Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ Truths Reviled ❯ Return to Central. ( Chapter 1 )
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
Colonel Roy Mustang sat quietly at his desk doing the last of his paper work for the day. his ears caught the soft creek of his office door open and then click closed. he didn't bother to look up even when he heard soft foot steps coming toward his desk. thinking that it was either Major Hughes or Second Lieutenant Hawkeye. But after no voice came the colonel lifted his eyes to see who had entered his office. Roy's jaw nearly dropped at the site before him he hadn't seen this young man sense the day he came by to drop off his watch and sign the last of the paper so that he could leave the military. Edward Elric. The boy had finally managed to find a Philosipher's stone and changed his brother back but sadly that had drained the last of the stones power so Ed still retained his auto mail parts. Roy quickly regained his self control and the usual smirk slid on to his face.
"Well, well it's been a while hasn't fullmetal?"
He asked the slightly taller and more grown up alchemist. Ed flinched slightly at the sound of his old name. Roy stood and walked around him inspecting all the changes that had appeared to the young man while he had been gone for the past two years.
"Your've grown"
The flame alchemist noted more to himself the to anyone else. the boy wore all black aside from his red cloak which now looked a little to short and was tattered by the years of ruff use. he noted as he inspected the now nineteen year old who was nearly as tall as himself. Edward had filled out nicely his muscles were more defined. his hair had grown down to his slender hips he still kept it in a long braided.
"So to what do I owe this honor?"
Roy asked finally his voice full of it's normal cockiness. Ed pulled out a white slip of paper and handed it to the colonel.
"Al asked me to hand deliver this."
Roy opened the slip of paper it was a wedding innovation. Roy looked up sharply surprised.
"He's get married to your mechanic?"
Ed nodded
"Yeah, he's always had a crush on her and now that he's human again."
Ed stopped and looked down knowing he needn't say any more the colonel knew how much Ed hated to talk about the past. Roy smiled softly
"I'll be there it's next weekend? I have some vacation day that I haven't used yet. Oh here let me take your coat."
Roy offered
"Have a seat fullmetal it really has been a long time sense I've seen you or your brother. I'd like to hear how your life has been going sense the day that you left."
Roy said as he took Ed's coat and hung it on one of the hocks near the door before he headed back to his desk. Ed shrugged
"Not much to tell. We've been living with Winry and her grand mother. Al and I got jobs at a farm down the road. we work with the crops mostly and helping the gather and bag it at the end of growing season. Other then that I do odd jobs for people like repairing plows or a leaky roof."
Roy nodded then asked.
"what about your personal life have you gotten a girlfriend yet?"
Ed blushed slightly
"no"
"no? Then why are you blushing?"
Ed's thoughts spiraled in to a realm of fantasies that he knew would never come true.
"Because I am now can we talk about something else."
Ed snapped as the blush on his cheeks darkened and Roy let it drop.
"Ok very well then why did Al have you hand deliver my invitation? I know the mail can be slow but that really doesn't warrant you having to come all the way back here."
Ed refused to look Roy in the eyes.
"I don't know I think he's just trying to get me out of the house so he can have some time alone with Winry."
It was clear to Roy the boy was lying so he called the boys bluff.
"Come on now we both know your lying. Now honestly why did he send you?"
Ed's temper snapped
"Why the hell do you care so much? It's none of your concern anyway!"
Ed glared at the wall to the left of Roy. His arms clenched tightly across his chest as he steamed silently
"Ok fullmetal chill! There's nothing to be so short tempered about. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to I was just trying to make friendly conversation."
Ed snorted then looked at Roy.
"Well do you have to be so bad at it?"
Roy just bit his tong and let the insult slide.
"well I'm sorry fullmetal what woul-"
Ed cut him of though.
"Stop calling me that! I'm not your dog anymore."
Ed growled glaring at Roy.
"Ok then what would you like for me to call you? chibie-cun? spot? or maybe bean?"
Ed's glare got angrier and Roy thought *if looks could kill I'd be a dead man right about now.*
"My NAME is Ed! it's not hard to remember."
He growled through gritted teeth causing Roy to chuckle.
"Yes, yes I know I just like seeing you get all upset over nothing."
Ed sighed and looked away
"So colonel is there a reason that your keeping me here or can I go?"
He asked sounding very annoyed.
"Actually Edward there is a reason I wanted to talk to you. there have been roomers of another stone."
Roy said softly looking at Ed's automail. Ed held up his automail arm and sighed.
"Thanks for the thought colonel but no thanks. I've learned to live with it. it's a constant reminder of my past and that no mater how strong I think I may be I'm not emortal. I make mistakes just like everyone else and this is the price that I paid."
Ed lowered his arm back into his lap then smirked
"Plus I would rather have to attach new automail every day then to join back up and become one of your dogs again."
Roy couldn't help but laugh.
"Come now Edward I wasn't that hard to get along with now was I?"
