AN: I'm scaring myself on this one and biting my own nails. I even want to know what's next. So keep reading and I'm sorry I just had to have Izumi and Sig in this… hey it's fan fiction SHE'S ALIVE!
I long to go home Chap. 19
The next thing Edward knew he woke up two days later in the hospital "Winry" He said softly.
"She'll be right back" Mustang walked over "You gave us quite the scare."
" I have decided I'm not going to take this lying down General. Winry's right I need to fight for my girls, her and the baby."
"Well it's about time the Edward Elric I know and love came back" Winry said standing in the door.
"I'm sorry Winry I thought if I just accepted it, it would go away but I was wrong. I don't know how much longer I can do this for but I'm going to hold out till the last breath I take." He had a determined look on his face and Mustang had only saw that look once before. When he first went to Resembool to meet the boy in the wheelchair that had just bonded his brothers soul to a suit of armor and lost his arm and leg.
The next test Dr. Knox wanted to run was a breathing test. Edward sat there in a glass like phone booth as he performed many breathing tests. He wondered why the hell they were even doing this so he breathed into their stupid tube till he almost pasted out from no more air in his lungs. Then he got so light-headed he began to laugh at everything trying to do the test, He began to play with the nose plug making it attack his fingers like a shark "Nom…nom…nom" he began to laugh.
"Alright you dumbass knock it off" Dr. Knox snapped.
"I'm sorry" Edward laughed "Sometimes I just think funny things."
"We're done" Knox told Mustang.
Mustang walked over to Edward "Can you try to contain yourself?"
Edward quit laughing "Yeah"
Dr. Knox walked back in with a stethoscope "I want to listen to your lungs" he said putting the stethoscope out.
"Okay" Edward sat up.
"Now breath deeply Edward" He put it to his back "Breath in" he listened intensely "Breath out" he did this four times on each side then he motioned for Mustang to follow him outside as Edward sat there staring at the ceiling.
"I can't wrap my finger around it but the left lung sounds different like there's something in there." He looked at Mustang "It sounds like a mass of some kind." He put the stethoscope down "There's something called an X-ray I want to do on him. But we're going to have to do something about the metal attached to his chest."
"Well don't you just need the left side?" Mustang asked.
"Yes your right. He has no metal on the left side of his chest." Dr. Knox smiled "It just might work."
So they went to talk to Edward and he agreed to do their test. They wheeled him down to X-ray and took a couple it was difficult due to the automail attached to the right side of his chest but they finally figured it out and got one.
A few hours later Edward was sitting in his room with Fuery and Kashmir writing out plans for planes and drawing diagrams. Dr. Knox and everyone walked in he looked up and saw all their faces and he knew just by the look on Winry's face "It's not good is it?" He said putting his pencil down.
"Edward you have a mass in your left lung from what we can see. I don't know how long you've had it but we have to monitor it and see if it grows any." Dr. Knox turned around "I'm sorry kid I wish I could do more." He walked to the door "I want you back here in three months for more X-rays" then he waked out.
"Edward" Hawkeye said softly.
"It's okay Riza I'll be fine." he smiled "Now are they going to let me out of here Winry? because I'd like to go home."
She was numb all over "I'll go check Ed."
"General I'd like to take Fuery home with me for a couple of months. He's been such a big help and he can bring everything to you every few weeks as we work on it." Edward insisted.
"Anything Fullmetal" Mustang said as his eye lowered to the floor.
"Hey why all the long faces I said I'll be fine." he picked up his pencil and went back to work as everyone stared at him thinking he was in denial.
"Ed they want to keep you a few more days" Winry said walking through the door she looked at him and knew he was on the verge of a blow up by the way he was writing and moving papers around.
"Only a few because I have a lot to do." He said moving things around and slamming his hand down to write.
Al walked over and took the pencil out of his hand "Ed!"
"Give… that… back… Al" He said harshly through gritted teeth.
"ED! You have to-" he jumped back as Edward came off the bed and threw the tray table across the room.
"HAVE TO WHAT AL? FACE THE FACT I'M DYING." he put his hand out "NOW GIVE IT BACK!" tears were streaming down his face and everyone felt his pain.
Winry walked over and put her arms around him and this time it was his knee's that lost stability as he fell to the floor and she fell with him holding him tighter.
In a raspy voice "I will be here to see my child born I don't care if I'm in a wheelchair."
"Ssssssh" Winry pulled his head to her chest and tears began to flow down her face as she looked at everyone as Edward sobbed in her arms. Now she knew why he asked her if she could be strong for him because he knew he would lose it once in a while. So she gathered every bit of anything she had left.
"Edward" she said sternly as she let go of him " You get back up and finish what you were doing."
