“Achoo!”
A light sneeze echoed around the room, its source from a little blond alchemist who was lying down in bed.
Edward Elric had a cold.
Since his brother Alphonse was out getting more medicine for Edward, you had to look after the young alchemist yourself.
You received a call from the armored boy that certain long-haired blond was sick with a bad cold, and that he needed someone to take care of him while Al was out getting more medicine. That ‘someone’ that Al was talking about was you.
Though, in actuality, you were just sitting on the bed opposite of Edward, reading an exciting book.
“Bless you,” you replied bluntly, never taking your eyes off the pages of the book. The alchemist didn’t just have a cold, but he had a sore throat as well.
“Thanks,” Ed rasped. “Are you just gonna sit there?”
“Your brother told me to stay over here and watch over you until he gets back. That’s what I’m doing.”
“My throat hurts a lot, though.”
You sighed, getting up from your place on the bed. Grabbing a red bag from the desk, you walked over to Edward’s bed, seating yourself on the edge of the bed next to him.
“Eat one of these,” you said smoothly, taking a cough drop out of the bag. “It will soothe your throat.”
Ed stuck his tongue out in disgust, turning the opposite way.
“I’m not putting that crap in my mouth,” he spat, his voice scratchy. “It tastes nasty and gross.”
“You want to feel better? You need to have a cough drop!”
“No. That crap leaves a horrible aftertaste in my mouth.”
“Take the freaking cough drop.”
“No! The flavor-in fact, it shouldn’t even be called flavor-is too overwhelming!”
You growled at the boy’s stubbornness and smart-ass comments.
“Fine,” you growled. “Be that way.”
You took the cough drop and un-wrapped it. Edward looked at you with a puzzled face. Popping the cough drop in your mouth, you placed your hands on the boy’s blond shoulders, slowly leaning down on him.
“Wha…?” Edward mumbled, his growing blush dark like a red rose.
Your lips met in a touching kiss. You squeezed the alchemist’s shoulders, making him gasp. Now taking your chance, you used your tongue the cough drop into his mouth.
You lost track of time and continued kissing him after you put the cough drop in his mouth. After a while, you slowly separated from the tomato-colored blond, leaving a trail of saliva between his lips and yours.
You pulled away, getting off the bed and returned the bag of cough drops to the table.
“Don’t you dare spit that out,” you spat playfully. “Not after all that.”
You placed yourself back to your previous location on the opposite bed, picking up the book and continuing where you left off.
After a few minutes, you heard Edward shift in his bed.
“Uhh…(y/n)?” Edward mumbled. You turned to find him blushing a deep crimson.
“Yes, Edward?” you replied with a smirk.
“Well, uh…” The alchemist fiddled his fingers, but he maintained eye contact with you.
“My throat still kinda hurts…can you give me another cough drop?”