To Forget
Disclaimer: "Of course I own FMA..!" You have no idea how much I wish I could say that…but of course I can't...sigh…oh well… At least I wish I could own Mustang…That would be wonderful..! Eh…I mean…cough…Never mind….n.n
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Chapter 2: Nothing to live for
The General opened the door just a bit not to be noticed. The room was all dark; the only light was the one that was entering from the little space between the door and the mark. With this small quantity of light he could barely distinguish anything that was in the room. The first thing he noticed was that the room was actually a study. All the books were on the floor. Papers lied all over the floor and desks. But there was something else, something different…something odd…but at the same time very familiar. It took him a few seconds to process what he was seeing. When his brain finished realize what he was seeing he couldn't manage to do anything, but gasp. All the walls were covered in drawings that resembled alchemical arrays. So were the roof and the floor.
He was studying these arrays when he noticed something else. In the middle of the array that was drawn on the floor he could see a shape that resembled a person. He opened the door a little more so he could see clearly what was really in the room. With the light that was now entering he could distinguish with more clarity the objects in the room. The drawings were indeed alchemical arrays and the shape was indeed a person.
The person was lying on his knees with the back facing the door. Apparently the person hadn't noticed the intruder. He decides to get a little closer to get a better view of who the person was. It took him a few steps to start recognizing the person. He could now distinguish long blond hair held in a braid. The person was definitely Edward Elric. He was dressed with a ¾ lengths khaki pants and a red T-shirt. He took another few steps when he notice that something was not normal…something was definitely wrong. He could see now that he was sobbing and crying hysterically and was holding something to his temples. 'What is it?' Thought Mustang 'Wait…is it a...no, he would never…a GUN?' He suddenly froze dead when he realized that it was indeed a gun. He couldn't react for a few seconds, and when his brain started working again the only thing he could do was…
"EDWARD…!"
That was the moment that Edward realized that he was not alone in the room. Startled he turned to face the other person who that entered the room. It took him a few seconds to distinguish and realize who else was on the room. Unconsciously he dropped the gun and stopped sobbing. Seeing that Edward had dropped the gun, Roy started to walk in Ed's direction once more but this time a little faster.
"STOP THERE..!" Shouted Edward, but Roy kept walking though a little bit slower.
"I SAID DON'T COME ANY CLOSER..!" Shouted Edward once more. But this time succeeding on stopping Roy.
"Ed, what happened?" Asked Roy realizing that this was the first time that he used Edward's nickname. But then it struck Roy. "Ed, where is Alphonse?"
At this question Ed started to sob again, but stronger if that was possible.
"He…I…He…" Ed managed to say while tears started to flow once more.
At this Roy felt a volt in his stomach at the time that hundreds of possibilities and thoughts invaded his mind. He shook his head to clear his mind before ask once more.
"Edward, where is your brother? What happened here?" He said more serious and firm this time.
"I'm sorry…! I'm so, so sorry…! I just wanted…This wasn't supposed to be like this…I just wanted…" Ed started to say but broke with more sobs and hid his face on his hands. This time the sobs were so hard that he was barely breathing. Obviously he was loosing it.
Edward was still mumbling and begging under his breath. This time Mustang noticed how bad Ed looked. In his braid some strands of hair were untied and were covering his face. His cloths were all filthy. His eyes were red for all the time he had been crying and had dark circles under on them, apparently he had been a few days without any sleep, only crying. He
'He looks so weak, as if the softest wind could take him away'. Thought Roy. He started to walk to Ed once again when he noticed something else. His metal limbs. Where were his automail? His arm and a leg were now of "Flesh?" He said aloud.
"Edward..! Y-Your…your arm and leg, they…they are…normal?" Something was screaming in the back of his mind. Another human transmutation? No, they would never, or yes? "Edward Elric, tell me in this moment, Where. Is. Alphonse? And, What Happened. Here?"
Roy started to walk towards Edward when to his horror he grabbed his gun once more and pointed it to Roy. Roy froze at this.
"Edward, please, drop the gun." He was still in shock from the reaction of Edward. It was more than obvious that something wrong was happening here.
"Stay where you are." Said Edward while standing.
"Edward, please-" Roy tried to say but was stopped by Edward.
"I said, STAY. WHERE. YOU. ARE." It was obvious that he was doing a great effort to talk and to remain standing. "Why are you here, why did you came?" He shouted panting.
"Edward, I-"
"Why are you trying to stop me?" He said while raising the gun to his temple once more.
"Ed, please listen to me. I just want to help you. Please, please lower your gun." Roy said half yelling, half begging.
"BUT I DON'T WANT HELP…!" Shouted Edward once more, this time falling once again to his knees from the lack of air in his lungs, and lowering his gun a little. "I have nothing to live for anymore…I have nothing..!" He managed to say before getting without air completely because of the sobs and the cry.
Roy, taking advantage of this, walked a few more steps ahead while talking to Edward. "Ed, please calm down and listen to me. Everything has a solution, we just need to calm down and think. They are a lot of people that care about you, that love you. You still have a lot of reasons to live for. Now, please lowered your gun and tell me what happened." He said with the sweetest voice Ed had ever heard from the General.
He was about to do like he was told when the images of what had happened started to torment him once more. He covered his face and rubbed his head with his hand in a futile intent to block the images. Roy seeing this could not stop the tears from falling. He was going to speak again when suddenly Ed talked.
"Please let me do it…let me go…All I want is to end this sorrow, this pain that does not let me live. All I want is to forget, to forget my errors, my mistakes…the past" He said, more like a whisper from the lack of air. "Is this a mistake too? To dream with something better? All I want is to forget. Maybe in another life I could be happy again…happy with my family… I'm sorry…I can't bear it anymore…"
Roy couldn't believe his ears. Edward was begging for Roy to let him take his life. He was once more raising his gun. 'I have to do something and right now..!' He was thinking how he could stop Edward without making him press the trigger. Then he noticed the efforts of the younger for breath. 'That's it…!'
The sound of a snap rumbled in the room.
Roy knew it was the best thing he could do for his own safety and Edward's.
Seconds later Edward had dropped the gun in a vain effort to breathe. For as much as he inhaled no oxygen was entering his lungs, it was like if there were no oxygen in the air. This seconds Roy used to close the distant between them.
When he reached Edward, he was about to faint. Only then Roy did stop snapping to completely close the distance between them. He grabbed Edward just in time as he was falling unconscious.
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Finally Chapter 2..!Sorry for all the suspence..is that well I love it..! But don't worry, in chap 3 we will know what happens to Ed…But for now thanks to all the people who made a review.
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