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"Talking"

Last Time on Iron Heart Alchemist

As Naruto walked down to bank of the river he failed to notice where he was standing. He was standing on rocks that had come loose during the rain earlier in the day. Naruto then slipped and fell into the raging river.

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Edward's POV:

"Big Brother, Big Brother, Ed" I woke up to a hand shaking me. As I looked over, I saw Al standing over me.

"What, Al?" I said a little too loud.

"Great! Now I'm awake too. Ed, find out what Al wants, so we all can go back to sleep." The reply came from a half-asleep Winry.

I looked at the clock on the night stand. I groaned it read 4:35.

"All right Al, what is it tonight? You have to go potty? You had a nightmare? Oh I got it, you wet the bed again." After I said it I regretted it right away. Al started shaking. I didn't have to look into his honey colored eyes to know that he was crying. But I did anyway. I was right: they were filled with tears.

Realizing that I had messed up I jumped down from the top bunk of our bunk beds.

"I'm sorry Al. I shouldn't have said those things to you. I was being a jerk. Forgive me?" I asked the now hiccupping boy. Seeing him nod, I started again. "What's wrong?"

After taking a deep breath, Al looked up at me and said: "I went to the bathroom, and on my way out I got cold. So, I went into Winry's room, because that's where the cold air was coming from – "Al then started to cry again.

"Al, you know I won't get mad if you broke something in there, don't you? My mom and dad will replace it when they get back." Winry said trying to cheer up the younger blond, but was failing.

"Wait!1 You said Winry's room. Isn't that where that kid is sleeping tonight? … What was his name?" I said.

"Mom called him Naruto. He's gone. I saw him jump though the window and he started to walk down the road." Hearing this, my face paled.

"Al, I want you to wake up mom. Tell her that he left, and I went after him."

"I'm going too, and don't tell me that I can't, because I'm going and that's that." Winry said with determination in her voice.

Realizing that there was no time to protest, I just ran out the room. "Better keep up because I'm not waiting for you." I shouted over my shoulder.

We dashed out of the house, leaving the front door open. As we got to near the end of the property, I saw a shadow that could only belong to a child. He leaned down, and slipped a little. After he regained his footing, he leaned down once more, then fell into the rushing water below.

Without thinking about, it I ran to the river bank and jumped in. After Naruto realized someone had jumped in after him, I heard him yelling for help. He was kicking and clawing at the water. He was trying anything and everything to stay above the water.

If I die for him, I'm going to kill him. I thought angrily as I swam over to him.

"Stay calm, I'm almost there." I told him, hoping that it would calm him down so I could pull him out easier.

As I got within five feet, Naruto passed out and started to go under. I dived and was able to grab him under his arms, and pulled him to the surface. For a little kid, he sure is heavy.

As we got to the river bank, Winry came running over and helped me pull him out of the cold water. At that moment we both realized that Naruto wasn't breathing.

"Move" Winry ordered as she pushed me aside. She then tilted Naruto's head back. She pinched his nose close. She then proceeded to breath into his mouth.

"Uhh Winry, now is NOT the time to kiss Naruto. We need a way to get him to start breathing again." Man, I was supposed to be her first kiss.

She then put her hands overlapping each other, and proceeded to press into his chest.

"Stupid, that's not what I'm doing." Winry then started the process all over. "It's called CPR." As she blew into Naruto's lungs again he started to cough up the water. He looked up and saw Winry's lips close to his. Naruto blushed, not that you could really see it.

"How did you do that?" I asked, because I had not seen anything like it before.

"Do you remember when we took swimming lessons last year? Well my mom and dad thought that I should know it just in case anything happened. They are doctors after all." Winry replied like she was reading a fact for school.

After hearing more coughing, I got mad all over again.

"What were you thinking, running off like that? If it wasn't for Al noticing you were gone, you would be dead right now!" What am I saying?

"He's right you know." At the sound of a voice behind me I, along with Winry and Naruto, jumped. There stood my mom and Al. Mom, being the one who spoke, continued: "I got here right when Winry was giving him CPR." She then picked up Naruto and started to walk towards the house. She looked down at him. Her expression was that of sadness and worry.

"You should thank those three. Only Kami would have known what happened to you."

Since I agreed with mom, I said: "Now you can't leave, not until we are even."

"Even? What do you mean?" Naruto asked.

"Well, when someone saves the life of another the person, it has to stay with that someone till the debt is repaid. Since I saved your life, you now owe me." I said with a smirk.

"You mean you WANT me to stay. Fine, how do I repay you?"

At this point, we had reached the house and were back in the room I share with Al .

"That's easy: you have to save my life."

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Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Thank you brica for being my beta.

Sorry about the late update. My computer crashed.

Thoughts, ideas, and constructive criticism appreciated.

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Naruto Fact: Might Guy

The name Might Guy is a joke aimed at the "hot-headed hero" archetype that appears in many movies and anime. His appearance and mannerisms seemed to be based off of those of Bruce Lee.

I know those are two facts but I couldn't chose between them.

Quote

(About Kisame) He was a worthy opponent! A man who lived and died like a real shinobi! Kisame Hoshigaki! I'll remember that name for the rest of my life.

1 Multiple punctuation marks can be employed here ( : , ! ), each to convey a different feeling to the reader. It's subtle, but has great impact, believe me. I'm sorry, but I can't choose for you since it IS your story. A question mark looks just really odd there.