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The Accident chapter 10

"Have a seat Professor I remember you saying you were stopping in town here." "I'm not here to stay but yes, the University asked if I would be a guest at their College for a few weeks and to give a lecture and maybe some at a few of the high schools as well."

"That's good, and when we have some time I'll introduce you to some of my staff."

"That will be great. So, where is the famous Fullmetal I've been hearing about?" He cheerfully asked.

"Oh, he's in the hospital right now."

"Your kidding, I hope it's not anything too serious?" Professor Starks asked with interest.

"The Doctor said he has a really bad abdominal infection from taking too many pain killers."

"He's pretty young to be dealing with something like that."

He sighed. "Yeah I believe he ate something and it caused him a lot of pain and he said he didn't know what it was so he took pain medicine for it and just took too many without keeping count."

"Poor guy he had to be in a lot of pain to not notice."

Mustang folded his arms. "Yeah, that's what makes me mad at him sometimes being sick and not saying anything. I do look out for him he's very smart young man, him and his brother."

"It was nice seeing you again, Fuehrer Mustang."

"Same here I'll stay in touch." Professor Starks left the office and Mustang went back to his work.

Professor Starks left the building with worry on his mind; He went down the street to use the payphone by the library.

"Hello." Donovan said as he picked up the phone and looking at his notes.

"Donovan listen we may have a problem!"

"What is it?"

"Our blond Alchemist is in the hospital because of an abdominal infection!"

"You think he knows?"

"He might know!" Professor Starks said worried.

"That infection is not good with his pregnancy."

"Don't you think I know that?" Said the Professor.

"Calm don't I'm pretty sure it's not bad. You don't think they ended his pregnancy do you?"

"No I don't think so or the Fuehrer would of said he had surgery."

"Good, cause if they do we have to start all over again."

"I know and I don't want to do that."

"So are you going to see the Alchemist while he's in the hospital?"

"I don't know but probably when he comes back to work."

"That may be a while."

"Well I'll stay down here as long as it takes to find out how our project is doing."

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"Come on Winry your not going to hit with that? I'm a sick man." He smiled.

She let go of his collar and gave him the wrench as he looked at it strange. "A toy wrench! You come in here and threaten me with a toy wrench!"

"I didn't want to hurt you while you were in the hospital and grandmother told me not to do it because she didn't believe you would overdose on purpose."

"You think I did."

"Ed, what do you expect? I get worried that you did a stupid thing! It scared me when Al said that it was an accident and I thought it was on purpose because." She sighed. "I thought I was pressuring you to go out or something else." She said sadly.

"Winry, why would I kill myself? Being pressured about going out… I would have told you that if that was the case."

She touched his hand. "Ed you scare me sometimes and lately as well.

"Winry listen I didn't mean to scare you but things have been weird. Listen, when I get well will have a nice dinner date just you and me." He smiled as he touched her hand.

She planted a kiss on his lips. "That sounds great. I can't wait." She said smiling.

He looked at her. "So what else is in the picnic basket besides…ah-h?!"

Winry looked at Ed as he rubbed his stomach with his left hand.

"What's wrong?" She said worried.

"It's just cram…owww!" He bent over holding his stomach.

Winry was really scared. "Let me get the nurse!

Winry got up and Lydia walked in with Ed's medicine. Winry almost ran into her coming in the door. "Thank goodness! It's Ed, he's in pain!" She said fear. Lydia went and injected the I.V. with Ed's pain medicine. She sat on the bed and told Ed to breath.

Winry stood their and looked at Ed in pain she felt bad. Ed's really sick and I came down here with a wrench. How could I be so stupid as to threaten him? Maybe I upset him.

Lydia rubbed his flesh arm. "It's going to be ok Ed just breathe." Ed hated this pain he wished he never miscounted in taking those pain killers. "Ow! Dam it I hate this!"

"It's going to be alright, just breathe and relax. I know you're in pain but getting upset doesn't help. The medicine should be working soon." Ed lied back with his bed positioned upright. He sighed. "How much longer do I have to put up with this?" He looked weakly at Lydia.

"Until the infection goes away,"

Winry walked towards the bed looking worried. She sat in the chair across from Ed. "Is everything ok?"

Lydia turned and looked at her. "He'll be fine." She said rubbing Winry's shoulder.

"Are you feeling better Ed?" Lydia asked.

"It doesn't hurt that much anymore."

"That's good. I'll be back in an hour to give you your other medicine."

"Thanks Lydia." Smiled Winry as she looked at him.

"Sure." She left out the room.

"Are you sure you're ok?" She said with worry in her eyes.

"Just lean over and kiss me." Ed didn't want Winry to worry about him being sick, he knew she couldn't help it.

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Al was sitting in the lunch room having his lunch. "Hi Al." Said Kira.

"Hi." Said Al smiling. "You want to sit down?"

"Sure, I thought maybe you like to study after school today." She said.

"Well I could for a while."

"That's good." She smiled. Kira was an inch less tall than Al. She had short black hair and brown eyes. Al always thought she was pretty and very smart. He sort of liked her. "Are you ok? You seem like your hardly eating."

"I'm just sort of worried about my brother."

"He's not in any trouble is he?"

"No he's in the hospital."

"Wow, I hope he's ok."

"He has this abdominal infection."

"That's not good. I heard that can be painful. My uncle had an infection like that once and he stayed in the hospital for a few days. But he was alright as long he took his medicine and rested."

"That's good."

"If I was you, I wouldn't worry, I'm pretty sure he'll be fine."

"Thanks for telling me I think I needed to hear that." He said as he looked at her.

