Sacrifice [Edward Elric x Reader]

chapter 28

"Are you ready?" Ed whispers to you.

"Yeah." You whisper back.

It's 11:49 pm, and you and Ed are sneaking out of the hospital. It's completely dark except for the little light from the moon filtering through the window.

You and Ed had written a short note addressed to your nurse, informing her of your short leave.

"Nurse,

Something really important came up, so I'll be gone for today. (^◇^;) I'll come back by tomorrow morning, though, so wait for me.

~(Y/N) （≧∇≦）"

"Is the note in place?" Ed asks you.

"Dude. You've asked me that like fifty times already. Yes. It's there."

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry. I just don't want to get caught again."

"Huh. Very untypical of you."

You hear Ed grunt at you as he swings the window open. You wipe your hand on your hospital pants and hold your hand out.

"Why do you have my knife again, Ed?" You whisper.

"I.... Have no idea."

Ed presses the thin and familiar shape of your pocketknife into your palm and you close your fingers over it, entrapping the knife. Your hand brushes Ed's, but you don't mind.

You make the small cut on your hand routinely and clap them together, slapping them both against the outside building wall. A loud metal clang! rings through the courtyard below, and you wince.

"Whoops." You chuckle.

Your room is on the second floor, so it doesn't take long for you and Ed to scale down the steps you made.

By the time you're on the ground, though, you're dizzy and there are stars flying around your eyesight. You stumble, but Ed catches you.

He holds you against his arm, and you feel the cold of his automail seep into your back.

"You alright?" He whispers into your ear.

You nod. "Yeah. I'm just severely dehydrated, that's all."

You start limping forwards.

"You know that little girl?" Ed whispers to you, letting you lean against him.

"I shiver just thinking about her."

"Well, she kinda got worried about you, and... She is now staying in our suite. Inside your room."

At that, you stand up straight. "My room!?"

"Y-yeah..."

"Ed!!!"

You turn around and shake his shoulders, hard. "What the heck!?!?!?"

Ed can't reply. "I-I-I-I-I m-m-m-m s-s-o-o-o-o-r-r-r-r-y-y-y."

You stop and sigh. "Stupid. Now I'm afraid to go into my room."

"Come on, (Y/N). It's just little girl."

You turn around and start marching down the street that led to your hotel. "Yeah, like that's what you think of her."

You hear Ed start walking behind you.

"Hey. Have you ever realized that she looks like you?"

You don't stop. "Of course. That's literally the first thing I noticed."