Chapter 23: Two Hospital Visits

¤ (One Month Later) ¤

Winry kept her eyes shut, she was feeling a bit of discomfort but based on what she had read in the book people have sent, she knew this was normal. It meant the baby was on the right track and was doing well.

"Winry, are you doing well?" Molly asked.

"Yeah, trust me, I will be. I mean only 400 of 100,000 women died during child birth. I'll be fine I'm sure. That's not even 4 it's like .4 percent." Winry answered.

"Yeah, you're right. You're really strong Winry, you'll be fine." Molly said confidently.

"I'm sure I am. I'm just going to rest some more." Winry said returning to her room to rest.

Molly sighed, how could she not worry about herself? Winry forgot that her body was reorganized by alchemy. It could endanger both of them; but I shouldn't worry them?

"Don't worry about Winry until she is worried about herself, she does know herself better than either of us do right?" Pinako asked.

"Okay but I'm just worried because she isn't worried. Aren't you worried?"

"I wasn't worried when my daughter was pregnant or when Ed's and Al's mother was pregnant or when anyone else I knew was pregnant and I for sure wasn't worried when I was pregnant so I am surely not concerned about Winry now." Pinako answered.

"Okay, I guess that's how it is, I'll worry because this is my first time but after that I'll be fine right?"

"No, your either a worrisome person or your not; you will always worry or never worry such is a characteristic a person a usually doesn't change. Sometimes however it does, like Edward has become worrisome since his mother died, he never used to but such is a pre-mature stage progression, which is a stage where all we worry about until we understand."

"Ah, well I will forever worry."

"Most people do, until they have lived through it all, then they go through post-mature stage; when they are old and understand all. That is when you don't worry a lot either, other then that most people worry."

"So I have a ways to go before I stop worrying."

"Not necessarily, some train themselves not to worry, like Winry has begun to see that Ed and Al will not leave her."

"Oh, so what is that."

"That is her just not worrying and she has begun to relax but I'm sure it won't last very long now."

"Why not?"

"She'll have a child and she'll worry about the child's life like she does Ed's. She'll have to protect the child with her life and worry for its safety. She's going to be stressed and worried." Pinako answered.

"Yeah, that's true. I just with that Al and Ed were here so I could stop worrying about her. I miss them." Molly said crying now, but wiping them from her face.

"It's okay, I cry about it too, it's understandable like that." Winry said standing in her doorway giving Molly and understanding smile.

"So, will they come back, and be okay then too?" Molly said rubbing her eyes.

"Come back, of course, be okay?" I don't think so; they never use to come back in one piece but seeing as their both human we have to have hope, right Grandma?" I asked.

"Yeah, but Winry you should rest and Molly you need to clear your mind because it's not for your best interest to worry that much about them." Molly and Winry nodded and did as they were told.

∆ (Winry's Room) ∆ Winry Elric

You stare at a ceiling one more then 10,000 times and it's boring.

You realize you're pregnant once and it scares you.

You see your husband without an arm and leg once and it scares you.

You see your husband without the arm and leg you gave him and you hit him with a wrench.

He does something stupid the first time and you hit him with a wrench, it's exciting.

You do it 10,000 times its habit.

You love someone over 1 month, and its takes your interest.

You love them your whole life and its love and destiny.

Time doesn't mean anything, it just makes you feel.

You see your child, your flesh and blood once, and you love it?

It doesn't have to make sense, it just does.

That's how I see it, I'm me, and I'm Winry Elric.

(Poem By: Aniecä)

You'd think I'd stop staring at that window every 5 minutes waiting for Edward to return after so many years; yet I don't. I sighed; it's a force of habit now. Edward calls before he comes, unless he's unable to. He'll call back tomorrow and see how I'm doing. Maybe, if I'm lucky enough, he'll also give me news he's returning.

'She didn't know how utterly wrong she was'.

∆ (Central) ∆ 3rd Person

"I almost got him; his alchemic signature is finally being read. The man pops out of the sewer.

"Looking for me Edward?" The man asked.

"It just so happens I am, would you like to know why?"

"Why?" He asked smirking evilly.

"Because my wife is pregnant and I got to get home to see her, so you're going to stop this chase here."

"Fine," He blew himself up and blood covered the place, splattering Ed in it. Ed was put into shock, he was now blind, and no one knew why.

∆ (Hospital, Central) ∆

"Brother, are you alright?" Al asked sitting at his brother's bedside.

"Yeah, I am starting to see. I've never seen anything like that since Nina; it scared me and sent me into shock. It made me remember her death, it was sad like that." Ed recapped.

"Yeah, well you want to call Winry and tell her you're in the hospital or should I?" Al asked.

