A/N: Well, let's do this thing.
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I own nothing (though in my free time, I like to pretend to own Ed -sigh-)
She held the knife above my stomach, but it didn't look like she was going to carve anything. From the position of her knife and fist, it looked like she was just going stab me, which freaked me out. I started to try and struggle free.
"Stop! Stop! Please don't do this!" I began to beg hysterically. There was a voice in the back of my head telling me to remain calm, but I didn't listen. "STOP IT!"
"Oh, shut up!" She growled in annoyance. She didn't any time. She plunged the knife into my stomach. My scream was so shrill, I didn't even realize that it was me screaming. The more I struggled and thrashed, the more she carved my skin. Now she was just messing with me. And I knew she planned to kill me from the start.
I screamed even louder. "Help!"
"Shut up!" She slashed the knife from my temple and down my cheek to my chin, but that just made me scream more.
I'm going to die here, I thought to myself. All I could think about was Ed.
And then I began to hallucinate. Maybe it was because I was thinking about him, but Ed appeared in my line of sight, with is automail arm transmutated into a knife.
I must be hallucinating, I thought. Ed doesn't have automail… does he? Well, I suppose it doesn't matter much, since I'll be dead soon.
My vision started to blur, and I felt the blood from my stomach dripping down my side. I closed my eyes, and just thought of Ed, trying my best to ignore the pain, but it never went away. I felt someone by my feet and someone by my arms, but I was too week to open my eyes. I felt something at my stomach, too - cloth, maybe? - and then I felt arms under me.
"Ed, I'm getting her out of here!" Was that my brother? Probably. But he started to move, and that's when I completely passed out.
When I awoke, I was in a bed. And the bed was… where? Was it my room? I blinked a few times, and turned my head a bit. Yes, this was my room. I sat up; or rather, I tried to sit up. There was a sharp pain in my stomach, like a knife slicing it. And that's when I remembered. The homunculus, the murders, the knife cutting me…
"Tanya!" I cried out, feeling a pain through my stomach again. I gasped in pain.
"Lay down," a soft voice said. I felt a hand lightly touch my shoulder and push me back down.
I looked over. "Ed?" I asked.
He smiled. "How are you feeling?"
"Nearly dead," I retorted.
He laughed lightly. "I bet. Take it easy, okay?"
"Yes, sir," I said with a grim smile on my face.
Just then the door burst open. "Tea?"
"Is that you, Roy?" I asked.
Before Ed could move, a white gloved hand appeared on his shoulder and shoved him aside.
"Tea…" His voice sounded relieved to see me alive, but sad that he couldn't have helped me more. "Tea… I'm sorry."
"Why? I'm alive, aren't I?" I asked. He merely nodded. "Why… why is that?"
"What?"
"Why… how am I alive?" I asked. "I lost so much blood."
"I guess… I guess we got there in time." It looked like he was about to cry.
"Roy?" I asked. "Are you… are you crying?"
"What? Of course not," he said, coughing and quickly turning away. "Why would I be crying?"
I was silent. "Is… is he dead?" I asked.
"I left as soon as I got you," Roy said. "Ed took care of the fighting."
We looked at Ed. He was silent for a moment before turning away from both of us. "No, he's gone. Both of them are. Sorry."
"It's okay, Ed," I said. "He left my town. That's what's important. But as soon as I'm better, I want to look for him. Him and Tanya."
"No," both Ed and Roy said at the same time.
"Tea, no, it's too dangerous," Roy said.
"You're not my father, Roy," I said, glaring at him. "I'm eighteen, I can make my own decisions."
"Clearly you cant'! You nearly died! And it's been a week since then!"
"A week?" I was shocked.
"Hey!" A new voice called at the door. "Both of you, out! She doesn't need you two yelling at her right now!"
The boys silently left, and Hana, the town doctor, appeared. She had shoulder length black hair, and violet eyes.
"You need sleep," she said. "I don't care if it's on your own free will or by drugs, but you will sleep."
I nodded and closed my eyes. I had a lot to think about, but I was so tired an week, it would have to wait for later.
After sleeping on and off for a few days, Hana finally "discharged" me (so to speak, I was still in my house).
"But don't push yourself, okay?" She warned. "You're still week. An injury like that takes time to recover, just count your blessings, you're still alive." And with that said, she gathered her stuff and left the manor.
"Our first order of business is to find a bone of the homunculus," I said.
"Tea, I told you-" Roy started, but I cut him off.
"And I told you, I don't care what you say or think, I'm doing this," I said. "Brother, it's too late for you to start trying to protect me. Now, as I was saying, we need to find a bone. Ed, come wit me to check the grave again. Roy, you and your team search their old hideout. While you're there, see if you can find any clues as to where they went." I didn't wait for him to reply. I grabbed Ed, and pulled him out the door.
A/N: I felt this was an appropriate place to stop. Hope you guys enjoyed it! Review, please!
