Hey guys, it's MissAnimeAddict here, this is my first Royed fanfic so take it easy! I'd appritiate it if you guys would review and/or favourite it! So here we go!
Disclaimer: I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and sadly never will.
Chapter 1: Diagnosis
It was a normal day in the empty town of Risembol. The open fields were inhabited with farmers and townsfolk. The sun shone brightly from over head along with a small breeze. Green grass swayed on their un cut fields. Everything was quiet; along with the dinning room table that morning.
Ed had sat down at the table which seemed to be full of conversation this morning. But when he looked up from pushing his chair in the table had suddenly gone silent. There was something wrong here, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He glanced at Al looking for some kind of explination but the younger brother avoided his glare quickly. Ed raised an eyebrow curiously. It wasn't like Al to be all squimish. He looked over at Winry but it seemed she ignored him all together. He didn't bother to look at Pianko.
"So, what's for breakfast!" he exclaimed clapping his hands together hungrily. He looked around innocently as if didn't realize the ominous vibe to the table this morning.
"Oatmeal." Pianko replied with a blunt expression.
Ed looked at her for a moment. He knew Oatmeal was traditionally made with milk and they didn't usually eat it.
"Don't worry Ed, i've made yours with extra milk." She said reading his mind. Her glasses glinted in the light as she got up to retrieve the bowls that had been cooling on the counter.
Ed simply grunted with annoyance in reply. She always found a way to tick him off.
"So Al, how've you been sleeping lately?" Ed said dropping the oatmeal subject. He turned his head to his new younger brother with a smile.
"Alright I guess, though I have to admit I do miss the stars." Al replied with an awkward chuckle.
Pianko placed the bowls down in front of the table occupants. Ed's bowl looking abit skimpish since it was just made with water.
"Yeah? So when do you think you'll be ready to set out on our trip?" Ed said shoveling a spoonfull of oatmeal into his mouth.
The table went silent. Ed looked up feeling the awkwardness in the air. Had he said something wrong? He looked around curiously.
"What?" he asked questioningly.
"Well about that Ed." Alphonse said hesitantly.
He paused for a moment lacing his fingers together and resting his head apon them. Underneith was an untouched bowl of oatmeal.
"We've been thinking about this and we think... well, you're not in the best condition to be-"
Ed cut him off.
"What do you mean 'the best condition'? I'm perfectly fine! We've discussed this trip for over 3 months!" Ed spluttered with confusion.
"Do you think we haven't noticed Ed?" Winry but in.
"Noticed wha-"
"NOTICED THAT YOU'VE BEEN COUGHING UP BLOOD EVER SINCE YOU CAME BACK!" Winry yelled slamming her spoon back into her bowl.
Her last words hung in the air. The elephant in the room had just gotten bigger.
"Really Win, it's nothing, after a fight like that don't you think anyone would be a little injured?" Ed said calmly. He was trying to brush this off but it wouldn't work.
"Not for three months!" Winry exclaimed.
"WELL EXCUSE ME FOR NOT BEING THE PICTURE OF HEALTH." Ed yelled back slamming his hands on the table as he sat up. Almost throwing the chair back from his sudden movement.
"Brother!" Alphonse exclaimed warning him that they were still at the table.
Ed sat back down and placed the napkin on his lap. The blonde ignored the foul looks from his younger brother and shoved his face with soggy oatmeal.
"We're worried about you you know." Winry said almost in a whisper.
"Well don't." Ed replied through his mouthfull of oatmeal.
"Uhg! You're so freaking stubborn! Just go to a god damn doctor already!" Winry urged.
Her sudden foul language caught them all off guard. She simply stood up from her chair and stormed off. Her oatmeal still untouched.
After some talking from Alphonse and having Pianko smack the sense into him; he decided to go talk to Winry.
He knocked at the closed door and waited patiently.
"Hey Win," He called out sympathetically.
"Look, i'm sorry, could you let me in?"
The door slowly opened and a red eyed blonde poked her head out. She opened the door completely and let him sat at the edge of her bed silently for a moment.
"Ed I-" she began.
"No Winry, I'm sorry, I was being stupid." He said looking down at his hands.
"I know you were. We are so worried Ed." She whispered.
"I know. I already got yelled at from Al and Granny." He said solemnly.
He was surprised to suddenly get a hug from the blonde. But he accepted it anyways even though he was a little thrown off by her being so emotional.
"You're so stupid." She whsipered into his shoulder.
"It's alright Winry, i'll be fine. I'll go to the doctors later today. There's no need to cry over it." Ed said awkwardly.
"You don't understand Ed." She sobbed.
"Winr-"
"No Ed, you don't understand how much you mean to me." He could feel the tears on the shoulder of his shirt. He stayed silent as he looked down at his hands.
