Chapter seven
This Chapter has a song in it, the song it by Flyleaf and it's called All around me.
It had been a whole month, and Ed, and Wisteria were getting pretty serious about their relationship. Al and Noah had noticed too, they had been strangely avoiding each other. They were back in their apartments.
One night everyone was asleep except Noah, and Wisteria. Wisteria and Noah shared a room.
"I really like Ed, he is so nice, and he is just….I don't know, I love being with him" said Wisteria day dreamingly. Noah grinned from her bed.
"Your in love" she said and giggled. Wisteria sighed, all the sudden Noah looked very sad.
"I don't think Ed's in love with you; he told me that you look exactly like his love back in his world. He said that you look so much like her that you could be her twin" said Noah.
"W-what are you saying" asked Wisteria.
"I think he's in love with that girl, not you" said Noah. Wisteria was horrified.
"You mean he sees this…other girl…he doesn't see me. Ed would never to that" said Wisteria.
"Okay" said Noah, she blew the candle out and got into her covers. So did Wisteria, it got quiet, all that could be heard is the sounds of the animals and insects.
Ed lay awake thinking; he wondered what would happen if he and Wisteria really got serious, what Al would do, and what would happen to him and Noah.
"You know brother you shouldn't worry about what would happen to me, if you really like Wisteria, make your own plans, and forget about me" said Al.
"I can't forget about you, because you're so talkative and annoying" said Ed, as he buried his head in his pillow. Al sighed. Ed brought his head up out of the pillow.
"Your so secretive Ed dives us all crazy" said Al.
"I'll keep it that way" said Ed.
"I'm afraid that you don't really like Wisteria" said Al. Ed sat up, and looked at Al. Al also sat up.
"What are you talking about" asked Ed.
"I think that you're in love with Winry, not Wisteria" said Al. (yes Noah, and Al came to the same conclusion).
"That's crazy" said Ed, he rolled over. Al sighed, and closed his eyes though he didn't sleep.
The next morning Al woke up and Ed was still asleep, he was curled up in a little ball, like a child. Al laughed to himself, and got up. Al freshen up, and went out side. Noah and Wisteria were sitting by their door.
"What are you doing out here" asked Al. Noah smiled, she was feeling much better.
"We're just sitting out here" answered Wisteria. Wisteria looked at Al, and Al's eyes widened in shock. Al came running in; he woke up Ed by shaking him violently. Ed opened his eyes, and saw Al.
"What the hell- I'm trying to sleep" said Ed.
"Sorry, but Ed. Doesn't it mean that since Wisteria is here, and looks like Winry doesn't that mean the real Winry…..is dead" said Al. It hit him like a brick, Ed eyes widened.
"My dream" he mumbled.
"What" said Al?
"I had a dream that Winry got shot in the head" said Ed his voice shaky.
"It's not true, who would want to kill Winry" asked Al horrified.
"Maybe some body that's looking for us, the man that shot her in the dream was Fuher Bradley. He said that Winry knew too much, and he shot her" said Ed.
"But Bradley died" said Al pacing. Ed got up, and put his pants on quickly.
"There's only one way to find out" said Ed. He walked outside.
"Nice outfit Ed" said Noah, he was just in his underwear and pants. Ed bent down, his came face to face with Wisteria.
"I need you to totally focus and think" said Ed. Wisteria nodded her head, a little frightened.
"What are y- but Noah didn't finish her sentence, Al pulled her back, and whispered to her about the situation.
"Do you remember anything from when you were a child" Ed asked firmly.
(My theory is that Ed had to be reminded of his life back in Shamballa, but when he was reminded, he remembered everything, and this is what Ed is trying to do with Wisteria, to see if she can remember anything.)
Wisteria shook her head, Ed closed his eyes.
"Are you sure" he said.
"Yes" said Wisteria as firmly as Ed had been talking.
"Do you remember ever having blonde hair, or living with an old woman" Ed asked.
"No" said Wisteria. Ed smirked, and got up; Al followed him back into his room. The two girls looked very confused, even Noah who hadn't gotten the full story.
"Well" said Al.
"I…don't know still, but I don't think it's possible. We have to find someway to figure it out, and be sure" said Ed.
"Ed…if Winry is dead-
"If Winry is dead, I'll drown my self" said Ed.
"Why would you do that" asked Al shocked.
"Because Al…if she is dead then it's our fault because she was killed by some one who were looking for us, and they killed her because they thought she was lying…..it…would be all…our fault" said Ed digging his fist into the wall.
"Ed take your fist out of the wall" said Al. Ed lowered his arm back to his side, and shut himself in the bathroom. Al went back outside.
"I'm sorry about that girls" said Al. The two girls nodded their heads, and walked back into their room. An hour later Al went back in the room, Ed was lying on the bed looking, Ed came out, he looked a little happier than before.
