Chapter 3! I thought I'd give you guys an early update. Don't hurt me!hides as you read

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Scheska ran over to Winry's bed and checked her pulse. It was...perfectly fine? She looked up at Winry, she was breathing. She had just taken a deep breath for a while. She sighed relivedly. She sat back down in the chair. That scared her to near death.

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Ed was still talking to the same man.

"I..I don't understand...250 people!"Ed was beyond shocked at the price it took to make one of these stones.

"Yes. 250 people. A stone that could do something like that, it doesn't come cheaply. Thats why only one has been made before. But no one knows what happened to it. All I can say, is that if your friend is sick, you stick by their side and hope. Unless..No."

"Unless what?"Ed wanted to know what he could do.

The man sighed. "Unless of course, if you truly love this person. You give up what is greatest to them. Your love, or to be even more precise. Yourself. But no man is stupid enough to do that."

Himself. His love. For her, all for her. He stood up."Thanks for everything."He walked out of the door, saying nothing more to the man.

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It was morning of the next day. Scheska was still watching over Winry, barely keeping awake. She was doing fairly good. Around one she began to fall asleep, until she heard a grunt from Winry. She looked up at her. Winry couldn't breath, or get air.

"Winry! C'mon breathe! BREATHE!"She stood up frantically.

Ed walked into the room, a serious face on. He walked over to the bed and ran his fingers through Winry's hair, smiling.

"Ed? What are you doing! Winry's about to die! Do something!"

"I already am Scheska..."Ed removed his shirt, revealing several Alchemy signs. She knew those.

"Ed. No you can't do something like that! You can't sacrifice yourself! Winry wouldn't be happy with that!"She grabbed his arm trying to stop him. All he did was raise his arms and clapped his hands.

"Scheska. Tell Winry I love her, and that she should move on and lead a good life as a mechanic. She was the best friend I ever had, and I wish we could have become more than just friends."He pulled from Scheska's grip and placed his hands on his body and pressed.

Al walked into the room. "Hey Sches--Ed! What are you doing!"He was watching his brother give himself up in front of him. As frantically as possible, Al ran out of the room. He looked around for help and ran into a storage room. He saw a suit of armor.

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Voila! Chapter 3! Makes you wonder what Al will do, or whats going to happen to Ed or Winry. XP Find out in chapter 4. And yes, I love making cliffhangers. XD