Chapter 7

No! A scream pieced his heart as Ed ran toward the frightened screams. He came to clearing, he saw tangled bloody mass of human limbs…which had once been Al….his little brother. Ed dropped to his knees….no…he can't be dead.

Why what had happened? Who did it? Then something else caught Ed's eye….Winry…she was in the same form as Al.

What had happened to them? He hadn't been there to protect them, it was his fault.

Ed found himself screaming out of desperate impulse.

"No….Al….Alphonse!

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"Ed….Brother….Edward!" Al had to scream Ed's name to wake him up. Ed's eyes opened, and they widened, and Ed's breathing quickened.

"Al…your….your alive?" Ed asked, his breathing slowed.

"Yes brother" Al said his tears slurring his words. Ed sat up, (realizing he was in a hospital bed again), and hugged Al. Al was surprised but, when he heard Ed crying, he broke down and cried. Hot tears splashing on Ed's hospital clothes.

"I'm sorry Al" Ed said and he grasped Al shirt tighter. Al wiped away his own tears, and let go of Ed, Ed did so too.

"What are you sorry for brother?" Al asked him a look of serious concern on his face.

"For….for putting you through hell those four years…and for making you…go through hell that…night. And now look at me…I'm putting you through it again" Ed said. Al shook his head.

"I don't blame you for it, I had the feeling I should acted on it…I've told you this so many times. And as for putting me through hell this time…it looks to me as if you're the one going through hell" Al said his brown eyes looking at Ed as if he was made of glass.

Ed didn't get to say anything to him, because the doctor came through the door.

"Ed we did more X-rays…and it seems that your cancer is back…I'm sorry" he said but, his face was emotionless. Ed gaped, and he heard Al cuss under his breath.

"And…there's nothing you can do for him" Al said gritting his teeth, Ed knew that Al was rarely ever mad, so when he did get mad…it meant trouble for who ever was in his way.

"We're trying all we can Mr. Elric" the doctor said. Ed watched Al's expression, and he saw Al's eyes flare up, and flames. Ed prepared to cover his ears.

"WHY DON'T YOU TRY A LITTLE BIT HARDER DAMMIT! I AM NOT GOING THROUGH THIS AGAIN, I WILL NOT LET MY BROTHER DIE…IF HE DOES…I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU PEOPLE. SO TRY HARDER!" Al yelled at the startled doctor, she ran out after he was finished. Al slammed the door after her, and slammed himself down in the seat. Ed couldn't help but, smirk. He even stifled a laugh.

He knew that Al never meant to hurt any body physically, or emotionally, he just snaps under stress sometimes. Al was mumbling under his breath, he looked up at Ed. Al's eyes soften and his facial expression brightened.

"Do you want a drink brother" Al asked. Ed shook his head, and watched Al leave. Winry came in before al got back.

"I heard Al screaming from down the hall" Winry said half laughing, but it quickly went away. "Your hair was growing back, now it's all gone again" Winry said.

"Yeah" Ed said softly.

"This may not be the right time to tell you this but…I'm going to anyway, I hope it won't make you feel bad" Winry said.

"Okay" Ed said.

"Our child is a…a…girl" she said smiling, but tears were brimming in her eyes.

"That's great news Winry!" Ed said smiling at her, she shook her head and looked down.

"It's just...it's so hard, you won't be around to see her' she said.

"Winry I will be, this will go away, and I'll be home in a few weeks" Ed said smiling. Winry new he was trying to make her feel better, but this only made it worse.

Al came back, and handed some water to Ed; they sat there just talking almost all night.

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Ed had loss his ability to walk, and his body organ weren't working well; he wasn't using the bathroom as normally. He refused to eat anything, and his lips were dry and cracked from near dehydration. He was still talking normal though.

Al came by one day; he smiled and sat down in the chair. Ed sighed and lay down; he drifted off but, was aroused by Al's crying.

"What is it Al" Ed asked.

"It's just hard to see you everyday, you're dying right in front of me, and I can't stop it, it wrenches my heart, and…I don't know what to do anymore…you're dying. You dying…reminds me of….of Mom too" Al said wiping his tears. Ed turned away, and looked out the window; he didn't know what to say to that.

Winry was already in her sixth month, she had been vomiting almost every morning, and she couldn't face Ed anymore out of grief.

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Winry was in her eight Month, Ed wasn't even drinking anything at all now, his lips were so dry, they were peeling, and bleeding/cracking. He was having a hard time developing words; it took him a long time for him to understand something. He was dangerously skinny, you could see his ribs.

By now, Al, Winry, and Ed himself understood that he was dying.

Turn Away

If you could get me a drink…of water...

Cause my lips are chapped and faded.

Call my Aunt Marie…help her gather all my things.

And bury me in all my favorite colors.

My sisters, and my brother still...I will not kiss you.

Cause the hardest part of this is leaving you.

Now Turn Away

Cause I'm awful just to see,

Cause all my hairs abandoned all my body!

Oh My Agony!

Know that I will never marry, baby I'm just soggy from the Chemo.

But counting down the days to go, it just ain't living...and I just hope you know.

That if you say goodbye today, then I'd ask you to be true, cause the hardest part of this is leaving you….

Cause the hardest part…of...this is leaving you.

A/N-Ed isn't dead; the end of this chapter does not mean he is dead...so please stay tuned for the next chapter...No flames. This amazing song is by My Chemical Romance, and I do not own it.