Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ River's of Blood ❯ Chapter 5

Chapter 5

The silence that had befallen the tiny cubicle was thick with unspoken questions and remarks all in confusion. Roy's usually mask of indifference was washed away sharply and replaced with distress. Riza and Winry's faces also betrayed them bitterly.

“Edward…” Winry tried to put her hand on Ed's shoulder put he sharply hit her hand away. He then looked up at her. Winry's deep blue eyes meeting those of tear rimmed gold steel.

“He hates me…”

No hesitation, nothing to lose, Winry hugged Ed in a tight squeeze. He went limp in her arms. No more fighting himself, he let himself feel despair.

The sobbing that followed was so out of character it disturbed Roy but he said nothing. Minutes past before the crying burned it's self out. Riza whispered to Roy about needing to get to business. Roy sighed and stepped forward.

Winry took the que and let go of Ed who was now looking down intensely.

“Fullmetal, I need you to tell me what happened.” Roy said calmly. The room was quiet for a second as if holding its breath

 

The sun shone brilliantly against Al's armor, almost blinding Ed who was standing right behind him. The day had been long and so had the journey.

“Can't wait to get to Central! I'm so hungry!” The rare cheer in Ed's voice was due to the fact that the mission went close to flawlessness. Except that the terrorists had thrown Ed and Al around a little bit and a bullet had gone through Al's armor, but hey, that was all normal in the life of Fullmetal.

Actual early Edward had been quite were worried on behave of his bother since the bullet had came so close to the Al's blood seal that it literally shaved of the edge of the long dried blood, just lightly skitting off the edge.

But everything seemed fine and Al didn't seem to feel anything amiss. Ed very hesitantly finally got of his case after at least two hours of constant examinations and asking, “How do you feel?”

“Al you seem quiet?” Ed statement was more of a question in all reality. He had begun to lighten up, till he found that Al was being oddly silent. “Anything wrong?” The suspicion had returned to his voice with a certain edge to it.

“Uummm…No, brother everything is fine.” Al's voice didn't give anything away, except some annoyment. At that point in time the sky that had been darkening for quite a long time started to cry a steady stream of frost tears.

“Crap…” Ed decided he couldn't just ignore this kind of behavior, if his brother had something on his mind then he should know. “There is something wrong, Al, tell me.” Ed said in the most civilized tone he had every used in his entire life.

“I said there is nothing…”

“Bulls***! Tell me now!” He was done playing the understanding older brother.

“I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU NOTHING!” The suit of armors loud scream of an answer startled Ed. Al had never yelled at him like that before. “I CAN'T STAND THIS ANYMORE! THIS SUIT OF ARMOR, THIS LIFE, YOU!!!!!!”

“Al…what are you trying to say?” Ed couldn't believe what he was hearing. His brother was having a complete breakdown.

“I'm saying I Hate you!”