"I can barely see, I don't think I'll be able to go see her. She can stay down her until the baby's born; that way she's closer to the hospital and everything."

"That's good to see it like that. I'm glad to see you so upbeat now a days. I'll go call Winry."

"Okay Al, tell her that I'm fine, other than I'm weak and sightless." Ed added.

"Sure thing brother!" Al answered excitedly.

-Al picked up the phone and dialed the number. "Al, Ed is that you?" Molly said scared.

"Yeah, it's me. You sound upset, what's wrong?" Al asked.

"Winry, she's horribly ill." Al gasped and Ed didn't need to see Ed's face to know what he did when he dropped the phone.

"Al, what's going on?" Ed asked questioning what had scared his brother like that.

"Winry, she's horribly ill. We need to go see her in the hospital now brother." Ed nodded and ran out of the hospital room into the street after crashing into 2 buildings and a house.

"Al, help!" Ed yelled.

"Come on brother, we'll have the Fuhrer get us a ride as fast as we can." Al answered and like he said they were off to the hospital within minutes and after hours of driving they arrived.

∆ (Hospital, Reisenbool) ∆

Ed rushed in the hospital crashing into everything in sight until he amazingly made it to Winry's room through his bond with her.

"Ed?" She asked confused as to why he was there.

"Winry?" He said looking a closet.

"Al, what's wrong with Ed?"

"He went through a bit of trauma in his eyes, he's fine, they're getting better but you have to excuse him." Al guided his brother toward Winry.

"Edward, I thought it wasn't safe to leave?" Winry asked.

"No, he committed suicide in front of my eyes, it was horrible. But I'm glad it's over now and I can be with you."

"Winry, Molly said you were horribly ill."

"I am, you just can't see it. I coughed up so much blood, I don't want to see blood ever again. It was horrible. They don't know what's wrong with me." Winry said crying, resting on her side.

Ed smiled at her, she was about 3 months pregnant and he couldn't imagine that but he was happy about that. "I'm glad I'm finally here with you, Winry."

"Me too Ed," She said hugging him.

"So you think you and the baby will be okay?" She looked sadly, which he couldn't see but the silence told him enough.

"It'll be okay Winry, I know it will." He snuggled with her sitting up in the bed and she cried.

Fuhrer Mustang walked in the room and he didn't look happy. "Edward, they need you in the emergency room to fix your eyes, there was a virus in the blood that you got and it's deadly, and it's causing cancer throughout your body, they'll hurry but they need you now." He nodded and hugged Winry and went.

"Don't worry about physical contact with others; the chemical virus can't transfer between people through the skill, just direct contact with the blood and the virus. It's already in your skin Ed." He answered. Ed was taken to the emergency room where he'd be taken care of.

∞ Dream ∞

'It's okay Winry. You and the child will be perfectly fine. You and Edward will be perfectly fine as well.'

"What's wrong with me then?" She asked it.

'Alchemy's Second Gift to you and Edward'

"What is it?" Winry asked.

'If you would have had this baby like normal 9 months and all, you would have died for sure.' Winry gasped.

"So what's the gift?" Winry asked.

'Alchemy's gift to you is an alchemicly gifted child. You and Edward have been loyal enough to the alchemic nature that we trust even you baby as a newborn with alchemic power.'

"But what does that have to do anyting?"

'A child like that over rules all nature rules, like the 9 month rule, take 6 months off.'

"3?" She asked.

'Exactly, in a few hours, when Edward's back and he touches your stomack because of the doctor's news that you'll lose the baby in a few hours, the alchemic reaction between you three will put the baby into labor and then you three will be united, happily ever after.' The voice said.

"Who are you?"

'I'm known as Alchemic Nature; I control who can and can't do alchemy. It's a gift I give to certain people. So you can thank me?'

"What's the baby's name?" I asked.

'Stupid girl, you're a genius, gifted in alchemy, can create strategies and have rare abilities no one else could dream of and you are asking me what to name your baby?' The voice sighed; some humans are stupid under stress.

"Thanks you, Alchemic Nature. I'm glad to have you with me."

'You're welcome, it's a pleasure.' He answered.

∞ Dream Over ∞

"Winry, what's going on you seem happier and better?" Al asked.

"I know everything's going to be okay." Winry said.

"We're losing the baby's pulse." The doctor came in yelling. Winry was shocked but she thought it would be best to relax, she knew what was happening. She had to trust 'Alchemic Nature'.

A/N: I know it's short but you see, the intro was 4 pages, so it set off my page counts by 8, so this finally got it back on and I was busy dealing with friend and her boyfriend who happens to be my closest best friend, and now we're all in deep and he's trying to hurt me for not telling him the truth, but it's horrible, sigh.