"So you're saying that you can see the world Duo ended up in and you know what's happening to him right now?"

Quatre's look of disbelief wasn't surprising, but Wufei's knowing look was. Heero had expected both of them not to believe him and call him insane, but Wufei looked as if he understood exactly what Heero was talking about. As if he had already known, or experienced the same thing every night.

"The only thing is, lately I haven't been able to see them. Kind of like when your contract runs out with the TV company and they shut off all your cable. Last night I didn't dream anything of Duo or Edward or those freaks..." Heero felt Quatre put a hand on his shoulder and he looked up.

"That's a lot to take in at once, but please keep Wufei and I up to date... And you mentioned earlier you wanted to talk about something?"

The brunette remained silent for a few moments before looking up, "Maybe I'll ask later, after all of that I don't feel like talking about it."

Wufei stood up suddenly and went to the bookshelf and snatched the phone book off the shelf, as he was flipping through pages he was also getting ready to call. "I think I have an idea to explain what all of this is... Whether those dreams are real or fake, we'll find out from that fortune-teller that travels around with Trowa's circus group."

"That's a wonderful idea Wufei!" Quatre smiled and went over to help him look at the fine print while Heero started to think about the scenario if he were to visit a real fortune-teller.

It might not give him all the answers he was looking for, but it would bring him closer than having to hope that his dreams brought him more images of Duo and what was happening. Although, he had gotten a lot more rest since the dreams started happening and he wasn't feeling as depressed as he once was now that he had Quatre and sometimes the nightly visions of Duo.

"I'm going to bed for tonight."

"Have pleasant dreams Heero." Quatre watched as he went upstairs and then turned back to Wufei, "Do you really think this fortune-teller can help us find out whether or not Heero's gone insane?"

"He hasn't, and I know that... But those dreams aren't normal so I think we'd better see if this woman can help us." Wufei finally found the right phone number and began dialing, "After all, Trowa always said she was the real thing and I think we can trust his judgment."

> > >

When the crowd of villagers had finally dispersed, Edward and Alphonse had gone back to Winry's house where they were getting yelled at by Winry.

"You could've been killed Ed! Who was that guy? Why do you get yourself into these dangerous situations!" Most of her questions sounded more like her declaring something instead of asking, but Ed answered anyway.

"It's my job to do these kinds of things Winry! And that guy was... close to me and Al..." He stood up not being able to think of Duo like that for much longer, "I'm exhausted, I'm gonna get some sleep before tomorrow..."

Without another word, the older Elric went up the stairs and to the guest bedroom he and Alphonse always shared. The two Rockbells watched him leave and then Pinako went towards the kitchen to make some tea for her and Winry. Al and Winry sat in the uncomfortable silence for a few more moments before Winry dared to ask.

"What's been happening lately Al? Who was that guy? And why was he so determined to kill Ed?"

The younger Elric sighed and quickly began to retell all of what had happened recently from meeting Duo, to Ed and him becoming lovers, and to then when they had been pursuing him until today when they found him like that. While he had been talking, Al hadn't noticed that Pinako had come back in with tea but when Winry took a sip of hers she suddenly interrupted.

"That's bitter!"

"At times like this, black tea is the only thing that'll calm me... You two boys have some nerve worrying an old lady and her granddaughter like this..." Pinako looked up at the stairs as if expecting Edward to come down and start yelling at them for being nosy or something. "And you mentioned that Edward fell in love with that boy who was attacking him?"

Al nodded and saw Pinako's face look grim.

"It's such a shame that kind of thing had to happen to you two again... Just once I'd like to see both of you happy and with the people who are most precious to you happy as well."

"Auntie Pinako, you know Winry and you are also very precious to us..."

"But loving someone and being in love with someone is a whole different matter. Ed has chosen the one he loves most and then that happens... I think it's just horrible. And I may not know who you're dealing with exactly, but I won't try to stop you from saving your friend." She quietly smoked on her pipe as Winry looked slightly ashamed of probably thinking that she should be the most precious thing to Ed. "I think I'll turn in for tonight, Winry you should too since you've had such a long trip from Central. And Al, I think Ed will be waiting for you."

Alphonse first began to wonder why they had never seen Winry in Central, but thought it best to let everyone sleep first. Even he didn't feel like talking anymore after that long explanation about everything that had happened. Not to mention, he felt worse with every word he had said. When he got to the room, Edward looked to be asleep and Al decided he didn't want to wake him up, so he sat down by the door and remained silent the whole night.

> > >

Edward stared at the wall and closed his eyes to pretend to be asleep when his little brother walked in. He didn't say anything because he couldn't think of anything to say. He felt like his head would burst if something else happened that night, all of the events of the past day were starting to really make him think and understand.

There was a chance Duo would never come back... For a while, the thought hadn't really been clear and Ed didn't think he could have admitted it to himself. But he did, and the pain after the realization was horrible.

He felt like he could've cried forever if he hadn't felt it would make him look weak in front of Alphonse. The alchemist finally rolled over to see that Alphonse was in a somewhat 'sleep mode'. That gave Edward the chance to get a good look at his brother in the moonlight and held back more tears. It wasn't healthy for someone to have so much stress in their life and to push themselves to their limits all the time, but Ed always did for his brother and now he had to do it for Duo.

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