Adult-FanFiction.org : Gundam, Beyblade, DBZ, FMA

New Year's Resolutions	By : Saranwyn Category: Fullmetal Alchemist > Yaoi - Male/Male > Roy/Ed Views: 1478 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own FMA or the characters, nor do I profit from them.

Chapter List
- 7
- 8
- 9
Lieutenant Colonel Roy Mustang could feel the hostility in the air, thick and pungent enough to taste on his tongue. Looking back, he probably should’ve at least changed out of his military uniform. Then again, he was here for Edward – it wasn’t like he was going to fool the boy by changing his clothes. Dammit! This is ridiculous! Why would Edward betray us? There’s no logical reason! He needs the military! Gritting his teeth, he went to the inn and pushed open the door. What he saw made his eyes go wide with shock. Sitting at a booth was a man, and on that man’s lap, head twisted around to accept a passionate kiss, was Edward Elric – his Edward Elric! Now, albeit the boy had red hair, not blond, but there was no mistaking him, even without his customary outfit. As the door slammed shut, the two parted and all eyes turned to the furious colonel. Edward gave an ungainly squeak and jumped to his feet.
“Not so fast, Fullmetal!” Mustang practically bellowed, moving to grab the boy. He found his hand knocked away as a body interposed itself between him and his target.
“Please keep your hands off my boyfriend,” the man murmured. Mustang lifted his eyes to the man’s face and his lips fell open in shock.
“Liam?” he gasped. The other man kept his face composed, his eyes narrowed to slits.
“Roy.” The two held each others eyes. “What do you want with Thomas?”
“Thomas? I don’t know who the hell you’re talking about! I’m here for that pipsqueak traitor, Edward Elric.” Mustang pointed an accusatory finger at Edward.
“Edward?” Liam repeated. “Thomas is this true?” The only answer was the door banging shut as the boy made a run for it. “Svetlana-”
“I’m on it.” She took off after the boy.
“What are you doing here, Liam?” Mustang asked. Well, this might explain Ed’s conversion. If anyone could convince him, it’s Liam, he thought darkly.
“Me? I live here. You know, peacefully – not murdering defenseless women and children.” Mustang’s jaw tightened further, if possible, his hands clenched into fists.
“Running a rebellion out of your basement, Liam?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about, I’m sure.” A moment of silence stretched between them, the tension palpable in the air. “Well, by order of the state, you are required to hand over Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist – also known as Thomas, it would seem – to me, should you see him.”
“As a city official, I can guarantee our complete cooperation. May I suggest you stay up at the mayor’s manor, Colonel? I’m sure he’d be more than happy to put you up in a guest room for the night, and it would be more comfortable – not to mention safer – than staying down here with us common folk.” Mustang sneered something under his breath and left, fury setting his blood on fire. Why is he here? Why now of all times! And why the Hell was he kissing Ed?! He said that they’re boyfriends. Mustang let out a groan. How far have they gone, I wonder. Has Fullmetal let him… he couldn’t even bring himself to think about it. Dammit! Dammit! Dammit!
Liam watched the other man through the window as he stalked down the street. His stomach coiled tightly in on itself. The Fullmetal Alchemist? Thomas? Edward Elric? Has he really been lying to me the entire time? If so…no, maybe not. Maybe not. Would Mustang come in here if this was all a set up, an infiltration. No way, right? But it’s so poorly timed – only four days until the big mission. And why him?! Why is he here?! The raven haired man turned away, taking a deep, controlled breath to calm himself down. Shit! He felt like screaming and throwing things across the room and throwing an all-out tantrum. But he couldn’t do that. He had to be calm and collected for his men. Any loss of self control would spell ultimate failure for the movement. Especially now with tensions high and a military officer in town…
Edward’s head was pounding. What had happened? Mustang had—Mustang! That idiot! What the hell is he doing coming here and ruining my operation?! He thought furiously. And now here he was, chained to a chair in the dark. Dammit! How am I going to get out of this one! If Liam doesn’t kill me, Mustang will! Think! Think!
