Chapter 3: Reunions

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Ed woke up an hour later. He tried to move, but grimaced in pain. He forgot about his back. His head was pounding and he was sore all over from the battle with Envy. "Brother! You're alright!" Al ran up to the bed. "Well, well Fullmetal, it looks like you saved your brother," said a familiar voice. It was Mustang. "Look. You have to rest and regain your strength before any more missions. So I'll see you around," said Mustang as he left.

"Al. You're really back!" said Ed in a weak voice. "Yeah, but at what cost? You hurt yourself trying to save me. How can that be equivalent exchange?" asked Al. "Look, Al, this isn't your fault. Don't worry about me." He raised his hand to a thumbs up. He winced in pain, but still kept it up. "I'm fine." Al knew that his brother was in pain, but he still smiled and gave a thumbs up back.

"Edward! Are you ok?" said yet another familiar voice. It was Winry. Pinako was right behind her. "Al! Ed got your body back!" said Winry. "Of course I did! Did you think that I would have just left there empty handed?" said Ed as he tried yet again to sit up. He sat up, but he was in a lot of pain. "See…Winry…I told…you…" Ed panted out. His breaths came in painful stabs due to the pain shooting in his back. "Brother! Lie down!" yelled Al. "I'm…fine…Al." panted Ed. "Listen…Winry. I…I'm sorry…for leaving…Risembool…in such…a hurry." "Ed? What is it?" said Winry. A worried look filled her face. Ed finally couldn't take the pain anymore. He yelled out. Al rushed to his side and helped him lie down. His breathing returned back to normal after a few minutes. He slowly lost consciousness.

"Al. Can I talk to you?" asked Winry. "Yeah, sure." said Al as he turned away. They walked outside into the hall. "Al, what happened to Ed? He seemed in so much pain…" said Winry. "He hurt his back really badly while fighting a homunculus. It's a miracle that he isn't dead really. But he refuses to listen to us. We tell him to rest, but he insists that he's ok. He's one tough cookie alright," said Al.

After they talked a little more, Al and Winry returned into the room. Al went to the cafeteria to get them some food. Winry filled Pinako in on what had happened. Ed started to wake up again. "Ed? Are you ok?" asked Winry. "Yeah. I guess. I really wish my back would stop hurting," said Ed. "Hey, where did Al go?" asked Ed. "Oh. He went to the cafeteria to get us some food," said Winry.

When Al came back, Winry and Pinako ate their food and left for the hotel. Al stayed back and said that he would meet them later. "So, brother, are you feeling any better?" asked Al. "No. Not really. If anything, my back hurts more," said Ed. He coughed a little and winced because of the shot of pain that went through his back. After a while, Al left for the hotel leaving Ed alone in the room. "I'm glad you're back, Al," whispered Ed to himself as he slowly fell asleep.

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