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Chapter 7:
"Edward Elric! Don't you dare take another step!" Kagome screamed from her spot on the ground. Ed was determined to transmute this stone, and Kagome wouldn't let that happen, no matter what. "I won't forgive you." Kagome grit her teeth as Lust stabbed another finger into her arm; that was the second one.
"Come on, Fullmetal. It won't be long before she loses her arm. Hope your auto mail mechanic is working on a new model right now." Envy was practically purring as she spoke.
Ed hesitated, his working hand twitching some. He looked towards the scared people in the middle of the room. Could he do it? Only to save Kagome's health? Ed could see the stupidity in it now.
The seconds ticked by, only the sound of Kagome's labored breathing filling the silence as she held onto the knife-like fingers, trying to staunch the blood flow anyway she could.
"I've had enough!" Growled Envy as he stomped towards Kagome, grasping her hair, tearing her away from Lust. He transformed his arm back into the odd spear-shaped thing, holding it against her neck. "Fullmetal, you have ten seconds before she dies." Envy said simply, pressing the sharp end into her throat, halting her struggles.
"Ten… nine… eight…" He ticked the time off, digging deeper and deeper into Kagome's neck with each second. She made a slight gurgling noise as her air supply was cut off.
Kagome pushed weakly against Envy, the loss of blood finally catching up to her.
Ed closed his eyes. "Fine, fine. Just stop." He was at the edge of the circle as he brought his only working hand to clap against his metal one. The prisoners backed up, attempting to leave the circle, but were stopped when Gluttony giggled, approaching them. There was nowhere for them to go.
Ed bent down to touch the crisp line. Everything slowed for a moment and he hesitated again.
"Do it!" Envy yelled, twisting Kagome awkwardly, bringing a softy cry from the girl.
There was a click, then a gunshot. Envy released Kagome as he fell to the floor, a bullet embedded in his forehead.
In the moment of confusion and chaos Kagome quickly regained her composure. She entrapped all the homunculi in a series of piercing stones and vines with a clap of her hands, shattering the wall as they managed to dodge a few on the first try. They jumped out of the way, running from the room.
She rose to her feet as military forces entered the room, lead by Hawkeye and Colonel Mustang. Kagome walked to a shocked and relieved Ed, holding her bleeding arm.
He watched her limp slightly over to him and met her halfway, enveloping her in a hug. She let him, but didn't return the embrace; and he didn't care.
"I'm so sorry, Kagome…" was all he could say. She huffed, pulling herself from his arms. The slap echoed in the room, even over the noise of the military personnel rounding up the prisoners and escorting them out.
Ed brought a hand to his now bloody cheek, gazing sadly at her angry form.
"What the hell were you thinking, Ed? My life is no more important than these people! I would have been fine." She turned from him, watching the military scramble around them.
"I couldn't bring myself to let you get hurt…" His voice was soft.
"I would have been fine." She repeated, squeezing her shoulder as it continued to leak, drenching her clothes scarlet and dripping into a puddle on the floor. When he didn't answer, she took a step forward, or tried to. She ended up stumbling, on a fast track to meet the ground when an arm caught her.
She looked into Ed's golden eyes, fighting to make him release her. "Get a medic!" He shouted to some passing military. They took one look at Kagome and nodded, running after the Colonel. He knelt down so she was in a sitting position.
Ed frowned at Kagome's weak struggle against him. "Stop." His voice was stern and it made Kagome pause, raising a tired eyebrow.
"What if I don't?" Her dulling eyes filled with mirth as she pushed against him half-heartedly, giggling some.
Ed sighed, his brow furrowing. Great, she was getting delirious. He grabbed her hand and simply placed it on her lap. She just lifted it up again and continued to poke him. God, it was like dealing with a child.
This time he treated her like a child, holding onto her hand much to her chagrin. He shook his head.
"You need to calm down until the medic arrives, you don't want to make your wounds worse." She huffed, yanking her hand away as a couple nurses rushed in, tending to her wounds as they escorted her out of the building.
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"I have to go back to Risembol so I can get repairs done." Ed said nonchalantly from Kagome's bedside.
Kagome had moaned and groaned about being back in the hospital after the incident only a few days ago. She thought there was no reason for her to be in this accursed building; she had only gotten a few 'scratches'. But of course the Colonel, who was ever angry with the pair, demanded that doctors keep her on watch for at least a week.
"You really think that the Colonel will let you leave this wonderful establishment? Scar is still out there, not to mention that we now have those homunculi after us too." She mumbled, not looking up from her report. Ed sighed. Kagome was still mad at him.
They hadn't discussed many things since then. Ed just sat by her side, his arm in a sling, just like hers and idly chatted with Al or whoever else came by. She mostly ignored him, and he let her, knowing that her anger would pass eventually, it had to. At least she was starting to talk to him now.
"He has no choice. What use am I to him if I don't have a functioning right arm?" Ed shrugged.
"I suppose." She casually turned the page before fidgeting with the straps binding her arm in place, cursing to herself. Ed shook his head as he left the room to find the Colonel.
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