It started with a cough, then progressed to a horse voice and dizziness. It
wasn't until the headaches that Al finally convinced Ed to see a doctor.
That was when their problems began.
The doctor had told them that Ed had strep throat and said to prevent it
from happening again, he should have his tonsils removed. Al had nodded in understanding while Ed was confused. He didn't even know what tonsils
were.
To make a long story short, Ed was going to get his tonsils removed even
though he didn't know what tonsils were, but Alphonse did and that was what mattered.
"You don't need your tonsils, so it won't be a problem removing them,"
explained the doctor, gently.
"Then why do I have them?" questioned Ed
The doctor sighed, "Mr. Elric, I have told you four times already…"
"Don't worry, just give us an appointment." Alphonse replied quickly,
before Ed could speak.
Ed glared.
The appointment was set for two weeks from Thursday. Al being the kind
brother he was, pointed out to Ed that he had to talk to the Colonel, to get time
off.
Ed groaned.
This meant he had to go to the Colonel's office willingly.
Sigh.
This was going to be fun.
Ed walked into the Colonel's office, without knocking; not that Roy was
surprised or anything. Fullmetal never knocked anyway.
Ed and Roy looked at each other for a couple minutes and stared.
"I want time off." Ed began.
Roy blinked.
"Why?"
Ed sighed.
"I'm sick and need to have surgery." Ed replied.
Roy raised an eyebrow.
Ed glared.
It was going to be a long session.
In the end, Ed did get the time off; on condition he visited them at the
office after the surgery or let them visit. Ed said he would visit. No sense in
letting them visits him. They would just harass him. He got plenty of that at
work, he didn't need it at home.
Alphonse had listened to the doctor, when Ed didn't, so at least one of them knew what was going on because Ed sure didn't. Which wasn't anything new, really. It was how things work between them. Alphonse listened while Ed didn't. Some things never changed.
Ed was supposed to go for surgery at ten in the morning. He would be in
recovery at 1 and then clearance, varied. The doctor had told Alphonse to have soft foods ready for Ed. He was going to need them, according to the
doctor. Al had nodded and made sure to follow the doctor's orders.
Again, because, Ed sure wasn't.
When Al was able to visit Ed after the surgery, he had hoped Ed
might be a pleasant mood. He walked in and glanced in Ed's direction
hopeful.
Ed just glared.
So much for that idea.
Ed and Al promised that they would visit once Ed felt better. Otherwise,
the unit would be visiting them. Something that Ed was not going to let
happen, if he had anything to say or do about it.