Chapter 9

Disclaimer: I don't own FMA or AnnaMay-Nutt's OCs. But, I do own my OCs.

Dedication: This fanfic is dedicated to my 2 betas, all my nii-sans and onee-chans on dA, and my grandfather.

A/n: (sniffles loudly) I'm soo happy! My fanfic is so famous! Thank you all for reviewing for me and always sticking with me through and through. My gift to you all, the last chapter of Eternal Love!

'Ihave to think fast' Denara thought as she quickly glanced around her. Suddenly, her eyes met an old piece of wood that was broken in half and the sharp edges were still sharp enough. 'Perfect! But...I need to get closer in order to do it' Denara thought as an idea immediately came into her head. She grabbed her sword and gun and placed them a few feet in front of her.

"What are you trying to pull?" Oscar asked as he slightly let down his gun.

"I give up. Go ahead and shoot. I have no reason to live anymore." Denara replied as she held up her hands in surrender. (A/n: if you're all wondering, she has her foot right under the board) Suddenly, Oscar dropped his gun and slowly walked over to Denara. Then, before Denara knew what was going on, he had his lips up against hers. Shocked, Denara kicked her foot as the board was sent flying into her right arm hand, and before Oscar knew it, she jammed the spiked part right into his head. The wood went straight through his head and out the other side. Denara then let go of the board and kicked Oscar, who then fell to the ground, half the board still in his head.

Blood slowly oozed down Denara's left shoulder as she went to her knees.

"No one...not even...that bastard...is allowed...to even touch me." she said as the pain started to make her blackout. "NO! I must...stay focused...if I'm...to finish...what I started." Denara gasped as she managed to get back up, but was about to fall back down again if it hadn't been for two strong but gentle arms catching her. Denara slowly opened her eyes and met Tauna's face. "Tauna! Are you okay!" she asked worryingly as Tauna proceeded to bandage up Denara's wound.

"Don't ask me that question girl. You lost too much blood. You need to take it easy until this is over." Tauna replied as she finished wrapping Denara's wound and went to go collect Denara's weapons before a scythe boomerang came and almost hit Tauna in the head if she hadn't ducked. Tauna immediately whipped around as she saw Rose, barely alive, standing with a vengeful look in her eyes.

"DAMN YOU TAUNA! YOU MURDERED MY BROTHER! NOW, I'LL KILL YOU!" she yelled loudly as she thrust her boomerang once again straight at Tauna. Using amazing speed, Tauna easily dodged the attack and appeared right in front of Rose.

"Don't make me kill you." Tauna spat as she whipped around and stopped the boomerang-like scythe from attacking her from behind.

"Rose! Tauna! Please, stop. I don't want either one of you to be killed." Denara cried out as she picked up her weapons and slowly made it to her feet.

"Denara, what did I just get done telling you?" Tauna asked exasperated as she started to move towards Denara but stopped when Denara replied, "I'll be fine. Help Rose out. She's coming with us. Even though she is the enemy, she's still a living creature."

"AUUGGHH!" Rose cried out as her feet gave out on her and made her collapse but Tauna easily caught her.

"Come on Tauna. We got to help out Ed and the others." Denara replied as she started to head where Ed and the others went. Tauna shrugged and put Rose's left arm around her shoulder and helped Rose support herself as she wrapped her other arm around Rose's side.

"I'm sorry I killed your brother" Tauna replied out of nowhere.

"I...I forgive you." Rose said weakly as she started to blackout. Tauna did the only drastic thing that came to her mind.

"I'm doing this to save you. It might work a little bit, but you need a full-blooded vampire in order to really save you." she replied before biting her fangs into Rose's neck. After a bit, she took her fangs out and waited. Finally, Rose's chest started to go up and down again. Smiling, Tauna started to pick up the pace.

SLASH SLAM SLAM SLASH SLASH SWISH!

"You're pretty good." Michael said as he swung his sword at Ed again, who easily dodged it.

"Yeah...but you need a little more...PRACTICE!" Ed cried out as he kicked Michael in the stomach.