His answer was a quick glare. Roy looked away
"Okay okay I can be an ass sometimes."
"Sometimes? I would say most the time."
A cocky smirk grew on Ed's face when Roy didn't reply.
"Oh and another thing now that your not in charge of me anymore there's something I've always wanted to do."
Ed stood swiftly and walked over to the colonels chair. he walk showing a slightly feline grace as his hips swayed ever so slightly. Roy caught himself following Ed's graceful movements and averted his eyes to that he was looking at the wall behind Ed's head and the knot of lust forming in his stomach loosened *no bad Roy don't think like that he's straight! straight got it! there's no way he would go for you he hates you.* he thought while trying to keep his mind clear of any thing perverse. Ed stopped infonet of Roy with one hand on his hip. a small smile forming on his lips as he lifted his human hand and pulled it free of the short black gloves he'd been wearing. He looked at his hand front and back then as if on it's own acord it flew threw the air and slapped Roy in the face.
"damn cocky basted!"
Ed shouted at him before he quietly slipped his glove back on and walked to his chair to have a seat and watch Roy recover from the surprise attack. Roy starred at him slack jawed for a moment as one of his hand found it's way up to the side of his face. Once he regained his self control and turned to the person that had just hit him.
"W-what was that for?"
Roy asked still a little dazed.
"That was for all the times you bossed me around and pulled your rank to get me to do what ever you said."
Ed answered in a slightly coy voice. Roy shock his head to clear it then looked at Ed.
"I probably deserved that but you were to easy to work with either you know."
Ed smirked and nodded his head in agreement. the two of them became engrossed in conversation about the past for the next copal of hours until Ed happened to glance at the clock on the wall. Ed gasped
"Please tell me that clock is slow."
Roy shock his head
"No it's five minuets fast actually. Why?"
Ed's eyes got big
"My train leaves in five minutes!"
He jumped to his feet and ran for the door.
"I can't believe I didn't realize it was this late!"
Ed scolded himself. Roy stood and grabbed his coat while Ed threw on his cape.
"Come on I'll give you a ride."
Roy griped his keys and they ran to the parking garage. Roy jumped on his motor bike and handed Ed the spar helmet.
"Hurry put it on we should be able to get there just before it leaves"
With that he started the bike and shot off toward the train station. They got there just as the train was leaving Ed cursed allowed and kicked the ground. Roy sighed
"You have a place to stay for the night? the next train doesn't leave until tomorrow at noon."
Ed pulled out his wallet and counted the money that he had left from his journey. He had just enough for a room at the bed an breakfast next to the train station.
"I'll get a room at the inn thanks for the ride."
Roy stopped him as he started to leave him.
"No need to waste your money you can stay at my place for the night."
Roy offered
"No I couldn't put you through the trouble. Thanks though"
Ed replied before he turned to leave again.
"I insist Ed it's no trouble."
Ed sighed he knew that he really needed to save his money.
"Fine I'll stay but if one of your girl friends show up I'm leaving."
Ed pouted causing a small chuckle from Roy.
"What ever you say Ed."
They both mounted Roy's bike and sped off to Roy's house. When they got there Ed was shivering from the cold night air. roy kicked off his boot the second he got threw the door and motioned for Ed to do the same.
"There's an extra bed room up stairs across the hall from mine you can stay there."
Ed nodded and followed Roy around for a quick tour of the house.
"This is the kitchen feel free to help yourself to anything."
Roy said pointing to a door on the right of him.
"and this is the living room."
Roy went on down the hall.
"This is the dinning room my office is right behind that door and here's the down stairs bathroom."
then Roy started up the stairs.
"This is the up stairs bathroom the next door is a storage room and here on the left is your room. this is my room if you need anything don't hesitate to knock. good night."
With that Roy slipped into his room. Ed stood in the hall for a moment trying to gather his wits. then he slipped in to that farley large bed room. It was pretty plane off white trimmed in gold. there was a phone and a small lamp on the night stand and a large off white chair in the corner of the room. Ed crossed the room to a small balcony and steeped out side into the crisp night air. There where two white lawn chairs sitting out there and Ed made himself conformable in one quickly while enjoying the cool breeze. Ed unbuttoned his top to best fell the breeze and began to drift off into thought when a soft knock on his door followed by Roy gently calling his name. a light chill ran down Ed's spine as he neared the door and Roy's voice spoke up again.
"Edward? is it ok if I come in I've brought you a change of clothes to sleep in."
Ed opened the door and stepped aside signaling Roy that he could enter looking Ed over strangely. Roy sat a bundle of clothes on Ed's bed.
"I'm sorry but they'll probably be a bit large on you but they were all I could find close to your size."
Roy said with a strange heaviness in his voice. *is that lust I hear in his voice? na why would he be turned on?* Ed looked down and saw that his shirt was flapping open and quickly pulled it closed as a slight blush rose on his cheeks.
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