MY LETTER TO YOU Alphonse crept into the small library where Edward had fallen asleep on the desk, writing a letter. Al shook his blonde head ruefully, he still slept with his stomach out Alphonse turned him over and slung him over his shoulders, although the younger brother he was strong. He hauled Edward up to his bedroom and put him on his couch, arranging the blanket around his brother. He smiled, one more time then left the room, returning to the library, Al turned over the letter, "Trisha Elric." Al read quietly, feeling the sadness that seeped out of the letter and its writer, I know I shouldn't pry but…Al thought as he opened the crisp, manila envelope, showing straight, polite, black letters that formally walked across the page. Dear Mom, I cant tell you how much I miss you, Al and I are doing fine, we hope you're fine too. There's going to be a day mom, when Al and I bring you back, not just a skeleton, that's not our mother and we know it, a real person. Al stopped and noticed the wet spots on the otherwise dry paper, he frowned, concerned but kept on reading Not a day goes by that I don't try not to be sad for you, and I try not to be sad, Al doesn't need the encouragement. Its so hard holding up this mask, they think I'm tough and no one can touch me, but mom, all I can do is try so hard not to cry and resist the urge to be sad, because you and Al are all I have, so I cant disappoint you. The letter ended, and Al sat down on the whicker chair. His poor brother, always trying to fend for himself, trying to be tough…Edward opened his mouth to yell but no sound came, his mother still smiled, blood drenched on her lips and apron. 'Its too bad you couldn't put me back together too…" her whisper rasped close to his ear, "Mooom! Mom!" he screamed, and woke himself up, crying and sobbing for somebody, anybody. He closed his eyes, trying to wash out the gory image of the corpse, but his mind only brought fresh versions of it, every night the same dream…. He couldn't feel his heart breaking because it had already broke into so many pieces, it could never be put back together again.