Ed looked on in shock. He reached up and touched one of the fluffy ears. Toby yelped and his ears fell against his head. He whimpered as he sought comfort from Roy, who took the hat from Ed.
"Don't do that. It hurts," whined Toby, clutching Roy's coat.
"They're real?!" gawked Ed.
"Yes," sighed Roy. "He's just been released from the hospital earlier today after being rescued from a mad alchemist."
"A mad alchemist?" echoed Ed.
"Yes. Alchemy did this," whispered Roy.
"I didn't know alchemy could do this," whispered Ed.
"It's forbidden. The price for this kind of alchemy is blood," explained Roy.
"Wait..." Ed got lost in thought for a moment. "Mustang? Why is he holding onto you?"
Roy could tell Ed was piecing something together and he was sure he would not like where this was headed. He sighed heavily, "I'm taking care of Toby."
"Daddy Mustang!" exclaimed Ed, a mishcevious smirk on his face.
"Fullmetal," warned Roy.
"Who'd have thought you would have a soft spot!" laughed Ed.
"That's enough," hissed Roy.
Toby did not like how angry Roy was getting. He knew Ed had not meant to hurt him, no one else had ears like he did. He just wanted to go home now.
Ed continued to laugh and Roy was fuming. Toby whined as he tried to get the Colonel's attention. Roy finally looked down at the boy clinging to his coat. He let out a sigh as he calmed down.
"All right, Ed. Go ahead and laugh. I'm taking Toby home, but he'll be coming back with me. I don't want him learning any bad habits from you," informed Roy.
"What? Learn bad habits from me? Mustang, you need to trust me," laughed Ed, slowly calming down.
"Come along, Toby," whispered Roy, shaking his head at Ed.
"Wait a second, Mustang!" called Ed, quickly stopping Roy and Toby.
"What is it?" huffed Roy.
"I'm sorry for hurting your ear, Toby," apologized Ed.
"It's okay. I know it's weird," whispered Toby.
"I'll see you two tomorrow," smiled Ed, waving.
Roy smiled down at Toby as he replaced his hat, before leading him back to his car. Toby obediently climbed into the back, Roy making sure he was buckled. The Colonel then slid into the drivers seat.
"Are we going home now?" wondered Toby.
"Yes. I'll see what we can have for supper and then it's time for bed," smiled Roy.
Toby nodded silently. He was getting tired, still technically recovering. He was excited to finally go home with Roy, but then a thought crossed his mind. Something Ed had said stuck with the boy.
"Don't do that. It hurts," whined Toby, clutching Roy's coat.
"They're real?!" gawked Ed.
"Yes," sighed Roy. "He's just been released from the hospital earlier today after being rescued from a mad alchemist."
"A mad alchemist?" echoed Ed.
"Yes. Alchemy did this," whispered Roy.
"I didn't know alchemy could do this," whispered Ed.
"It's forbidden. The price for this kind of alchemy is blood," explained Roy.
"Wait..." Ed got lost in thought for a moment. "Mustang? Why is he holding onto you?"
Roy could tell Ed was piecing something together and he was sure he would not like where this was headed. He sighed heavily, "I'm taking care of Toby."
"Daddy Mustang!" exclaimed Ed, a mishcevious smirk on his face.
"Fullmetal," warned Roy.
"Who'd have thought you would have a soft spot!" laughed Ed.
"That's enough," hissed Roy.
Toby did not like how angry Roy was getting. He knew Ed had not meant to hurt him, no one else had ears like he did. He just wanted to go home now.
Ed continued to laugh and Roy was fuming. Toby whined as he tried to get the Colonel's attention. Roy finally looked down at the boy clinging to his coat. He let out a sigh as he calmed down.
"All right, Ed. Go ahead and laugh. I'm taking Toby home, but he'll be coming back with me. I don't want him learning any bad habits from you," informed Roy.
"What? Learn bad habits from me? Mustang, you need to trust me," laughed Ed, slowly calming down.
"Come along, Toby," whispered Roy, shaking his head at Ed.
"Wait a second, Mustang!" called Ed, quickly stopping Roy and Toby.
"What is it?" huffed Roy.
"I'm sorry for hurting your ear, Toby," apologized Ed.
"It's okay. I know it's weird," whispered Toby.
"I'll see you two tomorrow," smiled Ed, waving.
Roy smiled down at Toby as he replaced his hat, before leading him back to his car. Toby obediently climbed into the back, Roy making sure he was buckled. The Colonel then slid into the drivers seat.
"Are we going home now?" wondered Toby.
"Yes. I'll see what we can have for supper and then it's time for bed," smiled Roy.
Toby nodded silently. He was getting tired, still technically recovering. He was excited to finally go home with Roy, but then a thought crossed his mind. Something Ed had said stuck with the boy.