I'm so sorry that I have not updated. School started and then I got so busy. The night I finally was gonna update one of my best friend's dad was killed so I've been depressed. So I hope you like this chapter. Sorry it's short but the funeral was today and im still shook up.

Winry sat up in her bed. She looked at the calendar and it said the 22nd. She had been in the hospital for four days! The room was dark, but she could make out Ed's form asleep in the chair next to her bed. In and out of her delirious daze Winry had noted that Ed had been at her side. She never felt closer to Ed than she did at that moment. She leaned over and kissed his forehead. The worried expression disappeared from his face and he actually seemed peaceful. She pulled the blanket off of herself and covered Ed with it.

She left the room to go look around the hospital. Being alseep for four day will give you new found energy and hunger. Winry had never been hungrier in her life. Food was the number one thing on her mind at that moment. She walked down the hall, hearing the sound of moaning and the snores of those sound asleep, looking for the cafeteria. She fumbled on her way for a while looking in the rooms. She suddenly stopped in front of one of the rooms. Her eyes grew wide and sparkled. She was in a happy daze. She had seen the most magnificent machine.

Winry had to touch. She wanted to go get her tools and disassemble it right there and then. She was staring at the machine when she heard a grunt. Winry looked down and saw that a man was connected to the machine. She looked at him horrified. "Please accept my apologies sir. I didn't realize that there was person hooked up to this machine."

"It's quite all right. I was just amazed that a girl such as yourself was so interested in a hunk of metal. Not many people I have met would enjoy such a fine piece of machinery."

"My name is Winry Rockbell and I make automail. It's no surprise that I am so in love with machinery."

"My name is Reginal Procker. I work for the local power district. I get sent to the hospital because when I was working on a piece of "supposedly" dead wire it suddenly became live and shocked me. I was lucky to escape with my life. This stupid machine is helping pull my ribs back in to place." He winced in pain. "It's definitely not the most pleasant thing, but as soon as it finishes it's job I can leave."

Winry heard her name being called by a worried voice."Oh no! I'm so sorry Reginal, but I forgot that I left my friend asleep. I must go he's probably frantic. He gets nervous so easily."

With that Winry ran out the door. Reginal smiled. How nice it was to be young. The worries of the world not yet pressing down on their shoulders. How he only wished that his own life was as uncomplicated as theirs. As most adults do, he thought before he knew the real story of their lives. He never would've guessed the tragedies that these two had gone through.

"Winry! Winry! Where are you!" Winry ran towards Ed's voice, not wanting to get all worried and over protective again.

"Ed, I'm right here." Ed snapped around and stood face-to-face with Winry.

"Winry you shouldn't have run off like that. What if something had happened to you? I wouldn't have been able to help you."

"Ok, first off, this is a hospital, how much trouble could I have gotten into? Second off I can protect myself. I am totally able to keep myself safe. Besides I was, and still am, starving. I need food!"

Ed smiled at his girlfriend. She was strong willed a proved a good point. He smiled at her and slipped his hand into hers. They walked hand-in-hand to the cafeteria. When they realized that it was closed Ed screamed at the poor cook until Winry had to pull Ed off the half terrified man. Nevertheless, Ed's ranting worked. Winry got the food she was desperately craving.

Sorry I know this is short, but it's late and I need sleep. Plz R&R. I'll try to update 2morrow.

ttyl,

Dani