AN: I really don't have one except…. MY FRICKEN BRAIN IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE! I know this story is a little drawn out but I have to cover all the basis for the climax. So be patient and continue my brain doesn't work like most people's so some of this is a little far fetched. DRAMA, HEARTACHE, STRUGGLE, AND PERSISTANT LOVE. I CAN'T HELP MYSELF I JUST HAD TO PUT SOME OF MY LIFE STORY IN THIS.
I LONG TO GO HOME CHAP.20
Edward was supposed to be taking a nap. Al had went to the library with Albert to join the girls. Kashmir and Fuery went to the cafeteria to get lunch and Winry was sitting in the hall as Izumi and Sig walked out of Edwards room..
Izumi walked over and sat down next to Winry "He's asleep now" she turned and gazed down the hallway "Winry did they say how long he has?"
"No" she said softly staring at the floor "But he's only gotten worse since he got here." she rubbed her stomach.
"Have you eaten anything today?" Izumi turned and asked her concerned for her and the baby.
"No" she answered softly trying not to burst into tears.
Izumi nodded to Sig and he got up "I'll be right back with something" he said walking down the hall.
" Winry you need to eat to keep your strength up for the baby." She told her.
Winry looked at Izumi " You know…he knew" she looked down at her stomach "He knew I was pregnant and I didn't believe him" she began to tear up "Just like he knew I had gotten pregnant ten years ago." She glanced at Izumi "Do you know that's why he went back there. It was so Crystal and I would have a safe place to live." She started wiping the tears from her eyes "I keep wondering if he hadn't went back if this would have happened to him" she looked at Izumi " I feel like it's my fault that this happened to him."
Izumi looked at Winry " You can't blame yourself and it's not your fault Edward made the choice and you know how stubborn he can be." She remembered how when he was little he was so stubborn and persistent that it sometimes drove her so crazy she wanted to murder him in his sleep.
"Winry I want to talk to Edward when he wakes up" she stood up as Sig came back with a sandwich and some milk and handed it to her "Eat this and go sit with him" she handed the stuff to Winry "I'll be out here when he wakes up."
Winry took the sandwich and milk "Thank you" and she turned and walked into Edwards room.
Izumi turned to Sig "Honey I want my boy at home" She let a single tear fall then wiped the rest away.
"Yes Izumi we'll make room for them" Sig hugged his wife knowing she was hurting far more than she let on not to mention her health wasn't exactly great at this time.
Edward woke up to see Winry sleeping in the chair and smiled to himself he reached over to get his papers and was quiet enough that he didn't wake her up.' She must be exhausted' he thought 'she needs a better place to sleep' so he got up and walked over and gently picked her up and placed her in his bed. She let out a slight moan as she rolled over and continued sleeping.
He noticed Sig sitting in the hallway and Izumi was asleep up against him. Edward turned and got nauseas and he threw up in the trash can. He noticed there was blood coming up.
Izumi heard him and jumped up and ran over and grabbed his waist length golden hair and pulled it back away from his face as he continued to puke. Sig jumped up and walked over to Edward because he looked like he was about to loose his balance. Sig put his arm around Edwards waist to hold him up. Winry woke up and saw what was happening and freaked out.
Izumi turned to her "Winry go get a wet towel NOW!"
Edward went slightly limp in Sig's grasp when he was finished. Winry can back with the towel and handed it to Izumi and she began to wipe Edwards forehead and face "There….There my boy get it all out."
Edward looked at both of them "I'm done" he tried to stand and grabbed the wall Sig went to stabilize him "I'm okay" He looked at Winry "I'm sorry you had to see that.' he saw she looked a little pale " Are you okay?" he walked over to her "Have you eaten today" he was more concerned for her than himself.
She answered him softly "Yes Mr. Sig got me a sandwich."
"Good" he looked at Sig "Thank you"
"Are you okay now Edward?" Sig was very concerned about what had just happened.
"Yeah I am now" He looked at all of them "Let's not tell anyone else about this alright."
"What about the doctor?" Winry asked.
"OKAY JUST HIM!" Edward snapped at her and her head went down then realizing what he had just done he looked at her.
"I'm sorry" he motioned for her to come to him "Come here baby."
She walked over and hugged him tightly. He felt so much better in her arms then she helped him to the bed and he sat on it facing all of them.
Izumi spoke very sternly to him "Edward I want you, Winry and the girls to come stay with us for a few weeks."
"Teacher I have three other people to think about. I have Albert, Kashmir and Fuery their helping me with something for Mustang."
"THE HELL WITH MUSTANG!" she yelled then composed herself "Bring them too Edward."
"Alright but on two conditions" he smiled at her.
"What?" She snapped.
"You help me teach Jade alchemy and Crystal and Kashmir martial arts." It was a fair condition Izumi thought.
