Green was the colour of grass.

Green was the colour of frogs.

Roy smiled softly at the kid running around him. The small blonde alchemist didn't act much like his age most of the time, but the older male didn't bother when Ed actually showed his childish behaviour from time to time. Edward had fun and enjoyed the trip, that was all that mattered.

They were walking in a forest, filled with all kinds of green trees, from ash-trees and oaks, to pines and firs. And not only the trees were green. No, the bushes, the ferns, the flowers, the grass. It was all green, but all different shades. Nature all had the same colour, but at the same time so many that you can't find them all.

"Roy, Roy look!" the fifthteen-year-old exclaimed, coming back to the raven-haired-man, holding something between his flesh and metal hand. The smile on the boy's face grew even wider, while the smirk on Roy's lips faded as Ed lifted his upper hand to reveal the thing he held.

Edward had a frog in his hands. And the blonde's words made the raven-haired shiver. "Eat it!", he demanded, grinning brightly.

"Wh-What?!" The man took a step back. No way he was going to eat this! Never ever!

"Granny told Al and me stories of Aerugo, and she said, they're eating frogs and insects and slugs and snakes! So, try and eat it, Roy!"

"E-Ed, I'm not eating a raw, yet still alive, frog! Get that out of your head!" He turned away and walked faster down the small path in the forest. He heard the small boy pout, before the blonde walked next to him, the frog still in his hands.

"But-" he wanted to start, but Roy interrupted. "I really love you, kiddo, I love you, but I'm not eating that frog", he said with a serious tone of voice. Edward pouted again, but didn't dare to ask again. Yet he still kept the frog in his hands.

Roy sighed and walked together with the boy. It was just a short trip to a nearby forest from Central. The colonel had some time off till a mission and Edward said he hadn't been out in the nature to just enjoy it. The older male could tell, knowing well that the Elric just travelled around to search for the philosopher's stone to restore his brother's body, not to enjoy the beauty of nature. So he was surprised when the teen asked, if the black-haired colonel could go in the woods with him.

They were going to have a picknick on a nice meadow not far away, which was why Roy carried a basket with him.

"You know, Roy..." the boy started, but as Roy looked over to his young boyfriend, the blonde went silent and looked to the ground.

"What?" he asked curiously.

Ed just shook his head. "Nothing, forget it."

The colonel watched his subordinate confused, but didn't ask any further. Instead, he pulled out the blanket from the basket and put it on the ground. After Ed and him set down, he got the food out of the basket.

It was a peacefully silence, both males were eating the sandwiches they made in Roy's kitchen before they went to the forest. Ed had the frog in his lap, stroking its head softly.

Roy watched the kid, wondering why he was so attached to that frog. That damn green frog, darker than the soft grass around them.

He remembered Ed's words earlier. Eating the frog, why would Ed want him to do it? That child is crazy. He chuckled lightly. But it's still his crazy child, his crazy boyfriend.

They ate in peace, listening to the sounds of nature around them. The birds singing, the insects humming, the smaller animals running. The silence wasn't quiet at all, no, the nature was full of light, lives, colours and sounds.

The smile came back to Roy's lips, as he enjoyed the time with Edward, just sitting close the blonde in this lifeful field of green. Roy didn't know how long he sat there with Ed, not until he heard a soft snort.

The black-haired man turned his head, just to notice that Edward fell asleep. The colonel chuckled, before softly taking Edward's shoulders and putting him down, with Ed's head on his own lap. The boy smiled in his sleep, which made Roy smile as well. He played with the blonde antenna the teen had and watched over his sleeping boyfriend.

But as much as Roy liked it, he knew that if Ed wouldnt wake up on his own soon, he had to do it. After all, he hadn't had a free day, just some time to fill. The raven-haired man took out his pocket watch to check the time. In at least 30 minutes he had to wake Edward and get going.

Oh, and how Roy hated it, when he really had to do it half an hour later. The boy wasn't happy as well, grumpy and sleepy, so after Roy woke him, the older had to pack everything back in the basket alone, since Ed was mad at him.

The way out of the forest was as silent as never before. It was getting darker, so the animals went back to their home, and with that, the forest went quiet.

No one said a word, not until a loud croaking. Roy immediately looked to Ed and to his surprise, the boy was still holding that damn green frog in his hands.

The colonel just sighed. "Ed..." He made the last steps to his car, which was parking on a road at the end of the forest. "I have to get back to the headquarters, picking up the team and going on the late-night mission."

Roy opened the car with his key and wanted to turn around to ask if he should drive Ed somewhere, like the train station or a hotel, when he heard a loud choking, retching sound. He froze for a second, before turning and looking at his boyfriend with big eyes.

Edward was trying to eat the frog!

Roy rushed over, taking Ed's wrists and pulling the blonde's hands away from his mouth. The boy had tears in his eyes, but still tried to somehow eat the reptile. The older male griped the frog tightly, pulling it out of Ed's mouth.

The boy wheezed and spit on the ground, probably to get the weird taste out of his mind.

"What were you thinking?! Are you out of your mind?!" shouted the raven-haired colonel at his younger, blonde subordinate, who now looked on the ground. "You don't know if that thing is toxic or poisonous! And you can't just eat a frog, Ed!"

"I'm sorry..." the boy mumbled to his feet.

Roy grabbed Edward's chin and lifted it up, so the small alchemist had to look into his boyfriend's eyes. The tears were streaming down his cheeks now and the male could feel that the younger boy wanted to look away. But he wouldn't let him, not until he knew the reason for doing such a ridiculous thing!

"Why did you do this, Ed?!" he asked loudly and harsh, which made the boy jump. More tears were building up in the corner of his golden eyes.

"I... I... you won't understand..." he whispered.

Roy looked at him sternly. "Why did you try to eat the frog, Edward." He asked, more calmly this time.

His boyfriend took a deep breath, before answering quietly. "I hoped, it was poisonous, so you would stay with me. I just... I didn't want you to go... Especially to someone else... so... I'm sorry, I'm so dumb..." He mumbled, closing his eyes and letting out a small sob.

The older man's heart hurt. So, the boy did this out of jealousy?

"Oh Ed..." Roy took his hand away from his boyfriend's chin, instead stroking his cheek softly. "You don't have to eat a frog for that... I'll never leave you..." He hugged his blonde alchemist tightly. "Never ever I'll leave you, Ed." He promised and pulled the short boy as close as possible.

After some seconds, the older Elric brother wrapped his arms around the colonel, clinging to the blue uniform jacket. "Okay... I'm... I'm so sorry, please, forgi-"

"There's no need for forgiving and apologies. I should have noticed that you want more attention. I'm just glad that the frog wasn't toxic. You had luck, Ed."

"You too." The blonde responded, making Roy look down at him confused.

Edward looked up to him, a small smile on his lips, before he pointed towards the ground. Roy followed with his eyes, letting out a small gasp of surprise when seeing a bright green, four-leaf clover between his feet.

Then, the colonel smiled as well.

"No, you're wrong." He picked the clover up. "My greatest luck..." He put the clover in Ed's hair. "is having you with me, Edward."

Green was the colour of envy.

Green was the colour of luck.