Chapter 55 - Rouse
Someone was shaking him. Roughly. Ed forced his eyes open, greeted by a very-real blue gaze, worried and wide. Winry clutched his leg, rocking him with growing urgency.
Her voice hitched as he woke. "Are you alright?!" She asked breathlessly.
He didn't answer, pained to have returned to reality.
"Sorry," her stare roamed. "It's just…," she reddened. "You were completely out."
He wiped a hand down his face, brushing away the conversation he'd invented in his mind. "I'm fine," he murmured. "My sleep's deeper now."
"Why?"
He shut his eyes, pushing away the girl in the bandana. "Consciousness… is overrated."