Chapter 6:

Dreaming Of You

Who knows where her mind has wandered off to...For all I know I could be watching over someone who is planning my death...But to me that doesn't matter, as long as she's alive I'm happy...

Ed closed his eyes and quickly opened them back up repeatedly until he finally fell asleep. He drifted into a deep sleep and began to dream of an outting with Mirielle.

"Hey Mirielle..." "Yes?" "How long do thing think this will last?" "The peace may not last forever but it will be around for a long time..." "Even if it doesn't let's stick together..." "Is that possible Edward?Is it truly possible?" "What?Mirielle,what are you saying?"

Mirielle did not respond and slowly began to fade. Ed's eyes widened as he attempted to wrap his arms around her but failed. She was gone in an instant without warning. Trying to comfort himself Ed gripped his jacket and muttered a tune over and over to himself.

"This is dream...Something that isn't real...Nothing can be seen...Nothing can hurt me..."

Slamming his fists on the ground Ed screamed gave up on trying to comfort himself without effort. Tears streamed from his eyes and fell to the ground as he dug his finers into the dirt.

"This isn't a dream...It's not even a nightmare..."

A voice that seemed to be of a woman echoed around him asking him questions one after another.

"If this isn't a dream yet not a night mare...What is it? Is it pain or sorrow? Or perhaps it's your fear of lonliness? What do you plan to do when she awakens from her sleep?" "Shut up..." "I'm waiting for an answer edward..." "shut up" "I'm waiting..." "I said shut up..." "Answer me edward" "I SAID SHUT UP!"

Ed snapped his head up to see Mirielle standing in front of him with a look of confusion. She stood there for a moment and payed no mind to Ed as if he wasn't there. Mirielle ran out into a field of wild flowers and began gathering the different flowers to put in a variety of vases. He watched her as she spent her time amongst the flowers and sat there feeling as if she was drifting away. Gazing and wallowing in loneliness all Ed could do was watch her as she got further and further away into the field.

"What am I supposed to do now? I'll get close to you and then you run away...Why Mirielle...?Why won't you even look at me...?"

He shut his eyes and a stray tear hit the ground breaking it which caused him to fall into a large body of water. Swimming towards the surface Ed noticed something swimming towards him. At first glance it looked like a dolphin or a small whale but as it got closer he realized it was a girl. As she swam closer and closer to him he noticed she wasn't who he thought she was. Instead of Mirielle, it was Winry who came to him.

"What...?Winry?But why is she here...?"

She smiled and brought him up to the surface. Ed looked around to see that somehow he'd ended up back home. He swam to shore and stood there looking around in confusion.

"What's going on?...Why am I-"

Suddenly the whole town went up in flames. Ed closed his eyes tightly then flung them open and found himself still watching over Mirielle.

"A dream? No, more like a haunting nightmare."

Ed glanced at Mirielle and smiled ruefully.

"I got news that might cheer you up...I've been dreaming of you..."