Sorry for not writing sooner. Was busy with stuff and also, sad as it sounds, too embarrassed to continue writing chapters for a while due to a couple of comments from some people (Not naming anyone.)

Riza left before any of us woke up. Her shift was apparently early and she had left a note saying not to worry about the coffee bill. Course I wasn't worried one bit about the coffee, I was just worried that she hated me for not keeping my end of the deal. I got up and headed for the kitchen for some coffee and a muffin. Clanking from the other side of the wall got me to go over and check on Ed, where he was trying to cook an egg with the stove off.

"What in the world are you doing?" I huffed while pushing a strand of hair out of my face.

"What does it look like captain bozo."

"Looks like you're failing at cooking utensils and the art of flame." Ed glared daggers at me and started to turn on the stove before I could start it myself. Breakfast came out miserable. Too much salt and pepper, burnt to a crisp, and looked inedible.

"Ed."

"What."

"I don't know about you, but I think you cook just like I do." I look down at him with a grin and he smiled back, head tilt with messy hair in his face. Yeah, he's learning quickly. First the food and then the tilting head trick. He's mimicking me.

Out the door in twenty minutes and we were off to Hughes's house, which was relatively close to Rickshire College. Ed and I ended up taking a train instead of walking like I wanted, but we didn't have that kind of time. Despite knowing there were sentries at the school, I had to get some kind of education and start back up on my job otherwise we would go broke pretty soon. We made quick foot work to get to the nearest train and finally we're on our way back home.

Ed was staring out the window of the train and was following the power lines. I was reading a newspaper telling of recent events and that a nearby general store had been robbed of valuables. Say like, a person to be utterly doomed to experiments and a life of hell? Sighing, I looked up at Ed and noticed he was sitting down staring at me. His head tilted to side slowly.

"What?" He jumped at the sudden question. With hands clasping each other, he looked up at me with big eyes. Yep, not liking this one bit.

"Roy." Oh god.

"I….need-" Here it comes. Mentally preparing myself for the worst to come, I held back any outrage that may burst out since Ed seemed to take a liking to….well….guys. ugh.

"I need you to…." Shit shit shit.

"to..go with me to sign me up into a school." And then I fell out of my chair. I climbed up to his knees and look up at him, a glare starting to form in my eyes. Ed looked surprised at my reaction, but kept still, his mouth in a tight line. I sighed and ran a hand through my hair.

"Why do you want to go to school? Aren't you smart enough?" I gave him a bored look, hoping he'd get the message that I didn't want to deal with this.

"I'm not that smart, plus, I want to be with you in class, lunch, recess-"

"This isn't kindergarten Ed. There is no recess."

"Well then in study hall, or computer class, pre-calculus-"

"Advanced thank you very much."

"Whatever, I just want to join." He leaned down to look me in the eyes. Determination was written all over his face, and so was something else, but I let that go. I heaved a sigh and leaned on my heels. Standing up, I headed towards my seat and sat with a newspaper sprawled in front of my face. Ed's breathing was becoming a little heavier and so was the tension in the room.

I sighed for the third time and finally looked at him. He was frowning and gripping the seat. I shook my head and read the newspaper again; at least till the tension became unbearable.

"Are you going to say yes or no Roy!" Ed jumped up and took the paper away. Irritated and mumbled a 'maybe' and Ed smiled wide. He knew he won, but the fun was just starting. First comes introductions, and then come friends, then homework to tests, then late nights, then enemies, questions from where you're from, how you came to be, and all sorts of probing situations. 'Can he handle all that pressure?'

I fumbled through the wrinkled newspaper and found that Rickshire was under surveillance due to criminal activity. Course we all knew why they were there, but no one knew that it was I that they were looking for. The image of Ed tied up to the wall appeared in my head. I shivered and looked up to see him smiling out the window as a bunch of kids came running along side up the hill.

"You like kids?" He jumped and blushed with his hand scratching the back of his head.

"Not really. They remind me of someone I knew."

"Oh? And who is that." I smiled at him, coaxing for him to share what he remembered.

"Well….I….they." He smile faltered and a blank look came across him. He looked down and shook his head and his body trembled a little.

"Edward?" I start to get up when I noticed he was fighting something on the inside. Something I couldn't fix.

"I can't remember her…or him. I want to remember, but I can't. All I remember is grayish eyes." He looked up with big eyes on the verge of toppling over with tears. He frowned and rubbed at them. I rose out a hand to him; I didn't notice I was actually doing it till Ed leapt into me. His arms closed tightly against me. I sat there shocked at what was happening. I looked down at him, his figure convulsing as he held back cries.

"It….It's ok Ed. You'll remember eventually. You just need some time." I rocked him back and forth. That's all I could do. Ed looked up one last time, his smile letting me know he believed me. That's when everything changed. Something in me broke. I reached down to his chin, pulled him up to me. Our faces were so close I could feel his breath. Just as I was about to give in, the train had stopped. I looked out the window and saw that we were no where near Rickshire campus.

"Everyone! Get off the train! There's a bomb on board!" I shot a look at Ed and we ran as fast as we could off the train. A frenzy of people was toppling to get out. A scream could be heard in the back and I turned to see that a girl had been hit in the face by an elbow and fell down. I ran back, battling the waves of people. Ed was frantically screaming my name, trying to find me. I yelled back to him to get off the train.

I reach the girl and she looks up with bright green eyes. Her black hair covered her shoulder down to her tailbone. I reached down for her and she didn't hesitate taking it. We didn't have much time, and there was no way to get off the train in time. Unless…

Ed's POV

I screamed for him. Longed for him to return and hug me once more. Out in the crowd, everyone was herded to a safe distance. I ran out to the edge of the crowd, waiting for Roy. I screamed for him once more when a woman next to me held me farther back.

"You'll get hurt kid."

"Roy's in there! I have to get him!"

"There's no time!" I jerked out of her grip and ran back. I barley got five steps when the entire train exploded. I stopped in my tracks and looked at the destruction and flames rising from the train. Metal flew everywhere and people screamed and ran for cover. I slowly drug myself towards the remains of the train. Before I reached fully there, another explosion erupted from the room Roy and I were sharing. I flopped on my knees and continued looking in to the carnage. A light voice made me focus on my surroundings. There, coming out of the hole that was recently exploded, was a girl. She jumped down and started reaching back into the train. She pulled out a large guy…with black hair. I ran up to them, and saw what had happened. I look at the girl and she smiled brightly.

"Don't worry, the worst is over kid." I managed a small smile as I looked back down at Roy.

There is the update. I added in another short character from another of my stories. She won't be in this one for long. Just wanted to put her in there since well…..you'll find out eventually.