Burned (a Roy x Ed fanfiction)

CHAPTER20

Roy fiddled with his fingers as he watched steam poor through from underneath the bathroom door. Ed had been taking a fairly long shower but he was pretty cut up, and it was freakishly cold in the room. Roy'd found the heater broken which was annoying but at least there was the large king-sized-bed, and enough blankets to drown the two out.

Roy sat on the edge of the bed, the lights flickered again, there was defiantly something wring with the electrical wiring. Roy sighed, he hoped fullmetal got outta the shower soon, he was more then ready to take him up on that sleeping-together offer he'd made earlier. He quickly shook any preverted thoughts from his head, not right now while Ed was hurt.

The room was quiet until a loud crash echoed through the house from the bathroom, on instinct Roy stood up and walked quickly to the door knocking harshly on the door.

No reply, Roy was getting nervous. "Edward? Are you okay?" He said with some urgency in his voice. Still nothing, he didn't want to disrespect the young blonde but found it quite reasonable at this point.

Mustang tried the door knob, it was locked. Wait, why'd he locked the door? "Edward, please open up!" Roy called out. He looked at his hands annoyed, "if I had my gloves I'd kill you door knob." He said annoyed.

Great, now he was talking to door knobs. Roy took a few steps back and slammed his side into the door, it bent and creaked but didn't break down. It was an old door so around the third time it came down.

Roy rushed into the bathroom, only to find Edward sitting on the edge of the bathtub. There were shampoo bottles, soap bars, and razors scattered across the floor and inside the tub, watered down puddles of water and blood flooded the floor, blood dripped down Ed's arms.

Roy stood there for a minuet just taking it all in, what happened? "Edward?!" He said tuning and stepping into the hot, still running shower facing the slender, naked, blonde sitting there shaking, and scratching restlessly at his arms. The warm water ran down Roy's back and head. Mustang looked at Ed, the boys eyes were distant, and he looked sick.

Roy crouched down to more Ed's hight, and grabbed Edwards hands away from his raw, bloody arms. "Ed, what are you doing...?!" Roy said, concern scarred deep into his voice and expression.

Tears streamed down the small, blondes face. "T-there's so much b-blood..." He whimpered.

Roy ran his thumb over Ed's hand like always and pulled the nude boy into a hug. Roy was trying not to show any weakness, he had to be strong for the boy, Ed needed him.

Ed began to sob into Roy's shoulder, gasping and sniffling as he murmured random gibberish.

"R-Roy...it won't... ...c-come off..." Ed sobbed. "The- the blood... W-won't... Come off..." He said again through clenched teeth.

Roy was soaked from the shower still running down his back, he wasn't gonna turn it off though. "Shh, it's okay..." He said while still holding Ed's hands away from his arms. "It's alright..."

Ed continued to cry into Roy's shoulder while the flame alchemist slid off his shirt and tossed it into the soaked floor on the other side of the shower curtain.

Ed was now on the floor of the tub with Roy and gripping onto Roy's shoulders tightly.

"C'mon, let's get you cleaned up..." Roy said softly, picking up the little alchemist in his arms. Roy slid of the rest if his own clothes and held Edward under the warm shower, holding the clingy, little alchemist close to him.

Roy was still holding him 'bridal style' in the shower while washing his love softly with some pink soap, he ran the bubbly, scented, liquid soap over the young boys chest and back, Ed had stopped sobbing and had instead moved to a quiet whimpered of a cry, the blondes pretty eyes were closed and he looked fairly calm.

Mustang sighed, at least fullmetal was doing better now. Edward had actually really scared Roy, mustang looked down at the tired alchemists scratched up arms and wrists with a sad expression. No doubt the results of one of those drugs, which would also explain why Edward was acting so odd.

He carefully poured cool water over his lovers arms and washed them with a disinfectant soap so it wouldn't get infected.

"Gn, ouch..." Ed mumbled, flinching a bit as Roy rubbed the soap on his raw arms.

"Sorry baby, I don't want it to get infected though"

"Yeah." Ed said closing his golden eyes again. Roy was warm and soft, comforting, and gentle. Edward was getting sorta sleepy in the flame alchemists arms.

