Blue was the colour of the sky.

Blue was the colour of water.

The small boy remembered watching the clouds forming creatures and things up in the light blue sky as a kid with his brother and childhood friend. Together with Alphonse and Winry, Edward would imagine the white clouds living on their own, walking on the not green but blue grass, up in the air where no one from earth could disturb them.

He got told that the good people end up there, in the heaven above the world, in the blue paradise. The sky was always beautiful, making him feel calm, but also tiny. Not only did everyone call him a shorty, but with looking up to the sky, he felt like such a small human, one tiny bit in this huge world.

When teacher Izumi told them to find out the meaning of "All is one, One is Al", he understood his feelings about the sky for the first time. In the circle of life, he was just a small part. In the flow of the world, he was just a single human, living his small, insignificant life. But even though the thought of being so small and unimportant scared him, it also gave him hope.

He was just a human, not a god or a devil. He could do incredible bad or good things, but in a century, no one would know and no one would be affected by his doing, he thought. As one human, you can't do much, but enough. That's what kept Edward moving forward.

But it was also weighting him down. He could feel the cold drops from the grey clouds hitting his head, feeling it wetting his coat. The rain just made him feel even worse.

He couldn't do anything to help Nina. He was just a human, that's what the blonde boy always told himself. Now it seemed like a curse to him. He couldn't do anything to protect a little girl, just nothing.

He hoped the rain would wash his thoughts away, but looking up at the now grey, not lovely blue sky, just made the sadness and anger in him tighten its grip around Edward.

Blue was the colour of his uniform.

Blue was the colour of his eyes.

"Now my, are you out of your mind?" A familiar voice asked, making Ed turn his head towards the person. He looked behind himself, seeing a dark-haired male in a navy-blue uniform, heading down the stairs towards him.

"Colonel...", Edward said, his voice quiet and shaking. Mustang sat beside the blonde on the wet stairs, while more raindrops kept falling down. The Fullmetal Alchemist watched his superior as the taller man sighed a little, giving Ed a small smile afterwards.

"Sitting out here in the rain will get you a cold, you know?" He asks, a smirk plastered on his lips. Ed shrugged and turned his head away, since he doesn't want to see into the bastard's eyes.

"I really hate rain. Just for you I'm sitting here. Now I'm useless." The colonel continued talking, making Ed stiffen a bit. More guilt washed over him. 

"You don't have to be here.", he said, just loud enough so the Flame Alchemist would hear him.

"So, you think I run away from Hawkeye's comfort and umbrella out here in the damn rain, just to go back now and leave you here? No way, Fullmetal. I'm not going until you come with me."

Even Ed's evil glare couldn't change the stubborn colonel's mind, so after some minutes, the blonde finally admitted his defeat and stood up. "Now come, useless bastard.", he huffed, annoyed by the older male, but secretly glad for the company. He looked up at Roy, starred at his dark onyx eyes.

Ed stares into the dark orbs, noticing that they weren't actually dark brown like he thought, and not completely black either. Edward could see that his irises were a really dark shade of blue, a beautiful one though. He blushed a bit, quickly looking the other way.

Roy smirked and led the small kid to his home. Before he left his apartment and Hawkeye's care (she came over to help him, in case something happens to him), the colonel told his subordinate that he would search Edward. Followed by gun shots and a yelling blonde lieutenant, he had run out into the rain. Now bringing Edward back with him, he wasn't surprised that Hawkeye prepared some stuff for them.

A pillow and a soft looking blanket on the sofa, a hot chocolate and some cookies waited in Roy's living room for Edward.

The boy chuckled softly. "You two care to much.", he told them with an annoyed tone in his voice, but both Roy and Riza noticed the smile on his lips as he cuddled into the blanket and carefully nipped at his cup of hot chocolate. 

Edward closed his eyes, enjoying the blue blanket, which was giving him warmth. He enjoyed the choco in his hands and ate from the snacks. As he looked up, he saw Roy watching him, while lieutenant Hawkeye was doing something in the kitchen. "Watcha looking at? Just sit down, bastard." The blush reappeared on Ed's cheeks, but his smile stayed. 

The colonel laughed a little, before joining the boy on the couch, pulling him close. Ed looked at the blue jacket in front of his face. 

"Thanks.", he said, quietly but Roy heard him well.

"You can always count on us.", replied Mustang simply.

Blue was the colour of sadness.

Blue was the colour of trust.