Yay chapter 8 I am really sorry about the hold up… but well I was having some mathematical problems -looks proud of self for using smarticle term- anyway I want to get back on the ball of this story.

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"no… why? I cant…. I wont… no…don't kill them… don't kill them please." Akane was sweating and tossing in her bed. Her brow furled and the blankets knotted from her tossing.

Winry busted open the door, and ran over to akane's bedside.

"akane! Akane! Akane wake up!" she yelled shaking he violently.

Akane's eyes shot open, for a second pure white then reverting to brown. She was panting and sweating.

"akane what wrong?" asked winry worry etched across her face.

Akane sat up and put her hand to her head.

"heh… it's all a dream." She said frowning and rubbing her forehead. she rested her hand on the bed and turned to winry.

"akane what… what was that?" she asked clearly worried for her new friend.

"nothing… it was just a dream. What time is it?" she said avoiding the question.

" it's five in the morning. Akane tell me what was the dream about?" said winry trying to pry the information.

Akane sighed. "well I guess I have no choice I'll tell you." Said akane defeated rather quickly.

Winry sat down on the bed next to her.

" when I was a kid I had an alchemy teacher… well a group of teachers. They taught me all I needed to know." Akane said rejecting eye contact with winry.

Winry sat next to her listening patiently for the source of the problem.

" well when I was about twelve they… they… they started massacring everyone. Everyone… and they… they wanted me to help but i…" akane tried to say her voice faltering.

Winry looked horrified at what she was hearing but she just sat and listened.

"I wouldn't kill… so they… they… they killed everyone… right … right in front of me." Said akane barely able to breath, the memories flashing before her eyes, until winry pulled her into a slow consoling embrace.

She burrowed her head into winry's shoulder but refused to allow herself to cry.

She promised herself she would never cry again. This what she was doing now, making friends opening herself up leaving herself vulnerable, she promised herself and everyone she lost she wouldn't do it.

She pulled away from winry's embrace laying down on the bed.

" that's it, just a dream and just a memory that's all, go to sleep." She said pulling the blankets over herself.

Winry got up off the bed but not forgetting to note the fact that her stubbornness was reflecting Ed's she doesn't want her to worry.

She walked over to the door walked out and down the hall to her room she, closed the door softly behind her, and sank on the floor her back to the door.

One lonely tear fell and slid down her cheek illuminated by the moonlight coming from the window.

" I cant… believe something like that happened to her." She whispered to herself, leaning her back on the door as she sat there, her arms around her knees.

Later she fell asleep on the floor and woke up two hours later, awakened by ed and akane's loud bickering voices.

Winry's eyes opened wearily and she lifted her head slowly, peering around at were she was.

"mmph… did I fall asleep on the floor?" she mumbled getting up slowly from the floor.

Akane's and ed's voices were getting louder. She heard stomping coming up the stairs.

Akane opemned the door to reveal akane and ed in the hall way.

Akane swiftly turned around her hair loose and slick straight swooping with her movement.

" that's not the point Ed!" she yelled. Anger seemed to be radiating off of her body.

" oh ya? Then what is the point akane?" said ed just as angered.

"what are you two yelling about?" asked winry yelling over them.

Akane and Ed froze.

"alchemy!"

Breakfast! They said in unison.

They glared at each other.

"breakfast!"

"Alchemy!" they said switching subjects.

"uh! You are so impossible!" said akane turning her back on Ed,her hair following her movements gracefully again, crossing her arms in front of her, a determined scowl on her face.

"me? How about you?" said Ed who obviously couldn't think of a better comeback. He turned his back on akane crossing his arms, a determined scowl on his face too.

Then Ed tuned around.

"I win!" he yelled.

"you did not!" yelled akane turning to look him in the eye.

"will you two shut up?" said winry magically pulling a wrench out of her magical anime pocket that seems to have everything. She gracefully swooped in and hit them both in the head with the wrench.

They fell over on top of each other, winry blew on her wrench like it was a smoking gun twirled it in her fingers and slipped it back into her magical pockets.

Then Al came running up the stairs,

"oh my god! Winry thank you! You made them stop! they've been at it for an hour!" said Alslight tears in his eyes.

"what?" said winry disbelievingly.

"yes." Said Al nodding his head.

"my god. What were you two fighting about anyway?" asked winry looking down at them.

Akane shot up." Nothing at all." She said, giving winry her famous convincing smile.

Winry saw the smile and at first believed it, until she saw akane's eyes, her smile didn't reach her eyes, it wasn't real not a bit.

Winry gave her a sullen smile" right." She said.

Akane pursed her lips. "what are you so sad about winry? Did you have a hamster that dies or something?" she asked complete childish innocence filling her voice.

"no, why don't you guy's go and pack? I need to get dressed." Said winry going into her room without another word, she closed the door and began changing grabbing some clothes from the closet.

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Well that was one short chapter oO oh well I'll update soon since I don't have school tomorrow