"You're the only one who can do this for me."
Blue light reflected in her eyes, shining against tears as he used her circle to sacrifice his soul. She could hear a whooshing, clanking, echoing, "Thank you..."
Then nothing.
He was gone, and Edward had his arm back.
"Alphonse... You better come back to me..." She bent over the armor, grasping the arm and hugging it, pretending that he was still here with her. "I love you..."
"Dammit!" Edward's fist met the floor, his eyes filled with tears. "Truth... Truth wouldn't take the exchange..."
Silence and grief filled the air.
"He's gone." She repeated it over and over, clinging to the armor. "He's gone... He's gone..."
"May." Edward's hand rested on her's. "I'm sorry."
They cried together.
"He's gone..."
"Alphonse!"
She was soaked with sweat and tears, tangled in the silken sheets of the Xingnese palace. She brought her knees to her chest, crying. "Gone... He's gone, Alphonse gone..."
"May?" A blonde haired man stirred next to her. "May..." He pulled her down, hugging her. Alphonse buried his nose in her hair, and kissed her head. "Shhhh... It's just a nightmare..."
She sobbed into his shoulder, grasping at his back.
"I'm right here... Don't worry... I'm never going to leave you."
She looked up, and he kissed her.
"Never."
I'm sorry... It's just... Nightmares! If it isnt clear, Al is alive.