He stared at her and then realized she was right as she wiped the tears from his face "Huh?" he shook his head "Yes your right" he stood up then helped her up as everyone wiped the tears from their faces.
Edward knew now he had to hold on at least a year. He was going to finish everything he started. He was going to teach his daughters what he said he would and he would watch his son be born. He wanted to attend Mustang and Hawkeye's wedding and see their child. He wanted to get Fuery and Kashmir together. ' I can't die now I have to much to do' he thought 'So God if you give me this time I will fight for you on the other side' it was a deal he made with God right then and there. Then all the panic disappeared and a strange calmness came over him he didn't know how to explain it but he knew something had changed.
Later that night Edward was up late working on something. Al had stayed with him while Kashmir and Fuery went to Central.
"Al" Edward said softly " If I'm not around your going to have to translate this for them because you're the only one that can read my chicken scratch writing and diagrams."
Al laughed "Yeah you write pretty bad for being the genius you are."
"Heeey" Edward smiled.
Kashmir and Fuery were walking back through the hospital to Edwards room. Fuery noticed something at the end of the hall "What's that?"
"It's just a shadow probably a nurse or someone." Kashmir said confidently.
Till they noticed it wasn't a shadow at all it was some kind of black mass that was shaped like a person. Then they saw the bigger shadow and heard the whispering.
"AHHH" Fuery yelled jumping into her arms "Look it's got a gun or something."
As much as Kashmir loved holding him she realized Edwards room was right there. "Come on Fuery get a hold of yourself. I have to go check it out" She said prying him out of her arms and standing him against the wall.
Edward was writing and Al was sitting in the chair trying to get some sleep when they both heard the door knob and looked up. The door opened and standing there was something Edward couldn't believe. He closed his eye and shook his head and looked at it again then one name left his lips "Nina?"
Al jumped up as she pointed the gun at Edward and Shou Tucker walked up behind her. Staring at Edward with his upside down head as he whispered " I tried to stop you from coming back Edward. You and your brother could ruin everything I've been working on for the past ten years. You both know to much about what I was doing. That's why my dear Nina had to kill those scientists trying to find a way to bring you back."
"Shou Tucker?" Al said surprised "You're the one who didn't want us to come back?"
"Al" Edward said as he turned his attention to Shou "So are you here to kill me? And what have you done to Nina now?" He looked at her "She's not exactly a chimeara." Edward stood up as Al walked over next to him.
Shou explained "She's one of my new creations a chimeara and golem hybrid."
"You're a sick man" Edward couldn't believe he created this out of his own daughter he wanted to bring back so bad.
"Go ahead Nina kill him." Shou whispered as Edward stood there and stared at Nina as she slowly squeezed the trigger.
Just then Kashmir kicked Shou down the hall and brought her sickle down on Nina but it just slid right through her. Nina pulled the trigger and Al dove for Edward and they both hit the floor. Al clapped his hands and put a wall between them and Nina.
"ED! ARE YOU OKAY!" Al yelled.
Edward was taken back to the day Shou turned Nina and the dog into a chimeara "I-I-I froze Al." he shook the picture of the girl out of his head.
"Nina" Shou whispered "Come we'll get them later." Nina hit Kashmir and sent her flying down the hall. Fuery came running around the corner and she landed on him.
She got up and ran into Edwards room "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?"
"That" Al said helping Edward up "Was Shou Tucker he was the Sewing Life alchemist and the other thing was his daughter Nina he experimented on a long time ago."
Kashmir wondered why Edward hadn't fought back or used his alchemy "Edward why didn't you fight back?"
Edward sat on the bed with his head down " Nina was my one regret I had in life." he put his head in his hands "I-I-I couldn't save her the first time" he looked up " And know he's turned her into that abomination."
"I see" Kashmir whispered.
"FUERY!" Edward yelled.
"Y-y-yes Fullmetal" Fuery poked his head around the corner of the door shaking from head to toe.
"You need to go tell the General what happened." Edward noticed he was scared to death and he smiled at him "Are you okay? Your not hurt are you?"
Fuery smiled a soft smile "Yes and no."
"Alright then go to Central and inform Mustang that Shou Tucker has turned his daughter into a chimeara and golem hybrid. And that they're the ones that killed all those scientists." Edward wondered what was going to happen next now he had someone trying to end his life.
Winry showed up the next morning to find Al sitting in the hallway "Hey Al are you okay?"
"Not really.' Al said softly.
"Why?" she asked.
Al began to break down " I almost moved to slow to save Ed last night." he put his head in his hands "What am I going to do?" tears began to roll down his cheek "My brother has always been there Winry. I don't know if I can go on without him. Why couldn't it be me that this happened to? Just when Ed get's everything he ever wanted this happens. I would give up my whole body and soul again to make him better."