“I told you he was trouble, sir,” Svetlana said, somewhere not too far off.
“I know,” Liam replied, sounding defeated. “He’s in there?”
“Yeah, I chained him to the chair – no way he’s getting free.”
“But we can’t be certain of anything, yet. I mean, the colonel did call him a traitor, maybe he really…”
“Sir! I can’t believe you’re still thinking like that!”
“How can I not? Innocent until proven guilty – that’s the law.”
“You should kill him and be done with it.”
“We’re not going to kill him!”
“He’s a liability! He knows our plan.”
“It doesn’t matter. We’re not killing him, and that’s final.”
“I must protest. You’re letting your feelings get in the way of logical decision making,” Svetlana growled lowly.
“I’m letting my feelings get in the way? Svetlana, there is no such thing as a good leader that does not first listen to his heart.”
“Except your heart’s been tampered with! It’s a faulty judge of options, right now!”
“I am going to talk to him before we go any further in this conversation. How did Mustang find him, anyways?”
“Probably knew all along.”
“If he did then why would he come here and ruin the boy’s cover? Plus, I know he hasn’t been leaking information. I’m with him almost twenty-four seven, he wouldn’t have been able to hide it from me.”
“Well, how should I know? The fact is that we’ve got four days until a major operation and there’s a State Alchemist in our town as well as someone who may be a spy on our team!” The door swung open and a pillar of light fell down onto Edward, illuminating his face.
“God, Sveta! You didn’t have to beat him up!” Liam cried, noting the bruises on Edward’s face and arms.
“Little rascal wouldn’t stay still and get caught,” the woman replied with a shrug.
“Stay back. I’ll do the questioning. You just watch.”
“Liam-!”
“No questions, Svetlana!” She huffed and went to the back corner to watch. Now Liam turned to Edward. His face was a mix of hurt and anger. “Care to explain what just happened?” he asked. The teen sighed, nodding. “Okay. I’ll hear you out.”
“I lied to you…about who I am. My name is Edward Elric. Until three weeks ago, I was known as the Fullmetal Alchemist. I was sent here to infiltrate your group and take you down.” Liam drew in a tight breath. “But,” the boy continued. “The more I was with you…the more I started to agree with your ideals and methods.” He looked away. “I thought…I could just continue to be Thomas Quinn. That I could…I could stay with you safely, aid you in your goal.” He shook his head. “I should’ve known that if I tried to desert, they’d come after me. That I could never escape. I hoped they’d assume you guys had killed me.” There’s no way he’ll trust me after this. Dammit. What do I do? Edward inwardly panicked. After all the work I’ve gone through to get here…
“Did you ever say anything to me that wasn’t a lie?”
“Yes! Everything I said about you and your mission was the complete truth. Ask anyone who’s ever worked with me, I have a policy against killing. I will not take a human life. People say that kind of thing can’t survive in the military. Honestly, they say it can’t survive in this kind of rebellion, either.”
“Why did you join the military – you’re too young to have even gone through training, and you said you vowed not to kill. That seems like a strange way of life for a dog of the military.”
“I’m a State Alchemist, so I got to skip that part. You see, I have a brother. When our mother died, I pushed him to try to help me use Alchemy to resurrect her. Because of that, my brother lost his body, and I lost my arm and my leg. I managed to bind his soul to a suit of armor, but I vowed I would do anything I could to get Al his body back. State Alchemists have access to a lot of materials normal people don’t. It was the only way I saw to right the wrongs I had committed.”
“So why would you change your mind?”
“Because I’m not getting anywhere in the military. Nothing is coming up no matter how hard I search. I thought maybe the answers aren’t where I thought they were. Besides, if we took down the military regime, it’s more than likely I’d be able to get access to what I was looking for, if it was there to be found, anyways.”
