a thousand hymns of hope

chapter 3

disclaimer- I dont not own the characters from FMA

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Edward comeing in late was quite the understatement of the century. It was nearing morning by the time he'd finnaly decided to barge through the front door waking both Winry and Salem.

He sighed softly clutching a wounded arm that had left a drizzle of blood on the floor as he stalked to his temporary room ignoring the questions that were being thrown at him. He reached his door and slammed it roughly shaking the two left alone in the room about.

Winry looked completely worried and rushed off towards Edwards door knocking profusely and shooting questions at him. not once did Ed respond to her wails of despair and she protested tears streaming down her face, "..you...you never tell me anything...if you did...al...Al might still be..."

she was cut short by the door swinging open and Edward stamping out, "dont you ever, ever mention my brothers name without my primmison," he growled again slamming the door shut.

Winry looked completly hurt and stood abruptly from where she had fallen, she strode straight past Salem ignoring the boy's questioning look. Again he could see a trail of tears stream from her face as she stepped outside and slammed the door after her.

Salem stood alone in the room,dumbfounded and even more so confused than before. he was sure, from what Winry proved, that he would not find the information he needed from Edward. so instead of hounding the two about his problem he decided he might have better luck amoungst the town. with that the small boy left the house and started down toward the town hoping that he'd get there by sunset.