I'm not so good with chapter stories...but we'll see how this turns out...
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Ed walked through Al's kitchen door bloody, bruised and crying...again.
Al made his brother sit in the kitchen chair.
"Brother, you can't keep this up. He can't keep doing this to you."
"Common Al, its my fault anyway."
"I've known you my WHOLE life. You wouldn't do anything to piss someone off that much. So tell me what happened. Why did he hit you this time?"
"I wouldnt do something he asked me to do. Thats all."
"THATS ALL!, what was it that made him SO angry!"
"I wouldnt get him a beer."
"A be- BROTHER! thats stupid! Your staying here tonight."
It wasnt a question it was an order.
"No i'm not i have to go home. He will come here and get me."
Ed stood up to leave. Al grabs his arm and pushes him back in the chair "So what, im not sticking around watching my brother get used as a personal punching bag."
Ed was older but Al was more like the eldest. He was the one who took control in no matter what situation.
"Al, im serious."
"Yeah? well so am i."
Ed knew exaclly what Roy would do if he wasnt home when he got back from the pub.

"Go away, Roy. Ed isnt going with you."
Roy was banging on the front door trying to open it, or break it down.
"Alphonse, let me in now!, you can't keep him away from me."
Ed sat in the corner of the couch crying. Fletcher walks down the stairs and walks over to Ed "Ed, what happened this time?"
Ed shook his head. Al turned around sharply and glared at Fletcher.
"The usuall."
Fletcher's mouth formed an '0' shape. He then signed and sat back against the couch. Craddling Ed like a little kid.

The next morning when Ed woke up some one was rubbing his back. He looked up to see Fletcher.
"Sorry, Ed you were screaming so loud and crying too. Are you alright now? do you want me to book an appointment with Russell?"
Ed shook his head.
"You were screaming pretty loud, brother." Alphonse said from the kitchen doorway.
"Besides, i was talking to Russell before, and you have an appointment at 1, today."
Ed looked at the clock to see its already 5 past 12. 55 minutes?
"Al, i don't need to see a physchiatrist "
"bullshit, Ed. Its Russell, you trust him, we trust him and he knows the shit that goes on around here."
Ed sighs knowing for a fact his brother was right.

"Tell me Ed, what happens in your nightmares?"
"Russell, i know your trying to help, but i don't want to do this, you don't want your time wasted so let me go, i wont tell Al, promis."
"What? i'm not doing this because of Al, Ed, i'm trying to help you. Just lay down and we can talk about this."
Ed looks at the door wondering wheather to run or not but he hesantly lays down.

"I'm in the woods. I see trees. I can't see the sky because of the tree brances. I hear growling noices. Then i hear someone calling my name. They sound really angry."

"Edward! come out now!"

"I follow the voice through the woods and it leads me to a empty field. Not a beautiful one with sun, flowers, blue skies, green grass. No, its black clouds, dead trees, dead grass, there are crows and vultures the wind blows wildly, throw in the birds off course, i see Roy, standing there, staring at me with a mad face. He then smirks and hands me 2 eyes. I look around and see Al. Like his crying but when i run over there he lifts his head and his eyes are missing."

"brother, you failed AGAIN! this is all your fault!"

"I step back stunned. Scared. Then i turn around to run but i fall. I was tripped. By Roy. And i'm on the floor of the house looking up at him. Hes just smirking at me. He starts hitting me. Saying i deserve worse. But he hits me and everything goes black. When i open my eyes i'm back where mum died but it wasnt how she acully died. There were police, ambulance, a white blanket. A crime scene. Blood splattered everywhere. Everyone looks at me like its my fault. but i didn't do it. The white sheet falls of the corpse but its not my beautiful mother, no. Its a disfigured body, the same look when we tried transmuting her. I see her rib cage peircing through the skin, i see her facual expressions. I could see ..."

Ed couldnt go on. He started crying. He got up and started running to the door. Russell tackled him trying to calm him down. Both Ed's arms above his head, pinned down by Russell. A few minutes later Ed calms down, Russell gets up and leads him back to the chair. Ed snffles quietly.

"Russel, i can't do this!"
"You gotta try Ed."
"I CAN'T!"
"Wheres Al?"
"In my dreams?"
"What? no, i mean today, now?"
"Oh he is either having hot choclate with Fletcher, at home or waiting outside."
"Hang on. Stay here."
Russell left the room for not even 10 minutes, then returning with Al.
"Brother! are you alright?"
"Yeah. 'm alright, Al."
"Okay well me and Al have a plan...Al?"
"Oh, well -um- brother, m-me and Russell think it would -um- be best if you stay at his place for a while."
"What? why?"
"We are worried about you thats all, brother. Russell is able to handle your nightmares more then we can."
Russell nodded in agreement.
"I told you, i'm fine, i dont need a baby sitter!"
"Whoes babing?" Russell said.
Ed snorted and turned away. Then turning back to them.
"Okay what ever. I'm still not going. I can stay at Al's and Fletcher's"
"No brother you can't, you really scare Fletcher and i when you start having nightmares, screaming, crying. When you wake up and i see-"
"I promis i wont do it anymore, i promis!"
"Edward, you can't promis that."
"No one asked you, Tringham!"
"Brother, his just trying to help."
"Well, don't! either of you, im not going."

"This is where you will sleep. Ed, i know you don't wanna be here, but we just want you to get better."
"I AM better, Russell, now take me back to Al's!"
Russell sighs. Ignoring everything that Ed is saying "My room is right next to yours, if you want anything-"
"I wont to go home!"
"Okay, your being childish right now. Go to sleep and i'll wake you up when dinner is ready."
"I'm not a baby! i dont need an afternoon nap!"
after 2 minutes of complaining about why 17 year old boys dont need naps, Ed was asleep on Russell's bed.
Russell smiled to himself.
"Could've fooled me."