The More I Learn to Care For You - Roy's POV
Worries
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him. Yeah 10 women
haha. I guess
is just a social butterfly. *snickers* ^_^
The More
I Learn to Care For You – Roy’s POV
Chapter
Four
Worries
let himself into the North Central Library.
It was a small building that anyone could access, but it did have a
little hidden area for the state alchemists to do their research without being
bothered by the normal patrons. Walking
toward the door that would lead him there,
could and peaked inside.
Ed was sitting at a table that was strewn with papers.
reading and
wondered vaguely what could be so interesting.
He didn’t give it too much thought however, since, despite the fact that
the teen was rather outgoing and athletic, he was one of the biggest nerds
book was read as if it had the secrets of the universe written inside.
Maybe to Ed they did.
shut the door quietly behind him before leaning against the wall to study the
teen. He smiled slightly as his eyes
wandered over Ed and smiled a little at the black dress coat the teen was
wearing, the one from New Years Eve… He
frowned. Since that night, the two of
them hadn’t been on the best of terms.
He’d supposed Ed would get right on the ball and start asking him out so
that they could get on with their bedroom life.
Roy was all in favor of that because, as much as the idea of Ed figuring
out how rough it is to court someone was, he was seriously staring to go
through sex withdrawals. Not that he
couldn’t satisfy himself, but there was nothing like thrusting into Ed’s body
and making the short teen cry out, begging for more.
quickly disappeared.
He hadn’t figured it would take Ed this long.
weeks since then, and still nothing.
at this. Maybe Ed just didn’t care?
relationship as he had supposed...
This thought bothered him more than he wanted to admit.
that hadn’t happened to him before.
Normally he just dated for the fun of a good time and maybe a romp in
the sheets, but Ed, had turned out to be a different catch
altogether. He had bonded with Ed in a
way that he couldn’t explain...
unconsciously as he continued watching Ed work.
Was Ed too young to be in a relationship?
the teen had seemed rather mature, despite his bouts of childishness here and
there. He’d supposed Ed could handle a
relationship, but...
He shook his head. No, Ed
had shown himself to be rather capable over New Years, especially over dinner
that night. He had remained calm and
collected even when he’d obviously been upset.
him. Maybe the blond had decided
moved from the wall. He didn’t want to
dwell on this right now, maybe later, but not now.
Walking silently up behind the studious teen,
Ed had pulled on him to get his attention.
Ed seemed to like that sort of play, and
presence like he normally would,
slipped his hands over Ed’s eyes.
“HOLY FUCKING SHIT!” Ed yelled, turning quickly and pulling
away.
Letting his smirk form into a grin at Ed’s unexpected reaction,
wrists and used the teen’s momentum to pull Ed around so that his back was
against the table and pressed his lips against Ed’s.
a barely recognizable tone, “
“I didn’t know you liked it rough...”
Just the thought made his groin burn with desire.
and... well, he could...
technically... but he wouldn’t, because first of all they were in the library,
and second he had said no sex until Ed came up with a successful date...
the fact that he was too stubborn to let it go.
The teen squirmed, trying to pull his hands free and push him away
at the same time. With a smirk,
touched Ed through his pants to give him a little reminder of what he’d been
missing these past few weeks before stepping back.
and thought guiltily of his own paper work waiting for him back in his
office. “I have some papers that need to
be gone through too. Perhaps while
you’re at it...” he joked, waiting for some sort of outburst about how lazy he
was.
Instead, Ed turned around in a near panic and started quickly
shoving the papers on the table into a messy pile.
to the table before muttering, “Sure, sure... um, place them over there,” Ed
said in an out of breath tone while pointing to the corner of the table.
I wouldn’t be able to get away with it, he thought before kissing Ed’s
ear. Better to let that thought go
unsaid... Leaning over Ed’s shoulder,
curiosity, “What are you working on?
You’re usually not so easily surprised and flustered.”
“Nothing!” Ed exclaimed hurriedly.
huddling over the papers protectively.
“What are you doing here?” Ed asked, then accused, “Skipping out on
work? I’m busy here.”
that the teen’s ears and face had turned a deep red.
Really.
He did have a legitimate reason for going to find the teen, but he
wasn’t sure how long it would take so he’d done it on his break.
walked to the other side of the table, pulled out a chair and sat down.
seemed to click with Ed who would just continue to work for hours on end
sometimes.
