Winry sat on the mustangs porch waiting for the boys to come back from the hospital. When they finally pulled up she found her self frowning slightly when she saw Alphonse come out with red eyes and Roy with a frown. The check up must of not gone well.. Winry thought. A tired looking Edward came out with the help of his brother. Alphonse puthis brothers arm arround his kneck and and arm arround his waist. "Come on brother what do you say we take a nap." Alphonse sugested. Edward nodded but stopped upon seeing Winry. "Hey Winry good news I will live." He informed her smiling tiredly. He started to stagger. "I feel funny.. they must of gave me some weird drugs." He murmered. Alphonse nodded as he gestured for Winry to help him support ed. Winry nodded and grabbed Edward's waist from the other side and they both led him into the house.
"Thats it brother just a few more steps." Alphonse encourged his brother who only seemed to struggle more with each step. Edward lifted his lowered head up slowly and nodded. When they got to edward's room they lowered him carefully onto the bed and covered him up. " I can do these things myself." Edward growled growing iritated. He took the blankets from them and messily threw them over himself. "psh morons treating me like im freakin 2." he grumbled. "We arent trying to brother. "Alphonse clucked. "This new medcine is going to make you really weak for a bit and we are only trying to help."
"heh Im never weak you two just suck. God i really hate you..you make me sick" Edward snorted as he nodded off. A few minutes later he was fully asleep. Alphonse smiled and put a stuffed suite of armor to edward whom subcontously grabbed it and cuddled it close, snuggling up to it. Winry eyed him as Alphonse chuckled. "He really loves that stuffed animal. Had it since he was 3. He named it Al and when i asked why.. he said it was becuse it reminds him of me." Alphonse said shrugging. "I dont know why...He was always quite the odd one." he poused for a moment before gently but firmly leading Winry out of the room. Winry eeped but followed none the less.
"Look i figured you would want to know about Ed's results." Alphonse said slowly.
"I thought Ed said he was going to be ok?" Winry frowned. Alphone shook his head slowly. "NO the doctors says that his body is not working proply and that his disease is becoming quite progresive.. there is only a 70% he will make it.. that is with the treatment.. most of it is experimental but there is also radiation and he will be taking double the amount of shots plus maybe even weakly blood transfusion... they started him on it today thats why he i so cranky and out of it." Alphonse informed her.
"oh god poor Edward..." WIrny trailed off in thought. "How long is he going to be like this?" She asked searchingly. "How long?"
"I dont know WInry I dont know.. but i just thought id let you know so you dont get upset if he starts getting cold towards you. mood changes are commonside effcts of the drug. He doesnt really hate you.. or me... he doesnt.." Alphonse trialed off as the tears came again.
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a week later
Ed woke up drenched in sweat feeling slightly green he hunched over his bed and retched heavily onto the floor unalbe to hold it back. a few rounds of that and a couple minutes of dry heaving later Ed curled up in a ball still clutching His al plushie cose to his stoamch as he began to whimper in pain. ALphonse hearing some sounds comming from eds room hurried in and found Ed in his pitiful state and smelled the puke. Pushing the puke out of his mind he hurried over to Edward and wrapped his arms arround his brothers shaking form.
"All I feel so gross right now.. i ..dont want to take anymore of those medications.. I feel.. like im dying." He sobed.
"Brother you have only been taking them for a week just give it time." Alphonse pleaded softly as he combed his fingers through Edwards sweat drenced golden hair. "Also your not dying Edward I wont let you." Aphonse said fercely but his brother was no longer aware of his brothers existance for he had already fallen back asleep.
