Rakuen (Paradise)
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Lemon warning: NAW….lemon? NAW! Sorry not today, maybe next chappy.
Chapter Eleven: Aftermath
Ed relaxed feeling pure bliss overtake him as he rested next to Al. Al hadn't moved from his spot yet making Ed wonder if he had fallen asleep already. Ed sat up a little running his hand down Al's shoulder to his waist to see if Al would respond but he only laid there still breathing harshly with his faced turned away. Ed nudged him a bit still getting nothing in response.
"Al?" Ed said softly.
"…"
"Al? You awake?" Ed said nudging him again. Al didn't move.
"Are you mad at me or something?" Ed asked but Al only shook his head faintly.
"Al?"
"…"
"Al? What's wrong?"
"…" Ed sat up in bed and pulled Al slowly onto his back.
"Are you alright?" Ed said. Al opened his eyes and nodded.
"What's wrong?" Ed asked
"It hurts." Al said.
"Why didn't you tell me Al, I'm sorry." Ed said putting his arms around him.
"I think I tried." Al said snuggling into Ed's chest.
The two laid there absorbing each others warmth not wanting it to end. Each knew that they would have to end it quickly because Winry and Pinako would return eventually. Despite the pain he had endured for Ed, Al was blissfully comfortable in Ed's strong arms. He was actually ready to fall asleep when Ed stirred a bit.
"Al?" Ed spoke softly. Al blinked his eyes open looking up at Ed's yellow eyes.
"I'm sorry, I left a mark on you." Ed said pressing his finger into Al's neck pointing out the quarter sized purple mark that was made. Al rubbed his neck blushing a bit.
"Maybe no one will notice." Al said.
"Unlikely." Ed mumbled. Al snuggled back into Ed's chest yawning a bit.
"We can't fall asleep." Ed said
"I know." Al groaned. It would have been nice to sleep though.
"We have to get up now." Ed said.
"I know." Al groaned again. Al only wanted to stay in Ed's arms for a while longer but Ed pushed him self up letting go of Al to get out of bed. Al moved a bit slower feeling the sharp pain from his inner muscles. He grunted a bit as he stood up feeling his knees shake a bit.
"Are you okay?" Ed asked watching him take the pain.
"Yeah just a little sore." Al said looking around for cloths.
"We left yours in the hall way. I'll get them." Ed said slipping on his pants. Ed brought Al's cloths to him so he could get dressed. It seemed hard for Al to lift his legs much as it seemed his muscles were burning inside him. Ed suggested he stay in bed for a while.
"But what will you tell Winry when she returns?" Al asked
"That you don't feel well. Its almost the truth. Just relax for now okay?" Ed said helping him lay down.
"Alright I guess." Al said.
"And I'm sorry I hurt you." Ed said kissing him on the forehead after brushing his hair out of the way.
"Hey I wanted it just as bad as you did. You don't have to be sorry. Just go easier next time." Al said pulling Ed down for a hug. Ed placed a few more kisses on Al's neck before getting up and leaving the room. Al rested for a while soon hearing Winry return with Pinako. Not long after they returned Al heard the door open as Winry poked her head in.
"Al? Are you up?" She asked.
"Um." Al said rolling to his side.
"Ed said that you weren't feeling well, what's wrong?" She asked
"I don't know maybe I'm just tired." Al said which he was but that wasn't the whole truth.
"Oh. Are you able to eat? I can make you soup when you are hungry." She said walking over to the bed.
"That sounds okay." Al said. Not that he wanted to be waited on but he couldn't say no because she might find out he wasn't really sick.
"Well then you kick back and get better I will make sure you get soup. I bet Ed didn't even ask you if you wanted anything to eat. How inconsiderate of him ignoring his brother when he is not feeling well." Winry said.
The word brother nearly burned a hole in Al's mind. He had put that word out of his mind for the past few hours but now she had just slapped reality in his face again. They were still brothers. They were hiding their dirty little secret from her. He was acting sick to hide the fact that they had made love right here on the bed she was standing in front of. Al cringed and looked away. Thoughts were racing through his mind about what would Winry think if she found out or what would happen to them if anyone knew. Would they all be against it? Would they all be disgusted by it? He shook it out of his mind and dug him head into his pillow.
"Are you okay?…Al?" Winry was worried.
"I'm alright. Its nothing." He said with watery eyes.
"Do you need to see a doctor? I can call…Al…what is that on your neck?" Winry pointed to Al's deep purple spot on his neck just below his ear. Al remembered the hicky Ed had left. Al put his hand over it and blanked out. He didn't know what to tell her it was.
"Oh that's from……I fell…I got a bit dizzy earlier. That is why I'm in bed." Al said hiding his blush of deep red.
"Aww Al, you take it easy. Don't worry if Ed isn't thoughtful enough to care for you I will." She said smiling.
"Thanks." Al mumbled
"I'll be back later to check on you." She said just before leaving.
Al sank into the bed thankful that she finally left. He hated lying to her no matter what the reason was. He was also wishing that she wouldn't come back and check on him. He didn't need someone to take care of him because he wasn't really sick, just a little sore. His wish wasn't granted for later in the evening she returned with some soup for him. She made sure he was comfortable before leaving again so he could eat. Not long after the door opened again.
"I told you I'm fine now you can go.."
"Al its me." Ed said coming in the room. Al continued eating very relieved it wasn't Winry coming to bug him again.
"Sorry she wont leave you alone." Ed said sitting down next to him.
"Its okay, nothing we can do about it I guess." Al said putting more soup in his mouth.
"If it makes you feel better she is bugging the shit out of me saying that I don't take good care of you. I think she wants me to feel bad or something." Ed said. Al tried not to laugh. Ed put his arm around Al snuggling into his neck.
"Stop it Ed she might come back again." Al said squirming at the hot breath tickling his neck. Ed pulled away slowly.
"Yeah you're right." Ed said. They sat there quietly for some time. Al never finished his soup. He was too lost in though. Finally he worked up the nerve to ask the question he had been thinking about.
"What do you think Winry would say if she knew?" Al asked almost in a whisper. Ed was silent for a moment thinking of an answer.
"She wouldn't understand. She would say it was wrong. No one will understand." Ed said.
"I guess there is no paradise for us…is there?" Al said
Ed took Al's tray and cleaned up in the kitchen. Winry bugged him still about how Al was doing. She started to realize that Ed was in no mood for her annoying comments. Soon she started to become a bit concerned about why he was being so quiet. She watched as he washed the dishes not saying one word to her as she leaned over his shoulder.
"What's wrong Ed?" She finally asked.
"Nothing."
"Don't give me that crap! I know very well when there is something bothering you." She said.
"You don't need to know."
"Come on tell me I just want to help." She insisted.
"No one will understand." Ed began.
"Well I wont under stand d unless you…"
"If you were doing something that you believed was right but everyone else in the world thought it was wrong should you continue it?" Ed asked interrupting her.
"That depends. Why do you believe its right?" She said thinking to her self.
"What if it was because of love?" He asked.
"If its for love and no one would get hurt because of it then there shouldn't be anything to worry about." Winry said. Ed finished the last dish and drained the water. He turned to go to his room for the night.
"What does Al think about this?" Winry asked before he left the room.
"When I first told him about this he was against it, but now…he feels the same as I do. He knows no one will ever understand." Ed said
"Can't you just tell me what it is? I might understand." Winry said
"No you wont." Ed said leaving the room.
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