Curious at Ed’s blushing and quickly gathering up the papers,
around, then frowned.
Trying to make a bit of small talk,
seems to think I have all the time in the world to work on some of the
pointless things he sends my way.”
“That sucks...” Ed said distractedly as he flipped the paper over
and put a book over the top of the stack.
“So what do you want?” Ed asked, a note of
relief in his voice as he sat back down in his chair and ran a hand through his
hair with a sigh.
Starting to feel a little suspicious at Ed’s behavior,
under the book, then back to Ed. “That’s
not anything illegal is it?” He didn’t
want to be caught up in another one of Ed’s little escapades.
that in a while, but... he did have that track record.
Ed snorted and said in annoyance, “No,” before glaring at him and
saying, “But I am busy so...” This was
followed by a quirked eyebrow.
look before shaking his head. He
supposed Ed would tell him if something was going on.
trust between them. Instead of pressing
the issue,
decided to get to why he was here.
Reaching into his pocket,
pulled out a piece of paper and unfolded it.
“I need you to do some research on this and report to me on it in
a week. I need an official written
report and you should be ready to give an oral report if General
business-like tone.
“Great,” Ed said, taking the paper and looking at it.
Roy frowned and glanced at the table, then back to Ed before
nodding and getting up to leave. Folding
his arms,
looked suspiciously down at Ed. He was
really curious now. Ed didn’t act this
way for no reason. Fighting the urge to
ask again what was going on,
as he walked away. He could just be
imagining it...
As he
walked away,
listened to the sound of shuffling papers behind him.
around, “Oh, and, Ed...”
“Eep!” came the
small squeak from the teen as he stiffened and refused to make eye contact.
scowled. Enough was enough.
he said as he made his way back to the table.
“Fuck off!” Ed exclaimed and gathered the papers to his
chest. With a deep blush, Ed
They might not be for him, but they were for something, and he was
working on military time right now.
those.” He held out his hand and
continued to walk toward the teen.
“NO!” Ed yelled, putting them behind his back.
stuttered as if trying to figure out what to say, when his back connected with
the corner. “Hit you,” Ed finished.
surprise. Ed would hit him?
being that he would strike out against his partner, which would be called
domestic violence; the other being that he would strike out against a superior
officer, an offense that had severe punishments attached to it.
He decided to act on the second thought, and scowled deeper.
papers.” He paused.
“No way! I
won’t,” Ed said loudly. He shook his
head, making his braid swing, then gave him a stubborn
look.
image of Maes’s daughter refusing to do what she was
told in the same way. He couldn’t help
himself and laughed. Ed blinked,
Grinning broadly,
decided he would keep that to himself.
He was pretty sure Ed wouldn’t appreciate being compared to a little
girl.
gesture with his hand and said, still chuckling, “Come on, hand them
over.”
Ed pressed his lips together, then rolled up the papers and shoved
them in his jacket pocket. Clapping his
hands, Ed touched the pocket, making the coat shimmer, and gave
Letting the glare come back,
dropped his hand and said irritably, “Not amusing, Fullmetal.
your superior officer.”
Ed frowned and squirmed a little.
“It has nothing to do with you... er... with
the military. Just drop it... please.”
in frustration, then gave Ed a bland look.
military, Ed could be planning something that could cause problems later...
nothing...
“Just let it go, Mustang,” Ed said.
you. You’re... distracting me.”
floor.
He was distracting him, huh?
Smirking,
walked over and pressed a hand against the wall next to Ed’s head and leaned in
close. “I have a legitimate reason for
being here,” he said, kissing Ed’s ear, then continued
in a whisper. “I’m sorry that you’re
easily distracted. Perhaps we should
have a discussion about this in my office...”
He paused. Oh how he’d
his office, followed by some... exercises
on not being distracted...
thought of some very delicious things he’d like to...
thought. He’d said there would be none
of that until Ed took him out and he didn’t want it to seem like he couldn’t
stick to what he said. Instead of
continuing,
pulled back and said in a business-like manner, “But that will have to be
another day. Okay, Fullmetal, I’ll let
it drop for now, but it better not be something that I’m going to have to cover
your ass for later.”