“How do I know you’re not lying?”
“You probably can’t know that for certain. I’ve got no way to dig myself out of this one.” Edward hung his head.
“Just to get everything in the clear, it was Roy Mustang you were in love with, wasn’t it?” Liam continued.
“Y-yeah.”
“You could betray the one you love?”
“I love him but what he’s done…what he does…even if his goals are good, I can’t stand by him while he bows to the orders of men he knows are corrupt. It’s a coward’s way of living. One I should never have chosen.” The words tasted like acid coming out of Edward’s mouth. Honestly, he thought that Mustang was one of the strongest people he knew. “He may have the same aims as you, but…but I don’t see how the system won’t swallow him whole, first.”
“You know, you should’ve told the truth from the first moment you felt you wanted to join. Coming forward on your own would’ve secured your status.”
“I know that now, it’s just…I was scared…scared that you’d hate me and turn me away. Scared that I’d never be accepted. I’d already started lying…I just…I couldn’t stop.” Liam sighed heavily. He wanted to believe Edward – Thomas…whatever, but could he? The boy looked sincere, but then again, he’d always looked sincere.
“Dammit!” he muttered.
“I’m sorry. It’s okay, if you…if you won’t trust me or accept me now. But please…please don’t kill me. Keep me here locked up until after the job if you want, but I have to live so that I can get my brother’s body back.”
“We’re not going to kill you.”
“Thank you.”
“Look at me.” Edward looked up at him. “Tell me. Are you lying to me?” The boy stared him straight in the eyes.
“No.” If he’s lying, he’s damn good at it. All sorts of criminals have tried it, and I’ve always been able to tell, before.
“You don’t want to betray me?”
“No, I don’t.” That was the utter truth. He hated having to betray Liam.
“What do you feel for me?”
“Admiration, respect. You are the most kind, gentle, honest, selfless person I have ever met.” Again, all truth. “If I could fall in love with you, I would do it in a heartbeat.” Again, he didn’t seem like he was lying.
“I want to believe you, Thomas. God, I want to believe you so badly, but…ah…”
“I understand.” He’s not even fighting for himself…at all, Liam mused. Wouldn’t he try at least a little. Of course, fighting it too much would be suspicious, but a little, even? He turned to Svetlana and walked over to whisper with her. Edward kept his eyes closed. I swear, how did they even find me? He looked up to see Liam leaving.
“Svetlana’s going to ask you some questions.” Liam shut the door and suddenly Edward was alone with the woman.
“You know, I had my suspicions about you from day one, Edward Elric,” she drawled. “That’s why I got a picture of you running away during that job and sold it to the newspaper.”
“You did…what?!”
“For this rebellion’s sake, yes. And it seems I was right to.” She moved forward, her form barely visible in the tiny amount of light that seeped in beneath the door. Edward shivered. He wasn’t going to like this…
Liam was in his house, drinking, when there was an officious knock on his door. Groaning, he got up. Better not be Roy, he thought. But it wasn’t. It was Svetlana with a much worse-for-wear Edward behind her. The man battled down pity he saw as he stared at the defeated, bruised, bloody boy following his second-in-command.
“He’s proved to me his loyalty,” the woman monotoned. Liam felt a flutter of hope well up in his chest.
“How?” The woman smiled thinly.
“That’s for me to know and you to be glad you don’t. Take him.” She shoved the boy into Liam’s arms. Edward groaned, wincing as pain seared through his body. The raven-haired man caught him against his chest, shocked.
“What did you do to him?”
“That was before I was convinced of his innocence.” She cracked her knuckles and walked off. Liam pulled the boy inside gently.
“God, what did she do to you?”
“I’m fine,” he muttered. “She was careful not to break anything, so it’s just bruises. Before you ask, she made me promise not to tell you anything.”
“Let’s get you cleaned up and bandaged.”