"Alright" she agreed "But who's this Kashmir girl."
"She's the one protecting my family and now with Shou Tucker wanting me dead I need her in top shape." he pleaded with a face she remembered all to well.
Sig put his hand on Izumi shoulder and gave it a slight squeeze "Oh alright" she looked at him and sighed "Can't say no to that face even now" she said softly.
She got up and walked into the hallway motioning for Winry to follow her. She turned and looked at the shaken girl and sternly told her "Winry your going to have to be stronger from here on out. Don't burst into tears every time something like that happens. He needs you to be strong and I don't mean to sound unfeeling but it's going to get worse from here and you have to be able to handle it." She reached over and took Winry's left hand and pulled it up "When he put this on your finger it was for richer or poorer in sickness and in health until death do you part." She looked down "I will help as much as I can but I'm not in the best of health either. It's taken everything I have today not to vomit my own blood."
Winry knew she was right so she looked at the older woman "Mrs. Izumi we haven't even told the girls yet. What do I tell them?"
Izumi got upset at that she thought the girls needed to know but she also knew that was up to Edward "Come on" she stormed back in his room.
"YOU HAVEN'T EVEN TOLD YOUR CHILDREN EDWARD?" She yelled.
Edward jumped "N-N-No we haven't" then he looked at the floor "I want to tell them in my own time. They know I'm sick nothing else." He looked back to Izumi "I'll tell them myself in a couple of weeks."
"You better Ed or I will." She snapped.
"Yes teacher." He said softly he was worried though about what kind of effect this was going to have on them.
Meanwhile back at Central Armstrong came in to see Mustang "General Mustang Havoc has been causing quite the stir at the prison. He says he want's to talk to you." Armstrong stressed.
"Really he does now" Mustang didn't know what to think of this.
Armstrong walked closer "Yes he says it's about Shou Tucker."
Mustang was listening now "Okay I'll go see him."
"He seems like the old Havoc now. He's not all crazy looking and talking gibberish anymore" Armstrong turned and walked out.
"So Havoc knows about Shou Tucker?" he thought as he spoke to Hawkeye.
"It would appear that way sir." she replied.
"Oh…Riza you don't have to call me sir when we're alone. Everyone knows we're engaged." he smirked.
"Well that may be true but your still my superior." she smiled a slight smile.
"So let's go see what Havoc knows about Shou Tucker and why he didn't want Fullmetal and Al coming back." He said walking over to the door.
"Yes Sir" he looked at her "I mean Roy can we go now."
"Yes my little sexy hot mama" He whispered in her ear walking by her.
' Oh my gosh I'm going to blow his brains out before the wedding or I have this child' she thought "Let's just go Roy…..Sir" she smirked following him out the door.
The drive to the prison was a long one due to Hawkeye having to stop every couple of miles to throw up or pee. They finally arrived and went in to see Havoc.
"Well Havoc what do you know about Shou Tucker?" He asked sternly.
"Can I have a cigarette please General." Havoc asked.
"Tell me what I want to know and maybe you'll gat one." Mustang crossed his arms over his chest.
"Fine I see how you could be pissed." Havoc said smiling.
"PISSED…YOU KIDNAPPED MY SOON TO BE WIFE AND FULLMETAL'S" Mustang yelled.
"I was drugged boss." Havoc blurted out.
"You were what?" Mustang could of swore he didn't hear that right.
"Shopu Tucker drugged me then wanted me to kidnap the women so he could use them for his experiments. I don't know what happened but I never gave them to him." He smiled "I kept them"
"I see so you were drugged and you kidnapped women to use as experiments but instead you kept them all in cages." Mustang repeated "Have I got that straight?"
"Yes I know he wanted to make them into" he thought for a minute "What was it he was going to turn them into?" He jumped up "Oh…golems and chimearas hybrids."
"Golems and chimeara hybrids?" Mustang was intrigued "Why didn't he want Fullmetal and Al to come back?"
"He said they knew to much about the experiment, I guess it had something to do with when the homunculus tried to get Edward to make a philosophers stone twelve years ago in the fifth laboratory." Havoc motioned to his mouth for a cigarette.
Mustang nodded to Hawkeye and she threw a pack on the table. Havoc grabbed them and lit one with the matches he had and inhaled deeply and blew it out "Ahh I haven't had one in weeks."
"Enough Havoc now finish" Mustang snapped "Why did you take Hawkeye and Winry?"
"He wanted Hawkeye to keep you in line" He took another hit and blew it out "Winry was taken after he found out Edward was back. I don't know if it was to keep him in line or to hurt him." Havoc replied.
"He should have known Fullmetal and I would come looking for them?" Mustang put his hand to his chin.
"I don't think he knew you and Hawkeye were sleeping together at the time. I think he just wanted Edward to come." Havoc put his cigarette out "Then he found out about Edward's illness." Havoc looked at Mustang "Is it true is he dying?"
