To Forget

Disclaimer: I don't own any character of FMA. The only character that I own is Vallye (and no she is not me).

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Chapter 3: Undercover

PS: I decided to changed the final of the second chapter, the new one is in the first paragraph… I hope this change don't cause you any problems…

Due to the impact against the floor, the gun backfired hurting Edward on the left shoulder. The loss of blood and the pain, caused by the gunshot, mixed with the lack of oxygen in the air around him, caused by Mustang's alchemy, made Edward fall unconscious a few seconds later. Fortunately, by that time Mustang had completely closed the distance between them and caught him before he hit the floor.

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Edward woke up the next morning trying to block out the light with his hands. Seeing that this was impossible, he decided to open his eyes and look for the source of the light. His body felt really numb but was rapidly taken out of his thoughts when he noticed that he wasn't in his rooms. The room was white and he noticed that the light was entering by a window in the wall at his left. He tried to sit but his body didn't respond; so he lay on the bed once more. It was then that he noticed his left shoulder was covered in bandages. He started to move his eyes around the room for answers.

"Where am I?" He muttered to himself.

"Oh. Good Morning, Mr. Elric." He jumped, startled by the voice. He had thought he was alone in the room.

"Huh? Who are you? And where am I?" He then saw that the person was a woman dressed in white. She had red hair that fell to her shoulders and her eyes were light brown. She looked perhaps 25 or 26 and was very friendly and cheerful.

"Well Mr. Elric-" She started to say but was cut short by Edward.

"Ed is ok."

"Ok, Ed then" She continued "You are in Central's Hospital. My name is Vallye and I'm your nurse." She replied cheerfully. "Now if you excuse me it is time to change your bandages."

"Oh, ok…But…What happened? How did I get here?" He asked her at as she put him in a sitting position so she could change his bandages. He was trying to figure how he got to the hospital and with a shot bullet in his shoulder. The last thing he remembered was being with Alphonse on a mission.

"Last night you were brought here unconscious and badly hurt. You had a gunshot wound in your shoulder and some fire burns. The burns are superficial so they may heal in a few days. It caused a great loss of blood so you needed a transfusion. You may feel weak for a few days but you must not try to do any physical activity or stand. Do you understand?" She said while changing the bandages.

"Oh…" He answered still not understanding what had happened. "But how exactly did I get here and what happened?" He had a few images in his mind but he wasn't sure if they were real or just a dream, no, more like a nightmare.

"Well, this man" She said with a smile almost imperceptible in her lips and pointing to a chair in a corner of the room to his right side "brought you. And as for what happened, you will have to ask him when he awakes."

He looked to where Vallye was pointing and saw a black haired man, which he hadn't noticed before, sleeping in the chair.

Gasp. "General..! But…why is he sleeping there?" He asked lowering the tone of his voice not to wake up the sleeping man. By a second glance at him, Ed could see that Roy was sleeping in a very uncomfortable position.

"He stayed awake all night, so I think he just fell asleep do to tiredness. He was very concerned about you Ed."

"But why him? Why stay here all night? Surely the military could have sent a guard."

"The military did send a guard but he simply refused to leave. He said that he would not leave the hospital until you were completely recovered." She added seeing the confused look in Edward's face and widening the smile in her face. Obviously she knew something that he didn't. "I have to go now; I will return later to bring your medication." She said with another smile and left the room.

Ed stared at the General. 'He looks so peaceful and nice in his sleep.' he thought. He had only seen the General in the office with his I'm-better-than-you-in-all-ways look and with his always present damned smirk. Edward had found the General often 'resting his eyes' while doing the paperwork but this time was different. The rays of light were starting to fall over him making him to look even more adorable. 'What the hell I'm thinking! He's my damn General Bastard! Huh, my? Where the hell that came from? He is another man!' And with that he kicked the thoughts of from his mind. Ignoring what Vallye said, he tried to get up but his body was so weak that he fell into the bed again in a bad position hurting his shoulder.

"AHHHHH…FUCK…DAMN' IT…!"

Startled by the screams Roy jump in the chair. "Edward!" He said realizing who was screaming. He stood rapidly and went to check what had happened. He saw Edward lying in the bed and in top of his hurt shoulder fighting to sit and free the press in his shoulder. Rapidly, Mustang ran to his side and helped him to sit. As he was helping Ed sit up, Roy felt something wet on his hand. He removed his grip from Edward's arm to check his hand and saw a red liquid on his hand. He raised his gaze to Edward and saw blood in his bandages and rolling down his arm.

"Hold on, Edward. I will go and get the nurse!" Said Roy seeing that his face was pale and getting cold.

"No! I'm fine. It's nothing." Edward said weakly forcing a smile, but failing in the attempt. The truth was that he was starting to feel dizzy, his vision was getting foggy and he was sweating uncontrollably. "I'm ok, don't worry" He managed to say before falling unconscious. Roy scared ran out of the room shouting for the nurses.

He came back a few minutes later followed by Vallye and a doctor (who didn't look very friendly at all but a doctor nonetheless). He asked Mustang to stay out of the room while they checked Edward. He was unconsciously walking from one side to another in front of the door. 'I can't lose him! I know I have done terrible things in my past, but God, he is the first good thing that has happened to me, please I have suffered enough in my life, please let him live!' He thought even though he didn't believe in God. He sat in the floor to calm himself.

