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After Ed left, Roy Mustang took charge of my well-being. He was still wary of me, as his gloves were now a lovely reddish brown color, but he didn't shirk in his duties. By the end of the week I was walking around easily enough, still in pain from time to time, but nothing atrocious.

At the moment I was waiting to go into Roy's office. He had summoned me there, saying that he wished to talk to me about something important. I had already decided that if he asked me out again I would give him the exact same response as last time.

The door opened and Riza nodded to me. I walked in and she closed the door behind me. Roy was sitting at his desk in what I was sure he thought was a very sophisticated manner. It wasn't.

"Ah, Eva," he said, finally "noticing" me.

"Yo."

Roy winced at my greeting, but didn't respond to it.

"There is something of an issue," he said turning to the window.

I was quiet.

"Ed has been missing for far longer than was expected. We called the Rockbells, but they said that he and his brother had left already."

I frowned, but remained quiet.

"The main problem is that since he is not here to, ah, care for you, you have no way to survive. I would continue to care for you myself, but I and my group are returning to the East for a few weeks. It's dangerous there and I think it unwise to bring a civilian to such an area."

I shrugged.

"Don't worry about me, I'll manage just fine," I said with a sigh.

Roy turned to face me again.

"You have shown an uncanny knowledge of what has happened and have hinted to what will happen," he said seriously. "I wonder if you know what happened to Fullmetal?"

I gave him a flat, angry look.

"No I don't. I have only bits of information. And my sister told me that the manga and the anime were quite different on certain points. I don't know which version your lives correspond with or even how accurate the author was. Don't ask me to give you information."

Roy frowned.

"You have an insolent streak to you, don't you?"

"Yes. Even if I did know everything that will happen, it wouldn't be wise to tell you. Your story has been mucked up enough by me being here."

I turned slightly.

"Was that all you wanted to tell me?" I asked, as politely as I could.

Roy nodded.

"Yes. And you're right. I won't press you for information."

I smiled and bowed slightly.

"Thank you for all you've done for me. Best of luck."

With that, I turned and left.

I wandered the streets of Central, deep in my own thoughts. I was worried about Maggie and my Mom. Did they think I had died or had my body simply disappeared? Would I ever be able to go home?

I sat down on a bench in a square, gazing blankly ahead. Tears that had been threatening to erupt for two weeks rose to the surface again. I blinked them back yet again. Crying would get me no where and would just waste water.

I didn't have any money so I spent the night on the same bench. I was lucky that it was a warm and clear night. Still, I knew it wouldn't last and I loathed the thought of relying on anyone, so I knew I had to get a job.

I stood slowly, cracking my neck into its proper place.

"Miss Evangeline! Eva!"

I turned my head to see who was calling my name. Kain Fuery rushed across the square waving an arm over his head to get my attention. With a slight smile, I turned and waited for him to reach me.

"Thank goodness," he panted when he caught up. "I've been looking everywhere."

I patted his back slightly.

"Got you're breath back now?" I asked cheerfully.

Fuery nodded and straightened.

"Cnl. Mustang instructed me to give you this message," he said, and handed me a note.

I opened it with one hand and quickly scanned the handwritten message. With a frown, I refolded it and jammed it into a pocket.

"Where's the hospital?" I asked Fuery.

He looked confused.

"Well, there's more than one, Miss. Which one did you want to reach?"

"Whichever one they brought Elric to!" I said, grinding my teeth.

Fuery showed his glasses up the bridge of his nose.

"He's probably at the military hospital then."

"Show me Fuery! Please! I don't know where to go!"

Fuery looked at my frantic face, smiled slightly, and grabbed my wrist.

"Cummon, this way."

With that, we ran off across the square and through a network of streets. Within 15 minutes we had reached a depressing-looking concrete building. I shuddered at the sight and followed Fuery up the steps.

The smell of anesthetics and cleaners burned my nose as I stepped into the front hall. Fuery was deep in conversation with the nurse at the station. He nodded, then waved me over.

"I have to get back to work, but Nurse Abell said she'd take you to Edward's room," he said with a smile.

"Thank you, Fuery," I said with a tired smile. "I really appreciate this."

He nodded.

"It's no problem. Just don't kill him okay?"

I grinned.

"I make no promises."

Nurse Abell was tapping her foot impatiently, so I have Fuery a quick wave and followed her into the bowels of the building.

Ed's POV

I lay on the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling.

"Brother! Are you listening to me?"

"Yes Al."

"What was the last thing I said?"

" 'Brother! Are you listening to me?'"

"Haha. Before that."

"You were yelling at me for being careless."

