Closing the Distance Between Us

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"...stang," I said through a stifled yawn. I let my arms roam the bed for my own personal heater. I found the spot where Mustang had been. It was still warm from his lingering body heat. I shot up in bed finding my self alone. "Mustang?" I called out. Mustang came running in to the room with a white apron on. He looked every part the chef. He looked yummy enough to eat. Okay not the time to think such things. I looked at Mustang’s attire again then I observed my own birthday suite. I pulled the covers over myself a little more. Feeling a little bashful with the aspect of Mustang fully clothed and me not so much. Mustang gave me a curious look then smirked realizing what was going on. He walked to the bed the and stopped where I was sitting.

"Ed your beautiful!" He whispered in my hair then kissed me on the top of my head. I pulled my legs to chest and put my head on my knees feeling the way to familiar burn of a blush. You would think after all this time I wouldn’t blush any more. "I am making breakfast then I have to go in to work. We are going to start working on the whole chimera thing. You’re coming right?" I raised my head to look at Mustang his eyes gleaming with hope.

"Of course I will Colonel Bastard. I owe those guys a lot of pain for causing you harm. They are not going to get away with that I can tell you that much."

"Thank you Ed," Mustang kissed me on the head again then went about his business of cooking. I got up and rummaged through the drawers for some of my clothes. I now have my own drawer at Mustang’s home. I am also a little sore from last night. Ow! I rubbed my tender flesh not noticing that I had an audience. I turned around to throw my clothes around the room from Mustang scaring the living daylights out of me.

"What is it Colonel Bastard?" I asked a little out of breathe. Mustang then smirked.

"I came to tell you that breakfast was ready and I was enjoying the view." I stomped past Mustang red from anger and embarrassment. I slammed the door to the bathroom then I started the warm water for my shower still fuming from Mustang’s comment. The nerve of the guy. Although I have to admit that I wouldn’t mind seeing him like that either. Must keep thoughts from going there right now.

My thoughts drifted to last night’s events. A small blush covered my face. People might think it was from the heat of the shower, it was definitely from last night. I couldn’t help the overwhelming happiness that over took me from remembering. Mustang and I made love and it was amazing. I can vividly recall every thing that happened that it was starting to affect me. I stopped my thoughts then and I focused and how loved I felt right now. I never thought that I would find someone that made me feel like this way and who would return my love. I can’t believe it wasn’t long ago that Mustang hid behind a wall and mask that kept everybody out and now he’s free and open for everybody to see. The feelings that are coursing through my body are unbelievable. Then something hit me. What I am suppose to do when Al comes back? I know he know’s about Mustang and I, but I can’t just leave him at our home every night all by himself. He’s coming back in a few days too. I am not sure what I am going to do. I guess I can stay here every other night or something. Maybe Mustang can stay with me sometimes too. I shouldn’t be thinking about this right now. Today we are going to infiltrate the homonculi hide out. While Mustang was recuperating at home they had some one investigate and apparently they found their hide out not far from the abandoned building that I went to before. It was found a couple of yards away hidden by the thickness of the forest. I wonder why they would be so close to something that was discovered so easily. No matter better for us. I am interrupted from my thoughts my the knocking on the door.

"Yeah?" I call out while washing the rest if the shampoo out my hair.

"Ed breakfast’s ready," Mustang’s voice floats through the door.

"I’ll be there in a second I am almost done."

"Okay," I thought Mustang had left but then I hear the door open. "Unless you want some help scrubbing your back." Mustang says. I almost agree then he adds. "Short Stuff."

I go off like a time bomb. I don’t use any of the of the methods that I have been told I should use. I turn off the water and open the shower curtain almost ripping it off the rod it’s hanging from. I glare menacingly at Mustang. "Who are you calling so small that they use a car seat to sit in a car!" I holler stepping lightly out of the tub and walking straight up to Mustang with him smirking and I notice I am in all my naked glory. I brush it off totally pissed off at being called short stuff.

"I guess you don’t need help then I’ll be on my way." Mustang kisses me on the cheek with me standing there not getting what is happening until he leaves. He wanted to see me naked again. The thought crossed my mind making me feel extremely good and also a little peeved at him for calling me that awful word. It makes me shiver just thinking about it. I then remember that I am standing in the middle of the bathroom butt naked and freezing down to the bone. I already have goose flesh covering some of body. I dry myself off then I go to the room to get dressed since last time I left my clothes thrown all around the room. I dressed quickly smelling the aroma that was starting roam through the house. I forgot one important article of clothing... pants! My mouth started to water at the heavenly smell. Instead of braiding my hair I pulled in back into a low ponytail and dashed out of the bedroom to eat breakfast.

Mustang is setting the table when I walk in to the dining room his face transforms into what is true beauty. He is radiating from happiness. The same happiness that has been with me ever since we began out relationship. His sensuous lips curve into a smile revealing the perfection of his white teeth. I smile back not withholding any thing that I am feeling at the moment. I take a seat right next Mustang and he serves bacon and eggs with some toast. I dig in as soon as he puts the plate in front of me. Mustang watches in what I would guess to be wonder at my eating habits. You would think that he would be use to it by now. I finish in a matter of minutes.

"Do you want seconds?" Mustang asks with a grin.

"Of course this is great," I get up form my seat and pile a second helping with the food not looking as glamorous like when Mustang put it on my plate. Mustang finishes and announces that he will be going in a little bit early to go over something’s that he missed while he was medical leave.