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Later that afternoon Winry left the hospital to go and see Al for a while. Lydia came in Ed's room to give him some medicine. Ed had his bed adjusted in an upright position, which was always. He had his eyes closed and his hair a little messy.

"Hey Ed, how are you feeling?" She said as she was putting medicine in his I.V.

"Does it always have to hurt?" He said sounding tired. She came over and sat on the bed next to him. She looked at him and touched his head. "Hmm…you seem pretty warm. She took her digital thermometer out. "I'm going to stick this in your ear to check for fever. Are you having cramps?"

"Yeah it's been hurting like that all day."

"All day, why didn't you say something?"

"It wasn't really bad like this morning."

"Edward, listen, whenever you are in pain you have to tell me. Especially in your condition." She took out her stethoscope and lifted his shirt to check his stomach and saw the reading of one hundred and two, fever on the digital thermometer. He jerked a little. "That's cold and that hurts."

"Ed you have a high fever."

He looked at her. "Please Lydia not some more scary news."

"I'm not trying to scare you but Ed that's not good. We need to be very careful with this fever you could have a miscarriage and it's very painful."

He sighed. "Not again. How can I have a fever?" He complained.

"Ed, just relax and stay in the bed. Don't move I'm going to get the doctor. He'll probably give you something to bring the fever down."

She left out the room. "God damit it's the same bullshit all the time. I have got to get the hell out of this hospital! Their going to drive me nuts with all the medicine I'm taking and now I have a high fever. It's killing me to not know anything I have GOT to find out how did this happen? Maybe this is a lie and their just keeping me here so they can pump more health insurance money out of the company. Ed grabbed the both sides of his hair. What the hell am I'm saying she said she would tell if I left the hospital. I can't leave Lydia is been real nice in helping me and if I leave I will defiantly be sick I just need patience's. Ed took a deep breath to relax.

The Doctor walked in with Lydia and another nurse. He examined Ed and ordered another ultrasound and the nurse gave him a shot in his rear for infection. Everyone left out the room except Lydia.

Ed was not happy after all that."Thanks a lot Lydia I really feel a lot better." He said sarcastically.

Lydia saw that he was mad. She sat next to him in the chair. "Ed listen I know you don't like any of this stuff but we want you to feel better."

"Feel better? That nurse just shot me in my ass with that needle and rough hands doctor just examined me like if he's making dough for a pizza! And now I have to take another Ultrasound and hopefully he doesn't kill me with that, that, THING! Can I just be discharged and recover at home, please-e." He batted his eyes.

She stood up and folded her arms. "NO!"

He jumped at her reaction.

Lydia got mad. "Mr. Elric, you tell me how are you going to get the treatment you need if you are at home?! I will not allow you to leave this hospital until your better! You are to take you medicine and do as the doctor says. Or I will tell your brother and the Fuehrer about your pregnancy!"

"Pregnancy? Who's pregnant?" Mustang spoke as he walked in smiling.

Ed put his head down and spoke under his breath. "Dam it."

Lydia turned around and smiled. "Oh, we were just talking about one of our nurses that work here, she is expecting."

Mustang giggled. "I thought at first you meant Ed was pregnant. If that happen my life would turn into chaos and Ed's life would turn upside down." He said with laughter escaping his lips that he tried to hold in.

Ed spoke under his breath. "Dam bastard!"

She looked at Ed and spoke under her lips to stay in bed or else. "Well if you will excuse me I have some work to do and also you can only stay for five minutes."

Mustang looked at her. "Huh… why so short?"

"Edward is running a fever, and right now the doctor wants him to rest and have no visitor's for the rest of the night." "Hey that's not fair! My brother was coming back today!" Complained Ed,

"Sorry Ed but I was going to tell you but the Fuehrer walked in. It's Doctor's orders."

"Doctors order's my ass!"

"Lieutenant Colonel where are your manners!" Mustang snapped with anger.

Lydia folded her arms. "I believe his manners are up his ass! Maybe I should bring some forceps in here to get it out of him!"

Ed glared at both of them with a mean look. "You guys really enjoy pissing me off!"

Mustang turned to Lydia. "Has Edward been giving you a hard time cause if he is…"

Lydia saw the look on Edwards face go from angry to 'please don't answer that' waving his hands. Mustang turned around quickly and Ed quickly put his hands down. "Were you doing…"

Lydia spoke quickly because it looked like Ed was going to get in trouble with Mustang. "No Fuehrer he hasn't been a brat or a problem maybe a little stubborn but me and Ed talk." She said smiling.

He turned and looked at her. "Ok that's good, cause if he was planning on being a pain or leaving the hospital. He was going to be punished!" He said turning towards Edward.

Lydia folded her arms smiling at Ed. "We haven't had any of those problems, have we Ed."

Ed swallowed and spoke innocently. "Nope."

"Glad to hear it." Said Mustang pulling up a chair.

"It was nice seeing you Fuehrer and I'll call your brother Ed." She smiled leaving the room.

"Well just look at you." Mustang smiled at him with sarcasm. "Got all these pretty nurses coming in here giving you all this sweet treatment."

Ed laid back with a light pink blush on his face as he folded his arms. "Go to hell."

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Professor Starks was sitting in his apartment where they let him stay at the University campus while he was in town. He called Donovan. Donovan picked up the phone while stirring a yellow liquid. "Hello." "Hi Donovan. I'm in the apartment now on the campus." "Oh good, did you find out anything on our project." "No not right now but I don't want to raise questions if I go around asking too many." "That's true but sooner or later he has to come out of that hospital." "But make sure no one sees you." Donovan said as he wrote in his notebook. "Don't worry I'll be careful." Professor Stakes smiled.

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