"I've already told you, I didn't see anyone but I felt something pulling me down" Alex had been brought home after the incident; she had been put to bed and not allowed to move from it.

Roy and Juliet were trying to get to the bottom of what had happened but so far what both of their children were saying just wasn't making sense.

"So your telling me that an invisible person was trying to drown you" Juliet asked eye brow slightly raised, Alex was starting to get frustrated.

"Yes… No...Maybe…uh I don't know I'm telling you what I thought" she groaned putting her head in her lap.

"I think you've been working too hard honey"

"Working too hard?" cried Alex "You think I'm working too hard? Is that what you thought when Ed fell down those stairs? Something is going on someone is out to get us!"

"Or out to get you" said Ed before he really thought about it, Juliet and Roy turned on him

"Edward!"

"I'm sorry but it's something I've been thinking about for a while, Alex said she felt like someone was following her and my accident could have so easily happened to her, it was a 1 in a million chance that I had gone up instead of her. And after what happened today, I dunno I think she's right, something's going on".

Juliet was losing her patience, didn't either of them understand how idiotic they both sounded. These were accidents and nothing more.

Taking Ed outside both parents rounded on him.

"What were you thinking fuelling her imagination like that!" said Roy, Ed stared at him in disbelieve and yelled

"What are you talking about? You know as well as I do that Alex doesn't make things up. And besides when I went down into the water to get her I saw something. I don't know what it was but I saw a hand imprint on her arm like a hand was putting pressure on it. Now what do you think about that?"

Roy shook his head slowly "You've both been through a lot in the last couple of weeks Ed, and I'm not sure you're your completely recovered. Maybe we should take you to get checked out?"

And then for the first time since Ed had been living with Roy and Juliet he completely lost his temper.

"You can't see what is plainly under your nose, there is someone out to get Alex and your more concerned about my health than her safety. And before you say it" he said to Roy before he could contradict "I don't know exactly why anyone would be after her but I can think of plenty of guesses. Her alchemy for one thing!"

"No one but the military knows about her alchemy" Roy intervened quickly

"Are you so sure about that?" There was a silence as they all considered this, during this silence Ed's adrenaline started to deplete. But with it went his balance, the world was starting to go a little wobbly, he felt hot and could feel blackness creeping behind his eyes.

"Anyway think about it" said Ed quietly and he started walking towards his room

"Ed honey are you alright?" asked Juliet, she hadn't failed to notice that his face had paled considerably and as he walked away he didn't look to steady on his feet.

"Yeh I'm fine" Ed didn't turn round and Juliet couldn't help her eyes from glancing to the chain around his wrist. He would tell her is there was a problem. Wouldn't he?

Ed managed to make it to his room but before he closed the door there was a knock at it, he looked round to see Alex.

"What are you?"

"I can always tell when your lying, your not alright" she led him over to his bed and helped him lie down. Ed put his automail hand on his forehead to try and cool himself down.

"It hasn't happened in a while" Ed removed his hands and shrugged in reply, then took Alex's hand in his.

"Thank you"

"For what?"

"All these years, you've kept my secret and your always there when I need you" Alex blushed it was true she had thought of telling Roy and Juliet after the first time Ed had had an attack like this but she had kept her promise and after the 3rd she knew that Ed always recovered from them. Ed's illness had left his immune system weak, so whenever he was highly stressed his body went into an attack. After a while through the darkness Ed's voice said weakly

"Alex…no matter…no matter what happens…I …I wont let them …hurt you. I'll protect you…I promise".

And then he blacked out.

A/N I a push over. I get one email from someone asking me to please please please add the next chapter and here it is. Don't even think about it. it would work again ;) here is the next chapter. 35 reviews and you can have the next. And here's a competition is anyone cares lol. If you can guess who is after Alex, then i'll show you the last chapter before anyone else ;) good luck. Karin x