"Ed I’ll see you soon," Mustang walks out the front door wearing a smirk.

I finish dressing. I ate breakfast in my boxers. What can I say I was hungry from last night’s activities. I clean up the kitchen a little then I head to central head quarters feeling deliriously happy. Before I am even half to the office building I get the feeling that someone is following me. Not just one someone either, but someone’s. But before I can react I am surrounded by chimeras and I feel a huge blow to the back of my head. I struggle to stay conscious, the pain is to great though. Just before I black out I hear a familiar voice.

"Tie him up and make sure he stays unconscious," Envy said and then everything went black.

I could hear people moving around some talking, I couldn’t make out what they were saying. I tried to open my eyes, but my vision was blurry. Instead I settled for closing them and focus on trying on what was going on around me until the next time I tried my eyesight. I concentrated and I could make out some of the voices. One being Envy, Lust, and Gluttony. There was one more, I had no clue who that was though. They were whispering furiously to each other. I didn’t move in hopes that they didn’t notice that I had woken up. I could hear their foot falls hitting what I would have to say was stone.

"Why did you bring him here?" The unknown voice said. "We still need him to complete what needs to be done. You know he helps with the development of the Philosopher Stone." The voice sounded angry. "Now we are going to have to move our hideout again because you know that meddling Colonel is going to come looking for him and discover our hideout. You are a fool!" The mystery person sounded livid.

"I thought that it would be fun to teach him a lesson for messing with us earlier." Envy said with malice in his voice.

"I will unchain him and dump him somewhere while he’s still unconscious." Lust said.

"I am glad one of you has a brain. Do it now before they come and ruin all that we have here." The voice said. I opened my eyes slightly to see if I could see their face, but the person was in the shadows. I was finally able to open my eyes without pain. I felt my body for the first time since I woke up. I was chained to a dank and dirty wall. My hands where as far apart as they could go. So I wouldn’t attempt alchemy I guess. I tugged on them experimentally earning me the attention of my captures. They all turned to look at me and my only thoughts where holy shit.

"He’s awake. Well question him to see if he knows of where he is then knock him out again and do like Lust suggested dump him somewhere. Alive! Envy!"

"What?! Like I am the only one who wants to kill him. I know, I know we need him to make the philosophers stone. I got it." Envy turned to me. "So shorty do you know where you are?"

"No! How could I when you knocked me out." I yelled not liking how things were set up.

"Did you hear anything that we said?" Lust asked suspicion lining her face.

"I didn’t hear anything."

"I don’t believe him Lust. Can I eat one of his limbs for lying?" Gluttony asked looking up at Lust pleadingly.

"No he’s going to need all his limbs." Lust answered throwing her hair over her shoulder. I could hear people storming through the halls. Yelling and breaking stuff.

"Okay where is The Fullmetal Alchemist," Armstrong’s deep voice penetrated through the thick walls of the hide out. Then Mustang came running through the only door I could see at the other end of the room. His gun placed in front of him and aiming it at Envy and the unknown man.

"Colonel Mustang how nice of you to grace us with your presence." The man said still hidden in the shadows.

"Let him go or I turn you to ash before you can blink." Mustang had deposited his gun it’s holster. He had his fingers ready to snap.

"He’s all yours. We need him and his brother along with you. Burt unfortunately that is going to have to be postponed for sometime. Thanks to some people that only think about what they want." The fury in the mans voice was evident. "We wont be bothering you for sometime now. Now it’s time to leave. Envy, Lust, Gluttony come on."

"You think that we are just going to let you go just like that." Mustang asked glaring at the unseen man.

"No that’s why this place is going to blow up and your going to have get Fullmetal out before it does." Armstrong and some of the soldiers lunged at the my captures, but then the man pushed a button. Mustang was at my side in a matter of seconds. I could hear the fighting in the background. With the sounds of it, it’s seems that they got away.

"Ed are you okay?" Mustang questioned worry showing in his face and voice.

"I am fine. My head hurts though." I rubbed my head with my newly freed hands. Mustang grabbed my hands and we made a quick exist. Along with every one else. The building was blown to smithereens. Along with all the stuff that could have come in handy to know what they were up to.

I was in the hospital for a day and I was deemed okay to leave. Now I am at Central Head Quarters explaining what happened.

"I was hit from behind then the next thing I know is I am chained to a wall." I told Mustang. He was sitting at his desk, but I could tell that he wanted to be by my side the way he kept fidgeting.

"And you said that they where going to move their hide out any idea where?" I shook my head feeling extremely tired from the whole ordeal. To think the thing that Al and I want is something we are suppose to have some kind of role to play in for those people. The thought didn’t sit well with me.

"Ed are you feeling okay?" Mustang questioned from his seat.

"I am fine Colonel Bastard. You don’t have to fuss so much." I got up, but I was felt like I was going to pass out. I fell back in my seat with a wave a dizziness.

Mustang got up from his seat and felt my forehead. "Ed your burning up. I am taking you home. We got all the information we need. We can take our time with this one. I don’t think that we are going to be seeing any of those homonculi anytime soon." Mustang said and offered his hand.

I got up feeling really heavy. "Are you sure?" My head flopped back and forth.

"Yes I am. And your not walking any where." Mustang picked me up bridal style and took to the car. Normally I would have protested, I didn’t have the strength and it felt good to be held by Mustang like that. We headed home me in Mustangs lap sleeping with a small smile on my face.