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Chapter 4

Is he alive or is he died

Ed sat on the porch steps waiting for Ayumi and Winry to return from the hospital.

"He's okay, isn't he?" Ed asked himself out loud. Winry and Ayumi came walking up the dirt road. Ayumi waved to Ed. Ed smiled and waved back. Winry walked up and sat next to Ed.

"He's fine," Winry said.

"Is he okay?" Ed asked.

"Yeah, he shattered his right leg bone from the leg being stuck. He was asleep when we got there. The doctor said that Kiyo's been asleep since he was taken there," Winry said.

"Al and I finished that little house for Freddy and Teddy. I got a letter in the mail that's asking me to return to Central," Ed said.

At the hospital

Kiyo laid still in his bed. His head was wrapped in bandages and so was his leg.

"It's strange that Mr. Elric looks like he isn't breathing," the doctor said. The nurse walked in to check up on Kiyo. Kiyo scared her when he moved over on his stomach.

"Mom! Dad!" Kiyo shouted. He was still asleep.

"Now that's weird," the doctor said. Kiyo rolled back over onto his back. He began to pull on his right leg as if it were stuck in between something. Kiyo's fingers slipped and he was falling backwards onto the pillows.

"Doctor, is he alright?" the nurse asked.

"Yeah, Mr. Elric is dreaming about all his accidents," the doctor said. Kiyo laid still for awhile then he moved around a bit. He stopped breathing like he was drowning underwater. The nurse didn't notice until the machine that went beep beep beep turned into a line. "Doctor, come quick!" the nurse shouted. The doctor put a machine that helps people breathe on Kiyo. After a few seconds Kiyo began to breathe again.

"I'm going to call the Elrics," the doctor said. He walked out of the room.

At the Elrics home

Ayumi was asleep on the couch, Ed was working on something in the backyard, and Winry was also asleep.

"Winry?" Ed asked. He walked inside. "Ayumi, you need to someday go to bed in your bed," Ed said. He picked up Ayumi and took her to her room. The phone rang. Ed sat Ayumi down on her bed and rushed to get the phone.

"Hello, this is the Elrics. Who's this?" Ed asked.

"This is Doctor Pickler," the doctor answered.

"Is something wrong with Kiyo?" Ed asked.

"No, I was just wondering does Kiyo talk in his sleep and does he also act like his in water?" Doctor Pickler asked.

"I don't know. I'll call the guy that watched over him for about 6 years," Ed answered. The doctor hung up. Ed dialed Roy's number.

"Hello," Roy said.

"Hi Roy, this is Ed," Ed said.

"What do you want, pipsqueak?" Roy asked.

"I'm not short. Has Kiyo sleep talked?" Ed asked.

"Yeah, when he learned to talk, it was like he talked 24/7. There was one time where Kiyo was talking in his sleep where he said something about a graveyard, but I thought it was just nothing," Roy said. Roy hung up. Ed put the phone down.

Two months later

Kiyo was still in the hospital. He was in a coma it looked like. He also hadn't moved or talked in his sleep since that one night

"So you saying that we should try and find something Kiyo would respond to," Ed said.

"Yes, try something he heard most of his life," Doctor Pickler said. Ed and Winry thought about it for a minute. "Kiyo did react to me and the nurse speaking," Doctor Pickler said. Ed whispered something to Winry. They sat in they chairs next to Kiyo's bed.

"Ed, what's the new in Central?" Winry asked.

"Nothing, just that the state alchemist exam was held a few days ago," Ed answered. Kiyo moved a bit.

"Oh, the exams. Were you there to see them take place?" Winry asked.

"Sorry, but no. I was at home working on a new project," Ed answered. Kiyo turned his head to face Ed and Winry.

"Mom? Dad? Are you there?" Kiyo asked. Kiyo sat up. He looked around the room.

"Kiyo, are you okay?" Winry asked.

"Where am I?" Kiyo asked.

"Your in the hospital," Ed answered.

"How'd I get?" Kiyo asked.

"You were taken here after you fell in the water," Winry answered.

"But all I can remember is falling in and then trying to pull my leg free then hitting my head on a rock," Kiyo said. He started rubbing the back of his head.

"Can he come home now, Doctor?" Winry asked.

"He'll be able to go home tomorrow," Dr. Pickler answered. Winry and Ed got up to leave.

"See you tomorrow," Ed said. Kiyo waved good-bye.

A/n: I think I made Ed a softy. Next chapter is called His birthday and their deaths with his soft cry. So look forward to that chapter if you're a person who like this fanfic.-Lady Kagome0101