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Chapter Twelve:

Just Fine

Edward awoke to a loud pounding on his dorm room door. After several minutes of deciding whether or not to answer said door, he finally dragged himself out of his warm bed with a groan.

Who the fuck was knocking at his door this early in the fucking morning?

He groggily rubbed his eyes with his flesh hand and placed his metal hand on the doorknob, far too tired to think about asking who was on the other side of the door before allowing entryway to whoever was outside his door.

The door was opening, and Roy's heartbeat was quickening.

He couldn't answer any of the questions that kept popping into his mind.

What if the Truth was right? What if all was not forgiven and forgotten... And it never would be? What if he spent the rest of his life having these horrible dreams? What if Edward would never forgive him?

What then?

The door opened completely, revealing a disheveled and sleepy Ed.

The teen's golden hair was out of it's traditional braid and was a complete mess, sections of his hair sticking a different direction then the others. He was shirtless, thus making his toned stomach and chest exposed to the world. Light blue boxers covered his lower half from sight.

Then, Roy saw the automail. The metal was shining in the early mornings light, but that's not what his obsidian eyes were studying so intently.

It was the scars. Where skin met metal. Roy saw the scar that took up Ed's shoulder, and he didn't have to imagine the pain it must have caused to get that automail attached to his body. He already knew.

"Hey! Colonel, are you just gonna gawk at me all day?" An irritated Edward yelled at him.

Roy finally snapping out of his little trance, he stared into Edward's golden eyes. "Can I come in, Edward?"

The blonde, too tired and confused to argue, opened the door wider so the colonel could enter his dorm. The older man followed the teen to the living room, and took the seat beside him on the couch.

"Edward... What can I say or do to make you forgive me?"

Fullmetal was suddenly awake. "I thought I told you that I forgave you already."

"But you didn't mean it."

The Flame Alchemist watched emotions flicker through Ed's eyes. Hurt shone brightest in the golden orbs. "I said forgave you, didn't I? Those dreams stopped didn't they? So you can stop pretending you care and go away."

How did Ed know about the dreams? Roy wanted to know. But there were other things he needed to clear up first before that.

"They didn't stop. And I'm not pretending I care. I do care, Edward. Why would you think otherwise?" Roy questioned in return.

Edward gave a mirthless laugh. "You only wanted those dreams to end. I said I forgave you, you got what you wanted." Another cold laugh bubbled from the blonde's lips. "Why would I think otherwise?" He mocked the colonel's question. "Why? Because I know. The Truth told me everything about your little 'apology'." He said as he narrowed his golden eyes.

"What do you mean that the Truth told you everything?" Roy asked, desperately trying to figure out what the Truth did now to make his and Edward's life a living hell.

"About making you see my past. About forcing you to apologize to me. About pretending you cared. The Truth told me everything." Edward finished coldly.

"It's true." Roy admitted, thoroughly surprising Ed with his reply. "Some of it." Roy continued. "That creepy bastard did make me see your past, which by they way, was not a very nice one. However, the Truth did not make me apologize. I was going to anyway, I'll have you know. And... I never pretended to care. That was real."

"How do I know that? How can you prove that?" Edward asked softly after a blanket of silence coated the room.

Roy gave a sad smile in the blonde's direction. "You have to believe me... I can't prove it."

"Why should I believe you?" The Fullmetal Alchemist asked his superior officer somberly.

The raven haired man thought about this before answering with his own question. "Before this... Had I ever given you a reason not to believe me? Not to trust me?"

Edward thought about the question. No. The colonel had never given him a reason not to trust him. And the Truth had never given him a reason to believe him. Maybe... Just this once, he'd give Mustang the benefit of the doubt.

"So, you really are apologizing?" Ed asked, just to be sure.

"Yes Edward. I am so, so sorry. I was an ass, a total bastard and I know it. Please, forgive me." Roy replied, fulfilling the promise he had made to himself by forcing himself to forget his pride to gain Ed's forgiveness.

"Just this once, I will." The blonde said with a smile.

"Thank you, Edward." Roy said with a smile of his own. But Roy had one more question. "Where is Alphonse?" He asked, thoroughly puzzled as to where the younger Elric brother had been for the last few days.

The eldest Elric brother gave a small laugh. "Oh, Al? He's back in Resembool. He'll be there for a few more days."

"Why is he there?"

The Fullmetal Alchemist thought for a moment. "He's there to get this something for my automail from Winry. She insists that I'm going to break it." He sighed, well aware of what his mechanic thought of his reckless actions that resulted in broken automail.

"I see."

A comfortable silence wrapped around the inhabitants of the room, neither daring to break it. They stayed like that, simply enjoying the others company. After a while, Roy stood up from the couch.

"I think I should be going now, Fullmetal."

Edward stood up also and nodded. "Yeah I think so. But one thing before you leave..." He hesitated and Roy took that chance to speak.

"What is it, Edward?" The raven haired man asked, confused by his subordinates lack of speech.

A light blush found it's way to the younger male's cheeks. "Well ah-" He paused, staring down at his feet. Roy heard a faint mumble of "oh screw it." And before the older man could reply, Edward had wrapped his arms around Roy's waist in a tight hug.

"I'm glad everything's okay now." Ed whispered as he burrowed his head into the colonel's warm arms.

Roy didn't hesitate before wrapping his own arms around the small blonde. "Me too." He replied, tightening his grip. And he was glad. Having the dreams stop was only an added bonus. But, Roy was glad that they could go back to the playful banter between them, as had been there a few days ago. Glad that there would no longer be this distance between them, all because of Roy's cruelly spoken words from that rainy day in the office.

He was sure everything between them would be fine.

Yes... Roy was positive everything would be just fine.

End

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