Metal Wings

Sorry for not updating in a while. I have been pretty busy with school and sports and haven't had much time to write. This chapter is short but if you can be patient, I promise the next chapter will be longer. I just wanted to get something out there.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist

He fell into a restless sleep….

Chapter 3: Glimpses

He couldn't breathe. He was struggling under a pair of strong arms as they held him up against a wall. A small stream of blood ran down his cheek from a gash in his head that mixed with his salty tears. His vision started to darken as the dark figure in front of him gave a maniacal grin. His eyes started to slip close. Another pair of arms grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him, yelling something incoherent. His lungs burned from lack of oxygen and consciousness was slowly eluding him. The shaking became faster, more forceful. He started to make out some of the words – '...up…Hiro… Wake Up….WAKE UP HIRO!'

Hiro's eyes snapped open with a startled yelp. A dark shadow towered above him, hands on his shoulders. Hiro immediately recalled his dream and started to squirm under the light pressure. The figure pressed a little more forcefully as his voice drifted through the room.

"Hiro, it's me! Ed Elric! Calm down. You just had a dream, that's all." The figure moved forward and his face was illuminated by the moonlight shining through the window. Worried golden eyes gazed down at the younger boy's tear-filled ones. The boy was clearly shaken as his eyes were constantly wandering around the room and sweat slowly dripped off his brow. Finally, his gazed settled upon Edwards. For a moment, Ed was stunned at how many emotions were reflected in his eyes- pain, betrayal, fear…but he quickly dismissed them and went on to comfort Hiro.

Ed lifted his hands off the boy's shoulders and brought one up to move the hairs plastered to Hiro's face and used the other to help him sit up. Propping him up against a couple pillows, Ed asked Hiro "Do you want to tell me about it?"

"No." Hiro replied with a shake of his head.

"You sure?" Ed questioned.

Hiro nodded his head. Ed replied with a half-hearted 'ok' and went to grab a glass of water on Hiro's request. After helping him drink, Ed laid Hiro back down and made sure he was comfortable.

"Ya know," Ed said as he stood up, "we aren't going to hurt you. We just want to help. If you need anything, just tell me or Al. Ok?" Ed was answered by a short grunt of acknowledgement. Turning and moving toward his own bed, Ed said a quick 'good night' to Hiro and tip-toed past Al, who was sitting down in the corner.

I know its short, but please review.