"Al I don't think Ed would want that. You have a son to think about and your all he has. Ed wouldn't want Albert to go through life without anyone." Winry put her arm around Al shoulder.
"Yeah but he's my brother and I love him Winry. He sacrificed so much in his life for everyone there should be some equivalent exchange for that." Al wiped his tears on his sleeve "I have to be strong for him."
Winry hugged Al tighter "We all do Al" she dropped her head "I still have to tell the girls their father is dying."
"Oh…Winry I'm sorry do you want me to come with you?" Al knew this wasn't going to be easy for Jade. She and Edward were so much alike it was scary. Knew she was going to go off her temper matched Edwards to the boiling point and beyond.
"No I think I can handle it" she smiled "Let's go see Edward and see what he want's me to do."
They both got up and walked to the room where Edward was sitting on the bed writing. He looked up and saw Al's swollen eyes and Winry's long face and he wanted to make them feel better so he smiled a huge smile at them "Hey guy's" he put his stuff down "Would you guys quit moping around."
A huge shadow appeared over Winry and Al and they watched as Edwards eyes got huge "Ah…Ah…Ah SIG!" Edward began to look around the room knowing Izumi was lurking somewhere. He jumped off the bed and ran for the door off the side of his room. When he opened it to run out a foot caught him in the face and sent him flying across the room crashing into the wall.
She walked in and looked at Al "TEACHER!" she walked over grabbed his arm and threw him through the air sending him crashing over a table and landing on his head.
Winry ran over to Edward "Are you okay?"
Edward seeing Izumi behind Winry jumped up as Izumi's arm went back and he stepped in front of Winry.
"NO SHE'S PREGNANT" he threw his automail arm to block Izumi.
"Pregnant?" she said softly "Oh my word" she gave Edward a stern look "CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW I FELT FINDING OUT MY STUPID STUDENTS WERE BACK AND HADN'T EVEN CALLED OR CAME TO SEE ME!" She grabbed Edwards arm and flipped him backwards "I was HURT!"
Al came crawling out "We're sorry teacher" she squinted as she kicked him in the face and he hit the wall again.
"SORRY!" she looked at both of them crippled on the floor.
"Yeah were sorry" Edward wheezed out holding his side "I was going to come see you this week."
"Please Mrs. Izumi don't hit Ed again" Winry pleaded
"Why? he can take it" she turned and walked over to both of them.
That's when Edward began to cough harshly and blood spilled out of his mouth. "See you could have killed him" Winry bent down.
Izumi's eyes got huge "ED?" she had a frightened look on her face "AL what's going on? I didn't hit him that hard."
Al bent down and bowed to the floor in front of her "He's dying teacher."
"WHAT!" Sig said as he walked over by Izumi.
Izumi just stood there as both Edward and Al looked up at her with faces covered with bruises and all she could see was their childhood faces. She bent down and they both flinched and she wrapped her arms around both their necks "I'm sorry but I missed you so much."
"Forgive us teacher" they both said.
She leaned back "No forgive me."
She stood up "Now Edward what's this about you dying? I want to know everything." she put her hand out and began helping them up. Then she turned to Winry " And your pregnant with my" she paused "Should I say grandchild?"
Edward smiled "Yes..you should"
Izumi smiled a soft smile "I mean you two are like my own boys."
Al smiled "You have other grandchildren too like my son Albert."
"You have a son Al?" she was shocked.
"I also have another daughter from the other side her name is Jade. Then there's mine and Winry's daughter Crystal." Edward smiled.
"I've seen Crystal a few times when Winry brought her by" Izumi straightened up "Now I would like to meet the other two." she noticed the rings on Edwards and Winry's fingers "So you two got married?"
Edward began to talk fast "Yes teacher we did, a small ceremony here, we were going to invite you to the wedding when we got home."
She put her hand to her head "Calm down Ed I'm glad you finally did something right."
"Whew I thought you were going to beat me up again." Edward rubbed his head.
She sat down as Sig brought her a chair "Now Edward what's wrong with you?"
He stood up "It seems I have a mass on my left lung and they want to keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't get bigger."
Izumi sighed and exhaled " I never thought my boys would have to face something like this. I thought I would be the one that would be gone before you got back. But I held on hoping and praying for you boys to come home. I am glad to see you both and Edward I want you and your families to come spend some time with us." She got up and patted Sig's chest " He has missed you" they both looked at Sig and he had tears in his eyes as he reached over and pulled both of them into a bear hug.
"We missed….you…to…Sig" they both wheezed out.