Hollow Ground
an excerpt

Kris wasn’t sure what to do at the moment, he’s never seen Ed cry before. Sobs racked the poor boy’s body, causing his shoulders to shake. Long streams of tears ran down his pale cheeks, Ed furiously wiped at them every few seconds. Kris frowned, he felt helpless. His best friend (not to mention his crush) was crying, and he didn’t know what to do. He didn’t even know what he was crying about. He gulped and placed his hand on Ed’s shoulder, giving it a light squeeze and then rubbing it gently, trying to calm him down. “I-it’s alright, Edo. I don’t know what’s wrong…but it’s going to be all right.”

“No…no it’s not.” Edward sobbed, his hands covering his eyes as he cried harder. Now Kris was confused. What was wrong with him? He wanted to know, but he didn’t want to push Ed into talking if it hurt him. The sobs quieted somewhat until Ed hiccupped a few times. “I-I can’t…” Ed wiped his eyes with the back of his sleeve. “I don’t want to, Kris!” Ed cried, launching himself at Kris. He wrapped his arms around Kris’s body and buried his head into his chest. He sniffled a few times as some more tears made their way down his face. Kris was surprised. Ed was hugging him. Him! Hugging! Tentatively he wrapped his arms around Ed, bringing him closer, feeling the warmth that radiated off of Ed’s petite frame. Kris was in heaven for a moment, until Ed shook his head against Kris’s chest. “I don’t want to go blind Kris…” then his world stopped.