The dream Ed had had while he was unconscious was still going over in his mind, he couldn't decide whether it was real or just his imagination. All he knew was that he was glad it was him, the doctors had told him that the only reason he didn't break his neck was because his automail took most of the impact. If it had been Alex falling down those stairs, she would have died.

But real or not Ed still couldn't shake the memory of his brother, even now nearly 20 years on he still felt guilty for his brother's death. Alphonse had died after he and Ed had tried to bring their mother back to life using human transmutation alchemy. That was how Ed lost his limps and how he was able to use alchemy without a circle.

"Ed?" Ed's eyes flicked to his side, Alex was stood in the door way, Ed could tell she was mad, her red hair made the red of her face stand out like fireworks on New Year's.

"What's wrong?" She came in and sat on the edge of his bed

"They didn't find anything on the 4th floor, so they are passing it off as nothing, that it was a fault on your part".

He sighed, he had a feeling something like this would happen, and something about the whole situation seemed so vague; maybe it was just him.

"But I know that's not true" whimpered Alex, Ed could feel the distress in her voice.

"Alex?" She sobbed once before putting her hands to her face

"I think someone has been following me, I keep feeling someone behind me but when I look there's no one there" Ed opened his arms to her and carefully cuddled up to him.

"I'm so scared Ed, I don't know what to believe anymore" they stayed like that for a long while. Ed knew how talented Alex had become with her alchemy; she could sense things around her using the sound waves. So if she says someone was following her. Then there was someone there.

After Ed was let out of hospital he was allowed leave from work, so he spent his time keeping an eye one his sister, Al's words still fresh and burning in his mind.

Weeks past and nothing new happened, and life started to return to normal, Ed's injuries were healing well and he would soon be going back to work. Although that did worry him since it meant he couldn't keep as close and eye on Alex.

Though even that didn't seem to be enough.

They were at the pool and Alex was lying face up in the water, concentrating.

"So um…why are we in a pool?" Ed asked Alex's co-worker Dairen Quicksilver.

"Call yourself a scientist" Darien muttered and then sighed "sound waves are very powerful and when going through air they move extremely fast, but when they are in water they are slowed down, so when Alex is trying to sync her soul with them it's easier to do in water".

Ed nodded though, he wasn't completely sure he understood, and so he just watched Alex.

Her tattoos started to glow as she focused on all the sound waves that were passing through the water, her eyes glowed gold and then she gasped and became submerged in the water.

Darien didn't seem to bothered so Ed guessed this was normal. A few more moments passed and Darien straightened up looking into the water, the ripples had stopped and Alex didn't seem to be resurfacing.

"Something's wrong" said Darien looking over at Ed "She's not meant to stay under this long, she needs oxygen".

"Go and get her!" said Ed but he saw the other man shake his head

"Are you kidding me, I can't swim!" Ed took a few seconds to consider what exactly this guy's purpose was before kicking off his boots and jumping in to the deep water.

He swam down to where he saw Alex go under and he saw her right at the bottom on the pool, she appeared to be being held there, but the only thing Ed could see in the water were strange ripples although when he looked at the imprint on Alex's arm he could see hand prints.

Swimming to her he took her by the arms, the imprints vanished, and then started for the surface, but already he could feel the weight of his automail dragging him down and he was running out of air.

"Why does this keep happening to me" he thought as the black smudges started dancing in front of his vision. But just as he was sure they were both gonna die air reached his lungs as he hit the surface.

Darien ran to them and helped them onto the side where Ed didn't waste a moment. Opening Alex's mouth and tipping her head back he pinched her nose and put his mouth against hers breathing deeply 5 times before taking his hands and pumping against her chest.

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5"

"Seriously dude what happened down there?"

"12, 13, 14, 15" Ed ignored his and kept up the steady beat "23, 24, 25, 26" come one Alex.

Suddenly she started coughing up water.

"Alex are you alright?" said Ed hugging her

"Oh Ed, i couldn't get back up, something was holding me down!"

Ed rocked her slowly and told Darien to call 911. "I know Alex, I know".

A/N Gosh im exasusted. I was off sick today which i why i was updating so quickly. Here is the next chapter I hope you enjoy. Thankyou for all you lovely words, and i am going to continue being mean. The next chapter will be updated when i have 32 reviews ;) mainly cause i havent finsihed writing it yet. I know reviewing is a pain in the backside but it makes me feel loved and gives me motivation to keep writing. until next time. Karin x