Author's Note: Woot! I got this one in fast-ish. Oki-doki enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own FMA but I wish that I could own a toy Edward…sighs.
Chapter four: A visitor
While Ed was resting Al sat next to him and read a book. It was a very peaceful afternoon and Al was thankful so Ed's sleep wouldn't be disturbed. Lieutenant Hawkeye had already stopped by their room to hand Al some medicine for Ed; so they wouldn't be disturbed for the rest of the day. That is if they didn't receive a phone call. RING RING! Al quickly went over to answer it.
"Hello? Al is it you?"
He immediately recognized the voice.
"Winry!"
Winry had called to check if Ed's automail was okay. Al surprised at the call because Winry never called them, however he was still glad he called.
"Yeah his automail is fine… it just the rest of him that need work."
He had meant to mutter the last part but Winry (with her sharp hearing) heard it.
"Why? What's wrong with Ed?"
Oh no. She heard that? Should I lie? I can't lie…maybe she won't be mad this time.
He told Winry that Ed was sick with a fever and was asleep.
Silence.
"Al, I'm coming to visit."
"Why? It's okay I can take care of brother just fine. You don't need to burden yourself coming here."
"No. I want to go; besides I have a new model ready for Ed. His old ones should be getting small now. I'm leaving in an hour and I'll get there around nine okay. Pick me up at the train station. See you soon!"
The other line went dead.
Huh? Why did she sound so rushed. It's not the first time Ed's gotten sick, she must really worry about us. I just hope she doesn't hit Ed when she gets here…
Back in Resembool Winry was running around her house packing all sorts of things. Granny Pinako asked her before why she wanted to visit when Ed was sick. Honestly she didn't know. She only called because she had a bad feeling and wanted to check if they were okay. And she also knew that she missed them both, but missed one certain brother a bit more than the other… As soon as she finished packing she said good-bye to her grandma and headed off to the train station.
Back in East city, Ed woke up to the sound of Al talking to someone on the phone. He slowly sat up and waited for Al to come back. He heard Al's footstep a minute later.
"Brother your awake!" Al quickly went over to Ed and sat down.
"How are you feeling?"
Ed had to think about it for a few seconds.
"I feel like shit…I slept so much but why am I still tired!"
Seriously I hate getting sick. My body's so heavy, and my headache is still here… I wonder who Al was talking to…
"Anyway who were you talking to on the phone? I didn't hear when you answered. I just woke up about a minute ago."
Al looked at Ed and wondered what his reaction was going to be.
"Um…yeah. That was Winry just now. She found out that you were sick and said that she is coming here to visit us today."
"WHAT! Who told her I was sick? Why would she even bother co- cough! Cough!"
Ed quickly covered his mouth and waited for the coughing fit to be over as Al got him some water and the medicine the Lieutenant gave him.
"Here drink this… It was me who told her but I didn't mean it! She heard me mumbling to myself! I swear!"
Ed couldn't yell at Al for giving him away since he was busy drinking water and the medicine. He did manage to glare at him though; he knew that he was in for: a smack on the head with a wrench.
Oh well at least I get to see Winry again.
When he finished drinking he sighed,
"There's nothing we can do about it now. What time did she say she was arriving?"
Al gave a sigh of relief and gave Ed the details.
Later that night Al left his sleeping brother to fetch Winry at the station. Her train wasn't late and arrived exactly at nine. Inside the train Winry got her bag from the compartment and got off the train.
Ouch…my butt hurts. I hope I find Al fast I want to see Ed… I wonder if his fever went down.
She looked around and soon enough she saw a larger suit of armor in the distance. She quickly ran up to Al and smiled.
"Hey Al! It's nice to see you again!" Al looked down and greeted Winry.
Al was a bit relieved that Winry was here because then he could buy food for Ed without leaving him all alone. The two friends walked back to the dorms and caught up with each other on the way.
When the two teenagers returned to the dorm area then quickly became silent, both afraid to wake up the sleeping tenants. Al reached for his key, which he usually kept with his chalk. But he couldn't find it.
"What's wrong Al?" Winry asked the fumbling boy.
"I can't find the key. I think I dropped it somewhere. I'm sure that I put it here."
He kept combing through his pouch but still couldn't find it. He eventually gave up and asked Winry what to do. They were both pretty sure that even if they knocked Ed wouldn't hear. So in the end, Al had to perform alchemy on the door just to get it open.
When they both walked inside Al and Winry put the suitcase in the Al's bedroom, which was never used since Al couldn't sleep. Then Winry went over to Ed's bedroom while Al got something for her to drink. She stepped into the room and sat down next to Ed's bed. She smiled at his sleeping face, and then stroked his hair.
He definitely has a fever; his hair is damp and I can feel the heat coming from his forehead. But even if he is sick he still looks really cute when he is sleeping.
Al walked in with a glass of juice in his hand and gave it to Winry.
"Has he been sleeping the whole day?"
"No brother woke up after you called, he knows your visiting. He tried staying awake until you got here but he was too tired to, and fell asleep about two hours ago. Anyway you should be getting to sleep as well. I doubt that he will wake up anytime soon."
Winry looked at Ed and decided to agree with Al so she looked at Ed's sleeping face once more and frowned as she walked to her room to get some rest.
I hope he doesn't have any nightmares… what am I thinking he always has nightmares when he is asleep. Well at least both Al and I are here to comfort him if he does have one…
Author's note: Yeah I'm putting some Edwin on this fanfic. I love this couple…sigh.