Almost ten minutes later, an eternity to Mustang, Vallye and the doctor came out of the room. Mustang stood quickly and walked in their direction. "What happened? How is Edward? Is he ok?" Asked Roy grabbing the doctor by his arms.

"Please calm down, General." Said the doctor as he grabbed Mustang's hands and tried to free himself from Roy's grip. "Mr. Elric is fine." He added as Mustang released his grip from him.

"B-but he passed out! And-"

"General, first of all please calm down and listen." Said the doctor a little annoyed by Mustang behavior. "Mr. Elric is fine, he just fainted. His exhausted body couldn't handle his effort to stand up and he passed out."

"But all the blood! He was bleeding badly…and he was so pale…and…" Roy tried to ask but was interrupted by the doctor.

"The wound in his shoulder reopened. That's what caused all the blood. Like I said, he made a great effort trying to stand up. His body, being so weak by his wounds, used all his energies in the effort. That's why he was so pale and fainted. But his condition is stable. Now calm down (Mustang obviously was still a little panicked). You can leave now and go to your house. Mr. Elric is out of danger." Explained the doctor a little too rude and annoyed by Mustang and then went to his office leaving Roy and Vallye alone.

Roy let go a breath he hadn't notice he was holding and started walking to Edward's room but was stopped by Vallye's voice.

"He is still asleep. We gave him a sedative so he could rest." She said with a smile. "Would you go to the cafeteria with me? There we can talk in private about Edward's condition and you need to eat anyways. Don't worry about me; I'm on my break anyways." She added seeing Mustang hesitating.

Once in the cafeteria Vallye ordered a cappuccino and Mustang ordered 'voluntarily' (actually Vallye made him buy it) a sandwich and a black coffee. When they both finished their meal Mustang asked about Edward's condition, not believing the doctor entirely.

"You don't have to worry so much, General. The doctor said the truth. He just doesn't like to deal with military, that's all. Edward will be fine. He just needs to rest." She gave him a smile to reassure him.

"Thank you, Vallye. You can call me Roy." Somehow her sincere smile and security make him feel less worried.

"Ok then, Roy. May I ask a personal question?" She said with a smile that made Mustang feel a little nervous. The last thing that he needed now was someone trying to seduce him.

"Yeah, of course." Though he was a little nervous by her smile.

"Edward seems to be very important to you. It is because you are in love with him, am I right?" She asked and started laughing by the reaction of the General. His mouth was open and his eyes were wide as if he had seen a ghost.

"H-how…" He tried to ask but he was in such a state of shock that he had forgotten how to speak.

"How did I found out?" Well, is quiet obvious once you think about it, you know. First: when you brought him in your arms you was in such a state of panic that you was crying for him to stay with you, to forgive you and to not leave you alone." At this Roy's face became all red. Obviously he was oblivious to how he had acted. "Second: You refused to leave his side, even in the operation. The guards had to take you out by force. Third: you stayed awake all night by his side. Forth: The way you reacted when we exited his room. Do I need to continue?" She started laughing again by the look of horror, disbelieve and panic in Roy's face. "You don't have to worry, your secret is safe with me, I promise." She said smiling gently at him to calm him down.

"Thanks and I'm sorry I hadn't noticed my attitude and the way I was acting. I was so worried that I even forgot how I should act as a General." He answered smiling back at her a little ashamed by his behaviors.

"Have you told him?"

"No…not yet. I…don't know how he will react and well…it scares me a little. Moreover, I don't know how he feels about me and the difference in age is 10 years." He confessed to her. Somehow he felt like he could trust her. (1)

"It is normal to be nervous but you don't have to worry about those things. The principal thing is to be patient; you will know how he feels in time. And as for the age difference between you two, love knows no age and if you really love each other it will not matter." She said trying to comfort him. "I have a plan. You can use this time to know how he really feels about you and to know each other better. But you must not push him. You must act normal, just be yourself. How does that sound to you?" She asked with a smile. "I'm sorry I must go now. My break is over and I have to go back to work. Edward must be still asleep so you can stay here a little longer or go to his room, and don't worry I'm giving you permission to stay with him. And don't worry, like I said your secret is safe with me." And with that she left the cafeteria leaving him there alone.

He decided to stay a little longer to think on her words and her plan. But first of all he needed to think of how he will ask Edward why he was trying to kill himself and to what happened to Alphonse. This was his priority now. He would think about his own problems later.

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In the series the difference is of 14 years, but here in my story is of 10.

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Wow… chapter 3 is finally over...! And is the longest one of the 3..! 2,136 words…I can't believe it..!(I really thought you would never finish it…you lazy girl...!) Shut up…! And to think that it was supposed to be a one-shot story..! (It is not because you talk too much..! Stupid inner voice..!

This chapter was supposed to tell what had happened but when I notice how many words it had I decided to stop it here and continue in the next chap…I hope you like it anyways…!

Thanks to all the people who left a review…I love you people..! You are the ones that make me want to continue my story…!

PS: Special thanks to Zakaii…you really are my savior..!