Ed carried Ashton into the cabin. He laid her down near the fire place and placed some wood in it. He lit a fire, hoping to warm the unconscious girl. Then he went into the room he shared with Al, grabbed his blanket and covered her. He tried to remember what he could do when someone was cold. He suddenly remembered the syrup that Neo and Wendy's mother had brought.
About a half hour later Ashton started to awake. She sat up, shivering. Ed had brought her a cup tea. She gratefully accepted it, and he sat by her. "How are you feeling?" Ed asked. She took a sip. "I don't… I can't feel anything." She said. Ed looked straight ahead. "You're still cold." He said. Ashton smiled slightly and sipped her tea. "I will soon, thanks Ed." She said as she continued drinking her tea. She reminds me so much of Winry. Ed thought. He suddenly pictured his childhood friend. Her long silky blond hair, her crystal blue eyes, her enchanting smile, those were the physical features he loved about her. She was also a kind and gentle person. She understood most of his problems, but when she didn't she would at least try to. She had a temper and the habit to throw a wrench at him, but all in all, she was fantastic. Even though Ashton didn't have blonde hair, blue eyes, and a wrench to throw at him, she was like a reflection of Winry.
Ashton stared at Ed, knowing that he was in deep thought. This was the first time she noticed his physical appearance. His golden hair, ember eyes, she could melt. She shook her head to erase the thoughts. She turned away to look at the fire. She felt warm, despite the numbness of the ice cold watered. If Ed noticed her red face, she'd just blame the fire. She turned back to him. He was looking away from here, towards the window. She noticed how long his hair was. He did do a decent job braiding it. She giggled to herself at the thought of a guy who braided his hair. She put her cup down and tried to shift positions. She gasped in pain and Ed quickly turned his head towards her.
"Are you alright?" he asked. She nodded. She looked at her leg and found a big wound. "I didn't notice it was there before. I must be getting my feeling back. Go get some bandages, Ed." She said. Ed quickly got up and went to the kitchen. He opened a cabinet where the medicine was, and grabbed some bandages. He walked back to the living room. "Thanks." Ashton said as he gave them to her. She began to tend to her wounds.
Ed watched as she began to wrap her leg. He saw that her blood began to bleed through. Ashton winced a little at the pain of the bandage tightening. She began to tie it. Ed sat down next to her again.
"Well, I guess this will happen often when I become a state alchemist." Ashton said dryly. "DO you even want to become a state alchemist?" Ed blurted out. Ashton turned away quickly. "Yeah, of course I do. Why would I be doing this if I didn't?" she said, trying to seem serious. Ed's eyebrows rose. "Unless you're doing it for the same reason I did it, you don't seem like you really want to." He said. Ashton continued to look away. "Well, that depends, what was your reason?" she asked. Ed looked to the ground. He hadn't told anyone why he joined in a long time. He wasn't sure if he could tell her. She reminded him of Winry so much. He looked at her. She was facing him. He knew she wasn't looking at him; it was the background behind him. She was watching the rain. "I made a promise. I intend to keep it." He answered finally. He looked back to the ground. He felt something touch his flesh hand. He found her hand in his. His eyes followed her arm until they reached her face. She was smiling such a warm smile, her eyes were tearing up. "That reason is better than helping the state, and so it's better than mine. It's stronger." She said. Ed's eyes followed a tear running down her face. Automatically he lifted his other arm, the auto-mail, and rubbed it.
Ashton felt something different. She was holding his left hand. It was warmer and softer. His right, the one that he rubbed the tear away with, was cold and firm. She quickly pulled her hand out of Ed's. That's when Ed knew what she had found out. She grabbed Ed's right hand. Her hand glided over to the end of is glove. When she removed it, her eyes widened when she saw the metal glistening from the fire.
At was silent for what seemed like hours. "So…it's you and Al? You made a promise to Al? Maybe to get his body back?" Ashton asked, breaking the awkward silence. Ed didn't answer. He just glared at her in a "how did you know?" way. "When the kids were in the tree, Al opened up his suit of armor. I admit, scary thoughts ran into my head for a second when I saw no body. But I saw something, a transmutation circle. What you two did, I found out tonight. Why you did it, I may never know. I understand that now." She said. Ed continued to look at the floor. "But when you get your bodies back…" Ashton continued, "Tell me, that way I can see that my teachers proved to do what they set their minds to. No matter if the odds are against them." She said. Ed smiled to himself. Ashton leaned her head against his shoulder and closed her eyes.
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