Consequence

"I've been in a coma for a month? What about you what happened to you after I passed out?" Ed asked Riza who let go of him to reply. "Well when I got to the hospital they said it was a miracle that I was alive and I only need a small operation but after I heard that you were in a coma I demanded that I share a room with you and I stayed here by your side.

"It's true we had to bring her every meal here because she wanted to be here in case you wake up." A doctor said walking into the room "I must say you still amaze me even now, never willing to stay down." Ed didn't recognize the face of the doctor until he came closer "Oh my god! It's you how have you been Dean? I thought you stayed in Central?"

Ed said receiving a hug from his old friend "Me stay there if you remember rightly I was the only doctor who could put up with you and your anger." Dean said laughing but Ed just gave him a dirty look "So when will he be allowed to leave?" Riza asked standing up "If I know Ed he will be just fine in about three days so don't try and escape any sooner alright Ed." Dean said giving Ed a look that said he meant business.

Three days later and as he was told Ed was released from hospital but was told he had to take it easy but to everyone's surprise Ed listened to him because he knew better this to mess with his doctor Dean.

Edward went to work the next day to surprise everyone because he made her give her word not to tell anyone not even General Quinn. He was the first to arrive at his office alongside Riza and headed into his office knowing no one would believe that he was back so he went to work on his paper work that he missed for the last month but it only was a small pile since Riza was put in charge of the team in Edwards absence, suddenly Ed could hear voices his teams voices but didn't leave his office to say hello or anything as he wanted to catch them off guard.

"So any news on the Lt Colonel Riza?" Frank asked Riza as he went to sit down "No nothing has changed as far as I know." Riza said looking at Ed's office door knowing he was in there.

It was nearing lunch time when there came a knock on the door and a young lad entered the door "Hello I don't mean to be rude but is it true that Lt Colonel Elric is out of hospital?" He said looking right at Riza, everyone suddenly turned to look at her with shock

"How could she keep this from us of all people?" Everyone asked themselves "sigh it's true I'm awake and back at work." Ed said standing in his office door way "SIR!" everyone shouted running to him, the boys patted him on the back and Nina simply hugged him "Sorry sir." Nina said very embarrassed about hugging her superior "It's ok Nina I was hoping to surprise you all after your lunches but I guess the secret is out." Ed said looking at Nina who was close to tears.

Later that day word had gotten to the General about Edward being out of hospital and at Command as well so he sent someone to bring him to his office as he wanted a word with him.

After lunch Ed stood outside the Generals office waiting to be allowed in "Come in." The General said from behind the door, as Edward went in the General was sitting at his desk "Sit down please." He said after Ed sat down the General started "I first want to say I'm glad to see you back at work, I'll be honest I probably would have done the same but dam it Ed." The General said slamming his hands on the desk

"We needed someone alive to find out more but now we cannot because you killed everyone there." Ed knew what he did and so he lowered his head in shame while the General continued "Because of that I have had to place someone under cover to find out more and I'm not liking that one bit, you lucky to still be in the military after that but because of your past accomplishment's I was able to convince them that you are still one of the bests." The General took a deep breath and Ed looked up at him to see he was smiling.

"Look I didn't do this for you after I got the report I was going to demote you but your team came to see me and defended you and they changed my mine but unfortunately I'm going to have suspended you for two months." The general said giving Edward a serious look "I understand sir." Ed said as he stood up to salute him General Quinn saluted back and Edward left to go back to his office to inform his team.

When Edward got back to his office everyone was already working hard, they looked up to see that Ed was not smiling or even happy about the chat with General Quinn. "I've gotten off lucky thanks to all of you but I'm suspended for two months." Ed said "What from today sir?" Stan said. "Yeah to keep the higher ups happy it has to start from today the General said." Ed said seeing everyone was unhappy with it all still.

"I'm sorry we couldn't do anything else for you sir." Nina said "You all did amazing for me because of you I'm still in the military." Edward said trying to cheer Nina up "Look I'm going to have to go now you all know what to do keep up the great work I'll see you all back here in two months." Ed said saluting them all they all saluted back as he walked out the door and headed home only being back less than a day.

Later that night since Edward had nothing but free time on his hands so he cooked dinner ready for Riza, when she came in Ed had made her a cup of tea so she could sit down rest and have a drink before dinner "So I take it that things have not been too much of a problem since I was gone?" Ed asked Riza as she drank her tea "Edward we need to talk," Riza said in her serious voce which worried Ed no end "Err sure Riza what about?" Ed asked "It's about what happened that day when you saved me." Riza said putting her cup down to face him.

