Chapter 10
Back On Your Feet
Point of View: Electra
I woke up in a chair; all I could remember was a fight. I looked up and noticed that Roy was in the bed next to my chair. Then I remembered his sprained ankle, and the fight with the Crimson Alchemist. There was a pair of crutches across the room. Yeah, I thought, he'll need some crutches with that ankle! I had sprained my ankle before.
I heard a groan. Roy was awake. His ankle must have been in pain. I looked over with my sarcastic look. His face betrayed the pain.
"You'll need to get back on your feet," I said, "There are some crutches right there." I indicated to the crutches propped against the bed.
"I'm par of the military E, I can't show weakness!" he yelled at me.
I walked right to the side of the bed, "you sure are some braaaaaaave State Alchemist 'Colonel' Mustang," I said sarcastically, "too afraid to show yourself! Ha!"
This ticked him off, just as I predicted it would. He got up and took a step towards me. I stepped back and smiled. He followed, so I stepped back again. We continued this chain until I was against the wall. I thought he was about o kiss me when Hughes opened the door.
"Oh, E, you got him on his feet," he said.
"Yes, now, I have work to do," I squeezed past Hughes and walked down the hall very quickly. I wasn't paying attention so I ran into Ed. "uh, hi Ed!" I got away and pretty much ran the rest of the way to my apartment.
There was a glass of water on my bedside table, so I froze and refroze the water. I just wanted to be alone.
A couple hours later, I was sitting on the floor staring out the window. I heard a knock on the door. It was Maes, he wanted to know if I'd join the for lunch. I told him I couldn't. Really, in my heart, I desperately wanted to.
Twenty minutes later, Ed opened my door, "Electra, how did you meet Mustang?"
"That goes back a while Ed," I replied, "I don't know."
"No one knows what you did, but he's walking again!"
"I don't know!" I snapped, "look Ed, I'm not feeling good, so just go away!"
"All I know is, ever since you came back from your depression, is that everyone is in a better mood," Then he left me alone, slamming the door behind him.
"I fell into my pillow and cried. I don't quite know why. I just had a break down from what Ed had said to me. I guess there was something else that made me cry, but I couldn't place it. Not yet.
I sat up and wiped the tears from my cheeks. I was done hiding myself inside a bitter shell. I wouldn't be vulnerable, but I wouldn't be unstoppable either. I would break free from my captors, from Vengeance. I would be free again. I would show myself, for the first time since the Ishbalen War broke out.
I loved Roy Mustang…