Ed hadn't expected it to hurt so goddamn much.
When Roy, that bastard, had said those 3 simple words. 'I used you.'
Ironically enough, it started and ended the same as the phrase that made peoples' heart flutter.
As little difference there was, it was all that mattered.
Maybe there was a reason to why 'love' and 'used' had the same number of letters. Equivalent exchange. After all, both meant the same; sex.
"Fullmetal, you're the genius, you figure it out. I gave you the love and companionship you needed, and in return, I got the Philosopher's stone and the rule over this country. You were too trusting, putting all your life and hope into one word.
"You really expected me to love," he continued. "You?"
Why, how, did that simple change of letters hurt so much?
Why did getting shot in the chest feel so right?
Come to think of it, 'life' also had four letters.