It is What it Is (FMA Fanfiction)

Consternation

Story: It Is What It Is, Chapter 10
Disclaimer: I don't own FMA
A/N: I am SOOO sorry that it's been so long. We've been dealing with hurricane Florence, which has caused a lot of damage. The power was out for over a week,(Now my computer is out, so I'm gonna have to use my brother's until I can manage to get mine fixed). Not to mention I have been dealing with my senior project, so I have been super busy. And since we've lost two weeks of school due to the hurricane, things are probably gonna be even more hectic when I get back. w;;;

And I know I said I would have Alphonse this chapter, but I had written up a whole scene with Edward and Alphonse on my own computer, yet since it's gone out, it's going to take a bit longer. *sobs*

This is the last chapter that Ed, Roy and Riza will be Kreta. They're finally gonna be going back to central next chapter.

Anyway, I finally managed to post a chapter. Hahahah...

Though I really feel like I shorthanded Riza in this. I'm not all that proud of this chapter...

Anyway, some people may be wondering why I did what I did last chapter. Ed's an Alchemist, so he could cause all kinds of chaos if he was admitted involuntarily. I think Roy would realize that. So that's another reason why I didn't go the hospitalization route, especially not this soon. And I'm really looking forward to writing the part with Alphonse.

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(I feel like Riza could have been written better in this. I sometimes have a hard time carrying on dialogue between more than two people, so I hope I'm doing okay...

I don't want do what some people do as in simply making Riza stand at Roy's side and that being the end to her character. Even if she will be at his side, I also want her to have her own sense of agency and character, her own interests and hobbies(thus why I did the dart thing earlier in the story) and an equally supportive role in the Elric brothers lives. I honestly love Riza's character, but I feel like some people don't fully grasp her potential and role) I'm really trying here, but it's very hard because I worry so much about keeping things in character. And I swear she WILL have good and supportive moments in the future just like she has throughout the story. So please bear with me.)

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Forty eight hours, the doctor had said.

Two days and he was supposed to be able to leave; was supposed to be able to get back on the road so he could see Alphonse again.

Edward was, by nature, hot-headed and a tad impulsive, alongside several other things; 'patient' most certainly wasn't one of them, especially not in this kind of situation. Due to being under suicide watch, he hadn't even being able to go to the bathroom once without somebody lurking over his shoulder!

And once he was sure that forty eight hours had passed, Edward began to become extremely irritated and anxious, his arms itching like hell.

In cases like this, though it wasn't intentional, he also had a very systematic way of thinking. If somebody said a certain number of hours, he set that exact expectation.

"How much longer? Surely, forty eight hours have passed already, haven't they?" Edward groaned, eventually.

"Yes, they have but the doctors have to get your papers together before they can discharge you." Riza explained.