"I want to know why you killed everyone there you could have knocked them out, you could have done anything but you killed them in a brutal manner and that's not like you at all, I know I was close to death but you have always known better, I guess I'm saying I should have seen this coming you have always had anger issue's that you never dealt with." Riza said placing her hand on top of his.

"So you think I have still got anger issues after all these years being together after everything." Ed stopped himself because he could feel himself getting angry so he took a deep breath "Look I know what I did was wrong and I'm truly sorry but when I saw you impaled on there I lost it." Ed said looking Riza in the eye, Riza moved her hand off Ed's "I just don't know right now I know it's not like you but I'm worried that it might happen again and next time you will not get off so easy." Riza said with a worried look on her face.

The rest of the night there was an awkward tension between them and they both knew why but didn't say a word. Edward stayed up to finish some alchemy work before he went to bed and found out that Riza was not there, he went to the spare room and found her sleeping on the single bed "I should have seen this coming." Ed said to himself before heading into his bedroom.

The next morning Ed was the first to wake up so he went downstairs to make some tea and breakfast not long after Ed had made the tea Riza came down looking lost in thought "Good morning Riza." Ed said snapping Riza out of her thoughts "Morning Ed I've been thinking long and hard on this and I've decided to stay with a friends while I think things over I'm not sure your same man I married" Riza said revealing a suit case from behind her "What?" Ed said dropping his plate

"You're leaving me?" Ed said with a shocked look on his face "I need some time to think about everything, I've killed many people during war but never in anger, I've seen men and women burned by my father's alchemy and I forgave him for it but what you did I'm not sure I can forgive I mean you killed those people in pure anger." Riza said as she picked up her suit case and headed for the door.

Not long after Riza left it truly hit home to Ed, his wife that he came back from the dead twice had just left him because of his anger, he let out a load scream and he felt his blood boil as he did and punched the nearest wall with his human hand to vent out the anger that had built up "she's right I'm full of anger, why did I let it build up?" Ed asked himself but he couldn't think of an answer.

Ed spent the rest of the day sitting in his living room looking around and seeing memories of him and Riza sitting by the fire or dancing to a record.

Ed spent most of his time now in his house only going out when he needed to, he kept his curtains closed and sat in his chair drinking constantly thinking about everything he had lost so quickly sometimes even thinking about ending his life but couldn't go through with it.

Riza had gone to stay at Lucy's flat as Lucy had decided to live there for a few months to properly catch up with Riza. When Riza had told Lucy everything and she found it hard to believe and told her she did the right thing by leaving him to rethink everything. "I know this must have been hard for you to do that but trust me you being here will help you think about what you want to do." Lucy said "I know but it's going to be hard because I'm torn between running back to him and forgiving him because he did it to save my life and not ever going back to him because he did it, I know Roy did horrible things during the war but he was ordered to and he thought he was doing the right thing but this was something completely different." Riza said shaking her head trying not to think about it too much.

"I understand you love him so much after everything you two went through together." Lucy said placing her hand on Riza's shoulder.

It took Ed a month after trying to drown his sorrows in drink to go out and look for help for his anger problem. He tried everywhere but ended up going to Dean's house and asking him for help finding somewhere and he pointed him in the right direction. During his last month off work he went to see his therapist to help with his anger issues and other issues they came across.

It was Ed's first day back at work and he went into his office and sat looking out the window when he heard voices in the other room and knew it was Riza and Chris talking he didn't want to go out and say anything he still felt ashamed about what he did so he stayed in his office doing his paper work.

There was a knock on the door and Nina entered the room "Hello sir I'm glad to see you back in your office it wasn't been the same since we all last saw you." Ed just sat in his chair and smiled at her "Is there anything you need sir?" Nina asked "No thank you Nina." Edward said "Ok then sir" Nina said before walking out of the room, Riza didn't come into Ed's office until later that day and he tried to talk to her but to no avail.

While Ed was suspended from the military things only got more intense with in the Anti-Dictatorship group. They didn't take kindly to what Ed did to their members and wanted revenge so they spent the two months thinking up a plan to get it but the person that General Quinn personal hand-picked to keep them informed about the groups movements was un aware that the group knew exactly who they were and they were going to use them to get back at Ed and everyone else who was there that night "No-one kills my comrades and gets away with it he will pay for this and we will not stop until he's dead and buried this time." The leader said standing around a table with the rest of the group's leaders.

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