Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters included in this fan fiction.

Author's Notes: I am so sorry that I haven't updated in a while. Writer's block..., but I have been inspired to write this chapter. I hope you all like it.

Heartache

Author: Emilee1

Chapter 3: Close Call

"Edward!" Winry called from downstairs. "Breakfast is ready!"

Ed sat up in his bed, rubbed his eyes, and stretched. "Wow what a dream," he said to himself. "Wait a minute... it wasn't a dream was it?" he questioned himself while punching his bed. He heard a knock on his door and his eyes shot up.

Winry slightly opened the door and asked, "Did you not hear me? I said that breakfast was ready."

Edward nodded and got out of bed. "I'll be down in a minute," he replied. He put on his black pants, black shirt, and his red shirt on top then he braided his hair. Finally he went downstairs.

He sat down to a plate of eggs, sausage, bacon, and biscuits and gravy.

"Good morning brother," Al said cheerfully. "Are you feeling better?"

Ed smiled and replied, "Yeah fit as a fiddle!"

Winry looked at him strangely, "Are you sure? You don't look so good. You're very pale." She had a worried expression on her face. Her sparkling blue eyes were starting to get to him.

Ed turned away from her and replied, "I'm fine." He got up from the table and said, "I'm not very hungry." He was walking down the hallway, but Winry was following him.

"Edward?" She reached a hand towards him.

He slapped her hand away and looked at her angrily. "Nothing is wrong with me!" he shouted.

"Yes there is something! I am trying to help you!" she fired back stepping closer to him. This only made his anger worse.

"You can't help me! Nothing can help me now!"

Winry grabbed his shoulders and pushed him against the wall. "Please, tell me what is wrong?"

Edward pushed her back and said, "Leave me alone. I am tired of you trying to fix everything." He walked out the door and outside.

A small tear fell down her face. She followed slowly to see where he was going only to be shocked at what she saw.

He was walking down the hillside when suddenly he collapsed. He began to cough again, but it was much worse. Again also he began to cough up blood.

"Edward!" Winry shouted running towards him. She turned him on his back.

"Winry, I can't...," he pleaded, but he passed out from loss of oxygen.

"Ed... Edward! Please wake up!" She ran inside to get Pinako and Al.

They all carried him to Dr. Benito. "Please doctor," Winry pleaded, "help him."

He felt of Ed's pulse and his heartbeat. "He's not breathing; we have to hurry."

"Edward!" Winry kept saying. She was leaning against the wall in the emergency room. "Please don't leave me."

"We're losing him!" Dr. Benito called to his nurse. She brought him the oxygen machine. He put the mask over Ed's face so he would be able to breathe.

Meanwhile, Ed was in an abyss of darkness. All around him was nothing but black. He rubbed his head and asked, "Where am I?"

He kept hearing a voice that was calling out his name. "Winry?" Suddenly he woke up.

"Edward!" Winry ran over to him. She hugged him and cried, "I thought I was going to lose you."

"Winry...I...," he started but she cut him off.

"Don't do anything like that again, okay?" Tears were pouring down her face.

Edward nodded and said, "I'm really sorry about what I said earlier. I really didn't mean it..."

Winry smiled and went back into the waiting room.

Author's Notes: I know it was short. Sorry.