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Chapter 35: Life

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*(This chapter contains trace amounts of parental Roy/Ed (strictly parental! Nothing bad, ya creeps :I) and adorableness. :3 this chapter is one of my favorites. It's so cute! SQUEE!)*

A weak cough interrupted Mustang's guilty conscience. Roy stared up at the hospital bed in front of him.

'No... It can't be...' He thought.

Roy stood up on shaking legs and slowly walked over to Ed's bedside. All hope drained from Mustang's eyes, the boy still wasn't moving at all, not even any sign of breathing. Edward truly was dead...

Roy bowed his head in shame and grief, holding his face in his hands. He'd lost another best friend. He failed. He had failed Hughes, and now he failed Fullmetal.

"Roy...?"

A horse whisper cut through the thick blanket of shame that had wrapped itself around Mustang again. He slowly lifted his gaze to the 'dead' boy.

Edward's shimmering golden eyes were open, staring at Mustang in sadness and confusion. Roy only stared back in disbelief. His heart stopped and he held his breath.

Suddenly, Mustang lunged forward and hugged Edward tightly. "Ed! You're alive! Thank goodness!" He cried happily.

Ed stared over Roy's shoulder in confusion, But his thoughts soon collected. "Get offa me!" Ed spat, shoving the Führer away.

Mustang dusted off his uniform and straightened himself. "*Ahem* sorry..." he apologized, but Roy's gaze softened once more. "Damn, pipsqueak... Its great to have you back."

Mustang's eyes suddenly flashed in anger. He stomped up to Edward and stared down at him. Ed looked confused and a bit scared.

"Damn it, Fullmetal! Don't you EVER do that again! Do you how worried Alphonse was? How worried Winry was!?" he shouted. More quietly he added, "And... How worried I was..."

Edward smirked, "Awww! You were worried? Well that's a surprise! You are usually so eager to get rid of me, I would think that you'd be relieved I was gone!" he laughed sarcastically.

Roy glared at the boy, immediately making him shut up. "You think this is funny?!" He snarled. "I was worried sick! Al hasn't had a decent meal or a good night's sleep since this happened! Winry nearly killed me with a wrench! The whole of central has been so depressed without you!"

Edward looked shocked to hear those words. But his golden eyes darkened and he looked at the floor. "I'm sorry Roy. I made you all worried again..."

Roy looked at the boy in surprise, "It's not your fault! You are still alive, and lucky to be! The doctors were trying to convince me to pull the plug and let you die. But I refused."

Edward nodded absentmindedly, his eyes showed his sadness. "I guess my work is done if I'm sitting here in Amestris... I just hope Thunderclan is doing alright..." He sighed.

Roy froze and the room went silent. he held his breath, "What did you say?" Mustang croaked.

"I said that my work must be done if I'm sitting here with you!" Edward snapped.

"So... Sol wasn't lying..." Mustang whispered.

"Eh?"

"That psycho talked about something you needed to get done with some clans. Sol is the guy who put you into that coma. But... He's also the one who pulled you out of it." Mustang explained.

Ed's eyes widened in shock. "WHAT?! that bastard saved me?! I thought I wasn't going to see the light of day again! I guess I should thank him... No, that guy is a Asshole, no way I'm going to thank that bastard." He growled.

Mustang looked Edward in the eye. "What happened to you? Did Sol really send your soul somewhere else?" he asked softly.

A sad look crossed Ed's face. "Yes... He did. But you wouldn't believe what happened to me if I told you..."

Roy looked slightly annoyed. "After all that we've been through, the homunculi and Father, you think I wouldn't believe something like this?" He said with a little more authority.

"Heh, I guess your right. But I'd rather not talk about it right now..." Edward laughed. "let's just say that I think of cats with a higher regard after what I've been through..."

