Author's Note: I deleted chapter three, I just thought it was too much of a random event. I am really going to try and give this fic my all, I plan on re-writing most of my chapters to make them the best they can be. And by the way, sorry for the small hiatus, but things are going to get a little slow since school is about to start. Plus, I was at a bit of a writers block, but everything is looking up now. Enjoy :) Ooh, and I might have to look over this again, sorry for any mistakes!
Disclaimer: I own nothing, Hiromu Arakawa does.
Would You Like to Talk?
It was the middle of the third night living in the motel, the last night available to us. I could hear constant moving on the floor, Ed was tossing and turning ever since the three of us shut the lights off. Us ally, he was the first to pass out, I could always tell by his unique heavy breathing. However tonight it had been nearly a hour, and he still wasn't asleep. Not to mention, I wasn't either.
So that was it, something was wrong. Something had to be on his mind and he couldn't get it out. I was shaking, terrified to do what was on my mind. But it was only Edward, my friend. And he obviously needed something. Plus, something was on mymind, too. It had been almost two weeks since that night. The night he told me why he was so upset, about Al and I stranded on this side. He could tell we hated it here, and was blaming the entire situation on himself. Well, even if it really was his fault, it was Al and my self's choice to come. Our burden to bear. And that night we shared more then our feelings of guilt, too.
So I held my breath, sucking it all in at once. I pulled my body in a sitting position of the bed, and slipped my feet so they were touching the rest of my legs. I turned causing the bed to squeak as I placed one foot on the cold floor below me. Then the other one. Carefully I stepped around the bed and over Al's sleeping body to where Ed was lieing. Quickly I sat next to him, his back facing me as I spoke his name. Immediately and surprised, his head spun around towards mine as he slightly gasped. I ignored my feelings, and continued to speak while I had his attention.
"Your not asleep, what's up?" He was quick to reply.
"Well, your not either Winry. Go back to bed..." He grumbled turning his head away from me. I wasn't moving, we had to sort a few things out first. So I let out a long, sad breath, gathered up the few words I had prepared for my speech, and decided to tell him what was on my mind.
"Edward, I'm really sorry about our home burning down, and for this to be your second time witnessing that. Look, yeah it is partially your fault we're here, on this side of the gate, but it's mine, too! Remember you and Al have told me, about that night. The night you... The night you used human alchemy to try and bring your mother back to life? I don't know too much about alchemy, but if I knew I had that power, I would want to try. I could never say that I understand what you two went through, but my parents are both dead too." It was hard for me to be so blunt like this, and for no to say everything out of no where, but he needed to hear this. "And, and if I could, yes I would of tried too as well. An' you said you blame yourself for everything that happened, right? You said you were the one with the idea too, an' you pushed Al into trying as well. And you said it was your fault you lost your limbs, and Al lost his body. But you hardly blamed Al for anything, you just carried the entire sin on yourself. Yes, you have admitted you've done it together, but still you have always told me you had to do this. Fix the mistake you've made. Listen, it's... It's not your fault Ed. And I'm not saying to go around and blame everyone else for what has happened, but this time it really isn't your fault, for bringing us to this world. Your tearing yourself apart just thinking about it. I won't lie to you, you could tell both me and Al aren't as happy here as we were in Risembool, but it was our choice to come after you. Because... Because, life's a little bit better with you around... Even in Germany... Things just go smoother and, just better with you, Edward. Do you know that? We choose to be with you, because. Because we missed you more then our home... And I think that... I think that as long we are together, we'll get through this. We have memories, and... We have to get passed the part that they are extremely painful and enjoy them before our depression we have discovered takes over our lives. And, and our memories." I was on the urge of tears. "An', aren't we enough? Am I enough to make you happy, too? We could do this together even if this isn't what the three of us wanted, but we are alive. And we need to be content while we can. Because we miss your smile, and your laugh. Now, it's gone and we miss that side of you. We miss you Ed, I... I miss you, too."
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Author's Note: This convo. will continue next chap!