At that, Ed smirked and said smartly, “You like covering my ass.”
tried hard to fight back a smirk. Oh, yes,
he definitely did like covering Ed’s ass literally...
others,” he said.
Ed pushed himself off the wall with his shoulder.
rear. “You could cover it... tonight...”
Ed whispered.
Such a tempting offer, and he almost gave in.
power he could muster to say, with a heavy sigh, “Sorry, I’m busy
tonight... Maybe
another night?”
this a little at least... The
thoughts were laced with doubt that the teen even planned on going through with
this. Maybe he should just give in.
wanted to give in, but his pride wouldn’t let him.
It was a bit irritating to think that perhaps Ed just wanted to
fuck. He’d really thought the teen was
more of a relationship type of person.
Maybe he was... Just not with him...
The thought was actually a bit depressing given that he’d become so attached
to Ed...
Normally,
wasn’t really into relationships, they were just too much of a hassle, but he
couldn’t help his desire to keep Ed.
life, and it constantly wore on him; challenging his need to keep Ed as a
partner.
Ed dropped his arms and frowned before moving back to lean against
the wall. “Yeah... sure...”
wall and brushing past
to sit back down.
pocket watch. Frowning,
maybe we can get together, Ed,”
said, again trying to urge the teen into contacting him for a date.
anyone else, why should Ed be any different?
But he was.
it was true. Ed was different.
put his watch away and kissed Ed on the top of the head before making his way
out of the room.
finished writing the last half of the message on a piece of paper before
rereading what he wrote. It was hard to
concentrate because his mind kept going back to Ed.
hadn’t seen him since yesterday in the library and Ed hadn’t seemed to be in a
very good mood... Suddenly the door
slammed open causing the coffee in his mug to ripple slightly.
“Good morning, Fullmetal,”
was reading. “In a good mood today, I
see...” Ed’s explosive personality had
gone from ‘mildly annoying’ to ‘mildly annoying but a little cute’ since they’d
started seeing each other. He wasn’t
sure if he should feel a little alarmed over this or not.
He listened to Ed’s footsteps as he crossed the room and suddenly
a folder was thrown onto his desk. “Fuck
off...” Ed mumbled and
looked up to see the teen stalking to the door.
“Wait,” he said in a commanding tone.
Without turning around, Ed stopped and sighed and said in
annoyance, “What?”
been working on and picked up the folder.
Opening it,
leafed through the pages, then glanced back up at
Ed. “What is this?”
“Your report,” Ed answered in a hard, flat voice.
together, feeling mildly irritated at how he was being treated.
he could at least understand it, and maybe dish it out with some well placed
teasing, but he couldn’t think of anything he could have done to warrant
this.
“Obviously,” he said irritably.
“But this isn’t due for a week.”
He looked down and glanced at some of the pages.
I don’t care how smart you are, these things take time.
He shuffled through more of the papers with a frown.
research; this was obviously thrown together without any real work.
it on the desk. “I’m not giving this to
the general. You’re going to have to
redo it.”
Snarling, Ed spun around and stalked over to the desk.
“Fine.” Giving him a sour glare, Ed
turned and started toward the door again.
“Wait,”
commanded and Ed stopped, waiting silently.
Maybe it wasn’t him. It wasn’t
uncommon for Ed to be irritable to everyone if there was something bothering
him, and being a brat was kind of in Ed’s general personality so...
Getting up,
walked to the door and shut it before turning around to face his young
lover. Leaning against the closed door,
is going on?” Maybe he could get Ed to
talk to him. They had been a little
distant from each other for the past few weeks, and
had a small bit of hope that perhaps Ed would confide in him and let
Instead, Ed glared up at him and said, “Is there anything else,
his chest, but tried to ignore it. Why
should it matter to him if Ed talked to him so coldly?
Eve; he should have seen it coming.
Should have realized by the way Ed was acting that what they had was
coming to an end.
hurt, there were plenty of fish in the sea, so to speak, but there was only one
Ed, and he had hoped Ed would be a keeper, not a catch and release...
Moving aside,
said, “No, I guess not.” He turned and
started walking toward his desk.
turned and sat in his chair, he looked up to see Ed still standing there.
urge to try to get the teen to talk again, but the glance was brief, and then
Ed was heading out of the office. When
the door shut, he had a sad thought that his office suddenly seemed much
emptier than it had a moment before.
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