Walking in Shadows, Seeing the Light
Author's Note: Hey… false ending there… HEE HEE! I wasn't quite finished yet… but here's the next installment for those who are upset…!
Disclaimer: Don't own it, get over it… I command it…
Summary: Past meets present the clash of a haunting past lingers overhead as the Elric brothers attempt to find peace. Can an angel who guards the gate help them discover the secrets of her past as well as theirs? EdxOC and AlxOC
…the truth? You want the truth? You can't handle the truth..."
Few Good Men
Chapter: Don't Say A Word
His body ached badly, he pushed himself up, his head pounded ferociously. Alphonse knelt next to him and help him up.
"Edward?" Ed looked around, everything around them was destroyed, the house, the wash. His hair was down, Al figured that Ed had been getting into bed or already in bed when the attack had happened. They heard an ambulance's sirens scream and Ed looked over. There, in a heap was Asuna.
"ASUNA!" Ed screamed, his voice cracking. Al pinned his brother's arms behind his back. "ASUNAAA! ASUNA! WAKE UP!" The older Alchemist turned on his brother and grabbed him by the front of his uniform. "ALPHONSE! Is she alive? Damn it Alphonse say something!" The FullMetal Alchemist was terrified, his head was pounding and his mind was rushing with thoughts.
"Edward, calm dow-" Ed shook him.
"DAMN IT AL! DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN! THE MOTHER OF MY CHILD IS IN A BLOODY HEAP ON A STRETCHER-" BAM. Al slammed his hands, pressed together, into the back of Ed's neck, knocking him unconscious again.
"Sorry buddy, but you wouldn't calm down."
"Is he going crazy, sir?" Maria walked over. Al shook his head, his hands on his hips. The blonde lifted his brother up and helped him onto a stretcher and the ambulance closed its doors and drove off.
"No, just fighting himself." He looked down as her hand slipped into his. His look softened. They had arrived just in time. She'd sensed Lucifer just after he arrived and had broken the sound barrier to get there in time. Al had to hold onto his seat to stay in the car. Unfortunately they hadn't. By the time they had arrived the demon was on his way out, defeated for the moment and half destroyed and her, lying lifeless and unmoving on the ground.
"Let's get out of here." Al led her off.
Rose petals. Ed opened his eyes, he was standing in a field of roses. Petals surrounded him. The crimson flowers were crushed with every step he took. In front of him he saw a turned back. A pair of huge white wings sprouted from the figure's back. He reached out his hand to touch the human in front of him and the back felt familiar. He pulled in a deep scent, it was like roses mixed with the coppery scent of blood. The figure turned around. There she was. All five feet and five inches of her tanned caramel body was naked. Her long strawberry blonde hair hung around her body, her bangs hiding her eyes. Asuna looked up, her irises were brilliant red and she dove for him angrily and went through the Elric as he tried to dodge.
Alphonse. He appeared as if out of nowhere. His younger brother, standing before him in his military uniform, gave Ed a nasty look. He mouthed words, no speaking, merely allowing his lips to move, settle around words that could not be spoken, but somehow Ed understood him. The older Alchemist hung his head. He knew Al hated him for what he had done… now this was the icing on the cake.
Everyone. Everyone he loved or cared about now circled around him, mouthing things, but their voices screamed in his head, turning into an aching pain. He felt a hand on his back and swung around. Asuna's eyes were bleeding, her sightless sockets now poured fountains of blood, from her mouth bubbled the same coppery liquid that poured now from every inch of her body. Her wings turned black and rotted, falling onto the ground of roses. A sonic boom of energy echoed across the grounds, turning the rose field black. Her body fell to pieces, fading away and Ed screamed, the pain in his skull made him feel as though his head was going to split open.
"ASUNA!" Ed screamed and shot up in his hospital bed. Al put his hand on his older brother's shoulder.
"Calm down. She's in the ICU." The younger Elric tried to calm him down. Ed's head was bandaged and his skull pounded. "Ed please, you need to relax." Al tried to push him back down as the stubborn man attempted to stand.
