Chapter 3
Izumi and Sig knocked on the door the next evening. Winry had already set the table, Ed sat on the couch. When they came in he waved nonchalantly, but didn't look up from the book he was reading.
"Well isn't this a happy party" Izumi said sitting down in the seat Sig had offered her, at the table. Sig also sat down.
"Ed come and eat" Winry called. Ed seemed reluctant to put down his book, but he did so. As he did Izumi realized it was a medical book.
"What has you interested in medical anatomies" Izumi asked him as he sat down. Ed shook his head, as if knocking the fog out of his ear.
"Ummm…we'll talk later, right now we eat" Ed said smiling. Izumi and Sig shrugged, and fixed plates.
"Where's Alphonse, and Rose" Izumi asked cutting delicately into her pork chop.
"He isn't feeling well, so he's up stairs taking a nap. Rose is with….watching over him and everything" Winry answered pouring tea out of the tea picture, and setting it down in front of Edward.
"What the matter with him" Izumi asked suddenly getting up. Ed looked up from his thoughts and his pork chop…to look at his former teacher. Now though she was more of a best friend.
"Nothing he just has a cold is all" Winry answered. Izumi looked thoughtful, but she sat down again.
"This is very good Winry" Sig said. Winry smiled at him.
"Grandmother Pinako taught me a lot" Winry said smiling, and then frowning at her memory.
"Aphonse...Al" Rose's shrill scream met them in the kitchen. All four rushed up the stairs, almost knocking each other over in the process. They crammed in the doorway of Al's room.
Ed opened it, and almost got knocked over by the amount of people trying to enter the room. Al was sitting up, blood from his mouth covered the bed, and Rose's dress.
Al was still coughing. Izumi patted his back, while Rose and Winry cleaned up the mess. Al was brought down stairs, after Winry, and Rose cleaned up the mess in his room…they returned down stairs.
Where Al was again asleep on the couch, Izumi, Ed, and Sig all talking among themselves and keeping watch on Al.
"I've only seen one thing…like this Edward" Izumi said.
"And" Ed said egging her to finish her sentence.
"It looks like……what I have" Izumi answered him.
"But that's impossible, Al has all his insides" Winry, and Ed said together. Rose put her hand to Al's head, then she pulled it back in alarm.
"Well can you see inside of him Ed" Izumi asked sitting down on the chair.
"No…but how would he be missing...any of his insides" Ed asked, the his eyes widened. "You not saying that something went wrong with the transmutation when I brought his body back from the other side….are you" Ed said.
"I'm not……doubting your skill in Alchemy Edward. But you know as well as I do that…it is possible. The only thing that is weird, is that he coughed up too much blood for this kind of thing" Izumi said.
"Would any of you like some coffee? Izumi Sig you should stay in the guest room tonight. It's storming heavily outside" Rose said.
"Yeah" Ed agreed. Izumi agreed with them also and Rose made coffee. It was quiet, and then Al started coughing again.
This time though it ended soon, they all sighed in relief, and sat back in the chairs.
"Whatever it is you might-but Rose didn't finish her sentence. Al coughed again. This time his face screwed up in agonizing pain, and he wheezed in and out trying to breath.
"Hospital" Izumi yelled out and Ed ran out the door. He was going so fast he almost fell over his feet, trying to get the car. He pulled the car around, and they all piled in. Ed driving, Sig in front with him (because he couldn't fit in the back anyway). Izumi, Rose, and Winry all in the back seat, with Al lay over their legs.
Rose playing with Al's hair tenderly. They got out, and Sig got the unconscious Al out of the car.
They ran in the emergency room, and the Doctors, and Nurses upon seeing Al's condition immediately put in the ICU (Intensive Car Unit). One of the nurses said that he would need a blood transfusion; he lost a lot more than they thought.
Ed volunteered, being his brother anyway. He came out after that, and waited with the others. They waited all night, and didn't sleep.
A/N-Awww Poor Alphonse. Please don't give up on me!!!...NO FLAMES!!!!...and please nice reviews.