of breath from another caress to his crotch. “Damnit!” The blond cursed aimlessly, bucking into the- like the rest of Roy- talented knee.
Roy chucked at Ed’s helplessness. He didn’t know what it was about seeing Ed squirm like this but it always gave him a rush. Ed’s moans were growing louder, Roy was suddenly thankful for the walls being sound proof.
When Roy’s knee began to slowly stop in it’s pleasure filled actions, the boy groaned in frustration. “Roy...” He warned while bucking where the knee once was. “..please..” That was more of a plea then anything.
Again the Colonel smirked while undoing the boy’s vest matching dress pants. Too bad Ed grew out of those black leather pants, but he hadn’t grown into wearing underwear again.
Roy looked up to Ed was a grin. Ed’s face was nothing more then a raspberry by now. The blond came up with an excuse rather quickly. Complements to the Colonel for putting him in this position about a million times before.
“You know me,” Ed began nervously. “I woke up late so I just threw something on. I didn’t have time.”
“& since when did you start sleeping in the nude Ed?” Roy asked smugly.
“I do not! Now will you hurry up?!” Ed snapped back heatedly.
Roy shrugged. “Whatever you say.” & went back to what he was doing.
Licking about the slit first then around the head. Roy was surprised by Ed’s strong reaction. Bucking off the table with a groaning moan. The dark hard man swiftly placed his forearm on the blond’s hips to keep them still. That only made Ed whimper as his pulsing member was further tortured.
Roy ran his tongue up the under side of the boy’s length nibbling at a certain vain on his way up making Ed see spots. The left side was next, then the right, then with one last circle around the head, Roy engulfed the member fully into his mouth.
Ed gasped again while trying to buck once more & being allowed too. Roy’s arm that was restraining his slender hips had reached up to his face & two fingers were at his lips. Ed took the fingers in his mouth with a whimpering moan as Roy’s head began to bob up & down. Slowly increasing in speed.
Ed showed some of his own skill on the two digits while he had a chance. Roy made a mental note for later that Ed should be able to put those skills to good use. The fingers were removed from the moist cavern & brought to Ed’s puckered entrance. They slid in, in unison of Roy’s mouth going down on Ed’s length.
He didn’t wait to long for Ed to adjust as his fingers went deeper. Brushing against one spot that made the blond go wild. Roy tickled it again, & again, & again. Ed hadn’t even noticed the lack of mouth on him as Roy continued in the repudiative motion.
Ed could see it. The white oblivion that was always so warming & stopped Roy’s torment. It was...just...in....reach...Then it fell away as the fingers were removed & Ed’s vision was more then the inside of his eye lids.
The blond was to breathless to do anything but let half-lidded eyes watch the dark haired man release his hands & smirk down at him while standing up. Ed knew what was coming next as the ex-Colonel coolly unzipped the uniform pants & pulled out his neglected need.
Roy leaned over on Ed while positioning himself at the boy’s entrance. He licked the shell of Ed’s ear before hotly asking, “Ready?”
In response, Ed loosely grabbed the man’s shoulders & roughly pulled him into a heated kiss. That was answer enough for Roy as the ex-Colonel thrust in. They were still while adjusting to the new sensation of each other. It didn’t take too long before Ed was squirming uncomfortably under Roy.
Roy, getting the picture, pulled out almost all the way, gripped Ed’s small love handles & thrust back in, hitting that one spot that sent the boy into a bucking frenzy. He continued to angle in that direction only to have his thrust met half way & the muscles around his own member tightening every time he was fully in.
Soon both male’s were rocking on the edge to oblivion. To lost to arguer about who would be coming first or blackmail/threaten each other until one or the other caved. No, all their remaining self’s were put into fighting it out in moans, grunts, & skills.
But no matter how good each was to the other Roy seemed the victor as Ed silently screamed out in his long awaited release. Spraying his seed all over his chest & stomach, along with Roy’s uniform.
Roy couldn’t withstand the involuntary muscle tightening that came with Ed’s orgasm around his surrounded need. He filled Ed up with true cream filling as his own orgasm hit roughly. His body spazing while he collapsed on top of the boy.
They both took several minuets to catch there breath & let their wave of pleasure fade. Ed was the first the say anything in pants. “What are we gonna do about the clean up Colonel?”
“Hold on..” Roy said still quite breathless.
Ed couldn’t help but grin. “Heh. You really are getting old.”
~End~
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