run, i'm a natural disaster


7. Pain

Darius is shot in the knee by the guards at the town they were currently raiding. It's not deliberate, this time they are in disguises Ed alchemised for them. Heinkel is the rich merchant father, Greed is his suave son, and Ed is Greed's fiancé. He is their body guard and butler, making sure none of the (empty) luggage is stolen. He has food, medicine and material stashed inside, now the group is done stealing, but the sentries don't notice. They do, however, notice how similar Darius looks to the poster of a wanted man now they have to look at him up close, and prepare to shoot him in the head.

And that's when a curved steel blade cuts off the butt of their guns, a clawed hand lifts him over one shoulder, and a black and red figure stands to shield them from the others firing at them. Ed claps, and the walls turn against them, fists forming and knocking them out. She feels sick at what she has to do, but she cuts out the two men's tongues that had actually seen them, so that they cannot make a report. They scratch and try to scream, and blood gurgles at their mouths, but she's already running.

When they make it a safe distance away, they all fall down in the familiar way. But it's no time to sit down and rest, because Darius is still bleeding, and the medical supplies were mostly painkillers and bandages, not sewing needles and thread. Heinkel applies pressure to the wound, letting his feline tongue lick it so at least blood doesn't get over the nice clothes he's wearing. It's entirely platonic and mostly animalistic, and it's a testament to the screwed-up-ness of them that no-one comments. Ed is already over with them, looking at the wound and judging how much she needs to fix it.

"OK, this is gonna feel like crap, but it'll heal in a matter of seconds."
"You'd better be using my life force, Blondie, since I'm the one that has to heal, OK?"

She'd pulled that stunt a few times now, using her life force for them, and healed herself quite a bit- more than necessary actually. But hey, whatever. They're not her keepers (even if they want to be).

She claps, and there is a blur and a hiss of pain, and then he's healed.

"Ready?" asks Greed, not unkindly, but impatiently.

They nod, and leave, trailing blood behind them and hoping for a safe place next time.

Like that's going to happen.


A.N: And we have action! Aren't you ~impressed~? xD

Also, that funny Roy & Ed drabble I promised? I'm working on it. It's not my fault that Roy's an arrogant angst-muffin that's really stubborn and wants to be all confused and pissed off because it's easier than being sad. Promise, the next one I write (No:18), will be a silly meeting between Roy and Ed and Ed'll take the piss out of him. Cross my heart and hope to die, stick pins and needles in my eyes.

3 more before we are 1/10th of the way through and I can slow down a little!

Any requests for characters, mini-plot lines, hell, even ships; as well as any requests for AUs, fusions and cross-overs are taken and much appreciated.

Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed!

-Tom

{Thanks to Fluehatraya, Hyper V and Mini Hayden for reviewing - they all make my day [honestly, it's awesome that you all still like it and choose to tell me your thoughts! Cookies for all of you!]}