(A/N) Even though this is supposed to be a tradgedy I'm having fun writing it...
"What...what do you mean?" Edward was startled by what she said.
"I mean..." she released him from her grasp "that even though, I commited the ultimate taboo in alchemy, even though it's my fault my brother is dead...I keep on gaining."
"But what about..." Ed was confused.
"Equivalent exchange...well I'm sure it applies from one perspective but...if you really think about it I'm recieving grace...I'm not getting what I deserve...death." she looked him in the eyes "I also gained too...I can transmute without a circle, something most alchemists would love to achieve. The only payment I suffer from is the guilt I feel every time I take a breath."
"But when you transmuted..." Ed rolled up his sleeve revealing his automail arm "didn't they take something...?"
"A physical loss..." she said slowly "isn't much of one. Both my legs are automail because of it though..."
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She could feel her limbs being torn off, first her right leg, then her left. The firey painful feeling almost overcame her. But she continued to press on, her voice becoming hoarse from screaming out to her brother.
"Toyo...Toyo! I have to see you one last time...let me know that I succeeded. Let me know that my life was worth something.
Suddenly she was on the ground in front of the now extinguished fire from the explosion she caused.
She could feel the rain pouring down on her, and could hear voices around her...but there were so distant from her, for her thoughts were only focused on one thing, that disgusting thing laying next to her, the thing she created.
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"It was my fault that my brother Toyo died, you see, we lived on a small farm in the countryside. Our parents disappeared about two years ago, so we lived alone. I had been experimenting with alchemy in my room when I accidently caused a big explosion..." she began stuttering her words, crying between her pauses "It beat up Toyo really bad, and I don't know how I survived...The whole house was engulfed in flames by the time I found him bleeding to death, when he saw me I was in tears and he told me that I was stupid to cry like that...so I carried him out of the house and laid him on the ground in our front yard...But it was too late, because when I lated him down...he touched my face...and his hand fell loosely...because he died."
She cringed at the thought and her eyes filled with tears again. She walked over to the tree and sat down, covering her eyes.
"I'm such an idiot. I cry too damn much." she said half angry half joking.
"You're right," Ed walked over and sat down next to her "you shouldn't cry." he leaned his head against the tree and closed his eyes "Cuz it makes other people sad to see it."
"Edward..." she whispered as she leaned her head against his shoulder "tell me everything...everything about yourself. I've heard a lot about you but...I want to know from you."
-
Edward hadn't known how long they had spent just sitting under a tree talking, crying, laughing, he never really cared. He knew they had seen the sunset more than once, but it hadn't seemed that long.
He just thought of it as a brief moment in time he could never have again.
She knew that they would have to depart soon, she knew she could never have that oppourtunity ever again, so she said it.
"Edward, you're the only one who's ever...understood...Edward...I love you." she said softly.
"You're such an idiot...if you had told me your name I could've said the same thing to you."
She smiled. Ed just made her feel that way. He made her feel like she needed to smile, something she hadn't done in awhile.
"That's a funny way," she said staring into the sky "of saying how you feel about me."
"I have a habit of doing things like that." Ed said standing up.
She stood up next to him and looked at his face.
"What's wrong?" she inquired.
"What makes you think somethings wrong, you barely know me?"
"Ed" she said laughing "anyone can read you like a book, it's all in those amber eyes. So, tell me, what's the matter?"
Ed sighed "I'd kinda like to go back to see my brother but...I'm not sure if I should go back yet or not, you know with the whole Winry and Pinako are ill thing.."
"Then call stupid." she pushed him into the phone booth, slapping his ass right before closing the door.
He gave her a dirty look, then dialed the number.
She soon fell to the ground laughing.
A few minutes later Ed came out and announced "Apparently my brother's an awesome doctor, cuz they're both cured!"
"Yay!" she said giggling "Only problem is you're leaving me here alone." She stuck her tongue out.
"Am not." he childishly said "I'm taking you with me..." he put his hands on her shoulders "but only because I want to know your name."
He leaned in and softly kissed her lips.
"Sakura" she whispered into his ear.
-
Sakura stood in the kitchen talking to herself.
"I hate when it's my freaking turn to make dinner. Stupid Winry and her 'I have work to do' excuse."
Then she felt the feeling she had every day for the past two months, the feeling of two hands gripping her shoulders. She was about to turn around and embrace Edward when she stopped and realized the hand on her right shoulder...was flesh.
She whirrled around to see the least expected and most horrifying thing she could ever see. It was Toyo.
(A/N) Yeah I know it's short but...oh well review anyway.
