Hello, FanFiction!

You may have noticed this is my first FanFic-- the reason for that would be that I have decided to start fresh and earn a good reputation, so I have deleted all of my previous stories.

Anyways, the idea behind A Drabble a Day The Alchemist's Way is that everyday, I will write another drabble based on the anime (I am not writing drabbles based on the manga. Edit: Some ideas might have been inspired by the manga, or I might refer to things in the manga) Fullmetal Alchemist. Regretfully, I may not be able to update everyday. So, if I miss a day, the day after I will upload two drabbles, and so on. I hope that suits everyone's liking.

I have no intention of being rude to any users, not even flamers. If there is something to dislike about anything I write, please inform me immediately, and I will change it to the best of my known ability. If it is a matter of personal opinion, I will see what I can do to make all of my readers pleased.

I am planning to write drabbles with every character pairing. This is also so that my work will appeal to all. If you have a request for a pairing, please let me know as a review.

I hope that we can all become friends!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist.

I stared at his pocket watch. Ed's pocket watch.

Don't forget October 3rd.

I felt numb, cold. Empty. What was October 3rd?

The day Edward and Alphonse Elric burnt their house to the ground and left Resenbool.

How could I forget that day? After all, I had the exact same words engraved into the bottom of my sock drawer. And below that, the name Edward Elric.

I had felt excruciatingly lonely when my closest childhood friends had left me behind. The life of a mechanic was no doubt a simple one, and the company of Granny and Den couldn't change that.

The ticks of Ed's watch resonated in my ears.

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Tick

I realized that even now, even after the boys' absence for four years, despite the cruel amount of days we'd spent together, after the loneliness and the tears, my ardent love for Ed had never faltered. Not even now.

Love was truly timeless.

I hope that everyone enjoyed it. If not, well, everyone likes different things. I am not going to nag everyone to review, but I am always looking for ways to make my writing better, so if you have time you may drop me a review.