This whole thing was stupid...to say the least. It was also a complete waste of time. But here he sat, mouth pulled down in a scowl and eyebrow twitching every so often. His annoyed facial expression matched the rest of his body language as he sat with his shoulders hunched forward and arms crossed over his chest. He stared straight ahead at the far wall completely ignoring the suit of armor sitting next to the door.

Alphonse's demeanor was completely different from his brother's though. He stared at the floor and figided every so often. Glancing up he noticed that Edward was still making it a point not to look in his direction. The armor let out a vocal sigh and shook his head.

"Brother, are you going to sulk all day?" The blond grunted back. "I'm sorry but there was nothing else I could do."

"I said no hospitals, Al." Ed's tone came out flat and irritated. Alphonse shook his head, knowing this conversation was not worth his effort. Edward had already made quite a stink about all of this but Al knew this was for the best. Of course when Ed didn't want to do something, he made sure everyone knew about it. His attitude just made this even worse.

"What was I suppose to do?" Al's voice came out in almost a whisper. Edward didn't reply but made a low growl. Alphonse turned from the bed towards the door, wondering when the doctor was going to come in. The brief moment of silence was interrupted when Ed finally turned to his younger brother in one final spurt of anger.

"And you didn't have to take my leg!"

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It's always a bad sign when someone runs. All Ed was suppose to do was investigate an alchemist that was suspected of stealing minerals from a military train. It really wasn't something a capable alchemist like Ed should even be dealing with. However it was on their way to Briggs and oddly enough, the order wasn't from Mustang so Ed couldn't say no. He didn't have to say much before the man slammed the door in his face and took off out the back door.

The easiest thing to do would have been to leave however he would have to write up a report and there would be repercussions if he decided to give up so easily. So they chased after the thief even though he had a pretty good head start. Deciding to split up had been their first mistake.

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"You wouldn't sit still!" Alphonse returned his tone. "If you would just listen to me and not overdue it so much." Edward released another growl and brought his eyes straight ahead again. Al dropped his gaze to his lap where Ed's automail leg was. Despite how Ed was acting though, Alphonse knew he was right in coming here. He just hoped the doctors could help. "So that's it then, you're just going to ignore me cause you're mad?" There was a huff from across the room and Ed tilted his head back some, sticking his nose in the air.

"So this is the thanks I get for looking out for you? Maybe next time I'm send on an assignment, I should just go by myself." Al stood up in shock and anger all at the same time.

"How can you say something like that? If I hadn't been there..." The younger Elric clenched his fists and he dropped his helmet. "You know, just forget it! You're so ungrateful!" With that, he turned on his heel and exited the room slamming the door behind him. Ed stared in shock for several seconds before he made one dumbfounded observation.

"He took it with him," he hollared realizing he was stuck there.

A/N this is kind of short for a first chapter but I'll add another chapter soon as long as I get some reviews.