I DO NOT Fullmetal Alchemist at all, in any way shape or form. If I did, the series never would have ended. But that's just MY opinion. :-D Please enjoy!

He surveyed himself in the full length mirror. He had grown taller. What all the townspeople had been telling him was the truth. Sure he probably still looked the same. But he knew he had changed in a lot more ways than his height. He had gotten more mature with age. He wasn't the same old Edward Elric that everyone else had grown to know and love. But everyone still loved him the same. His lack of alchemy humbled him.

His brother, Alphonse Elric ran into the room eagerly, an excited gleam in his eye.

"It's ready brother!"

He grabbed his bags and ran out of the room. Ed smiled after him. It had been two years since the attempt at overthrowing the world of alchemy had been thwarted by the two. A year since Al, in his new body, and Ed had faced the truth that they were never going home again. Never going back to their homeland. But a lot had happened in two years. With their father gone, and that world's Alphonse gone as well, the boys were on their own again.

It was one day, a couple months after the boys were stranded, when they were leafing through their father's belongings, that Al came across a leaf of parchment with a complicated design on it.

"Brother, look at this." the younger Elric called, handing Edward the page.

"What's this?"

"It looks like a blueprint or something. I can't quite make out the handwriting. It looks worse than yours."

Edward glared at him, "Oh be quiet." He surveyed the paper, his expression turning slowly from confusion to awe.

"What is it brother? What is it??"

Edward grinned, "Al, it seems like a hunch right now, but we might be able to go home."

The younger Elric was skeptical. His brother's plans, though always working out in the end, were usually not- very well thought out. And the road to working them out wasn't always easy. Let alone short.

"I don't know, I don't see what you see."

Ed glanced up, engrossed in the paper, "It's really simple. It might take some time to build, and a bit of a tweaking to the general design, but we can do it!"

He grabbed Al by the shoulders, "We can go home."

Today Ed wasn't as excited as he was that day. Of course he wanted to go home, life just wasn't the same without Alchemy, but what would everyone say? How would they react? But most importantly on his mind, were the worries that he secretly held close. He didn't know what would happen to the gate that they built? Would they be able to travel there safely? Without bringing anything back with them?

These questions wracked his mind. But he didn't let on to Al these insecurities. The last thing he wanted was to get his brother worried.

Edward sighed. He'd think about that later. For now, he'd just be happy with going back to Resembol. Where he knew he had a family. He looked down at his automail right arm. Fashioned from scratch by the greatest mechanic he knew. He blushed thinking about his childhood friend Winry. Even though he'd never admit it, he missed her the most.

He stood in front of the glowing doorway that would lead them back to their home. He glanced at his brother. "Ready Al?"

Al nodded. "You bet."

And with that, they stepped in unison towards the land of their birth.

I wrote a lot more, I just wanted to be able to put this up as a tester. Please review! I need feedback for my first fanfic evah:-P