"Relax. Alphonse I want to see her. Now…" Edward's eyes filled with tears. Al's face softened again. He sighed. Ed noticed then how tired his younger brother looked. He must have been exhausted. Lines of wear lined his face, dark circles shadowed his once youthful face. He had a sunken look to him, almost like he hadn't slept in months.
"Alright Ed…" He waved his hand. Ed yanked the IV's from his hands and took off, running towards her room. He didn't know how he knew where she was but he found her. He forced his way into the room and sprinted to her side.
"Sir! You're not allowed in-" Ed shoved the nurse out of the way and put his hand on Asuna's. Her breathing was light and delicate, but at least he knew she was alive. Two doctors burst into the room.
"You can't be in here!" One said, grabbing Ed's arm. He fell limp, the Alchemist had seen what he wanted, he allowed himself to be dragged out and taken back to his room.
It took several months before she was up and moving. The moment that she was taken off the life support and left on her own as she recovered Ed demanded that he would be allowed to stay in her room. He had to keep her company as he said. The doctors were upset to tell them that due to all the stress that her body had been through it had miscarried the baby. Ed really didn't mind right now… they could have others. What was important was that she was alive. He was asleep one day, his head resting on his left arm by Asuna's side. When she had woken up she remembered very little of the night everything had happened. But through time things had been coming back.
"Colonel Elric." A nurse shook him gently and Asuna put her hand on the nurses. "Leave him be. I'm ready." The nurse helped the young woman into a wheelchair and wheeled her out. She now had to go through physical therapy in order to hopefully regain mobility. So far she was able to move most of her body with the help of crutches. Her ribs were still bruised slightly but she had made the decision to start as soon a possible so to return to her full potential. Afterwards her therapist usually let her walk out by the lake with her crutches. Her long hair was now usually pulled up into a high braid so that it couldn't get in her way.
She rested up against a huge oak tree, her favorite spot and slid down the trunk so that she could sit on the ground. Her eyes closed and she slowly fell asleep in the soft gentle heat.
Alphonse walked into his house by himself. He pulled his jacket off and slipped out of his boots, hanging his jacket on the hook. He walked into the kitchen, unbuttoning his shirt halfway and unbuttoning his cuffs. His was heart heavy and his was mind full. The young man had more things on his mind than any young man should. Murders had suddenly begun to spring up all over the place. His head hardly felt right any more. He hadn't talked to Maria in almost two months, much less received a kiss further than a good bye kiss on the cheek and that was lacking. He took off his belt and flung it on the table as he opened the fridge and heard footsteps. BAM! The door slammed open and his hand went to his gun on the table and he swung around, training his gun on whom ever had just walked in.
"Hey Al." Maria's voice was unusually low, it was the same soft, low voice that she always used when she was muttering words in his ear, back when he was actually home at night. She walked over to him and as he saw her walk into the light his entire body went limp. She was wearing high heels, these weren't just any heels they were four in stilettos that wrapped up her ankles. Black and red lace panties, garter belt and bra graced her honey colored figure. Her golden bangle bracelets gleamed with her hoop earrings in the soft light that the refrigerator allowed. Softly tossed golden curls fell around her shoulders and collar bone. Her lips were devil may care crimson and her eyes were outlined in deep black liner, her lashes were coated with a few coats of mascara and her bangs fell in messy, kinky curls over her eye. He didn't breath as this goddess walked towards him.
"M-Maria?" He rasped shakily. She reached him and put her hand on the side of his neck, bringing the Alchemist's lips to hers, her hand graced his chest sliding down to unbutton his shirt the rest of the way He pushed her up against the wall, his hands on her hips. His shirt hit the floor as he pushed her backwards up the stairs towards their bedroom. Her quick hands worked on his uniform pants unbuttoning them and unzipping them with practiced fingers. They fell back on the bed, a tangled mess of arms and legs.
HAHAH! How's that… next chapter is more sinners stuff… oh and if she's pregnant… I dunno… you all tell me… you want her to be or not?
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