Another chapter so soon?!
I surprised myself. I sat down for 10 minutes, and 10 turned into an hour.
Enjoy :)
"-cough- You jinxed us you idiot! You and your big –cough- mouth!"
The rattling coughs echoed through the darkness, and the only sound passing through Roy's eardrums was the shallow breaths of Edward. Each breath sounded as if it took more and more effort.
Ed on the other hand was struggling to focus on anything at all. It was pitch black, and his body felt incredibly numb. He tried to move his arm. A big mistake. A burning sensation flared through his muscles, making him cry out in pain. He gritted his teeth. Now was not the time to pity himself.
Roy was just a few inches away. He was only suffering from a few bruises on his side where he landed. Grimacing, he thought of the wonderful purple and yellow colouring that would undoubtedly decorate his ribs the next day. Other than a slab of wood across his leg and an irritating leaky pipe above his head, he decided that for now he would live. Hearing a hiss of pain coming from the blonde somewhere next to him, he opened his eyes. Although he couldn't see anything.
"Ed?"
"Over here
"Where's here?"
"You tell me! You're the flame alchemist dummy! –cough-"
Click.
A small flame pierced the darkness, and Roy could just about see what he was doing. What was he doing? He had no idea. Moving himself closer to Ed he was unprepared for what he saw. His blonde hair had been stained with crimson highlights, and most of his body was covered in debris. He was trapped on his right side, and the injured side wasn't looking any better either.
"Shit."
Roy was going into panic mode as soon as he realised the seriousness of the situation.
"Which way's out?"
"Other side of my goddamn arm!" he yelled in frustration. It appeared that Ed was caught in what was once the doorway. Getting out would be tricky. Any move he made could cause the remaining debris to collapse, ruining any chances of escape. The blonde moved his head towards the light.
"Are you hurt?"
"My arm might be broken" A sharp flare of pain moved through his muscles as he finished,
"No, its definitely broken. But I'm okay..."
"G-cough- Good"
Roy looked over at the spluttering teen, noticing that his face was lacking a little colour. Not too surprising, after all, he'd lost a lot of blood. Mustang cleared his throat nervously.
"Can you move?"
"Does it look like it?" Ed muttered.
Something bothered him. His only functioning limb was his flesh arm; he couldn't feel his right leg at all. He tried to flex his toes, seeing if they would move, but they wouldn't budge. It was then that Edward Elric began to worry. This was bad. Very bad, and with internal injuries, he sure wasn't getting out of this one. Ed closed his eyes and attempted to calm himself. The last thing he needed to do was panic.
-cough-
Something tasted metallic in his mouth, and the familiar feeling of blood dripping from his chin set the alchemist into panic mode.
Roy widened his eyes with worry; the teen was struggling to breath, his chest began to rise up and down irregularly.
"Just stay still ok? Everything's going to be-"
"R-Roy! –cough-"
"I'll get you out! Just stay calm-"
"ROY!"
Ed's sudden outburst caused his lungs to burn, and more crimson liquid seeped from the corners of his mouth.
"Y-Yes?"
"I can't feel my leg"
The Colonels gaze wondered to the limb in question, as did the flame. The sight immediately caused him to wince. He glanced back to the wound. He saw blood. Lots of it. He wasn't sure how deep the damage was, he couldn't bring himself to look again. The blonde spoke up,
"How b-b-bad is it?"
"Its..." his voice trailed off uncomfortably, only worrying Ed more.
"God-d-damn it just tell me! –cough-"
"It's... pretty bad"
"Can't you move the-"
"No."
"You sure you can't-"
"Pretty sure"
Ed went quiet, and his eyes began closing.
"Keep you eyes open"
The Elric smiled grimly as his eyelids rose.
"Y-yes s-sir!"
He was shivering. Definitely not a good sign. If they both waited much longer, it was almost certain they would suffocate.
Ed gritted his teeth.
"Ed?"
The blonde swallowed hard and began to focus. He reached over to his automail, ignoring the pain coming from his side. Then, he began to pull. Biting down hard on his lip, he tried to ignore the pain. This was for Roy...
"EDWARD!" a gloved hand held his own tightly, but he was determined to do this.
"Let go!"
"No!"
"Just-"
"Are you crazy?!"
"Promise me you w-won't try to s-stop me!"
"I can't-"
"Just promise! –cough-"
"I'll get us out! Just-"
"IM NOT LETTING YOU DIE BECAUSE OF ME!" he doubled over in pain,
"I-IF I GAVE UP, I WOULD NEVER F-FORGIVE MYSELF!"
"I-"
"I WONT LET YOU D-DIE! NEVER! –cough-" The grip on his hand tightened.
"Just let me tell you first" Ed looked up in confusion.
"Promise you'll hear me out..."
"R-R-Roy?"
The Colonel smiled softly at the use of his name, he took a deep breath.
"Edward, I-"
But then he was silenced, by the most beautiful thing in the world. A blonde teen caught his lips with his own.
I finally made it happen!
Took me 13 chapters, but I got there in the end!
See you next chapter : )