A/n: So here is my new story and hopefully it wont turn out to be so bad. Please review if you want me to continue it and tell me what you thought.

Sleeping through the Pain

Prologue

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no records of wrongs... It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."

"Brother, Brother?" Al lightly shook Edward's shoulder.

"Unhh," came the intelligent reply.

"You stay here all night again?"

Edward reluctantly opened his eyes to find himself sleeping in a chair, with his head lying on a white-sheeted bed. He didn't move right away, but continued to hold a frail and limp hand loosely in his own. Edward let his hand slip from hers and sat up slowly to find his brother hovering over him with a familiar worried look. With a yawn Edward replied, "It seems so," promptly slumping back into his chair.

"You should go back to your apartment and get some rest, not taking care of yourself wont help her get better."

Ed's eyes traveled to the sleeping form in the white bed, "It's been two weeks…and no sign of improvement."

"Brother, I think you need go away for a while, you been in this hospital too long. Between Winry and Rin, you haven't been able to-"

"I can't. I need to be here when she wakes up, I wont leave until I know Winry is okay." Edward cut Alphonse off stubbornly.

"But, you haven't gotten any real sleep these past couple weeks, and your not eating that much either. You have me and everyone else worried to death over you."

"I'm perfectly fine, you don't need to worry about me."

Ignoring Al's requests, Ed leaned over once again to the young woman sleeping, what seemed to be, peacefully, "Good morning Winry."

Beep. Beep. Beep.

Came the reply of the heart monitor, with a slow steady tempo.

He bent forward, softly brushing his lips across Winry's unmoving ones. He ran his fingers through her soft blond hair, tucking it behind her ear, lovingly.

Alphonse looked at his brother, his heart felt like it was breaking inside. But he couldn't allow his emotions to discourage him; he had to be strong for his brother. He stared at the two silently and wished with all his heart for Winry to get better. She looked so small lying in that bed, hooked up to so much medical equipment.

The door opened behind them and the doctor walked in with a grim expression. Edward didn't seem to notice the man's entry though. The doctor gave Alphonse a grave look telling him that something terrible had happened. He felt his heart stop momentarily, 'Oh God, Rin.'

"Mr. Elric," Ed ripped his eyes away from his wife and looked up to face the doctor, "Your daughter has…"

That was all Ed had to hear before he bolted down to where his baby daughter had been taken care of for the past fourteen days. In a matter of seconds he was standing in the hallway looking through the glass window, which separated him from his daughter. Inside the room, the doctor and nurses alike were working furiously, trying to save the young life that was so close to death. He didn't notice Alphonse and the doctor running up behind him, the words of comfort that people were speaking to him, the loud noises of those damn beeping monitors, or even the frantic commands of the medical staff, all he could do was watch in horror as he stood behind the glass. Once again he could not do a thing as the life of his baby daughter faded away before his very eyes.

A/n: So like I said please review even though this chapter was really short. Oh and I self-edit all my stuff, so sorry for any mistakes. THANK YOU!