A/N: Woah, ten chapters. This is exciting. Sorry this chapter doesn't have that many words though. :x

I figured you all would be able to guess who it was, the perpetrator, but I thought I'd test your observation skills (which do vary from person to person). ;) JK. I know you all are smart, intelligent people. Thanks for reading, and all your reviews. Enjoy!

Also, sorry for this being so ultra-late. I've been busy during the school year, and now I've been busy with other personal/family stuff lately. Sorry~

Chapter 10

Edward's POV

I awoke to loud clattering; the sound of metal hitting something else. "Winry?" I snapped up suddenly. I realized pretty quickly that she wasn't next to me anymore. I tried to look around the room, with the sporadic lightning only lighting up the room temporarily.

"Winry, where are you?" I heard a thump on the other side of the room, accompanied with the sound of crying. I pulled myself from under the covers, and tripped my way to the light switch on the wall. There was a small click, and a dim, flickering light was able to brighten up the room a bit. Winry was sitting on the opposite side of the room, clutching her hair, and her face full of tears and fear. Just looking at her made me feel like my heart fell to my toes.

"Winry, what's wrong?" I asked her worriedly. I've seen her cry many times when I was here, but by far this was the most heartbreaking, devastating cry I've seen yet. I rushed over to her side, and dropped onto the floor where she was. I began to reach out to her, but I stopped midway. I closed my hand into a fist and rested it on my leg.

"Winry, what happened?" I tried to sound sympathetic. I still wasn't completely awake, but I was trying to grasp what was going on, just as if I was awake.

"No…" She sobbed.

"Winry, tell me what happened…" I paused, seeing if she'd respond or not. She didn't, so I continued. "It'll make you feel better." She just shook her head violently. I wanted to help her so much, but there was so little I could do. My heart hurt. I clutched my shirt in response.

"No, no, no, no…" She continued to shake her head. Her breathing was unusually rapid, and her body was shaking aggressively. "I can't." I felt my stomach drop down. Could she not trust me? Can I be trusted anyway? I felt so angry… But I couldn't stand to be angry right now. Winry needed me to be here for her, and lashing out isn't the best way to get on her good side. I didn't respond to her last statement, but she just looked at me, with eyes full of pain, fear, and worst of all, terror. She was clutching her hair so much, I was afraid her already bony fingers would break. Her body was shaking so much, and she was hyperventilating.

I couldn't handle it anymore. It was just too heartbreaking.

I grabbed her fragile body and pulled it into mine, pulling her into a tight embrace. Her body jumped in surprise at first, but she didn't move. She only cried into my shoulder. Her hands were no longer on her head, but she kept them close to her chest, as she normally did when I got close to her.

"I just don't want to leave you alone, Winry…" I whispered into her ear. She gasped a bit and her back arched, again, in surprise. A flash of lightning lit up the room temporarily, with a clap of thundering following it. She jumped again, continuing to cry.

"I'm here… It's okay…" I stroked her hair slowly, trying to be comforting. I felt my face getting hot, but this time was different. This time, I felt like I was maybe able to make a difference right now. Her shaking had started to slow down, but she was still breathing irregularly. I took a deep breath.

"I love you Winry… And I'll never leave you alone." I hugged her a bit tighter, though I was afraid I might break her. "Please understand that… You can talk to me about anything" I murmured. My face was hot, and I felt both worried and comforted by keeping Winry in this embrace. She cleared her scratchy throat before continuing.

"I-I had a d-dream about the day I got… I got…" She didn't finish her sentence. God, she had a dream about the day that she got raped. I held her even closer. My heart hurt so much. This all happened to her, yet I was feeling all this anguish and despair. It was probably because I love her so much; I can't stand to see her in so much pain.

"Oh, Winry…" I mumbled, not saying much.

"I-It was y-you…" She continued. I froze. My warm, loving hug had become a stiff, unfeeling hug. 'M-me? I would never harm Winry like that… Who could do something like that?'

"A-and then I-it was actually a g-green-haired man… H-he told me he hated you, and wanted to use me to b-break you, to get you angry…" I immediately pulled us apart. 'Green hair, hating me?' I ran though multiple possibilities, but kept ending up with the same result.

Envy.

No, he couldn't have.

Then again, he would. His name IS Envy… He took the person that meant the most to me, and broke her in an instant. I had to double check.

"G-green hair?" I didn't mean to stutter, but I ended up doing it anyway. She nodded grimly. "No… Dammit… Dammit." I whispered, my voice hoarse. I dropped my head in despair.

'He got to me… No, how could he hurt Winry?… What have I done…? Just by loving her, I put her in danger, and now she's more hurt than ever.' I scrunched my eyes, and my thoughts were entirely grim. I love Winry, with all my heart. I also knew that if she was with me, she'd be so sad. I never thought my enemies would use her against me to such an extent. I felt like I wanted to cry. How could I fix what was destroyed, because I failed to protect her.

"Ed?" She hiccuped. I looked at her briefly before going in to kiss her. I firmly placed my lips on hers, feeling my cheeks heat up immensely. I closed my eyes, which ultimately made me shed a few tears. Tears that I never thought I'd shed in my life.

I ran my hand through her hair slowly, backing away from her slowly. "Winry… I'm so sorry… I'm sorry Win…" I whispered softly. I feared that saying anything at a louder volume might make the tension in the air even more… Tense.

A few minutes passed and Winry had parted, and started to speak, "I don't feel so good." I lifted up her head carefully with a few of my fingers. Her face was terribly pale.

"How so?" I murmured back to her, caressing her cheek very lightly.

"I feel… Tired." I pulled her into a tight hug, and her head bobbled forward onto my chest.

"I love you Winry… I love you…" I whispered to her. Her body suddenly got very weak and she collapsed entirely onto me. My face was hurting from the new tears that were being shed. I couldn't believe I couldn't protect Winry. It just hurt me so much inside to know that it was basically me that hurt Winry. The fragile, caring, pure Winry. I shuddered with her in my arms.

I picked her up and brought her back over to her bed. She was still sick, and needed her rest. Even though I know more about what happened, I couldn't let myself get any lower than what I currently was at, because Winry needed me. I laid her down back on her bed, and slid into the bed as well, right next to her.

"I promise I'll make you better Winry. Even if it's the last thing I do…"

A/N: Ooftah, long wait, huh? Sorry about it, but I kind of got out of the FMA addiction at the moment, so Frozen Heart, Broken Body WILL BE PUT ON TEMPORARY HIATUS, Just until I can get back into the FMA mood again. And I can promise you that I finish this. I've made a rule for myself a while ago; to NEVER EVER leave a fanfic unfinished (it's just not right, lol). So, I guess all that's left to say now is, thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoyed this chapter!!!