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lynx212Title: Once You Bite You Have to Chew
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
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lynx212
Pairing: Ed/Russell
Words: 1130
Rating: PG-13/ Teen
Summary: Russell was reacting badly to the news of Al and Fletcher having dated and bites off more than he can chew..
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: I make no claims of ownership even if that fact makes me sniffle.
“I don’t believe it. I just don’t believe it!” Russell grumbled as he marched around the backyard. Kicking random stones as he threw his little piss fit.
Ed just watched his agitated lover silently. He knew how Russell could be when pissed.
“And you!” Russell growled as he pointed and accusing finger at Ed, “How could you keep this from me all this time?”
“Now wait just a damn minute,” Ed replied as his brows knitted together. “How the hell was I suppose know that you didn’t know?”
“Didn’t you find it odd I never mentioned it?”
“No I didn’t. It’s not our business so why would we be discussing it anyway?”
Russell gave Ed a look as if he’d grown another head. He was convinced his lover had kept this from him on purpose and it was going to be hard to change his mind.
“I can’t believe he left my little brother for a homunculus. A fucking homunculus!”
Now Ed could and would tolerate a lot of things from his hot tempered lover but him speaking ill of Al was not one of them. No one was allowed to do that, no one.
“You need to slow your roll Tringham. How in the hell do you know Fletcher is the injured party here?”
“Because I know my baby brother that’s how!” Russell shouted.
“Yeah you know him so well you didn’t even know who he was dating.”
“Don’t go there, Ed. Don’t fucking go there.”
“Well then back the fuck off of Al. You don’t know the story so quit laying blame at Al’s feet!”
“It’s fine brother. I’ve been looking forward to fighting this battle on my own since Wrath told me Russell was in the dark about it,” Al said announcing his and Wraths arrival, “ Chill out Russell I’m here so ask me about whatever you need to know for you to calm down and get this matter dealt with.”
Wrath silently took a seat beside Ed on the porch as Al walked up to the still livid Russell. His calm visage was in total contrast to Russell’s enraged face. Cool and confident gray eyes meet furious and indignant blue-gray orbs in a stare down.
“Why haven’t you mentioned dating Fletcher before? Why all the secrecy?”
“For one,” Al began, “I assumed you knew and two it didn’t end well so it’s far from my favorite thing to talk about, if it’s any of your business to begin with.”
“What do you mean it didn’t end well? What did you do?”
“Wake up and get a clue Russell. I’ll tell you like I’ve told Ed a hundred times. Being a younger sibling doesn’t make us saints. We are as human and prone to screwing shit up as anyone else regardless of what you’d like to believe.”
“What’s that suppose to mean?” Russell sneered.
“It means I’m not without fault and neither is Fletcher. Especially not Fletcher, where this situation is concerned,” Al said with his fists clenched at his sides. If Russell had been using his senses, he’d have realized he was treading on thin ice. Al was getting agitated with him and that’s never a pretty thing.
“Let me guess you’re going to try and convince me you didn’t leave Fletcher for a homunculus.”
“I intend to do no such thing. You give yourself too much credit Russell. I don’t need you to believe me so I can sleep at night. I was merely going to answer your questions so you wouldn’t harass Brother about it.”
The stunned look on Russell’s face was priceless and it was taking Ed and Wrath a lot of willpower not to laugh. Ed leaned over to Wrath and said, “I think my lover is about to find out Al has teeth the hard way.” Wrath nodded in agreement, as he watched the two exchange words under the shade of the willow tree.
“So if you didn’t leave Fletcher for a homunculus what happened?”
“I’m going to say this one time and one time only you identity stealing crackpot with a god complex, one more homunculus crack and this conversation is over. Now ask your damned questions so we can be on our way, we have other things we’d like to do today.”
Blue-gray eyes narrow at Al as Russell’s mouth snapped shut with and audible click. “Fine,” He said through clenched teeth, “What happened?”
“We started talking more a few years back after Ed and I stopped by his place on our way here for a visit. The constant communication turned into more and we started dating. All was well and good until he seemed to be spending more and more time on the move. He said he was doing research.”
“Fletcher wouldn’t lie about something like that. If he said he was doing research then that’s exactly what he was doing.”
Al glared at Russell and said, “Last time I checked research didn't leave a person limping and with hickeys down their spine."
You could have knocked Russell Tringham over with a feather. He was speechless in the face of Al’s blunt sarcasm and Ed knew a checkmate comment when he heard one. There was nothing more to be said that could be useful so they might as well end this and go on about their day.
“Al,” Ed called from his position on the porch as he stood up, “Do you have time to take a look at this one experiment before you leave? I’d like your opinion on it, there’s some odd reactions.”
“Sure thing, Brother,” Al replied as he walked away from the still stunned Russell.
This left Wrath and Russell alone in the yard as the sun started to dip below the horizon. The former sin hadn’t said a word during the entire exchange. That was a fact that was about to change.
“Al is a force to be reckoned with when angry. He and Ed are more alike than what can be easily seen on the surface. So, unless you want to permanently place yourself on his bad side I’d suggest you know your facts and watch your words. Trust me he can hold a grudge longer than anyone I’ve ever met in life,” Wrath said as he watched Russell try to wrap his brain around what he’d just learned.
Wrath almost felt sorry for him. It can’t be easy finding something like that out. Especially the way Al put it. He knew from his experiences with the Elric brothers older siblings tended to think of their younger siblings as perfect little virginal people that can do no wrong. Well thanks to Al’s vivid use of sarcasm, I don’t think Russell will ever be able to think of his brother as innocent again.