Michael quickly backed off as he paused to catch his breath. He glanced at Alexis, Liza, and Winry who were on the sidelines watching them. "Alexis, remember our plan? Do it now!" he shouted as he ran forward and slammed into Ed, pushing him towards an old airplane. Finally, Ed's back was up against the airplane with only his sword protecting him.

"Liza, hold Winry down." Alexis commanded as she pulled out her sword. Liza looked at her sister for a minute before grabbing Winry's arms and putting them behind her back.

"Liza! Alexis...go ahead." Winry said as she moved her head toward Alexis.

Ed couldn't take it anymore. "WINRY!" he yelled loudly as he used his feet to jump forward off the plane and behind Michael. Michael then quickly turned around and slashed out at Ed, hitting him in the left shoulder. Ed quickly backed off before running full speed to where Winry and the sisters were, Michael not far behind him.

"I won't do it, Michael! Winry is my friend!" Alexis cried out as she charged at Michael.

"Ed! Don't hit her!" Winry called out as she watched her friend go at Michael. Michael easily took care of Alexis as he kicked her in the gut which caused her to collapse to the ground.

"He he. Siding with the enemy isn't what I taught you, Alexis. So, you'll pay the price." he said as he raised his sword over Alexis, ready to strike when Winry leapt in and used her body as a shield.

"If you want to kill Alexis, you'll have to go through me first!" Winry cried out as she prepared herself.

"Gladly." Michael said before bringing his sword down on them but was stopped by Ed who had pierced him right in the chest with his sword.

Ed quickly took his sword out of Michael's body and watched his body fall to the ground. Suddenly, Ed could hear the voices of Denara and Tauna calling to them.

"Ed! We have an emergency!" Denara cried out as she jogged over to where they stood.

"What emergency?" Ed asked with a confused look on his face.

(It now shows Rose lying on the ground, barely breathing.)

"You got to be kidding me!" he exclaimed loudly as everybody (even Alexis who had managed to wake up) looked at him with a pleading look in their eyes.

"Aughh...Fine! I'll do it." Ed replied as he knelt down next to Rose with her neck right in front of him. Taking a deep breath, Ed ducked his head and bit into the same spot that Tauna had bit into. After a while, he lifted his head and spitted out some of the blood that was still in his mouth.

"Thanks, Ed." Denara said as she and Tauna both stood up with Rose hanging from Tauna's back (piggyback ride) "We better go. Catch you on the flipside." Denara said before she and Tauna headed back towards their cave in the mountains.

Alexis sighed heavily as she picked up her weapons. "Well, it's been nice chatting with you guys, but me and Liza better head to another village. Who knows? We might actually meet up with each other again." Alexis said before gesturing to her sister and they both headed west, leaving Ed and Winry alone together.

"Winry, there's something I want to show you." Ed said as he held out his hand to her.

"Um, okay." she said with a smile as she took his hand.

(A/n: I know I am really going fast and all that but, the best part is coming up!) (Ed & Winry are in a huge meadow and just over the log bridge, there's a small village)

"Why did you bring me here?" Winry asked as she turned around to where Ed was. Ed was sitting in the meadow with a peaceful look on his face.

"I brought you here...to ask you something." Ed said quietly as a gentle wind came and gently ruffled his hair.

"What is it?" Winry asked as she sat down in front of him.

"Are you...are you afraid to be around me?" Ed asked as he looked at the ground.

"NO! Of course not! But, what does this have to do with treating your injuries!" Winry exclaimed but was cut off as Ed gently grabbed her arm and pulled her onto him. As soon as Ed felt Winry against his chest, he wrapped his arm around her (just like that one episode of inuyasha called return to your own time kagome!)

"When Michael was about to kill you and Alexis, I was scared...I was scared that I was going to lose you." he whispered softly as he buried his face into Winry's shoulder. "So, you are to stay here and forget about me." Ed said as he quickly grabbed Winry's arm and gently flung her off of him.

"Ed! Wait!" Winry called as she got to her feet. Ed immediately leaped into the air.

"I'll never forget you Winry, but please forget about me and move on with your life. You got yourself a pair of good strong legs Winry; you should get up and use them." Ed replied before turning his back to Winry, and without a second glance, flew off.

"Edward...Edward!...EDWARD!" Winry yelled out loudly before collapsing to her knees.

The End