“Thanks. I’m sorry…Liam. I mean, I…” The teen hung his head, biting his lip. “If I were you, I wouldn’t accept me back.”
“Tom, everyone makes mistakes. Sveta is the most cynical, paranoid person I know. If you could prove yourself to her, then I am more than willing to accept you.”
“Thank you.” Edward flung his arms around the man, burying his face in his chest. Liam let out a sigh of relief, kissing the boy’s head.
“Let’s get you a shower.” He helped the boy to the bathroom and left him to shower and come to bed. How could he convince Sveta? He mused. I can’t imagine it. For her, a broken trust can never be fixed, right? He went to bed. Should I even worry about it?
Edward poked his head into Liam’s bedroom. He’d used alchemy to fix his clothes and get the blood out of them. The man saw already asleep. Sighing, he slipped down the hall and out of the house via a back window, wincing as his battered body protested to any movement whatsoever. He headed towards the mayor’s house, people as best he could. He was almost to the manor when he noticed Mustang sitting out on a hilltop, staring up at the sky. Steeling himself and prepared to dodge an attack, he approached the man.
“Mustang?” he whispered. Bright, grey eyes flew over to stare at him. In that instant, Mustang looked sad and hurt, but very quickly, the expression turned to fury. “Wait!” Edward hissed. “Look, I was undercover! This town so small, I couldn’t have contacted you if I wanted to!” he hissed. “Can we go somewhere private?” Mustang stood.
“Fine. Come.” The two of them headed back to the mayor’s manor, and went in through a back door. “Now, explain everything,” Mustang snapped.
“I came to infiltrate the group,” Edward explained. “I told them I was Thomas Quinn, a runaway thief. I…I didn’t tell anyone because I thought you’d tell me not to, and I couldn’t pull off contacting you throughout, as you would’ve insisted. I needed to be completely believable. Give me four days and I’ll have ended their threat.”
“What’s going down in four days.”
“I can’t tell you or you’ll want to take action. We can’t let on that you know anything. Right now, I confessed that I’m Edward Elric, but they think I’m a traitor.”
“Maybe because you stupidly did something like that without telling anyone! Do you have any idea how worried Al was about you? And how we felt thinking that you’d…you’d left us.” Edward sighed.
“By the time I realized I would be here so long, it was too late. Now, can you please try not to mess up my operation any further.”
“How do I know you haven’t betrayed me?”
“Because the only way to get Al’s body back is through the Military. Besides, if I wanted to betray you, I wouldn’t be here right now.” Mustang was forced to concede the point. “Now, how do you and Liam know each other?”
“…Liam’s my younger brother.” Edward’s jaw just about dropped off his face. “We were separated by the foster system, falling in and out of touch as we got moved from person to person. Look, did Liam do this to you?” Mustang’s hand was surprisingly gentle on his cheek, his fingers tracing a bruise on his cheek.
“What? No! Liam wouldn’t…”
“Yeah, I know he’s got his pacifism thing…”
“It was Svetlana.”
“That bear of a woman looks like she came from Drachma?”
“Yeah.”
“I’ll kill her.”
“No! You do anything and this job goes down the tubes. I only endured all this so that I could get it back on its feet.” Mustang’s chest tightened painfully.
“Are you really in love with my brother?”
“W-with Liam? N-not really. I mean…no…no, not really.”
“How far did you let him go for the sake of the job? You didn’t need to-!”
“We just kiss and…wait! It’s none of your, damn business!” Why do I feel like I’ve been cheating on him? I owe nothing to Mustang! God, I’m getting all confused, again! “Look, if you have no more questions, I have to get back, now.”
“Fine. Bye.” Edward turned and snuck away. He sighed. This was bittersweet. While he wanted not to be wanted by everyone or dead, he also wasn’t looking forward to betraying Liam. Dammit. This is awful.
- 7
- 8
- 9
You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.You need to be logged in to leave a review for this story.
Report Story

New Year's Resolutions