Ed seated himself on the edge of the bed. He grabbed the pillow from behind him and buried his face. "How could I let this happen? We got so far, and now he's gone."
Winry seated herself on a chair in front of him. "Ed don't be so hard on yourself. There's nothing you could have done," Winry consoled.
Ed lifted his head out of the pillow and spoke. "There had to have been. I could have been faster, or bribed that man into taking my life instead. He should still be here, and I shouldn't."
---FLASHBACK---
The blow knocked Ed breathless. He slammed on the ground and clenched his stomach. Al ran from behind and tried to land a punch on attackers face. The man deftly avoided the punch and instead, knocked the head clear off of Al.
"Heh. Another soul transmuted to a suit of armor," the man said with confidence.
Ed's eyes widened. "You've heard of it?"
"I've done it myself." He said. He noticed Al reaching for his head and kicked it across the floor.
"Hey!" Al yelled.
The man knocked Al on the ground and stuck his hand in the suit of armor.
"Isn't this what makes you tick?" The man said, pointing to the seal.
"Leave him alone!" Ed yelled as he got up and ran toward the man, ready to strike.
With a quick swish of the man's thumb, the seal was broken.
"AL!" Ed said, eyes welling.
"Bro--" Al's voice trailed off.
END FLASHBACK
"I'll kill that bastard. I'm going to find him, and I'll kill him." Ed mumbled, his voice being stifled by the pillow.
"Do you even know anything about him?" Winry placed a comforting hand on Ed's shoulder.
"I know what he looks like, and that's all I need. I don't care how long it takes, but I'll find him. Al deserves vengence and he's gonna get it."
Winry smiled despite the fact she was truly worried about him. She removed her hand from his shoulder. "Just don't get hurt. I don't want to lose you too."
Ed picked up the pillow and sunk into it again, but this time tears actually left his eyes. He started sobbing, forgetting the old saying that 'real men don't show their tears'. Winry's eyes became blurred with tears also. Seeing him cry was something really got to her. She pulled the pillow away and Ed covered his face with his hands. Winry just pulled him closer to her and hugged him, the only thing she figured she could do to comfort him. Ed took his hands from his face and wrapped them around her.
"I'm sorry. We both miss him," she sobbed.