"Winry is not dead" said Ed. He sat down beside Al, and let his head rest against the cold concrete.
"How do you know" asked Al almost in a whisper.
"I remembered that Winry is that Dominic guy's apprentice, and last time I saw her she still was, so she wasn't at home at all. So there's no way she could be dead" said Ed staring at the sky.
"Oh yes" Al sighed in relief.
"You have no idea how relived I was when I realized that" said Ed laughing. (Yes readers that confirm that the real Winry is not dead.)
"What would you have done if she was" asked Al.
"I don't know, I'd be really mad at myself" Ed answered his voice was cold, and solemn sounding. Noah came out with Wisteria behind her.
"Is everything okay now boys" Wisteria asked. Both boys smirked.
"Yes" they both answered. Wisteria, and Ed gave each other "a look", Noah noced, and she took Al by the hand. Al blushed.
"Where are we going" asked Al, as he was being dragged around the corner.
"Away from here" answered Noah and they disappeared around the corner. Ed stopped laughing, and looked at Wisteria. It was very silent, but only for a little while.
"Ed…I was told that you didn't love me" said Wisteria. Ed looked shocked, and he could feel his face getting red.
"That's ridiculous" said Ed. Wisteria started crying.
"That's what I told them" she said and laid her head on Ed's shoulder. Ed put his arms around her, and brought her from the floor. Wisteria looked up at him, and they embraced each other with a passion. Ed closed his eyes, savoring the moment. Wisteria held on to his shirt, tightly.
"I love you…..Winry" said Ed. Wisteria's eyes flew open in shock, and sadness, so did Ed's. Wisteria wrenched away from him, Ed walked toward her. He took her hand.
"Don't touch me you bastard…you're not in love with me, you see that…that other girl" she screamed, and ran off.
"Wisteria I'm sorry...please" said Ed running after her. Wisteria ran all the way to the small (park like) place. She sat down on a bench, she was behind a tree, and maybe it would take a few minutes for Ed to realize where she was.
It started to rain on Wisteria; she was getting soaked to the bone, freezing. Still no Ed, he probably abandoned her, and forgot about her or something.
My hands are searching for you
My arms are outstretched towards you
l feel you on my fingertips
My tongue dances behind my lips for you
This fire runs in through my being
Burning,
I'm not used to seeing you
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
I can feel you all around me
thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
savoring this heart that's healing
My hands float up above me
And you whisper you love me
And I begin to fade
Into our secret place
The music makes me sway
The angels singing say
We are alone with you
I am alone and they are too with you
And so I cry
The light is white
And I see you
I'm alive, I'm alive, I'm alive
I can feel you all around me
thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
savoring this heart that's healing
Take my hand I give it to you
Now you own me , all I am
You said you would never leave me
I believe you, I beleive
I can feel you all around me
thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savoring this heart that's healing
Ed was sitting on the corner of a coffee shop, it was raining, and he was crying silent tears.
"Are you alright son" asked an old looking man. Ed looked up at him.
"Yes thank for asking" said Ed almost in a whisper.
Al and Noah were walking still hand in hand.
"Do you think that Ed is in love with Winry not Wisteria" asked Al.
"Yes but, Ed will get pass that, and they will be okay" said Noah. Al smiled, and they walked on. Then Al spotted Ed sitting on the side walk, looking very wet and sort of dead. (They had an umbrella with them, and that's why they weren't getting wet.)
"Look" said Al pointing in his direction.
"Maybe I spoke to soon" said Noah grimacing. They walked over to him, Ed's tears were gone, and so they didn't know that he had ever cried. Al held out his hand, Ed took it and Al haled him up.
"Is everything alright" asked Noah touching Ed's arm gently. She took her hand away and looked at the ground sadly.
"I can't find her" was all Ed said.
"You need to go back to the apartments we will find her, I promise" said Al.
"No I need to find her, and I need to talk to her" said Ed. Al closed his mouth.
"Okay Ed, then me and Noah are going to go ahead to the apartments, I'm tired" said Al. Ed shook his head, and he watched them disappear around the corner.
He started walking around, he was sure that Wisteria was freezing. Ed all the sudden started searching for her in a panic, if she got sick she could die. (In the 1920's, if you got the flu you could die, they didn't have very good medicine back then.)
He searched everywhere, he was tired, and it was probably late. He sat on a bench, and breathing heavily, he heard the sound of crying from the other side of the tree. It was Wisteria...great now he had to talk to her. Or maybe she didn't notice him yet. Wisteria wiped her eyes.
"Ed why are you hiding from me" asked Wisteria. Ed sighed.
"I don't know" he answered. They wouldn't face each other, and they were talking to each other from different sides of the tree.
"I'm sorry that you miss Winry, but I don't think I can replace her" said Wisteria.
"I'm sorry you just look so much like her, seeing you brought back some painful memories and some good ones" said Ed.