"You're so stupid! You don't know what's wrong with you, you could be dying for all we know! This is exactly how Mrs. Izumi is and we all know she has only a limited life spand. Can't you see the signs?" She sobbed into his shoulder. "I may not be a doctor, but I know enough that this isn't some cold." she hugged him tighter. "Listen Ed. I love you... And I don't know what i'd do if I lost you. Everyday I waited for you to come back and- and now that you're back I might loose you all over again Ed. Dammit why is it so complicated." she said, more tears running down her face.
Ed stayed silent as his heart dropped. His breath hitched and he didn't know what to say. He had a feeling it would resort to this. But his heart yearned to someone else. And he secretly knew Al always loved Winry but she was too blind to see. He closed his eyes and sighed. With Winry still sobbing on his shoulder he stood up, not looking back at her.
"I have to go get ready now." He said bluntly and walked out of the room, leaving the dansel certainly in distress.
After Ed had gotten properly dressed he walked out of his room. His eyes were clouded with sadness knowing he could never love his childhood friend the way she had loved him. He passed by her room but the door was still closed. His feet felt like bricks again. 'Damnit.' he thought 'They're swollen again'.
As he walked down the stairs Al was waiting for him on the couch. The blonde looked up to meet his older brother's gaze. His golden eyes contempt with satisfaction. Al stood up as Ed grabbed his brown overcoat.
"Shall we get going?" Al said opening the door in a cheerful manner. Even though the younger blonde knew this was no happy occasion he tried to stay positive for Ed and Winry. Deep down he was afraid of what was wrong with Ed.
Ed grunted and swung his overcoat over his shoulder as he exited the house.
It was certainly going to be a long day. Very long indeed.
Ed swung his legs as he sat on the examination table. The two blondes waited patiently for the doctor to finish up with the previous patient.
The two were silent, partly because they had talked about all that needed to be said on the way there. Ed had told Alphonse what had happened with Winry and how he felt. Alphonse had especially been affected by this news and he had stayed quiet for the most part.
"So Al, is it true?" Ed said as he looked at the diagram off an ear on the wall.
"Is what true?"
"That you love Winry." Ed said bluntly as he looked at his younger brother with a smile.
Alphonse looked away with the darkest shade of red plastered on his face.
"H-how did you know." Alphonse squeaked looking down at his hands.
"Oh come on Al, I know you better than anyone else! Of course i'd figure it out!" Ed said with a grin
"But Winry lov-"
The two brother's conversation skid to a hault as they heard a knocking on the door.
The doctor entered the room with a clipboard and some gloves. His glasses shone from the overhead light and he sat down on his small wheeled chair.
"So which of you fine young men is the Fullmetal Alchemist." he said with a friendly smile.
"Uh, well, im no longer and Alchemist but I was.." Ed said speaking up.
"Alrighty then. The urine test the nurse had you take has been observed and it seems i'm going to have to ask you some questions." the man said looking down at his clipboad.
"Well first off, I'm doctor Fitsgerald, but you can fall me doctor Gerald." he said making an introduction.
The two blondes nodded in unison.
"Now, Edward, do you smoke, chew, or are on any medications" Doctor Gerald asked in all seriousness.
"No." Ed replied calmly.
"Alright, that's good to know. Now before we get into the good stuff let's talk about your health in general." He said re-positioning his glasses.
"It seems you are about 5'8 and are 144 pounds, correct?"
Ed nodded.
"Seems like you're just a little under the average height but-"
"WHO YOU CALLING A MICRO-SIZED HALF PINT WHO DIDN'T GROW UP BECAUSE HE DOESN'T DRINK MILK?" Ed shouted over him.
Alphonse stiffled a laugh from the other side of the room.
"DONT BE LAUGHING AT ME AL"
"Brother, he's a doctor you shouldn't be yelling at him just because he's concerned about your health." Al said with a serious look.
"Ah, so you don't drink milk? Maybe that is the reason you're under average height." The doctor contemplated with a smirk.
Ed grunted and got a general check up from doctor Gerald.
"Now, back to the tests..." he said flipping some pages from his clipboard.
Alphonse suddenly looked lively as he sat up straight and brushed off the imaginary dust off his knee.
"It seems either your kidneys has failed all together or they weren't even there in the first place." he said bluntly.
The two brother's looked at eachother for a moment.
"And what does that mean?" Ed nagged
"It means, without your Kidney your body fills with extra water and waste products. Ultimately leading to Uremia." He said placing the clipboard down. He linked his hands together and looked down at them.
"Well, what does Uremia do?" Ed urged.
"It causes swelling in the feet and hands. It also can cause different body malfunctions, thus is why you may be coughing up blood... Since you've stated that this has been going on for about 3 months I can honestly say no one has ever made it past 5 months without a kidney. At the most, you have 2 more months with us Edward. I'm terribly sorry."
Song to this Fanfiction would be I need A Doctor by Dr Dre, Eminem, and Sklar grey.