"You never told me you were being hospitalized!" Winry arrived faster than Ed had expected. I wasn't expecting her to arrive this fast, myself.
"I'm guessing you're going to charge extra for rush fee's, huh?" said Ed with a tinge of fear in his voice.
"But . . . you were injured this badly when your automail broke, because I . . . I didn't equip it properly, right?" All eyes were now on Ed. I call that the Death Stare.
"I-it's not your fault, or anything! I'm the one who used it recklessly, and the maintenance was perfect, as always."
"On second thought, I'll be charging a rush fee!" Quick change. I was feeling a quick change myself. Not to mention the pain my Mark was giving me. While Ed was preparing himself for his maintenance, I swiftly unsheathed on claw on my index finger on my right hand, and began sinking it into the fourth mark that was appearing. I felt the blood slowly running down my neck.
"I think I'll head to the roof for a minute. Maybe make a quick update call." I left the room, probably leaving questions in people's heads . . . especially Ed and Alex.
EDWARD P.O.V
"Xena's been acting strange, lately," I said as Winry was taking apart my automail.
"How strange?" she asked.
"Maybe there's something on her mind. But she's so hard to figure out! Her face is always blank! Alex?"
"Well, you have to give her credit. I hate to say it, Ed, but she's been through more than you and Al."
"Really? How much?"
"Well, to start it off . . . you know, maybe you should have her tell you. I know that if I tell you certain things, she'll get mad." Sounds fine by me.
Winry finished my automail . . . right when Hughes walks into my room. "Ed! So I heard you're kind of occupied after bringing a woman into your room!"
"She's just my automail mechanic!"
"Wow . . . so you sweet-talked your mechanic, huh?" I wanted to slap him. I wanted to soooo badly, but I kept my temper. He greeted Winry, while Alex gave me the O.K. to talk to Xena. Maybe she can tell me what's on her mind, so that I can help her.
I found her on the roof, leaning over the railing, her face deep in thought. "How many times am I going to find you on roofs?"
"You shouldn't be out here."
"Neither should you, you know." I walked and stood next to her, my back leaning against the railing to I could face her.
"So, I've heard you've had it pretty bad, huh? You want to talk about it?"
"Alex sent you up here didn't she?"
"Do I have to answer that?"
She looked at me with content in her eyes. I wanted to get to know her so badly, but she's a hard nut to crack.
"What do you want to know?" she asked, not making eye contact.
"What makes you tick. Why you look so depressed, sometimes."
"Well . . . to start it off . . . almost all of my memory from my childhood has been erased. Only if Alex reminds me of it, will I remember it. Sometimes I'm glad. I know there are things that I don't want to remember, some I do."
"What don't you want to remember?"
"Well, did you know I asked to be a Demon? At the age of 10, I met Kasane, the leader of the Blood Pack. We became close to the point of me wanting to become what he was. He protested, but I persuaded him to do so. With him dead, I'm the new leader, and I regret it." She moved her braid to her left shoulder, revealing her Blood Mark. "3 claw marks means Half Fledged. 4 means Full Fledged." I saw a smaller claw mark above all 3 she already contained.
She faced me, her hands on my shoulders. "I need you to promise me something. If the time ever comes . . . kill me."
"What?! You're out of your mind!"
"No, Edward. There's a reason why I don't want to be a Full Fledged Wolf. Because I am slowly turning into one, there will be times when my so-called 'Inner Wolf' will take over my body. I may kill you, Al, my sister. You need to promise me." I looked into her blue orb, me, trying to fight back tears. I know that I've only known her for a short while, but that short while has caused me to begin to care about her. I know that if I don't promise, she'll commit suicide.
I nodded my head in agreement. What was she getting herself into?