Mustang looked very confused and annoyed. "Fine, but we need to make sure you are alright. After all, you have been in a coma for more than three months! The only thing that was keeping you alive was the life support. so you will probably be very weak, just stay here while I go get a doctor." Roy told Edward sternly.

"Whatever you say, mom!" Edward snorted sarcastically, an annoyed look in his eyes.

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POV: 3rd

Mustang ran through the halls of the hospital, looking for the doctor that was in charge of Ed (The building was pretty quiet since it was nighttime). Roy really disliked this doctor, she was the one to suggest cutting off the life support and let Fullmetal die. But Roy wasn't sure who to find other than her.

Turning a corner, He spotted the doctor. She was talking to a nurse at the end of the hall. Mustang sprinted the rest of the way.

"Doctor Miley!" Roy gasped when he reached her.

The doctor turned to watch Roy in surprise. "You shouldn't be yelling in a hospital!" she scolded. "what is it?"

"It's Edward..." Roy panted as he tried to rest from all that running.

"Roy." Dr. Miley snapped, cutting off his words. "We understand your need to protect that boy, but there is nothing we can do. Just... Let him go." she said sternly.

Mustang stood up and stared down at the doctor with an annoyed scowl. "Dr. Miley, I would absolutely LOVE to have this argument yet again, but I'm afraid that you were wrong." he growled.

"I beg your pardon?!" Miley shouted, only to be silenced by Roy, who had taken a step closer to the doctor and looked her in the eye.

"He's AWAKE, Miley..." Mustang growled.

"P...Pardon?"

"Now, if you don't mind, I would like to get my subordinate out of this dreadful hospital!" Roy demanded angrily.

"Y-Yes sir! I hope you are right about that boy!" Miley gasped and started to run down the hall to Edward's room.

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POV: 3rd

"Well, everything checks out." Doctor Miley announced.

Edward was sitting on the side of the bed while the doctor asked him questions. Roy stood to the side and paced around impatiently.

"I have one last question for you Roy." Miley murmured.

"What now?!"

"How exactly did Edward's coma break? And why are there transmutation circles drawn on his head and chest?" The doctor asked sternly.

Roy stood still and scratched the back of his head nervously. "Because... Well, I found that serial killer in Ed's room."

"What?!" Ed and Miley exclaimed at once. "How could you let that man in?! He could have killed me!" Edward shouted angrily.

Roy chuckled sadly and looked back up at the two. "I didn't let him in, he was already in the room with Ed, drawing those circles when I came in. I attacked Sol immediately. I would have killed him if it wasn't for his brain alchemy. Don't worry, he didn't harm me. When I was stunned, Sol ran back over to Ed and transmuted." Roy explained further.

"I thought he killed you, Fullmetal." he continued, sadness lacing his voice. "So I attacked him again. But another gate appeared and he was gone. I was so scared, I thought that man had really killed you. But he was making sure your soul returned from wherever it went before."

The doctor simply stood and stared at Roy. Ed, however, was nodding in understanding. "I knew there was a reason why I didn't look like a normal chimera. My soul was simply attached, nothing more..." Edward wondered aloud.

Roy stared at his subordinate with a bewildered expression."Ch...Chimera?" he stuttered. "What chimera!?"

Edward instantly regretted mentioning what had happened. But he knew that Roy needed to find out sooner or later. "Yep... My soul was attached to an animal, not another human." Ed began.

"WHAT?! How is that possible?!" Roy and Dr. Miley gasped. She didn't know much about alchemy, but this seemed too bizarre for Miley's comprehension.

"Well, it's true! My soul was attached to a cat's body. And it's weird, the cat actually looked like me too!" Ed chuckled. "It even had Automail!"

Edward looked up and saw the adults' bewildered expressions, causing him to smirk. "Heh, I told you! I said you wouldn't believe me!"

Roy shook his head as if to clear it. "Fullmetal, I don't care how bizarre your story is, just spit it out already!" He said angrily.

"Alright! But don't say I didn't warn you!"