Hi,there! Okay,I originally had "The Nightmare" a flashback from when Ed and Al were performing Human Transmutation,but I changed it,obviously. XD And I never see anyone comforting Ed much. I figured that even the tough must have hard times though,right?

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Birds sang loudly,chirping sweetly from their perches and butterflies fluttered around the large green meadow. Bees hummed around flowers,all dyed a beautiful florescent variety.

Edward and Rose sat peacefully under a large,shady tree,lying in the soft grass and holding one another's hand. Ed looked over at Rose contentedly,and she did the same. He smiled and leaned in to kiss her,when suddenly,a surge of panic went through him. The peaceful,quiet scenery quickly changed into a blood-red nightmare. Opening his eyes,he saw two men,both tough,evil-looking types.

They were grinning. Ed tried to dash forward and protect Rose,but they were too quick. They each grabbed one of her arms,one of them letting go of her to grab Ed and hold him back. "Rose!" he shouted,seeing the terrified look on her face as the man holding her took out a knife.

No….they couldn't! They couldn't kill her! Ed's mind raced as he struggled to get free of the man's grasp. He could only stare in horror as the man grinned wickedly before holding the knife up to Rose's throat. "Rose! No! I swear,if you hurt her I'll-" The man holding him covered his mouth.

"Shut up,kid." He growled. The insult was the last thing on Ed's mind as he saw tears streak down Rose's face. Her violet eyes were wide with fear as the man laughed viciously,looking at Ed in victory.

"Say goodbye,runt."

And with that,he slit her throat without a second thought. Ed was crying now. "Rose….."

"ROSE!" Ed yelled frantically,bolting upright from his bed. Sweat was dripping from every part of his body,and he was panting breathlessly. "Rose…." he muttered,tears welling up in his eyes from the horror of what the nightmare had made him believe. "Rose…..don't leave me…." He started to cry,burying his head in his arms and sobbing.

After a few minutes,he looked over towards the telephone. He sniffed and slowly stood up,his metal leg clanking softly on the hardwood tile. Trudging over to the phone,he picked it up and dialed the number of the one he was concerned about.

"Hello?" a groggy voice answered,obviously having been woken. "Rose…..c-can you please,come over here? I-I…please….." he stammered,sniffling,and relieved to no end that Rose was still living. "Edward? What's wrong? I'll be over there as soon as I can." Rose hung up the phone. Ed hesitated,then put it down gently. He sat on his bed as he waited,trying to stop the tears from flowing.

Rose had a key to his house,so she knocked on his bedroom door lightly without having to knock on the front door first. "Ed? Are you alright?" she walked in cautiously,seeing Ed huddled up on the bed,crying.

"Edward?" he looked towards her,smiling slightly through his tears. "R-Rose….." he hiccupped,staring at her solemnly. She walked over to him,sitting down on his bed and laying her hand on his shoulder tenderly. "Ed…" she whispered.

He looked up at her. She had a look that asked 'what's wrong?' on her face,and he looked down. She kissed his forehead,and he broke like a dam. He launched himself onto her,sobbing into her shoulder,rambling incoherently: "Gone! Why...why did you leave me?! Why you,too?!...don't!...don't die…please…Rose….."

Rose,hugged him,rocking him like a baby as she comforted him. She whispered in his ear soothingly,"It's okay,Ed…..it's over now….it's gonna be okay…it's okay…..I'm right here…." He whimpered and clutched her tighter. Rose felt genuinely sorry for the poor boy. He'd suffered trauma that should have put him in an Insane Asylum,yet,he managed to make it through.

But even he couldn't always hold it in,especially if he had a nightmare about a living person,and not a dead one.

He cried for hours it seemed,Rose holding him tightly to try and calm him down. His sobs finally died down a bit,as well as his ceaseless ranting. "Rose…I thought…I thought they killed you…" he mumbled. Her eyes widened. Oh. So that's what it had been about.

"It's okay,Ed…..I'm right here,see?" he pulled away to look at her,as if trying to convince himself that she was telling the truth. She smiled at him,but he just stared blankly at her,the occasional tear still escaping from his eyes.

"How…how do I know that I'm not still dreaming? What if you really are…dead…wh-what if they really did cut your head off?! What-" Rose cut him off with a finger on his lips,hurt glimmering in her eyes. "Edward,I'm fine. Don't you believe me?" she whispered softly.

He stared at her for a while,then frowned and looked down. "But….." he stammered for a moment,then gave up altogether and sighed. He leaned forward and hugged Rose,sadness shining in his eyes like stars.

"Rose…..can…..can you promise me something?" he murmured. She smiled and wrapped her arms around him once more. "Of course." He looked up at her,meeting her gaze. "Promise…..promise that you won't leave me. I've lost too many…I couldn't possibly lose you,too…" A few tears managed to escape his eyes again as he hugged her tighter.

She looked down at him for a moment,then smiled. "I promise,Ed. I'm not going anywhere…." He choked back a cry of relief. "Th-thank you…." He muttered,eyes starting to droop. Rose took notice of this,and pried him off of her gently.

She tenderly helped tuck him in his bed,then kissed him on the cheek. "Goodnight,Ed." She smiled,then walked to the door. "Rose. Don't…don't go." Edward mumbled. Rose looked at him,then walked over to the bed. He looked up at her,sincerity glittering in his eyes. "If I have that…..nightmare…again,I want you here to help me. Please…"

…How could she resist that look?

She crawled under the covers and cuddled into Ed's chest,finding out that she was very sleepy. "Night…." She whispered,drifting off to sleep.

"Goodnight,Rose." He smiled,joining her in the land of dreams soon after.


...I have nothing to say here. NOTHING.