"Do you wanna get out?" Roy asked sweetly while finishing washing of the soap from Ed's arms.

"S-sure."

"Alright, I'll get a towel." Roy said going to put Ed down. Ed clung tighter though. "Hm? Edward?"

"Please..." Ed said softly.

"It's okay, I won't leave you." Roy said sweetly Into Eds ear, sending a shiver down Ed's back.

Roy turned off the water and carefully stepped out of the bathtub, still holding Ed tightly. He took the towel off the back of the toilet and wrapped it around Ed carefully.

"Better?" Roy asked.

Ed just nodded, and buried his face into Roy's chest again, snuggling up to his love.

Roy realized the steam was subsiding and revealing a 'lower-area' of himself. He quickly pecked Ed's lips to turn the boys attention towards something else. Ed blushed.

"W-what was that f-for?"

"I just love you." Roy smiled. "That's all"

Ed blushed a deeper red and wiped away a drop of water from Mustangs arm absentmindedly.

Ed was feeling a bit less out of it or as Roy saw it less crazy. Ed dried off in the bathroom while Roy did the same just outside the door, Roy had a pair of red boxers on and a blue pair for Ed.

Roy knocked on the door lightly. "Hey Ed, I've got ya some pants." He said.

Ed opened the door slightly, peering out at Roy, a blush lightly dusted across his cheeks. "Hm, that's something I'm not used to hearing" Ed joked, attempting to put on a smile but only making him look pained and sad.

Roy chuckled and handed Ed the underwear. He turned and began to walk out when Ed grabbed Mustangs wrist. "Hm?" Roy said turning.

"Uh, I dunno..."

"Hm, you sure love?" Roy said sweetly.

Ed blushed yet again at being called 'love'. He fidgeted with the doorknob, averting his lustful eyes from Roy.

"Here," Roy said taking Ed's boxers in his own hands and sliding them onto Ed with ease. "Better?"

Edward nodded, and shivered at the cold air coming from outside the bathroom. "Uh, so then..." He took a deep breath. "About that whole sleeping with me thing from earli-" Ed was interrupted as he began coughing again, more blood came up. This was from one if those horrible drugs Envy had given Ed.

"Shh, it's alright." Roy said, putting a hand in Ed's back and pulling him into a hug. After a bit more coughing it ceased and Ed lifted his head to look at Roy. A string of saliva and blood trailed from Edwards bottom lip and Roy's chest.

"S-sorry..." Ed mumbled.

"Heh, it's okay don't sweat it. You alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine."

Roy wiped away the blood from Ed with the back of his hand and picked Ed up, walking over to the bed and sliding the blonde under the covers.

Roy followed only a minuet or two after tucking in Ed, pulling up the blankets over the shivering Blonde and himself. He wrapped his arms around Edward and kissed him in the cheek. "Go to sleep now, you need the rest."

Ed just looked up at Roy. "R-Roy?" He muttered, his hot breath sending a chill down Roy's spine.

"What's wrong sweet?"

"I dunno..." Ed realized how weak he was feeling and sounding and stopped talking. Why was he acting like this? He could understand Roy's actions after all, he was a bit of a player and also was obviously trying to be as nice as possible to make up for everything despite the fact almost none of it was his fault.

"Hm, I'll keep you safe, I'm not gonna let anyone hurt you, okay?" Roy said kindly, brushing the golden hair from Ed's tired eyes.

"I-I'm not scared ya know."

"Sorry, don't get all offended now"

"Uh, s-sorry... I just feel sorta strange still."

Roy raised an eyebrow at Ed. "Are you alright?" Ed nodded but looked confused so Roy explained. "It's one of the drugs from Envy, it's alright. That's why you're coughing up blood, and why you're so scared and sensitive to pain. He used some form of emotion modification."

"W-will it ware off?" Ed said scared again. Damn he looked so weak!

"Yes, it will love." He pulled Ed into a quick kiss and then lay his lovers head on his own pillow where he hugged him and ran his fingers through Edwards soft, silky, blonde hair until Ed was fast asleep. "I love you Ed." Then roy closed his own eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Authors note: well damn Mustang! XD hope you all enjoyed the fluff... I'm thinking a bit less unless you all like the fluffiness, tell me in the comments:)

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