"I will not be the substitute for your lost love" she said more harshly than she meant. Ed grimaced, like he had been punched in the stomach.
"You don't have to be…you can just be Wisteria" Ed replied as he crunched the leaves under his feet. Ed closed his eyes; it was silent for a long time.
There were sounds of crunching leaves from Wisteria's side of the tree. There was a sound like a muffled scream, Ed turned around. Mr. Hutchenson had Wisteria; he was running away with her.
"Wisteria" Ed yelled and ran after them. Al, and Noah came out of nowhere beside Ed. Ed looked at both of them.
"I thought you two went back- Ed let the sentence hang.
"Please you think we're going to leave you two alone, especially in a situation like this. You two could have murdered each other, or started kissing in public" said Al. Noah smiled, and ran ahead of them.
"What are you doing" asked Ed. Al grabbed Noah's arm, and pulled her away just as a small bomb blew the wall in the next building apart. They turned; Wisteria was tied to Hutchenson's wrist with a rope looking thing. He held a small bomb in his hand, though it had not been ignited.
(Back then Bombs were necessary because they used them in war, and war was very important, so they were advanced in war tools.) Ed stood there immobilized trying to figure out how he was going to get Wisteria away from Hutchenson. Al and Noah stood there figuring out the same thing.
Hutchenson got out another bomb; he threw Wisteria to the ground. He was going to throw the bomb at her, it would blow her apart. Al was the one who acted the quickest, (mostly because he was the lightest in weight, Ed ate a lot, though he wasn't fat it was just that….never mind.)
Just as Hutchenson threw it, Al pushed Wisteria out of the way; Wisteria was bruised badly by being thrown on the ground.
"Alphonse" screamed Noah. Ed started to run over where Al was laying, but he was stopped by Noah, and Wisteria.
"You can't get hurt either" said Noah. Hutchenson held out the Uranium Bomb, toward Al.
"What does my brother have to do with your plan" asked Ed buying time.
"Human transmutation, I'm sure you've heard of it before Edward. I'm sacrificing people to this little red stone, and I need one. Yes it's true this was a lure, but it wasn't for you, it was for your brother. I want him, not you" said Hutchenson. Noah ran toward Al, but she knocked Huthenson down instead.
How could the red stone be here? Thought Ed. Hutchenson knocked Noah out, she fell unconscious. Wisteria had crawled over to Noah, shaking her. Hutchenson was pointing the Uranium bomb toward Al again. Al was still unconscious by the blow of the bomb. Ed had made up his mind; everyone was going to die if he didn't act now.
Al had said that he would die for any of us, well I'll die for him too, and it looks like it came down to that. Ed clenched his fist, and just as Hutchenson threw the bomb at Al, Ed stood in front of Al.
Al looked up, he saw Ed standing over him, he reached out to pull Ed down, but Ed was pushed out of the way by some one else. Wisteria had pushed Ed out of the way; she got blown into the brick wall beside them.
Al crawled over, and started trying to deactivate the bomb, Noah was helping him. Ed did not hesitate; he had no intentions of showing any mercy. He pulled out his gun, and fired two bullets straight into Hutchensons stomach. Al was biting into one of the wires.
"Stop you're going to electrocute yourself" said Noah. (They did have electricity, it was just really rare.) Al stopped, Noah got out some really strong scissors.
"Why have you been carrying that around" asked Al. Noah cut the wire. Something sparked and the bomb started beeping.
"Oh wonderful" said Al. Ed was still shooting Huthenson and every time he did, Huthencon would twitch.
"I think he's dead now" said Noah. Ed was very mad, he came over and wrapped his hand around all of the wires, and he pulled them all out. The bomb stopped beeping, and was now ruined.
"That's one way to do it" said Al. Al, and Ed were wounded, Al wasn't very bad. Ed however, he passed out from loss of blood, Al caught him so he wouldn't fall on the ground.
"All he needs is some bandages to stop the bleeding, Wisteria however…I'm not sure" said Al. Noah lifted Wisteria up into a sitting position, Wisteria body was limp. Noah started crying, and yet she still was able to get a cab. The driver was horrified.
"What did you two do to them" he asked. Al got offended.
"This is my brother...I would never-
"Sorry sir" said the driver. Al folded his arms; Noah giggled, and kiss him on the cheek. Al blushed. They made it to the hospital; the doctors came out and helped Al get Ed on the movable bed. They also helped him put Wisteria on a stretcher. The doctor looked sad, as he rolled the young girl into the hospital room. Al, and Noah didn't get any sleep, and neither did the doctors, they were up working all night, and Al, and Noah were up worrying.
This chapter was so long I had to make the paragraphs a little longer. I know that the readers are curious if Wisteria is dead or not…so I suggest you wait for the next chapter to find out….thank you for reading this far, and please send me a review .
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