21. Pride
Ed groaned in his wheelchair. He hated the thing. It stripped him of any dignity. Ed had made it a point to never be reliant on any individual after his mother passed away. Now he couldn't do much without someone pushing him around.
But that ended today. As promised, he had waited the scheduled amount and was ready to start his therapy. Although, he had to go to the sanctioned area. From the corner of his eyes, he saw Winry in working clothes running towards them.
Al stopped pushing and turned him so he was facing her.
Winry stopped before him and caught her breath. "Hey you two, I have an idea. Since you two will be joining the military to find a solution for your Alchemy problem, why don't you ask your teacher for advice? You two were saying how knowledgeable she was."
Neither brother said anything before the two physically shivered. Ed shook his head, "We don't need teacher, besides it's our problem."
"You need to call her. Trying to do stuff on your own caused this mess. So drop the ego and call for help."
Ed looked fear stricken, "She'll kill us."
"No she won't. Think about it like this, since you're so injured she won't be able to lay a hand on you. " Winry looked self-satisfied as she took the wheelchair from the younger Elric brother and began running. "To the phone!"
"This is a horrible idea, Winry", Ed cried.
"He's right, Winry!" Al cried out as he followed behind them.