"Yes" Mustang said softly.
"Shit" Havoc stood up "He was a good kid."
Mustang lost it at that point "HE IS A GOOD KID!" He put his hand up and was ready to snapped his fingers and make Havoc charcoal at that point.
"SIR!" Hawkeye said quickly.
Havoc's eyes got huge "I'm sorry General I know how you feel about the squirt."
"I can't believe you got involved in something like this Havoc and Edward Elric has more integrity in his automail pinky then you do right now." He said coldly.
Havoc put his head down "I know Sir and I'm sorry."
Mustang and Havoc were close and he knew the drugs Tucker had him on must have been strong ones to make him do something so stupid.
"Havoc your going to have to do the time for the kidnappings and you'll probably be court marshaled." Mustang went to walk out and stopped "But I'll see what I can do since you talked to me."
"Thanks General" havoc smiled.
"Oh and havoc enjoy the cigarettes" Mustang shut the door.
Havoc got a strange look on his face "Did he poison my cigarettes?" he looked at the pack then sniffed them "Nah" he said shaking his head.
"Well Sir what do you think?" Hawkeye asked while driving away.
"I think he's telling the truth and Armstrong was right he didn't have that crazy look to him like before." He wondered I he could actually do something for him maybe he could get him out early but then again he did kidnap Hawkeye.
"Do you want to go to the hospital and inform Edward?" Hawkeye asked glancing in the rearview mirror.
"I don't know what good that will do it'll only piss him off and right know he doesn't need that." Mustang knew it was them "We'll handle it ourselves."
"Is it wise to keep Edward in the dark Sir?" Hawkeye knew Edward was sick but she also knew he wanted Shou Tucker.
"We'll go talk to him later but I don't want this upsetting him to the point of him running off and doing something stupid" He thought for a moment "Al's state alchemist exam is next week." He stared out the window "So I'll inform him about what we found out. If he wants to help then I can't stop him."
"I see your point Sir" Hawkeye smiled.
"If Shou is out to get Edward then I'm certainly glad we put Kashmir with him. As outrageous as she is I doubt she would let anything happen to him." Mustang grinned "So I should inform her of all of this."
A few hours later Kashmir was standing in front of Mustangs desk as he explained everything to her. She listened then slammed her automail hand to his desk "So the upside down ass backwards man is after my employer." She smiled " This could get interesting."
"Hold on Kashmir you have three people to keep an eye on. Edward can take care of himself. It's Winry and the girls I'm worried about." Mustang said firmly.
"Yes if Tucker wants to hurt Edward he's already tried it by having Winry kidnapped. But if something were to happen to Edwards girls that would almost surly kill him." Hawkeye explained.
"I see" Kashmir thought "You do have a point the girls are his whole life they mean everything to him. But now that Winry's pregnant that makes her more of a target too." Kashmir stretched "Looks like I'm in for some over time."
"I'm trusting you with the lives of people I deeply care for Kashmir. So don't let me down" he turned towards the window "Oh and don't get all crazy, be alert and patient like Edward told you."
She saluted "Yes Sir" and turned and left.
"Do you think she can handle it Sir?" Hawkeye asked.
Mustang put his hand on his chin "If I were to have anyone watching Fullmetal's back who better then someone crazier and just as out of control as him." He turned and faced Hawkeye "She can handle it."
Kashmir got back to the hospital and walked into Edward's room to see him sleeping. She didn't know where everyone else was and she wondered why they would leave him alone. So she went outside the door and grabbed a chair and sat down.
"Kash" Edward called.
She got up and walked in the room "I thought you were sleeping?" she looked around "Where's everyone else?"
"I sent them to the library my teacher wanted to meet Jade and Albert" Edward turned the light one and she saw his face.
"WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR EYE?" She was shocked.
Edward chuckled "My teacher…she's a firm believer in hand to hand combat and she's very good at it."
'Wow she must be good to give the Fullmetal alchemist a swollen eye. I heard he was fast but then again it has been ten years' she thought 'I want to meet this woman who taught him everything.'
"Kashmir" Edward looked at her "My family and I are going to Dublith for a few weeks. I would like you to come with us. I've also got permission for Fuery to join us."
"Well I'm not-" She remembered what Mustang had said and she had become fond of Edward and his family in the past few days.
"Alright I'll go with you." she smiled.
"Great and my teacher has agreed to teach you the same way she taught me. Hopefully you don't bruise easily." He laughed.
"Huh?" she gave him a confused look.
"Never mind" Edward waved his hand in the air "Where the hell's that doctor? He's suppose to let me out of here today?"
"Your getting out so soon? I thought they wanted to run more tests?" she was concerned about him leaving so soon.
"I'm done with tests for now. I just want to get on with my life." Edward got out of bed and stretched.