The sun comes in through my window waking me from the hellacious dozed sleep that I had been able to acquire. I sit up my back aching in screaming protest at the motion. I place a hand to my shoulder and begin to rub taking into account the clammy sweat that's accumulated on my skin. My other hand wipes at my eyes grounding out what little sleep had built up there and I blink rapidly. The sun was already so bright as the humidity rose. I take a deep breath filling my lungs with the smells of summer; cut grass, food cooking outside, the promise of adventure's to come.

I look up at the bunk above mine a hand falling over the side of it lazily as the sounds of hushed snoring reach my ears. I climb out of my own bed grabbing hold of the wooden ladder and peer onto the other bed at the occupant of it. My older brother, Edward, sleep's with the sheets tangled around his mid torso and legs as he lays on his stomach. His head sandwiched in between two of his pillows, his legs and arms spread out to all four sides of the bed.

"How can you sleep like that brother?" I ask aloud shaking my head. Sleeping on my stomach gave me a headache and no matter what the weather condition's I needed to be covered by a blanket, it's a comfort thing. My brother's hand twitches slightly as he mumbles something and moans. I feel a mischevious smirk cross my lips as I know who he's probably dreaming about, his girlfriend Winry.

I climb onto the bed slowly carefully as not to wake him even though that's extremely hard to do. I could jump on his stomach and he wouldn't even notice but still I'm cautious. I make my way to the middle of the bed pushing him over slightly so I can sit next to him. Carefully and slowly the pillow is taken away from his head. His eye's flicker back and forth darting underneath their lids indicating that he is asleep and dreaming as he breathes in through his nose and out through his open mouth.

He mutters something again, I think he said Winry go lower…I can hardly suppress the evil laugh that I can feel being to resonate in my throat but I suppress it my smirk becoming a full blown smile.

"Oh Edward, right there don't stop." I whisper close to his ear softly. His mouth twitches into a weak smile as he lets out a sigh. "Yeah just like that." My brother turns onto his back breathing heavily his lips trembling to a full blown smile of pleasure.

I can't stand it anymore and burst out laughing tipping off the side of the bunk in the process. I grab onto Ed's hand taking him down with me. I land on my back wincing at the burning pain as I smack against the hard wood floor and have the wind knocked out of me. Edward lands on top of me further knocking the wind out of me causing me to gasp as I feel my eyes bug out of my head. Ed lets out a pained yell as his eyes stare wide and wild around him.

"The hell…?" He choked out staring at me. "Alphonse? The hell Al?" I shake my head quickly finally managing to cough pushing him off of me to sit up holding my chest.

"Boys is everything alright up there?" Our mother calls from downstairs. My brother glances at me and sighs.

"No mom, we're good." He calls down.

"Alright well you boys wash up and come down for breakfast. I let you two sleep in late enough and chores need to get done." She said the sound of the stairs creaking as she went down them her footsteps falling softly against the wood. Edward rubs a hand down his face.

"Yeah, yeah we know, we know." He says stifling a yawn. I stand up taking a deep breath. Ed tackled my legs causing me to fall to the ground. He climbed on top of my back wrapping his arms around my neck putting me into a choke hold.

"What were you doing in my bed Alphonse?!" He demanded. I gasped for air my hands flying up in an attempt to scratch at him or yank his hair to get him off. I managed to turn over on my back as red spots obscure my vision. Ed lands on his side as I rock my body in an attempt to roll over him. I manage to slip out of his hold pinning him to the ground. We roll around on the ground for a few more minutes punches exchange as well as words.

"Boys I mean it now!" Our mother calls again. We both sigh and get up Edward running ahead of me to the wash room.

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The noise on the stairs sounded like a herd of elephants had decided to take a stroll through the house but Trisha knew better as she laid the breakfast plates on the table hurrying back to the stove to flip the pancakes in the skillet.

"Teenage boys…." She said with a sigh shaking her head slightly from side to side. As she heard the scrape of the kitchen chairs being pulled out from underneath the table.

"Morning mom." They both said in unison happily. Trisha turned with a plate of pancakes smiling at her sons

"Good morning boys." She said. "Now I don't mean to rush you or anything but you two really did wake up late and the irrigation trench collapsed last night."

Edward shoved a sticky piece of pancake in his mouth taking a swig of orange juice to wash it down.

"Again?" He asked his voice raspy from swallowing. Trisha nodded.

"It's the rains Ed. They just wont let up at night." She replied with a sigh. Alphonse also sighed drinking the rest of his milk placing the glass down.

"Well if that's the case we should get started early brother so we can get it done. That way we'll still have time to chop wood." He said standing. Ed finished his breakfast and nodded.

"Yup." He said standing as well both starting out the door.

"Now hold on Edward your face is sticky." Trisha said running to him with a wet dish cloth.

"Mom it's not like it matters, I'm just going to get filthy anyways." He said his face taking on a slight shade of crimson.

"That may be true but you won't leave this house that way if I can help it." She said wiping his face her hand lingering a moment longer than needed be against her oldest sons cheek. Al snickered into his hand.

"And your another one Alphonse." He heard as he felt soft hands smoothing down his hair as his mother stood on her toes to reach the top of his head. "I swear you two get taller and taller every day. Alright your all set. I'll bring lunch out to you boys."

"Okay mom." They said and headed out the door.