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Author:
lynx212 Pairing: Ed/Russell
Words: 1130
Rating: PG-13/ Teen
Summary: Russell was reacting badly to the news of Al and Fletcher having dated and bites off more than he can chew..
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: I make no claims of ownership even if that fact makes me sniffle.
“I don’t believe it. I just don’t believe it!” Russell grumbled as he marched around the backyard. Kicking random stones as he threw his little piss fit.
Ed just watched his agitated lover silently. He knew how Russell could be when pissed.
“And you!” Russell growled as he pointed and accusing finger at Ed, “How could you keep this from me all this time?”
“Now wait just a damn minute,” Ed replied as his brows knitted together. “How the hell was I suppose know that you didn’t know?”
“Didn’t you find it odd I never mentioned it?”
“No I didn’t. It’s not our business so why would we be discussing it anyway?”
Russell gave Ed a look as if he’d grown another head. He was convinced his lover had kept this from him on purpose and it was going to be hard to change his mind.
“I can’t believe he left my little brother for a homunculus. A fucking homunculus!”
Now Ed could and would tolerate a lot of things from his hot tempered lover but him speaking ill of Al was not one of them. No one was allowed to do that, no one.
“You need to slow your roll Tringham. How in the hell do you know Fletcher is the injured party here?”
“Because I know my baby brother that’s how!” Russell shouted.
“Yeah you know him so well you didn’t even know who he was dating.”
“Don’t go there, Ed. Don’t fucking go there.”
“Well then back the fuck off of Al. You don’t know the story so quit laying blame at Al’s feet!”
“It’s fine brother. I’ve been looking forward to fighting this battle on my own since Wrath told me Russell was in the dark about it,” Al said announcing his and Wraths arrival, “ Chill out Russell I’m here so ask me about whatever you need to know for you to calm down and get this matter dealt with.”
Wrath silently took a seat beside Ed on the porch as Al walked up to the still livid Russell. His calm visage was in total contrast to Russell’s enraged face. Cool and confident gray eyes meet furious and indignant blue-gray orbs in a stare down.
“Why haven’t you mentioned dating Fletcher before? Why all the secrecy?”
“For one,” Al began, “I assumed you knew and two it didn’t end well so it’s far from my favorite thing to talk about, if it’s any of your business to begin with.”
“What do you mean it didn’t end well? What did you do?”
“Wake up and get a clue Russell. I’ll tell you like I’ve told Ed a hundred times. Being a younger sibling doesn’t make us saints. We are as human and prone to screwing shit up as anyone else regardless of what you’d like to believe.”
“What’s that suppose to mean?” Russell sneered.
“It means I’m not without fault and neither is Fletcher. Especially not Fletcher, where this situation is concerned,” Al said with his fists clenched at his sides. If Russell had been using his senses, he’d have realized he was treading on thin ice. Al was getting agitated with him and that’s never a pretty thing.
“Let me guess you’re going to try and convince me you didn’t leave Fletcher for a homunculus.”
“I intend to do no such thing. You give yourself too much credit Russell. I don’t need you to believe me so I can sleep at night. I was merely going to answer your questions so you wouldn’t harass Brother about it.”
The stunned look on Russell’s face was priceless and it was taking Ed and Wrath a lot of willpower not to laugh. Ed leaned over to Wrath and said, “I think my lover is about to find out Al has teeth the hard way.” Wrath nodded in agreement, as he watched the two exchange words under the shade of the willow tree.
“So if you didn’t leave Fletcher for a homunculus what happened?”
“I’m going to say this one time and one time only you identity stealing crackpot with a god complex, one more homunculus crack and this conversation is over. Now ask your damned questions so we can be on our way, we have other things we’d like to do today.”
Blue-gray eyes narrow at Al as Russell’s mouth snapped shut with and audible click. “Fine,” He said through clenched teeth, “What happened?”
“We started talking more a few years back after Ed and I stopped by his place on our way here for a visit. The constant communication turned into more and we started dating. All was well and good until he seemed to be spending more and more time on the move. He said he was doing research.”
“Fletcher wouldn’t lie about something like that. If he said he was doing research then that’s exactly what he was doing.”
Al glared at Russell and said, “Last time I checked research didn't leave a person limping and with hickeys down their spine."
You could have knocked Russell Tringham over with a feather. He was speechless in the face of Al’s blunt sarcasm and Ed knew a checkmate comment when he heard one. There was nothing more to be said that could be useful so they might as well end this and go on about their day.
“Al,” Ed called from his position on the porch as he stood up, “Do you have time to take a look at this one experiment before you leave? I’d like your opinion on it, there’s some odd reactions.”
“Sure thing, Brother,” Al replied as he walked away from the still stunned Russell.
This left Wrath and Russell alone in the yard as the sun started to dip below the horizon. The former sin hadn’t said a word during the entire exchange. That was a fact that was about to change.
“Al is a force to be reckoned with when angry. He and Ed are more alike than what can be easily seen on the surface. So, unless you want to permanently place yourself on his bad side I’d suggest you know your facts and watch your words. Trust me he can hold a grudge longer than anyone I’ve ever met in life,” Wrath said as he watched Russell try to wrap his brain around what he’d just learned.
Wrath almost felt sorry for him. It can’t be easy finding something like that out. Especially the way Al put it. He knew from his experiences with the Elric brothers older siblings tended to think of their younger siblings as perfect little virginal people that can do no wrong. Well thanks to Al’s vivid use of sarcasm, I don’t think Russell will ever be able to think of his brother as innocent again.