Al was spared a response when the door opened with a bang. I turned my head to see who had caused it. Eva was standing in the doorway, looking scary and rather rumpled, as if she'd slept on a bench all night. Behind her, I could see a rather flustered Nurse Abell.

Eva shut the door in Nurse Abell's face and waved at Al.

"Hi Al!" she said quite cheerfully. Eva's scary...

"Umm.. hi?" said Al, sounding confused, but Eva had already turned to me.

"Hello Elric."

She was smiling, but there was something glacial in her tone.

"Hi..."

I watched her warily as she walked up to the edge of the bed.

"You.."

"How you doing Eva? You look a little rumpled..."

"Are..."

"..like you spent the night on a bench."

"An.."

"And since when do you call me Elric?"

"IDIOT!"

"Am not."

"YOU'RE AN IDIOT! FLAMING, RAVING IDIOT! DO YOU GO LOOKING FOR TROUBLE OR ARE YOU JUST A MAGNET FOR IT? DO YOU LIKE GETTING SLICED UP? BE MORE CAREFUL!"

Eva glared at me, catching her breath.

"I'm sorry?" I asked.

"You better be," she snapped.

I waited a little bit to let her calm down, then asked, "So am I forgiven for whatever it is I did to make you so mad at me?"

Eva rolled her eyes and sat down on the floor and muttered something under her breath. I think I heard the word 'retard' somewhere in there.

"Oh, Al. This is Eva, the girl I told you about," I said.

"Nice to meet you," said Al, politely. Eva raised her head and smiled.

"Hi Al."

Eva and Al started talking enthusiastically about the trials of immature siblings, so I turned my head and looked out the window, drifting into my own thoughts.

After a while, I realized it had gotten quiet, so I looked over. Al had gone somewhere, but Eva was still sitting on the floor. Her head was down, her bangs hiding her face.

"So, how are you doing?" I asked quietly.

"Fine," replied Eva, not looking up. "I'm not the one in the hospital."

"But you were hurt."

"And I'm fine now. Roy took good care of me."

She didn't sound angry anymore, just tired. I shifted carefully into a sitting position.

"Did you sleep in your clothes?" I asked, not liking the stifling quiet.

Eva exhaled in a slight laugh.

"Yeah. On a bench."

"A bench? I thought you said Roy was taking good care of you!"

"He was. But he was leaving for the East and didn't want me to get hurt. So I severed ties. But of course I didn't have a place to sleep so I kind of fell asleep on a bench in a square."

"Eva!" My voice was laced with shock. "That was dangerous!"

She gave another tired laugh, her head still down.

"Look who's talking. I'm fine, Ed." She waved a hand slightly. "Anyway, Roy sent me a note saying that you'd been found just before he left. So I came here."

"Eva, you should have stayed with him on more night!"

"Ed," she said tiredly. "I don't want to fight right now. Just let me be."

"No! Not until you promise that you'll be careful!"

"Fine. I'll promise if you promise the same."

"You know I can't promise that. I have to get Al's body back! Cummon, promise me."

Eva finally looked up, her eyes flashing dangerously.

"Why are you so concerned?" she hissed. "I can take care of myself."

"You would have died if I hadn't found you!" I snapped back.

"Maybe I should have died! I don't belong in this world and I can't go home!"

We were silent, glaring at each other for a minute or two. Eva looked away and let her head fall again. I watched her, then said;

"Al and I'll take care of you for a while. Or we'll try at least."

Eva stood up quickly, her fists clenched.

"No."

"But Eva..."

"I'm not going to be a burden."

"Eva," I sighed, exasperated. "If you were going to be a burden I wouldn't have said anything."

"Yes you would have. Because you feel sorry for me. Poor little Eva, ripped away from her family. Probably can't take care of herself."

I rolled my eyes. Eva's bangs were still covering her face so I couldn't tell what her expression was.

"Eva, look at me," I demanded.

"No."

"Look at me," I said tersely, quickly losing patience.

She was still for a while. I was just about to say something, when she slowly raised her head and glared at me defiantly. Her eyes were glittering with unshed tears.

I coughed and looked at my hands.

"I wouldn't have offered if I didn't mean it. Beside, if you come with us, you'll be more likely to find out if there's a way to get you home."

I glanced at her out of the corner of my eye. She looked tired

"And, umm... you do know it's okay to cry, right?"

She tried to laugh and looked at the wall.

"I haven't cried since Dad died. I don't feel like starting up again now."

I was about to point out that she was on the verge of tears anyway when Major Armstrong burst in through the doors.

"Edward!" he boomed, tears streaming down his face.

Oh no...

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